A/N: Hey! In cases you were wondering this chapter introduces yet another reoccurring mamodo, once again created by Fire Thief (You rock this fanfic!) Anyways if you read her review you should noticed that M.A.'s spells are different then the ones in the review... the reason is that we had to change her powers (you may be surprised to find out I'm not a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh) any ways on with the chapter.
Chapter 24: Mirage of Fear
Keahi and Lilith were walking down the street when they bump into two people. Keahi looked up at the person she bumped into and smiled… she knew the person well… the person was mamodo she knew back in the mamodo world.
"M.A it's been a while!" said Keahi.
"Keahi it had you have you been good?" asked the mamodo named Mirage Angel but everyone called her M.A. for short. She had brown hair that covered her left eye... or where it should be, she wore a skort and a custom t-shirt that read "Blame my book keeper"
"It been good… I like your t-shirt" said Keahi.
"Read the back." said M.A..
It read "'Cause they're always perfect to blame."
"Funny…" laughed Keahi, "This is my Book keeper Lilith."
"Hello." said Lilith emotionlessly.
"This is mine Jonouchi." said M.A.
"Hi!" said her book keeper Jonouchi, he had blonde hair with light brown high lights… his left eye was brown but his right was green.
"He's pretty cute…" Keahi whispered to M.A., which caused her to blush.
After getting reacquainted Keahi told her about Zatch and the others.
"They seem like nice mamodos…" said M.A. "But…"
"You want to test them… right?" asked Keahi.
"That's right…" said M.A.
As if by pure chance they were at the docks… when a ship appeared in the distance. It was a of course the Straw Hats.
"So… you like stuff…" asked Jonouchi making conversation with Lilith.
"…" she replied.
A few minutes later. The Merry Go stopped.
"All right to a restaurant!" said Luffy.
"Yeah!" said Zatch.
"Hey!" yelled Keahi at the docks.
"Keahi! It's been a while!" said Zatch.
"Hey… before you do anything we need to talk to your crew…" said Keahi.
A few minutes later, all 7 crew member and all 7 mamodo as well as Lilith, Keahi, M.A. and Jonouchi got down to talking on the deck.
"I understand all fo you have good intentions when you become King…" said M.A. "Even you Brago?" she added in surprise.
"I know… its surprising…" said Brago.
"However… I would like to perform a test… to see what kind of mamodos you really are…" said M.A
"What do you mean?" asked Zoro.
"My ability is illusion… and any ordinary illusions either I can sense what your fears are and create them… for both the mamodo and book keeper… not only that but they can cause realistic pain…" said M.A, "However… I don't plan to use the Book Keepers fear today… it would be Overkill…"
"So you want to see if we will run away or confront our fears…" said Brago.
"Bingo!" said M.A.
"What if you have many fears?" asked Yuki.
M.A. sweatdroped "Its only your worst fear…" said M.A, "If you don't do it I refuse to be your allies…"
"I'll do it…" said Brago.
"I'll do it as well…" said Tia.
"I want to do it as well." said Zatch.
"Meru meru meui!" said Ponygon (Translation: I'll do it too!) which Chopper translated.
"I'll do it!" said Kolulu, everyone was surprised by this…
"I will do this too!" said Kanchome.
"I'll do it…" said Yuki quietly.
"Are you sure?" asked Usopp.
"I'm positive…" said Yuki.
"You too Kolulu?" asked Zoro.
Kolulu nodded.
"Okay, who will go first…" said M.A.
"I will…" said Brago.
"This will interesting…" she thought.
The two faced off, Jonouchi took out a book that was covered in blue, purple and white spirals. "Zumaki- Jouuchi!" he read.
An army of pink fuzzy bunny army appeared in front of Brago and Robin. Brago began to twitch, Robin sweatdroped.
"Should I ask?" said Robin.
"No… don't ask…" said Brago.
The leader of the evil bunny army appeared… and it was Usa?
"Now my cute bunny army now we take over the world!" said Usa who began ot laugh evilly.
Robin sighed "Reis…" she read… the attack destroyed the illusion. M.A sweatdroped… knowing that the illusion not only didn't attack but also the contents of the illusion.
"Um… should I keep it a secret?" asked M.A.
Brago glared at her… it was a glare that said "You better… if you don't you will pay"
"Okay will do!" said M.A.
"What was that about?" asked Jonouchi
"Don't ask… just don't ask…" said M.A.
Next was Kanchome…
"Zumaki- Jouuchi!" read Jonouchi.
A vampire appeared, Sanji anime fell.
"Of all the things he's scared of he's scared of vampires the most?" he thought.
"Poruk!" read Sanji and Kanchome took the form of a cross, garlic, a stake and a hammer before the Vampire could attack.
"I don't want to know…" thought M.A.
Then was Ponygon…
"Zumaki- Jouuchi!" read Jonouchi.
A walking boom box, appeared. It played what sounded like a women's voice saying Ponygon, over and over again.
Ponygon looked like he was about to cry but before the boom box was going to attack anyone could do anything Ponygon began to destroy the boom box.
"Meru meri meu meu! Meru mei Meu mei mei! Meru meru! Mei mei! Mei! Mei! Mei! Mei!" screamed Ponygon… (Translation: You evil (censored)! My mother would never that (censored)! Why you (censored)! Take that you (censored)! (Censored)! (Censored)! (Censored)! (Censored)!)
Chopper understood what this meant, he also realized his fear… though it was more of psychological fear as opposed to a more physical fear…
"At least it's a little better than the other two…" thought M.A.
Tia was next…
"Zumaki- Jouuchi!" read Jonouchi.
Another Zatch appeared, Tia blinked… wondering what this was about.
"Sorry Tia… but I choose Kolulu…" said the other Zatch.
Tia began to cry in the corner… she knew it was an illusion… but she didn't want to hear those words.
"I wonder what's wrong with Tia?" asked Zatch.
Ponygon and Kanchome shrugged.
"What is it with these psychological fears… that the one thing I hate about this spell" thought M.A.
Tia turned around and began to choke the illusion Zatch which then disappeared.
"You know I wouldn't be surprised with he does choose someone else…" thought M.A.
Next was Kolulu.
M.A. sighed, "Nothings physically attacked yet… two psychological fears and two irrational fears… what is it with these mamodos…" she thought.
"Zumaki- Jouuchi!" read Jonouchi.
Dark Kolulu appeared as her fear. Before Kolulu could do anything the Dark Kolulu illusion ran towards her and sliced her, although there was no blood the pain was all too real. She screamed in pain.
"Kolulu…" said Zoro.
Kolulu got up, "Don't use any spells… it wouldn't seem right…" she said.
Zoro only nodded he knew that Kolulu had to handle this one on her own… because of what her fear was… it was something she always told him… she was afraid that her other self would loose control and hurt the others. Kolulu ran to her other self. She grabbed her dark self's claws.
"After I'm done with you I'm getting the blonde boy…" said Dark Kolulu cruelly.
"You are never going to hurt him… you aren't going to hurt any one!" yelled Kolulu.
She began to push her dark self away… a few feet away.
"You will never hurt my friends…" said Kolulu.
Dark Kolulu vanished and Kolulu sighed in relief.
"Wow, such an interesting fear… though in a since I'm not surprised…" thought M.A.
It was now Yuki's turn, Yuki looked scared. She had no idea what her worst fear… but she did have a lot of fears… bugs, Reycom, clowns, Reycom coming back, monsters, Reycom coming back and destroying her book… Well if she thought about it was probably Reycom…
"Zumaki- Jouuchi!" read Jonouchi.
Reycom appeared and Yuki paled seeing her older half-brother made her scared unlike last time… but she reminded her self it's was an illusion.
"I wonder what did her brother do to her…" thought M.A.
Reycom used Gikor, which Yuki dodged mostly but one of the ice shards sis hit her.
"You okay?" asked Usopp.
"It's just an illusion don't worry…" lied Yuki she was really scared, "I have an idea though…"
She whispered it into his ear.
"Okay!" said Usopp, "Frostruk!"
Yuki made snow appear which formed into snowmen who began to shout "happy birthday" over and over again. They began to attack Reycom when then Yuki shouted "Now Usopp!"
"Right! Blizdo!" read Usopp.
Yuki sent a wave of Ice and Snow at Reycom who disappeared.
"Wow, I ge3uss she defeated her brother already" thought M.A.
Jonouchi began to laugh, "What's so funny?" asked M.A.
"It's just that her spell reminds me of Frosty the Snowman…" said Jonouchi laughing.
"I guess your right… but I don't think we should burst out singing… we don't want to get this fic band after all…" said M.A.
"What?" said Jonouchi.
"Nothing…" said M.A.
It was now Zatch's turn however, Zatch was all set but Luffy…
"Please…" said Luffy still persistent on Lilith joining his crew.
"No…" said Lilith.
"Please!" said Luffy.
"No…" said Lilith.
"Luffy… I thought you wanted Ko as the musician…" said Tia.
(Flashback)
Back when Usa and Ko were helping taking care of things while every was injured with the fight with Zofis, on the third day Ko was singing quietly to herself, Luffy heard her.
"You have good signing voice." said Luffy.
"So…" said Ko.
"Do you like signing?" asked Luffy.
"None of your business…" said Ko.
"Ko wants to be a pop star when she's older… its her dream…" said Usa.
"Usa!" yelled Ko.
"So you can sing?" asked Luffy.
"I don't want to…" said Ko.
"Please… Ko-Chan…" said Usa doing the eye thing.
"Damn…" thought Ko.
She took out the mike as the two able pirates, 8 mamodos, a perverted skater boy listened and Usa listened. She sang a song called Believe. After she was done Luffy, Zatch, Kolulu, Yuki, Kanchome, Tia, Ponygon and Usa clapped.
"So will you join as the musician?" asked Luffy.
"FOR THE LAST TIME NO!" yelled Ko.
(End of flashback)
"So I'm not your only candidate? Then why don't you try to get her to join and not me?" asked Lilith.
"She hates pirates among other things…" said Tia.
"Oh…" said Lilith.
"Luffy… we have to do this…" said Zatch.
"Oh year right…" said Luffy.
The two set out for their test. M.A. didn't know what to think… she sensed what her fear was… yet she wasn't sure if she should show him it.
"Zumaki- Jouuchi!" read Jonouchi.
"Wait don't!" said M.A.
An illusion of Zeno appeared, Zatch could move. Zeno shot out a bolt of electricity hitting Zatch, combined with the pain and his fear he fainted.
"Zatch!" said Luffy.
"I'm…. sorry… I'm sorry I didn't know he had that kind of fear… if the fear is of a certain mamodo the stronger the fear the stronger the illusion and if the mamodo is very afraid of the mamodo… then the pain the mamodo illusion shows maybe stronger than the mamodo's actual power… the attack is strong… too strong… your memories was erased right…" said M.A.
"Yeah, we recently got them back… except for Zatch…" said Tia.
"There's a mamodo after him… and he knows it… a strong mamodo…" thought M.A. "I should make it up to you… Jonouchi you have money right."
"Yeah…" replied Jonouchi.
"Let's treat them to dinner!" said M.A.
She gave him a smile he couldn't say no to later however, after Zatch woke up… and they were eating dinner he was crying… crying because he knew he didn't have enough money to feed 9 mamodos and Luffy along with 8 people with normal appetites.
"What's wringing?" asked M.A. full.
"Nothing…" said Jonouchi, "Just don't expect me to pay a food bill for a long, long, long time…" he said… "Unless it's a date" he mentally added while blushing.
The next day the Straw Hats were departing.
"Don't get your fear get the best of you… though some of you already conquered your fear… others… I don't want to touch…" said M.A. as Brago began to slightly blush, "This test was to see how you would handle them… Zatch's was unfair, so his doesn't count…" said M.A.
"What do you don't count?" asked Luffy.
"I explained it yesterday… remember?" asked M.A.
"Can you explain it again…" asked Luffy.
"No…" said M.A. with a sweat drop.
"See you around!" said Keahi.
"See you soon!" said Zatch.
And so the Merry Go sailed away.
Hours after they left the island they heard a voice call out "Well isn't Captain Oblivious and his band of idiots!"
Luffy and Zatch looked over where the voice came from and saw Usa and Ko. Ko had on a look of anger mixed with annoyance while Usa gave a friendly wave.
"Hi Usa! Hey Ko have you deiced to become my musician?" asked Luffy.
"For the last time no!" yelled Ko with an angry vein.
Usa sweatdroped with a sigh as the other Straw Hats and mamodos showed up.
"Well I'm afraid this isn't a social visit… we were asked to find you…" said Ko.
"She wanted us to protect her until she found you guys..." said Usa.
"Who?" asked Nami.
"You can come out now…" said Usa.
Someone stepped out from the galley of Usa and Ko's boat. Almost all the Straw Hats were surprised who it was.
"No way…" said Usopp who was the most surprised out of any of them.
Next Time: A young girl who's life was saved by the Straw Hats... someone who's clsoe to them is a book keeper... not only that there's someone who wants revenge! Now she msut search for them so they can help her... however she can't find them but with the help of Usa and Ko can she? Watch as some joins the Straw Hats... Contains another "Why a certain mamodo doesn't have this One Piece character as a book keeper" mini-story.
A/N: I'm not saying who but someone is joining up next chapter...
Yes Yuki's third spell is based off Frosty the Snowman, I was actually considering most of the cast bursting into Frosty the Snowman but changed my mind.
Also one more thing, there will be a reoccurring joke where Luffy wants both Lilith and Ko to join his crew as a musician... I'm planning to add Apollo (Rops' bookkeeper) later on who will also be a candidate for musician... all of them will of course refuse even though he will beg them...