It's easy to predict that, as soon as the Marines charged in, a large battle ensued.

I, for one, felt screwed.

"Aw, come back magic hammer!" I said, waving my hand and staring at my chest. After a while I snarled. "Oh, fine! Be that way!"

"Awesome! What a huge fight!" Luffy shouted happily.

I gave him a sideways glance. "And people say I'm the strange one..."

I blinked as Luffy continued to comment on it, then heard Zoro approach. I allowed him to get to Luffy, grabbing him by the collar.

"Luffy!" He said. "Quit standing there watching! We're leaving!"

"If we don't get back to the ship in time, we won't be able to leave this island!" Sanji explained.

"They're both right!" I said. "So let's get to the ship, and then we can head for the Grand Line!"

Luffy then gaped. "What!? We should go then!" He said, getting out of Zoro's grip and running. We then ran proceeded to run with him.

"THE STRAW HAT CREW IS LEAVING!!"

"STOP THEM!!"

"AFTER THEM!!"

I snarled as some Marines got in the way, and I helped the others clear them out. It was quick work, and we were able to keep on going without too much delay.

"We have to hurry!" I said. "There may be more Marines on the way, and there may even be some heading for the Going Merry!"

"Let's go to the Grand Line! Whoohoo!" Ugh... Leave it to Luffy to cheer at a time like this!

"Do we know where the docks are!?" Zoro asked.

"They should just be straight ahead!" Sanji stated. "Nami-san should be getting the ship ready to set sail as we speak!"

"Run! Run! Run!" Luffy shouted.

"THERE THEY ARE!!"

I turned my head. "Shit! I knew it!"

"Should we turn and face them?" Zoro asked.

"We have no time!" Sanji snapped.

"Sanji-kun's right! We have to keep going! Who knows what's going on at the docks right now!"

I blinked, seeing something in the distance. It was a person.

"Who the heck is that?" I asked.

"Is that a lady!?" Sanji asked excitedly.

As we neared them, it was a girl, standing in the rain.

"Roronoa Zoro..." The girl said. She then glared at us. "I will not forgive you for deceiving me!"

"WHAT!?" Sanji snapped. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!?"

"Sanji-kun! Calm down!" I said, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"B-But Amie-chan...!" Sanji stated.

"I highly doubt Zoro did something to her." I stated.

I jumped when I heard metal clash with metal, and Sanji put his hands on my shoulders as we saw Zoro going head to head with the girl.

"What is he thinking!? Fighting with a lady..." Sanji snapped.

"Technically..." I commented. "She started it..."

"Please, do not interfere!" The girl snapped. "This is only a fight between Roronoa Zoro and I! Not you!"

"She's right..." Zoro said. "Head to the ship! I'll meet you there later!"

I nodded firmly.

"Let's go!" I heard Luffy said.

I nodded. Luffy was first, then me, and I heard Sanji threaten Zoro from behind me. I then turned my head towards him.

"Zoro! You better come back in one piece! If you don't, I'll make it worse!" I snapped.

And with that, I concentrated on running. And with each passing step, my worry for Zoro grew.

Please... let that woman be easy to defeat... Or at least relatively easy to defeat... let Zoro be okay...!

"Hey! This is where we entered from the harbor!" Luffy said excitedly. "The Going Merry shouldn't be far from here!"

I looked up and groaned. "Aw, now who the hell is this!?" I snapped, seeing some guy smoking two cigars at the same time.

"You're here, Straw Hat Luffy..." He said as we came to a halt. "You are on your way to the Grand Line, right?"

"Yep! That's right!" Luffy said happily.

"I won't let you idiots leave..." He stated simply.

I looked at Luffy. "Well, Luffy?"

"Sanji, Amie-chan, go on ahead." He said simply. "I'll take care of this."

"You don't seem to understand what you're dealing with..." He said.

"Amie-chan!" I blinked, turning to see Sanji there. I sighed, nodding, then ran off with him.

"You be careful, Luffy!" I called.

"I will!" He said happily.

I smirked. That Luffy.

I then turned towards the harbor and blinked. The Going Merry was already moving!

"NAMI-SAN!!" I heard Sanji shouted as he ran after it with me.

"Nami!" I called, seeing Nami, then seeing Usopp. "Ussop!"

I saw Nami, and she smiled happily. "Sanji-kun! Amie-chan!"

Usopp leaned over next to her. "Sanji! Amie-chan!"

"NAMI-SAN!! I HAVE RETURNED!!" Sanji shouted happily.

Nami blinked. "Where are Zoro and Luffy?" She asked.

"They're kinda busy at the moment and told us to run off ahead!" I said.

Then, I heard both Usopp and Nami scream. "Amie-chan! Behind you!"

I gasped, wide eyed, then spun kicked, kicking the faces of several marines and sending them flying into a building.

I blinked hearing someone else kick something, and I looked behind me to see Sanji, who smirked. I smiled.

"Thank you, Sanji-kun!" I said, and I continued fighting off the Marines.

"Anytime, Amie-chan!" I heard Sanji say happily as he continued fighting.

After a while, I sighed. "They just keep..." I frowned as one charged, and I dodged, grabbing the back of their head and slamming it into the ground. "Coming!"

I blinked, hearing something akin to a rubber band being snapped, and I turned to see Usopp in the sea, firing at the Marines, helping us. I couldn't concentrate on it for long as two Marines grabbed my arms.

"AMIE-CHAN!!" Sanji shouted, kicking some Marines.

I snarled. "Amie's..." I said, pivoting my feet, then began spinning. "DOUBLE JUGGARNAUT THROW!!"

And with that, I threw them off into the distance, and smirked. "Perfect ten!" And with that, I kicked the Marine approaching me from behind.

After a while of fighting, I noticed a change in the air, and I looked up, gasping as the sky turned green.

"Sanji-kun!" I shouted.

"Amie-chan!" I then felt someone grab onto my waist, and just as that happened, there was a huge gust of wind. I grunted, trying to stay in the same spot, digging my heels into the dirt, but to no avail as we were sent flying backward.

"ARGH!!" I screamed. "ALL THAT RUNNING FOR NOTHIIING!!"

I looked up, which technically meant the direction we were being sent off to, and I gasped, seeing a brick wall. I quickly did a switcheroo, me holding Sanji with my back to the wall, and I grunted as I hit it.

"AMIE-CHAN!!" I heard Sanji's muffled scream as the wind kept pushing me into it.

"I'm... o... kay...!" I hissed, feeling myself being pushed further and further into the wall. I thought for a moment that we would go through, but to my relief, it soon stopped, the rain falling again, and I sighed, even as we fell down.

"Amie-chan!" Sanji called again, pulling back and grasping my shoulders, concern written on his face. "Amie-chan, are you okay?"

"My ass hurts from sliding down the wall, but I'm fine..." I stated plainly.

Sanji sighed. "Thank goodness..." He said, hugging me.

"Glad you're thankful, but can you get off? I'm sitting on something pointy..." And it hurt.

Sanji merely stood, pulling me with him and hold me out at arm's length. He looked beyond me to see what I was sitting on, and his eyes widened and he paled.

I felt my rear, making sure nothing was punctured or anything, and when everything was okay, I walked ahead of him.

"Don't even tell me what I landed on, okay, Sanji-kun?" I asked him as he slowly began to follow me.

"Okay, Amie-chan..." He said warily.

I blinked, seeing a piece of rubble being moved, then gasped as I saw Zoro. I smiled. "Zoro-kun!" I shouted happily, running over and hugging him. "Zoro-kun! You're okay!"

"Ack!" Zoro said, trying to pry me off. "Yeah yeah, I'm fine. You happy? Now leggo!"

I let go, grinning at the redness on Zoro's face as he tried avoid looking at me. Then I gasped as I saw Sanji kick his head.

"Marimo!" He merely sneered.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!?" Zoro snapped, rubbing the offended area and glaring.

"Eh...?" I turned to see Luffy and Usopp not far from where we were standing. "Where are we now?"

Usopp merely slid from his upside down position.

"LUFFY!!" We all turned to see the ship in the distance, Nami still on it.

"Nami!" Luffy said.

"The ship isn't that far out. We should be able to get to it from here." Sanji stated.

"Yosh!" Luffy said, running to a railing on a staircase. "Gomu gomu no...!"

"No...!" Usopp whimpered.

"He wouldn't..." Sanji said.

Zoro groaned. "He is..."

I groaned. "Aw sh-."

"ROCKET!!" SHIIIIT!!

I felt Zoro and Sanji both grab my hands as we ran, but it didn't work as Luffy scooped us all up and we rocketed straight for the Going Merry. We all screamed, and seeing the scenery pass me by so quickly, I started to feel dizzy.

It didn't last long as we hit the sail and landed in a heap on deck. I blinked my eyes several times as Nami came into view, smiling.

"Everyone! You made it!" She said happily.

I then gave a thumbs up. "Perfect... ten..." I mumbled, letting my hands fall back down, slaying across both Zoro's and Sanji's backs. I then slowly sat up as Usopp did as well, Luffy merely jumping up, as if unscathed.

"That was fun!" He said plainly.

"IT WAS NOT!!" I heard Zoro and Sanji scream into the deck.

"Aiya! Sorry you guys! I'm lying on you!" I jumped up, pulling them up by their collars. "Are you okay? No serious injuries?"

"I'm fine." They both said plainly.

"Good!" I said, letting them go, causing them to stumble.

Nami looked out, then smiled. "Everyone! Look at that lighthouse!" She said.

I blinked, standing next to Zoro as we looked at it.

"It's designed to warn travelers that they're nearing the Grand Line!" Nami said.

"So, we're not that far from it?" Luffy asked.

"Yep!" Nami said.

I smiled happily, putting my arms behind my head.

"Well, I say we have a little celebration to mark this point in our voyage together!" Sanji said, putting his heel on a barrel. "I sail to find All Blue!"

Luffy grinned, doing the same. "I sail to become Pirate King!"

Zoro was next. "To become the greatest swordsman in the world."

Then Nami. "To draw a map of the world!"

Usopp gulped, going next. "T-To be a great warrior!"

I then grinned gently placing my heel onto the barrel. "And to find my family!"

"TO THE GRAND LINE!!" Luffy shouted.

"RIGHT!!" We all shouted, kicking up. I almost lost my balance, but caught myself. We then slammed them back down.

I smiled, feeling my stomach flutter. We were going to the Grand Line. Hopefully, I'll find someway to find my family there.

I then frowned, seeing an image of Marikia in my head again. Perhaps... perhaps I would meet her there too. Good or bad, I'm hoping that she'll give me answers. This necklace I have... it really is a peculiar one... and this whole Calypsian stuff... I want to know more about it too...

"Amie-chan?"

I looked at Sanji. "Yeah?"

"Are you okay?"

I grinned. "Yeah, yeah! I'm fine! Sorry!"

At least, I was fine for now...