Hey everyone here is chapter 43. Uploaded 4/01/17.

There is a lemon in this chapter. it will be in bold and if you don't want to read then skip to where it is bold again.

Alright this chapter has a Lemon scene in it.

"Speech"

'Thought'

*Communications*

[Creature speech]

:Demonic speech:

Disclaimer: See heading to chapter 1.


CHAPTER 43: JOURNEY INTO THE ALABASTA DESERT PART II

Everyone was continuing on their journey at a slow pace as they had split into two groups. Most of the females and Eyelash the Camel were now resting in some nearby ruins as they tried to cool off and the soldiers were keeping an eye on the girls.

"What...what happened...with the Captain?" Anna wheezed as she set and unconscious Grace down in the sand.

"I don't know." Nojiko said as she looked back at where they all were driving from.

"I've never seen Luffy so...violent before." Luna says.

"And what was...that strange power he let off?" Vivi said. "It knocked Elizabeth out and nearly all of us as well."

"It was different from his Reaper powers." Nami notes.

"Sanji wouldn't let him eat anything, so he ate some nearby cacti." Elizabeth mumbled as she woke up before shaking like a leaf. As they were all discussing why Luffy went bonkers, Nami was staring in concern at what Luffy said.

"I won't let you...take them away again." She whispered to herself. "Lucifer..." All of them continued on as the sun began to set. It was a little before the sun sunk over the horizon that the men all caught up to them in the second truck and Humvee.

"Guys!" Vivi said with a smile before it was replaced with horror. All of them were walking towards them, limping really, as they were all bandaged up and covered in dirt and bruises.

"What happened to you all?!" Nojiko asked. "Don't tell me Luffy did all that!"

"He did all of this alright!" Sanji said. "Had to fight him to get him to stop!"


Earlier

The crew was continuing their journey on to Yuba before Luffy's stomach grumbled.

"Sanji, can I have some food please?" Luffy asks.

"Forget it. You keep asking every 15 minutes and I keep telling you no!" Sanji said in an irritated tone. Luffy only pouted before stumbling over some cacti.

"I'll eat this then." He said with a grin as he took two of little cacti up and popped them into his mouth. Chopper groaned from where he lay on the seat of the backseat in the Humvee as he looked up at Luffy.

"Luffy...what are you eating?" He said in a weak voice.

"You shithead!" Sanji said as he noticed the chewing as well. "I told you not to eat our food!"

"He ate some stupid cactus from the ground." Usopp moaned out as he leaned against one of the trucks to keep upright while pointing at one on the ground.

"See?"

"Oh no! That kind of cacti has hallucinogens in it!" Chopper cried out as he sat up on the seat.

"Too late to tell Luffy that." Jones said as Luffy began wigging out and going crazy. He started swinging at nothing as he ran around in circles with swirls in his eyes.

"It's too hot to deal with Big Bro like this." Johnny moaned out.

"Next time Brother Cook, please just give him a snack when he asks." Yosaku groaned out.

"Go get him Zoro." Nami said.

"Why do I have to do it?" Zoro asked.

"I remember a debt you owe me." Nami said. Zoro just scowled at her before walking towards Luffy. He started grumbling about how he hoped she die a gruesome death one day before noticing Luffy staring at them all.

"Hey Luffy. You calm down yet?" Zoro asked. Luffy just stared at them as his clenched up so hard his knuckles turned white. "Luffy? Hey, what are you-"

"TTTOOOOOONNNNNNYYYYY!" Luffy roared as an intense wave of Haki flew out around him and slammed into them all. All of them nearly passed out while Elizabeth fell off Eyelash and hit the sand.

'Wh-what's going on?' Zoro thought. 'Why's he using Haki on us?!' He thought as he struggled to look up. When he did though, he saw his Captain slowly approach them while steam was emitting from his body.

"Wh...what's going on?!" Anna asked.

"You bastard!" Luffy growled. "First my wife, then my crew, then everyone we met!"

"W-wh-wh-wh-what's he talking a-b-b-b-bout?!" Usopp stuttered as they all started to sweat. Zoro's eyes widened before he took out all three of his swords.

"Everybody run!" Zoro ordered.

"What?!" Most of them shouted.

"He's not playing around!" Zoro shouted. "He's not thinking straight! RUN!" He ordered.

"Alright!" Usopp shouted as he turned to run.

"GET BACK HERE!" Luffy shouted as he stretched his hand out as a blcak cloud of mist surrounded his hand, Usopp flew to Luffy as he felt like being dragged to a magnet. Luffy grabbed Usopp by his cloak, and flung him around to slam him into a sand dune. "None of you Marines are leaving here!"

"BIG BRO!" Johnny and Yosaku shouted as the rest looked on in horror. The dust cleared to show Usopp lying in the sand with a bent nose.

"Owwww." Usopp groaned before he heard sand crunching and spotted Luffy coming at him with a look of pure hatred on his face. "AH! Luffy! Stop it!"

"That's enough!" Sanji yelled as he ran and jumped towards Luffy. "COLLIER SHOOT!" He shouted as he kicked Luffy in the neck. Luffy didn't budge an inch before grabbing Sanji by the leg and swatting Usopp with him so that they both flew and hit the sand with a loud thud.

"Won't work! I've trained for this day!" Luffy growled before roaring at them all. "I WON'T LET YOU TAKE THEM AWAY AGAIN!"

"Admiral, you need to calm down!" Some soldiers say trying to calm Luffy down.

"We gotta go!" Nami shouted.

"But what about Luffy?!" Vivi said in worry.

"It's us who we have to worry about! Luffy's not listening at the moment!" She said.

Boooom! Everyone turns to see that one of the tanks fired at Luffy. They watch as the round hits him but does not explode. He absorbs the round and his arm turns into a cannon and aims at the tank and fires but barely misses.

"Good idea!" Anna said as she grabbed Elizabeth before they started to hop into the Humvee and drove off followed by the tanks still firing and some soldiers board one of the trucks and leave the other for the others and they follow the women to protect them.

"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Luffy shouted before dodging a sword. While Zoro, the men confronted him, the other women left in a hurry.

"Luffy! You gotta snap out of it!" He shouted. Luffy only responded by yelling and attacking him.

"Knock it off Luffy!" Gin said as he smashed a tonfa into Luffy's side. He sent Luffy flying a few feet away as the others caught their breath. That didn't seem to stop him for he jumped out of the sand and charged at them all.

"I don't want to do this Big Bro!" Johnny shouted.

"But you need to be stopped before you hurt someone!" Yosaku yelled. Both of them charged at Luffy with their swords ready to strike. Luffy just glared at them as he caught both the blades with his bare hands. His hands bled before ripping their swords out of their hands as he stretched his arms back.

"MIZU MIIZZUUU! TWIN JET PISTOL!" Luffy cried out as he sent two water fists at both of them and sending them flying. Both of them skidded across the sand before coming to a stop. They both threw up some blood as they struggled to get up. Luffy yelled as he charged at them again before a series of explosions knocked him off his feet.

"Never thought I'd have to use this." Chris said as he held up a smoking revolver.

"Explosive bullets?" Kuro asked as Chris blew his breath into the revolver chamber.

"Even my breath is explosive." Chris said before a fist came out of the smoke and nailed him in the jaw.

"BASTARD!" Luffy yelled. "I'LL TEACH YOU TO KILL MY FRIENDS!" All of them were slightly confused before they steeled themselves. Everyone then charged at Luffy, knowing that it was the only way to get their friend to calm down. The fight lasted for about 10 minutes before Chopper finally found a chance to knock out Luffy with a sedative. Everyone was now groaning and holding onto themselves as they had to fight to stay conscious.

"Shitty...bastard!" Sanji growled as they began to board the truck that was left for them to drive to catch up to the girls and the other truck and tanks and helicopter. Chopper had patched them all up the best he could before they drove towards some rocks. As they were all driving, Chopper and Zoro began to talk about why Zoro joined the crew and why everyone did their own thing. Zoro told him about teamwork and wondered what it really meant before saying it was about individuals doing their own thing to help when needed. While they were talking, Luffy groaned as he finally woke up.

"Whoa. I had a nightmare." Luffy said, not realizing where he was at the moment due to the heavy sedation.

"Really!" Sanji said as he cracked his knuckles, looking ready to beat Luffy senseless for his earlier fiasco. "Pray tell, what was it?" He asked.

"That bastard that killed my wife. Half my crew and friends came after me, saying he wanted to kill them all over again." He mumbled. Everyone looked at each other in confusion, or worry in Zoro's case, as they all kept driving until they got in the shade as Luffy rested finally woke up and stretched. "Ah! What a great nap!" He said.

"Geez Luffy. Stop talking in your sl-WHOA!" Zoro said before the truck started to fall down a hole.

"What'd happened Big Bro?" Johnny asked.

"The truck partially fell into a hole." Zoro says.

"What are you doing Moss Head!?" Sanji yelled.

"Shut it Dartboard Brow! It's not my fault!" He said.

"How do we get the truck out?!" Yosaku yelled.

"Guys there is wood under the truck. We place the wood behind the tires so they get traction and back out of the hole." Luffy says. Everyone hops off the truck and grabs the boards and places them behind the tires and Luffy swaps places with Zoro and puts the truck in reverse and slowly the tires spin till they grab the boards and the truck starts to back up and Luffy gets the truck out of the hole. They put the boards back underneath the truck and strap them down and re-board the truck and continue on their way to catch up to the girls.


Present

Everyone was now regrouped and continued to drive for Yuba. While they were driving, Nami and Zoro started to talk as everyone else in the Humvee had fallen asleep and Zoro is behind the wheel with Nami holding a map and directing Zoro.

"Hey Zoro?" Nami asks.

"Now what do you want?" Zoro said.

"Lucifer told me something back on my island." She said. "You remember that scar on Luffy's chest?"

"Yeah. What about it?" He asked.

"He told me that the one who gave him that scar killed someone very important to him." She said. Zoro raised an eyebrow in wonder.

"It's what Luffy said earlier that's got you wondering, isn't it?"

"I won't let you take them away again." She repeated. "It's the 'them' part. I didn't know he lost more than one." Nami's eyes widened slightly at the slip she made, but she was thankful that Zoro did not catch it.

"Okay. But why ask me about it?" He asked.

"Because you know more than you're letting on." She said. "Luffy's been acting strange ever since he and his brother and sister met. What's going on?"

"It's not my place to say. You wanna know, you gotta bug Luffy about it." He said.

"Look! A light up ahead!" Vivi shouted after waking up. Nami and Zoro let the discussion end as they paid attention to in front of them with everyone, who were all trying to see Yuba through a sandstorm. After it died, they went farther in to find the rebel army.

"No...impossible!" Vivi said in horror. The whole city looked just as bad as Erumalu: Deserted, covered in sand, and no water or people in sight.

"This...is Yuba?" Usopp asked as everyone looked around. They watch the helicopter land and the engine shuts off and the two pilots walk over to group up with everyone as the soldiers in the tanks disembark but a few stay with the tanks and take ready positions for any kind of trouble.

"Yes. But now...it's all dried up like the rest of the cities around in Alabasta." Vivi said, looking ready to cry before hearing someone digging. Everyone looked to see a withered old man digging away in the sand.

"Travelers huh?" He asked in a raspy voice. "Must be tired from your journey in the desert. Sorry, but the town's a little dry at the moment, so I'm afraid we can't offer much relief. Still, you can stay and rest for awhile. We don't have much water, but they're plenty of Inns to rest in." He said.

"Actually, we came to speak with the Rebel Army!" Vivi said after covering her face.

"The Rebels, huh?" The old man said in anger before chucking various objects at them. "If you wanna see the rebels, then get lost! They aren't here anyway! They all packed up and left!"

"THEY WHAT?!" Everyone yelled.

"This town keeps getting hit with nothing but sandstorms, so their supplies dried up." He said. "The rebels are now stationed in Katorea."

"Katorea?!" Vivi said in horror.

"That's...bad." Ekizabeth said.

"Why? Where is it?" Gin asked.

"Is it nearby Big Sis Vivi?" Yosaku asked.

"It's near Nanohana, all the way back where we started." She said.

"You mean we traveled all this way for nothing?!" Arlong yelled as Eyelash started speaking.

"He says that he remembers delivering supplies to the rebels in Katorea." Chopper translated, causing a lot of them to beat the utter shit out of Eyelash.

"Vivi?" The old man said as he stopped digging and walked towards her.

"Um...I'm..." She started to say.

"What do you want old man?" Jones said as he steps forward as does the other men and soldiers, ready to attack just in case he tried anything funny.

"Vivi? It IS you!" He cried out as he grabbed her shoulders. "Don't you recognize me?" He asked. "I've lost a bit of weight."

"No...Toto?!" She said in realization. He nodded and cried.

"It is me!" He said. "Vivi, I still have faith in you and your father, the King. He's a good and just King that truly does care about his people and would never betray them!" He said before falling to his knees and crying. "This rebellion is utterly absurd! Those faithless fools! No matter how many times I tried, I couldn't stop them. Most of this country still believes in the King, but those rebels are too stubborn to listen to anything! Their supplies, men, and strength are at its limit and they're planning to end this with one final assault...THEY'RE PREPARED TO DIE!" He screamed. Vivi looked horrified as he begged her to stop them before crying again. Vivi stood there and watched before offering him a handkerchief with a smile.

"Don't worry." She said. "I'll stop them." Toto began to cry in hope at her words before she turned to everyone. "We'll stay here for the night. When morning comes, we'll head to Katorea." She said. Everyone nodded before they found an Inn to sleep in, not knowing that both Baroque Works and the Rebel Army were both preparing themselves. One to destroy the country, and one to save it, but a new player will soon be joining.

Everyone had piled into the Inns for the night to rest while Toto kept on digging with some help from some of the soldiers who grabbed shovels from the trucks and started digging.

"Alright everyone," Usopp said aloud. "Good work to you all! Now, it's time for some well deserved sleep! Goodnight!" He said as he laid down in his bed and started snoring before a pillow smacked into the back of his head.

"You've been sleeping all day!" Zoro yelled.

"Jerk!" Usopp grunted as he slowly got up and threw a pillow at him. "I'M NOT A MONSTER LIKE YOU!"

"You're dead!" Zoro said as Usopp threw a pillow at Chopper.

"And the grand prize for lazy people goes to you, Blue-Nose!" He said.

"I can't handle this heat!" Chopper yelled as he got in Usopp's face.

"Sanji, that's my bunk." Vivi said.

"I thought you'd be a little lonely tonight, so I-" He said before a pillow slapped him in the face.

"And what do you think you're doing over there?" Usopp asked as Chopper giggled.

"Which one of you threw that at me?!" Sanji demanded.

"Heh. Pervert cook." Chris laughed along with Anna, earning a pillow to the face which knocked his glasses off. Anna just laughed harder until a pillow hit her, courtesy of Gin.

"Shut up! I'm trying to sleep!" Gin yelled before Nojiko threw a pillow at him.

"Then be quiet and sleep." She said before she ducked as he threw it back, hitting Johnny in the process.

"HEY!" He yelled as Yosaku threw it back but hit Elizabeth.

"Quit it!" She said in an annoyed tone before she took the pillow and put it under her head with her other pillow and tried to sleep. "Mine now!" She said as Nami began yelling at them before one hit her, causing her to lose it and throw it back before all the boys in the room began a giant brawl as a pillow hit Vivi. Vivi and the women could only watch as they all fought before a smile came to Vivi's lips.

"I'm going to another Inn." Nami groaned as she walked out the door. "Have fun with all your noise."

-Outside-

While everyone was fighting, Luffy was asking Toto where the water was as he was helping with the digging.
"The water will come!" Toto said as he kept digging. "The Yuba Oasis can't be beaten by mere sand! The King left this land to me! I'll dig the sand out as many times as I need to!" He declared. Luffy smiled before thinking.

"Hey Toto." Luffy said. Toto stopped digging for a moment and looked at him. Luffy had sent a soldier to one of the trucks and was back with a box. "Get out for a second! I'm gonna give you a hand!" He said before pulling a package out of the box. "This is an explosive. If we can't dig our way we will blow our way to the water." He says. He just watched as the soldiers and Luffy scrambled a little distance away. A soldier was then unrolling a spool of wire to a box that was a fair distance away. The soldier connected the wires to the box and the soldiers stood behind Luffy and Toto. Luffy noticed Nami walking over to him to see what they were doing.

"Hey Lucifer what are you guys doing?" She asks.

"Hey Nami. We are helping Toto dig for water so instead of digging we are going to blow our way to the water. You may want to stand back." He says before turning to the box in front of him with the wires connected to. "Fire in the hole!" Luffy shouts as he lifts the bars on the box then pushes down.

Booom!

The explosives go off and sand flies everywhere. Toto blinked before walking over to the ledge of the hole. He looked down into the hole and smiled at the sight of the water. Luffy walked over and looked into the hole and smiles as does Nami.

"You were right old man! There's water here!" He said before cupping some into his hands and drinking it. "Ahhhh! Water!"

"Simply amazing!" Toto said as tears of joy formed in his eyes. "The Princess is very lucky to have found such kindhearted friends like you!"

"Thanks for the compliment Mr. Toto." Nami says.

"Men fill up any water containers and put them back on the trucks and tanks." Luffy says to his men.

"Yes sir!" The soldiers salute and run to the trucks to grab all empty water containers to refill with water.

"So Nami. What are you doing up?" Luffy asked with a smile.

"The others are being too noisy, so I came out until they quieted down." She said as she smiled down at Luffy. "And you Captain?"

"I was thirsty." He said before he cupped some more water and drank. "Want some?"

"Sure Lucifer." She said with a giggle as she stood up as the sand shifted slightly under her.

"Watch out!" Toto warned, but it came too late as the sand ledge collapsed under her. She tried to keep upright, only to find herself on a collision course with Luffy. Toto covered his eyes as a splash could be heard. He opened his eyes before looking down at them to see Nami lying on top of Luffy, who was now submerged under the water. "You two okay?" He asked. Both Nami and Luffy sat up as best as they could since Luffy was mostly underwater. Nami pulled him up out of the water before leaving him to sit there and catch his breath.

"Why'd you crash into me Nami?" He asked as he looked at her.

"I slipped." She said as she got to her feet before shivering. "This cold night air and wet clothes don't mix." She said. "Let's get out of this hole." She said.

"Alright." Luffy said as they both got out of the hole in the ground.

"Are you two okay?" Toto asked as they both rung out their clothes.

"We're fine, but our clothes are soaked." Nami said.

"Do you have any spares?" Toto asked. Nami thought for a moment before remembering something.

"Yes, but it's not for crossing the desert." She said.

"I'll take care of those before you leave tomorrow." Toto said.

"Thank you." She said as she went to a different Inn.

"Yours too young lad." He said as he turned to Luffy.

"Thanks old man!" Luffy said.


*Lemon!* For those who do not want to read this then skip to where it is bold again.

Moments later

Nami was now in the dancer outfit that Sanji got her as she handed Toto her wet clothes.

"Thanks again for your help Toto." She said.

"My pleasure." He said before walking off. She shut the door and looked back inside before smiling.

"Nice outfit Luffy." She said with a smile. Luffy was standing in the same room with a bed sheet covering his lower half.

"Thanks. I didn't have any other clothes, so I used a bed sheet." He said with his trademark grin. Nami just stared at him with a smile before she felt her heart racing.

'He's so scrawny, yet I can't look away. Good thing we are married' She thought.

"Your outfit looks nice on you Nami." He said. She just blushed at him as he stared.

"Thank you." She said as she composed herself and grinned. "You know, it truly is nice," She said as she lifted her arms into the air. "If the one wearing it dances." She then began to sway her hips around as she danced in a circle. She kept an eye on Luffy to see that he was transfixed on her. 'I got him right where I want him.' She thought as she slowly got closer. "What do you think, Lucifer?"

"Wow." He said as his eyes followed her hips from where he sat on his bed. "I don't know why, but I can't stop looking." He said.

'So innocent.' She thought before sitting down next to him and leaning onto him, giving him a clear view of her cleavage. "Like what you see?"

"Yep." He said as he put an arm around her and pulled her onto his lap and he wraps his arms around her and they rest on her belly and feels the baby kick. Nami smiles in his lap and leans back into his chest and Luffy rest his chin on her left shoulder taking in her scent.

"I love you Nami." He says. She turns her head and kisses him.

"I love you too Lucifer." She said with a gasp as Luffy squeezed her breasts.

"Eeeyaaa!" She moaned as Luffy was now fondling her breasts.

"And big." Luffy said with a blush and a grin as he inched closer to her before catching her lips with his. Nami moaned into the kiss as Luffy slides his hands behind her back and pulled her closer. Both were now making out on the bed as Luffy's hand explored her backside from her shoulders to her ass.

They broke for air as they panted and gazed at each other before Luffy began planting slow butterfly kisses on her chin and went down. He kept going until he reached her belly. He kisses her pregnant belly and kisses back up to her cleavage, and finally stopping at her mouth for a quick kiss.

That seemed to be all she needed before sliding out of her skirt, leaving her naked before him.

"Lu-Lucifer!" She gasped out. "I want you inside me." She said as she removed his bed sheet and gazed at his hardened member. She positioned herself over him before slowly dropping down. She then began to bounce upon his member as it slid in and out of her before stopping. Nami was now gasping in pleasure as she continued riding him. Luffy watched as her breasts bounced around before he reached up and cupped them in his hands. He started bucking his hips in rhythm with her. Both were in a state of pure bliss as Nami had to stifle her screams of pleasure for fear the others would hear. She kept on going until Luffy told her he was nearing his climax and they changed positions, with her on the bed and him on top of her. He kept up the rhythm as they kissed before they both came. Luffy pulled himself out of her as both of their cum leaked onto the bed as she moaned loudly into his mouth. Both just looked into each others glazed eyes before Luffy got up. Neither of them said anything as they both got dressed and were heading off to sleep.

"I'm sleeping here. They're too noisy over there." Nami said as she laid down in a different bed.

"Hey Lucifer." She called before he got two steps out. Luffy looked back to see her lying on her side and looking at him. "When will you be back?" She asks.

"I will be back soon I am going to check on the others and see how the restocking of water is going." Luffy says.

"Okay I will see you in a bit." Nami says as she pulls the covers over her.

"See you in a few Nami."

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-Morning-

Morning came and everyone was packing up and getting ready to go. Toto had given Nami her clothes back, which were now dry, while Luffy was busy pulling his head out of a dead tree.

"Why'd your friend with the blonde hair kick him?" Toto asked.

"We don't know." They all answered.

"What's your problem Crud Cook?" Zoro asked in annoyance.

"Shut it, Moss Head!" Sanji growled back. "I just had the urge to kick him. That's all."

"An urge?" Kuro asked as he raised an eyebrow. Luffy finally managed to get his head free before joining everyone.

"I wish you all good luck on your journey Princess Vivi." Toto said. "I'm so sorry I can't offer anymore help!"

"Don't worry." She said. "You've done more than enough Toto. Thank you!"

"Oh, before I forget!" He said as he walked over towards Luffy while pulling a small barrel from under his robe. "This is for you Luffy!"

"Water!" Luffy said in joy.

"And I have a whole barrel full for your entire group right here!" He said as he walked towards another barrel. "Genuine Yuba Water! It's my way of thanking you for helping me out last night!"

"No sweat old guy!" Luffy said with a grin. "We'll drink it wisely."

"Take care my friends!" He said as they all started driving away. While they were driving, Nojiko and Nami leaned in closer and quietly whispering to each other.

"That's the third time Sanji's kicked Luffy." Nojiko said.

"Yeah, and he usually kicks him like that whenever Luffy steals the food at night." said Nami. "Since we still have food, why'd he kick him?"

"Actually, it might not be a question of why, but when." Nojiko said.

"What?" Nami asked in confusion.

"The first time he kicked Luffy was the day we left our home island." She said. "The day after you and Luffy were-"

"Shh!" Nami shushed. "I think I get it. The second time was the day after I and Luffy-"

"Uh huh." Nojiko whispered while nodding. "And last night, You left us and was sleeping in a different Inn. So maybe you and Luffy..." Nojiko said as she looked at Nami.

Nami has a small blush and a smile came to her lips.

"I knew it!" Nojiko whispered with a grin.

"Guess you were right." Nami said.

"So what is your relationship then?" Nojiko asked in a whisper. Nami leaned over and whispered in her sister's ear.

"To you he would be your brother in-law." Nami says as Nojiko's eyes widen in shock.

"W-What?!" Nojiko asks in a whisper, so as not to gather the others attention.

"Yeah, also you are going to be an aunt. I'm five months pregnant possibly with twins." Nami says as she runs a hand over her belly and Nojiko then notices the bulge.

"Twins? Holy crap!" Nojiko whispers to herself in shock. Nami giggles lightly at her sister facial expression. "Well I guess congrats then." Nojiko says with a smile as she comes out of her shock.

"Thanks Nojiko. you are now the only one in the crew that knows." Nami says with a sigh. Nojiko raises an eyebrow.

"Why haven't you told any of the others?" Nojiko asks puzzled.

"For some reason we can't bring ourselves to say it." Nami says with a sigh.

"Luffy?! What are you doing?" Usopp yelled through the radio. Everyone noticed the Humvee coming to a stop and Luffy getting out of the Humvee with a scowl on his face.

"What's wrong Big Bro?" Yosaku asked.

"I quit!" Luffy said.

"Huh?!" They all said.

"You quit? Quit what?" Vivi asked in confusion.

"I don't know what's wrong, but we gotta keep moving!" Usopp said.

"Yeah. Aren't we in a hurry?" Chopper asked.

"We are." Sanji said. "We have to get back to Katorea or a million Alabasta citizens are gonna start killing each other. We're doing this for Vivi! Now move it!" He said as he grabbed Luffy by his robe. Luffy just grabbed his arm and threw him to the side. "WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?!" Sanji roared.

"Vivi?" Luffy said in a low tone as he glared at her.

"Yes?" She asked in worry.

"The only thing I wanna do," He said before looking pissed. "Is kick Crocodile's ass!" Everyone was shocked as he continued. "Even if we stop the rebels, Crocodile won't stop! Besides, nothing will change in Katorea. We're pirates. Nothing good happens when we're around."

"He gets to the point when he wants to." Kuro said as he crossed his arms.

"Not often though." Usopp said. Vivi protested, saying that they needed to get to Katorea, only for Luffy to state that she wanted to end all of this without anyone dying before saying that she'll never win that way.

"Lucifer! Think about what your-" Nami started to say before Sanji cut her off.

"Hold on." He said.

"For what?" Nami demanded as Vivi flipped her hood off her head and glared at Luffy.

"What's wrong with that?!" She yelled. "What's so wrong about wanting to end this without anyone dying?!" Luffy just stared up at her before answering.

"People die." He said. Vivi snapped before slapping him, letting him skid across the sand as she began to rant about why any of the innocent people of her country, the citizens, the royal army, and the rebel army, have to pay for Crocodile's doing. Luffy responded by getting to his feet and punching her so that she was knocked to the ground and asked. "SO IT'S OKAY FOR ONLY YOU TO DIE?!"

"Big Bro! Big Sis!" Johnny and Yosaku shouted as everyone stared in shock.

"YOU ASSHOLE!" Sanji roared as he rolled up his sleeves. Vivi then tackled Luffy to the ground before she began to punch and slap him over and over, even with Luffy still talking.

"Looking around in just one day in this country, and even I can tell!" He said.

"TELL WHAT?!"She demanded.

"What this country needs! You think putting just your life on the line is enough to stop this from happening?!" He asked as she kept hitting him.

"Then what exactly should I put on the line then Luffy?!" She asked as Luffy grabbed her wrists. She glared at him before she calmed down and said "All I have to put on the line is my life! That's all."

"HOW ABOUT OUR LIVES THEN?!" Luffy demanded as he screamed out. "WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS, REMEMBER?!" Vivi could only stare as her eyes welled up. "Did you forget we're your friends Vivi?" He asked before she broke down completely and sobbed. He picked up his hat and dusted it off before speaking. "You hate all that's happening here, so you wanna get Crocodile the most." He said as Nami and Nojiko hugged Vivi as she cried. Everyone else watched as Vivi, the Princess who loved a country that was killing itself, cry her eyes out as Luffy stood up and placed his hat on his head. "Now tell me Vivi...Where's Crocodile?"


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