***Author's Note: I do not own One Piece, Oda does, I do own the characters I made up in this story (ex: Ivy, Cecily (Shadow), and any other made up characters throughout this story that I might create). Also, please do not copy this story and claim it as your own***
Chapter:
"IT'S TOO MUCH! WAHHH!" Franky wailed, sniffing into a Kleenex, listening to Usopp's story, and sailing the ship into his secret base, "YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART!"
"WAAAHH!" Kiwi wailed, standing beside Mozu, and crying, "THAT'S HARDCORE MAN!"
"BEST FRIENDS SHOULDN'T FIGHT! WAAAAH!" Mozu bawled, standing beside Kiwi, and crying.
"Why in the world are you 3 crying over it?" Usopp deadpanned, hammering nails into the mast, a sweatdrop appeared on his head, and slanting his eyes.
"IDIOT! WE'RE NOT CRYING!" Franky, Mozu, and Kiwi denied, kneeling on the ground, holding hankies to their noses, and putting their hands up, "HEARING ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS LOVE THE SHIP…TOUCHED OUR HEARTS! WAAHH!"
What a bunch of wackjobs. Usopp thought, the sweatdrop growing bigger, shaking his head, and continuing to work on the Merry.
"In fact, it touched my heart so much, I wrote a song about it." Franky announced, sitting down, taking out a guitar, and strumming a few cords, "I call this song Severed Friendship."
"ARE YOU MAKING FUN OF ME?!" Usopp accused, barring his teeth, glaring at Franky, and a tick-mark appeared on his head.
"SING IT, BRO!" Mozu and Kiwi cheered, standing on top of a table, and pumping their fists into the air.
"That crying really wear my out." Franky admitted, sniffing, sitting down on an old-bean-bag-chair, and crossing his legs, "Not that I was crying."
"Here's some tea, Big Bro." Kiwi smiled, carrying a cup of tea, setting it down in front of him, and sitting down on a couch, "Careful, it's hot."
"HOT!" Franky shouted, taking a sip of tea, spitting it out, and falling backwards.
"SHE JUST GOT DONE TELLING YOU THAT, MORON!" Usopp scolded, barring his teeth, and a tick-mark appeared on his head.
"I almost forgot. I never apologized for taking all of your money and for beating you to a bloody-pulp." Franky apologized, singing, getting back up, and sitting back down, "I'm afraid I can't give you back your money. ~Cause I spent all of it.~"
"ARE YOU TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT WITH ME?!" Usopp seethed, barring his teeth at him, a large tick-mark appeared on his head, and brandishing his hammer towards Franky.
"Chill, Bro. I didn't go after you for destroying my home and hurting my boys…" Franky mentioned, trailing off, barring his teeth, going after Usopp, and being held back by Kiwi and Mozu, "I'LL KILL YA! EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU IS DEAD!"
"REMEMBER YOUR BREATHING EXERCISES, BIG BRO!" Kiwi advised, holding him back, and wrapping her arm around his arm.
"YOU PROMISED, LITTLE-SIS-IVY YOU WOULDN'T HURT HER CREW REMEMBER?!" Mozu alluded, holding Franky back, and holding onto his other arm.
"Ah…right." Franky settled-down, sitting back down in the chair, and grinning at Usopp, "You're a cool dude. Why don't we throw the axe in the ground and forgot our grudges, Whatcha say, Bro?"
"I think you mean bury the hatchet, Bro." Kiwi corrected, sitting down on a couch, a sweatdrop appeared on her head, and raising an eyebrow up at him.
"It's definitely bury the hatchet, Bro." Mozu agreed, sitting on the couch beside Kiwi, a sweatdrop appeared on her head, and raising an eyebrow over at him.
"Whatever. What will you do now?" Franky dismissed, waving his hand in a dismissive-fashioned, crossing his legs, pushing up his sunglasses, and grinning at Usopp, "You've got manly-spirit, Long-nose. How about joining up with me?"
"I'm gonna have to pass. Being a pirate is in my veins." Usopp declined, shaking his head, pausing in fixing Merry, and narrowing his eyes sadly, "Besides, I'm leaving once I fix Mary."
He's not serious? He won't make it an inch off this island with the Mary in its state. Franky thought, pushing down his sunglasses, staring at Usopp, and bowing his head, "I wouldn't suggest it. You saw for yourself. There's no way she'll make it to where-ever you're going. The only thing you can do is dismantle her. Anyhow, you aren't gonna be able to leave the island for a while. It's not safe to set sail when Aqua Laguna is approaching."
As if I'm gonna give up on the Mary so easily. Aqua Laguna? That sounds familiar. Usopp thought, frowning, wiping his brow with his arm, and calling to Franky, "There really is a big storm heading this way."
"Yup. Every year around this time Aqua Laguna hits here." Franky nodded, taking a sip from his cola, and scrunching his eyebrows together in concern, "The storm itself isn't what worries me. It's the water levels that's the problem. Every year the levels rise causing the island to slowly submerge underwater."
"If the levels continue to rise like they are…" Kiwi added, crossing her leg, and frowning-faintly, "Eventually everyone in Water 7 will have to evacuate."
"That sucks." Usopp remarked, furrowing his eyebrows together, and tilting his head sideways, "Can't you just use the Sea-Train to move to another island?"
"You can say that now, but 10-years-ago the Sea-Train wasn't even invented yet." Franky disclosed, chuckling-softly, and remembering his past, "Iceberg and I actually helped our mentor, Tom, build it."
"No way." Usopp praised, turning around to face Franky, and staring at Franky in awe, "You must be an amazing engineer to be able to build that Sea-Train."
"I should be. I was taught by the best." Franky admitted, standing up, striding towards the Merry, and a serious-expression etched onto his face, "Which is why I have to stop you. A ship's promise is to get their owners to 1 island to another. This promise is broken once the ship can longer carry its owners."
"DON'T TAKE ANOTHER STEP OR I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!" Usopp warned, crying, putting a silver-ball into his slingshot, falling to his knees, and dropping his slingshot onto the ground, "I-I-I already knew that."
"Then why would you fight with your captain if you knew that?" Franky asked, stopping in place, and frowning at Usopp.
"Because the Mary knew she couldn't sail any longer, yet she still used everything she had to get us to this island safely. She protected us throughout our journey, I figured she deserved a proper farewell. Which is why I'm taking her back home to the East Blue." Usopp explained, swallowing down a lump in his throat, and standing up, "This is gonna sound crazy, but I swear I saw the Merry repairing the ship back when we were on Skypeia. She spoke to me that night, promising to carry all of us for a little while longer."
I thought as much. These Straw-Hats are good people. This just proves it. Franky thought, sitting down, smiling-faintly, and staring at Usopp, "What you saw was a Klabautermann."
"A what?" Usopp puzzled, scrunching his eyebrows together in confusion, and titling his head sideways.
"It's a type of fairy that dwells on ships that are cared for by its owners. Think of it as a ship's spirit, if you will." Franky explained, crossing his arms against his chest, and the corner of his lips lifted up into a faint-smile, "It's an old legend told by sailors. Those who seen a Klabautermann claim it holds a hammer, running around the ship fixing things. They also claim the Klabautermann warns them when the ship is in danger. You guys must've showed it a lot of love for it to willing show itself for you."
"I knew it was you, Merry." Usopp smiled, turning to the Merry, and beaming-brightly, "Thank you for everything you've done for us."
"That's weird." Mozu uttered, hearing the doorbell go off, looking at Kiwi, and frowning, "Zambai and the others wouldn't be using the doorbell."
"Usually, he rudely-barges into every room without asking." Kiwi agreed, glancing at Mozu, frowning when the person kept ringing the bell, cupping her hand to her mouth, and they walked towards the door, "We're the only ones who know about this place. WE'RE COMING, JEEZ!"
"You should go back to your friends." Franky suggested, sitting down, and leaning back.
"I can't. I picked a fight with my captain. That's not something that can be easily forgiven." Usopp claimed, frowning-somberly, and continuing to fix the Merry, "Besides, I still need to work on the Merry and get her home."
"DIDN'T WE COVER THIS ALREADY?!" Franky bellowed, oblivious to what is happening to Mozu and Kiwi, breaking off when Mozu and Kiwi were sent crashing into the table, widening his eyes in shock, snapping his head towards the front-door, and glaring, "MOZU?! KIWI?! WHO IN THE HELL DID THAT?!"
"You'll have to excuse us." Kalifa's voice mocked-apologized, kicking Mozu and Kiwi, sending the door flying, adjusting her glasses, and entering the room, "Those ladies didn't leave us much of a choice."
IT'S GALLEY-LA, BUT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING HERE? WHY ARE THEY DRESSED LIKE THAT?! Franky thought, standing up, and glaring at the CP9, "YOU'LL PAY FOR HURTING MY FAMILY!"
"You have no family other than the make-shift one you created." Blueno intoned, stepping in front of Franky, beads-of-sweat appearing on his face as Franky grabbed his face with his hand, being lifted off the ground-slightly by Franky, grabbing Franky's face with his hand, and beginning to use Finger-Pistol on him.
"HE'S NO USE TO US DEAD, IDIOT!" Lucci scolded, spotting Blueno about to use Finger-Pistol, stopping him, charging at Franky, kicking Franky, and sending Franky crashing into the wall, "We were told to bring him back with us, Imbecile."
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO PISS THESE GUYS OFF?!" Usopp accused, widening his eyes in terror, narrowing his eyes at them, and sweat-beads fell off his face, Aren't they from Galley-La? Why are they attacking Franky?
"DIDN'T ANYBODY TEACH YOU HITTING GIRLS IS SUUPPEERR UNCOOL BRO?!" Franky chided, crashing into wooden-boxes, standing up, brushing himself off, and charging at Lucci again, "WHAT'S THE DEAL?! WHY ARE YOU GUYS WEARING THOSE RIDICULOUS OUTFITS?!"
"Our time is precious, so I'll explain as quickly as possible. The 5 of us are secret agents from the World Government. We are tasked with obtaining the blueprints to the Pluton." Lucci informed, sliding his hands into his pockets, dodging Franky's attack, and kicking Franky into a table, "It's pointless to lie to us. We know Tom entrusted those blueprints to Iceberg and he entrusted them to you, Cutty Flam. Do yourself a favor and hand them over."
I dunno how the hell these Dickbags figured it out, but if they're here then that means…Franky thought, getting up, glaring at them, and clenching his hands into fists, "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ICEBERG?!"
"I assumed it was obvious. We killed him." Lucci smirked-darkly, tilting his head, and narrowing his eyes at Franky, "I'm not gonna ask you again. Hand those blueprints over."
"DID YOU JUST SAY HAND?!" Franky repeated, throwing his hand at Lucci, only for Lucci to send him crashing into a wall, a big hole broke open to reveal a room, and coughing up blood.
WHAT THE HELL DID HE DO? Usopp thought, widening his eyes in shock, holding up his hands, and his eyes going out of their sockets, IT WAS SO FAST, I COULDN'T SEE?!
"Lucci, look. There's a hidden-room." Kalifa observed, crossing her arms against her chest, jerking her head towards the hidden-room, and raising an eyebrow at Lucci, "Shall we search it?"
"I can see that Kalifa." Lucci deadpanned, turning his head towards her, stepping over Franky, and scanning the room, "Search it. Leave no square inch left unturned."
"KEEP YOUR FILTHLY HANDS OFF!" Franky raged, getting up, glaring-daggers at them, and his knuckles going white, "YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO STEP INTO THIS ROOM!"
"This is where Tom's Workers used to be." Lucci surmised, walking around the room, gazing at everything, picking up a picture, tossing it onto the floor, and glancing over at Franky, "Now you use it as your secret base. How adorable."
"GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" Franky seethed, grinding his teeth, and glaring-furiously at them.
"We will." Lucci stated, pausing on old-plaques on the wall, brushing the dust off it, and reading the plaques, "Once we get what we came here for."
"YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME! IT AIN'T HERE!" Franky claimed, raising his voice, and breathing-heavily.
"You don't say." Lucci mused, darting his eyes at Franky, smashing a wooden-desk with his foot, and raising an eyebrow at Franky, "Perhaps I'll find it if we destroy everything inside this room."
"DON'T YOU DA…GYAHH!" Franky broke-off, starting to charge at Lucci, only to have Kalifa tie him up with her barbed-wire-whip, and falling to the ground.
I SHOULD HELP HIM, BUT…I'M NO MATCH FOR THESE FREAKS! Usopp thought, putting his hands to his head, and standing-frozen, WHAT SHOULD I DO?!
"It must've been hard working for a criminal like Tom." Lucci mocked-sympathized, walking over to Franky, and crossing his arms against his chest, "It stands to reason the pupil has acquired his mentor's personality."
"SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH, ASSHOLE!" Franky spat, glaring-icily up at Lucci, and struggling against the barbed-wire, "TOM WAS NEVER A DAMN CRIMINAL!"
"I disagree. Back then the charges against you were dropped due to the fact you were presumed dead. Now that it isn't the case, we are to bring you back to Enies Lobby as a criminal." Lucci continued, motioning to Blueno, and backing out of his way, "Before we leave, there's someone who wants to speak with you."
"DAMMIT, I SPILLED MY COFFEE ON MY PANTS! HOT!" a voice on the transponder snail screeched.
"Chief, the line's connected." Blueno mentioned, holding the transponder snail to Franky, and a sweatdrop appeared on his head.
"Ah, right." the voice cleared his throat, smirking-darkly, "It's been a while, Cutty-Flam."
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To Ivy
Ugh, my freaking head…I moaned, waking up, grimacing, rubbing the back of my head with my hands, sitting up, frowning, roaming my eyes over my surroundings, standing up, and sprinting to find the others, What the heck happened? That's right, that Benny-douche knocked me out. I need to find the others.
IF THAT LEOPARD-JACKASS WANTED TO PISS ME OFF, HE SURE AS HELL SUCCEEDED! Zoro thought-fumed, running across rooftop buildings, slipping, falling head-first into a chimney, getting stuck, attempting to wiggle out of it, hearing my footsteps clacking against the brick sidewalks, and raising his voice, "IVY! UP HERE!"
Huh. Was that Zoro's voice? I thought, racing past a building, skidding to halt upon hearing Zoro's muffled-voice, scanning the area, glancing up, leaping up to the roof, crouching beside the chimney, and poking his legs, "Zoro? Is that you?"
"QUIT THAT!" Zoro berated, barring his teeth, a tick-mark appeared on his head, and flailing his feet, "NO SHIT IT'S ME! NOW HURRY UP AND GET ME OUT OF HERE, DAMMIT!"
"One second." I smirked, digging through my green-hip-bag, taking out my camera, snapping a photo of Zoro, putting it back into the bag, grabbing his legs, tugging him out, and we raced off to find Luffy, "We better hurry and find Luffy."
"Yeah." Zoro agreed, sprinting beside me, and narrowing his eyes, "These guys are stronger than the other pieces of crap we fought against."
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To Luffy
NOT AGAIN, DAMMIT! Luffy thought, getting stuck between two buildings, a tick-mark appeared on his head, and raising his voice, "ONCE I GET OUT OF HERE I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS, PIDEON-BASTARD!"
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To Chopper, Shadow, and Nami
"THIS ISN'T GOOD! IF THERE'RE STILL PEOPLE INSIDE, THEY WON'T SURVIVE!" a Galley-La worker noted, attempting to put out the fire, noticing something jumping out of the building, and holding a water-hose in his hands, "WHAT WAS THAT?!"
"A reindeer?" a 2nd-Galley-La worker muttered, holding a water-hose in his hands, turning his head towards where Chopper landed, squinting through the smoke, widening his eyes as he saw Paulie and Iceberg lying over Chopper's back, and pointing towards them, "LOOK! HE'S CARRYING ICEBERG AND PAULIE!"
This isn't good. I…have to…treat their injuries…Chopper thought, carrying Iceberg and Paulie on his back, holding Zoro's sword in his mouth, setting Paulie, Iceberg, and the sword on the ground, and falling to the ground
"THEY NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT!" a 3rd Galley-La worker observed, rushing over to them, and giving them a once-over.
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Undisclosed Location
Was it really wise to give her that now, Sister a gruff voice questioned, emerging, and an unsettled-expression appeared on its face.
There was no other choice, a 2nd-voice justified, gazing-intently into a waterfall, and pursing its lips together, Time is not on our side, as you well know, Dear Brother.
I'm well aware. the 1st-voice snapped, narrowing its eyes at the 1st-voice, and watching the waterfall, I hope you know what you are doing. Otherwise the consequences could be severe.
I have faith the girl can handle it. the 2nd-voice reasoned, darting its eyes sideways, and quirking its lip up into a half-smirk, Which is something you could gain from having, Dear Brother.
Hmph. the 1st-voice scoffed, crossing its arms, and scowling.
TO BE CONTINUED…