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Nami watched Zoro in the ring. Daz Bones and he seemed evenly matched, even when Nami knew he had not trained or rested as much as he should have since he took care of her. Out of the corner of her, she saw Paula sneaking towards the rooms where they kept the money and bets.

Though Nami admitted she was a bit shook when Daz launched his fist near her face when it came to money, Nami had no fear. She appreciated Zoro's ability to keep her safe, but Nami had been on her own far longer than she had been with him. So, without another thought, Nami made a beeline to the counting room.

She entered to see the room empty, except for the piles and piled of money bound and counted, corresponding to each bet. Her eyes grew large and wet at such a beautiful sight, but suddenly a fist whistled by her ear and Nami barely dodged it.

Paula smiled as she pulled her fist from the wall, pieces of it dropped to the ground from the impact. "Oh my, you are going to make me chase after you?"

Nami reached into her bag for her gun but ground her teeth and knew that she could not have smuggled it in. She usually did, but with her being sick and Zoro being at her heels, Nami never grabbed her handy handgun to bring with her.

Paula liked to play with her victims, but her patience was wearing thin with Nami's need to look for some tool to give her equal footing. "Looking for a weapon? Can't handle me on your own? I told you I'd break your bones, girl," Paula licked her lips, "And I look forward to hearing the snap of each one."

Nami fished out three metal pipes and groaned while Paula laughed, "The fuck is that useless shit? You plan on doing the plumbing, too?"

Nami focused on trying to put it together, but Paula was no longer amused. To her, it seemed like Nami was trying to make this a joke. Paula was never taken as a joke. Regardless of what she wore or how she acted, she rose in ranks and fight beside Daz Bones because their ruthlessness and violence in fights were on equal levels. Nami suddenly felt that and looked up to see Paula lunged for her. She quickly moved out of Paula's reach to hear another crack in the cement pillars.

Nami huffed and threw off her jacket to build her weapon, "What are you looking at? Do I got something in my eye? Do I got shit up on my face or did my hair catch on fire? Cause you really staring- am I something that you like?" Nami was trying to buy time, and regardless of the commentary, Nami was trying not to irritate Paula so that she would punch her harder but at least mess up due to frustration.

Paula picked herself up and flexed her arm muscles and Nami saw the way they seemed to grow before her very eyes and frowned. Nami was convinced Paula juiced because no woman should have a waist that tiny and arms that big.

Paula cracked her neck and eyed Nami again, "When you hit the ground, I'll ask how these Louboutins taste. Cause there's about to be a party on your face, and I'm about to dance on it."

Nami swiveled out of the way, but Paula grabbed her hair and swung her to the other side of the room. Nami crashed through at least two tables as she flew. Nami coughed but smirked, "Bitch, those are cheap knock offs and you know it."

Paula cracked her knuckles and ran towards Nami who swung her leg forward and got Paula straight in the gut. As Paula hunched over, Nami quickly swung her arms down and the metal meet her skull with a horribly wet crack. Paula groaned and Nami took the opportunity to step over her and run for the door. However, Paula came back to life and grabbed Nami's leg and pulled her down. Nami hit the concrete with a thug and moaned as the hard stone crushed her lungs. Paula turned her around and began punching her everywhere she could. Nami cried out and exhaled as each hit she took made a fire burn against her skin and a pit formed inside her body. Paula then rose and began kicking Nami every which way as she laughed. "Tell Arlong that Mr. 0 doesn't want any weak Fish Men in association with him."

Nami spit out some blood and looked up at Paula with a glare, "Mr. 0?"

Paula cooed and crouched down to pull Nami by her hair and look straight in her eyes, "You poor excuse for a gangster. You don't even know that Arlong is trying to approach Baroque Works with a partnership? How clueless can you be?" Paula spit in her face and then traced a talon-like nail across her cheek, "Since you seem so pathetic, I'll make this quick. Just close your eyes, hon, you won't feel it when I snap your neck."

Nami chuckled and exhaled. Paula furrowed her brows as Nami whispered, "You win some, you lose some…but…me, it's…it's my goddamn day."

Paula had leaned in to listen to what Nami said, and Nami took the opportunity to swing her Clima-Tact right by at her jaw. Nami heard a crack as Paula released her hair. Nami rose with a groan and then held the long pole by Paula's stomach and smiled, "And I planned to win all this money, too...even if it's got your blood on it. I don't mind."

Nami pressed a button and electricity seized Paula's body as Nami watched her twitch in the darkened room. Bloody bills rained down upon them, but Nami did not give a damn. If she had her gun, she would have ended it quickly, but it had been quite some time since she had been in a serious hand to hand fight. Suffice to say, as Paula's eyes rolled back and Nami released her from the electricity, she looked around and stuck a few bills into her pockets. She collected herself and let out a sharp exhale as she struggled to put her jacket back on and fix her appearance the best she could before exiting the room slowly.

A group of accountants, presumably the ones who had graciously vacated the room at Paula's request, looked at Nami with surprise. One even dropped his cigarette in fear. Nami grabbed the nearest man by the tie and smiled a bloody grin, "I took a little off the top, hope you don't mind." She gently slapped his face and said, "Make sure you triple my bet on Zoro. I have a feeling this is going to be a good one."

The men collectively nodded and rushed into the room to see the mess as one cautiously dialed and asked for a "Mr. 0". Nami was much too tired to eavesdrop now, as it was more so Arlong's business than her own. She had a much more important job which was making sure Zoro did not blow all her hard-earned swagger by losing to a man who liked to call himself Daz Bones.

Music Inspiration/Theme: "Beat Down" (Steve Aoki & Iggy Azalea)

Honestly, this was a much more fun fight to describe - cause #namisfirstfight #aw But seriously, I actually really liked the Alabasta Arc cause you got to see much more of ZoNa and Nami being all tough and stuff.

And oh snap, Nami in this world can break ish down. Ya feel me? #thuglife

Haha, but let's see how Zoro's fairing in the ring, hmm?

XoXo shipfiend