Yang: I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10.
Gwen:...Good for you. You know the number 1 and 10.
Yang: You're insulting me are you?
Gwen: No duh, just answer the reviewer's questions.
Yang: All of them?!
Gwen: Of course not. If we did, then we would be here for hours. Just four or five from previous chapters
Yang: Fine~!
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Yang: The author just likes using characters who are outcasts or not as popular. I mean he picked Setsuna from Needless for Pete's sake, and she doesn't have any artwork.
Gwen: So do you…
Yang: Anyway, that's mainly the primary reason why he chose Wannai and Awatsuki. That and one of them gets an invincible development.
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Yang: I agree Nami is a bit violent. Much like Yin is when she gets angry.
Gwen: Yeah, but I think it's justified...half of the time.
Yang: Half?
Gwen: Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy are known as monsters, and they do deserve a good beating most of the time. Even the author agreed to it, and he doesn't even like Nami that much, but he can understand that she is the only one who can stop them from doing anything stupid love-struck.
Yang: Well, she's cool with her weather tricks. I mean she owned that Spike woman in Alabasta.
Gwen: You've been talking about that ever since you saw the episode...do you have a crush on the orange hair girl?
Yang: No I don't~! Just answer the next question~!
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Gwen: That's what the author was worried about with Shervan.
Yang: The kid is so insecure and traumatized. Does that count as a nerf?
Gwen: Who knows, I mean Fairy Tail is overpowered as well. They have friendship and bonding power that overruns everything. It's disgusting and revolting.
Yang: Yeah, let's not go there. We don't want to get in the middle of Fairy Tail fans.
Gwen: To answer your question, Shervan is traumatized, and insecure to the point that he blames himself for everything. Oh, and he's nose blind so he doesn't have a dragon slayer enchanted smell like the others.
Yang: Also, he's more like my sister who uses magic. Or like those Pokemon who are focused on special attacks and speed.
Gwen: Well I think that's enough for now, let's start the chapter.
Yang: Thank the Foo it's over~! Oh and the author doesn't own the characters, Cynthia belongs to marcuss00721 and blah blah blah~!
Gwen: Oh, and Yang likes Nami
Yang: I DO NOT~!
Chapter 19: Rising to the Cloudy Beaches
Last time, Shervan and Co, were going up the stream made of clouds by a giant lobster carrying the Going Merry. The stream had a lot of twists, turns, loops, and odd pathways, making it look like they were riding a rollercoaster.
"T-Too many loops," Sango said with swirly eyes.
"I feel like I'm riding on a rollercoaster~!" Lovely yelled out excitedly.
"I wonder if this is a natural formation of the clouds!" Nami pondered.
"There's nothing natural about this place at all!" Misaka argued.
"WAH!" The sudden accelerated turn from the lobster propelled Lucy into Sanji's arms, causing the cook to be in love-struck mode.
"Look, guys!" Touma announced. He noticed in the distance a path of clouds just before the hole filled with sunlight that the cloud road ends. "There's a big sign showing us the exit up ahead~!"
"God's Land of Skypiea?" Shirabe asked.
"It's not an exit, it's an entrance~!" Luffy said excitedly.
The Going Merry was tossed by the lobster landing on a sea of clouds. Last Order waves back at the lobster who disappeared into the clouds. "By Mr. Lobster!"
"We survived," Levy sighed. "But where are we?"
"There it is, Sky Island!" Natsu announced. The other stared awestruck at the beautiful scenery in front of them. They noticed some man-made structures in the distance on top of massive cloud-bergs.
"So the Gallon came from up here," Shirabe noted, stunned at the view. "The last time they set their eyes on this place was two hundred years ago."
"Two hundred years ago!?" Hibiki exclaimed in shock.
"It is still remarkable that this place remains so stunning after all these years," George commented. The Going Merry approached the shallow part of the sea of clouds, which looked like a beach.
Luffy took a deep breath, sniffing the area. "This place smells amazing. Like an adventure awaits!"
"What kind of god nose do you have?" Asuka asked oddly, turning to the rubber Capitan. Luffy ignored her and wasted no time jumping off the ship and exploring the area.
"Hey wait for us!" Usopp called out. He jumped down as well followed by Natsu, Megumi, Happy, Kinoko, Hibiki, and Manatsu and Ray.
"Be careful, it's kind of shallow!" Luffy warned. But out of all eight, Usopp was the one to land headfirst into the clouds.
"This place is made up of clouds~!" Manatsu said in awe. "Big fluffy clouds!"
"I'm starting to love it here!" Megumi added.
"Come on, let's explore the shore!" Hibiki announced. The eight of them began exploring the shore.
"Wait!" Chopper yelled as she leaped off the ship with Index and Last Order. "We want to come too~!"
"Yummy Skypiea Food!" Index cheered.
"Fluffy clouds, Misaka, Misaka sighed making cloud angels!" Last Order chimed with glee.
"These guys are getting high on the clouds?" Jackal questioned with a sweatdrop.
"Well I better get changed," Nami said while heading to the sickbay.
"Sissy let me help you pick out a swimsuit for you!" Kuroko offered.
"No way! I can pick up my own swimsuit!" Misaka snapped.
"Hey, Luffy!" Zoro called out. "We have a problem dropping anchor here, there's no seabed at the bottom of these clouds!"
"You know I thought about it, and who cares~!" Luffy announced, grinning.
"I love the way you think!" Usopp nodded in agreement.
"Captain of the year," Gray scolded sarcastically.
"Still though," Zoro set the anchor down and scanned the area. "The scenery is amazing. It's like a dream."
"Yup," Sanji chuckled a bit as he folded his pants. "This place is a piece of work. However…"
"You wanna go flame brain!" Gajeel roared. He, Hibiki, Manatsu and Lily got a pile of clouds and were facing Natsu's pile in which Happy, Ray, and Kirika were teamed up.
"What's wrong?! Can't take a hit metal freak?!" Natsu taunted.
"CLOUD FIGHT!" Happy announced. Soon both sides were throwing clouds at each other, like snowballs.
"Our shipmates are a bit overreacting. They're getting so worked up," Sanji sighed calmly. Upon noticing Marie and Chris in their swimsuits, he cartwheeled off the ship. "YAHOO!"
"You're getting worked up too pervert," Touma and Zoro said with a sweatdrop.
"OW! OW! OW!" Lucy yelled in pain while the South Bird angrily pecked her head. "I'm sorry!"
The South Bird flew off after feeling satisfied pecking Lucy, who groaned in pain. "What happened to you?" Accelerator asked.
"Stupid bird," Lucy groaned. "We really should've let it go early."
"Will the South Bird be able to survive in this area?" Cynthia asked.
"You don't need to worry about it. There're residents on this island who can take care of it, and even so, some birds can adapt in different places," Minori suggested. The two heard Misaka angrily yelling and Kuroko groaning in pain at the deck. "Much better than some of us."
"It still feels strange though," Accelerator said. "Being able to stand and sail on clouds."
"Aren't you going out Accelerator?" Touma asked, teasing him a bit. "Come on! You need to take it easy most of the time."
"Well if you love fun, then why don't you join them then?" Accelerator grinned as he grabbed his hand.
"W-Wait what are yo- DOING!" Before Touma could react, Accelerator touched his back causing him to be sent flying off the ship and into the clouds face down.
"Poor boy…" Cynthia said with a sweatdropped.
"Zoro what about the ancho-" Nami was about to ask.
"Don't worry about it, they hit the hard clouds below," Zoro answered. "I think this place is floating on a harder cloud."
"That's what she said," Tsuchimikado chuckled. Kuroko grabbed his shirt causing him to teleport off the ship on top of Touma.
"This still doesn't make any sense to me," Kuroko groaned.
"You're still complaining about that?" Iona rolled her eyes. "Well if you want to analyze every single thing in this place, then go right ahead. This place makes no sense at all, but let's make the best out of it!"
"She's right!" Nami jumped off the ship. "That's why we came here~! Welcome to Sky Island!"
"Wait for us!" Hime called out. Everyone else jumped out of the ship and raced to the cloudy beach. Leaving only Zoro, Accelerator, Robin, Jackal and George on the ship.
"So you boys won't be joining in the fray?" Robin asked.
"I'm going to take a nap," Accelerator mumbled. He turned around and walked back in. "I need some peace and quiet since the brat kept bothering me throughout all the trip."
"I'll be on the lookout," George said. "We don't know what we are dealing with so it's best to stay on high alert."
"I'll join you guys in a minute, I'm just taking in the scenery," Zoro added.
Robin noticed Luffy playing with the others and smiled. "The captain can smell adventure huh? I never stop to think of any of this as an adventure. Maybe I should reconsider my stance."
Zoro just watched as Robin jumped off the ship to join the others on the cloud shore. Meanwhile on the side of the ship. No one noticed a figure sneaking up on the boat from under the clouds.
"Ahh, this feels nice~!" Chopper sighed lazily. He along with Laura were relaxing on one of the cloud hills.
"You said it. After a stressful time getting up here, it feels nice just to kick back and relax," Laura replied. She was so relaxed that she didn't notice Chopper rolling around on the fluffy cloud.
"Ahoy~!" Luffy yelled hanging upside the tree. "This is your captain speaking! I must inform you that this place is too awesome to make any captain's decision!"
"Since when have you been making any captain's decisions?" Chris asked, leaning back on the tree.
"The choices he makes almost got us killed, many times," Cynthia said. She, Wendy, Usopp, Shervan and Index were making cloud castles.
"Either way, I hear yah captain," Usopp replied. "What do you say about sitting around and doing nothing?"
"Hm...Nothing sounds like a plan to me," Luffy thought a bit, before answering. "Denied!"
"Dah~! So that means no!?" Usopp yelled.
"Of course~! We need to eat as well!" Index scoffed.
"How are you still hungry?" Cynthia asked. "You just ate most of the large fish Sanji saturated."
"That was only an appetizer!" Index scowled.
"Wow...Touma was right, you are a black hole," Cynthia mumbled. Unfortunately, Index heard and immediately lunged at Cynthia biting her forehead. "OW! Why don't you bite Touma's head?!"
"AH~!" Lucy stretched her arms with a smile on her face. "This is great~! We don't have to worry about marine or any creeps chasing us!"
"You said it!" Nami agreed. "We don't normally stay on one island for too long, so this feels like a nice break."
"It's been a while since we had a chance to relax," Marie said, glancing at the scenery. "Let's just hope nothing bad happ-~!"
"STOP~!" Kirika yelled out and quickly covered her mouth.
"You're going to jinx us," Shirabe nodded in agreement.
"MMP~!" Marie grunted trying to get Kirika's hands off of her mouth.
Tsubasa and Levy were relaxing under a makeshift beach hut. "I can't believe that we are sitting on chairs made of clouds," Levy said.
"I wonder if the residents built it," Tsubasa wondered. "These clouds look much different from the ones at the beach."
"You're right," Levy bounced on it for a bit. "It's a lot spongy."
"Hey look what I found!" Luffy called out. He grabbed a green pumpkin growing out of the palm tree.
"A green pumpkin?" Wendy repeated oddly. "I've never seen a green pumpkin before."
"Time to eat~!" Luffy chomped down on the pumpkin, only to feel it as hard as a rock. Luffy's mouth was swollen and damaged.
"Ow~! It's so hard~!" Luffy grumbled. He then turned to Chris and tossed the pumpkin at her. "Hey Chris, try to blast it open!"
"Huh?" Before she could react, Chris was greeted by the pumpkin landing on her face. Shervan, Cynthia, Wendy, Usopp and Index watched as it rolled out of her face and she caught it, looking pissed off.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU~!?" Chris bellowed with shark teeth while throwing the pumpkin right back at Luffy. The pumpkin bounced off the branch beside Luffy and flew straight at Touma.
"Hey, Index, Sanji prepare some sna-" The boy was interrupted when the green pumpkin slammed right into his face. The other close-by winced as the boy collapsed backwards.
"No~! The snacks~!" Index wined with grief.
"What about Touma~!?" Cynthia exclaimed while backhanding the nun.
"That was unfortunate timing on his part," Usopp said with condolences.
"He really does have bad luck," Wendy agreed.
"Whoa~! Nice shot Chris, you were able to get him from where you were standing~!" Luffy shouted in amazement.
"I WAS AIMING FOR YOU DUMBASS~!" Chris roared with shark teeth.
George was on high alert as he surveyed the entire shoreline. After hearing footsteps, he turned to find Accelerator approaching him.
"Weren't you going to take a nap?" George asked.
"Yeah, but I just need to make sure the brat is alright," He answered.
"I understand...always protecting someone close to you," George slowly nodded. "...I have a disturbing feeling about this place, so we need to stay sharp. We never know where our enemies will strike."
"Yeah, with my abilities we have no worries," Accelerator bragged as he turned and walked off. Once he was at a safe distance, his body was suddenly shifting into a tall female figure with red twin-tail hair. "...The Blue Sea people won't know what hit them~! Ni-."
The female tripped and fell into the cloud ocean.
"Hurry up Zoro~! You're missing all the fun~!" Megumi called out, waving to him.
"Yeah, yeah I'm coming," Zoro sighed, looking down at his feet. "Geeze, I didn't know I'll get wet from walking up here…!"
Zoro caught a glimpse at a weird-looking thing near his feet. He picked it up and scanned it. "A towel? What are the odds."
He lightly rubbed the 'towel' on his feet.
"Suu! Suu!"
"...Did you guys hear that?" Gray asked Shirabe.
"Hear what?" Shirabe asked.
"Suu Suu!"
"That…" Gray stated.
"Where is that coming from?" Shirabe asked. The two noticed Zoro wiping his feet with a white creature. "Zoro~! Why are you wiping your feet with a creature?"
"Fox…?" Zoro said cluelessly. He looked at the creature which suddenly blinked at him. "Whoa~! Sorry about that."
After letting go of the fox, Zoro watched it land on its feet and shake itself. Gray and Shirabe observed it closely.
"Is this a Sky-Fox?" Shirabe asked while petting the fox a bit. An ethereal melody suddenly catches everyone's attention.
"Is that music?" Misaka asked while hearing the melody.
"It sounds like a harp playing," Yuko said.
Sanji suddenly pointed to a figure in the distance. "There's someone over there!"
After noticing a person atop the mound, everyone held their breath. The first person they encountered here wanted to kill them, so they were cautious.
"Is it that gorilla guy again?" Hime asked, alarmed, grabbing her device.
"We need the whistle~!" Chopper flailed. "Where's the whistle~!?"
"We don't need to call that old guy," Natsu pumped his fist. "This time I'm gonna kick his ass!"
"Uh...w-what if it's a girl?" Shervan asked.
"Then I'll still kick her ass," Natsu declared.
"N-no I mean I don't think it's the gorilla," Shervan stated. "It looks like a-"
"An angel," Sanji finished in shock. The figure revealed itself to be a girl with braided pigtails, blonde hair, and two antennas sticking out at the top of her head. In her hands, she was playing a blue harp. Once she stops playing, she turns to them with a smile.
"…Heso," she spoke.
"… … …Heso?" Everyone blinked in confusion.
"Gesundheit," Ray commented.
"Did she just say Belly Button?" Awatsuki repeated.
"...I think she meant something like a greeting," Asuka corrected.
The woman smiled. "Suu come here~!"
"Suu!" The fox chanted before trotting towards its owner.
"Are you guys have come from the Blue Sea world?" She asked.
"If that's what you call it then yeah," Luffy replied, picking up the pumpkin.
"We sailed up a river of clouds to get here," Shirabe explained. "Is this your home?"
"Yeah, it sure is, and I would like to welcome you to the Skypiea Angel Beach," She introduced. She noticed the pumpkin in Luffy's hands. "I bet you want to drink that."
"You're supposed to drink it?" Chris asked.
The girl nodded as she took the pumpkin and flipped it over. She then grabbed a knife and cut a small hole at the bottom. "The top of the connach is hard as steel. It's impossible to crack so you have to cut through from below."
Luffy, Natsu, and Happy stared in awed as she put a straw in the connach and gave it to Index. One sip in it, caused her to comically gawk in amazement. "This is so delicious~!"
"Really? Let me try a sip~!" Luffy grabbed it and took in a huge mouth full, causing Natsu and Usopp to smack the back of his head.
"That was more than a sip Luffy~!" Usopp charred.
"My name is Connis," She introduced herself kindly. She picked up her little fox creature. "And this little one is Su, She's a cloud fox. Feel free to ask me anything if you need it."
Sanji made his move on Connis. "Your eyes are setting my heart on f-."
"Lay off for now, Romeo," Nami ordered as she grabbed him by the ear and flung the cook to the side. She then glanced at Connis. "Actually we have a ton of questions. Sorry to bother you, but we have never been to a place like this before."
Misaka noticed something in the distance of the cloud sea. "Guys, something is coming towards us."
"Oh that's my father," Connis answered, also seeing what Misaka was seeing.
"Your father?" Hibiki exclaimed. She was able to notice a man that looked bald but had a strand of brown hair at the front of his head and a beard covering his mouth.
Everyone was surprised as the man was riding on the sea of clouds, similar to the Gorilla man they came across. However, the difference was that it was riding something that looked like a wooden water scooter.
"Hesoo Connis~!" He greeted.
"Hesso Father~!"
"Seriously can't you say hello like a normal person!?" Hibiki, Natsu and Luffy exclaimed.
"What is he riding on?" Happy asked, sipping a connach.
"That would be my father's Sky waver," Connis answered.
"Sky waver? That looks just like a water scooter back home," Misaka said to herself.
"Gang way~!" Connis's father warned as he was approaching the shore. "Stopping this is a bit difficult!"
"He's not slowing down," Asuka said alarmingly. "In fact, he's going faster!"
Luckily everyone was at a safe distance while Connis zipped past them and crashed onto the land. Most of them cringed from the impact.
Connis steady himself upright. "My goodness...is everyone alright?"
"YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CRASH~!" Asuka comically snapped.
"Hey Luffy, isn't that the waver you guys salvaged from that gallon?" Nami asked.
"Huh…?" Luffy was busy drinking but remembered. "Oh yeah, I remember."
"That must be the boat, Noland wrote in his diary," Levy realized. "Remember, A boat that can sail without wind."
"Did you make some new friends my Connis dear?" Connis's father asked.
"Yes Father," Connis replied. "They arrived here only a little while ago."
"Oh~Still adjusting to the White-White sea I see," He thought before bowing. "I'm sorry."
"Uh there's no need to apologize, sir," Lucy said.
"Ah~! I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Pagaya," He introduced. "I'm sorry for not introducing myself early."
"Again, there's no need to apologize," Lucy sighed.
"He sounds familiar," Shirabe mumbled while she stared at Shervan.
"So how was fishing today father?" Connis asked.
"Fishing?" Happy asked with stars in his eyes.
"Quite a successful adventure," Pagaya answered as he opened his basket and revealed a giant lobster.
"Giant lobster~!" Natsu, Index and Happy yelled with delight.
"It's actually a Sky Lobster," Pagaya corrected. "Oh, I have an idea. Why don't you join us for dinner? We can fill you up with the taste of the island."
"Awesome~! I'm getting a bit hungry after drinking this fruit juice!" Natsu said in excitement.
"Sky Island Cuisine?" Manatsu said excitedly.
"Before we begin, I have a question," Nami said, expecting the waver. "This boat doesn't have sails to catch the wind, and it doesn't have any rows as well. So how did you propel through the water?"
"Oh of course," Connis said, realizing. "You people aren't familiar with dials."
"Dials?" Happy repeated.
"Hey, can I try riding it?" Luffy asked.
"Why of course," Pagaya offered. He positioned the Sky Waver back on the water allowing Luffy to climb on. "The right pedal helps you accelerate, and the left one helps you brake. The steering handle lets you turn the wheel."
"So I just have to press this one ri-WAH~!" The second Luffy gently pressed the right pedal, the waiver to zoom forward at an accelerating rate. "Holy Crap~! It's moving~!"
"Wow~! Look at Luffy go!" Chopper shouted in awed. Everyone watched Luffy riding the waver on the cloudy ocean.
"I wanna go on it~!" Natsu exclaimed with starry eyes.
"Natsu have you already forgotten about your m-," Touma began, but Gajeel elbowed him.
"I wanna see how this goes," Gajeel snickered.
"So it's just like a water scooter," Marie confirmed. She then noticed something off. "But, why is the waver shaking so much?"
"He must be going too fast," Charla answered. "Reckless as always."
"Hey, Luffy~! Slow down or else you'll-" Megumi tried to warn him. However, Luffy was panicking so much from the wobbly, that he comically flew off the waiver screaming.
"Ah, it flipped," Usopp noted.
"A pretty big flip," Happy also noted. Luffy landed in the clouds.
"GAH~! Luffy~!" Chopper, Manatsu, Hibiki and Megumi's jaws dropped in shock.
"Oh no, I hope he's alright!" Connis said worriedly.
"I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let him use it," Pagaya said, also worried.
"Since Luffy can't swim, I hope the buoyancy is lighter than ours," Sanji deadpanned.
"I wonder, do Devil fruits act differently when they're in the sea of oceans?" Ray pondered.
"Well this place is different from the normal sea, so it could be that he might float," Kuroko thought. Megumi, Kinoko, Hibiki and Chopper gawked at them in disbelief.
"GGGGOGUHHHH!..." Luffy was slowly sinking in the ocean of clouds.
"Ah, he sank," Chris said nonchalantly.
"I guess I was wrong for once," Zoro said in a modern tone.
"Don't worry Luffy I'll save you~!" Chopper called out.
No one seemed to notice Erza and Tsuchimikado absent as they were exploring deep into the forest. Erza was more like dragging the blonde boy. Once they were in an open area away from the shore, Erza stopped, causing the blonde to speak. "So are we going to start making out here? I don't mind if we are rushing to that part."
"Don't worry, I'll make this brief," Erza answered, ignoring him a bit. "You told yourself that you are a Level 0 esper right?"
"Yup," Tsuchimikado answered.
Erza crossed her arms, with a slight grin on her face. "And yet, you were the one who brought up the fact that we were from different worlds. You weren't as surprised as the others."
"Wow~! Complimenting my cool factor," Tsuchimikado grinned back. "It's like you're trying to swoon me on getting my secrets."
"So you admit that you have a secret," Erza smirked.
Tsuchimikado chuckled. "I guess it wouldn't matter if I told you, but I used to be a magician. A member of Necessaries; a magical organization from the Roman Church. Index belongs in that church as well. I left the church and went to Academy City, losing my magical abilities and gaining my esper powers."
Erza was a bit shocked but didn't show it much. "Have you told anyone else?"
"Touma's the only one who knows my secret," Tsuchimikado replied. "You can say that I'm a spy on both sides. In our world, spellcasters of magic, and espers of sciences are mortal enemies. I'm the guy who makes sure the balance is settled and both sides don't cause anything that could lead to war."
"So you're an esper, but you can still use magic?" Erza asked.
"Yup, but with a cost," Tsuchimikado answered. "I would tell you more, but we got company."
Looking alarmed Erza drew her swords and turned to a figure behind her.
...A figure that made her eyes widen in disbelief.
..That made her drop her sword.
"It's been a while...Erza," A man said.
Tsuchimikado heard Erza sobbing a bit, as tears were rolling down her face. He couldn't tell if it was sadness or happiness. The scarlet mage stuttered her words trying to say the figure's name.
"S-Simon?"
Peace: So how did it go at the beginning?
Yang: Minus Gwen almost starting a Fairy Tail fan war, nothing good happened.
Gwen: That as well as Yang's crush on N-
Yang: Another word, and I'll slam you with my jam hammer.
Gwen: Really? You're going to hit me with that?
Yang: No, it's an idle threat.
Sanya: I wonder what it's like to have someone crushing on a character?
Raven: You'll find out soon enough Sanya.
Peace: Next Chapter: The Forbidden Island
Sanya: What do you mean?
Freddy: You'll find out soon enough, by the way. You and the author are going to do the next chapter's answering.
Me: W-What?!
Freddy: Think of it as a special between you two.
Yang: Yeah, I mean it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he has a thing for Sanya.
Sanya: What does that mean…?
