Yo!
I'm REALLY glad to see that everyone thought the last chapter was much better! (I myself actually ENJOYED writing it) And I got so many really awesome reviews and PMS about it! THANKS SO MUCH YA GUYS! *cries*
Anyway, just for future referenceee, I'mma have two OC's introduced in this chappie (And they are NOT animal men in case you're wondering!) I hope you like them, and I hope you like this chapter as much as the last one!
P.S BEWARE OF PLOT TWISTS!
"Oi...Are they dead?"
Everyone was gathered around the two beaten boys while Chopper was treating them. They all inched closer and closer until Chopper popped an irk mark and yelled at them to step back.
Luffy cocked his head confused. He noticed that they had tall red hair with colorful beads intertwined that fanned straight up from their heads. It reminded Luffy of a tassel.
"Their hair is funny looking!" He laughed maniacally as Nami and Usopp hit him over the head.
"JERK!"
Along with the tassel-like hair, there was one small teeny-tiny little detail that made them different from normal, average boys...They both looked exactly the same!
"Oi! They're awake!"
The two identical boys shot up at the same time and saluted.
"WE ARE PERFECTLY FINE TEDDY-SAMA-SAN! WE SHALL RETURN TO WORK!"
Everyone made a surprised noise in their throat and the two boys looked around, noticing they were around strange people.
"Huh?"
Chopper sat in front of them with a giggle.
"How are you two feeling?" A cute little blush appeared on his smiling face. The boys sweatdropped.
"AAAAAAHHHH! IT'S AN ANIMAL-MAN!"
Chopper screamed.
"WHERE!?"
"Idiot!" Nami yelled as she punted Chopper away from the boys. He went sailing into a tree.
"Eh!?" The boys had a half-scared half-confused look on their faces as they turned toward Nami. Luffy sneaked behind them and poked their hair.
"WOW! It IS just like a tassel!" He swooned. The boys screamed again and Usopp kicked him away this time.
"Geez! Don't these morons have ANY sympathy?!" Nami sighed.
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"Listen, we aren't bad guys. We hate the animal-guys too." Nami coaxed.
The boys relaxed a little and drank some milk that Brook oh-so-generously provided. Chopper had returned sniffling and Luffy was back to poking their hair.
"So...Who might you little ones be?" Robin asked kindly.
"I AM ARSEN-ISEN!" Announced one.
"I AM ARLEN-HISEN!" Announced the other.
"WE BOTH ARE BROTHERS WHO WORK FOR TEDDY-SAMA-SAN!" Announced them in unison.
Then they fainted. Everyone grew shark teeth and shouted. "YOU PASSED OUT!?"
Once they woke back up, Luffy crossed his arms menacingly.
"So...You two tassel-heads work for the bear-guy, eh?"
Arsen and Arlen screamed in fright and hugged each other.
"NO! I MEAN-YES! WE DON'T WANT TO! "
Luffy raised his eyebrows and his eyes shadowed.
"So...you're saying..."
Everyone looked toward him cautiously. Usopp and Chopper hid behind Robin.
"YOU BOTH ARE COOKS!?" He shouted with sparkles coming from his eyes. Nami shouted at him.
"HOW DID YOU GET "COOK" FROM THAT?!"
"He hasn't had his breakfast yet..." Remarked Robin.
"My brother and I lived peacefully with out parents before we came here..." Started Arsen. "Then we were kidnapped by Teddy-Sama-San and we became his slaves-isen."
"Slaves eh?" Zoro sat stiffly. "Like the fish-men?"
"And Hammock." Added Luffy.
"Who?"
"Anyway." Interrupted Arlen. Then his eyes widened and started begging. "PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR INTERUPTING PIRATE-SAMAS!" Then he passed out.
"AGAIN!?"
Arsen looked this way and that, as if expecting to get hit for his brother's wrong-doing. Nami frowned in sympathy and patted the boy's shoulder.
"Look. We aren't like those Animal-Bastards, alright?"
Arsen nodded and picked his now awake brother up. Luffy just sat silently.
"We could give a little info on Teddy-Sama-San if you pirates want..." Said Arlen softly. "We don't like them. And you are the first visitors of this island for a long time-Hisen."
"Really!?" Everyone looked at each other with odd expressions. "But the island is so big!"
"The visitors see it." Arsen added. "They just get sunk by the animal-men. Their sharp-shooters are extremely accurate; they were made that way..."
"Wait, what?" Franky cocked his head. "Made?"
"Aa! Most of the animals were either made or enhanced with special injections!" They stated in unison. "Teddy-Sama-San and his family were the only animal-men left in the world. So Teddy-Sama-San and his sons spent many years kidnapping helpless humans and morphing them with animals to recreate his race."
Everyone's mouth opened in shock. "How is that even possible!?" Thought Franky. Arsen and Arlen looked down, shuddering.
"We were spared. Five years ago, our family had been trying to find a new home. But, our passenger ship sunk from the cannons and our whole family had been taken prisoner." Arlen clenched his fists. "Our parents were used for the morphing, but Arsen and I were too young. They used us as slaves instead."
Nami put her hand over her mouth. How awful! These two boys have been through hell. They couldn't have been for then five when that happened!
"But." Arsen sniffed. "Baby Bear-Chan took to liking us. He was Teddy-Sama-San's youngest son. He wasn't a baby though. That was just his name. Then he had a big argument with Teddy-Sama-San and he ended up leaving the island. We don't really know why or how. Ever since then, we've only had each other."
"The last thing he said was something about 'pirates' and 'drawing a map.' But we were so young back then we don't remember."
Once they had finished, things were silent for a long time. Luffy took off his hat and stared at the boys.
"Listen, Tassel-Hairs." They looked up at him nervously. "I am sick and tired of hearing about all this 'Slave' bull-shit everywhere."
Everyone stared at Luffy in shock. "Luffy!?" He stood up, leaving his hat on the ground.
"I guess I just can't understand..." He clenched his fist.
"WHY PEOPLE THINK IT'S ALRIGHT TO OWN A LIVING BEING!"
The boys gasped in wonder and began to tear up. The others relaxed and Nami chuckled.
"There's my Luffy!" She thought.
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"Oi. Nami."
It was now the middle of the day. Luffy, Usopp, and the boys were playing some weird game and Nami was sitting in the grass, watching Franky fix the Sunny. She turned back and saw Chopper.
"Chopper! What's wrong?"
Chopper plopped on the grass with a 'plip' and sighed.
"Sanji still hasn't come back."
"I know."
Chopper stared up at her.
"What happened?'
"Nothing Chopper...He's just being a five-year-old. He'll be back."
Chopper wiggled his nose. Nami smiled and pet him on the head.
"You worry so much. Let me do the worrying, 'kay?"
"Aa." He replied. Nami smiled as Chopper left to join Luffy and everyone. Nami turned back toward the Sunny.
"A young bear..."
"Drawing a map..."
"Pirate..."
Suddenly, her eyes widened. She stood up and rushed back to the campsite.
"It can't be him!"
Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and the boys stopped when Nami rushed toward them. They all cocked their heads in unison.
"Nami?" Luffy asked.
"Arsen! Arlen!" Nami panted. "What did you say Teddy's son was named?"
"Well, he's got three. Big Bear, Little Bear, and Baby Bear."
"The one who befriended you!"
"That was Baby Bear-Chan!"
"Did he have any other names?"
Arsen and Arlen looked at each other oddly. Then looked back.
"Well, those were just their nick-names. Their real names were Bison, Billow, and Bepo..."
Nami gasped and grabbed Arsen's shoulder.
"Was that Baby Bear's real name?" She shouted. "HIS NAME WAS BEPO?!"
The strawhat's jaws dropped open and Usopp fell over in shock.
"BEPO?!"
The two boys screamed and hugged each other.
"W-was that the wrong answer? Did we say something wrong!?"
A question mark popped out of Luffy's head.
"Who's Bepo?"
"REMEMBER!? THE BEAR FROM LAW'S CREW?"
Luffy's head jolted up and he grinned.
"Oh yeah! Trafoa's weak bear-guy!" He started laughing. Everyone sweatdropped.
"He isn't fazed by anything, is he?"
"You guys know Baby Bear-Chan?" Arsen and Arlen looked up at Nami amazed. She chuckled.
"Let's just say he's on a friend of our's crew."
"Like a PIRATE CREW!?"
Nami nodded. "Yep!"
Sparkles appeared in their eyes and they jumped up.
"AWESOME! BABY BEAR-CHAN!"
Then they passed out again.
"DO YOU TWO NEED MEDICAL HELP OR SOMETHING!?"
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Evening
"Geez. Sanji's still not back yet..."
Everyone was lying around with their tongues out. The echo of growling stomachs could be arranged into a melody. Nami pinched her nose.
"I knew that Sanji would be jealous...But I never thought that he'd go so far as to let someone go hungry!"
Sanji would never let ANYONE go hungry. Even his worst enemy! Nami closed her eyes. Either he's so angry that he lost his honor, or he's in trouble. But...he did refuse to give Luffy food. Maybe his honor HAD been shot. She shook her head. What an idiot!
Then she suddenly stood up and stomped toward the portable stove (Made from a heat dial) she rummaged through Sanji's tent and grabbed some ingredients from inside. Then she pulled out a giant pot and threw everything in.
"Hah! You don't have to be a cook to make a stew!"
At the smell of the stew, everyone perked up and ran to the picnic table with their spoons out. As she was stirring she yelled. "IT'LL TAKE A SECOND YOU SAVAGES!"
Once the stew was done she poured it out in all of their bowls and sat down to eat. It wasn't all that bad. Of course it would never come CLOSE to Sanji's, but at least it was edible. Everyone slurped it down.
NAMI! Can I have more!?"
Nami was about to shout NO to Luffy, but then she saw him, puppy-dog eyes and a pouty frown. She sighed and smiled.
"Sure."
He wooped happily and sat back down, waiting.
"Hey! I want some more too!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Arlen and Arsen laughed at them all, then looked at each other.
"It's been five years since we've been this happy-hisen."
Arlen sniffed and nodded.
"It feels really good!"
They both laughed and finished their meal happily.
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Night
"Nami..."
"Luffy? What are you doing up so late?!"
"I can't sleep...I'm having weird dreams..."
"Weird...dreams?"
"What's that stuff Robin uses to stay awake?"
"Coffee? But-"
"I need to drink it..."
"Wha-Why?"
"So I can't sleep..."
"Luffy?"
"I'm getting it..."
"LUFFY WAIT! YOU CAN'T DRINK COFFEE!"
Gah! Yet ANOTHER not romance chapter! Oh well, I DID have to set up that plot twist...(Bepo...Bet you didn't expect that...)
But never fear...The next chapter or two will be PURELY romance. Some things I've been dancing around shall come into play, so, LOOK FORWARD TO LUNA FINALLY! *passes out like the brothers*
Readers: SHE PASSED OUT?!
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