ONE PIECE

Two Worlds, One Family

A young woman struggling to find her place in the world wakes up to find a bunch of cats in her room...cats that turn out to be the characters from her favourite TV show, One Piece! Bound to each other, whether they like it or not, and trying to figure out a way to find a certain somebody's lost Nakama and get everyone back to their home, what follows is bound to be chaos, friendship, tears, romance - and, adventure! (Kind of a re-write of Straw Cat Pirates).

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

Nightmares And Daydreams

"I'm falling to pieces , (cos when a heart breaks no it don't breakeven), oh you got his heart and my heart and none of the pain..."

Penelope, Jacob, Robert, Carmilla and Georgia listened silently to the music. They had acquired Emma's I-Pod and wallet, but neither of these items was going to help them figure this out at all.

Except...

"Carmilla, I think we made a mistake." Georgia said suddenly.

Carmilla's blue eyes switched to her sister. "Why is that, sis?"

"We should have kept this in our world...as weird as that sounds." Georgia muttered, leaning back in her chair. She was bored - she would have killed to scan an image in at 350 dpi, and that was saying something! This world was too primitive, too weird, too insane for Georgia's liking. She'd spent way more time out in the sun than what she was used to - her hair was turning orange! "I mean, I don't know Emma that well, but I know that she's not so bad as to warrant a killing order..."

"Ssh!" Carmilla hissed.

Georgia raised an eyebrow. "What?!"

Penelope covered Georgia's mouth with her hand. "Even walls have ears." She muttered darkly, looking around as if she expected to see a bunch of Enel-styled earlobes hanging from the ceiling.

Georgia rolled her eyes, but then she remembered that almost everybody that she'd met in this world had some freaky power, so she kept quiet.

Robert leaned forwards, suddenly looking older than he had before. "Georgia, in this world, you can'tsay that sort of thing."

"Tell me why not." Georgia mumbled.

"These people," Jacob stated. "Are capable of killing, and won't hesitate to do so if you defy them."

"You saw what he did to that woman." Carmilla reminded Georgia, who shuddered despite herself. Carmilla's eyes softened. "Georgia, don't worry, we'll be okay...just keep your head down, and your mouth shut, and we'll survive and, hopefully, get home."

"Mum and Dad must be going insane by now." Georgia said ruefully.

Robert put a hand on her shoulder. "I know what you mean." He told her. "We'll stay together, and figure this out."

"Some of these guys on the ship arepretty cute!" Penelope mused, and Carmilla face-palmed.

"Hey, I'm cute." Jacob reminded her.

"Not really." Penelope and Carmilla said in unison.

"Then again," Carmilla went on, looking serious all of a sudden. "If we can't get back to our own world, then..." She exchanged a look with her colleagues.

"We start up our careers here?" Jacob guessed.

"We find ourselves a great love life here?" Penelope asked.

"We retire on a nice tropical island here?" Robert suggested.

Carmilla nodded. "We might not have any choice."

"No!" Georgia stood up angrily, snatching up Emma's I-Pod as she spoke. "I won't accept that!"

"Georgia, calm down." Robert said.

"I'll be upset if I want!" She retorted.

"No, Georgia, he's right." Penelope said, adjusting her glasses. "You have a lot of career options in this world."

"I don't care!" Georgia snapped, stubbornly. "I want to go back to my world - to our world!" She looked around at them. "We don't belong in this world, and you know it." She then stalked over to the door, and threw it open, nearly making it go flying off its hinges.

She stalked straight past Garp, hardly seeing him at all, but he had heard everything, and he saw the tears glistening in the red-head's blue eyes.

"Hey, Chopper," Emma began, as she followed the reindeer and Robin to the women's quarters. "Umm, whatever you might have seen..."

"I do not want to talk about it." Chopper said firmly, holding up one hoof. He muttered something about disinfecting his med-bay.

Emma blushed, but nodded. "Yes, one subject change, coming right up!" She said, with fake enthusiasm. "How's Nami's condition? Will her shoulder be okay?" She shuddered, remembering seeing the bullet tear through the navigator's skin.

Chopper nodded confidently. "Hai! Law and I worked on her shoulder. Some of the tendons were damaged but, once we were able to remove the bullet from where it was lodged between her clavicle and scapula, her mobility was restored, and her trapezius was able to start recovering on its own, as well!"

"...so, she'll be okay, right?"

Chopper looked up at Emma. "Within a few weeks, it should be back to normal."

Emma sighed. "That's a relief...I was so worried..."

Robin smiled, as they reached the door to the women's room, and she knocked lightly.

The door was immediately opened by Zoro. "Look, ero-cook..." He began, but then trailed off, seeing that the blonde was nowhere in sight. He sighed. "Or, not." He nodded to them, and moved aside to let them pass.

They found Nami sitting up in bed, reading a book. She was heavily bandaged at the shoulder, and looked a little bit pale but, other than that, she looked no worse for wear.

This worried Chopper, however. "Nami, what are you doing?!" He exclaimed, hurrying over to the bed. "You should still be lying down! Does it hurt anywhere?!"

Nami shook her head. "Surprisingly, no." She gave Chopper an odd look in response to the one he was giving her. "Why? Should it be?"

Chopper considered this. "I suppose it's not a bad thing, but...you're not supposed to heal so fast." He said, accusingly.

Nami rolled her eyes. "Says who? I feel great!" She stretched her arms, and then winced. "Or...maybe not..."

"Don't move it around so much!" Chopper fussed, climbing onto the little stool by the bed, where Zoro had previously been sitting, and carefully examined her shoulder.

Nami just sighed, and then looked over to the door, to where Robin and Emma were lingering.

"Robin-Nee-San, Emma, come in, it's okay." Nami smiled. "This is your room too, you know."

"Are you sure, Nami-Chan?" Robin asked her, as they stepped inside. "Emma-San and I could sleep elsewhere, or else you could stay in the med-bay, while you're recovering?"

Nami shook her head. "Thanks, but no thanks. I feel fine." She noticed their disbelieving looks. "Really, I'm fine." The navigator looked thoughtful. "I actually feel stronger than I did a few weeks ago...oh, and that reminds me..." She began.

Robin smiled. "It was Luffy-San's birthday the other day, wasn't it?"

Nami nodded. "Yes. We were so busy running around, that we forgot. We should ask Sanji to make something special for him."

"I'm sure if you ask him, then he will." Emma commented. I can't believe I forgot Luffy's birthday! But, then again, he did, too...hey, come to think of it...that Saturday was my Mum's birthday...happy birthday, Mum...

Nami laughed softly. "Perhaps."

Emma smiled, and then looked down. "Nami, I...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry that you got hurt..."

Nami waved it off. "Forget it. We're pirates - we're used to this. What about you?" She looked at her curiously. "Are you okay?"

Emma nodded. "Sure, sure..."

"And your back?" Nami asked suspiciously.

Emma paused, and then nodded. "Yeah...Ace-Chan fixed it for me."

"Really?" Zoro raised an eyebrow. "How did he manage to do that?"

"Well, I'll show you later." Emma promised.

True to her word, at Luffy's birthday dinner the following night, after they ate dinner and then dessert (complete with the Birthday Song) and then a second dinner, Emma showed them her new tattoo (because Nami and Zoro told Luffy about it, and he commandeered her plate of pork chops and wouldn't give them back until she'd showed them).

Emma was wearing blue denim shorts and a purple singlet (borrowed from Nami), and she stood up and turned around, carefully lifting up the back of her top, and revealing her new and (highly) improved tattoo.

The reactions of everybody else (save for Chopper, Robin, Ace, and Law, who had already all seen it) were varied.

"Eyaaaaaee?!" Franky shouted.

"Wow, I have to admire Ace's workmanship." Usopp praised.

"Yeah, he managed to fix it up good." Zoro admitted.

"Oh, Emma-Chwan, the beauty of your back is rivaled by no other!" Sanji cheered.

"Does this mean that she's a member of the Whitebeard Pirates now?" Yosaku wanted to know.

"It must be, bro." Johnny nodded seriously.

"You don't get somebody else's symbol tattooed onto you..." Zoro muttered, and Nami shot him a sharp look. "Uh...present company accepted, Nami?"

Where the Hell did he dig that saying up from? Nami wondered, as she switched her gaze back to Emma, who had put her top back down, but was still standing with her back to them, nervously biting at her nails.

Nami glanced at Luffy, who was staring across at his brother. Ace was looking back at Luffy - they appeared to be having a silent conversation with their eyes.

Luffy looked up at Emma, and loudly announced: "Well I think it rocks!"

Emma turned around, looking surprised. "You do?"

He nodded. "Mmhmm. You can have whatever mark you want on your back." He told her. "It also matches Ace's." He grinned.

Emma looked visibly relieved.

"Then again, it's just a decoration." Nami stated. "And you know, decoration, decor, as in a room - Emma's been around long enough to make her own decisions, she's part of the furniture." She shrugged, and finished off her tomato soup. "More soup please, Sanji-Kun."

"Why of course, my little mellorine!" Sanji said immediately.

Emma returned to her seat next to Law, and then thought of something. "Hey, wait a minute, Law-San..." He glanced up at her. "What's your crew eating?" She wanted to know, looking concerned. "Are they okay out there?" She asked, referring to the submarine.

Law shrugged. "They should be..."

"No, I don't accept that." Emma stated firmly. "We're all sitting here, eating Sanji-Kun's delicious cooking, and the rest of the Heart Pirates are probably wasting away to nothingness - we should share with them!" She declared.

"Oh, Emma-Chwan, you're so thoughtful!" Sanji sighed. "Always thinking about others!"

Emma grinned. "I'll go and get them now." She said, and headed up the staircase and out onto the deck.

"So, really," Zoro asked, once she was gone. "What does everybody here think of her new tattoo? You may pass it off as nothing, but we all know how big a deal this is." He glanced at Ace.

"I want her to join the Whitebeard Pirates." Ace said flatly, reaching for some more proscuitto.

"Forget it, she's joining us." Luffy said, just as flatly. "I don't care what mark she has on her back."

"Neither do I." Law said quietly.

The three of them exchanged a glance.

Robin barely suppressed a smile, unfazed by the current situation, even though the others seemed to be worried. She had a feeling that things would play out as they were meant to and, in the mean time, she would keep an eye on things...or two, or maybe even three...

The next day was a relaxing one. Johnny and Yosaku were training with Zoro (it was a very one-sided training session, since Zoro was clearly the better of the three). Sanji was doting on Robin and fussing over Nami's injury, as was Chopper, much to the orange-haired woman's annoyance, and Robin's amusement. Usopp was almost finished building the extra bed for Emma (she'd slept in Robin's bed the night before, and Robin had taken the night-watch). Franky was in the workshop as well, making an adjustment on the Thousand Sunny's heating system. Luffy was fishing, in the hopes of catching a good old East Blue Sea King. Ace was in the crows nest, keeping watch in case of danger, which he would immediately burn down for disrupting such a beautiful and peaceful day). Eight members of the Heart Pirates were finishing their breakfasts - they'd eaten later, as they'd gotten back late from getting supplies from a teeny-tiny nearby island - and one, their captain, was currently leaning on the railing overlooking the grass deck. His eyes were glued to the red-haired woman, sitting on the swing (why did the Straw Hats have a swing on their ship?) and singing.

"Sometimes, the feeling is right, you fall in love for the first time...heart-beat, and kisses so sweet, summer-time love in the moonlight..."

It was an interesting song, Law had to admit, but who was this Doctor Jones guy? Then again, Emma knew some pretty weird songs.

Just then, Emma jumped off the swing, leaping into the air and then rolling onto the grass, spring up in a defensive position.

Law raised an eyebrow. What is she...?

"A lowly Marine dares to cross paths with the Demon Of War!" Emma said, in what she must have thoughtwas a whisper but, on the other side of the ship, Robin paused in her book-reading to listen. "But, the Demon Of War is no longer the useless child she once was!" She lashed out with a sudden front kick, before side-stepping, and getting her invisible foe into a head-lock.

Law then realised what she was doing - she was role-playing.

Robin smiled, and returned to her book.

Law watched Emma practice her moves. She seemed no worse for wear, despite her recent run-in with Doflamingo. Law still shuddered to think of what would have happened if Nami hadn't gotten that key.

Emma, standing with her back to him, suddenly said: "But, what's this? A new challenger has stepped up, or has he? Is the Surgeon Of Death too cowardly to take on the terrifying Demon Of War?" She lifted her right hand, and made the 'come on' signal with her finger. "Or, will he satisfy her?"

Law smirked. Oh, so she wanted him to satisfy her, did he?

Well, he certainly wouldn't say no to that.

Their days were spent in pretty much the same way - training, relaxing, and waiting for the compass to tell them where Brook was. So far, it hadn't given them any clues yet, but they decided that they weren't in much of a hurry.

After all, it wasn't like the world was going to end anytime soon, right?

Everybody began to notice that Ace and Law seemed to be silently and subtly warring for Emma's attention. Not in the childish and immature way, but with casual comments and the occasionally excuse - Law would request Emma's assistance if somebody got hurt, or Ace would say that he needed to clean the wounds around her tattoo for her. Every time, Emma would sigh, but smile, and go straight away.

On a particularly sunny day, everybody was relaxing, and enjoying the cold drinks made by Sanji.

Bepo was crashed out on the deck, complaining that it was too hot, and the girls had spent a great deal of time making a fuss over him, much to Shachi and Penguin's disbelief.

Now, the latter two, as well as Johnny and Yosaku, were sitting on the area of the deck that Usopp wanted to turn into a garden, and spying on the girls sunbathing on the other deck.

"Nami-Aneki sure is pretty, isn't she?" Yosaku said, staring at the orange-haired girl in the sexy red bikini.

"Bro, on a scale of one to ten, she is an eleven." Johnny informed his partner. "A total hottie."

"I dunno, I think that Nico Robin's mystery creates such beauty about her." Shachi admitted, nearly drooling as Robin stretched out on her deck-chair, showing off her new black one piece bathing suit. "So elegant and refined, a true woman of class."

"She's a babe..." Yosaku sighed dreamily.

"Then again, Emma's a real cutie, isn't she?" Penguin mused as the red-head, in a pale pink bikini with a black sarong, accepted the ice-cold lemonade from Sanji, who clearly thought the same thing as Penguin, because he was blushing.

"One foxy lady." Shachi agreed.

"Too bad she's already spoken for." The four men said in unison, looking kind of depressed as Usopp, who was busy planning his garden, just rolled his eyes but, for odd reason, his thoughts shifted over to Kaya. Usopp swallowed, and continued working.

"Hey, you know where we are right now?" Sanji realised, a little later on.

"On the ocean?" Luffy guessed, and Sanji kicked his captain's shin.

"I mean, this part of the East Blue!" Sanji snapped, and then he softened. "This is the part of the ocean near to Nami-Swan's home and Usopp's home..."

"Hey, you're right." Nami realised, sitting up in her deck chair. "That means that the Baratie is around here, too."

Emma looked at the gleam in Sanji's eye, and said: "Sanji-Kun, could it be that you want to stop by there?"

Sanji nodded eagerly. "Can we, can we, can we?"

Emma had to giggle at his eagerness. "Don't ask me," she looked over at Luffy. "It's up to the guy that you just kicked in the shin."

"Oh." Sanji paused, and then glanced at his captain. "Say, Luffy...you remember the food there, right?"

Luffy's eyes lit up. "Do I ever! Let's go! Franky!" He called. "Set a course for the Baratie!"

Nami rolled her eyes, and got to her feet, stretching (and, causing Sanji's nose to bleed a little), saying: "I'll take over for awhile, Franky...hmm...?" She suddenly looked out at the sea, and her eyes narrowed.

Emma was saying: "Sanji-Kun, what is Zeff like? I can't wait to meet him!"

Luffy rolled his eyes. "Oh Emmy, not him too."

"What?!"

"Why do you always want to meet all these weird old guys?" Luffy asked her, putting his hands on his hips.

"Umm..." Emma shrugged. "I guess it's because I don't get along with my Dad the way I used to, or maybe I just miss my Granddad, I don't know!" She snapped. "I'm gonna go and find Ace-Chan..." She started to walk off, but Nami stopped her.

"On second thoughts, get everybody ready - there's a storm coming, and it's coming in fast." The navigator stated.

"I hate it when she says that." Luffy complained, but they all knew that he would pitch in and help - he didn't want to die, either.

Emma was panicked - it was her first storm out at sea! "Ace-Chan!" She called, and he was at her side nearly instantly. "Nami says there's a storm coming!"

Ace nodded calmly, and said: "Get below deck for now - we'll call you if we need any help."

Law gave him a Look that read: No we won't.

The others had to tell Usopp that he was not allowed to go below deck. He had to stay and help.

Down below deck, Emma sat on her new bed, as the ship was tossed around like a toy boat. She was suddenly so sure that they would crash and die somewhere. She had gotten changed, into a simple white dress, and was in the process of cleaning her promise ring, when her elbow brushed against her compass sitting beside her.

At once, a reddish-pink hologram appeared above it.

"What...is that thing?" Emma asked herself flatly, as the skeleton cat in the neck-tie yowled silently to the moon. "Of course...Brook would still be a skeleton...he's so cute!" She declared, just as another wave rocked the ship, and the compass flew from her hand. Emma was about to scrambled after it, when the door to the women's quarters was thrown open, and Zoro, Law, and Chopper rushed in - the two human men were carrying Nami, who had blood all down her shoulder.

"Her wound opened up again!" Chopper told Emma, as they laid Nami on the bed, and she let out a pained cry, looking pale. "Get a doctor, quickly!"

"You are a doctor!" Emma and Zoro told him.

Emma looked over at Law. "What do you need, Law-San?" She asked quickly.

"Anesthetic." Law replied briskly.

"I'm all out of it in my med-bay." Chopper told him, climbing onto a stool by Nami's bedside, and beginning to unwrap her bandages. "Do you have some on your sub?"

"I do. I'll get my crew to dive after I get what I need." Law nodded, and hurried out of the room.

Zoro looked at Emma. "Go with him - make sure he doesn't fall overboard."

Emma nodded, and dashed out of the room, making her way up onto the deck.

It was like being under attack. It felt as if all the water in the world had been collected and dumped onto that one section of the East Blue. She was drenched within a second of being out there.

She saw Luffy and Sanji rushing around, securing things and following Robin's orders. Franky and Ace were managing the helm.

Emma saw Law heading for the side of the ship, the side that his submarine was on. She envisioned his crew rushing about inside, keeping it stable for him to board.

Then, as if in slow motion, a massive wave rocked the ship, and Law lost his footing. He was thrown across the ship, and Emma immediately sent out a ribbon that grabbed onto him.

Just as it did, a second wave hit them, and Emma grabbed onto the first thing handy, which happened to be something that wasn't nailed down.

Oh well. At least it gave them something to grab onto when they went overboard.

"MAN OVERBOARD!" Usopp yelled from the crow's nest, just a third wave rocked the ship, and pushed Emma and Law, both of them clinging to the safety of a piece of driftwood that, hopefully would float, away from the Thousand Sunny.

A wave crashed into them, bringing with it more driftwood, and one of them blacked out.

"Okay, is everybody in one piece?" Nami, with her newly bandaged shoulder and a grim expression, asked, surveying the crew. They all nodded. "Okay, so who's not here?"

"Umm..." Usopp stepped forwards. "It's Law, and...Emma...they got washed overboard during the storm."

Everybody was shocked, to say the very least.

Ace had paled. "What?!" He cried, looking stunned. "But...she can't swim! No, no, no!" He clenched his fists.

"Ace, it's okay!" Usopp said quickly, alarmed by the Whitebeard pirate's panic. "Emma managed to grab a piece of driftwood before she went over."

"But, how can we be sure it will float and keep her above the water?!" Ace exclaimed, actually wringing his hands.

"We don't." Robin said flatly, but she held up Emma's compass, which emitted a small pinprick of light that pointed into the distance, towards the rising sun. "But, the Tomodachi No Konpasu does."

"That thing helped Emma to find us all," Nami mumbled, sinking into a nearby chair as Ace stared at the compass with an unreadable expression on his face. "And, now we keep using it to find her...just what is it?"

Robin turned the compass over in her hand, and said: "It has an inscription on the back - written in our ancient language."

Everybody stared at her for a second, then Nami asked: "Can...can you read it?"

Robin nodded. "Hai. It is literally translated into Hikari No Hime - Princess Of Light. It is meant to belong to the Princess of ancient legends. It is possible that Emma-San is carrying it for the Princess, or even that Emma-San is th-"

"Marine ship off the port bow!" Nami suddenly cried, pointing, and everybody froze.

"Evasive actions!" Luffy shouted, and everybody scurried to do what was needed.

Ace was squinting at the approaching ship. "Hang on...is that, Ojichan on the deck?"

"...evasive actions!"

"Hold on, Luffy, he's waving a white flag!" Ace realised.

"Evasive actions!"

"I can hear you, you ungrateful brat!" Garp shouted, shaking his fist. "Just you wait until I get there!"

"Go, go, GO!"

Ace and Luffy had bruises on their faces, and Garp was sitting on the deck, arms crossed, looking annoyed.

"Are you sure this is okay?" Bepo whispered nervously.

"Don't worry, that's their Grandfather." Nami replied. "He's...a strange one."

"I heard that, young lady!"

"Good!"

"Ojichan, we really don't need this now." Ace said, glaring at Garp. "Emiko's missi-"

"WHAT?!" Garp shouted, standing up fast. "You lost Emma?! I should have known you were too young for this, Ace!"

Ace stood his ground. "Don't you give me that, Ojichan! Don't act like you care so much about her!"

"What would you know?!" Garp was furious.

"You haven't been here!" Ace reminded him. "You weren't here when she was kidnapped and abused by Doflamingo! You weren't here when we fell off the cliff-wall! You weren't here when she was being hunted, strangled, and nearly bloody killed by all the men sent by your people!"

Garp was frozen on the deck, looking shocked. He was speechless.

"Just tell us why you're here, Ojichan." Luffy said, crossing his arms.

Garp glanced at him in surprise, and then nodded. He walked back onto the Marine ship (the Marines on board were sworn the secrecy, and had actually kind of agreed to this peaceful contact with the pirates) and returned a few minutes later.

"All of you," he said, stepping aside to reveal the young woman standing on the deck, looking stoic. "Say hello to Georgia Brown - she's going to stay with you from now on."

Everybody stared at her.

She stared back at them.

"Who are you?" Nami asked her.

"Does it matter?" Georgia said flatly.

"You can't say no." Garp added.

"I hate you." Ace sighed, putting a hand to his forehead.

"Another troublesome woman...great..." Zoro muttered.

"Mellorine..." Sanji sighed.

Nami rolled her eyes.

Georgia suddenly noticed that Bepo was standing near her. "Ahh, a bear!" She cried.

"Ahh, a ginger!" Bepo panicked at the sight of another red-head.

"Hey, only a ginger can call another ginger a ginger!" Georgia snapped.

"Okay then, ginger," Nami said, stepping forwards. "I repeat - who are you?"

"I'm Emma's classmate." Georgia replied. "You know, the one who stole her necklace. Yeah, that's me."

...

"WHAT?!"

Law sat on the driftwood, keeping one hand on the unconscious Emma, and his eyes on the lookout. But, aside from the occasional seagull, and a hammerhead shark, Law hadn't seen anything for the past day and a half, and Emma was still unconscious. He had checked her injuries and bandaged up her head with one of the bandages he always kept in the inside of his jacket. And, he made sure to lay his jacket over her, to protect her from the sun. It beat down relentlessly, and he knew that they would both need food but, more importantly, water.

This was an unexpected turn of events, and Law had a feeling that he knew why - they'd grown complacent with the calmness of the previous few days, and he had a feeling that the others would be worrying about them (well, mainly about Emma).

Especially Ace.

Slowly, Law came to grips with this, and nodded to himself. This could turn out perfect.

It was around this point, that Law felt Emma shift slightly, and he glanced at her, as she groaned, and opened her eyes.

"You okay?" Law asked her, his throat sore from lack of water.

Emma nodded, sitting up slowly and then faltering. Law caught her gently, keeping his hands under her elbows as she looked around in confusion. "Where are we?" Her voice sounded just as dry as his did.

"You don't remember what happened?" He asked her, and she shook her head. He looked at her suspiciously. "You don't remember where you were?" She shook her head again, not looking at him. "Do you...remember who I am?"

One hand went to her throat, as she shook her head again. "I'm sorry, no..." She whispered. "I don't even remember who I am...how do we know each other again?"

Oh yes, this could turn out to be more than perfect.

"All I knew is that my sister was missing." Georgia defended herself. "What would any of you have done?" She locked gazes with Nami. "You have a sister, right?"

"Yes..." Nami said. She was still suspicious. "I wouldn't steal a necklace from somebody, though!"

Zoro raised an eyebrow. "Uh, Nami..."

"Shut up Zoro!" Nami snapped. She turned back to Georgia. "Why should we trust you? Why are you here?"

"Because I want to go home." Georgia replied firmly. "I want out."

"Well, that's selfish of you, then, isn't it?" Nami rolled her eyes. "Thanks to you, none of us can go back, since Little Death got the necklace. And, you could've just asked us to do it for you..."

"Why would you have done it?!" Georgia asked them all, angrily. "My sister arrested Emma, remember? She and the others are working with the Marines now, but..." She glanced over at Garp, who nodded slightly. "I just want to go back...I miss my parents, and my work, and my boyfriend..."

"So," Usopp cut her off. "Did you research our world, like Emma did?"

Georgia nodded. "Yeah. Once I recognised Ace's tattoo, I started looking around." She shrugged. "Google told me everything about you guys."

"Georgia-Chan," Sanji said, appearing from nowhere with a cold drink for her. "Worry not, my dear - we will find a way to get you back home (to that boyfriend of yours who is so lucky)."

"Yeah, it definitely told me about you." Georgia rolled her eyes, but accepted the drink from Sanji. She sipped on it (it was blue and fruity and delicious) and then said: "But, all of that aside, what would you say, if I told you that I know where your next Ally is?"

"I'd say 'how the Hell do you know that'?" Nami and Zoro said in perfect unison.

Georgia said: "Some lady named Faith came to see me, alright? She had blue eyes, was about the height of the talking moose over there..."

"I'm a reindeer!"

"And she said - and I quote - 'you find next Ally not in this world, you come to village haunted by little girl with strong dream, and two from other world will open the door'." Georgia said, and then noticed the confused looks that she was getting. "What?!" She threw her hands up in the air. "Think about it! You need both me and Emma to open this door to this other world, to find your next Ally! Then I - we - can go home...once we find the last Ally..."

"Why should we trust you?" Zoro asked.

"Yeah, how do we know that Little Death didn't put you up to this?" Luffy asked, and Georgia's eyes flashed angrily.

"Don't mention the name of that little bitch!" Georgia snapped. "I hate being double-crossed like that, especially when I trust somebody enough to steal- I'm a police officer's sister, remember?"

"You know, that did sound just how Emma describes Faith." Usopp mused.

The others exchanged a glance, and then Zoro said: "So then, where is this village that's haunted?"

"You know." Georgia told him. "It's haunted by a little girl with a strong dream...your dream, Roronoa Zoro."

Zoro froze, and his face paled slightly. "How do you...?" She just looked at him. "Oh..." Zoro closed his eyes briefly. His hand was on the hilt of his white sword, and he could almost seeKuina standing there, telling him how weak he was.

"Zoro." Luffy said, and the swordsman opened his eyes, and looked at his captain. Luffy looked serious. "Everybody, here's what we're going to do." He looked at Ace. "We want to find Emmy," he glanced at the Heart Pirates. "And, we also want to find Law. So, we'll head in the direction that the compass is pointing, and find them. Then, we'll go to...umm..."

"Shimotsuki Village." Zoro said quietly.

Nami nodded. "Shimotsuki Village." She repeated, standing up. "I think I charted that one a few months ago - I'll consult my maps and chart a course."

"You'll really help me?" Georgia sounded surprised. They're really like this in real life?

"Well, we're doing this for us, as well." Nami stated, with her back to Georgia, but then she turned around, and smiled briefly. "Don't double-cross us - I hate that, too!"

Georgia nodded. "Wouldn't dream of it." She replied, exchanging a smile with Garp.

"So, we're both pirates?" Emma said, and Law nodded. "Which crew?"

"Well, I'm the captain of the Heart Pirates." Law replied. "And you..." He trailed off, and then sighed. "You're undecided."

"Huh?" Emma blinked. "How can I be undecided? Do I have options? What are my options?" Law glanced at her. She was looking at him with a very serious expression, and then she seemed to think of something. "Ohhhh, or...are the people my options? Do I have lots of friends? What about my family? Do I have a boyfriend?"

Law was startled by all these questions, especially the last one.

"Law." Emma said and, startled by the lack of honorific more than anything, the surgeon looked at her. She had her head tilted to one side, with a curious expression on her face. "How do we know each other? I feel as if you're somebody very important to me, but I..."

"Ahoy there!" A voice called out, and Emma and Law both turned to see a man rowing towards them. He was average-sized and muscular, and had black hair. He stopped by their piece of driftwood (which was barely big enough for the two of them). "I didn't expect to see drifters out here! Shipwrecked in the storm the other day, were we?"

Law and Emma didn't reply, and Emma moved so that she had placed Law between herself and the stranger.

The stranger noticed, and laughed. "No need to be shy, girlie! The name's Patty - I'm a sea-cook on a floating restaurant, the Baratie!" He said proudly.

It was then that Emma and Law realised just how hungry and thirsty that they actually were.

"Will you...please...let us eat at your restaurant, Patty?" Emma asked quietly, holding onto Law's arm. "We can't pay you..." She looked down, and then looked up again, holding onto Law's arm tighter. "But, we can work! Until our crew comes to collect us, we'll do whatever you want!" She wavered slightly, and Law caught her.

Patty looked surprised, but then he nodded slowly. "Well, I'll have to talk to the head-chef about this but, sure, climb aboard."

Zeff was, to say the very least, unimpressed that Patty had brought two strangers back, and berated the chef, telling him that he was turning into Sanji and couldn't say no just because one of the two was a girl.

He did, however, allow the two to be fed and watered. He, better than almost anybody, knew the feeling of being starved and parched like this.

The boy, Law, had been given a change of clothes - a white shirt and black pants.

The girl, Emma, also had on a new outfit - a white blouse and a white, knee-length skirt.

Zeff also noticed the bandage on Emma's head, and asked Law about it.

Law bluntly stated that they'd been washed overboard during a storm, and that Emma had been struck on the side of the head by a pice of driftwood. They'd clung to the other piece of driftwood in order to survive and, by some miracle, they had.

"You two are Devil Fruit users?" Zeff guessed. He noticed that Emma paused in her eating, and glanced at Law, who was sitting next to her.

Law nodded. "We are." He replied.

Emma blinked, and then swallowed her rice, glancing aside, as if trying to confirm that.

Zeff sighed, and had to ask the next question: "Amnesia?"

Law nodded. "I've assessed her injuries, and the recovery of her amnesia will hopefully respond well to positive influences."

"'Her' can hear you talking, you know." Emma said, rolling her eyes.

"So, you expect me to just keep you here, free of charge, while your girlfriend gets her memory back?" Zeff asked, leaning back.

Law glared at him. "I have ways of getting what I want."

Zeff wasn't fazed. "Oh, I'm about as scared of you as I would be of the World Government. I know very well who you two are."

"Wait, how does he know who I am?" Emma asked, looking between the two men, who ignored her, so she got huffy, and got up and stomped out of the room.

She found her way down to the kitchen, just as the door opened, and Patty came bustling out holding a birthday cake.

Just then, a voice from the kitchens called: "Patty, get back in here, the lobster came back to life!"

"How the Hell did it do that?!" He cried, and shoved the cake at Emma, who staggered slightly under its weight as Patty turned back around, not really noticing who he'd just handed the plate to. "Here, cake for table seven!" He went back into the kitchens.

"Umm...okay..." Emma muttered and, feeling confused, walked out to the main dining room, holding the cake. She stared down at the candles, and something about their glittery flames reminded her of somebody. The writing on the cake read 'Happy Birthday, Jimmy'. Something about that...happy birthday...happy birthday to you...hmm...

Emma looked around for table seven but, just then, a little boy called out: "Lookit, there's my birthday cake!" Emma immediately headed in the direction of that voice, placing the cake on the take in front of the little seven year old, who was surrounded by his friends and family. Jimmy beamed up at Emma, and said: "You have to start singing the Birthday Song!" He said, and everybody looked at her. "Then, everybody else joins in!"

Emma paled. What Birthday Song? What's a Birthday Song? A sudden thought found its way into her mind - of a very large group of people, sitting in a dining room and singing to a grinning young man with a straw hat...Emma clung onto that thought, but not too tightly. Okay, I just have to concentrate...okay...here goes...

Patty suddenly realised what he had done, and sprinted out of the kitchen, followed by the other chefs but, before they could reach the dining room, they heard the sounds of singing. The entire restaurant was singing happy birthday to little Jimmy, and one clear voice sang soprano over the rest. They stared at the new girl, Emma, and Law and Zeff, who were standing at the top of the stairs, did too.

Zeff just shook his head, but then he glanced at Law, and correctly interpreted the look on the boy's face. Zeff sighed - how troublesome.

At the end of the song, people started clapping, and then exclaiming:

"I'm so coming back here for my birthday!"

"Can I get another steak over here, please?!"

"Waitress, please tell me your name!"

"Umm, it's...Emma..." She replied, bowing her head slightly, and then she hightailed it up the stairs to where Law and Zeff were waiting for her. "Law, did you see?" Emma asked, sounding a little breathless. "I saw that cake and remembered that song, because we sang it for somebody the other night! This place is going to help me get my memories back!" She declared, grabbing his hands. "Isn't that great?!"

"Yeah, except that guy says we can't stay here." Law nodded towards Zeff.

Emma's smile fell, and she glanced at Zeff. "But...why not? We'll work hard, I promise!" She said, looking determined. "I'm sure our crew will find us soon, but...in the mean time...please, can we stay here?" Tears had filled her eyes.

Zeff sighed. "Fine, just don't cry. You can both work here as wait-staff, for food and bed."

"Yes!" Emma looked happy again. She hugged Zeff quickly, taking him by surprise. "You won't be disappointed, I promise!"

"Don't. Ever. Hug. Me. Ever. Again."

"Yes, Chef!"

Over the next few days, Emma and Law worked as wait-staff on the Baratie, taking orders and, in Emma's case, occasionally singing for people's birthdays. Word had spread about a red-haired waitress with an amazing singing voice, and more and more people were coming in. The chefs were stoked, and encouraged Emma to sing. Plus, they were cooking better and better meals, fuelled by the huge crowds of customers. Patty was walking on Cloud Nine.

Emma was a little confused by all of this, but she was going to take any chance to get her memories back.

Meanwhile, she tried to get Law to tell her more about the stuff she couldn't remember, but he told her that she had to remember by herself, or else it would be bad for her memory. Sometimes, when she closed her eyes, she would be able to picture a few things - that kid with the straw hat, a pretty woman with stunning blue eyes...and, she thought, she could remember herself locked in an embrace, passionately kissing...somebody.

She had a lover, she was sure of it, but...who was it?

Over those days, Emma would notice Law watching her, and he would smile whenever she got an old memory back, or remembered a song (people often stated that her songs were weird, but she didn't care, and neither did they). Then again, Law was almost alwayssmiling, but his cool grey eyes seemed to light up, whenever Emma recalled something.

The cooks even caught him smirking, when Emma remembered a song called The Power Of Love.

Then, on the third day, something very interesting happened.

A very rich family came into the restaurant. Patty was in his element, showing the family of four to their specially reserved table by the window. They left their maid outside, standing by the door, and looking very lonely. She was only a young girl, maybe around ten, and she had short dark blue hair and amber eyes.

Patty said that somebody would be out to take their order, and then he rushed back to the kitchens, and told Emma to go out there, since Law had a habit of saying things he shouldn't to the customers, and this was a very rich family.

Emma nodded and, taking up her pad of paper, walked out into the dining room and over to the table.

"Hello, may I take your orders now?" She asked politely.

The Father nodded, and ordered the steak. The Mother ordered a salad.

The son smirked up at Emma, and said: "Hey there, cutie - what would yourecommend?"

Augh. Emma thought, before she checked herself, and said: "Sir, I would recommend the grilled salmon, personally."

"Well, if you recommend it, then I shall have it." He winked at her, and she shuddered inwardly, before turning towards the boy's twin sister.

"And for you, Miss?"

The blonde-haired girl rolled her eyes. "You shall address me as Carlotta, serving girl." She said, with the air of one whom is high and mighty.

Emma nodded. "Very well then. What would you like, Carlotta?"

Carlotta glared at her for not adding -Sama onto it, and then consulted her menu. "I would like something low fat, that won't fill me up, and his no calories and is low in fibre."

Really? Emma thought, and then she nodded. "Okay, so that's one steak medium rare, one Caesar Clown Salad, one grilled salmon, and one water."

Patty face-palmed, and Law smirked, as Carlotta's face grew red and she demanded to have Emma fired. Patty had to step in and help.

A short time later, as Law and Emma were attending to another table, where the baby had decided to throw poi, and Emma had to convince him that this wasn't a good idea, Carlotta was staring at her pumpkin soup with disdain, when she got an idea.

She called Emma over, not liking how, for once, men were staring at somebody other than her. Carlotta was used to being the most beautiful girl in the vicinity, and didn't like sharing her spotlight with some red-head waitress.

"Serving girl," Carlotta said, pointing to her soup. "This soup is cold - take it back and get me a new one."

"Yes, right away, Miss." Emma replied, and went to pick up the bowl, only to find that Carlotta had been lying, and that the soup was perfectly fine - in fact, the bowl burnt her fingers. Emma gasped, and drew her hands back sharply.

Law looked over quickly, realising what had happened, when Carlotta said: "Serving girl, I said, take this bowl away!"

"Miss, I think you'll find that it's perfectly fine." Emma said, clenching her fists not out of anger, but to try and numb the pain. "But, if you just wait a few moments..."

"No, I said now!" Carlotta snapped, and sent the bowl flying with a flick of her wrist.

Emma gasped and, instinctively, she dived to the floor, catching the bowl before it hit the floor and broke. Emma gritted her teeth as a fresh wave of pain coursed through her fingers, and she sat up, taking off her waitress' cap and using it to hold the hot bowl of soup, before standing up.

The only sound for a moment was the spoon in the bowl scraping against the side, and then Carlotta laughed at her. "What was that for? Saving food when there's plenty of it go around? Typical serving-girl!"

"Shut up!" Emma snapped, and a few people gasped. Patty was in the corner, sobbing in an emo state of depression. "You don't know what it's like to go hungry, do you?" She shook her head. "Typical rich-girl."

"Why, you little bitch!" Carlotta cried, standing up and raising her hand to slap Emma, but another hand grabbed her wrist.

Emma and Carlotta looked, to see Law standing there.

Carlotta blushed, and immediately began to flutter her eyelashes. "Oh, my, aren't you a handsome man...may I know your name?"

Emma glared at her. "Back off, Law's mine!" She snapped, before she could stop herself, and Law looked surprised, before he smirked.

"How dare you speak to me like that!" Carlotta told her.

"Carlotta, calm down!" Her Father cried, but Carlotta ignored him, yanking her wrist free of Law's grip, and then going to slap Emma again - hey, it worked on her maid, Lily, so why shouldn't it work on this girl?

The answer was soon clear. Emma, whose hands were full, couldn't block, so she did the only thing she coulddo - almost on instinct, she stepped back into her fighting stance, before bringing her leg up, kicking Carlotta's hand away, and following through with a side-kick to the girl's stomach.

Almost everybody gasped, and a few people screamed, as Carlotta went flying backwards, and hit a wall.

Patty had fainted by this stage, and the other chefs were shocked, wondering how such a polite and sweet girl like Emma knew how to do that.

Only Zeff, standing at the top of the stairs, recognized the kicking style, and he was, to say the very least, somewhat stunned. He suddenly had a good idea of who had taught Emma that, as he watched her walk out of the restaurant, towards the blue-haired maid.

As Lily ate her soup, not really caring how hot it was, Law tended to Emma's fingers, rubbing cream into them and then putting a special bandage on them.

Lily finished her soup, scraping the spoon along the bowl to get every single last skerrick of soup, and then she looked over at Emma and Law, who were looking at each other, and innocently asked: "Are you two...gonna kiss?"

Emma blushed, and jumped back.

Law smiled. "Whatever gave you that idea, Lily-Ya?"

"Because you're boyfriend and girlfriend, right?" Lily said shyly. "I mean, you called him yours, didn't you, Emma?"

Emma blushed even more, and looked down. "W-well, yes...I suppose I did..." She glanced at Law, who was looking at her, and then looked away, embarrassed.

She could feel Law's gaze on her, though, and a very strange - but, at the same time, nice - feeling in her chest.

Later that night, after cleaning up the restaurant, Law found Emma outside, looking up at the stars. She looked no worse for wear, despite having been scolded by both Patty and Zeff, and having to clean up after what had happened with Carlotta.

"Law," Emma said, without looking at him. "I've been wondering..." She turned around and looked intently at him. "Why do you care so much about me?"

Law stared at her for a moment, before taking another step closer to her. "Because I love you." He said bluntly, and watched as her eyes lit up.

"I knew it!" She exclaimed, looking thrilled. "I knew that must be what you are to me! Because...because whenever I'm with you, I feel like...well, I dunno, but I want you with me all the time!" She smiled her lopsided smile. "I love you, too, Law-Chan!" She said, before she threw her arms around him and kissed him.

Law was surprised at first, but he quickly got over that and returned the kiss, wrapping his arms around Emma and drawing him up to her, so that her feet were no longer on the ground. There was a heat between them, a fire that caused them to kiss each other with a disorientated vehement passion. It was clearing and purifying, and another veil of fog was lifted from Emma's mind.

She had a mission...a duty to fulfil. She wasn't just a regular person, she had powers, and she had things that she had to do. And, Law was the one who was meant to help her with it. She knew that much. She also knew that she never wanted to let Law go, ever again.

From up on the top deck, Zeff watched the couple embrace, and shook his head. He didn't know what was going on, but he was almost completely positive that Law was taking advantage of Emma in her weakened state.

The next day, Emma and Law continued with their work, which included Law annoying Patty by annoying the customers, Emma remembering another song (Starless Night), and both of them getting in trouble with Zeff when they took a two-hour lunch break.

"Wait, kid," Zeff said, and Emma turned around, questioningly. "Tell me - who taught you how to fight?"

Emma frowned, and bit on her thumbnail. Law grabbed her hand to stop her from doing that. "I...I don't really remember..." She closed her eyes, and tried to envision something. "He...it was a he...he was..." She suddenly smelled smoke, and gasped. "He always smoked a cigarette! But...wait a minute..."

Something rocked the sea restaurant, and the three of them staggered.

They all looked up, grimacing, and wondering what was going on.

Carne suddenly came running into the room, looking out of breath. "Chef Zeff!" He cried. "It's...it's..."

"It's what?!" Zeff snapped.

"It's a huge man, in a pink coat!" Carne said, and Law froze. "He's...he's riding on a giant red, fire-breathing dragon!"

"So," Georgia approached Luffy. "You're supposed to be the captain of this ship?"

Luffy grinned. "Yup. Shishishi..."

"Uh-huh." Georgia raised an eyebrow. "Then...why are you tied to the mast?"

"Because he was trying to break into the fridge!" Nami snapped, her hands on her hips, as she glared at Luffy. "Weren't you, Luffy?"

Luffy glanced to the side. "No," he said, through pursed lips. "Of course I...wasn't."

"What a liar." Nami and Georgia said in unison.

"Hey, minna!" Franky called suddenly from the helm. "You'd better come and take a look at this!"

Everybody ran to the front of the ship.

"It's the Baratie!" Sanji exclaimed, but then he he paused. "But...what's that thing?"

"It looks like a...dragon..." Georgia commented, squinting. "A fire-breathing one, at that..." She noted.

"It's attacking the Baratie!" Nami realised, gasping, as Sanji paled. "Franky, full speed ahead!" I can't believe this is happening - why does this always happen to us lately?!

"Fufufufu!" Doflamingo cackled, enjoying the screams of people who were terrified of the dragon. "Do you like my pet dragon?" Vegapunk had artificially created this dragon, and Doflamingo had asked to borrow it. It was a lot more fun, getting his revenge this way. "La-aw, where are you?"

"What do you want, Doflamingo?" Law asked, from where he stood calmly up on the rooftop of the Baratie.

Doflamingo brought the dragon down a bit (he was controlling it using special reins, made by Vegapunk). "You know what I want, Law - I want what's mine."

Law replied: "Not gonna happen, Doflamingo." He glanced at something in the horizon, and identified the Thousand Sunny.

Doflamingo smirked. "You should know by now, Law, that I always get what I want."

"Yeah, well, not this time." Law answered.

Doflamingo pulled on the reins a bit, and the dragon arched its head back, gathering energy and heat in its mouth, before it unleashed a wave of flames straight at Law.

Something dashed in front of Law, and appeared there, arms outstretched, not only blocking the flames but absorbing them.

Law stared at the Whitebeard mark on Ace's back, as the flames vanished, and Ace half-glanced over his shoulder, smirking. "Saved ya." He said. "Where's Emiko?"

Law smirked, unable to stop himself from doing so. "She's below You might not wanna see her, though." He added.

"Why not?" Ace asked, just as the dragon unleashed another wave of flames at them.

Patty and Carne, along with the other chefs, were trying to figure out who the Hell that was up there, and then Emma said: "That's...Doflamingo, I think his name is..." She was standing by the railing, staring up at the fight. "I know him...but...how...?" She felt a flash of pain through her back, and gripped the railing. "Why can't I remember?"

Just then, Doflamingo noticed her. "Fufufu, so there you are, my little birdie!"

Emma took a half-step back. "I..."

"So, you can't remember me?" Doflamingo smirked. "That's the great thing about amnesia - I can mould you to my way now, little bird!" He directed the dragon towards Emma. "You'll be mine!"

She cried out, suddenly unable to move, from both fear and shock. Zeff suddenly grabbed her, and dragged her out of the way. They both hit the wall, and Emma felt something sharp hit the side of her head, causing her to blackout.

Running through a war zone, stopping Akainu from killing Luffy and Ace.

Discovering that her favourite anime was real.

Finding the three cats in her room, and listening to Law as he told her how to stitch up Luffy's side.

Finding Garp in Fremantle, and taming the wild dogs.

Finding the half of the compass in her back yard, and finding out that Ace's crew were in Dunsborough.

Getting arrested, and taking on Coby, and having Law save her because she wasn't strong enough.

Meeting Sumi, and Whitebeard.

Finding out abouts gods and goddesses.

Travelling back to the One Piece world, and finding Zoro in Louge Town.

Travelling to Cocoyashi Village, and having Nami and the others save her from Nezumi.

Her parents coming home, and arguing with them.

Law kissing her, because she owedhim.

Meeting Moonbay Fox, and finding Usopp and chopper, before watching a battle between her friends and the Marines.

Realising that she was in love...in love with Ace, and him kissing her.

The feeling being wrapped up in Ace's arms, and knowing how much he loved and needed her.

The party at Ashlee's, and then Ace meeting the parents.

Finding Sanji and meeting Kaya, whilst having to deal with some Celestial Dragons.

Finding out about Sumi's past.

Helping Nojiko, and introducing her new friends to her old friends.

Having her necklace stolen by Georgia, and going to the Dawn Service to honour her Grandfather.

Ace proposing to her, and her accepting.

Battling and beating Coby, before being transported into the One Piece world, maybe permanently.

Finding Franky, and the Thousand Sunny.

Realising that she was in love with both Ace and Law.

Getting captured by Doflamingo, and branded with his mark.

Ace transforming the mark on her back into Whitebeard's mark.

Getting thrown into the ocean, along with Law, during the storm.

Their mission...to find the other Ally, and the Princess...her hopes, her dreams...everything...

When Emma opened her eyes, she saw the Straw Hat crew crowded around her.

The first words out of her mouth were: "...the dragon?"

"Yin and Yang destroyed it." Nami said, and Emma recognized her, which was a big relief. She also recognized Robin and, for some odd reason, Georgia - why was Georgia here? Wasn't she supposed to be with the Marines or something?

So, Yin and Yang had come to help them. Emma didn't know why, but she had another, more important question right now.

"What about Doflamingo?"

"Doflamingo fell into the ocean." Robin replied. "I don't think we'll be seeing him again."

Emma nodded, and sat up. She was in a bed on the Baratie, with a new bandage around her head. "I'm sorry, you guys...for always being so much trouble...for you guys."

Nami looked shocked. "Wait, you remember us? But...Law said that..."

Emma suddenly gasped. "Wait, Law! Is he...but then Ace...oh no..." She suddenly remembered what had happened last night. "No...Nami, I..."

"What's wrong?" Nami asked, alarmed by the sudden depression in Emma's voice.

Emma buried her face in her hands. "Oh no...Nami...Robin-San, I...Law, he...I..."

"Did you two kiss?" Robin asked quietly.

Emma nodded. "H-hai...I...I couldn't remember, but then...I thought...he said he loved me, and...I...I...I called him 'Law-Chan' and...he didn't...he didn't say that Ace and I were...and..."

As Robin drew Emma into a hug, and Georgia looked confused, Nami stood up, looking annoyed.

She turned and walked out of the room, walking down the hallway and down the stairs. She walked across the dining room, to where the pirates and a few random customers were helping the chefs clear up after the dragon's attack.

She marched right up to Law, who half-turned. Nami drew back her fist, and punched him in the face as hard as she possibly could.

A few people gasped in shock, as Law stumbled back, clutching a bloodied nose, and a few people gasped.

"Captain!" Shachi and Penguin cried.

"Why did you do that?" Bepo asked Nami.

"I'll tell you why!" Nami shouted, looking furious. "Trafalgar Law, you do not tell a girl with amnesia that you love her! You deliberately took advantage of Emma that way!"

Everybody else looked shocked, except for Ace, whose face had darkened, and Zeff, who just shook his head.

Law looked calmly back at Nami. "She kissed me, not the other way around."

Nami glared back at him. "If we didn't need you right now, then I'd have the guys throw you in after Doflamingo!" She told him. "Do you even care what this is doing to Emma? She's got enough to worry about, without you and Ace fighting over her!"

"So what do you want me to do?" Law asked casually. "Lie?"

"I want you to stay away from her." It wasn't just Nami who had spoken - it was Ace, as well. The Whitebeard Pirate was glaring at Law, his fists clenched, and fire dancing around his wrists.

Law switched his gaze to Ace. "You know I can't do that." He said, as the blood dripped down his face - he had to admit, that Nami had a strong right hook. "Anymore than what you can."

"She's my fiancée." Ace reminded him, taking a step forwards. "Most people here will support me, not you, Trafalgar."

"Would you like to test that theory, Fire-Fist?" Law challenged him, also taking a step forwards, just as somebody appeared between them, one hand out on either side of her. Her long red hair swung out around her, and her scarlet eyes burned, but she spoke calmly.

"You two seem to attract trouble and attention wherever you go." She said, her red lips smirking slightly. "I don't know how that young lady puts up with all this."

"Fox-San!" Chopper exclaimed.

"Moonbay Fox!" Sanji exclaimed. Zeff watched, rolling his eyes, as his former apprentice dashed over to the beautiful women, with hearts in his eyes just about.

Sugar suddenly appeared as well, hugging Nami around the waist. "Nami!" She exclaimed.

"What are you guys doing here?" Usopp asked.

"Well, we came here to follow up a report on a red-haired girl that kicked a noble girl in the stomach yesterday." Fox replied, and a few of the chefs cringed.

"People said that it's Emma!" Sugar added, looking around. "So, Tashigi-Nee-Chan's coming!"

It was Zoro's turn to cringe. "Oh great, not her again - how does she keep finding us?!"

"Jeez, I wonder." Usopp said sarcastically, narrowing his eyes.

Fox raised her voice. "The Marines are on their way here, so anybody in trouble with the World Government had better clear out - they're coming in from the east, so I suggest heading north-west, towards the Gecko Islands."

The random pirates in the restaurant nodded, tossing down their brooms and making a break for the exit.

Fox turned to Luffy. "Mostly, they're coming for you and your friends, so you'd better leave, too."

Luffy nodded seriously. "Sure. Nami, go and get Emmy and..."

"It's okay, they're here." Nami replied, as Emma, Robin and Georgia came down the staircase.

Emma pointedly didn't look at either Ace or Law, and instead walked over to Zeff, and said: "Chef Zeff, thank you for putting up with us over these last few days. I wish that we could stay for longer, but we can't."

"I thank my lucky stars for that, kid." Zeff replied.

"And, also, well...thanks for saving me." Emma added, and then hugged him. "You're not so bad, for an old geezer. Take care of this place, I really liked it here. It's no wonder Sanji-Kun is such a great chef!"

Zeff blinked, as Sanji grinned, and then Chopper cried: "I can see the Marines!"

"Time to ship out, minna!" Luffy declared, throwing down his broom. "Come on! Our next stop is that island that Zoro said!"

"Shimotsuki Village, you baka!" Nami scolded him, as they hurried for the exit. "We're going there to find a portal to another world, so don't treat it lightly!"

That stopped Emma. "Wait...we're...what?" She pointed at Georgia. "And, why is she here?"

"We'll explain later, Nee-Chan!" Franky said, grabbing her wrist and pulling her towards the exit. "For now, let's vamoose!"

Author's Notes:

. I...hate this chapter. Seriously. I'm sorry it's so disjointed.

. TAFE's back on, and I'm tired - that's why this update's so late. :(

. The song at the start is Breakeven, by The Script. O o O youtu . be / kYt2PcTT1 - 8

. Doctor Jones, by Aqua (I love this song). O o O youtu . be / wmTaXHB6yyk

. Starless Night, by Olivia Lufkin. O o O youtu . be / BWpZgTCL8B4

Shingheart of ThunderClan - yes, curse Doflamingo. Is he really dead right now? Only time will tell. Garp got catapulted onto the Marines' ship, along with Coby. ^^

Mugiwara Wolf Spirite - me either. Emma's going to love her tattoo, naturally. ^^ And, now, Ace and Law will hate each other even more, but what about Emma? Only time will tell! (I love saying that.)

WindWhistle21 - don't worry, she's used to it. And, trust me, she's going to appreciate the tattoo in no time at all! You'll see!

MsWildLuck - Ace has fictional licence to do as he pleases. This chapter had a major plot twist in it, I think. Thanks for the review! :D

Shibo . Hikari . Ookami - *watches as Boa Hancock dives into the room with Justin Beiber and sixteen mongooses (mongeese?).* Aww, don't worry about Doflamingo's Spanish side, that's not Spain's fault. :) Thanks for reviewing! XD

Cocoa Liddell - yay, matching tattoos! Of course, now things are going to get worse for her, instead of better! *Shakes head* That's what she gets for falling in love with two guys but, like I said, that reason will all be revealed, very soon. ^^