Disclaimer- I don't own anything here at all. Except for a Reia. I got some of Zoro's sword information from a very thorough OP site. All I remembered was Ghost. Sorry, but I was too lazy to get my anime out and watch that part. I wouldn't remember anything. He's too hot! ;0)

---Chapter Six---

The Straw Hats walked slowly down the candelabra-lit corridor. They all were wary and glanced at every shadow they passed. The door grew closer, and Nami turned the gold knob. She poked her head in and gasped.

The layout of the room was like a museum. Inside unlocked glass boxes were objects, both peculiar and common.

"Stay together now," Nami warned. They wandered down the rows, looking for their objects. They soon came upon a row with many hats hanging and displayed on hooks and hat stands, accompanied with labels. Usopp gasped when he saw an empty hook labeled "Straw Hat's Hat". Chopper searched frantically, racing from display to display.

Suddenly, he shouted with joy and grabbed his pink top hat from a stand. He held it in his hooves, and then suddenly froze. His eyes widened in shock as his nose twitched. He carefully held the hat as far away from him as possible, and then shook it violently.

Immediately he transformed into a reindeer and crushed the black-widow spider that dropped to the floor. He growled, then transformed into his smaller form and set the hat between his antlers.

The rest of the Straw Hats stood transfixed and stared at the tiny spider's corpse. Usopp broke the silence.

"OH LORD! OH MY GOD!!! There are MONSTErs!!!" Zoro scowled and whacked him on the head.

"Shut up or there will be, long nose," he warned darkly. Usopp quieted, but his quivering knees said everything. Nami rolled her eyes, and Sanji ran a hand through his blonde hair.

"One treasure down, four more to go," Nami sighed. Zoro coughed.

"Seven. I have three."

"Whatever. Let's go."

As the group wandered down the hall, they were unaware of a dark figure that had advanced from behind a hat stand. It swiped the exact spot where Zoro's head had been. Chopper's ear twitched, and he scratched it.

They stepped cautiously into the next row. It was a display of pipes, tobacco, and...cigarettes. Sanji's eyes widened and his pace quickened. His long arm extended and snatched a pack of cigarettes from a table. He examined them closely, then handed the pack to Chopper. Chopper sniffed them and gagged. He coughed weakly, and when he recovered, shook his head to Sanji. Sanji looked very crestfallen, but then brightened when Chopper drew one cigarette and handed it to Sanji. He lit it and drew in deeply, exhaling with contentment. Zoro sighed and they proceeded.

The row slowly phased from inhalants to firearms and weapons. Many of the Straw Hats were befuddled at the use of the weapons on display. Usopp wondered over a few.

"Angelarm?" he murmured, inspecting a silver gun. Sanji shrugged, still enjoying his smoke.

Zoro quirked an eyebrow at a sword called a "sakabato". The sharp edge was reversed. It was a peculiar but bizarrely graceful sword. He fingered his earrings. Somewhat like Reia.

He shook his green head slowly. Now where did that thought come from? He dismissed it and went back examining other swords. Where were his katanas?!

Nami held a beautiful hair stick with strands at the end. It gleamed, and was wickedly sharp. She grinned and twirled her hair into a bun, then stuck it through. She made sure not to poke herself. Sanji noticed the procedure and ran over.

"Nami-San! You look so beautiful!!" he exclaimed. She patted her bun.

"Yes, I know," she replied lightly.

Zoro turned his head but still no sign of them. He was desperate and let out a small breath of frustration. A metallic glint caught his eyes, and he caught sight of them. He walked over and saw them. Placed in sword holders were Kuina's sword, Snow, and the cursed Ghost. It suddenly flashed purple, and he grinned.

The others gathered behind him, looking at his swords. He glanced at Chopper, who was tense with concentration. Zoro shrugged and his hand drew closer to his katanas. Chopper's ear twitched and the dark figure behind them struck.

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Reia woke up to see Zoro stooped over her. He helped her up. It was too bright, and she couldn't see.

"Where am I?" she asked tentatively. His arms entwined her slim waist, and he drew her closer to him. She looked at him in confusion.

"With me." He smiled and slowly brought his pleasing face towards hers. She closed her eyes and...

"Reia…..Reia!"

She opened them and felt moisture on her cheeks. Had she been crying? Suddenly, she felt Luffy's head loll on her shoulders. She sprang back and sprawled on the grass. Luffy fell limply on top of her.

"Gerroff mee, you pervert!" she said in a muffled voice. Luffy didn't budge.

"I'm…nummmb…" Luffy mangaged to say in a slurred voice. "Loook."

Before she could respond, the devil fruit next to her was picked up. She gasped and looked up, but the worker was oblivious to her. She struggled to her feet, along with Luffy still in her arms.

Her head hurt so badly. She managed to smile at the dream, but wondered why she she dreamed it. But what she saw next emptied all her thoughts of Zoro and her head.

The cavern swarmed with workers stripping trees of their fruit. Armed soldiers patrolled the cavern and overseed the work. It looked like they were shipping away the fruit. But why? She glanced at the nearest crate and noticed a majestic lion stamped on the edge, with "Lyon's Enterprise" written underneath it.

She looked around some more and noticed a rifle leaning against the crate, with a soldier sipping his drink. He was busy watching the workers. She crept closer towards the rifle, Luffy still in her arms. Then she was right behind him. Her hand reached out and closed around the barrel…

A wave of helplessness hit her, and the world spun. She groaned and fell to her knees. Then she let go and staggered away, feeling her strength return slowly. She held her head in her hands.

"Ssea….Stooone…" Luffy murmured. She looked at him.

"Doo you feel betterrr?" she asked him. He nodded. That was an improvement. So all the soldiers had sea stone? She had to look for a way to stop these people. Obviously they knew what they were doing. Or did they? She scanned the clearing and spotted a bamboo bridge that stretched across a ravine she could've jumped across. The workers laden with fruit couldn't though. So they walked on the bridge. Then she had an idea.

She kicked off and floated towards the bridge with Luffy. She rose higher and higher. Then she looked down.

"Luffy, willll you geeet a bruise if yooou faall from thisss height?" she asked. He shook his head and looked down. Then he adjusted his hat. That was an even better improvement. She curled up into a ball, with Luffy underneath her, and transformed them both. They fell at a fearful speed and crashed into the bridge. She transformed back immediately, and they floated lazily above the ruins. Soldiers rushed to the scene, and the work flow halted.

She landed on the grass at the other side. Suddenly she heard things cock behind her. She gasped and turned around.

"Freeze!!" the soldiers ordered. She glanced around desperately, then gasped again.

Both of Luffy's hands dropped limply at her side. He grinned sheepishly and wiggled one of his fingers, then dropped his head on her shoulder. She grinned and assumed an air of panic. Her wispy hair helped a bit.

"Okay, okay, all right!" she cried out hysterically. She started to break down and sob.

"I didn't mean to! Honestly!" she sobbed. The soldiers gestured with their rifles.

"That won't fool us. Now get up! Now!" they yelled. She suddenly quieted and looked at them with her icy blue eyes.

"You sure you want us to?" she askedsoftly. One of the soldiers raised an eyebrow.

A second later Luffy sprang up. The soldiers' last glimpse was an arm that stretched unusually far and a wide and toothy grin.