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Lol! Anyways, Happy Halloween and enjoy chapter 12!

Chapter 12: Recollitions To The Real World

Visions flooded her eyes, a strange crew standing before her. It was nowhere near the one she'd grown accustomed to.

"Heidi! Go steer!" A small female smiled brightly. Caridi looked her over, noticing something strange about her… "She looks just like me." she gasped, staring at her younger form. The little girl tried her best to steer, but it ended up pulling her around, sending her flying. The same man who'd told her to do the deed caught her, holding her at eye level. "Now do you know why I said you can't steer?"

Heidi's eyes averted the red-heads. "Yes, Captain Shanks. I understand." Caridi's eyes widened at the mention of his name. "I know that name from somewhere…" she whispered quietly. Shanks dropped her and patted her head. "Good girl. Now go find someone to annoy, okay?" Heidi grinned and dashed off.

Suddenly, a storm raged, and everyone who'd been standing there grew older. Heidi cried out for her lost captain, looking through the mess of corpses on the deck. Discovering him, she bent over him. He said something to Heidi and she nodded, walking over to a treasure chest on a shelf.

"Hun, you ain't seriously gunna do that are ya?" a tall man asked, tapping her lightly on the shoulder.

She didn't lift her head as she shrunk the chest to pocket size. Some of those Devil's Fruits did have their ups and downs. "Of course I am." she explained, pocketing the now small box. "If Captain Shanks had given you that order, you'd sure as hell follow it, am I correct, Deboise?"

Caridi stared in awe. Could-could that be me? she questioned herself. Could it…?

Zoro and Luffy stared over the glassy water as Nami stepped out, infuriated. "Why didn't you help me, Luffy!" she screamed, shaking her fist as she walked over to the soon-to-be King. He gave her a goofy grin and said, "Simple. I can't swim!" Nami visibly wilted, then rolled her eyes. "You know, you could have mentioned that!" Luffy just shrugged and helped Zoro with Caridi.
They sailed a little ways before Caridi came too. Nami stood on the bow. Luffy could work his words well enough to get her to join them and Zoro was still a little in shock from it. She seemed totally reluctant to come along…

She waltzed out like there was nothing special to it. Luffy nearly jumped from his skin. "CARIDI! YOU'RE ALIVE!" With a quick tackle, everyone's attention was caught hook, line, and sinker. She fought him off with a smile. "Yeah, duh!" she sneered, pushing him off of her roughly. Zoro jumped from his perch. "You okay?" he questioned. Caridi smirked. "Nah, I'm just some random dead thing walkin' on your deck. Pay no heed. I'll be on my way." She turned from him, still grinning. Nami inched toward her.

They walked off and began talking to each other, ignoring the two men on board. Zoro leaned to Luffy. "What's up with that?" Luffy blinked. "I dunno."

Zoro shook his head and turned away. "I don't get the female mind…" he mumbled, craning his head back to Luffy. "That means you too, you know, right?" Luffy fired up. "WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!" he cried. Zoro just took off, a grin plastered on his face, Luffy nipping at his heels.

Hey! Sorry if it was slow, but I couldn't figure how to put it... anyways, I hope you liked it! Please review! And, if you flame, it will be made into a smore! Thank you! I'll be here all year! --By the way, BOLD is a flashback in this chapter! --

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