Well here are the responses to the reviews:
The Violent Tomboy: Yep... but you should read the not below
Suuki-Aldrea: Thanks and will do
A/N: Oh yeah despite the preview, Ryoga being the navigator is only for the first half of the chapter, I did not want to spoil the second half. However the second half of it is very funny as well even if it has nothing do to with Ryoga taking over for Nami.
Chapter 4: Getting Lost and Getting More Info
And so they were all in Chopper's room. The three humans that were healthy watched Chopper check up on Ranma.
"He appears to be in the best shape of all of them… however he got beaten up badly." said Chopper.
"I'm so so so so so sorry." said Akane.
"That's okay… no one knew about that…" said Chopper.
"Why is everyone sick again?" asked Luffy who was somehow immune.
"Akane's… cooking… is… poisonous…" said Ranma weakly.
Akane got angry again, she lunged at Ranma but Chopper went into his giant beast man form and held her back.
After about 10 minutes of cooling off, all 4 that were healthy thought about what to do.
"We need a temporary navigator." said Luffy.
"I'm too busy with everyone so I can't do it" said Chopper.
"I'm not doing it ether not after what just happened." said Akane.
"Then that means Ryoga can do it!" said Luffy.
"Sure okay." said Ryoga.
Both Akane and Chopper were shocked, they both knew Ryoga had no sense of direction what so ever. Akane has known him for a while and Chopper gave Ryoga directions three times that day.
"We'll find One Piece before we fix the worlds at this rate." thought Chopper.
"We'll probably wind at Nerima with Ryoga navigating the ship." thought Akane.
Luffy noticed their faces "what is it?" he asked.
"Oh it's nothing…" said Akane and Chopper at the same time.
Nami who was currently asleep shivered in her sleep, as if she knew what was happening.
"Let's go on deck to make a plan!" said Luffy.
Luffy ran to the deck… Ryoga got lost in the room trying to find the deck.
"This is going to end badly…" said Akane watching Ryoga try to get to the deck.
"No kidding…" said Chopper also watching Ryoga.
With Ryoga as the navigator... um… well somehow the ship turned around. The next day Ryoga was looking at Nami's maps trying to figure it out, however he had problems: A. He has no idea how to read a map and B. the maps were kind of outdated since many islands have appeared since then.
"Where are we headed?" asked Luffy.
"I don't know…" said Ryoga.
"Hey! I see an island!" said Akane.
"That's it we'll head to it!" said Ryoga.
After a while the ship landed, "You know this beach looks familiar." said Luffy.
"I don't think we've been to island before." said Ryoga.
Just then a panda came by jogging, it looked at the boat. The panda took out a sign that said "BACK ALREADY?"
Akane waved meekly at the panda, she knew it was Genma. She sighed and said "We're back where we started…."
Genma took out another sign "WHERE IS EVERONE ELSE?"
Akane made a face… a face that she makes when she's not angry but someone makes fun of cooking.
Genma took out yet another "SO THEY ATE HER COOKING?" he flipped it over "NO WONDER THEY MUST ALL BE SICK"
Akane got very angry… extremely angry. Genma saw this and ran away.
"Who was that Panda?" asked Luffy.
"That was Ranma's father…" said Akane cooling down. She had an idea. "That's it!" said Akane.
"What's it?" asked Luffy.
"I need to go see Chopper right now!" said Akane.
She went to go see him both Luffy and Ryoga were confused.
"So Luffy… Ryoga what are you doing back here so soon?" said a voice.
Both turned around and saw Cologne.
"Um…." said Ryoga.
"Let me guess, the girls beat up Sanji?" said Cologne.
"Yeah…" said Ryoga.
"Ukyo and Shampoo blamed Akane." said Cologne.
"That's right" said Luffy.
"Akane became the temporary cook as a punishment?" said Cologne.
"Yes." said Ryoga.
"My granddaughter and Ukyo tried to warn everyone but could only tell Chopper? said Cologne.
"Yeah" said Luffy.
"And so everyone but Akane who wanted to hear what they thought and Ryoga who got lost on his way to the galley. And somehow Luffy was immune?" said Cologne.
"That's right" said Ryoga.
"That is cool… how did you know" said Luffy.
"At my age nothing surprises me, I think you too should come to the cat café I discovered something." She said.
Back in Chopper's room Akane told him her idea.
"Are you sure this guy is a good Doctor?" asked Chopper.
"Yeah and he knows how to well…" said Akane.
"The toxins in her cooking." said Ranma who was awake.
Akane just ignored him "Yeah he's a great doctor… but there's this one little problem." said Akane.
"What is it?" asked Chopper.
"He goes nuts whenever he sees Kasumi but I doubt she'll show up." said Akane.
Chopper didn't know what to say but he doubt that her oldest sister would show up. She left to the doctor she told Chopper about.
Meanwhile back in the Cat Café Cologne told them the news while Luffy ate a lot of meat, "I have discovered more about the merger…" she noticed that Luffy wasn't paying attention. "Is he always like this?" she asked the lost boy who nodded. "Luffy!" shouted Cologne.
"What?" he said finally paying attention.
"Have found out many important things… first off I have discovered why the dangers increased. Every single jail and prison have been destroyed, even ones not in use." said Cologne.
"How do you know that?" asked Luffy.
On the island that was once known as the SF Bay Area a little girl was crying near Pier 39. "But I wanted to see that prison island!" she cried.
"You know sweet it just mysteriously vanished into thin air there was nothing I could do. How about it, we give you all the ice cream you can eat then we're go on the merry-go-round at then go to the aquarium." said her father.
"Okay…" said the little girl who stopped crying.
Back in the Cat Café…
"Oh so that famous American prison is gone." said Ryoga.
"American?" asked Luffy.
Meanwhile in the Tendo Dojo Genma who was in his human form talked to Soun while playing Go.
"So they returned already" said Soun.
"It was an accident actually poor pirates ate Akane's cooking." said Genma.
Kasumi showed up with tea for her father and… freeloading house guest. "I'd love to visit the ship they are on." She said.
"Maybe you can see if they will let you go on." said Genma.
"That's not such a bad idea… check up on your sisters." said Soun.
"I'll do it" said Kasumi.
Meanwhile Akane asked Dr. Tofu if he could help out for a bit since Chopper had a lot patients. Both got on board.
"This is Dr. Tofu." said Akane introducing him.
All of a sudden Ranma got a chill, as if he knew something bad w2as going to happen.
"I think I should show how to… um…" said Dr. Tofu trying not be mean by saying "Treating injuries caused by Akane"
"I think I'll look out since it seems Ryoga and Luffy left" said Akane who then left.
Meanwhile back at the cat café Cologne explained more to Ryoga and Luffy. "I have also discovered how you will be able to find the world merger." said Cologne.
"How?" asked Ryoga while Luffy continued to eat meat while listening.
"I have discovered that when someone who has eaten a cursed fruit or fallen in Jusenkyo will have dreams again. This time showing where the location it. Not only that if there is group they a collective dream." said Cologne
"What's that?" asked Luffy.
"It's a dream where more than one person has the same dream at the same time, in fact you'll be able to interact with each other within it" said Cologne.
"That sounds cool" said Luffy taking another bite of meat.
"He sure loves his meat" said Cologne.
"I think he can eat much because he's rubber" said Ryoga.
Meanwhile back on the Merry Go, Akane heard a voice call out her. She saw it was Kasumi.
"Hi… Kasumi" said Akane nervously.
"Hello Akane, is it okay if I come aboard? Father wants me to check up on you and Nabiki." said Kasumi.
She knew she couldn't let Kasumi on board with Dr. Tofu treating someone… however she couldn't say no to her own sister.
"Um… okay" said Akane.
Kasumi looked around, "Where is everyone?" asked Kasumi.
"I don't know where Ryoga and Luffy are, but everyone else is inside, all of them aren't feeling so well but Dr. Tofu is helping chopper treat them." said Akane.
"I think I'm going to say hi to him… I haven't seen him in while" said Kasumi.
Akane tried to stop her but couldn't, so she fallowed her.
Whoever Dr. Tofu was treating was doomed… the good thing was it was Ranma the only one to ever survive the treatment of doom. He was showing the particular bruising pattern that Akane causes ad was also fixing Ranma's neck. Funny story… Ranma who is slowly building an immunity to the poisonous cooking got more injured than sick when Akane whacked him with her mallet, funny huh? That's when Kasumi came in.
"Hello Dr. Tofu." said Kasumi.
"Kasumi came for surprise visit" said Akane somewhat calmed by the fact Ranma was the one who was currently being treated.
"Hi… Kasumi…" said Dr. Tofu.
He began to act strange… really strange… so strange all the straw hats thought it was a joke until it happened. Ranma wanting attention for his neck pain. Let's just say the human neck is not supposed to go a 180 degrees angle. Even people in Ranma's group were horrified, they knew Dr. Tofu became a nut when he saw Kasumi but they never saw him treat Kasumi. Everyone in the room other than Kasumi stood there in horror mostly wondering how Ranma was still alive. So much so that they pushed their bodies to heal much faster so that they won't have to deal with the strange doctor.
"I think I feel better" said Usopp laughing like mad man.
"Me too…" said Sanji.
"I think I do too…" said Mousse.
"I'll check you out when they leave…" said Chopper.
Akane thought "At least something good came out it…"
Much later, Ryoga and Luffy walked back to the ship, "I so full…" said Luffy.
"Yeah after about 10 pounds of meat I guess you would be." said Ryoga.
When they got to the ship they were find everyone better.
"What happened?" asked Luffy.
"We miraculously got better." said Ukyo.
"Hey where's Ranma?" asked Ryoga.
"He's the only that didn't…" said Akane.
They began to hear Ranma scream.
"What happened?" asked Luffy.
"You don't want to know" said Nami.
"But I do…" said Luffy.
"We don't want to talk about it!" yelled everyone but Ryoga and Luffy.
"Okay… Sanji make dinner." said Luffy.
"You just ate 10 pounds of meat!" yelled Ryoga.
And so they left the Small Island again… with everyone healed up… well almost everyone.
Next Time: With everyone healed (including Ranma) they take a break form the search and check out a town. Ranma and Zoro learn about each other's debts and Zoro realizes owning Nami money is nothing compared to owing Nabiki money. Meanwhile Sanji and Luffy save two young girls from some pirates... but knock out the girls on accidentin the process. The good news is that they are not angry... the bad news... you'll have to read to find out.