Chapter 9: Decisions, Decisions.
Usa was making tea for Ko when Sanji-Chan came in.
"So are you going to hide this from Ko." said Sanji-Chan.
"I'm going to try…" said Usa quietly.
"That's crazy." said Sanji-Chan.
"I don't want her to get involved when she's sick…" said Usa.
"Your considering it, aren't you." said Sanji-Chan.
Usa was silent… then she began to cry.
"Look it's my fault… it's my fault you're in this mess, if I hadn't pushed you… you wouldn't have been cursed… if I hadn't pushed you… he wouldn't want me… it's my fault! If I do this then I could make it up to you and also help Zoro and Luffy… but…" cried Usa who stopped crying, "It's my decision..."
The tea was ready, Usa grabbed it for Ko and began her way ot the girl's cabin… what she didn't know was that Zoro-Chan heard this.
Ko was laying down, she couldn't' sleep, she knew something happened outside, but didn't know what it was.
"I brought you tea." said Usa.
"Thanks." said Ko.
Ko looked at her older half sister, she knew that Usa was hiding something.
"What is it?" asked Ko.
"What?" said Usa.
"You're hiding something." said Ko.
"I'm not." said Usa.
"You are!" said Ko who went into a coughing fit.
"Look I just don't want you to get involved right now…" said Usa.
"It's the bastard, isn't it?" said Ko.
"I'm not going to say anything…" said Usa, "Just get better."
Usa left the girl's cabin in a huff. She went out on deck to think.
Back in the Girl's cabin Ko was looking at the phoenix pill.
"If my calculations are correct… then Sanji's going to need this…" she thought.
Suddenly a little chibi angel looking Ko appeared on her shoulder gold hair, cat ears and tail well as white wings and a golden halo.
"You should, it's the right thing!" said the chibi angel Ko
Then a little chibi devil Ko with red hair and cat ears with black devil horns and blood red devil tail appears on her other shoulder.
"No! Don't that guy's a pervert!" yelled the chibi devil Ko.
"But Usa may need Sanji's help, after all both girls are blinded by rage when they see their father." said the chibi angel Ko.
"Screw him! We don't need his help we have Captain Oblivious, Sword Boy, Tangerine Head, Handy Girl, Rudolf and Pinocchio… well not so much Pinocchio… he's a coward." said the chibi Ko devil.
"You know… I think I'm going to listen to the Angel." said Ko.
"Fine then, cough all over it, it will make him sick!" said the chibi devil Ko.
"That's enough out of you!" yelled the chibi angel Ko
The chibi angel Ko flew over to the chibi devil Ko and grabbed her shirt collar. Chibi Angel Ko took out a pistol and began to pistol whip chibi devil Ko.
"Why you bitch, try not to influence her! I already won bitch!" said the chibi angel Ko.
Ko stared at the angel on her shoulder, "You want some of this bitch!" yelled chibi angel Ko.
Ko shook her head and both the angel and devil versions of her herself disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Zoro entered the Girl's cabin. Ko quickly put the Phoenix pill into pocket space.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her.
"A little dizzy… my throats sore and nose is stuffy, you know the usual cold, and I think I'm hallucinating" said Ko.
"I need to talk to you about something…" said Zoro.
"It's about Usa isn't it? What happened… involving the bastard?" asked Ko.
Zoro told Ko everything, about the deal.
"That bastard…" said Ko.
"Hey can I tell you something?" said Zoro.
"You were planning to push him too?" said Ko.
"I thought you wanted to push him." said Zoro.
"I think we should tell Usa. She blames herself and is considering doing this make it up to him." said Ko.
Zoro nodded, he went up to deck to find Usa lost in thought.
"I'm unsure what I should do." She thought.
"Hey Usa." said Zoro.
"What?" she said.
"Me and Ko want ot talk to you alone." said Zoro.
"'Kay" said Usa.
Not too long later all three were in the girl's cabin.
"What is it?" asked Usa.
"You shouldn't blame yourself for Sanji falling to the spring." said Ko.
"Why?" said Usa.
"Well the truth is…" said Zoro.
"You beat both of us to it." said Ko.
Usa was stunned, "What?" she said.
"Well you see I was planning to push him in he was laughing at me, in fact you just beat by a few seconds." said Zoro.
"Wow, so if I didn't do then Zoro would have." said Usa.
"That's right, so you should feel guilty." said Ko.
"I fell much better!" said Usa putting on a smile.
She left the girl's cabin humming happily.
Zoro began to leave as well, "Hey can you get Perv Master S for me I need to talk to him" said Ko.
"Sure" he said.
He got up to the deck where Sanji-Chan was smoking.
"Hey Ko wants to talk to you." said Zoro.
"Why?" said Sanji-Chan.
"She just does." said Zoro shrugging.
Sanji-Chan went down to the girl's cabin. Ko threw something at Sanji… it was the Phoenix pill.
"Is this a joke." said Sanji-Chan.
"No. I just have a feeling that you'll need it." said Ko.
"You didn't switch it with something or coughed all over it." said Sanji-Chan.
"No, I don't want my shoulder angel pistol whipping me." said Ko.
There was an awkward silence with them, "Maybe you should get some rest." said Sanji-Chan.
"I can't believe I'm saying this… but that's a good idea Perv Master S." said Ko.
She rested her head on the pillow and fell asleep right away.
Sanji took the pill and went up to the galley to see if it wassn't a joke. She did indeed give him the Phoenix pill.
A few days later Ko was still sick, but it was deicide that they would fight them for the water… however there was a little bump in the plan. It was after lunch and everyone was in the galley for a meeting.
"But I don't want to be cured." whined Luffy-Chan.
All the other Straw Hats stared at each other.
"I have an idea." said Nami quietly to the others.
She sighed, "You don't want to be cured, right?" said Nami.
"That's right!" said Luffy-Chan.
"Let's just say that you found One Piece and became king of the pirates." said Nami.
"Oh yeah!" said Luffy-Chan.
"You announce it to a crowd." said Nami.
"I found One Piece and became King of the pirates!" said Luffy-Chan.
"But then there's a sudden rain storm!" said Nami.
"So?" said Luffy-Chan.
"You become a girl." said Nami.
"Oh yeah…" said Luffy-Chan.
"However the crowd laughs and laughs." said Nami.
"I'm so embarrassed…" said Luffy-Chan.
"Not only that but because of all respect for you is gone there is a new search for another treasure and that person will become king of the pirates!" said Nami.
"Oh no! IS there anything that could have been done?" said Luffy.
"Well you could always get cured." said Nami.
"Oh yeah, then I can be King of the Pirates with out it being taken away from me!" said Luffy-Chan "but first I'm going to take a bath!"
Everyone in the galley looked at each other, "I can't believe that actually worked." said Zoro.
"I know…": said Usopp surprised.
"That was amazing!" said Sanji with hearts in his eyes.
"Now all we have to do is wait 'till Gen shows up." said Robin.
Everyone else in the galley nodded.
Next Time: Final Chapter! It's Luffy, Zoro and Sanji VS Sansom Gen and the most sober pirates on his crew (They don't call them the drunken prairies for nothing), the stakes are the water for the Straw Hats... what's will the Drunken prorates get if they win? Will they be cured? All in the final chapter of Straw Hats One Half!