Lambo decided to continue on his walk-in hopes of running to the others, he had no idea where they went. He passed by the mansion but didn't see nor hear anything that would indicate the kids and his crew being there.

And if they ever were there, they left by the time Lambo stopped by.

So, Lambo wandered over to where they docked their ships at the beach and placed the thing that he recently bought from an old man, who was kind enough to give him a satchel to place it in until he wants/ready to use it. The old man even gave it away for a lower price than Lambo originally offered stating he had 'no use for the thing anymore in his old age'.

Lambo thanked the man deeply before continuing on his way.

He decided the easiest way to find his crewmates was to wander around the village and wait and listen for the loud voice of his rambunctious captain.

About ten minutes later, Lambo heard a commotion travel throughout the village. The villagers grabbing anything that can be remotely used as a weapon running off, shouting angry comments and insults towards a liar.

Lambo's ear's twitched as he heard Usopp's name cursed by several villagers, worried for the long-nosed older teen, Lambo immediately rushed off in search of his, not friend, acquaintance?

Best word he has to describe his relationship with Usopp thus far.

The crowd ended up leading him to the mansion. Shouting about Usopp trying to kidnap the Lady of the house. Something that Lambo found hard to believe, but knew if it was true, Usopp had no malicious intent in his actions.

But something obviously happened that had sent Usopp in a panic, but no one believed him.

Usopp running frantically around the village, trying to desperately tell them something.

No.

Trying to warn them about something.

That's when Lambo's blood ran cold at the familiar sound of a gunshot echoing across the land.

Without out a second thought, Lambo easily scaled the fence, jumping safely to the other side and sprinting to the source, he managed to see Usopp, who was clutching his arm tightly, face filled with pain, and Lambo could tell it wasn't just from the wound he received. A sheep looking man in a suit, most likely a butler based on his build and little to no muscle, held a smoking pistol. A sick frail looking girl looked, shocked, horrified, and betrayed, stood next to him. And the mob of villagers.

Usopp ran off to the woods in hopes to lose the villagers, they slowly caught up to Lambo, and the sheep man yelling orders to find Usopp. Lambo was unable to watch or listen anymore, his heart going out to the desperate liar.

He didn't know what it was, he knew whatever he said was bad, but Lambo knew that whatever Usopp was trying to warn everyone about was the honest to God truth.

"Move!"

Lambo rushed forward, roughly pushing the sheep man out of his way. The villagers, butler, and the sick girl all looked at Lambo in shock as he rushed forward chasing after the sniper.

First, he paused at the edge of the woods and stared, no stare isn't the right word, more like a hard glare through half-lidded eyes.

"Don't even think about trying to follow him.", he warned darkly, his eyes flashed as his Dying Will Flames activated automatically before he immediately pushed them down.

But the sheep man and girl saw the literal lightning swirl in his eyes. The girl couldn't help but hope it was just the trick of the light while the man felt nervous at the sight of the cow clad boy.

The young boy soon disappeared within the woods quietly looking for Usopp, who sat tiredly on the forest floor, leaning back against one of the many trees, clutching to his bleeding arm tightly.

"I know this is a stupid question, but are you going to be okay after all that?"

Usopp jumped at the sound of Lambo's voice, recognizing him as part of Luffy's crew, but he wasn't with them when they fell out of the sky to ask for a ship.

At first Usopp didn't answer.

"...Do you think I'm lying?", he asked tentatively.

"No."

No hesitation in his answer.

Usopp looked up at Lambo in surprise, the younger casually leaned against the tree behind Usopp.

"I didn't know what you were trying to warn the villagers about. But your actions were so desperate, your mannerisms frantic, and your eyes pleading for someone, anyone, all of them to listen and believe you.", Lambo answered his unasked question, "That's not something that you can act naturally nor play as. No liar or actor could look that frantic and desperate unless they are telling the truth."

Lambo paused before a small smile appeared on his lips.

"Or if their crazy, and last I checked, I don't think you're crazy.", Lambo widened his eyes in obvious mock surprise, "Wait, your not crazy right?"

He succeeded in causing a small laugh to leave Usopp who gazed up at Lambo with a small grateful smile, despite the prominent slump in his shoulders that never left.

"No."

Lambo held out a hand to the long-nosed man, "Come on then, let's go join up with the others, you can explain to me everything on the way."

…...

By the time both Lambo and Usopp found and regrouped with the others, Lambo knew everything, even the part of how Usopp was good friends with Kaya and would always go visit her in order to cheer her up and make her laugh, the sun was setting, sending an ominous glow throughout the sky.

Who would've thought a vicious pirate would spend three years as a lowly butler in order to get some random people's fortunes? Talk about dedication.

Usopp waved in greeting, Luffy stood up in front of the rest grinning wildly.

"Hey! Lambo you're here too!"

Usopp had a look of shock on his face running, grabbing Lambo by the arm, dragging him along too.

"Wait! Your alive again!?", Usopp exclaimed in surprise.

That's right, Usopp told him about how Luffy 'died'. Lambo had told him 'He'd be fine', much to the older teen's bewilderment.

"Alive?", Luffy questioned confused, before perking up, "Yeah! And I had a pretty god nap!"

"He was sleeping the whole time!", the green kid shouted.

"Captain, we heard about the pirates and their evil plan!", the tall freckled boy exclaimed.

"We better hurry and warn the people in the village so they have time to get away!", the one with glasses screamed.

Lambo side eyed Usopp with bored looking eyes, an unreadable expression on his face. What will he do about the kids?

Usopp just stared, his expression scrunched up.

"Warn the people.", he muttered, his expression actually looked haunted.

He looked down to the kids, hiding his injured arm behind his back. Lambo's eyes narrowed and something inside his chest swelled. And Lambo grew a fond respect for Usopp upon his next actions.

Usopp forced himself to laugh. To laugh as he always would every morning after running through the village screaming the usual 'Pirates are coming!'. To laugh as if everything was fine, that there was nothing wrong or to worry about at all.

"Well obviously I'm lying as usual! That butler made me so mad from what he said."

Lambo watched, his heart hurting at the force, but genuine sounding laughter and big closed eyed smile as Usopp lied to the kids' faces, knowing the consequences, in order to keep them safe.

"I thought I'd get him back and say that he was a pirate!"

The kids joined in on the laughter.

"I get it, you had the Straw Hat guy in on it to!"

The kids walked away as the group of four continued to laugh.

"Hey, where are you going?", Usopp asked nonchalantly.

Behind Usopp, Lambo could see the hand he hid behind his back with the injured arm was clenched tightly in a fist. Shaking like no tomorrow from pain, rage, and determination.

"Honestly, you really disappointed me."

"Yeah."

"Even though that butler guy's a jerk, I thought that your better than lying to hurt someone and I admired you for being such a kind hearted person."

Usopp's face immediately fell at their words.

"And to think, we respected you this entire time."

The kids all walked away, not one of them looking back. Lambo ignored their comments as he turned to Ussop, worry clearly written on the young pirate's face.

Usopp grimaced.

…...

Lambo leaned against the cliff wall, watching wordlessly as Nami cleaned up and wrapped the wound Merry, the sheep looking butler, gave Usopp earlier that day. Luckily the wound turned out to be just a graze.

But judging by Usopp's grunts, groans, and quiet shout/screams of pain. It was still very painful.

"There. All done.", Nami stepped back to admire her handiwork.

"How come you lied to them?", Luffy asked.

"Because all I do is lie.", Usopp answered grimly, "There was no way anyone was going to believe what I had to say. Why should they?"

Zoro stepped forward, "Because what you were telling them was the honest truth."

The group fell in to silence when Usopp had no reply to Zoro's statement.

"They are coming and they're going to level the whole town.", Nami said quietly.

"Yeah, but what am I supposed to do.", Usopp asked, sounding hopeless, "They'll think I'm lying if I try and warn them. Everyone in my village thinks that tomorrow is just going to be just another normal day."

Usopp winced, clenching his arm tightly.

At this point, Lambo wasn't sure he was the most in pain from, his arm? Or the helplessness of not being able to save his village from blood thirsty pirates?

Usopp jumped to his feet, fist clenched in front of him, eyes burning with determination, "They think I'm lying and that's all they need to think! I'm going to stop those pirates at the beach tomorrow myself!"

"This is all my fault for being such a liar.", Usopp states before collapsing back on the rock he sat on, clutching tightly to his wounded arm as he trembled from the swirling emotions inside of him.

"I don't care anymore if they drive me away with brooms or shoot me in the arm.", Usopp voice wavers, but that doesn't stop him from saying what he needed to say, "This is my village. This is my home. And I love everyone in it."

Tears spilled over Usopp's eyes as he began to stumble over his words.

"I have to protect them."

Zoro's fist's clench, Lambo's eyes hardened as his fingers clutched his pendant, Luffy's posture straightened as he stretched his arm at the ready, and Nami's eyebrows furrowed as she formed her hand into the berry sign.

"You're a hell of a good guy, sending your cronies away to fight alone like that.", Zoro states with respect.

"Just so you know I have dibs on all the pirate tressure. You got it?", Nami states firmly.

"I missed a lot, so just point to who I need to zap.", Lambo said lazily, but a smirk tugged at his lips.

"So you want a little help or what?", Luffy demanded.

Usopp stared at the group of pirates in shock, tears slowly trickling to a halt down his face.

"You guys? You're gonna help me fight all these pirates?", Usopp asked in surprise, "I don't get it?"

"Well, you said there's a whole bunch of bad guys out there, right?", Luffy asked, flexing his fingers.

"And you looked scared out of your mind.", Zoro points out.

"FOR YOUR INFORMATION I HAVE NERVES OF STEEL! I'M PERFECTLY OKAY WITH TONS OF BAD GUYS!", Usopp shouts, "AFTER ALL! YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BRAVE CAPTAIN USOPP! WARRIOR OF THE HIGH SEAS!

Lambo stares pointedly at Usopp's shaking legs.

"Your knees say otherwise.", Lambo said dryly.

Usopp looked down, noticed his shaking knees and began hitting his legs in order to try and cease the shaking.

"Damnit.", he mutters, his voice cracking before looking up determinedly at the group of pirates, "Alright, fine! I'm scared!

"WHY SHOULDN'T I BE!? THEIR CAPTAIN KURO'S MEN!", Usopp shouts with sharp teeth, "THESE GUYS MEAN BUISNESS! I don't want your guy's pity! YOU GUYS AREN'T STICKING AROUND CAUSE YOU PITY ME!? JUST LEAVE AND STOP LAUGHING AT ME!"

"We're not laughing at you.", Zoro said firmly, cutting him from his rant, "We're helping because you are honorable."

Lambo crossed his arms starring at Usopp with hard eyes, "Not many would do what you're doing right now, if any."

Luffy has a grim stare as he asks with a hard firm voice, "Do you really think we'd risk our lives out of pity?"

Usopp stares at the group, tears pricking the corner of his eyes before rolling down his cheeks once again.

"You guys...", Usopp said.

But he wasn't able to say anything else, to choked up on his intense emotions. He didn't need to; they all could tell he was grateful to them. That he appreciates their help.