Oh, I think this is like, the third last chappie, I think. XD I don't even know. I may just make the next chapter one big chapter.

I'm gonna do another disclaimer, just because I can.

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece! But I do own a Zolo (Alabasta arc) action figure. It's wicked and he even has three detachable swords! XD I feel special. Now, onto the chappie!

Chapter 11: Revealing the truth

"The other dimension!" the man said again as though it were obvious. I leaned back against the wall, my knees buckling.

"Are you saying, that I was originally from here?" I asked. The man raised an eyebrow.

"Of course. Where else would you be from? Hey, so, what was the dimension Sirene sent you to anyway? Was it cool?" the man asked a little eagerly. I couldn't answer. This wasn't happening. It wasn't real!

"Who are you little guy?" Luffy asked, now squatting beside the man and poking him in the side. The man jumped and swatted Luffy's hand away, thoroughly annoyed.

"My name is of no importance to you, but for the sake of Stealthy as she doesn't remember me, I shall introduce myself. My name is Sly. I used to be Stealthy's partner." he said, his eyes never leaving my face. I looked up.

"My… partner?" I whispered. Sly nodded.

"Yeah. I guess I'm going to have to tell the whole story, aren't I? Oh well, I haven't had anyone to talk to for three years." he said and then sat down.

"Three years?" Chopper asked.

"Yeah. That's how long I have been waiting here for Stealthy to come back." he replied. "Now, are you going to let me tell the story or not?"

"Tell it!" Luffy cried, also sitting cross legged. I slid down the wall, drawing my knees up to my chest and watching Sly carefully. He could be lying… or he could be telling the truth. He certainly seems familiar, but, he could look like someone I know from home.

"Well, I suppose, it really began when we were out on a particularly hard bounty."

"You were bounty hunters?" Sanji asked, looking from Sly to me in disbelief. Sly nodded.

"Yeah, and two of the best in the business too."

-------------------This is all said in third person because Sly is telling the story-------------------

"Will you shutup Sly? You're gonna get us caught." Stealthy hissed as she ducked down behind the bush. Sly put a hand over his mouth, trying to stop the sneezing.

"What are we doing here again?" Sly asked. Stealthy sighed and grabbed the pendant from around her neck.

"This damn thing, told us to come here. Said there was a bounty worth millions on this woman's head." she replied.

"How do you know that thing isn't just lying?"

"The Snake never lies. Never has, never will." she replied and then turned to watch again. Their target, an old witch, was mere metres away and Stealthy had lost her gun while they had been climbing that steep cliff. Strange island this was.

Shaped kind of like a dagger. That cave they had travelled through at the bottom of the cliff, had only led to a dead end. Very disheartening and Stealthy had been rather annoyed that they had gone that far for a damn witch, only to find they couldn't reach her the easy way.

"Right, stay here Sly. I'll go out and get this one." Stealthy whispered. Sly nodded and ducked down low enough not to be seen but still able to watch Stealthy do her thing. The blue hat on Stealthy's head bobbed silently as she crept up to the witch.

"I wouldn't try that my child." a croaky old voice said and Stealthy was rooted to the spot. She tried to move her feet but nothing would happen. "You should probably reconsider what you came here for… and leave." and the witch turned, her eagle like eyes glaring at Stealthy who looked up.

"Why?" she asked. The witch smiled, her cheeks crinkling with the action. She was old, way old, but she had the stamina of a teenager. Skipping forward, she leaned near Stealthy's face.

"What's your favourite animal, and how would you like to be turned into it?" she asked. Stealthy frowned.

"Threatening me won't get you anywhere." she replied and then grabbing the pendant around her neck, she held it out… and sang.

Across the sea,

Pirates come for miles,

Seeing nothing but gold,

Silver, and jewels.

The water shines,

The moon dies,

The sun fades as blood makes the sky dark and red.

"Attack!" Stealthy cried, the snake writhing on the silver background. A burst of green light flew straight out and slammed into the witch, sending her back. Stealthy smiled.

"Easy money." she muttered and stepped forward, her feet finally free. The witch, who had been knocked down by the attack, was getting to her feet. Flames seemed to lick from her eyes as she turned on Stealthy, who stood her ground, pendant at the ready.

"You little… fine. I gave you the chance to leave. I said you didn't want to do this. But you insisted. Well, fine! I'll get you out of my hair!" the witch yelled and then crossed her arms over her chest, hands facing backwards so her palms were pointing over her shoulders.

Stealthy began singing her song. Twin bursts of green light collided as both women sent their respective spells at each other. Sparks flew and small symbols began to fill the air.

"You're strong little girl, but you won't beat me!" the witch yelled over the noise of the spells crackling. The witch's burst of light increased tenfold and knocked Stealthy backwards, head over heels into the bush. She lay there for a moment, her body flickering like a ghost before she disappeared. Sly waited for a while, watching as the witch came over and picked up the amulet.

"You, should go back to where you came from. That dreadful place under the sand where she found you. I don't know why you stuck with her for so long." and the snake on the amulet suddenly bit her on the finger. Small silver fangs sunk deep into the woman's flesh and she screeched. "Fine! Go then!" and the amulet disappeared. Sly then watched as the witch walked away.

Jumping up and looking around, he noticed Stealthy had disappeared completely. There was not a trace of her left. He ran to the edge of the cliff and looked out to see the small ship was also gone, just vanishing on the horizon. The witch must have sent it away. Sly looked around. What was he to do now?

---------------------------Back to normal now-------------------------

"So, what did you do?" Nami asked when Sly stopped, watching me sadly as I stared at him.

"I lived off of what I could find. Mainly fruit and such, a few birds. I survived." Sly replied. I looked down at the amulet clutched in my hand and then shook my head.

"The place… under the sand that the witch said about? Was that… Alabasta?" I asked. Sly tilted his head.

"Yeah." he replied. My face changed to one of understanding.

"The amulet." and then I looked at Zolo, "That's how I got it."

"But how could an inanimate object get around your neck?" he asked in return. Sly chuckled.

"The Snake isn't an inanimate object. It has a brain function similar to that of a human's. For some reason, when we were in Alabasta, chasing some rebel or something, we fell into a cavern. The markings were weird, and Stealthy found the amulet. For some reason, after that it decided to stay with her. Must have liked her or something." Sly explained.

"But, it tried to bite me in the desert! I was looking at it and it tried to bite me!" I cried. Sly laughed.

"It always used to do that. It was it's way of telling you it wanted to do something. Or it wanted you to listen or was trying to point you towards something." Sly replied. I looked at the amulet.

"Well, that explains that…" I muttered and then looked up sharply again, "Okay, why did I turn into some angel, beast thing?" I asked. Sly blinked in confusion.

"Before it, did you have a dream about the song you were singing, and standing on the ocean?" he asked slowly. I blinked and then nodded. Sly nodded as well.

"Yeah. You always used to do that." he muttered and then sighed, "It's because of the amulet. It's like… a curse. In return for using the amulet, whether you want to or not, it sometimes uses leftover magic. Only problem is, that magic is then accidentally used on the owner." Sly explained. I narrowed my eyes, about to ask how he knew all this, but Zolo got there first.

"How do you know all this?" he asked. Sly paused.

"The symbols. In the cave. I noticed them and then studied them. I figured it all out." he replied. There was silence. I stood and walked into the tunnel behind us. I needed some time to think. Everything that Sly had said, had sounded familiar to me. That was pretty freaky.

Zolo teaching me to fight and hold the sword in the desert and how he said he thought I had done this before. Well, I had. Or at least, so I had been told. The panther angel, thing, had been excess magic, my life in the 'real' world had been a fake and I did actually belong to the One Piece world. No wonder I had liked it so much. The amulet, the place and time I had been sucked into the one piece universe.

It all made sense, but I didn't want it to. I wanted to go home. I wanted to be with my friend. I didn't know what to believe anymore, who to believe, how to believe it when everything I thought was real was a lie, and the TV show I had come to love was where I had once existed. I walked, thinking for a while.

"Hello my dear." a croaky voice said and I looked up. Eagle eyes stared back at me. Maybe going off by myself had been the worst thing I could do.

And there it is. Finally, everything that has happened has been revealed. Was it up to your expectations? Or was it a little dissapointing? Reviews will make Stealthy fight harder, (hint hint, nudge nudge, wink wink) Ah forget it...

Zolo: You need a social life.

Me: Oh great, now fictional characters are telling me I need a social life. That just makes my day that does.

Zolo:... I'm a fictional character? -shrugs-