Disclaimer:One Piece is the creation of Eiichiro Oda and not mine. To make a long story short, please don't sue me.

Previously:Nami's mind has been reverted back to that of a child's. Nami's mind has also mistaken those in the crew for people from her past. The crew decided that it would be best to pretend to be the people that Nami believes them to be. The crew and boat have both be transported to a dock. Everyone but Zoro has disembarked, leaving Zoro alone with the one responsible for Nami's current condition.

Wishful Thinking

Part 4 – There's the Rub

"That dirty bastard." grumbled a frustrated Zoro as he was running from the docks to the town where the rest of the crew had to be he thought. "He told me 'what' to say, but left out that one important thing."

Five minutes ago, on the deck of the Going-Merry. Zoro was standing looking at R. William and his anger was starting to build. Zoro finally broke the silence and asked in anger, "I just said what you told me to say 'exactly.' So why haven't you done anything like the last two times?" A rather calm looking William simply stated in a cocky forgetful tone "Silly me, it must have slipped my mind." "What?" Barked the now angry green-haired swordsman. A now amused William stated, "I can only grant wished to people with devil fruit powers. Imagine my surprise when you had so many devil fruit users on board." Zoro then unsheathed one of his swords with his thumb and went to grab it when William panicked and shouted, "If you simply bring back one of your crew mates with devil fruit powers and have them make that wish, I'll grant it and be out of your hair!"

Fast-forward to now, Zoro was still running but alas he was now horribly lost. To make matters worse the island was relatively large and thus was easy to get lost by a normal person anyway. The town Zoro was heading for was northeast from the docks, but Zoro was now facing the mountainside that was on the western shore of the island. Looking up at the mountain he commented "It'll take too long to climb this, better go around." And so he proceeded to head south.

Meanwhile in the town, we now focus on one set of the Magyar Pirates, Nico Robin, Sanji, and Nami were walking down a strip of shops and were stopped by Nami's Excitement. "Ah, a bookstore!" Nami almost shouted with the eagerness of a child that she thought she was, "Can we go in Bellemere? Please? I promise I won't buy anything I just want to look, please, please, please?" That outburst of Nami's got more than a few of the other people walking the strip to stop and look in the vicinity of the trio. Robin however didn't pay them any mind and put her hand on the top of Nami's head in a motherly way and said, "I don't think it would do any harm, lets go in." Upon hearing this Nami's eyes lit up like it was her birthday with joy and she started to run into the store. Sanji proceeded to walk in with Robin thinking to himself "Aaah, Nami-Swan even in her current state is a true vision of beauty, and her childlike innocence is almost too cute." At that Sanji began to think too much and his face started to turn red and out habit started to talk out loud to no one in particular as he wrapped his arms around himself in a one person hug, "Ah, Nami-Swan come close and let me hold you." Robin talking seemed to shake him from whatever fantasy he was in "Cook-san, are you coming in?" "Yes, Robin-Chan!" responded the love-cook as he sprinted into the store.

We turn now to the second group of our heroes Usopp, Luffy, and TonyTony Chopper. This group is at a weapons shop as Usopp is trying to get more materials for his special stars he uses in battle as well as to get spare bands for his slingshot and other essentials that he may need. The various types of trinkets and do-dads in the store captured Usopp's attention in a way that was lost on the other two in his party. "Usopp, I'm bored, and hungry." Complained his captain in an almost childlike way, Chopper not wanting to be left out chimed in as well in an almost identical tone, "Usopp, can we leave? How long are you gonna be?" Usopp started talking while still looking at some of the merchandise "I need to resupply very badly, apart from the dials I don't have a lot of things left." Luffy exclaimed with happiness, "So when we're done here we can go eat?" Usopp still not paying the two any attention stated, "No, after I'm done here I need to go over to the lumber yard and pick up some wood for the repairs to the Marry. We're running dangerously low on-" but was interrupted by both Luffy and Chopper groaning in pain which was actually a mixture of disappointment and frustration not unlike a child not getting their way. "Look, if you want you guys can go off on your own. I can finish up here on my own." After Usopp finished his sentence his partners smiled from ear to ear and shook their heads in approval before leaving the store.

Back at the docks, with the now abandoned Going Merry, two figures started walking toward the ship. "Well, well, well, what do we have here Chains?" Quipped a tall gangly man with almost punk rocker hair, dressed like a chef with a giant frying pan strapped to his back. "I recon this'll be easy pickins' Kokku. I hear tell everyone plum skedadaled offa' this here tub a little while back." Replied a rather weathered man who donned a western duster and a cowboy hat. "Well then Chain Man, lets get started." After Kokku said that, the two men started to walk up the gangplank of the Merry as their entrance was greeted by a rather frightened South Bird who shrieked, "JOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!"

… TO BE CONTINUED

Authors note:

Wow, how long has it really been since I last updated anyway? Please excuse any writing errors for the fact I haven't really written a fiction in a good year or two. Also I changed some of the style I was originally writing in, I originally didn't want Sanji to add the chan or swan to the ends of Nami and Robin's names but gave it a try here. Also if anyone out there cares I'm having Robin call the crewmembers by what she calls them in the Japanese manga.

And lastly a special thanks goes out to crepes, who really got me to start writing this again, hope I didn't disappoint you.