Ok, new chapter up, hope you like it Don't forget to review at the end.
Disclaimer: I don't own One piece, even though it'd be cool if I did….
He yawned, wondering why his bed felt so uncomfortable. Gingerly, he moved his left arm. Hearing the sound of clanking bottles, his eyes flew open. Staring up at the brilliant blue sky, he scratched his head, wondering where his roof had gone. He blinked a few times, the sun's rays too bright for his weak eyes to manage. Staring stupidly, he looked around at his immediate surroundings. He was surrounded by bottles… beer bottles…
After a few moments, it dawned on him. He was on the deck…
His mind was still slow, and groggy… he sat up. His head started spinning, dizzy, and got up and rushed to the side of the ship. Leaning over, he spewed the contents of his stomach into the once clear and beautiful ocean. Wiping his mouth, he turned around, grimacing at the taste of bile in his throat, he faced the ship.
His eyes roved around the deck, taking in his surroundings. There were bottles littered everywhere, puddles of beer, sake, and other assorted alcoholic beverages. Ussop spotted Zoro, his crewmate, sprawled in an uncomfortable position atop a small pile of bottles. On his face, were multiple scribbles in black marker pens.
Sanji, lying in a slightly more graceful position, lay nearby, snoozing against a few tipped barrels. Ussop looked over the deck for his captain, but to no avail. Glancing upwards, he stifled a laugh as he spotted his captain, Monkey D. Luffy hanging upside down from the crow's nest. His legs had been knotted around one of the rungs on the side of the nest, and a large pink ribbon had been tied around his head, keeping his beloved straw hat in place. The Jolly Roger flag had been taken down, and was currently tied around Luffy's neck, as a cape. As the Ship tossed and moved with the waves, Luffy swung gently from side to side, in deep sleep.
Ussop relaxed, trying to remember what had happened the night before. All he could remember was: Food fight, cleaning up, Zoro's evil grin, as he opened the door to the booze cabinet. Ussop also recalled a memory of him sitting at a small table, facing his crew mates, and downing as many shots as he could, before knocking himself out.
He turned around, to face the sea. Staring at the waves, he noticed an uncommonly large wave amongst the smaller ones. His mind still slow, due to the after effects of last night, he thought nothing of it. A couple or moments later, he yelped, as it sunk in. He watched as the wave crashed against the side of the ship. A couple of specks of ocean spray landed on the sleeping Zoro and Sanji, but Ussop, standing against the side of the ship took a bucket load of water. He screamed as the freezing cold water woke him up fully. The ship lurched, and the peacefully swinging Luffy swung SMACK into the giant pole, holding the nest up. His legs untied, and he hurtled towards the ship, landing with an enormous crash on the deck.
Sanji jumped up instantly with a yelp, and, feeling the effects, similar to Ussop's, rushed for the side of the ship also. A couple of minutes later, he resurfaced, wiping his mouth with a napkin from his pocket. "What happened?" he asked to the soaking wet Ussop.
Receiving no answer, he shrugged, and took in the dirty mess.
"Peeo! Man, I need a shower" he exclaimed aloud.
"Same!" Ussop said, gingerly sniffing his underarm, and grimacing afterwards.
The two headed for the showers and decided to make some food, passing their captain, soundly asleep, despite the fact that he was now lying in a crumpled heap on the floor. One side of his face was red, and there was a large bump on his forehead.
Delicious aromas filled the air, and Monkey D. Luffy, soon to be King of the pirates jumped up into the air, following the scents with his nose.
He sat at the table and began to eat, realising after a few minutes, that the table was already full with his crew mates. "What time is it?" he asked, mouth full.
"Four o'clock." We all only just woke up." Sanji said, his eyes still sleepy.
Zoro smiled "See, that's the way it should be." Lifting up on of his swords, he impaled a piece of chicken, and placed the poultry in his mouth. Sanji watched his with disgust. "Are those swords clean?"
Zoro glanced at the tip of one of them. "err.. dunno.. I think so.."
They all sighed and carried on eating.
He slapped the map down on top of the table, pinning the ends down with his fists. "So, erm, does anyone know where we are on this thing?"
They all shrugged. "See? We need Nami! She'd know where to go!" Sanji shouted.
"Shut up." Zoro said, concentrating on the map. " If Nami was here, then we wouldn't have been planning this thing in the first place! She'd never let us."
Ussop laughed. "You guys know nothing about the sea! I remember, back in the day, I used to train my every crew mate on my ship on how to read a map. I taught them myself!"
They all looked at him. "Well, come here, Ussop," Zoro growled. "And show us where we are!" Zoro made a lunge for Ussop, but was stopped in his tracks, as Sanji's leg appeared in front of him. "Men, don't be so uncivilised." Sanji said, looking at the two of them. "Captain? You seem to be staring at the map a lot.. even more than Zoro. Do you know where we are?"
"Nope." Luffy carried on staring.
"What are you looking for, then?"
"The 'You are Here' sign." Luffy said, solemnly.
The rest of his crew fell down, except for Zoro, who carried on staring at the map.
"So, oh wise, green-haired one, what are you looking for? I'll bet it's something even dafter than Luffy's." Sanji said, smirking.
Zoro cocked his head up, and said, smirking: "Actually, I happen to be doing something useful, unlike you, and your not-so-witty comments."
"What is it then? What are you looking for?"
"A rock." Zoro said triumphantly.
"Huh?" Sanji said, between laughs. Ussop stifled his laughs by putting his fist in his mouth.
"Yeah, " Zoro said, confused at the laughs. " We passed one about a minute ago."
Sanji and Ussop carried on laughing.
Zoro started to get angry. Picking up Ussop by his top, he lifted him up into the air. "So, mister captain, where do we go? Where is the nearest island to stock up on Beer, Food, Girls and Beer?"
Ussop gulped. "ff..fforward." He gulped.
"I know he's just lying, but let's stick with that." Sanji said.
Ookay.. Story didn't move on that much in this chapter, but it will soon, you'll just have to carry on reading to find out what happens when they reach their destination of booze, meat and hot chicks… ;)
And what about Nami? More of that in the next chapter, just review, and you'll get your prize :P