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It had passed around 3 hours or so since the enlightenment for the crew. Nami treated me better, Usopp decided to geek out with one of my… 'personalities' about the possibilities of weaponry from our world and then implementing it into this one, Zoro gave me an… apology?

"Hey, you."

"Me?"

"Yeah, you, uh…"

*insert awkward silence here*

"I'm sorry."

He walked (read: ran) away before I could say anything. Sanji was doing something, and Katrina was avoiding me. I tried probing around her mind to find out what's going on, but she figured out how to put up mental barriers.

The silence is deafening. I walked towards the figurehead of the ship. Thankfully, Luffy wasn't sitting there. In all the time I've been on this ship, Luffy had been sitting on the sheep's head almost every time I've seen him, or he was in the immediate vicinity.

Right about now, it looks like neither. Just me and Merry… This sounds like a terrible romance comedy.

"Hey, Merry," I said gently

The ship jerked a little, and I don't know if that was Merry acknowledging me, or something. There were still a few hours till we made landfall on Little Garden, and I wanted to get this message out right now.

"I promise you…" I sucked in a breath, "I will find a way for you to keep going. I will find a way for you to be with us, I know, I know, that you losing your chance to sail with us is inevitable," I took note of how the sails slightly drooped. It was official: Merry was listening.

I shoved down the shakiness of my voice, "I promise that I will find a way to make you live,".

I was so caught up in the moment, that I didn't hear Luffy walk up from behind me and put his hand on my shoulder. I am not ashamed to say that I jumped nearly 3 feet in the air from that.

"Oh my god! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!" I accused him.

He looked at me with a blank expression and said, "Merry won't be able to make it?".

Ah, just like Luffy, not beating around the bush and getting straight to the point.

Sometimes I friggin' hate it.

I hesitated for a moment, "No," I forced out, "She won't be able to make it, but this is the Grand Line," I hurriedly continued on after seeing Luffy's crestfallen face, "This is the Grand Line," I chose my words carefully, "There might be a devil fruit we can use to give her a solid form and repair herself, but she's a ship and…" I let my statement hang in the air.

"Fruit-users sink," he realized, eyes widening. Within 5 seconds they narrowed again, "How much do you know?"

"Excuse me?"

"How much do you know of the future?"

"About 2 years or so, up until about three-quarters of Wano,"

"Is there any devil fruit that can help?"

"If there was, it would probably be the Hito-Hito no mi, Zoan type, but human man is already taken by someone we'll be meeting in the near future," I couldn't help but drop that little bombshell.

All I got in return was a blank stare, "Oh my god, are you kidding me?!" I yelled out, "You didn't pay attention—?!", I sighed,

"Okay, look, Zoan Devil Fruits are basically Devil Fruits that give you the power of an animal. Humans are animals, so there are human Devil Fruits, as per the Hito-Hito no Mi. There are also mythical Zoans, such as the Tori-Tori no Mi model: Phoenix, others are Ancient, such as… Dinosaurs and stuff. What we want is the Hito-Hito no Mi model: Female, you catch my drift?" I barely stopped myself from growling the last part when I realized he wasn't paying attention anymore.

"Yeah, but can we find it, is what I want to know," he flicked away a booger.

"I don't know…" I said absently, "It never showed up in canon, but it's probably somewhere in the criminal underworld, I can probably get it for you, I have a little experience considering my… diverse… past, but I'm going to have to get up close and comfy with slave dealings and the like, along with Joker…" I trailed off.

"Slave dealings?" a new voice permeated the air around us, and I belatedly noticed that the temperature was below freezing.

I turned to the owner of the voice, and saw Zoro clenching the hilt of his sword before sighing, "Yes, slave dealings, I personally don't want to get up close with the ones that initiate them, because I'm honestly afraid that I'll punch those garbage faces in, but that's part of the criminal underworld, if anything, the closer I get to a slave auction, the closer I get to finding a Devil Fruit for Merry,"

Another new voice came into play, "Why would you need a Devil Fruit for Merry?". Oh crap, that was Usopp—

"We're here, we're here!" Sanji's voice rang out throughout the air, and I couldn't be more thankful.

"Yeah… Usopp, I'll tell you everything later, now…" I smirked, "Let's make landfall,". Usopp looked at me dubiously before his attention was stolen by Zoro and Sanji having, yet another, argument.

In the moment's distraction, I sent a mental message to Katrina, hoping it reached,

You stay on ship and prevent the sabotage, it mustn't happen, I'll go and wreck Mr. 3

…

'Fine' I silently cheered at the reply, but my spirits fell at the next few words, 'But when you get back, I want some answers'

I nodded slowly, Very well.

I jumped off the ship and sped around the island. As I sped around, I thought of my Devil Fruit. It was a mango, that much is for sure, but what could it possibly be? It made me speed up, so… I've decided:

The Speed-Speed Fruit! Until I get an official name for it, it shall be the Speed-Speed. There were a few other things on my mind too, like,

There are so many others in the world who probably have it worse than me, so… why me? Why was I sent here, and with her no less. One would think they get sent here alone. So, why?

{[(o.o)]}

In a black void, the goddess stood. She was watching on a bright blue orb of that shone with untold adventures of the sea. The light illuminated her blue skin, and her black sclera stood out against the ever-shifting void.

"Shivani… You scarily look like your mother, you know? And yet, you act so much like me" she chuckled, "I almost mistook you for her that moment, and Katrina…" her eyes drifted to another orb, "Your personality matches that of Shivani's mother. It's almost as if you're a miniature Srinidhi…" she trailed off.

"I know you're there, Srinidhi, show yourself," the goddess demanded, her hair shifting colors onto the darker side of the spectrum.

A woman, slightly taller than Shivani, and clearly carrying her features stepped into the light. She was wearing a carefully blank mask about her eyes and face.

"Norzira," the now named Srinidhi acknowledged, before her eyes narrowed and her mask shattered.

Within 3 seconds, a knife was pressed to the goddess's throat and silver ichor trickled out of a shallow cut.

Norzira gave a dry chuckle and pointed out, "You do realize, that I can't die, right?".

"I know," Srinidhi said simply, "But you can still feel pain,", she pushed the knife deeper into Norzira's jugular.

Norzira gave a grim smile and said, "What? You don't miss me, old friend?",

In a flash, Srinidhi was off the divine being and driven into a ground by a slender, yet muscled fist.

"Ugh," a sound escaped her mouth as her back pounded against the ground created in the Void.

Norzira landed next to her and walked towards her, "I am a goddess, you should pay me respect, understand?" she tilted Srinidhi's head up, "Now, what is it that you wanted to ask me?"

Srinidhi hesitated before forcing out, "Why? Why are you cursing my daughter in the same way you did to me? Why?".

Norzira snorted, "Curse? The hell do you mean, 'curse'? I am simply giving her the chance to repay her debt,"

"Don't give me that crap," Srinidhi grunted, "What's your real reason?"

Norzira blinked innocently before saying, "Why, I wanted to give her a chance in a world that she so very much loves!"

Srinidhi glowered at her, "You haven't changed at all, Norzira, you tried to curse me into a world after I broke your statue, by accident, I said I would fix it! You sent me into this world, and it was pure luck I managed to drag you along for the ride, its' really the only reason I'm alive,"

Norzira gave a dark stare back, "I am a goddess, you should show me respect, don't treat me like I'm your equal, treat me like I'm your boss!" she roared before levitating Srinidhi into the air.

"I thought… you changed," Srinidhi wheezed out as her windpipe constricted in on itself, "It turns out… you're still the same monster as your sister Corruption was—"

Norzira let out another roar before slamming Srinidhi into the ground again, "I AM NOTHING LIKE MY SISTER!" she yelled, "I AM NOT AND NEVER WILL BE HER!".

By the end of the ordeal, both were panting heavily. One from exhilaration, and the other from loss of breath.

"If you truly aren't your sister…" Srinidhi gasped, "…Why are you sending children to fix your regrets?" She lifted her head and stared at the goddess defiantly.

Norzira screeched and dug her hands into her hair, "I am not my sister, you piece of—AARGH!", all of a sudden, she screamed in pain and fell down.

"No…" Srinidhi looked at the crestfallen goddess, "No…" the goddess repeated, this time a little louder, "N—"

"What do you mean, 'No!" Srinidhi snarked before Norzira could scream her hatred to the heavens.

In turn, she got a blood-freezing stare directed straight at her, before the goddess go tup and began pacing around.

"You said Corruption's name…" she muttered, "She'll be let out,", Srinidhi swallowed,

"I what?"

"You let out Corruption, you fool!" she screeched, "She won't target us because she learned her lesson, she'll be targeting…" The blood drained in both females' faces.

"Shivani…"

In a burst of adrenaline, Srinidhi got up and ran towards the two orbs, before summoning another orb from experience, "How long do we have?"

Norzira looked at the orb in Srinidhi's hand before looking back up at her once-friend, "Just after Alabasta," she replied.

"How long is that?"

"XX weeks,"

"We need to prepare,"

All the goddess could do was numbly nod along, before bursting into hysterics, "Just like old times, eh? Old friend?"

Srinidhi gave a bitter smile and said, "Just like old times, you pile of crap,"

{[(o.o)]}

I suddenly felt a sense of foreboding assault my senses.

Huh, any idea what that could possibly be? I messaged to Katrina.

…

'No clue, but it feels bad'

No crap, Sherlock, I shot back sarcastically.

All of a sudden, I ran at full speed through something extremely hard. You know, the good thing about super speed is the fact that you're immune to walls, considering you're so fast, you just run through them.

But, god, that freaking hurt!

I backtracked a little to where the wall was in order to give it a piece of my mind, and I realized that it was Mr. 3's base of operations. Seems like he wasn't there, though. Shame, I would've enjoyed seeing the expression on his face.

I heard the Den-Den Mushi ring, and without thinking, I picked it up.

"Mr. 3," a mafia boss voice came out of the snail. Oh, must be Croco, then.

I pinched my nose and spoke with a slightly condescending accent, "Yes, Mr. 0?".

"Have you finished what I asked you for?", ah, so that's what he wants.

"Yes, Mr. 0, the Straw-Hat Pirates are no more, all at the hands of Mr. 3!"

The Den-Den was silent after that declaration. Was I too over-the-top? But really, that sounds like something he would say…

"Good, I'll send you an Eternal Pose to Alabasta, don't be late, oh, and one more thing," I listened closely, "Get some medication, or something, you sound like a girl, Mr. 3,".

Oh.

Oh.

That stung my pride a little. I think I did his voice pretty well! On cue, the Unluckies waltzed into the wax-house. Upon seeing me, they got their weapons ready, but dude. I've always wanted to say this— "Too slow, bubba!"

God, that felt awesome.

I looked at their prone forms on the ground and felt a slight ache in my muscles. I frowned, Overuse of Devil Fruit? Of course, what was I thinking, everything has backlash. My muscles might not be able to take much more, despite being enhanced. Luffy will melt in extreme heat; rubber does the same, Fire is drenched in water and there is no flame, and the Noro-Noro no Mi is stuck with mirrors as a weakness.

I looked up, how much more can I take, though?

"AAAAAH!"

Nami…!

I turned on my heel and ran towards the sound, at full speed, my heart beating like a war drum in my chest. I narrowed my eyes to reduce tunnel vision and could barely stop before running straight into the Candle Set.

A high nasally voice could be heard. I tuned his monologue out, because honestly, I could care less for that. What worries me, is the fact that everything is different.

Now it hit me.

Sanji wasn't there, now they're both in the Candle Set, Nami's there, Vivi's there, and—Katrina?!

I couldn't help but let a deadpan mask form on my face, she seriously couldn't see that coming? Could she at least give me a mental message? Or do we have a set range?

Now, that opens up a whole new range of possibilities.

Without even looking, I sped out of the way in time for Usopp to come in, riding on Carue.

Where's Luffy, though? I looked around and could see Luffy… having a damned tea-party with Ms. Goldenweek. I scowled and marched up to him.

"Luffy!", jerk, he's ignoring me!

"LUFFY!", I yelled,

"Ah! What nice tea!"

My eyebrow twitched before my mind came alight with an idea, "Luffy, if you defeat Mr. 3, I'll ask Sanji to make you all the meat you could ever hope for and more,"

I could hear reality breaking under my words. Drool seeped from the corner of Luffy's mouth, "Meat?"

I nodded, "Everything you could ever want,"

"And more?", he ventured hopefully.

"And more," I confirmed.

"YAAAAAAAAARGH!"

And so, began the siege of Luffy, yes, I will name it that.

AN: Yes, after Alabasta, there will be an original arc, explaining just everything there is to be explained. You can skip it, but that arc will have permanent affects on the storyline, and it will be a little harder to understand if you don't read it. Anyways.

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