A/N: Sorry, it's been a while, I've been in a bad place the last few months... so if you haven't heard my mom was diagnosed with cancer back in December, I entered a depression and only updated a few fanfics after that point... My family has a gofundme page to help with money, so please if you haven't donated yet, please do (there's a semi link on my profile). But anyways I'm finally back, because it's a been a while I'm once again going off memory since the last time I watched Strong World was a few months ago... anyways enjoy!
Chapter 321: Reunion and Shiki's Plans
Zoro's group got near the town, as they approached the trees the wooly mammoth began to freak out. They all fell off and it began to run away.
"What's it problem?" asked Zoro.
"It's the smell!" cried Chopper.
Akamaru was whining too, he went into Kiba's coat to get away from the smell.
"It's the daft green, it gives off a smell that animals hate." Said Xiao.
They got closer to the trees. Chopper now that nose plugs.
"These feel like their touching my brain, and I can still smell it!" cried Chopper.
"Oh yeah, it does kind of smell." Said Zoro.
"If you weren't injured I would hit you!" said Sakura.
"Don't breathe it in too much, it's poisonous." Said Xiao.
"Why didn't you tell us that before!" they all yelled.
They continued on.
Meanwhile with Nami and the bird, the bird Flew Nami out of the crater. She looked around and saw the Thousand Sunny.
"All right! The sunny"! She cheered happy to see where the ship landed.
That was when she saw something.
It was some more the strange gait animals and they were chasing something.
The thing they were chasing turned out to be Luffy, Naruto and Hinata.
"Luffy!" called out Nami in shock.
"Oh hey! It's Nami!" yelled Naruto.
All the three ran towards Nami.
"What!" yelled Nami.
"Sorry!" called out Hinata.
Thankfully the bird few over to the animals which were giant scorpions and electrocuted them.
They all stared at what happened.
"That was lucky." Said Kyubi speaking for all of them.
Meanwhile in a desert section Franky, Robin, Gaara, Brook and Isaribi rode a giant crawfish that Franky converted into a motorcycle.
Don't question it…
"So what do you guys think of the Crawly Davidson?" asked Franky.
"It's better than walking." Said Isaribi.
Brook was singing a song about the crawfish motorcycle.
AS it sped along it suddenly stopped.
"Hey! Don't do stop!" yelled Franky hitting the crawfish.
Isaribi sniffed the air.
"Something smells really bad." Said Isaribi.
"Really?" asked Franky.
"Yeah, I think our ride smells it too." Said Isaribi, "Probably more than I do."
"Can you endure it?" asked Gaara.
"I think I'll be fine." Said Isaribi.
The group continued on foot, passing some of the Daft Green trees on their way.
Back in the town, at Xiao's house, Zoro's group had brought her home. However her mother slapped her.
"I'm sorry mom… I just wanted to help grandma." Cried Xiao.
The mother noticed the flower in her hand.
"Oh Xiao." Said her mother, "It was still reckless!"
"It's fine." Said the old woman who in bed.
Both Sakura and Chopper noticed the strange green bruises on the old woman.
"I don't' want to seem rude, but what's wrong with her." Said Sakura.
"It's called Daft." Explained Xiao's mother.
She began to explain that it was a disuse caused by inhaling too much Daft Green pollen, it give you green bruises and the person can't move.
"Is there any cure?" asked Chopper.
"Yes the IQ plants, but Shiki hoarded them all." Said Xiao's mother.
"Why can't he just go away!" cried Xiao.
The crew looked at each other.
Meanwhile with Luffy's group Nami got dressed, while Luffy ate the remains of the scorpions.
"yes! YES! Give that ass shot!" yelled Kyubi.
"What?" thought Naruto.
"Trust me, its funny." said Kyubi.
"Wow you're such a weird bird." Said Luffy tugging on the bird's face.
It zapped him, but it had no effect.
Luffy of course just laughed it off .
"Oh yeah, electricity has no effect on you." Said Nami.
"Oh come one you were there when he fought that lighting guy." Said Naruto.
"So what are we going to go?" asked Hinata.
"We know where the Sunny is." said Nami, "Maybe we can just wait here"
"I say we find the others." Said Luffy.
The bird agreed.
"See even Billy agrees." Said Luffy.
"Billy?" asked Nami.
"Yeah, because his bill is electric." Said Luffy.
"Tell him that name makes no sense." Said Kyubi.
However the newly dubbed Billy quaked happily at the name.
And so they decided to go find the others.
Meanwhile at the town, Zoro's group left the house.
"So there's nothing you can do?" asked Kiba.
"No… I wouldn't know how to treat it." Said Chopper, "But knowing we're safe right now I think I'll be able to deal with the smell."
Akamaru made a noise that seemed to agree with Chopper.
They all sat down.
Meanwhile Sanji's group walked a up.
"Oh man! I feel crappy." Muttered Sanji.
"It's called exhaustion." Muttered Usopp.
"We should rest up." said Ino, "We all need our sleep."
They all looked at Sanji before sitting down on some stairs.
There was an awkward silence, it turns out it was the same set of stairs as Zoro's group.
"Oh… it's you." Muttered Zoro and Sanji at the same time.
"Seriously!" yelled Fu.
Chopper on the other hand went to hug Usopp.
"You guys looked exhausted." Said Kiba.
"He wouldn't shut up…" muttered Sasuke with his eye twitching.
They all realized the that "He" was Sanji.
"Seriously?" asked Sakura.
"We still have to find Nami and Robin." Said Sanji.
"They're probably fine." Said Sakura.
"We should just rest for now." Sighed Ino.
With Luffy's group they were flying around on Billy.
"Hey is that a town?" asked Nami.
However Billy got a whiff of the daft green and flew away to a tiny floating island.
"Hey! Are you okay?" asked Naruto.
"I noticed the same type of trees at Shiki's place." Said Nami, "Maybe they hate the smell."
Billy nodded.
They gave Billy some nose plugs and he endured as he to the town.
Of course they found the others.
"Nami!" cheered Sanji.
That was when he fell down in a sleep.
"Chopper of you have anything that will keep him down before he realizes…" said Ino.
"Wait we haven't found Robin yet!" said Sanji.
"Too late." Muttered Sasuke.
"Get some rest!" yelled Fu.
"Go to sleep!" yelled Ino.
"He drove you nuts, didn't he?" asked Nami.
That was when Xiao's door opened.
"A giant bird." Said Xiao fainting at the site of Billy.
"Oh more friends?" asked Xiao' mother.
"Yeah." Said Sakura.
Xiao's mother woke her up, to get some tea, while letting the girls rest in the house.
What none of them noticed was the surveillance snail watching them.
Meanwhile with Franky's group they were in a room filled with pirates, since they were pirates they deiced to rest a bit, get some food and fill up cola.
"So I wonder what's going on." Said Isaribi.
"They all have log poses." Said Robin noticing said log poses.
"I wonder they all gathered here." Said Gaara.
"What ever it is it can't be good." Said Isaribi.
That was when a waitress walked over.
"Excuse me." Said brook, "Would you be so kind to shoe me your panties."
"Back off creep!" yelled the attires kicking him hard.
"Hey I was wondering." Said Franky, "What's with the feathers?"
"Oh… I guess we want to birds." Said the waitress.
"What?" asked Franky.
"Um… okay…" said Isaribi.
She began walk off with Brook wanting one last look at her panties.
"Hey, aren't you the straw hats?" asked a nearby pirate.
"Yeah, we are." Said Franky.
"Wow never suspected you guys to be here." Said another.
"Can you tell us what's going on?" asked Robin.
"Shiki's giving a demonstration." Said one of them.
"A demonstration?" asked Isaribi.
The pirate held up the newspaper.
Back in the town, the girls were sleeping but woke up when Xiao returned with the tea.
"Mom! Dad and sis are coming back!" cheered Xiao, "And Shiki's leaving."
"What really?" asked Xiao's mother .
"It's true, they're leaving for the sea of schemes! He's going to the East Blue!" said Xiao.
Nami, Ino, Sakura and Hinata all paled while Fu's eyes winded.
Back at the Pirate's gathering.
"So Shiki is benign it?" asked Gaara.
"That's right." Said one of the parties, "He' going to conquer the East Blue and send a message to the World Government."
All five of them stared at the new paper.
"He's going to show what those beasts are capable tonight, he's going to sick them on the town." Said the pirate
"Wait there's a town on the island?" asked Robin.
"Oh yeah! It's going to be great!" said the pirate.
"By the way I wouldn't wear what you're wearing." Said one of the other pirates.
"So there's a dress code, good to know." Said Robin.
Meanwhile all of the girls got up and left Xiao's house.
However when they did they saw the guys all lined up.
"Nami go back inside." Said Luffy.
It turned out Shiki was there and he was ready to take Nami once again.
Next Time: The Straw Hats go toe to toe against Shiki, but can they defeat a man who was one of Gold Roger's equals? Find out next time!