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Deadly Drinking Pirate

Nami's Sick! Detour to Drum Island!

Previously on Deadly Drunken Pirate,

Luffy dropped the heavily bruised Sanji onto the ground in an unceremonious way. "Thank you for showing me the way to this house Sanji." Luffy spoke in a cold tone. "Now see to it that you will be able to drag yourself back to the King's Gourd. And don't count on anyone giving a hand. Not after your disgraceful behavior and…" Luffy then turned around slowly and made Sanji see the Devil staring him down, "After what you said to Nami. You are no gentleman, but a well-dressed pervert. Be thankful that we still need a cook Sanji."

The blonde cook could only whimper and drag his broken body back to the ship. And on the way, reflect on how he dared to compliment Nami when she had to lose her shirt. Saying such words to a girl who has been through hellfire, literally, and having her underwear showing was what only perverts will do. Now Nami will never even consider him to be a gentleman anymore; just a pervert and a ladies' man-slave.

Meanwhile, inside the wax house, Luffy saw that the house was still standing and there was another picnic basket. Looking inside, Luffy had found a Den-Den Mushi, a Transponder Snail used for purposes relatable to a phone or camera, with the number '0' painted on its shell. Then the Den-Den Mushi sprang to life with a ring. But Luffy knew just who was on the other side. "Hello, Mr. Zero." Luffy begun and had braced himself for a phone call that has his crew's life on the line.

"Is that you, Mr. Three? Your voice sounds worse than ever." Luffy never heard such an arrogant tone that still cried of confidence and great power anyways.

"No, my name is Monkey D. Luffy. You might have heard of me as the rookie from the East Blue that has just entered the Grand Line." Luffy responded and waited for Crocodile to reply.

"So you're the one they call 'Straw Hat Luffy' and the 'Liber Glade'. Seems that even the bigshots of the East Blue were no match for you." Crocodile said. "Then again they were only strong by the standards of the world's weakest ocean."

"I am not here to talk about the East Blue. I want two things." Luffy retorted. "First, I want you to stop sending your agents after us. It will get old and soon, you won't have anyone left to throw away for your stupid ambition." Luffy listed off and before Crocodile could try to speak up, "Second, I want you to know that once me and my crew get the princess to Alabasta, you will never seize control of the Sandy Kingdom."

"…" There was silence over the line. "You dare talk to me, Crocodile of the Warlords!? I have killed plenty of overconfident rookies for less. And why would you try to turn me in, I am the country's hero."

"I thought that a pirate like you couldn't care less about being anyone's hero." Luffy retorted out of the blue once again. "You are too prideful to resort to such measures. That will be your one of the factors of your downfall."

"HA!" Crocodile cut Luffy off right at that last word. "'My downfall'? Like you will measure to someone like me! I am Crocodile!"

"Much better." Luffy said and the faint sound of Crocodile grinding his teeth could barely be heard on the line. "But yes, what you are going to do is going to be your downfall. And it started as soon as I found out who you are and that the princess has asked of me to help her country."

"And why would a pirate help out a princess! We are just filthy outlaws that the world will be cleaner without!" Crocodile was slowly losing his temper.

"And what exactly did the World Government offer to a greedy pig like you that you didn't refuse the positon as one of the Warlords?" Luffy never expected an answer and thus was not surprised to hear silence. "But back to the point. Your assassins have failed their mission the moment they landed on Little Garden. And after hearing enough about you, don't think that I will show you mercy when we fight in Alabasta."

"If we do, then there won't be anything left of you when I am done!" Crocodile shouted out and Luffy smirked to see that he had gotten under Crocodile's skin.

"Is that a promise? Then I will be looking forward to it, Sir Crocodile. And don't send anyone after us or else I will tell on you to the marines." Luffy finished his conversation and hung up before Crocodile could respond.

XXXXX

Location unknown,

"That arrogant brat!" Crocodile was still in a bad mood. So much that he crushed the receiver on the Den-Den Mushi that he was using to try and contact Mr. Three on Little Garden. As for Crocodile, most his features are concealed the in the darkness of his office. The only clue to where he was is the large creature that is being petted by Miss Sunday.

It had the appearance of a regular Crocodile that had something in the shape of a banana growing out of their heads. "Fu-fu-fu." Miss Sunday giggled to see the scene unfold. "I knew that boy will be entertaining. I never get to see you so hot under the collar."

"Shut up Miss Sunday. I am in the mood to kill anyone. Unless there isn't any pirates invading this blasted country, then I will kill you." Crocodile retorted back and Miss Sunday giggled even more; does anything faze her?

"I did hear that a pirate crew led by Puppu as been seen lately." Miss Sunday said and Crocodile scoffed.

"That swine? Oh well, a complete crew is better than nothing." Crocodile sighed deeply. He was getting a bit tired of always going after the no-name rookies who think that they can take on the Seven Warlords; plenty had said that the likes of himself are only as good as 'government dogs'. "And you better leave my sights and see to it that Mr. Two will go to Little Garden and…." Miss Sunday stopped at her latest step on the staircase and noticed that Crocodile had halted in his speech; almost like he suddenly shut down. But then, "Forget about the Strawhats and instead get him to kill the failure Mr. Three."

"And why would you do that? Weren't you going to…?" Miss Sunday was actually confused this time but then got Crocodile to glare at her.

"Are you turning traitor already Miss Sunday? Do you really doubt my instincts and decide not to follow my orders!?" Crocodile was still the prideful character and Miss Sunday had lost her voice once she was cut off. She had no idea what was going on so Miss Sunday just nodded and moved up past the staircase.

'Just what did happen to Crocodile? He acted like someone had suddenly entered his mind. But his voice and personality hadn't changed. I never heard of such a power existing, even in the Grand Line.' Miss Sunday thought to herself but decided to look into it later.

Meanwhile, back on Little Garden.

"Well now what?" Zoro asked, finding one of the stones looking rather comfy compared to what he had to go through. Not with Mr. Three getting the drop on him and trapping all the Straw Hats in his wax work. And then there were Zoro's legs.

He tried to cut them off so he will get free and kill Mr. Three but then he found the wax hardening his body and covering him like powder on a donut. Must be because his conscious couldn't allow him to do such a thing in front of his friends and the cruel Mr. Three; his pride just wouldn't bear the thought of allowing that Candle Man to see that he gotten to Zoro.

"I don't know." Nami was also upset about all this. And the only thing worth seeing is the Giants actually not fighting every occasion and that Mr. Three was only in great pain but not dead. Somehow having the Candle Man alive was far better than killing him. "If we had a year to wait then that will be our only way off the island."

"But we don't have a year! We need to get to my island as soon as possible. We only have hours to spare, not an entire year!" The Straw Hats sighed in annoyance to hear Vivi mouth off again and again. "If we are here and like this then it's my fault and…" Nami then silence by walking over to Vivi and pull on her cheek.

"None of that anymore." After letting go of Vivi, Nami sighed to see that everyone was trying to avoid looking at her. Not that she looked scary or angry but underdressed. She complained about the heat and took off her shirt, Nami then had to ignore the feeling of having the whole world stare at what was underneath that shirt.

That is until,

"Hey guys. Sorry it took so long." Everyone was relieved to say the least to see Luffy arrive from the jungle and with two things being dragged along. One was Sanji, still tied and beaten up from before. The other was a slain sabretooth tiger, one that everyone took cuts out to fill their empty bellies.

"WOW!" That got everyone to nearly jump out their skin and it turns out, Sanji was still conscious. Enough to ignore the pain and open his eyes, to see Nami still half-dressed. But before anyone could try to knockout the cook, Luffy did it for them and practically drilled Sanji's head into the jungle ground.

"Thanks for reminding me Sanji." Luffy said sarcastically and took out his jacket, handing over to Nami. She didn't need to be told and yet Nami didn't take the jacket for nothing. She sneaked in a kiss after actually covering herself up. "Anyways, I was just finishing having a conversation over this Den-Den Mushi's phone line."

Luffy took out the same snail-operated phone that he found in Mr. Three's wax house. And everyone saw the symbol on its shell. That showed a typical skull from a jolly roger that had a pair of fencing sabers for the crossbones; there was even the pair of fancy purple wings to complete the Baroque Works' Jolly Roger. "In case you are wondering, I spoke to Mr. Zero himself."

Now there is great tension in the air, coming from the likes of Vivi, Carol and Frank. "M-Mr. Zero!?"

"Yes. He sure was polite at the start, but it was quite easy to get under his reptile skin." Luffy said casually, which wasn't much of a surprise to his more senior crewmates. "I did tell him about what we are doing and that no matter what he does, Crocodile will fall once we arrive at Alabasta."

"But then he will just send more people after us!" Vivi shouted but Luffy didn't stir.

"I doubt it. After all, a general is nothing without an army. If he is going to try and kill us, by throwing away more of his minions, then he will be risking whatever plan he has laid out." Luffy explained. "And don't worry about it, he is not going to bother with us. I made sure of it."

"How can you be so sure!? He is joking right guys?" Vivi called out to the other Straw Hats but they looked away from her, not exactly the answer she wished to receive. But then Vivi noticed that Carol and Frank were looking they finally solved a very complex riddle; but the answer was still unbelievable. "What's wrong?"

"Let's just say that I used what I did on Mr. Three and his partner, only on Crocodile this time." Luffy answered and yet, this still didn't made all this anymore clear. The only ones that did understand were the former Baroque Works agents. They then went into whispering distance of the captain,

"Thanks Luffy. We knew you will have it under control." Luffy could only nod and ask for some more personal space. Then Luffy started to look sheepish,

"Sorry about not telling you guys, but Mr. Thirteen kindly gave me this." Luffy then reached into his vest and pulled out a device that had the shape of an hourglass. Only that it didn't have the sand used in an hourglass or even have the glass in the shape of two capsules connected with a very narrow opening. Instead, it had the same glass capsule as a regular Log Pose, complete with the suspended needle. Finally, at the base was a label that said 'Alabasta'. "I know that you want to kill me. Go ahead."

But while that exact thought was clear on their faces, the Straw Hats were cursing at themselves. They had seen just how overpowering Luffy is over every single one of them. And with a deadly ability that allows Luffy's own power and strength to grow when even one is exposed to the drunken influence. They sucked it up and Nami just took it from Luffy's hand. "You better hope that this Mr. Three has at least a million berries on his ship, otherwise you will have to sleep on a couch tonight."

Luffy smirked. To any man in a relationship, that was worse than a slap on the face or a stab in the chest, right near the heart. "Fair enough. Let's get ready to get on our way." Luffy then looked at the two giants who were nothing but bystanders, enjoying another example of human drama. "If you want to owe us a favor then there is one thing you can do."

XXXXX

"Urrgh…" Later, in a dark room, a little girl was awakening from an blackout episode and then noticed that there was something rough around her arms and legs that prevented much of basic motion; she couldn't even budge from her spot with what felt a lot like rope bounding her. Then the room is filled with light, with Luffy standing near an opening in the roof of the room. This was the hull of the King's Gourd, the ship Luffy took from scratch and built himself; and Luffy knew every single inch and every dimension of this ship, including all the rooms.

"Now that you are awake, Miss Goldenweek…" The young-looking woman gasped and tried to wiggle what really looked like rope all around body. "Relax yourself and this will be completely painless." Miss Goldenweek found herself started out her wits and her attempts to get free for the time being.

"Now, I have accepted your comrades that you still call 'Mr. Five' and 'Miss Valentine', because they were valuable in potential. The same can be said for you, not your former partner. That is why you are even on my ship." Luffy got the point, swift and simple.

"Potential? For what?" Miss Goldenweek squeaked out and Luff nodded.

"For helping even out the male-female ratio on my crew for one thing." Miss Goldenweek couldn't believe that she was held captive on a pirate's ship just so there will be more women on board. "But mainly is because I heard a whisper inside that head of yours. You have a dream do you?"

Miss Goldenweek didn't know what Luffy meant and tried to escape the glance of the captain. "…S-so what!?" Luffy only raised an eyebrow at that response. That girl-looking woman seemed to be frustrated and aggressive once Luffy had gotten underneath her exterior. "A-are you going to tell me that it is impossible!? Everyone does! And now I have disappointed my boss, Mr. Zero, the only man that can make it happen. And he didn't care, for once in my life!"
"You're right, he doesn't care." Luffy spoke up. "And sometimes, that can be worse than what seems to be constant mocking and rejection of your dreams." Luffy continued and Miss Goldenweek growled at him; but it takes very little to faze this young man. "Because at least they acknowledged that you had a dream. Crocodile didn't care because he needed the cannon fonder for his plan. Nothing that he promised you all will ever come if he does succeed, only nothing but time in jail."

Miss Goldenweek was shocked. She had no idea who her boss is, only as Mr. Zero and everyone that knew his real name had been all but killed off. But to hear from Luffy that the boss was Crocodile, a member of the Warlords. They are supposed to be heroes, killing off the other pirates and help out the countries under the World Government!

"You can either believe it or try to deny it. I don't care about that, but as a man with a dream to go out to the sea, I will never laugh at someone's dream. As long as you are on my ship, you will live for your dream." Luffy then spoke up. "I am not forcing you to make a decision. All I want is to let you know that every single member of my pirate crew has a dream; and dreams are one of the only reasons to live."

Miss Goldenweek just looked at Luffy. She couldn't find anything to say to all that. And she remained that way for a while. A long while until, "…Thank you, captain."

"Luffy." Miss Goldenweek heard, "My name is Luffy." The captain didn't bother to share what his surname is, all he wanted was the one underneath the 'Miss Goldenweek' that used to be a Baroque Works agent.

"Victoria. But I will like Vicky." Luffy raised an eyebrow at that last remark but nodded, showing that he will accept the name anyways. But the moment was to be spoiled for the rest of the day when both of them heard voices out on the deck as well as hasty footprints.

"Captain! Nami's collapsed on the deck! She has a fever!" A fever was bad enough but the look on Luffy's face scared Georgia. He looked like he just heard on of his crewmates on the very of dying!

"No…" Luffy whispered to himself. "I hoped for this not to happen. And not now!"

XXXXX

Outside, just moments ago, everyone were still recovering from what happened right after they drifted off shore of Little Garden. The monstrous goldfish that toppled even the biggest of mountains appeared; the Island Eater. Who would have thought that one of Kaya's favorite stories that Usopp made up actually came true? She sure was surprised and Usopp just tried to keep his own feelings of it hidden; a coward he maybe, Usopp is also a man who takes a hints and learns from the mistakes he makes from time to time.

Then the crew heard the door to the cargo hull opening and out came Luffy who looked like someone had just killed a dear friend right in front of his eyes. "C-captain…" Zoro couldn't help but shiver and stutter at the face of this thick atmosphere; everyone else weren't doing any better.

"Where is Nami? Where is my navigator? Where is my Nami?" Luffy spoke in a dark tone that said 'no time for delays or nonsense'. Everyone pointed to the base of the mast where Luffy saw his girlfriend laying against it like she was a dead body. Pressing his hand against her forehead, Luffy then screamed like an animal walking into a lit fireplace. His hand had just gotten a burn alone.

After a while of thinking, Luffy then knew what was going on. But he needed to be sure before jumping to conclusions. And he had to do this,

"Nami, you might want to hit me after saying this but I need to lift up your shirt." Luffy said with complete seriousness. And Nami looked like if she wasn't dizzy with a fever and that she was head-over-heels with her captain, she would have caved Luffy's face in. So when Luffy then move the shirt up, to the discomfort of most of the crew, they all gasped to see a very bad bug bite. One they never noticed before, they were thinking too hard on what to do with Baroque Works.

"You have been bitten by the Kestia, Nami." Luffy then spoke up, letting loose his grasp on his girlfriend's shirt so her stomach won't be flashed for much longer. "Like Dinosaurs and Sabre-Tooth Tigers, they were thought to be extinct. They are tropical insects that might be small enough to be barley seen but when they bite, they live visible bug bites like yours."

"But bug bites don't cause a fever Captain." Vivi brought up and soon, everyone saw the look of dread in Luffy's eyes.

"Most bug bites don't Vivi. We are still in the Grand Line, none of you forget that." Luffy responded and everyone else on the ship nodded. "But the Kestia were once deadly insects that once they bite into the flesh of their targets, they spread a virus." Now the air is getting thick with tension and dread that spread through their hearts like wildfire. "It is known as the Five-Day Disease, called that because within five days of infection, the contaminated will be fully eaten inside-out and…die."

"DAMMIT LUFFY!" Sanji roared like a bear finding his food supply stolen right under his nose. "If you know about this then why haven't you treated Nami!? You are supposed to know everything about the Grand Line! And I thought you will get us ready and Nami is going to die!? WHAT IS WRONG WI~*choke*!" Sanji ranted on and on like an angry fool until Luffy, out of the blue, grasped the cook by the throat in an effort to shut him up and get his attention.

"Sanji, I thought that I was clear on how the Kestia were thought to be extinct. And the Kestia are the only causes of the Five-Day Disease so everyone thought that the illness was also extinct." Luffy started. "I will admit that I know more about the Grand Line for someone that 'never left the East Blue' but you had no right to say such things to some who is not happy about this either, Sanji!" The crew were wondering, just who is Luffy and what else about him will surprised them? "Even if you go to the best clinics in the East Blue, they won't have a vaccine for this illness! The Five-Day Disease is a Grand Line illness, why would the cure be found in the East Blue!?"

Nobody answered. And the silence was broken when Luffy felt his hand getting tired, holding Sanji over the deck, so the captain released the cook for the latter to catch his breath. "So what do we do Captain? It is your cue." Vivi then spoke up.

"Yes, yes it is. There is a way to cure Nami." Luffy spoke before getting Nami off the base of the mast and into her arms; she showed signs that the posture was at least slightly more comfortable. "On the way to Alabasta is Drum Island. Years ago, it was famous and most-sought out in the entire Grand Line for its system of doctors. And those doctors were skilled enough to cure nearly any illness, both from the Grand Line and the other Blue Seas."

"Do you think that they can cure Nami? I thought that you said the Five-Day Disease was thought to be extinct." Carol spoke this time, she had grown to like the navigator and found her presence to be like close friends.

"The ones from the Blue Seas also though the dinosaurs were extinct. But those who grew up in the Grand Line will know that Little Garden will harbor the supposed extinct animals, plants, reptiles and insects." Luffy explained. "And any good doctor will have a cure ready, even if it will never be used for another hundred years. I will make a bet that even one doctor on Drum Island will have the cure for the Five-Day Disease in storage."

And just like that, the next course of action became clear. All they can do is follow Luffy's path to this 'Drum Island' and hope that a cure for Nami can be found there.

End of Chapter 15.

*I am sorry that the last chapter feels rushed. I really wanted to make that update with at least on day left of August. So you won't count on me doing it again until the last few days of this month. And that will be a while, so keep checking in and have a nice Fall!*