SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 56 out, this is Chapter 57 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors, myself included, sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Ace/Sasha, sibling Luffy/Sasha and Sabo/Sasha, patriotic-retainer Law/Sasha

Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC.

Chapter 57: Arc 4: Scent of Danger! The Eighth Member is Nico Robin!

"Whoa, they're fast." Luffy gaped as the marine fleet shot their cannons at them.

"Rather, our ship is slowing down." Sanji corrected.

"Water is flowing from the holes." Nami explained. "We can't make it all the way out like this."

"Hey, Chopper!" Usopp shouted, hammering in planks to cover the holes in the ship's hull. "Do you still have more panels? We'll be in trouble soon!"

"It's official." Sasha stated as Chopper carried in more wooden planks, the water elementalist had been using her powers to drain out the seawater that had leaked in. "We need a shipwright."

"Agreed." Usopp and Chopper concurred.

"Looks up the Navy has stopped following us." Zoro remarked. "We did shake them off, right? You know..." he raised an eyebrow at the crew's whining response. "What's with those indifferent replies?"

"I miss her!" the others wailed.

"Don't be whiny!" Zoro snapped. "If you wanted her to stay with us that badly, you should've taken her by force."

"It won't have worked out." Sasha snorted. "Besides, Alabasta needs her more than we do. You can come out now." she turned to the door that led out of the crew's sleeping quarters.

"Looks like we finally made it off the island." Robin opened the door. "Good job." she stepped out.

"Here to avenge your organization?" Zoro reached for his swords. "I'll take you on."

"Why are you here?" Nami panicked.

"Didn't I tell you before not to point such dangerous objects at me?" Robin chided, using her Devil Fruit ability to knock out Zoro's sword and Nami's 'Clima-Tact'.

"How long have you been on this ship?" Nami demanded.

"Right from the beginning." Sasha grinned.

"Monkey D. Luffy." Robin pulled out a collapsible chair. "You haven't forgotten what you did you me, have you?"

"Don't lie!" Luffy protested. "I didn't do anything to you."

"Yes, you did." Robin corrected, lounging on the chair. "What you did to me was unbearable. Take responsibility."

"You don't make sense." Luffy argued. "What do you want me to do?"

"Let me join your crew." Robin requested. "You made me live then when I wanted to die." she recounted how Luffy had carried her and Cobra out of the crumbling tomb. "That's your crime. There's no place for me to go or go back to. So let me stay on this ship."

"I see." Luffy nodded. "Then I guess we have no choice. Okay."

"Luffy!" everyone exclaimed in protest.

"Don't worry." Luffy grinned. "She isn't a bad person."

"Guys, stand down." Sasha gave the others a look that brokered no argument. "I can vouch for her; the Navy screwed her over by declaring a 'Buster Call' on her homeland and she spent the last twenty years fleeing from them."

"This ship is nice." Robin headed out to the ship's bow. "Is it always lively like this?"

"Pretty much." Sasha handed the archaeologist a glass of sparkling beverage. "Robin, I know about Ohara and... Jaguar D. Saul."

"How did you know that name?" Robin was shocked.

"After my powers awoke," Sasha fingered the sapphire on her choker. "Saul-san's spirit came to me once. He... never regretted saving you."

SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.