SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 68 out, this is Chapter 69 of this fic and I am finally back on the One Piece bandwagon. 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 69: Arc 6: Inside Nola

"But, what do we do now?" Pagaya wondered. "We planned to lead you all to the end of Skypiea, but..."

"For now, we need to get he ship back to the coast we agreed to meet at." Nami instructed. "I really think they're all right. Though, with those four together, no one can stop them."

"There's no four-person group on the island." Aisa cut in. "At most, there's a two-person group. If there were four people moving together, I'd know."

"That's Mantra..." Sasha realized. "The same thing God and those Priests use?"

"I was born able to use it." Aisa sobbed. "That's why I'm afraid... you have no idea how scary it is to hear voices disappear."

"Her waver broke down and we passed by, just as a skyshark was about to attack her." Conis explained, Sasha having drawn the younger Shandian into a comforting hug.

So comforting... Aisa snuggled into Sasha's light embrace. I can't believe someone from the Blue Sea have such a gentle aura, just like mama.

"What are you planning to do?" Nami asked.

"I don't know." Aisa admitted. "But I can't just sit around doing nothing. Laki... everyone..."

"They'll manage somehow, right?" Nami mused, Sasha was using her healing bubble on Sanji and Usopp, the sniper had somehow been caught up in the battle earlier.

"Another voice disappear!" Aisa gasped. "I can't stay here. I'm going to find Laki."

"Just hold it!" Nami scolded. "Don't be stupid!" she shouted after the child jumped off the Going Merry. "I said hold on!" she jumped into the cloud sea after Aisa to stop her.

"Kids." Sasha shook her head and jumped in after them.

"Why should I?" Aisa struggled against Nami. "Let go! This isn't your problem."

"It isn't my problem, but I can't just let a kid like you get killed." Nami argued.

"I'm a warrior!" Aisa snapped.

"Yeah, I hear you." Sasha pacified. "You're a kid warrior."

"Excuse me," Pagaya voiced. "Are you all right?"

"We're just fine." Sasha shouted back.

"Quit struggling." Nami chided, her Waver next to her. "Get in. Knock it off right now or I'll smack you."

"And no crying either." Sasha scolded. "We've already lost one of our heavy-hitters; there's no way we can let you go."

"Now, hurry and get in." Nami helped Aisa onto the Waver. "Oh damn..." she cursed, lifting herself onto the vehicle and seeing Nola emerge beside the Going Merry from the forest.

"That thing is huge!" Sasha gaped at the sheer size of the serpent. "Aisha, hold on!" she cradled the child in her arms as Nami took control of her Waver.

"Nami-san, Sasha-san, you're heading into the forest." Pagaya reminded as Nami drove them straight into the forest with Nola chasing after them.

"We're... in the forest." Aisa realized.

"What?" Nami gaped, when Enel's Enforcers chased after them.

"They're Enforcers!" Aisa informed. "We'll be killed if they catch us."

"Enforcers?" Sasha echoed.

"Enel's task force." Aisa explained. "We have to get out of here."

"Wait a minute." Nami protested. "We don't even know where we're going. What's that?" she gaped when the Giant Jack came into view.

"Giant Jack." Aisa informed. "Enel's shrine is probably up there. Wiper!" she exclaimed, her 'Mantra' showing her the fight under the Giant Jack. "Wiper's up there. He's alive."

"They're within sight of the Giant Jack!" one of the Enforcers shouted. "Don't let them reach God's Shrine!"

"Just leave us alone!" Nami whined.

"Halt!" the Enforcers ordered, having chased the girls to where the Giant Jack was.

"Leave us alone!" Nami wailed.

"Stop them!" the leader Enforcer instructed as the three winged Skypieans closed in.

Zoro, Wiper and Gan Fall intervened, knocking off the chasers.

"Aisa, what are you doing here?" Wiper demanded after Nami skidded to a stop.

"Sasha, Nami, why are you two up here?" Zoro questioned.

"Zoro, where are the others?" Nami asked.

"Wiper!" Aisa noticed the fighter.

"What are you plotting, Blue Sea dweller?" Wiper held his glare. "Aisa, get away from them!" he readied his bazooka.

"That's close." Sasha breathed in relief when Gan Fall swooped them to safety before Wiper's cannon blast hit them.

"Demon!" Aisa wailed. "Wiper, you demon!"

"Why did you girls come to this place?" Gan Fall asked.

"Why?" Nami echoed. "Because, there was this really huge..."

"Yeah, that guy." Sasha finished, pointing to Nola who had appeared beside them, mouth wide open, before swallowing them. "Water Lock!" she cast her water bubble to try and cushion the group's fall.

"Looks like no one's badly hurt." Sasha noted, de-materializing her water bubble once the group hit the ground.

"What is this place?" Gan Fall looked around.

"It's the inside of the snake's stomach." Nami replied. "We've been swallowed."

"This seems to be a rather long stomach." Gan Fall mused.

"Wiper, I'm sorry!" Aisa wailed. "What is this place?" she blinked, looking at her surroundings.

"The inside of the snake's stomach." Nami answered. "Well, let's just get out of here before we get digested. I hope the Waver isn't broken."

"But why are you not on the ship?" Gan Fall asked.

"This things came after us and we had to run for it." Nami replied.

"Is that girl a Shandian?" Gan Fall noticed Aisa.

"God!" Aisa spotted Gan Fall. "I'll eliminate you!" she rushed towards Gan Fall with her Burn Blade.

"Aisa, stop this." Sasha pulled the child down.

"By the way, do you suppose we could pierce through its stomach wall?" Gan Fall wondered. "That sound..." he frowned when he heard someone walking towards them.

"Sasha!" Luffy wailed in relief upon seeing his sister.

"Aniki!" Sasha blinked.

"What are you guys doing in this mystery cave?" Luffy asked, coming into view.

"Mystery cave, he says..." Sasha sighed.

"Wait, what are you doing here?" Nami inquired,

"I couldn't find my way out." Luffy wailed.

"I can't believe it." Nami gaped. "The snake swallowed Luffy too. I hope the others are okay."

"I'm here by myself." Luffy supplied. "Huh? The snake?"

"That's right." Nami nodded. "That's why you're in here."

"I see." Luffy noted. "That must've been terrifying. You guys got eaten by the snake?"

"Like I said..." Nami fumed. "You did too! We'll all inside the snake's stomach!"

"Who's this idiot?" Aisa wondered.

"It pains me to say it, but he's the captain of our ship." Nami sighed. "Anyhow, this snake is in a bad mood, so we got eaten. Before it gets pissed off again, we should..."

"It's in a bad mood?" Luffy cut in.

"It looked really sick and was writhing in pain." Nami nodded.

"Why was it so sick?" Luffy wondered.

"Aniki..." Sasha trailed slowly. "By any chance, have you been rampaging in here this entire time?"

"Yeah," Luffy grinned. "I was trying to break through the wall to get out."

"You..." Nami growled. "Idiot!" she slammed a fist in Luffy's head.

"I'm so glad I'm the adopted one." Sasha muttered.

"We are ready to fly." Gan Fall declared on Pierre, Nola was falling off downwards due to Enel's 'Sango' attack.

"Yeah, I've had enough of this." Nami agreed. "Luffy, grab hold of the Waver. I'm going to gun the engine."

"Ready when you are, Nami." Luffy grabbed Aisa and clung onto the Waver's head.

"What happened to them?" Sasha exclaimed, as Nami revved the engine, only to have a sudden wave of sea cloud wash Luffy and Aisa away.

"Pierre, get back!" Gan Fall ordered. "We must rescue them."

"What?" Nami exclaimed in horror when she and Sasha fell out from Nola's mouth. "We;re falling?"

"I believe this is a nose dive!" Gan Fall declared, having fallen off Pierre's back. "Pierre, don't worry about us. Go help those two left inside."

"Water Lock!" Sasha's water bubble immediately popped into existence after Pierre headed back into Nola's body.

"Thank goodness the ground here is made of cloud." Gan Fall noted, adjusting his helmet after they made it to safety.

"Where are we?" Nami looked around.

"It seems to be close to our previous location." Gan Fall mused. "But I had no idea it was here. What is this place? To think such a place existed in Upper Yard..."

"I wonder what it's looking for." Sasha spotted Nola looking around. "Is it crying?" she blinked, seeing the tears dripping from the serpent's eyes.

"What is it, Master of the Sky?" Enel asked, Nola letting out a mournful wail. "What are you fussing about? Pathetic snake. You are a fool! Elthor!" he brought a streak of lightning right down on Nola.

"Huh?" Nami blinked. "Zoro? And Robin?"

"You two are over there?" Zoro exclaimed. "When did you get out of its stomach?"

"We're okay." Nami assured.

"But that poor snake..." Sasha looked at the charred serpent. "Aniki is still in there."

"Chopper!" Sasha spotted the heavily injured reindeer in Zoro's arms.

"I welcome you, spirited survivors." Enel addressed the gathered group, Zoro having left Chopper with Nami and Sasha. "I commend you on making it this far. What's wrong?" he taunted. "I was just having some fun. Three hours from the time you set out on this island, there will be a handful of the 82 people standing. That is the Survival Game; including myself. Some joined later than the others, but I've included them as well. I predicted that there would be 6 survivors. In three hours, those three hours will expire. In other words, it cannot end with the 7 people here. God's prophecy must come to pass; it is absolute. Now then, who will disappear? Will you fight amongst yourselves? Or maybe I should pick one myself?"

"What do you think?" Zoro looked at Robin.

"I'm not up for it." Robin replied.

"That makes the two of us." Zoro agreed.

"I also refuse." Wiper stated.

"I have made my decision." Gan Fall declared.

"You will disappear." the four chorused, pointing their weapons at Enel.

"Insolence." Enel scoffed.

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