SailorStar9: With Chapter 152 uploaded, I present Chapter 153 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, Background Protector!Law/Sasha

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

Chapter 153: Arc 12: Lost in the Deep Sea!


"Keep the yard level!" Nami barked as the Thousand Sunny was pulled into the underwater current. "Hard to port! We're gonna crush into the continental shelf! Don't lose your concentration or the ship will wreck. Stay in the center of the current."

"Alright." Franky took the helm. "It's really fast."

"This is interesting." Luffy grinned.


"Usopp." Nami turned to the awakening sniper.

"Ow." Usopp winced. "I'm alive. What?" he looked around at the crew's stern expressions. "Why are you all so glum? It's so cold in here." he shivered. "It's too dark to see anything out." he looked around at the dark sea.

"I'm not good with darkness." Brook added. "I feel something, don't you?"

"We're probably submerged around 7000 meters." Franky interjected. "Even the Shark Submerge can't take the pressure this deep."

"Are we near the Fish-Man Island?" Chopper asked.

"Camie-chan said it's located around 10,000 meters below sea level." Sanji reminded.

"We have to submerge 3000 meters more?" Chopper exclaimed.

"We won't accomplish anything standing around like this." Zoro pointed out. "We need a search light to pinpoint where we are."

"I now have a search light." Franky stated. "Franky Nipple Lights!" he shone his builtin torch at the sea.

"Terrifying!" Chopper exclaimed in fear as the school of giant fish came into view.

"Let's get away!" Franky steered the ship off from the swimming eels.

"Franky, can I trouble you with the helm?" Sasha requested. "I'll keep the sea creatures off our backs."

"Right." the shipwright took the wheel again. "Damnit!" he cursed. "In this vast, submerged expanse, the Sunny Eyes don't help that much."

"We're stuck..." Brook muttered, Sasha's Haki pulses had managed to keep the sea creatures away. "The darkness is stirring up our anxiety."

"In fact, we're not going anywhere." Usopp added. "What should we do?"

"We can't stop the ship, so try not to overlook anything." Nami instructed.

"It's a jellyfish." Chopper looked up and saw the large invertebrate move over the Thousand Sunny. "There's a massive jellyfish above us. A tentacle." he blinked when the jellyfish's tentacle hit Sasha's barrier.

"Oh no." Franky gasped as an even large fish swam into view. "A little Coup de Burst!" he shot the ship forward, freeing it from the jellyfish just as the fish's teeth clamped over the jellyfish's bell.

"We lost some air." Brook noted as the resin bubble shrunk.

"Better than getting eaten." Franky argued. "Coup de Burst is a weapon that shoot a fair amount of air. But since we're in the water, we only have a limited amount of air. So when we shoot the air out, the bubble shrinks."

"Since the deep sea is always dark, there are many creatures with rudimentary eyes." Brook related, sipping his tea.

"So, they can't see." Chopper sighed in relief.

"But there are some with developed eyes, too." Robin added.

"What's the matter, Chopper?" Franky asked, seeing the mini reindeer sit down on the lawn in exhaustion.

"I don't know." Chopper replied. "I feel hot all of the sudden. I can't stand the heat." he laid down on the grass.

"It's hot." Usopp agreed, pulling off his coat. "What happened?

"What's this?" Luffy saw smoke bellowing in front of the ship. "Smoke? It's blocking our view forward."

"Smoke from the sea floor?" Chopper inquired. "Why?"

"It's..." Nami gasped. "It could be... hydrothermal deposits. A volcanic area in the sea. Look." she pointed. "You can see that there were volcanic eruptions here."

"Let's get away from here." Franky hurried over to the helm. "If it erupts, we're gonna die."

"Something's after us!" Chopper warned.

"Carnivorous Tubeworms!" Usopp recognized the over-sized tubers.

"We have no choice." Franky growled. "A little Coup de Burst!"

"The deep sea's scary!" Chopper wailed, the crew finding themselves surrounded by the deep sea fishes, Sasha's Haki wave were still keeping them away from the ship.

"What's that?" Chopper spotted a bright light ahead as the ship continued downward. "It's so bright. Is that Fish-Man Island?"

"We haven't submerged another 3000 meters yet." Nami pointed out.

"Who are you?" Franky flashed his question with his Nipple Lights using Morse Code.

"Do you see anything?" Luffy asked.

"No, it's still too bright." Sanji shielded his eyes.

"Oh no!" Franky exclaimed as Ankoro came into view.

"It's an angler!" Usopp gaped in horror as the angler fish opened its mouth to swallow the ship. "He tricked us! That was close." he sighed in relief when Franky steered the ship to safety.

"We're totally trapped." Sanji cursed. "Franky, can we get away?"

"What is it this time?" Franky exclaimed as Wadatsumi appeared in front of them.

"A monster in the sea that looks like a human..." Usopp panicked. "It's a Sea Bronze!"

"Hey, Ankoro." Wadatsumi scolded, hitting the angler fish on the head. "You can't do that. Don't eat ships. How many times do I have to tell you? Captain Vander Decker-sama won't like this."

"What the hell is that?" Usopp was scared stiff as the Flying Dutchman sailed into view.


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