SailorStar9: With Chapter 179 uploaded, I present Chapter 180 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 180: Arc 12: To the Future! The Path to the Sun!


"Princess Shirahoshi." the frog-like Sea King voiced. "We have been waiting for you to be born for a long time."

"For me?" Shirahoshi echoed.

"This ship is designed to be pulled by us." the black-white striped Sea King explained.

"Since very early times, the duty has been passed on." the sole female Sea King added.

"Is that why the Noah is so big?" Shirahoshi asked.

"Yes." the whale-like Sea King replied. "Once in many centuries, our Queen comes into the world in the form of a Mermaid. I wonder why."

"I wonder why as well." the eel-like Sea King agreed.

"Ever since you were born, you have been our Queen." the orange-spotted Sea King declared.


"Brother..." Manboshi gasped, the three Merman were watching Shirahoshi converse with the Sea Kings.

"Yeah, I think Shirahoshi is..." Ryuboshi gaped.

"She is talking to the Sea Kings." Fukaboshi finished. "I can't believe it."


"Look, the bubble is getting absorbed by the island." the frog-like Sea King reminded as the air bubble started shrinking.

"The humans can't survive in the deep sea." the eel-like Sea King stated. "You'd better go save them."

"Then I'm leaving the Noah in your care." Sasha instructed the group of Sea Kings. "And until the 'Promised Day'..."

"We'll keep vigil over the Noah." the female Sea King assured.


"We should go capture Hody and the others." Fukaboshi informed his brothers.


"Am I imagining things?" the black-white striped Sea King mused as they towed the Noah off. "Those two humans noticed our voices."

"I doubt it." the whale-like Sea King objected.

"Something like this happened not so long ago." the eel-like Sea King reminded.

"Yes, I remember." the female Sea King agreed. "And if the older human is of the blood of that man, then it would make sense."

"The ship is falling apart." the whale-like Sea King remarked, after they deposited the Noah in the Sea Forest. "Can it be fixed? Does it still work?"

"I don't know." the eel-like Sea King replied.

"In order to fix it, we need the help from 'them, but times are changing." the female Sea King remarked.

"Can it be fixed?" the whale-like Sea King questioned as they swam away.

"I hope it can been fixed by the appointed time." the female Sea King replied.


"They're back!" Brook pointed, the crew looking up when they heard Shirahoshi's wails.

"Please help me!" Shirahoshi sobbed, cradling Luffy, Ace and Sasha in her hands. Sasha was already using her healing bubble to close Luffy's gaping wound. "I cannot stop Luffy-sama's bleeding."

"Chopper, get the hemostatics." Sasha went into full-medic mode.

"Right." Chopper replied. "Get it for me, Robin."

"We can stop the bleeding, but he already lost a lot of blood." Chopper diagnosed. "He's lacking blood."

"Luffy's the only one with blood type F among us." Sanji pointed out.

"And my blood type is F-minus." Ace interjected.

"There must be someone in the plaza." Franky reminded.

"Can someone donate blood?" Brook shouted for blood donors.

"Oh yeah, donating blood to humans is prohibited in this country." Chopper recalled.

"Take my blood." Jinbe stepped forward. "It's F. You can have as much as you need."

"Jinbe-sensei..." Ace blinked. "But the law..."

"I am a pirate." Jinbe reminded.

With Jinbe laid down beside Luffy, Sasha and Chopper readied the blood transfer.


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