SailorStar9: With Chapter 238 uploaded, I present Chapter 239 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: Married!Ace/Sasha, Sibling!Luffy/Sasha, Sibling!Sabo/Sasha, Background Protector!Law/Sasha
Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda EiichirÅ-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.
Chapter 239: Arc 15: Through The Ruined Kurau City
"What was that weapon?" Zoro questioned. "I felt a shock for a moment."
"We have an invader in the Whale Forest?" Carrot asked.
"Yes, we're in trouble." Wanda nodded. "The Guardians will be mad."
"Where did you get that outfit?" Usopp demanded, pointing to Wanda. "What did you do to Nami?"
"Look how high she can jump." Franky gawked as Carrot shot up into the air. "Do all of them have physical abilities like that?"
"How is it, Carrot?" Wanda asked. "Do you see something, Carrot?"
"I do." Carrot reported, spotting a dust cloud. "Maybe it's a little too late. On the other side of Kurau City, there's a disturbance in the Whale Forest."
"I thought so." Wanda noted. "Let's go, Wany. Get on, Carrot!" she shouted, steering her steed. "We don't have time to transport you-tiea guys." she informed Sasha. "Do as I say. Go right through the Rightrump Forest to your right and turn left at a deep dark swamp and you'll reach the Rightflank Forest. You'll find the corpse of your-teia friend there."
"Corpse?" Usopp exclaimed.
"Wait at the Rightflank Forest." Wanda rode off. "We'll be there later."
"You've got to be kidding." Usopp stammered. "They were killed." he wailed.
"She said there was a corpse, which means they weren't cannibalized." Robin rationalized.
"Or maybe she was referring to Brook." Sasha deathpanned. "Law," she turned to the older pirate. "The rest of your crew is here, right?"
"Yeah." Law replied.
"Is there any way to make contact?" Sasha asked.
"No." Law answered. "I didn't even expect to see them again. But now I remember." he dug out the Vivre Card he had on him. "I forgot that I had a Vivre Card. It belongs to our navigator, Bepo."
"Oh yeah, you had a talking polar bear on your crew." Usopp recalled. "Is he a Mink too?"
"Yeah." Law confirmed. "This is where he came from. But he didn't remember much about this island. Because he left the island while he was little. I've known him for a decade. We can trust him. If you wanna get reliable information, let's head straight."
"I swear if aniki gets into another pointless fight, I'm going to kill him." Sasha muttered as she followed behind Law.
"I guess there was no doubt that it was attacked." Robin concluded as the group entered the demolished Kurau City. "This city could have as many as several hundred thousand residents, but not a single person is here. This destruction happened not so long ago, either." she surveyed the destroyed buildings.
"Is this a device for torture?" Zoro wondered, stopping in front of the three cross-shaped stakes.
"For interrogation, most probably." Sasha reasoned.
"We can't even tell whether the enemies are humans or not." Franky added, looking at the large claw marks on the walls. "There are so many claw marks."
"Come see this." Law voiced. "It's a giant footstep." he added, the gathered group looking at the enormous paw print on the ground.
"Do you think it's an elephant?" Franky wondered.
"Did some monsters and beasts attack the Minks' country?" Law questioned. "But by looking at those claw marks, it might be internal discord."
"One thing is for sure." Robin confirmed. "This country was suddenly ruined only one or two weeks ago."
"Then Sanji and everyone else..." Usopp stammered. "Were involved in it?"
"What the..." Franky gasped as the ground started rumbling.
SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.
