SailorStar9: We finally hit Chapter 250 of this fic, guys. 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 250: Arc 15: A Red Stone! A Guide to the One Piece!
"What in the world happened, Cat Viper?" Raizo demanded, struggling against his restrains.
"Forgive me, Raizo." Cat Viper apologized. "We had no choice."
"I don't think you guys are from this country." Raizo spotted Luffy and his crew. "Who are you?"
"Raizo." Kin'emon beamed, the three natives from Wano descended down the staircase.
"Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Momonosuke-sama!" Raizo wept tears of relief. "I'm glad that you're okay."
"We're glad you're okay, too." Kin'emon countered.
"Raizo." Momonosuke leapt off Kin'emon's shoulders.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Raizo." Kin'emon moved to free Raizo. "I'll unchain you now."
"Hit it right on the nail, huh?" Sasha muttered, seeing the disgruntled expressions on the males' faces.
"That's..." Robin paused before the Kozuki Clan crest engraved on the wall behind the Road Poneglyph. "The crest of the Kozuki Family. The same as Kin'emon's."
"The crest has existed for centuries." Dogstorm explained.
"And that stone is..." Robin turned her attention to the Road Poneglyph. "I've never seen it in such a color. Deep red..."
"Yeah, it's a Poneglyph." Cat Viper confirmed.
"We know you-gara, Nico Robin." Dogstorm stated. "I heard the Ohara people can read those letters."
"So you two know about Ohara." Robin noted. "What is that Poneglyph red?" she asked. "None of the Poneglyphs I've ever seen were that color."
"It has a different purpose." Dogstorm replied. "Can you read it?"
"Yes, may I?" Robin requested.
"Of course, you may." Dogstorm gave the go-ahead.
"Hey, you-gara guys!" Cat Viper called the four Wano natives back into the Whale Tree. "Seems like the deciphering of the stone is done. Come back into the whale."
"What do you think, Nami?" Robin asked, having handed the navigator a set of coordinates she had written on a piece of paper.
"Is this what's written on the Poneglyph?" Nami asked. "Yeah, I can draw a nautical chart based on this. We can pinpoint the location of something, Robin."
"That red stone is call a Road Poneglyph." Dogstorm revealed. "All the tough guys of the sea are searching for the end of the Grand Line, and that stone is a guide on how to get there."
"The Whale Forest is considered sacred because of it." Cat Viper added. "So it needs to be protected by us Guardians."
"The end of the Grand Line..." Brook trailed.
"You mean, a guide to the last island, Raftel?" Robin breathed.
"That's right." Dogstorm confirmed.
"What!?" the rest of the Straw Hats chorused in unison. "Raftel?"
"That's the goal!" Luffy freaked out. "To become the King of the Pirates! That's the island the flower pops mentioned. Does it say where Raftel is?" he pointed to the Road Poneglyph.
"Don't jump to conclusions." Dogstorm chided. "Hear me out. You see, there are four of those red stones: the Road Poneglyphs in the world. That stone must indicate the location of some unknown spot, but it's not Raftel. The other three Road Poneglyphs all indicate different locations in the same manner. When you learn where those locations are and connect those four points on a map, those lines will cross at the center. That's where the last island is; only the King of Pirates and his crew have reached it in all these centuries, and that's Raftel."
SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.
