From The Past

Part One

PuddyKatz request. :)

"Neo, are you all right?!" Law asked with about a ton of panic and worry in his voice. He grabbed her shoulders and ran his eyes over her body multiple times. "Did you get hit by anything? Did you slam against that wall?"

"I'm fine, love," Neo replied, taking his hands in her to stop him. She was sitting on the floor with her back against the wall.

"And the baby?! How's our baby?!" Law slipped one of his hands out of hers and place it on her stomach. Her four month old stomach that held their baby.

"Our baby's fine. We're both fine," Neo repeated. "I wasn't thrown around at all. I hovered just fine."

Law sighed. He pressed his forehead to hers. Their ship had just got thrown around by a huge storm. It popped up so quick that Neo didn't even sense it coming and they didn't have time to dive underwater to avoid it. Thundering footstep were heard coming from the hall just before Penguin dashed into the room. "Neo! Are you all right?! Are you hurt?! How's the baby?!"

"We're fine, Penguin," Neo smiled at him.

"Captain?!" A crew mate shouted. "We're taking on tons of water!"

"There's multiple holes in the sub!" Bepo shrieked. "We're gonna sink!"

"Crap!" Law cursed.

"There's an island nearby!" Jean Bart said. "But I don't think we're going to make it there in time! Captain, what should we do?!"

Law growled under his breath.

"I'll carry us there," Neo said as she stood up.

"Neo, no!" Law snapped. "It's too much. I don't want you t-"

"Love," Neo place her finger over his lips to silence him. "I'm fine. I won't let us sink. You have devil fruit powers, but you can't warp everything that far. I can sense the island. It's not that far away. I can do this."

Law gritted his teeth. He sighed. "Fine. But after that you are doing nothing but resting."

Neo summoned all but her fire crystals. She used the wind, water and plant life to push them towards the nearby island. The sub jerked as it ran aground. Law put his arm around Neo's waist to stabilize her when it hit. He lifted her into his arms when her crystals disappeared. She took a deep breath. "See? No harm done."

Law sighed and kissed her forehead. He then turned to Penguin. "I want a full damage report."

"Aye, Captain!" Penguin turned and ran out of the room.

"You don't have to carry me," Neo said.

"I told you," Law looked at her with a stern expression. "You're resting after using your crystals like that. I don't want you to over exert yourself. Especially after what happened back on the…"

"Law…" Neo mumbled as tears came to her eyes. Law flinched at the signs of a mood swing coming on. "Your upset with me! You hate me now, don't you?!"

"No, my love," Law all about shrieked. He placed her down on her feet and pulled her into a hug as she cried. "I'm sorry I upset you. Calm down."

"But I had to use my crystals! You all would have drowned!" Neo wailed. "I don't want to loose you! I love you too much! I love all of you!"

"I know, love," Law cooed soothingly while stroking her hair. "We love you too. It's just…After what happened…I don't want you to go through anything like that again. I don't want you to put yourself and our baby under any unnecessary stress."

"But this was necessary!"

"Okay, okay," Law planted a kiss in her hair. "It was. I understand your desire to want to protect us when you can. And you did. But you need to rest now. I know that little trip we just took made you tired. Didn't it?"

"A little bit," Neo sniffed. She pulled back and turned her eyes up to him. "I'm sorry. I got emotional again."

"Nothing to apologize for, love," Law place multiple kisses on her lips. He then picked her back up. She snuggled into his neck as he carried her around. While going around the sub, Neo began to nip at his neck, causing much distraction for him.

"Oh man," Shachi said. "There's four decent size holes in the ship and a bunch of smaller ones. This is going to take more than just a couple days to fix everything, Captain."

"That was one heck of a storm," Bepo said.

"And it's supposed to get cool tonight," Penguin reminded them. "We can't have Neo staying in the sub like this."

Law nodded. "We'll just have to find a hotel to stay in on this island."

"But I have you to keep me warm," Neo purred. She fiddled with his goatee while looking up at him lovingly. Law's cheeks tinted red when the crew chuckled.

"She's feeling snuggly again, huh?" A crew mate snickered.

Law cleared his throat. "Get started on the repairs! Penguin, you come with us to find a place to stay."

"Aye, Captain!" The crew cheered. The crew split up into their assignments and got to work.

The small group of Penguin, Law and Neo left the sub. Just as Law warped them to the ground, a woman and a man came running over to them. The man was holding a shotgun while the woman was carrying a broom. The woman called out to them first. "Hey! Are you all right?!"

"Who's this?" Penguin questioned as he took a defensive stance in front of Neo and Law.

"We saw you run aground," The woman panted when she stopped running.

"Stay back, Mari!" The man shouted. He held up his shotgun right at the pirates. "T-That's Trafalgar Law! He's a pirate!"

"Look, we're not here to cause trouble," Law said.

"Yeah right!" The man shouted. "You're a pirate! That's all you know how to do!"

"Ah!" Suddenly the woman shrieked and pointed right at Neo. "It's you!"

Law narrowed his eyebrows. Both he and Penguin got ready to protect their most precious cargo if called for it. The woman shrieked again, but happily this time. "I can't believe it's you! I finally get to see you again! I'm so happy!"

"Huh?" Neo tilted her head in confusion.

"Um, Neo, you know these people?" Penguin asked, just as confused as his sister was.

"Uh, no," Neo replied with a light shake of her head.

"Come on! It's me! Mari!" The woman pointed at herself. "Don't you remember? You saved me years ago! I had fallen from a cliff! You, somehow, used the wind to keep me from falling to my death! I was so grateful to you! I invited you into my home to repay your kindness! But suddenly one day you were just gone!"

"Honey, she doesn't remember you," The man said. He lowered his gun only to pull it back up. "What am I saying?! Who cares about that?! She's with a pirate!"

"Oh hush!" Mari hissed. "I don't care that she is with pirates! I don't care if she is a pirate now! She saved my life and I owe her for that! And put that gun down! You're gonna hurt someone with it!"

"That's kinda the point, woman!" The man hissed back.

"Captain, what's going on?" Penguin whispered.

"I don't have a clue," Law dropped his eyes down to Neo. "Neo?"

"I don't know," Neo looked at him, eyes full of confusion. "I don't remember her."

"Well, there'll be time for all of this later," Mari said. "Why don't you all come inside? It's about to rain again."

"Are you crazy woman?!" The man shrieked. "How can you invited pirates into our home so openly?! We have kids, you know!"

"And she's pregnant! There's so way I'm letting her wonder around in the rain in that condition!" Mari whacked the man over the head with her broom. "Do excuse my husband's bad manners. You and your crew are more than welcome in our home. Please, this way."

The three pirates exchanged confused glances before following after the couple.

"Wow!" Penguin exclaimed when they got inside the building. It was a paradise built inside. There were palm trees, tropical flowers, an indoor beach made with fresh water instead of salt and a small mountain in the middle of the manmade ocean that had water running down it that could easily hold Jean Bart, maybe even someone bigger than him. "Home?! This is a resort!"

"Indeed it is!" Mari laughed. She looked at Neo. "You actually inspired all of this."

"How did I do that?" Neo questioned.

"Because of your abilities!" Mari smiled brightly. The three flinched.

"What exactly do you know about Neo's abilities?" Law asked carefully.

"Not much really. I know she can use the wind and water to do her bidding," Mari answered.

"It doesn't appear that they know about Neo's crystals," Penguin whispered to Law and Neo.

"It might best if it stays that way for the moment," Law replied. "Do you understand me, Neo? Don't reveal anything for now."

"Okay," Neo nodded.

"Wow!" A child suddenly exclaimed. "It's him!"

A group of about ten kids, ranging from around five years old to early twenties came running over. "It's Trafalgar Law!"

"He's so cool!"

"Is that Penguin?!"

"It is! I can't believe their here!"

"You Heart Pirates are my favorite of all the pirates out there!"

"And this is why I don't want pirates in our home," Mari's husband sighed as Mari laughed.

"Captain, are you sure about staying here?" Penguin questioned.

"Neo? Are you comfortable with this?" Law asked. "If not, we can go else where."

"I don't know," Neo whispered. "I'm kinda curious as to how this woman knows me exactly. And how I inspired all of this."

Neo then turned her attention to Mari. "A-Are you sure it's all right for us to stay here? We have a lot of crew members and…"

"Oh it's no trouble at all," Mari smiled. "Right now is the off season. We have a few guests, but plenty of rooms to house all of you. I'm sure you're all hungry. Why don't you inform the rest of your crew that you're staying here while I get supper going?"

Neo, Law and Penguin exchanged glances again. Law sighed. "I guess we're staying here then. Penguin, go inform the crew. And have everyone keep on their guard until we know for sure that Neo is safe here."

"Aye Aye, Captain," Penguin hesitated before leaving the building to go inform the rest of the crew what was going on.

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Author's Notes: Thinking this is gonna be at least a two parter. See ya next chapter! :)