1 Piece Screwed up Rewind
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter.)
"Oh? An island with Cactus rocks? I don't think I've ever heard of that." Amande said from where she was sitting on the lawn chair a day or two later, trying her best not to move too much. After putting Pixie to bed the couple quickly made their way to the second ship, the one Amande had brought with her, and proceeded to work out any sexual tension between them that had developed since they were separated.
Right now…it really was a pleasurable soreness in Amande's body with every move she made but it was hard to walk without a limp.
"There's no telling what kind of people live here." Ela said tensing as they entered the fog around the island and slowly came out of the other side of it.
Her jaw dropped open when they came out in the middle of what looked like a large party. One that was being held for them despite them being pirates.
"A town that welcomes pirates? Now I've truly seen it all." Bracha said in disbelief earning mutters of agreement from the others that came from Nuts Island. Brook just laughed and played along with the music on his guitar.
"This is actually pretty tame for us. You can go ahead and release the prisoners now by the way." Luffy said glancing at the prisoners who were tied up by Bracha's feet so that she could keep a close eye on them.
"Aye Captain." Zoro obeyed without hesitation as he unsheathed one sword and sliced the ropes clean in half without once grazing the two prisoners who nearly fainted at that.
"Why'd you do that?" Daja asked in disbelief as they watched the prisoners jump overboard quickly.
"Watch." Luffy said making everyone watch as the two swam to the other side of the channel and quickly got out of the water, helped by some of the islanders.
"Trap." Bracha didn't hesitate to say what they were all thinking and earning a nod from Luffy.
"Probably bounty hunters if they're this happy to see pirates. Ama, I know you're able to protect yourself but I'd like it if you and Pixie stayed with me. I'd hate to sink an island because they hurt either of you by accident." Luffy said looking at his wife who looked ready to argue but was cut off before she started by Pixie placing her head on top of her stomach.
That's right. She's pregnant. That threw off her entire center of balance and straining herself or fighting ran the risk of hurting or even killing the little ones inside of her. That was one thing she couldn't and wouldn't stand for or let happen.
"Alright." Amande relented making Luffy grin as Nami and Usopp lowered the plank.
"Alright let's play along for now but as soon as they make a move, be ready. Someone tell Laboon and Crocus to be on standby and that we'll bring them back some food." Luffy said making the crew nod their heads while Jalon dived underwater to follow orders.
"Hello and welcome-excuse me….Hama ma ma- welcome to Whiskey Peak." A man with his hair in curls said smiling and 'tuning' his voice as he spoke to the pirates when Luffy and the crew descended the plank. Luffy had his legs stretched out so that he was taller than Amande, making quite a few of the 'islanders' pale.
"Hello. We're the Straw Hats, I'm Luffy. This is my wife Amande, and our daughter Pixie. To my right is my Swordsman and First Mate, Zoro, on my left probably going all noodle style over the women is my Chef Sanji. The orange haired woman is our Navigator Nami, next to her is Ela our Lookout which is the blond woman, Selsa our Spy is the woman with the patterned tan, and the red head is our Brig Warden Bracha. In the very back is our Sniper Usopp, the Rigger-man Daja who is the bald one, the green haired one is Jalon, our underwater expert and last but never least is Brook, he's our Musician." Luffy said making the introductions and causing the crew to nod or wave at the crowd.
"I don't believe I've ever seen such unique people before. Tell me is that because of a Devil Fruit?" A nun with a high pitched voice asked looking at Amande, Pixie, Ela, Daja and Jalon while not thinking anything of Selsa's weird tan or Brooks skeleton 'costume'.
"No not at all. I'm a Hammerhead Shark Fishman, and Jalon here is an Orca Fishman. We're pretty hard to find in the Blues or this side of the Grandline so I'm not surprised you haven't seen one of us before." Daja said shrugging his shoulders as he finished tying the ships to the dock. It wasn't necessary but it gave him something to do to avoid all the stares.
"I'm from the Long-arm tribe so I have an extra elbow and all the arm length that goes with it. No Devil Fruit required." Ela said with a cheerful wave that showed off her extra elbow.
"I'm half Snake-Neck, we're hard to find in these parts so I'd be more suspicious if you said you had seen someone like me before. Pixie here is one-fourth Snake-Neck which is why her neck is smaller than mine, although it is largely in part due to the fact that she's so little. She'll grow into it." Amande said smiling up at her daughter who was currently riding on her daddy's shoulders and saying that she could see almost the entire town.
"What about you young man? One is not normally that tall." The apparent Mayor asked looking at Luffy who laughed and let his legs snap back to his normal size, making his daughter cheer and laugh at the almost rollercoaster like sensation of him retracting and his body bouncing a bit like a rubber spring as he settled.
"Mine is a Devil Fruit. I ate the Gum Gum Fruit so I'm a Rubber man." Luffy said as the crowd seemed impressed or shocked by the trick he had just preformed. Glancing over at his wife, Luffy set his daughter down and waited for a second as she immediately ran to Brook who swung her up onto his shoulders.
"Come! Let us hold a celebration in your honor! We would love to… Hama ma ma… love to hear tales of your travels." The mayor said making Luffy nod slightly as he put one hand on his wife's arm and the other on her lower back.
"Sure but do you have somewhere Ama can sit down? She shouldn't be standing around too much in her condition." Luffy asked making Zoro move forward as if to help while Amande rolled her eyes but gave a small smile.
"I'm fine dear. My ankles are just barely starting to swell." Amande said putting a hand on her lower back as well even though she did grimace a bit since she had been standing up in one place for too long.
"You're starting to hurt. Do you want me to carry you?" Luffy offered causing her to sigh, she wasn't able to hide the slightest thing from him. She didn't really try usually, preferring to be upfront and honest with her husband. The only time she hid something from him was when she was pregnant with Pixie and didn't know how to tell him the news.
"Don't you dare. I need to walk around and do my usual routine for as long as I can or else my ankles will only hurt worse every time I use them." Amande said earning a nod of understanding from her husband while most of the Bounty Hunters eyes softened at seeing the two interact, especially since they only just noticed the swell of her stomach since they were looking for it now.
"Come we can use the bar. Feel free to order whatever you wish from our menu." The mayor said motioning to the bar not too far away from them actually while Sanji disappeared for a moment before returning with a package in his hands.
"One heat pack for you my queen. It should help with the worst of it." Sanji said handing the pack to Amande who gave a grateful smile as she took the package and held it to her lower back. She had to bite back a moan that would not be suitable for her daughter to hear because that felt wonderful.
"This pregnancy is going to be much harder than my last one was." Amande said as she began walking to the bar, Luffy and Zoro on either side of her hovering protectively with Luffy's hand on her lower back still.
"What makes you say that?" Zoro asked raising an eyebrow at his queen who gave him a deadpan look.
"With Pixie my stomach didn't start to swell until around the fifth month when she started kicking, and my ankles didn't swell until I was four months along. I'm only two months along with this little one and already both my stomach and ankles are beginning to swell." Amande pointed out earning a nod of understanding from the Swordsman while Luffy looked at her for a moment before looking down at her stomach.
"Maybe it's because you might be having more than one? Twins or triplets would make you start swelling earlier." Luffy said making Amande pause and look down at her stomach for a moment as she thought about that.
"That's true, and twins or more runs in the family." Amande noted as she stared down at her stomach while Pixie ran over to her parents who had sensed her moving with their Observation Haki.
"Two brothers or sisters?" Pixie asked reaching up on her tip toes to feel her Mommy's tummy and causing Amande to smile softly as she picked Pixie up and settled the three year old on her hip with one arm.
"Maybe. It could be three or even four of them. We'll find out once they're out of my belly sweetheart." Amande said kissing her daughters forehead while the little girl nodded her head to show she understood.
She might be having one baby brother or sister, or she could have five!
Amande was born a Charlotte after all, and most of the women in that family did tend to take after their mother in certain 'areas'.
