A/N: Sorry for the long wait... but here's the latest chapter...
Chapter 18: Sand, Sand and More Sand
Luffy, Tsunade, Ace, Vivi and Kohza went back to the ship. Nami went to tell the others what happened and to meet back at the ship. Vivi was now wrapping Kohza's wrist with the white cloth.
"So… those dreams really did happen?" asked Kohza who was still in a little shock.
"Yeah… everything that happened in those dreams really did happen…" said Vivi.
"Then those two…" said Kohza.
"Really existed…" said Vivi.
Both shuddered at the same time.
"Let's hope that Lee's reincarnation won't be like that…" said Vivi.
"Yeah…" agreed Kohza.
After a while the others arrived… and there was a meeting about Kohza and the other news.
"So Orochimaru is working with Crocodile…" said Zoro.
"Yeah…" said Luffy, "And that's a bad thing…"
"We know…" said Nami.
"I fell a little sorry for Crocodile though…" said Tsunade, "Eventually Crocodile will be no more use to Orochimaru…"
"Are you saying you want t stop Crocodile and save him form Orochimaru?" asked Zoro.
"I think that it would be a good idea to break this alliance… even if it will makes things worse for us…" said Tsunade.
Everyone sweatdroped…
"Let's just think about this decision later…" said Nami.
Everyone agreed with nods and so they began to set sail.
"We're leaving?" asked Luffy.
"We have to… with the Marines, Sound and Baroque Works on our tail we have to keep the ship hidden…" said Nami.
"I guess that makes sense… wait since when have the Marines been on our tail…" said Luffy.
"Tashigi told me eelier…" said Nami.
"Okay!" said Luffy.
After a while of sailing something bad happened…
"We have company!" yelled Zoro.
Everyone ran to the side of the ship… there were quite a few Baroque Works Ships…
"Their Billions Ships…" said Vivi.
"What are we going to do? What are we going to do?" screamed Usopp running around in circles.
On some nearby land someone watch this closely on a sand dune near the ocean… the person wore a cloak and had a strange object stripped to his back.
"They need my help…" said the person.
He grabbed several things on his waist… they were 8 bottles… he poured the bottles into the ground… the bottles contents were sand…
Back on the Merry Go, Kaya managed to calm Usopp…
"Okay… all we need to do is think up a plan…" said Tsunade.
"What's that over there?" said Luffy pointing to the near by island.
Everyone looked and saw a mysterious cloaked figure and behind was a giant wave of sand… they watched as the he moved his arm and the Giant Wave of sand engulfed every single one of the Billions ships… they watched as the figure held out his hand, moved it with a crushing motion… in instead… all the Billions Ships were crushed by the sand… the majority of the sand went back on shore where mysterious figure gathered the sand in the 8 bottles… and with a flick of his cloaked seemed to vanish in thin air… everyone on the Merry Go were in shock… except for one…
"What just happened?" said Chopper in shock.
"That… was Gaara!" said Luffy.
"Gaara?" asked Chopper.
"He was the 5th Kazekage and also my past life's youngest brother… that move that person did… was Sand Coffin and Sand Burial…" said Tashigi.
"SO he's definitely here in Alabasta…" said Tsunade.
"Man this is just getting better and better…" said Nami sarcastically.
"Well who knows he might be easy to recruit…" said Tsunade.
"I'm sure of it…" said Luffy with a smile.
Elsewhere the mysterious figure looked up to the sky…
"So someone's finally going after those bustards called Baroque Works… I hope I meet up with that crew soon…" said the figure.
Later the crew neared the Sandora river… that's when Sanji noticed something odd.
"You changed!" he said to Nami who was now wearing a white cloak.
"Yeah…" said Nami.
"You did too…" he said to Kaya wearing a yellow cloak.
"Yes I did…" said Kaya
"And you did too…" he said to Tashigi wearing a pale blue cloak.
"Yeah… so…" said Tashigi.
"And you did to…" he said to Vivi who was wearing a purple cloak.
"Yes… but Sanji… if we dress like that we'll get sun burns in the hot desert..." said Vivi with a sweat drop.
"I'm glad I didn't wear those dancer clothes…" said Tsunade wearing a green cloak.
"Is he all right?" asked Kohza as Sanji rolled around on the ground.
"He'll be fine…" said Zoro.
And so they disembarked the ship… Vivi gave Carue a letter to give to her father that told of everything… since he knew of the dreams it also explained of Orochimaru and the ninjas… the plan was for them to go to go to Rain Base (where Baroque Work's HQ was) to confront Crocodile and Orochimaru… but first they were going to make a pit stop in Yuba to tell Kohza's father that he was alive and other things to there as well (it's best they didn't ask)… however even going to Yuba was a long trek…
"I'm hungry!" whined Luffy.
"So tired…" complained Usopp.
"So… hot…" said a very exhausted Chopper.
"Thirsty…" whined Luffy.
"My feet hurt…" whined Usopp.
"Are we there?" whined Luffy.
"No!" yelled Nami.
"Can't walk any more…" said Chopper who then collapsed.
"Chopper!" cried Tsunade, "Zoro can you carry him?"
"Why me?" asked Zoro.
"Because I said so…" said Tsunade.
Pound!
"All right I'll do it!" yelled Zoro.
"Are we there yet?" whined Luffy.
"No!" yelled Nami.
"Are they like this all the time?" asked Kohza.
"Sadly… yes…" said Tashigi.
After a while of walking they realized there were no complaints of "Hungry" "Thirsty" and "Are we there yet?"
"Guys… I think we lost Luffy…" said Ace.
There was a silence…
"Great…" said Nami.
Meanwhile in Crocodile's HQ both he and Orochimaru were talking when Ms All Sunday came into the room…
"What is it?" asked Crocodile.
"I just gotten a report that a few billions ships were destroyed… however according the report… they were destroyed by a large amount of sand…" said Miss All Sunday.
"It's him…" said Crocodile.
"Who?" asked Miss All Sunday.
"There's some punk kid who well aware about our goals… I've fought him many time… he can control sand as well… however he controls it definitely that I do…" said Crocodile, "Even so he's a powerful I tried offering him a passion but he refuses… I'm afraid he might come out soon and reveal what he knows…"
"He can control sand?" asked Orochimaru with interest.
"Why?" asked Crocodile.
"He could be one of my enemies… the reincarnation of Gaara of the Desert…" said Orochimaru, "The former host to the Ichibi no Shukaku, it was abstracted killing him but he was revived, even without the tailed beast within him he's mastery over sand is still incredible…"
"So you're saying that this punk is no ordinary human…" asked Crocodile.
"Even by ninja standards…" smirked Orochimaru, "Akumi!"
Akumi appeared from nowhere wearing nothing but a towel.
"Orochimaru… why did you call me… I told I was taking a bath… " she growled.
Everyone in the room sweatdroped…
"I need to find someone for me and make sure our little friends don't meet up with him…" said Orochimaru.
"Fine…" said Akumi who teleported away who then teleported back, "By the way… I'm going to sit in your food next time I cook for you…" she then teleported away again.
"Teenagers…" said Orochimaru.
Back with the Straw Hats they took a break in a rock formation… Chopper was all better after taking this rest.
"So you think he'll be all right?" asked Kohza.
"He'll be fine… even thought he's probably in big trouble and will be in some sort of trouble when he get here…" said Nami like it was nothing.
That's when there was a huge dust cloud in the distance.
"What is that?" asked Kaya.
Both Akamaru and Chopper sniffed the air.
"It's Luffy…" said Chopper.
Akamaru nodded in agreement.
"Are you sure?" asked Nami.
"I can tell… he smells like meat and foxes…" said Chopper.
Usopp placed his goggles over his eyes while Kaya awakened the Byakugan… both sweatdroped at what they saw.
"You're right Chopper… he's riding a camel while it running away from a giant lizard…" said Usopp.
"And he's telling the truth…" said Kaya.
This caused everyone to sweat drop.
Kohza was about to say something when Vivi said, "It will take a day or so but you'll get used to it…"
"She's right… I just joined a few days ago and I just gotten used to it…" said Tsunade.
"I see…" said Kohza.
After killing the giant lizard that's called a Sandora Dragon and then killing it's partner everything was calm again… and thankfully they had a new friend.
"All right we have a camel!" said Usopp.
The camel said something in it's own language.
"He said "He won't give rides to just anyone"" translated Chopper.
"Oh really…" said Sanji.
The camel said something else.
"He said "I only give rides to women… especially that hot blonde with the big jugs…"" translated Chopper who sweatdroped when he realized who the camel was referring to .
"I'M GOING TO KILL THAT CAMEL!" yelled Tsunade.
Chopper began to restrain his mentor while going into heavy point.
"Don't kill it Tsunade!" said Luffy.
"Even if it is more pervert than Sanji…" said Zoro.
"I DON'T CARE! THAT CAMEL IS GOING TO DIE!" yelled Tsunade.
Kohza looked at Vivi with a raised eyebrow… Vivi just sighed…
Next Time: Baroque Works schedules a meeting for all it's officer Agents... with the Sound 4 tagging along as well... what will happen when all of them meet? Also why does Miss April Fools Day look so shaken? And will Orochimaru give some of the Officer Agents a special gift? Meanwhile the Straw Hats arrive in Yuba to straighten things out with Kohza's father... all this and more next time...