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The Robin and the Angel

Chapter 3: To The Sky We Go

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Bestial Speaking"

'Bestial Thinking'

Flashback/Past of Character

Transformations/Forms with More Power

No POV:

The crew began to set sail for the other side of the island. As they travelled across Mouth Bay, they had a encounter with Shoujou the Sonar King, who explained that he was Masira's brother and that they must pay the ferry. When Luffy said they kicked Masira off the ship, Shoujou became angry. "How dare you did that to my brother!" he roared. "Take this: Havoc Sonar!"

Shoujou let out a blast of sound through a microphone, but instead of destroying the Going Merry, he began to destroy his own ship. Ethan sweat dropped. "We have another Lord of Idiots in our presence, Robin-chan." he said. Nami immediately directed the crew to go back on course. "All right, we hear you, Greedy Guide." grumbled Ethan. Nami turned and punched Ethan on the head, who used Haki. Despite that, it still hurt a lot. After a while, the group saw a magnificent castle... which turned out to be a facade that hid an old hut. Luffy and Chopper, who had stars for eyes, sighed in disappointment. "Awww, what a disappointment." they muttered dejectedly. "Idiot Captain I can understand, but you too, Tanuki?" sighed Ethan. "I'M A REINDEER, YOU JERK!" yelled Chopper. When they landed, however, a tall old man with a chestnut-style hairdo came up from the water. Despite his age, he was tall and muscular. "Hey! Who are you guys? If you're here for the gold, you're not getting it!" he yelled. He got in a stance and attacked Sanji, who was the closest to him. He fought pretty well before collapsing. "Chopper, what's wrong with him?" asked Sanji. Chopper loked at the man. "He has decompression sickness. That happens if you dive too much, and sometimes it's fatal. We need to treat him right away!" Chopper yelled. The crew carried him into his hut and laid him on his bed. While Chopper was treating the man, Sanji noticed a book on a table titled Liar Noland. "Oh, I know this story. It's about an explorer who told a bunch of lies. One of the lies he spouted was about a city of gold." he said. "He wasn't a liar." said Ethan suddenly. " I sailed with him before, if only part of the way. But the 'lies' I did see are actually true. That means, most likely, a city of gold did exist at one point."

When the others heard this, they were estatic. Nami had beri signs for eyes. Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper began to dance with joy. Zoro smirked while Sanji dropped his cigarette. Robin smiled and wondered just how many bits of history Ethan knew. The moment was interrupted by two familiar monkey-like men. "Hey, what are you doing to the boss?!" yelled Masira and Soujou outside the door. "We're taking care of the old man." explained Luffy. "Oh, you guys are so kind!" they exclaimed while crying tears of joy. 'What idiots.' thought the rest of the pirates. And suddenly, the man woke up. After introducing himself as Montblanc Cricket, the distant descendant of Montblanc Noland. When Luffy asked if he believed in Sky Island, Cricket laughed and said "Don't know. Maybe it does exist, maybe it doesn't."

"It probably does, as well as the Gold City." said Ethan. "How do you know?" asked Cricket. " I have kept myself alive for 1000 years. I sailed with Noland for a bit. Most of his adventures were true, and based on that, the City of Gold probably does exist. In fact, this crew picked me up from a half-gold island." replied Ethan. "Well, isn't that something. Fine. I'll help you go to Sky Island. Today is the day that the Knock Up Stream lines up with the Cumuloregalis, kind of like a fossilized cloud. If the Sky Island is anywhere, it'll be there. But there are two problems." Cricket continued. "The Knock Up Stream can tear a ship apart. Shoujou, Masira, and I can reinforce your ship. Meanwhile, you guys need a guide."

Cricket pulled out something from a sack behind him. "I already have some proof that Sky Island exists. This gold statue of the Southbird proves that. You guys need to find a Southbird to be your guide, since it always point south. In fact, according to my calculations, you need to go find it now." he said. Cricket shooed the pirates towards their ship, telling them to go to the forest to find the Southbird.

Ethan's POV:

After getting supplies from the ship, we split into groups. Luffy, Nami, and Chopper went right. Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp went left. And somehow, I was paired with Robin, not that I was complaining. We went straight ahead. As we walked through the forest, an awkward wall of silence fell upon us. "So, where are you from, Robin?" I finally asked. Robin had a pained look on her face. "I'd rather not answer that, Ethan-kun." she replied. "If it's about the past, then maybe-" I started to say. Robin gave me an icy glare which silenced me. We kept walking. "Man, this bird is hard to find." I grumbled. "Hey Robin-chan, if you see that bird, can you restrain it so that I can put it to sleep?"

"Hm, sounds like a plan." replied Robin. Suddenly, a giant centipede appeared in front of us. "What is with this forest anyway?" I grumbled as I slashed the centipede into two. "Oh, there's a Southbird." said Robin pointing up a tree . "Treinta Fleur: Hold!" she said while crossing her arms. "Alchemical Technique: Sleeper Agent." I said as gas was released from my sword and directed towards the bird. As the bird fell asleep, I commented that the gas intake will allow the bird to sleep for thirty minutes. Robin nodded, and together we headed back to the hut.

No POV:

2 hours and 45 minutes later, Luffy came back and handed Cricket the gold. "Hey guys! I'm back, and I caught a Hercules!" he yelled holding up a rhinoceros beetle. "ETHA IS RIGHT, YOU ARE AN IDIOT CAPTAIN!!!" The crew yelled. Luffy gave his beetle to Masira and Shoujou, who accepted it with tearful thanks. Then Nami punched Luffy on the head and dragged him onto the ship. The ship in question now looked more like a chicken than a ram. "Alright, set sail for Sky Island!" yelled out Luffy. They flew up the Knock Up Stream, even dodging a Seaking who fell. Suddenly, a shot rang out and 5 bullets were embedded on the deck. When we turned back, we saw a bunch of pirates on a raft. There was a sniper, an old man with a horse, what looked like a wrestler, and a large man who seemed to be the captain. They yelled at the ship until it went up the sky. "TO SKY ISLAND WE GO!!!!!" yelled Luffy.

Chapter 3 end

Hey guys. I decided to put some limits on Ethan's power because he was too powerful (thank you, tololo03-07, for that helpful comment), so I updated my first two chapters. However, Ethan is still going to be the most powerful member of the Strawhats since he does have more experience. Moving on, I'm going to introduce his alchemy-based attacks, which involves his sword.

1. Alchemical Technique: Vitriol Blade- Ethan's sword gets coated with sulfuric acid.

2. Alchemical Technique: Sleeper Agent- Ethan unleashes a sleeping gas from his sword. The amount of time the victim sleeps depends on the amount of gas.

3. Alchemical Technique: Fire Element- The sword blade is covered in phosphorus and then ignited.

4. Alchemical Technique: Gem Blade- The sword blade is covered in a solution that grows crystals when in contact with air. The covering shatters after five minutes or if it's hit too hard.

5. Alchemical Technique: Flashbang- By igniting potassium, Ethan causes a small explosion to erupt from his blade.