Intro (because It's awesome)
Wealth,
Fame,
Power.
One man had acquired all the worldly things: The Pirate King: GOLDEN D ROGER.
His final words before he was executed sent all people of the world out to sea.
"My treasure? If you want it, you can have it! Go find it! I left it all there! Somewhere in the Grand Line."
Men everywhere head toward the Grand Line to chase their dreams.
The world has unquestionably entered the Great Age of Pirates!
(I highly recommend listening to the Intro song now and watching the opening song)
Chapter 26: Up in the sky and Heaven's Gates
„This..! What´s is going on!?" Chopper asks scared.
The Strawhats are sailing on the Surface of the Stream
„The ship is sailing vertically on the surface of the Stream," Zack tells him with a big amusing grin.
„WAHA! THIS IS SO FUNNY!" Luffy laughs excitedly „WHAT IS THE REASON BEHIND THIS!?" he asks.
„...The wind?" Nami says.
„ALRIGHT, IF WE GO LIKE THIS WE CAN GO TO THE SKY! FORWARDS! FORWARDS!" Luffy cheers happily.
Mikasa shakes her head as she smiles slightly at Luffy's cheerfulness.
„Wait a sec...! It´s not as easy as you think!" Sanji says.
„What is it?" Usopp asks him.
„Did you forget some Luggage?" Luffy asks.
„THE SHIP IS BEGINNING TO LEAVE THE STREAM...!" Sanji exclaims.
„EH!" Almost everyone exclaims.
„IF THIS GOES ON MUCH LONGER, WE WILL GET BOUNCED OFF!" Sanji exclaims.
„Even if you say so...But what do we do? It´s hard enough to just hold on to the ship...ask Mikasa...by the way..how long will you keep holding us?" Zack asks her with a cheeky grin.
„Don´t make me throw you out off this ship," Mikasa grumbles with a small smirk.
„You can´t...I can fly slightly since I ate the Ghost-Ghost fruit...remember?" Zack says as he crosses his arms.
„Oh, believe me. I will find a way," Mikasa says playfully.
„Stop joking you two!" Nami scolds them both.
„Calm down, Navigator," Zack says as he rolls his eyes.
„Anyway, how long can you hold us, Mika?" Nami asks her slightly concerned.
„I´m fine, little fox. Just make sure we will get to Sky Island," Mikasa tells her.
Nami nods.
„YAAH! WHAT´S THAT!" Chopper exclaims and points at an giant fish falling from the Stream.
„This is a Seaking," Zack says calmly.
„It´s the guy that got sucked in earlier...!" Sanji points out.
„Look! We will end up like that sooner or later!" Sanji says.
„Hey Hey Hey, no point talking like that! This ship is ascending from the power of the explosion, so now with our own strength..," Luffy says as he tries to lift the ship.
„Come on, Mika! Help me!" Luffy asks her.
„You do now...that if I let go...we all will fall...right, Luffy?" Mikasa tells him amusingly.
„This is just a normal disaster after all!" Usopp yells.
„WAAH! THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FALLING DOWN! OTHER VICTIMS OF THE „KNOCK UPSTREAM!" Choppers yells as he holds on the mast off the ship.
„Ah, we are done for, if we fall down at this height, Everyone..! Will be smashed to bits!" Usopp exclaims crying.
Zack chuckles slightly.
„Stop laughing! We are about to die and you´re laughing!?" Usopp yells at him.
„Calm down, Pinocchio. We won´t...besides, it won´t be the first time that I´ll die..but at least this time it´s way more fun," Zack says as he looks at him with glowing red eyes and shows him his sharp teeth.
„There´s no reason to be scared Usopp...We have the best Navigator on our ship and she WILL bring us to the Sky," Mikasa says grinning at him.
„You seem to enjoy it," Zack says.
„I would´ve enjoyed it way more if I won´t have to hold my whole Nakama," Mikasa says.
„You´re holding us? You must been doing a really bad job because I don´t feel it," Zack says.
„What did you just say?!" Mikasa exclaims as she stands accidentality unfreezing the ice and almost the whole team is about to fall down.
„Oh, Whoopsie!" Mikasa exclaims as she freezes their feet again.
„Sorry," She says grinning sheepishly while Zack is laughing at her.
„SET DOWN THE SAIL! HURRY!" Nami exclaims yelling right into Zack's ear.
„THIS IS SEA! IT´S NO MERE STREAM! IT´S A SEA CURRENT THAT IS FLOWING VERTICALLY UP! Coming from below, there are water vapours coming from the explosion...it´s an „Up Drift!" Nami yells.
„If our opponents are the wind and sea, we will sail on. In their faces! After all, who is this ships´s Navigator!?" Nami says.
„Heh, I told ya," Mikasa says smirking at Zack.
„She´s good," Zack says.
„IT´S MISS NAMI OF COURSE!" Sanji exclaims
„OooH, Bastards! Do what Miss Nami just said!" He yells at the others.
„Sanji...shut up..and do it yourself!" Mikasa yells at him.
„Let the wind push the right, to turn the ship to the left! Make the body of the ship parallel to the stream!" Zack tells them.
„Yes, Sir!" The others say.
„WAH! THIS IS BAD! THE SHIP IS COMPLETELY LOSE CONTACT WITH THE STREAM!" Chopper yells.
„It´s falling down! It´s going to fall down, Nami, Come up with a plan! Quick!" Usopp yells scared.
„No need, it´s already good to go!" Nami says. „Mikasa...you can unfreeze the floor now,"
„Are you sure?" Mikasa asks her.
„You said yourself that I am the best Navigator. So, you should trust your Navigator, big sis," Nami says grinning.
„Heh, if you say so," Mikasa says grinning and unfreezes the floor.
„Eh?!" Everyone exclaims as they realize that they are flying.
„It´s flying..," Mikasa says amazed.
„SO COOL, THE SHIP IS FLYING IN THE SKY!?" Luffy yells in Mikasas ear.
She glares at him slightly.
„Really!?" Usopp asks.
„WAAAHH!" Chopper exclaims.
„I did it," Nami says.
„Hehehe..," Zoro chuckles.
Zack and Robin don´t say anything, Zack has a big grin on his face while Robin has a small smile on hers.
„MISS NAMI, YOU´RE SO COOL!" Sanji yells.
Mikasa rolls her eyes annoyed at him.
„Hey, Nami! Are we going to be there soon!? At Sky Island!?" Luffy asks Nami.
„If it exists, it should be behind that piece of cloud," Nami answers.
„On top of the cloud!? I wonder what is on top of there..!" Luffy says grinning.
Mikasa smiles as she sees how excited everyone is but she herself couldn´t help herself but she feels like something bad is going to happen once they´re on top of the cloud.
On top of the Cloud.
Everyone is having a hard time breathing except for Zack.
„...Damn! What happened? Is everyone alright?" Zoro asks.
„Everyone´s fine, marimo. And...Zack...you are really creepy, you know that?" Mikasa asks him.
„Huh?" Zack looks at her with his scary face.
„You´re the only one who can still breath normally," Mikasa tells him calmly.
„Well, I am a ghost..." Zack says as he still glares at Mikasa.
„HEY! Hey, Look you guys! Outside the ship!" Luffy exclaims.
„...What is this place? It ´s soo white!" He asks.
„Eh...That´s clouds...Luffy," Mikasa tells him as she raises her eyebrow.
„On top of the clouds..! HOW ARE WE SAILING ON TOP OF THE CLOUDS..!" Nami wonders loudly.
„Of course we can sail on top of it! They´re just clouds," Luffy says.
„You have clouds instead of a brain inside your head, Luf," Mikasa says as she rolls her eyes.
„At least he has something in his head," Zack says.
„Are you talking about yourself?" Mikasa says.
„Heh, you have burned your brain to ashes with your short temper," Zack laughs.
„I do not have a short temper!" Mikasa exclaims.
„This is bad, Usopp isn´t breathing!" Chopper exclaims.
„WHAT!´Think of something do CPR!" Luffy yells.
Mikasa and Zack both shake their heads.
„Okay, I´ll do CPR on !" Sanji yells.
Mikasa hits him on top of his head.
„Idiot...," Zack and Zoro say.
„..in other words this... is the „Sea of the Sky!", Nami says.
„But look , the „Log Pose" is still pointing up!" She says and points at the Log Pose on her wrist.
„- maybe this is only the middle part of the „Millennium Cumulonimbus..," Robin says.
„So, we need to go higher, huh?" Mikasa says.
„But how..?"Chopper wonders.
„I don´t know, Chop. But I´m not the navigator in here, right? Little Fox?" Mikasa says as she smirks at Nami.
„You know what?" Nami asks her annoyed.
„What?" Mikasa says.
„Zack is right. You really seems to have to burn your brains into ashes. Or maybe...you´re the reason why Luffy doesn´t have a brain," Nami tells her.
Mikasa looks at her surprised while Zack bursts out laughing.
„Traitor!" Mikasa mumbles with a small grin.
„FOR MY FIRST BIG COURSE-! CAPTAIN USOPP WILL SWIM-!" Usopp yells.
„OH! GO, GO!" Luffy and Chopper exclaim.
„Hey, Hey, Hey! Don´t fool around. We still don´t know anything about this sea!" Sanji tells them.
„A sea is a sea!" Usopp says laughing and jumps into the"Sea of Sky."
„And you said my brother is stupid," Mikasa tells Nami.
A small-time skip
„He´s..still not back...," Luffy says.
„Just a thought, but...is there really...a seafloor?" Robin wonders
„You mean..." Everyone looks at her.
„DID THAT IDIOT FALL OF THE CLOUD!?" Zoro yells.
„USOPP!" Luffy yells and stretches his arm trying to find him.
„What an idiot!" Zack and Mikasa both say as they shake their heads.4
„I told that idiot not to fool around!" Sanji says.
„Extend your arms as far as you can," Robin tells Luffy.
„But I can´t see if I only rely on my touch..." Luffy says worried.
„Don´t worry, I´ll handle it!" Robin says. „Ojos Fleur!" She says as she closes her eyes and crosses her arms.
„Mikasa why are you not doing anything?" Nami asks her.
„Ehh? What can I do? Jump in there? Besides it´s only Usopp," Mikasa says simply.
„Hmm, strange..." She mumbles as she looks around.
„What´s wrong, shorty?" Zoro asks her.
„I don´t know...But I think there´s gonna be trouble ahead,"Mikasa says.
„Yes, I can almost smell the danger," Zack nods.
Mikasa looks behind her shoulder at the rest of her team who have saved Usopp and killed a big Sky Island fish...and already cooked a small fish.
„You´re really are a bunch of clowns...," Mikasa sighs.
„Guys...Watch out," Zack says.
Everyone looks towards him just to see something fly towards them in high speed.
„What´s that?" Nami asks.
Mikasa´s eyes widen slightly. „AISU GURUPU SHIRUDO!" She says and puts her hands in front of her.
A big ice shield comes from her palms...it´s big enough to protect them all.
Before Mikasa can even blink something flies past her and destroys the ice around her.
Mikasa quickly turns around and sees how...this...something is tearing through her shield like it was a made of paper.
Everyone´s eyes widen as Zack stands in front of the flying thing and got impaled.
„Zack!" Everyone except Mikasa exclaims.
Mikasa looks shocked while Zack falls down on the ship's floor and normally she would´ve freak out like with the others but this time it´s different...she isn´t scared...she´s angry...she is pissed.
She grits her teeth as she glares at the flying something. A dark shadow is covering her eyes.
Now she finally sees what attacked them. It´s a Griffin...no..he´s a devil fruit user...his fruit is definitely a Zoan fruit...
„Chopper how´s Zack?" Mikasa asks surprisingly calm.
Robin and Zoro both look at her they're the only ones who notice the anger in her tone.
„He´s bleeding pretty hard...I-I don´t think he will make it...," Chopper says with tears in his eyes.
„No...it can´t be...," Nami whispers as she puts a hand on her mouth.
„Are...you saying...that...he ...is..?" Usopp stutters.
„You bastard!" Luffy exclaims and he´s about to attack the Griffin.
„Luffy! Stay back!" Mikasa says loudly with a serious tone.
„And you Zoro and Sanji too," She adds.
„But mika-" Luffy tries to protest.
„Luffy! Do as I say!" Mikasa says with a cold voice.
Luffy takes a step. He recognizes this tone...when they were younger...her tone was always this cold...it changed after he almost drowned and was saved by Shanks.
Mikasa and the Griffin stare at each other.
Suddenly Mikasa notices a small smirk making its way on the Griffins face.
The Griffin swings his wings and flies towards Mikasa.
Mikasa´s green eyes turn grey.
She avoids the Griffin and she kicks him away with her leg while using her hand to burn his wings.
Mikasa realizes that his wings are sharp like a sword and that her fire does nothing to them.
Hmph, fine... she thinks and grits her teeth.
„AISU...-"
„EYEBEAM!" Mikasa looks shocked as she sees a green fire beam hitting the Griffin.
The Griffin hisses as he gets hit in his back.
He turns around, "You...? You´re still alive! How is that possible?!" The Griffin says slightly shocked.
„Zack...you´re immortal...," Mikasa says in aww.
Zack stands up...he has a deadly serious look on his face.
Mikasa feels like the rage that she has felt a few seconds ago...is gone now...as if her whole anger was drained.
She looks at Zack calm now but also shocked and scared at the same time,
„Pulling that move, really pissed me off, you stupid chicken!" Zack says in a low angry voice.
Everyone feels chills running down their bodies.
„Mikasa, stand down, he´s mine...," He says.
„Are you sure? I can still-" She is cut off by his angry glare.
„I said he´s mine damn it!" He tells her.
Mikasa flinches slightly but nods hesitantly.
Zack´s vein are showing around his forehead.
This is weird...I thought I described Zack and sensed him back in town...but now there´s something different...something unknown about him...I can only sense a pure and positive good heart...his darkness is slightly similar as blackbeards but it´s only the strength...his darkness is not evil nor corrupted, Mikasa thinks as she watches the fight silently.
„Now you gonna pay your bird bastard!" Zack growls slightly.
„Pay? Pah! You are a maggot and don´t stand a chance against me, "The Griffin says as he flies up and gets ready for another attack, but to everyone´s shock, Zack jumps very high.
He´s on the same height as the Griffin.
„What´s this?! You can fly?!" The Griffin says surprised.
„Actually...yeah...but right now...I jump good...and you´re slightly roasted," Zack says with a small smirk.
The Griffin uses the same attack as he used on Mikasa. He flies with high speed at Zack but Zack deflects his feathers.
The Griffin spins fast and creates a powerful wind blow.
Zack deflects his fast attack again without any trying.
The Griffin flies up and goes for a quick dive to hit Zack but Zack catches him by his neck.
Zack slams his knee into the Griffin´s stomach.
The Griffin hisses and clenches his jaw.
Zack kicks him hard in the face and while he kicks him, he unleashes a black lightning shock from his foot which also hits the Griffin and sents him flying back into the sky.
Mikasa notices her hand is shaking with fear. But she ignores that as she keeps on watching the fight with the others. Something about Zack...scares her...but not in an "I´m in danger" kind of way...but more in a "this is weird...this is so mysterious" kinda way.
The Griffin coughs up some blood while he breaths hardly. He glares at Zack although there´s a bit of fear in his eyes.
„I-is that it? Pah! I-it´s g-gonna take m-more than that to s-stop me," The Griffin says as he wipes up his blood.
„Alright then, in that case," Zack says taking out his sword.
„Full Focus Breathing!" Zack says and inhales the maximum amount of oxygen to raise his physical and mental strength.
„The Setting Sun!" Zack flips the Griffin higher into the air and delivers an upended flaming sword slash.
"Lightning Sonic Kick!" Zack kicks the Griffin where the sun doesn´t shine and the Griffin flies far far away into the sky screaming
("Team Rocket is blasting off again!" *Sorry for that*)
Everyone looks at him in awe even Mikasa, Robin and Zoro look impressed.
„Heh, show off," Zoro says with a grin.
Zack lands down and puts his sword away, „Now we can chill and think," he says calmly.
„Woah, Zack, this reminded me not to piss you off," Mikasa says.
„As long as you remember it, Lil Mika, "Zack says with a small smirk.
„Well,...but you know..I like to mess with people...so...I may or not may forget it once in a while, ghost boy," Mikasa says smirking
„Huh? Sorry I thought I heard something since I can´t see you... so short and all," Zack says looking around.
Everyone except Mikasa bursts out laughing.
Mikasa pouts at him.
„So, you are immortal, Mister Ghostman?" Robin asks him.
„Yes in a way, even if seastone or the water may hold me down, stop my powers and make me feel pain, however, it can´t kill me," Zack explains.
This shocked the entire crew. Chopper, Usopp and Luffy´s eyes bulge out and their jaws drop.
„Wow, that´s so cool!" Chopper and Luffy exclaim amazed.
„Mika...why do you look...so...different?" Usopp asks her.
„Huh?" Mikasa tilts her head in confusion.
„Ah..., it´s the same Form you used while fighting Mr Crocodile...," Robin says.
„Why didn´t you showed that to us sooner?" Nami asks her.
„Well,...I don´t really know how I activate this...," Mikasa says as she looks at her hands.
„What did you felt when you were fighting that bird bastard?" Zack asks her.
„Anger?" Mikasa tells him.
„Did you also felt anger while fighting the Croc?" Zoro asks her.
„Yes...but I don´t think that this has something to do with that...," Mikasa says.
Her hair and her eyes turn back to their usual colour while the marks on her cheeks disappear.
Mikasa feels weak and almost falls down but Robin and Zoro catch her.
„Are you okay, Mika?" Chopper asks her and rushes towards her.
„I´m fine just...I´m feeling weak...like...my body won´t listen to me anymore," Mikasa says.
„...That´s because...the oxygen is scarce here," Robin says.
„Ahh...to be saying those words...Are you citizens of blue seas?" An old man with a white beard and a moustache stands suddenly on the edge of the ship.
The old man is wearing a knight's armour, a cape and his weapon is a Lance.
„What´s that?... By the way, who are you and since when are you on our ship?" Nami asks him.
„I would be the "Knight Of The Sky". All living under the cloud are citizens of the blue seas- in other words, did you come up from the Blue Seas?" The "Knight Of The Sky" asks them.
„...Um, yes," Luffy answers.
„It can´t be helped then...this place is 7000m above the Blue Seas, called the White Sea. Above this place is the White-White Sea, 10,000m. Average citizens of the Blue Seas won´t be able to stand it." The "Knight Of The Sea" explains.
„Hmm, it doesn´t feel as bad as it did before," Mikasa says as she gets up.
„LIES, LIES. YOU´RE JUST FAKING. It´s not possible," The old man tells her.
„Although, I don´t understand how you both were able to fight up here...especially you, young man," He says and looks at both Mikasa and Zack.
„They both are the freaks in our crew...sometimes I even wonder if they´re even human," Nami says with a blank expression.
„Oui, Oui. Be careful what you´re saying there, Lil fox," Mikasa says.
„Yeah, or I will kick your butt and shove those fruits of yours in your throat..got it?" Zack says as he looks at her with black eyes and red-glowing pupils.
„And this time I won´t be able to save you," Mikasa says as crosses her arms.
Chills are running down Nami's body as she nods.
„-But what about that Griffin from before, how come he can fight without getting out of breath and how can he walk on the sea?" Chopper asks the old man.
„This Level...Wait, a minute, you probably have a lot of question right? -First things first, I need to talk business with you. I would be a freelance mercenary. This is a very dangerous part of the sea. Those who do not know about Aero-Battles will be attacked by the guys like before and become food for the Sky-Fishes. Each whistle will cost you 50 Million in Aigusu, then I will save you!" The "Knight Of The Sea" tells him as he sits on the ship and a strange pink-coloured bird stands behind him.
Everyone looks at him confused.
„What are you talking about? Mister," Luffy asks him.
„OH! Quit acting like a fool... the price is very cheap already! If I keep lowering, I won´t be able to earn even 1 Aigusu! I would need living expenses too!" The "Kight Of The Sky" tells them.
„That´s why I´m asking you what Aigusu is and what is the whistling thing?" Luffy asks him.
„Sky Island so scary!" Usopp cries quietly as he lies on the ship and shivers.
„Quit whining, Pinocchio," Zack tells him. "It´s not that scary...I mean imagine if there would be ghosts here...Oh..wait,"
Mikasa rolls her eyes "Pfft! Quit joking around, Zacky. I mean...Come one, you can´t be Zack scary," She says with a small smirk.
„Oh yeah? This coming from a girl who´s freezing the floor every time she sees me prove the point," Zack says smirking.
Mikasa looks at him shocked and then blushes embarrassed. „Shut it," She mumbles.
Zack chuckles slightly.
„Finally we have someone who can stand up to shorty," Zoro says.
„Do you want me to kick you out off the ship, marimo?!" Mikasa exclaims angrily as she glares at him.
„I doubt your leg would even reach his butt," Zack says calmly.
Mikasa looks at Zack and she´s about to say something...but she´s cut off by Robin.
„Would you three please stop fighting?" Robin asks the three with a smile.
„But-" Mikasa tries to say something.
„I think "The Knight Of The Sky" wants to say something," Robin tells her.
Mikasa blushes and nods.
„I think you got that wrong Zoro. There are two people in this crew who can and will stand up to shorty," Zack says smirking.
„Well, I don´t think that Robin counts...cause, shorty doesn´t even try to mess with her. Face it, Zack...if there is someone that shorty listens to then that's Robin. And Robin doesn´t even need to scare shorty," Zoro tells him also smirking.
Mikasa glares at both of them before blushing as she hears Robin chuckle.
„I think you´re right," Zack says.
The "Knight Of The Sky" looks at them with wide-open eyes, „No way, you guys... didn´t come here through the top of High Waist? Then you must have been to one or two Islands right!?" He asks them.
„I told you I don´t know what you´re talking about, Mister," Luffy says confused.
„Wait! There is another way to get to this Sky Ocean!?... Also you said "One or two Islands"... isn´t there only one Sky Island?" Nami asks him.
„...What! So you guys actually came via that Monstrous Stream!?... I never thought there would still people this brave...," The "Knight Of The Sky" says amazed.
„Or people this dumb...," Mikasa mutters quietly.
„...So it wasn´t...the normal way to get...," Nami says as she approaches Luffy.
„WE ALMOST DIED! IF WE PATIENTLY COLLECTED MORE INFORMATION, WE COULD HAVE USED A SAFER METHOD...," Nami yells at Luffy.
„Relax, Nami. We've arrived here, didn´t we?" Zack says calmly.
„You! Did you lose one or two crews?" The "Knight Of The Sky" asks the Strawhats.
„Nope, we´re all here," Luffy answeres.
„Other routes are not like this...If 100 people want to go to Sky Island through the other routes, it would be a gamble with no way to predict how many will live and reach the destination.- However, the "Knock Up Stream" is more like "Either everyone dies, or everyone gets together. Either 0 or 100, not many dares to take this gamble, especially people these years. Those who dare, I see them as great sailors who have both courage and real strength," The "Knight Of The Sky" tells them.
„Yeah- But it´s all because of me! When these guys were crying and giving up. I said, "I will show you my navigation skills!" Usopp says.
„Hey!" Nami says as she pinches him.
„One whistle, blow this whistle once," The "Knight Of The Sky" leaves a whistle on the ship.
„And I will come down from the sky to save you! Using the currency of the sky, each whistle would cost 50 million Aigusu. But your first whistle will be free as my gift for you. Use the whistle to call me at any time!" He says as he´s about to leave.
„Wait! We don´t even know your name...," Nami says.
„I would be Gon Kerr, the Knight Of The Sky! This is my partner Piy Áher!" Gon Kerr says.
„I forgot to introduce my partner, Piyaher...," He says.
„Eh...," Chopper looks with a wide-open mouth and eyes.
„Even thought he´s a bird, he has the power of "Wild Horse Fruit,"
„Ah...bird...," Sanji says.
„Which means he can become a winged Horse!" Gon Kerr tells him.
A shadow of him and a horse is shown on the ship's sails.
„- in other words...,"
„Now way! So beautiful...! It´s a pegasus!?" Nami exclaims loudly.
„That´s right! A Pegasus!" Gon Kerr exclaims proudly.
Mikasa raises one of her eyebrows and smiles amusingly.
„I WISH YOU LUCK, HEROES!" The Knight Of The Sky flies further into the sky.
„It turned into a strange animal!" Sanji says.
„..In the end, he didn´t really tell us anything useful!" Robin says.
„...Yeah...really...nothing at all," Usopp says.
„So now we are back to the starting point," Nami points out.
„- Then how do we get higher?" Zoro asks.
„Okay, let´s call mister and ask him," Luffy says.
„No, Luffy! This is only for an emergency!" Mikasa snaps and takes the whistle away from him.
„If that stupid bird is not alone...he´ll bring friends...and he was already strong...," Mikasa says.
„Oh, yeah. Why didn´t you let us fight him?" Zoro asks her.
„Well, you three wouldn´t be able to fight him anyway...since you would be having trouble to breath...and...you´ve seen how easy he broke through my shield...and..." Mikasa tells him.
„..And?" Zoro asks further.
Everyone notices how tense Mikasa is.
„I...was afraid...that I would lose my control over my powers and...accidentally...hit..anyone of you," Mikasa says quietly as she looks at her hands.
„So what!?" Luffy asks her but flinches as he sees Mikasa glare.
„So what?" She asks him.
"There´s a reason why I don´t like using my fire and lightning...It is strong...way too strong for me to handle... If I lose my control over my own powers and they hit someone...it can kill this person...I was afraid...that I would...kill anyone of you...that´s why I said that you should stay back." Mikasa explains.
„How do you know that your power can kill?" Usopp asks her and immediately regrets it as he sees how...broken Mikasa looks...and as he sees the glares of the others.
„Anyway, let´s just get the ships moving," Zoro says changing the topic.
„Everyone, look over there!" Zack says and points at a cloud.
„What´s that...looks like a waterfall...," Robin says.
„That cloud is weird right?" Chopper asks.
„Ok! It´s decided. Let´s go check it out over there!" Luffy exclaims excitedly.
„...There´s a huge cloud in the way...What do we do?" Usopp asks-
„It´s floating on Sky Ocean, so it´s probably another kind of Sky Ocean," Sanji guesses.
„...Then what kind of cloud...? If it´s a normal cloud, we can just sail through it," Nami says.
„We´ll know if we touch it!" Luffy says as he stretches his arm back and swings it repeatedly.
„OOOHHH!" He exclaims and punches the cloud with his Gomu Gomu no Pistol.
But his fist bounced off, „Wah! It bounced off," Luffy says.
„Wow!" Chopper exclaims after a few seconds as he sees Luffy jumping on the cloud.
„Look! I can sit! No sinking! It´s soft too! Like cotton! What´s this thing!? It´s so funny-" Luffy yells loudly as he jumps on the cloud.
„Amazing!" Chopper yells amazed.
„O-! I will go too!" Usopp yells as he basically jumps off the ship and on the cloud.
„...What phenomenon is this?" Nami asks.
„Unbelievable," Robin says.
Mikasa watches the boys jump on the cloud with a soft smile.
„Hah- It feels so nice...! It´s so warm. I want to sleep like this...Better than a blanket that has been under the sun," Luffy says as he lies on the ship.
„Where´s Zack?" Zoro asks.
„Heh, what do you think´? On the cloud obviously," Mikasa answeres amusingly.
„You look like you want to join us, too," Zack says grinning.
„What? Me? No! No! No! I´m...way too old to be bouncing on a cloud...," Mikasa says as she looks away.
„Aww! Come on, Mika. Join us!" Luffy exclaims.
„Yeah, it´s so fun!" Chopper says grinning.
Mikasa looks at the pleading and at the same time exciting faces of the others and sighs.
„I can´t say no if you make this faces," Mikasa says grinning as she puts her (actually Robins) cowboy hat on top of Nico Robins head.
„Hold this for me, please. I´m going to play with the kids," She says grinning like a child as she joins the boys.
After a few minutes
„Hey! Try to find a path for the ship to past!" Nami yells.
„Ok!" Mikasa yells back and smiles at the laughing Chopper.
„Hey! Luffy, there is something there," Usopp says to him.
„What did you say?" Luffy asks him.
Mikasa follows them while Zack and Chopper stay back.
The five just simply ignore Nami.
Time Skip
„A door?" Nami asks.
„Yes, under that waterfall looking cloud. There´s a huge door," Usopp says.
„If we go through there we can see it," Nami says and points at a path.
„Turn left next," Luffy says as he guides the others.
„No, that´s right," Zack says calmly as he sees the ship turning right.
„So, this is not left!" Nami exclaims.
„I never said it was," Zack says and rolls his eyes.
„Let´s just call that armoured Mister," Luffy says.
Mikasa hits him on top of his head, „Stop that!" She exclaims.
Time Skip
„...Good! We seem, to have passed through," Nami says.
„...Ah! Huh!?" Everyone exclaims.
„Heaven´s Gates...it´s really here," Nami says.
„Plus! That waterfall-looking cloud is really a waterfall...It has a cloud of different properties falling down," Mikasa says (she and the boys are back on the ship)
„Bad omen. It´s like we´re going to die..." Usopp says scared.
„...Yeah, it´s totally unexpected. Maybe we´re actually dead already?" Zoro wonders.
„WE´RE ALREADY DEAD!?" Chopper exclaims.
„Really? If that´s so, then this strange world can be explained..." Sanji says.
„Stop scaring them, you idiots! Besides, if we´re already dead...then we´re obviously in the wrong place," Mikasa says.
„You don´t think that we are going to Heaven after we´ve died?" Zack asks her.
„Well,...at least not all of us," Mikasa says. "Do not forget...I am a Demon and you are a ghost...so..."
„Oh, right. Well, wouldn´t that mean that your girlfriend is going to join us in Hell? Cause you know...she is the devil's child...which means she is worse than both of us," Zack says with a small smirk.
„...I do not have a girlfriend...," Mikasa says blushing.
„Sooo, this is the only thing you´re denying?" Zack asks her.
„...At least we would have company, right?" Mikasa grins slightly.
„Heaven-So funny! We can finally get there through here!" Luffy says laughing.
„Look, somebody is coming out!" Usopp points at a small old lady with wings.
„Are you here for sight-seeing? Or...here to fight?" The old lady asks them while she makes photos of them.
„Actually, it doesn´t matter why you are here. If you want to go up, each person must pay 1 billion Aigusu entrance fee. That´s the law," She tells them.
„Angel! So that´s how angels look like..! She looks like dried sour fruit candy," Luffy says.
„Luffy...no...," Mikasa says as she shakes her head.
Mikasa suddenly feels a dark present and she immediately looks at Zack.
He is looking very seriously at the old lady...he doesn´t look angry...but...more like he doesn´t trust her...or like he doesn´t know if he should trust her or not.
„Zack? Are you...," Mikasa tries to say something but suddenly a scary unknown image flashes in her head.
„What´s wrong, shorty?" Zack asks her.
Mikasa doesn´t say anything as she also looks at the old lady...although Zack notices that Mikasa shivers slightly.
Zoro and Robin also notice that and they both stare curiously and at the same time concerned at Zack.
„1 billion Aigusu, how much is that when converted to berri?" Usopp asks.
„...If...we...um...don´t have money...," Nami says hesitantly.
„You can still go up," The old lady says.
Both Zack and Mika narrow their eyes suspiciously.
„Really!?" Usopp exclaims.
„- Also, if you don´t want to go up...it´s okay, too. I´m not a guard, nor am I a soldier. I just want to know your...intention," The old lady tells them.
„THEN WE WILL GO. WE WANT TO GOT TO SKY ISLAND! Even though we don´t have money, we will go granny!" Luffy yells loudly.
„Really? Seven people right!?" The old lady asks.
„Um...! How do we get up?" Luffy asks her.
Suddenly something appears beneath the ship and grabs their ship.
„Eh!?" Everyone exclaims at the sudden moving.
„What!? Something appeared!?" Nami exclaims.
„That´s white sea´s special "Speedy shrimp...," The old lady says.
„WAAH! IT´S STARTED TO MOVE!" Chopper and Usopp yell.
„It is climbing the waterfall!"? Nami exclaims shocked.
„IT´S EXTENDING ENDLESSLY UPWARD!" She yells.
Zack and Mikasa look back at the old lady...they both notice her smirk.
They both look at each other but didn´t say anything.