Dear Readers,
HI. How's everyone doing? I want to say thanks for the reviews, alerts, and favorites. Let's see, We are very close to the winner of the poll reveal chapter. KYAA! I'm so excited to write this down. Anyways, You guys might hate me after this chapter cause its not very long. Its okay. I love you guys so much. There would be a month long suggestion month. Today until the next two chapters not including this, I want everyone to tell me what do they want to see in the Water 7 or Sabaody Archipelago Arcs. It could range to Angelina committing a crime or being drunk, so message or review your suggesting with the must include which arc or I won't choose it. I will only pick five for each. Anyways to the reviews.
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Nami,Robin, and Zoro walk back to the lake, where Going Merry resides at the altar. It seems that for a moment the jungle quiet down to nothing more than a few bird calls here and there. As they reach the edge, it became obvious that something happen to the ship, Chopper, and Angelina. Nami steps up and takes a deep breath.
"Chopper?!Where are you?!" Nami yells. Everyone can hear her screams echoing in the jungle. Yet, there is no sign of life aboard the ship. Zoro stumbles behind Nami, happily out of the maze of a jungle. He shakes his head, getting rid of a few fallen leaves. Robin comes out of the darkness of the jungle, surveys the area for any enemy hiding out in the trees or the bushes. She stands on Nami's right.
"The mast of the Going Merry is gone...What kind of weird repair did Chopper do? Zoro said, scratching his head.
"That's not it! He must been attacked!...CHOPPER! Angelina! We're sorry for being late! Are you here,Angelina?!" Nami yells, even louder. Nami frantically calls Chopper and Angelina. Robin hums a bit.
"Did the attackers chop them into pieces?" Robins wonders. Instantly, Nami face drops in horror. The picture is too much for her.
"Don't make up a scary thought like that!" Nami said, fearing for Chopper and Angelina. Zoro is getting annoy with all the screaming and waiting.
"OI! Chopper! Angelina! Where the heck are you? What happen here?!" Zoro said, demanding any see something small peeking out behind some of Zoro's rum. It is Chopper.
"N-Nothing really b-b-bad happen,"Chopper said, stumbling onto his fur is matted with dirt and wrap with bandages. Chopper's blue nose is dripping with snot and his eyes shows tears running down. Poor Chopper is happy to see Zoro, Nami and Robin. He is so scared that the Priest might be back to finish the job.
"I understand. Be Strong,Chopper! Where's Angelina?" Nami said, loud enough for the reindeer to hear. Chopper cries even louder, and desperately wipes his face from the tears.
"She's okay!" Chopper said, clinging to the barrel. Nami desperately want to know what happen. Suddenly, Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp appears in a crow shaped boat.
"Oh?! Look its Going Merry! That's the altar!" Luffy shouts, grinning as well to see the rest of the crew. Sanji spots two angels at the edge of the lake. his eyes instantly turns to heart.
"YAH! Nami-swan! Robin-chan! I have finally passed the trial of love!" Sanji said, as the come closer to their crew mates by the shore. Sanji begins to blow kisses their way over and over again. Luffy tilts his head and turns to Sanji.
"What...that was the trail we needed to pass?" Luffy asks, not getting it. He thought they pass the trial of strings not love. Usopp takes a dramatic pose, looking fearless.
"Were you scared?! Well Captain Usopp is here!" Usopp said. His voice carries into the jungle where it echos. Nami left eye twitches in annoyance.
"They seem to be in full spirit,"Nami said, mumbling under her breath. Robin just smiles. Everyone aboard the crow and made their way to Going Merry. Soon, everyone updates on their finding. The fact that this land maybe part of Jaya, the priest weird fighting techniques, and the gold information is share in the crew.
Sanji, Zoro, Luffy, and Nami is in the kitchen taking care of the Knight and his pet while Usopp and Chopper is on the deck.
"The mast...its gone," Usopp said, staring at burnt stump. All around of the deck, he can see a lot of burn marks and damage to the ship. He is glad he wasn't there when this happen.
"Ah...that,Usopp,I'm sorry that happen. I was fighting very hard,but it was burned badly,"Chopper said, nervously. Usopp shakes his head. It is okay. He is Usopp the great fixer. He can fix anything,but couldn't do much if Chopper was serious hurt.
"Are your wounds okay?" Usopp asks, looking at the bandages. He even wonders how Angelina is holding up. Chopper told him after he patch her up she went to her room, locks the door, and could hear her crying sometimes.
"Oh yeah," Chopper said, sheepishly. Usopp quickly changes the subject.
"A lance that burns stuff? That's one tough opponent! Good thing the one that got burned wasn't you, hahah! We'll deal with the ship later,"Usopp said, laughing a bit. He tries his best to lighten the mood. Chopper cheers up a bit.
"Eh...I will become a truly dependable man!" Chopper said, burning with determination. He shouts as he stands on the railing. Without anyone noticing, Zoro creeps downstairs to confront Angelina. He tries to open the door that leads to the girls' room, and finds it lock. He sighs.
"Angelina,open the door," Zoro states. He can hear her shuffling about in the room.
"I don't wanna,"Angelina said, whining a bit. She made her way the floor to start her workout again. She needs to be strong and fast. She can't fall behind. She can't be weak again.
"Open the door...please,"Zoro said,shaking the handle a bit. Angelina stops her push-ups and hesitant to go up those stairs and let him in. Then she hears Zoro opening the door and coming down the stairs.
"You took to long to open so I broke the knob,"Zoro said, taking a seat on the couch. He looks at Angelina and Angelina stares up at him from the floor.
"You do know that Nami is going to have a heart attack when she sees the door's lock being broken," she said, sitting up. Zoro just shrugs.
"I'll tell her that I found it like that," Zoro said, simply. She tilt her head, brushing away her bangs out of her face. Zoro clearly sees that she is in pain. She has more wounds than Chopper, and from what Zoro heard she saved the old man, his pet, and Chopper. Angelina lets out a giggle.
"I think its a good time to talk now,"Zoro said, taking out his swords from his hip to his careful made sure his prize possession,Kuina's sword, is in his hand. Angelina fidgets a bit nervously, not knowing what the swordsman is going to say.
"What do you want to talk about?" she said, looking away from his stare. Zoro took a breath, not knowing what waters he would be treading.
"...I know how it feels. To be humiliated. To feel so weak even though you think you are the very best," Zoro said. Angelina furrow her eyebrows together. She didn't know what the hell he is talking about.
"I went through the same thing with Mihawk. I notice after encountering Crocodile, you changed. You are more calculating with your moves, careful with your words, and more distant from the crew... I don't like it," Zoro said, gripping onto his sword. Angelina doesn't know what to say. Is it true? Has she been distant from the crew?
"...Zoro,-" Angelina begins to say,but is cut off by Zoro.
"Let me finish. After getting beat by Mihawk, I thought that I couldn't make to his level,... that I couldn't touch him. Then Luffy made me think that I need to move on, that I will get stronger each and every single 'cause it my choice and I'm not letting one person change me from being me," Zoro said, staring at me at the end. Angelina open her mouth, but closed it.
She didn't know what to say. Its all true. She feels so weak and she finds herself not improving at all. She doesn't even remember talking to Sanji for a while or having some plain old fun with her captain. She truly has change. She keeps to herself and always is thinking about Mihawk.
Zoro stands up and ties two of his swords. He kneels down in front of Angelina and hold out Kuina's sword. Angelina looks between his sword and him, not knowing what to do. Zoro nods at her. She grabs a hold of it with her right hand.
"Now, I know that after leaving Loguetown the entire crew shared their dreams. Angelina, I want you to tell me what your true dream is and promise you will accomplish it." Zoro states with authority. Angelina's eyes widen. She didn't have a dream at all. At Loguetown, she just said the first thing that came to mind.
"...My true dream,"Angelina mumbles under her breath. Angelina thinks hard what she really wants in life. She already know she wants to stay in the crew, with her friends. She never want to be apart from the people that she loves no matter what. Angelina grips on Zoro's sword tight, knowing her true dream.
"I, Angelina D. Portgas, promise with all my heart that my true dream is to be super strong to not only to stand side by side with my entire crew, but to protect them from anyone,"Angelina said, spilling some tears. Zoro smirks.
"I don't doubt that," Zoro said, ruffling her hair as Angelina lets go his sword. Angelina quickly wipes them off,but more and more comes down.
"Take some time to recover your injuries. There is plenty of time to get strong," Zoro said. Angelina hiccups a bit and nods.
"Okay. Thank you,Zoro,"Angelina said,moving for a hug. As Angelina hugs him tightly, Zoro not use to hugs light pats her back, blushing a bit.
"ZORO!ANGELINA! WE'RE GOING CAMPING!" Luffy yells, informing the two about the crew's decision quickly. Angelina lets go of Zoro with a tear stained face and smile.
"Let's go see what the crew is planning,"Angelina said, standing up. Zoro nods. They went up stairs where the crew inform about the decision. All night Angelina keeps thinking about how she is going to make her dream to come true.
Luffy interrupts her thinking by pulling her to do the gold ritual with her by dancing by the giant fire that Sanji and Zoro made. For one night Angelina feels so happy with her completely forgets that she is in enemy territory, or the fact that Dracule might be cheating on her. All her attention is on her crew and their smiles.
I fight with myself to keep my eyes night was wild. Luffy knows how to party like an animal. I struggle to keep up with Nami right now. She decides to go back to the edge to make sure the map is accurate once again. She thought it would be quick with me.
"Come on, Angelina. Hurry up," Nami said,looking over her shoulder. I groan and make some caveman's noises. I really want to go back sleeping on Chopper again. Maybe I can go back to sleep when I go back.
"Ugh~Why didn't you bring Robin or Zoro?" I asks her as I notice we are going downhill. Nami made a slight left turn. I shouldn't left everything at the campsite. I am so thirsty.
"I didn't want to wake up Robin and Zoro keeps on snoring when I try to wake him up,"Nami said simply. Finally, we get to the edge of this land. I see the ruins of a small building with plants in the structure. Nami starts to write down notes and something on the map. I lean against to a nearby tree and stare at the horizen. The sun is getting high. I can see half the sun.
" if we are here, then we need to be,"Nami said, mumbling under her breath. I let Nami go do her thing. After what seems forever,Nami packs her notes and her map and smiles.
"Okay I'm good to go,"Nami said. I rub my eyes and stop leaning. I walk forward to follow Nami back to the campsite.
"Finally, I can g-," I'm cut off by someone tackling me to the ground. Someone starts grabbing my hair and trying to punch my face. I start scratching whoever is on top of me.
"Get off of her,"Nami said, swinging a branch. She hit the person and they gets off of me. I look and quickly went into defense mode. It is one of those Priest,but I'm guessing he is a lower rank. He growls at us.
"I'm Priest Hiro. I demand you surrender," he said, pointing at us. I really want to Nami throws the branch and makes a run for it.
"Rub,Angelina," Nami said. I knew that he would catch us in no time. I didn't listen to her. I remember the promise I made with Zoro. I'm going to protect the crew with all my might.
"You mess with the wrong girl," I said, getting ready. I launch myself at him and we start to exchange blows like a boxing match. I start with the basic one-two and then a right hook. He starts to give me continue with attacking and not stopping. I try to back off and try this again, but he keeps overpowering me. I didn't know what he is doing until I'm hit with a left hook. I stumble back, my left foot slips off the earth and almost off the floating island.
"How the hell did I end here?" I ask myself. I get to my feet with me and the edge of almost falling off.
"It seems that you at the edge of losing," he said, launching himself at me. I quickly move so I can least get away, but he keeps blocking my path. Suddenly someone comes out. I quickly notice he is different from the rest. He is a tall, muscular man who has blond hair, covered by a simple white bandanna. He has strange, long earlobes that stretch all the way to his chest which is gross. Priest Hiro stops attacking me and quickly kneels down in front of this person. I still have my fist up and ready.
"God Enel,"Priest Hiro starts to say. I couldn't help myself.
"The hell happen to your face!" I exclaim.I guess this didn't settle well for him.
"I don't need a rude girl in my world," he said, pointing at me.
"One Million Volts," He said. I hear a distant bzzts sound. Suddenly I feel my entire being electrocuted. 'Fuck! Does he have a-'I thought and pass out. I think I'm still being electrocuted and the ground disappearing under me.
Enel evilly chuckles as he destroy the ground under the rude girl and her at the same time.
"God Enel," Priest Hiro said, nervously. He didn't want to end up like that girl and fall off. It is a very long way to go until you hit something.
"Go back to the compound and rally the troops. Its time to fight back,"Enel said, walking away. Priest Hiro quickly nods and runs back fearing for his life. He feels no guilt as he knows as the girl falls from 'heaven'.