I've editted these chapters to chapter 9 hope you enjoy~
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Chapter 4
Nami fallowed her captain with the rest of the crew as he helped bring their new guest to the kitchen a frown marring her face.
This new girl was a puzzle. She falls out of the sky from no-where, is injured on new levels and just a god damn mystery to the navigator. Nami didn't like mysteries. Unpredictable-ness was common on the grand line but was it really ok with everything and Vivi and Broke works on the mind to be focusing on this. They really didn't need distractions at the moment. Not with their goals in mind.
And she really didn't wanna lose her one billion Bari.
Zoro grumbled to himself as he and Usopp entered the kitchen behind Luffy and the girl. Really things always had to get to out of hand when he slept didn't they? Usopp was thinking along the same lines accept it was coated with worry for the girl, she reminded him of a curvier version of his Kaya. Maybe he could tell her some of his stories later that ought to cheer her up. Every time someone's sick they could always use a good laugh.
"Mmmm. Mmm" Usopp nodded to himself. Zoro quirked his eye brow at his crewmate. "What are you nodding to yourself for now?" He asked gruntingly.
"How much of a Genius I am." Usopp replied smiling. Zoro snorted. "When anyone ever considers you a genius is the day I let you experiment with my swords."
"Hay!" Usopp snapped. "I'll have you know I was considered the smartest person back in my village."
"Oh yeah and I'm so convinced." Zoro rolled his eyes. As if.
"Will you both stop it?" Growled Nami fed up, she was really starting to get a head ache. "You guys shouldn't be worrying about that right now. Seriously what do you guys think of this girl."
Vivi, Zoro, and Usopp stopped in the doorway. All holding confused faces towards the navigator.
"What do you mean Nami?" Usopp asked confused. What did he think of the girl? Well he barely knew her. But that couldn't mean she wasn't a Baroque works agent in disguise. But she did have a similar resemblance to his Kaya. That in the looks but her feel…aura…he guessed didn't feel bad.
Zoro rolled his eyes again. "Who cares, she's just a girl, if she try's anything I can just slash her with my swords but seeing as she's too injured to do anything at the moment I don't really see the point. " Nami always over thought things and sometimes she let her head get to her. So what when they got to that bridge they cross it. Zoro thought.
"Be serous Zoro, What if she's trouble or a marine. Or worse sent her to kill. Well." Nami trailed off looking over a Vivi. "Sorry. Vivi I just..."
Vivi bit her lip. "It's okay." She brushed her blue hair behind her ear. "I-I don't think she's anything like what you guys are imaging. She seemed sincere when Chopper and I tended to her. She has secrets I'm sure…But I don't think she's dangerous…It almost seems like she's a little lost to me..." Vivi trailed off.
The others mused over the Princess's words. Compared to everything that was happening she had a point. Best to take it one day at a time then.
They nodded before hearing a crash come from the kitchen.
"Awe! Sanji don't start wiggling I need you to hold the ice!" Chopper's voice squeaked loudly from behind them.
Zoro sighed walking fully into the kitchen. "What has that perverted cook done now?" He grumbled.
The rest of the crew plus the princess fallowed him. Chopper seemed to finally gotten Sanji to stop doing hearts all over the poor girl as Luffy helped support her into the dining chair.
"Right, Do you need me to do anything else Chopper? Luffy asked setting the girl down.
"My Angle Goddess is in pain, oh can I help to Chopper where do I rub the ice on her?" Sanji asked sickeningly lovingly.
"No Luffy you can just sit over there, and Sanji stop making lovey dopey faces, if you're going to help rap the ice in fabric and press it gently on her back."
"Like this?" The cook asked doing what Chopper asked in record time. "Y-Yea..." Chopper replied blindsided by the man's speed. Shaking his head he turned back to his patient. She was really running a high fever, her back was obviously causing pain but he didn't know if it was from the broken ribs or the swells. He'd bet it was the swells. First priority first then, he need to cool her down.
Moving over to her he helped Sanji place the ice around her back trying to find the source of the heat. She whimpered, and curled into herself. No, dammit she can't do that with her ribs.
"Don't let her bend over she'll hurt her ribs." He ordered. "R-Right!" Sanji replied and grabbed her shoulders making her sit up straight.
"Is there anything we can do Chopper?" Nami asked as they walked up to them. "you can hold the ice Nami, Vivi can you get me her medicine from the Infirmary, Zoro could you cut her shirt a bit I think its restricting her body to much, Usopp think you could make a brace that can hold her ribs in place but not constrict movement. Luffy I need you to get some water and try to keep her face cool ok." Chopper rounded off orders as he calculated what could be done to aviate her pain. The rest of the crew scurried off to do what he said as Zoro came over to cut her shirt.
"You better not slip and slice any of her gorgeous skin Zoro or I'll make you new grave" Sanji growled holding the girl steady. "Yeah, Yeah I know what I'm doing Ero-Cook." The swordsman growled back and swiftly cut the fabric on the girl's shoulders off and round her stomach.
It helped since as soon as he did the girl sighed in relief. "Don't you three dare look got it. I don't want her finding another reason for her to possibly fine us other than Luffy almost running into her." Nami growled pressing the ice on the girl. She may not like all the uncertainties with the girl but she had some respect for all woman and their dignity.
"Don't worry Nami-Swan I as a gentleman, would never think of looking at a woman under a distressed state." Sanji wiggled.
"Stay still you idiot!" Nami growl at her. Luffy laughed placing a cool rag on the girls head. "Shishisishi-Hay Chopper when you get her all better think she could become a part of our crew?" Luffy asked.
"Don't ask things like that at a time like this!" Nami growled bopping him on the head. "Ow! NAMI why do you always hit me!" The captain wined.
"Cus you're an idiot!" She replied frankly.
"Do you think this could work Chopper?" Usopp asked bringing up a bendable wooden brace he just pieced together a few moments ago. "I think that can." Chopper replied handing his ice pack to Nami, and helping the Sniper strap it on his patient.
"Their now that's on we don't have to worry about her bending her ribs in the wrong direction." The Reindeer said. "So how is she Chopper? Does Angel-Chawn need more ice?" Sanji asked leaning still holding her shoulder's worriedly.
"No I think she will be ok, her hot flash has seemed too have passed for now, though I am worried about these mounds on her back they don't seem to be getting bigger to you do they?" Chopper asked, leaning over to look at them.
"I don't know let me see." Sanji replied leaning over to look over at them. They did look bigger and bruised. His poor goddess must be in so much pain. Sanji thought before he was knocked back with a vicious right hook.
"KAWWWWW!" Ahmmie screamed. "She's awake!" Nami, Luffy, Chopper, Usopp and Zoro exclaimed surprised.
The girl was almost comatose with pain a few minutes ago.
"AW! Don't Stand up to fast!" Chopper exclaimed worriedly. The girl stood in the middle of the kitchen her hair shadowing her face. The rest of her shirt having fallen down to the floor giving their cook a full frontal view. "Hay are you okay. Chopper's right with your condition you shouldn't stand up so fast….and your shirt-..." Nami trailed off as the girl fainted.
"Oh No!" They exclaimed all diving to catch the girl. Zoro thankfully made it in time before her face planted into the wood.
"Is she okay!" Usopp exclaimed worriedly. "This is not good for her back she could have broken another rip." Chopper squeaked. "Oh man that was a close one, good catching Zoro." Luffy laughed. "Why are you laughing right now she could have got hurt worse and then blamed it on us…Oh god the re-compensation fees!" Nami cried.
"My goddess what beauty you have bestowed me even in your distress state!" Sanji wiggled hearts morphing into his eyes.
"I told you not to look!" Nami screamed bopping Sanji on the head.
"Will you shut up ero-cook," Zoro replied placing his shirt over her breast. "I'm sure she'd be distressed if she knew you of all people saw that."
"What do you mean by that you shitty Swordsman?" Sanji replied sticking a cigarette in his mouth ignoring the giant bump on his head.
"You know what I mean you Ero-cook." Zoro growled frustrated.
"GUYS!" Vivi suddenly burst throw the door clutching the girl's medicine to her chest. "WHERE OFF CORSE AGAIN!" She yelled frantic.
"AWWW! SHE'S RIGHT!" Nami exclaimed looking at her log pose. "Everyone to the deck we're really far out this time!"
Everyone scrambled to the deck except for Zoro, Vivi and Chopper. "Vivi give me the medicine I need to administer two point six doses of it and get her below deck if we hit a storm it'll be too dangerous for her to be here. "Chopper said morphing into heavy point and taking the girl from Zoro.
"Right!"
"I'm going to help the others you guys be careful." Zoro said before running out the door to the deck.
The storm was rapid this time. A huge cyclone had come, forcing the Straw hat crew to redirect the Marry lest she be taken in and damaged to the waves.
For what felt like one to many times, Nami sighed in relief that they were still alive.
But they were not out of danger yet. It was still storming very badly, and the crew was scrambling to compensate for it.
"Hold those sails, don't strain the Rudder, Use the Cross winds as a boost to get us out of here!" Nami ordered the crew holding on to the railing of the ship.
"On it!" Luffy and Usopp yelled, Luffy using his rubber abilities to spring him and Usopp to the top of the mast.
"Nami! I'm here, what do I do?" Zoro yelled as he came out from the kitchen. "Help Sanji secure the rigging!" She screamed, "Where too far off! We'll never make it back with that Cyclone! We need to get to the nearest island and fast!"
"Oh Nami-swan you're so beautiful when your barking out orders!" Sanji screamed letting go of the rigging momentarily to wiggle for her.
"Don't let go of that you idiot!" Zoro yelled running over and catching it just in time. It would have turn the sails in the wrong direction.
"Who you calling-"Sanji yelled but was interrupted, "DO WHAT I SAY! YOU CREEP!" Nami screamed, god it wasn't time for that right now! "Yes Nami-Sweet! Always!" Sanji replied quickly, and ran to do just that.
The Straw hat crew scrambled over the Going Marry desperate to get out of the ravaging storm. Wails and wind screams penetrated their hearing. Water of the sky and sea soaking them to the bone. Nami's voice barely a whisper over the storm's wails.
A deadly scream not of storm origin penetrated the air, only to be forgotten along the winds.
After what was and seemed like hours the crew had finally been able to reach the next island, and drop anchor.
It would be long onto morning before any ship would be able to cross the storming seas.
With exhausted and heavy hearts the Straw hats, Nami, Luffy, Sanji, Zoro Usopp, Vivi, Cauru, and Chopper called it a night and headed to bed.
Vivi woke with a start. Her heart pounded as she slowly came to realize where she was. Thank god, she was still on Luffy's ship. She'd dreamt of Igaram's death again. She sighed, sweeping a hand through her blue hair she let the dream wash over her like water. Just let it go, she thought, He wouldn't want you to be hung up over him anyway. Breathing deeply she suddenly opened her arms in a wide ark and slammed them back down on her face. Wincing in pain, Vivi smiled and got up out of bed.
Not wanting to disturb Nami in the bed next to her she quietly toed her way about the room getting ready for the day. Giggling at Nami's sleeping face, she climb the stairs and out the trap door to the storage room of the Going Marry. Doing her morning stretches she looked out the porthole window of the ship. The waves had calmed and it seemed to be early morning, the sky a light pink as the sun played meerkat with the blue sea and fluffy clouds.
The storm had passed. Thank god. She thought walking out on deck. Usopp was on watch duty the previous night but from where she could see he'd fallen asleep with the roof of the crow's nest covered.
Rolling her eyes she checked on the other boys to confirm they too were still asleep before heading to the kitchen. She might as well give Sanji a break and make breakfast for everyone.
And the girl. Ahmmie, Now that she thought about it, no one checked on her after last night. Everyone was so exhausted they all went to bed immediately.
She ought to do that first thing then. Vivi nodded to herself starting the coffee. She'd make the breakfast for everyone then gather up a plate for the girl first and go check on her. She hoped Ahmmie's fever broke, maybe she should get Chopper up? But he was really tired the night before, letting him sleep couldn't hurt. And anyway Vivi knew somethings about medicine. Growing up a princess did give her lots of time to study, as well as learn her duties.
Nodding to herself, she continued her work on breakfast. She'd made morning porridge and omelets, they didn't look as wonderful as Sanji could have done but she'd did a fine job at attempting them at least.
Taking a bite proved they didn't taste that half bad.
Humming the song Ahmmie was singing the day before she gathered up a plate for the girl. It was really a sad song, but it was kind of. Vivi didn't know the words…Hopeful She thought.
How did it go again? Something about not forgiving someone after the world changed?
She shrugged. Vivi could always ask her later.
"Ahmmie? You up? I made porridge, better get it while it's hot and not in Luffy's mouth." Vivi called knocking on the Infirmary's door. Which was really just a piece of the storage room they pieced together for Chopper when he joined the crew.
The girl must have still been asleep then, she thought when no answer came. Moving the plate of food to her other arm Vivi opened the door.
"Ahmmie?" She said peaking her head in. Vivi dropped the plate shattering it on the wooden floor beneath her, the hot food spreading ungracefully across it. It couldn't be. Blood so much blood everywhere, it covered the room. All over the walls…Oh god. Vivi covered her mouth, the stench, it smelt heavily of iron, so much blood. What happened?!…Ahmmie! She….she….the girl in question was lying brokenly across the floor. Her back! Oh god!
Vivi screamed.
Sanji and Zoro awoke at the exact same time. Sanji looked over at the Swordsman. "Did you hear that?" He asked.
Zoro nodded."Yea it was-"He cut off as another scream rang throughout the ship. "VIVI!" They both shouted jumping out of their hammocks.
"Luffy! Chopper! WAKE UP! VIVI'S IN TROUBLE!" Sanji screamed, kicking them awake as he hurried to the ladder. Zoro already punching the trap door open.
"Huh…? What's going on…Vivi's what?" Luffy said yawning as she slowly got up, Chopper next to him rubbing his own eyes awake. "Wait! Did you say Vivi was in trouble?" The captain finally exclaimed after both Sanji and Zoro already made their way on deck.
"Come on Chopper Vivi needs our help!" He yelled dragging the still tired reindeer out of bed and up the ladder with him.
"WAAAAaahhh, Luffy I'm up, I can walk on my own!" Chopper wined.
Zoro was on the deck already and by the looks of it Sanji rushed ahead to the girl's room.
"Oi! Coward! Wake up! The girls are in trouble and you're sleeping on the job!" He yelled kicking the mast to wake Usopp up.
"Alright I'm up! Geez can't a guy sleep on watch duty anymore!? And don't kick the Marry!" Usopp complained climbing down the mast.
"That's why it's called watch duty! You're not supposed to sleep you idiot!" Zoro yelled back.
"Zoro what's going on, why's Vivi in trouble?!" Luffy asked setting down his ruffled doctor on the deck.
Zoro frown, it was to fucking early for this shit. "The cook and I heard her scream, it woke us up. Though I don't know what's going on. Sanji went ahead to see if she was alright-" He was cut off a second time as the cook's own voice rung out in the early morning air.
"Wait..." Chopper said.
"That was..." Usopp continued.
"SANJI!" The rest of the Straw Hat Pirate's finished before heading towards the girl's room.
Bursting through the storage room door they saw Nami and Vivi standing in front of the infirmary with shocked looks across their faces. Sanji who had just screamed was on the floor his body shaking as he pointed towards the open door.
"Ah—Ah—Ahmmie! She's..." Sanji couldn't finished. It was to gruesome, the Angel that had fallen from the sky…she was dead…Her back... Spouting black ridded grouse things on her back, as she lay curled up on the floor. Her body was covered in blood, it was not only on her but the entire room. Who did this what…happened.
Luffy, Zoro, Usopp and Chopper walked over to the door taking in the grotesque sight for themselves.
"Chopper?" Luffy suddenly said. "Is she..?"
"I don' know…I-"Chopper replied, his antlers twitching.
Chopper gulped. As a doctor he'd seem his fair share of blood and guts. But this took the cake. Never the less he was a doctor and Ahmmie was his patient.
Taking a deep breath he walked into the blood covered room and to the broken girl on the floor. Very carefully he placed his hoof on her neck checking for a pulse.
"She's still alive." He said for the crew, as he took a closer look at the bloodied mass on her back. Those things…they were where her swell's used to be. It looked like they burst right out from her back, ripping the skin apart to make room for them.
"Those things…on her back….Chopper...What...are-" Nami said, she was scared out of her mind. What kind of creature could have done this to her? Was she dead? The things on her back where they eating her?
Chopper hesitantly took his hoof and grasped a piece of the mass on Ahmmie's back. Lifting it up slightly he showed everyone exactly what they were.
"Their Wings." Said Luffy with a grim smile on his face.
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