Yang: Okay mind explaining what's going on here?
Sanya: What are you talking about?
Gwen: Are you still going on about Dovan liking Sanya?
Yang: No, what is a snowman doing in the middle of the living room?!
Raven:...Melting.
Yang: Thank you for answering so quickly. I'm talking about why is there a snowman inside melting? And why do I see feet?
Freddy: I accidentally rolled Touma while making a snowball and he's stuck in there. I thought It would be good idea to leave inside to thaw him out.
Peace: Will he be okay? He hasn't moved in a while.
Varvula: He's probably just unconscious or something.
Gwen: Or he's dead.
Yang: PFFT! He's survived the worst situation like getting kicked out of the balcony and plummeting twenty feet.
Varvula: Oh and lets not forget that he somehow managed to outrun Setsuna after he accidentally touched her chest.
Raven: And remember how I kick him in the nuts!
Freddy: That one I kind of wish that I forgot about.
Sanya: What got you so angry that you did that Raven?
Peace: Yeah, I remember you just went towards him and just kick hi-
Yang/Freddy: STOP TALKING ABOUT IT!
Raven: If you want to know...you'll have to find out at the end of this chapter~!
Chapter 21: Criminals Already?! The Law of Skypiea.
"My word this is really old," Pagaya confirmed while observing the old Waver they salvaged in the Blue Sea.
"Can you fix it?" Natsu asked eagerly.
"Honestly, I don't know," Pagaya confessed. "I'll have to give you an answer once I open it."
"Good, because I wanna ride it," Luffy said eagerly.
"Haven't you learned from the last time you rode on it?" Cynthia inquired. Luffy tried to go on the broken waver the moment Gajeel and Gray got it out of the ship. He ended up sinking faster than before. "...I guess not."
"I hate to break this conversation, but we got some weirdos at 10:00," Ray pointed to a couple of men wearing purple T-shirts, who were crawling towards them.
"...What am I looking at exactly?" Laura questioned.
"A couple of military idiots," Misaka groaned before yelling at them. "We can see you ya know!"
The leader in front froze from his spot and stood up. "Squad halt!"
His army stood up as the leader saluted Connis and Pagaya. "Heso~!"
"Heso~!" Connis and Pagaya greeted back.
"Seriously!? Why are they saying belly buttons?!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Yeah~! Can't they greet like normal people?!" Hibiki added.
"I am Captain McKinley~!" The leader introduced himself like a soldier. "Are you the 46 citizens of Blue Sea who illegally trespassed onto our land?"
"What!?" Cynthia, Megumi and Hibiki gasped in shock.
"Illegally trespassed!?" Connis and Pagaya asked in disbelief.
"Since when were we trespassing?!" Natsu yelled with a mix of anger and confusion.
"...I think that lady had something to do with it," Marie replied. "Remember, he took our picture, and we decided not to pay the toll."
"You must mean the Heavenly Gate Watcher," McKinley mentioned. "Yes, she took pictures of you people with her Vision Dial."
"Also known as a camera in our world," Tsuchimikado translated.
"T-That can't be," Pagaya stated in shock. "There's no way these nice people are criminals.
"They must mean the consequences for not paying the 1 billion extols toll," Yuko suggested.
"That's wrong~! The lady said we could pass!" Cynthia exclaimed.
"Please stop making excuses and just admit to your guilt!" McKinley informed. "There's no need to panic though. According to the Heavenly Judgment, your crimes are only a Class-11. After serving the punishment, you'll be regular tourists."
"You should've said that earlier," Misaka sighed, annoyed. "So what's our punishment?"
"It's simple, just pay 10x the original fee," McKinley responded. "Since you have 46 people that means 460 billion extols!"
"4-4-460 billion!?" Lucy stuttered comically.
"HOLY CRAP THAT'S LIKE ENOUGH FOR A BILLION OF STEAK!" Natsu exclaimed comically.
"FORGET STEAK YOU CAN BUY A TON OF FISH!" Happy added.
"AND I COULD BUY A LIFE WORTH OF PANTIES!" Kinoko added.
"That's...not something you should be saying out loud," Levy sweatdropped.
"How much of that is in Bellies?" Usopp asked.
"Berries...That's the currency of the Blue Sea right?" McKinley asked. Before calculating in his head. "In Berries...10 thousand extols is equal to 1 Berri..."
"Which means…" Happy frowned trying to think of the total.
"That we have to pay 46 million berries," George summarized.
"4-46 Million Berries!?" Chopper yelled in shock.
"That could be enough to buy a ton of golden rice!" Yuko said, surprised.
"Why are you using rice as a comparison?" Touma sweatdropped.
"I can get a ton of melon bread with that kind of money~!" Manatsu added.
"You would have a huge cavity," Touma retorted.
"I can get a ton of chains so George and Ray could punish me," Kinoko awed.
"How did we get into that direction!?" Touma comically yelled.
"Isn't it bad enough that we risked our lives to get up here!?" Lucy angrily yelled. "Why do we still have to pay the fee?"
"If you'd pay the entrance fee from the beginning that would be 4.6 million Extols," McKinley replied unimpressed.
"That's still too much~!" Lucy comically snapped.
"We don't have time to deal with this," Sanji said, looking serious. "Nami is in trouble for crying out loud~!"
"Yeah, she might get lost or something~!" Kirika screamed.
"How can she get herself lost? She's the navigator," Shirabe deadpanned.
"Well she isn't perfect," Kirika replied.
"This is a warning," McKinley reminded. "But we are the White Beret: the direct servants of the high priests. If you can continue to deny our guilt then your criminal record becomes worse."
"I've never had a criminal record before," Sango mumbled.
"You'll get used to it," Luffy, George, Ray, and Kinoko chimed.
McKinley noticed the broken waver. "That waver looks broken, if you damage Skypian property then that's a Class 10 crime!"
"You've got to be kidding," Misaka growled, looking a bit pissed.
"I'm sorry captain but this is my fault," Pagaya said. "This waver belongs to them."
"Yeah it's mine!" Luffy agreed.
"Really then," McKinley said, looking suspicious. "Sounds kind of fishy to me. I was under the impression that a waver didn't exist in the Blue Sea."
"That's where we found it," Manatsu concurred. "Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and Natsu salvage it from the gallon that fell from the sky!"
"...I think he has a hard time believing it," Lucy replied.
"You know if this waver was stolen, then that would get you a Class 9 Penalty," McKinley warned.
"This guy is starting to get on my nerves," Gray growled.
"I say we kick his ass~!" Chris nodded. Before a fight could break out, Usopp went in front of Gray and Chris.
"Will you excuse us for a sec?" Usopp pleaded as he grabbed Chris and Gray and dragged them away from the Pagaya, Connis and McKinley.
"What's the big idea Usopp?" Gray asked.
"First of all...put your pants on," Usopp recalled, noticing his trousers were off. "Secondly, we need to not piss off the officers. Nami sure will have some belies with them."
"And what if she doesn't have the money?" Chris asked, folding her arms.
"...Then we'll make a break for it or you guys can beat them up," Usopp answered.
"I'VE GOT IT~!" The three turned to find Natsu, Luffy and Happy fishing in the clouds. Happy almost got reeled in if it weren't for Natsu and Luffy quickly grabbing Happy.
"This fish feels huge!" Luffy stated.
"This will be the tastiest feast ever!" Happy drooled. However Happy noticed that they were still being dragged. "AH! We need more weight~!"
"Luffy, try to get Lucy~! She's heavy enough~!" Natsu grunted.
"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT BUSTER~!" Lucy comically roared.
"Let me help!" Ray grabbed onto the rod with his legs turned into a strong metal. With one tug, they all pulled out huge fish with green skin. "Alright we got em!"
Unfortunately, the line broke, causing all four of them to tumble down the giant cloud hill.
"Holy crap that's huge~!" Hime said dumbstruck.
"Why are there so many giant creatures roaming in the seas!?" Cynthia exclaimed in shock.
"It's not that surprising considering what we dealt with," Minori said.
They were so enthralled by the creature that they failed to notice that Connis was in the path from where the fish would land. She could only scream in terror. Zoro leaped up and took out his sword, and bashed the fish with the dull side of the blade, knocking it unconscious as it collapsed on the ground.
"So did we catch a fish or a monster?" Ray asked.
"Doesn't matter, it's going in my belly~!" Happy gushed.
"Thank you for saving my daughter," Pagaya pleaded. "I'm very gratefu-Oh dear."
"What's wrong?" Wendy asked.
"Why am I not surprised?" McKinley scoffed with a smirk. "This species of Skyfish is so rare that it is forbidden to fish for it! Your incomdences once again earn you a violation of the law~!"
"Why is that a crime!?" Cynthia angrily yelled. "That fish was going to eat Connis?!"
"To be fair, we did pull it out," Ray confirmed. "I guess we endangered Conis's safety."
"That's true…" Cynthia pouted annoyed.
"I don't think Zoro killed it?" Wendy proclaimed.
Ray answered by kicking it, waking up. "Yeah he's fine...However he won't be if they are planning on eating it."
Ray was referring to Luffy, and Happy who were drooling and staring at the fish. "Yummy~!"
"Don't you even think about it you guys~!" Usopp warned, however Luffy comically threw him out of the way as the two took a bite out of the creature, causing it to scream in pain.
"Idiots!" Iona facepalmed.
"You just dug your own grave," McKinley smirked. "Eating an endangered species is a Class 8 crime, as well as burning a tree."
"Thank goodness no one did t-NATSU!?" Lucy noticed Natsu behind a burning palm tree. Luckily, Juvia and Wannai were able to use some of the moisture in the clouds to put it out before it could spread.
"What?! That guy pissed me off so much that I gotta punch something!" Natsu defended poorly.
"That gave you the right idea to start a forest fire?!" Touma comically yelled.
"Go on fishy, you're free now that these monsters won't hurt you again~!" Usopp kindly said. Asuka, Misaka, Marie, Hibiki and Megumi were able to drag the two fish addicts off of it while it swam away. "And avoid any more bait~!"
"You know I agree with Pinky for once," Accelerator said, looking pissed off. "These guys are getting on my last nerves."
"Yeah, these bogus crimes they're pinning us for are starting to piss me off, " Zoro added, readying his sword. "I cut it out or els-."
"Zoro, please don't say anything else," Hime begged.
"This is getting ridiculous," McKinley sighed as he lost the patient. "Your behavior is attempted extortion. Congratulations on getting a Class 7 Penalty."
"It's like everything we do we get in trouble with!" Chris said in rage. "What do you want us to do, nothing!?"
"Oh that's a good idea," Usopp said as he lay on the cloud sea, resting his head on a cloud pillow he made.
"...What the hell are you doing?" Chris asked while staring at him.
"If we don't do anything, then they won't charge us with any crimes," Usopp suggested. He then began to close his eyes. "Good night."
"Yeah, I'm about to catch some Z's as well," Zoro said lying on his side.
"Yeah, I'm tired too," Natsu yawned as he flopped on his back.
"This is not the time to be relaxing~!" Chris roared with shark teeth.
"She's right," McKinley nodded in agreement sternly. "Besides, loitering on the sea beach is a crime."
"Isn't that what we do on a beach!?" Asuka exclaimed.
"He's being seriously unfair," Kirika pouted.
"Guys~! Wait!" They all turned and in the distance to find the voice was Nami.
"Nami~! You're alive and safe!" Sanji comically swooned.
"Whatever you do, don't oppose those men~!" She called out.
"But Nami~!" Marie called out. "They say that we have to pay the toll of 4.6 million yen to them as a penalty.
"Oh okay, we just have to pay the fee o-..."
BASH~!
Before McKinley knew what was going on, he was bashed in the head by a waver Nami was on. "THAT'S TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE~!"
McKinley's men, Happy, Lucy, Tropical Rouge (Minus Minori) and Happiness Charge pretty cures jaw's drop comically as the captain was hurled in the air and crashes onto the cloud shore.
"Captain~!" His men yelled before dashing towards him.
"Oi~Oi~Oi," Zoro, Chris, Gray and Asuka sweatdropped.
"Well...I feel better after that," Natsu grinned.
"That's not a good thing~!" Lucy snapped, whacking him upside the head.
"AH!" Nami jolted in shock. "I was so pissed off about the high bounty that I lost control of my emotions."
"...Worse," Index began.
"Excuse," Laura continued.
"Ever…" Happy finished.
"Thank you for letting me ride your waver," Nami said to Pagaya. "It was really fun."
"HOLD IT!" Everyone froze as they noticed McKinley recovering from the blow. He glared angrily at them with a bloody nose.
"Huh, I thought he might be dead after that collision," Accelerator said.
"How can you say that with such a straight face!?" Hime comically exclaimed.
"There's no escape~! Not only were you rude to u-"
"You started it," Hibiki, Laura and Megumi deadpanned.
"Her actions of assaulting an officer of the law is a Class-5 crime!" McKinley continued while pointing at Nami.
"You totally had that coming," Touma, Usopp and Gajeel mumbled.
"With the power of the almighty Eneru...I sentence you all to Cloud Drifting!"
Connis gasped in horror. "C-Cloud drifting!? This cannot be!"
"Cloud drifting sounds very relaxing," Manatsu thought out loud.
"It's not~!" Pagaya said worried. "They put your ship on a cloud in the middle of the cloud ocean. You'll stay on the clouds until...you die."
"S-So this is a death penalty?!" Kirika stated in shock.
"...That would explain the gallon that fell from the sky?" Robin mentioned.
"The gallon?...Oh~! You mean that big ass ship that fell from the sky," Chris mentioned.
"It did look like there was a struggle," Sanji added.
"Those pirate crew must have been in the same predicament we are going to face," Lily concluded.
"A-Are we all going to die?" Index questioned in fear.
"Well finally I get to punch someone in the face!" Natsu grinned, pumping his fist.
"You already punched Gray, Gajeel and a tree over there," Index sweatdropped.
"Please, you have to run! You can't stay here!" Connis warned
"Watch it missy," McKinley warned. "If you're trying to help the criminals then you'll be punished too!"
"Leave them out of this!" Touma angrily yelled.
"Yeah it's us you have a beef with~!" Cynthia added. The White Brigade began their offense against the Straw Hats.
Yozura flinched as she and Simon observed the fight from far away from where they were. They can hear screaming coming from the McKinley and their men being sent flying. "...So you know them?"
"Fairy Tail are a rowdy guild. I don't know how they got into this world though," Simon answered. "But whatever the reason, it's important." He turned to Yozura. "Did you do what I asked you to?"
She nodded. "I set up a copy at the bottom of the ship. I gave it the exact instructions to act when the express lobster appears."
"Thank you," Simon replied. "We should head back to the Upper Yard. Operation to take down Eneru will begin phase two."
"Whoa look at them go!" Kaito and Gonta were observing the fight on the other side from where Simon and Yozura are.
"Just like Miu said, the Straw Hats are a bunch of reckless morons," Maki mumbled.
"Part of me wants to join in the fray," Kaito chuckled. "But I need to save my grand entrance for later."
"Why are you playing this like a fanfiction?" Maki asked.
"We should get going too," Gonta stood up. "Gonta's friends told me that Dragon Slayer is in the Upper Yards."
"Couldn't these guys hold back?" Hime asked gawking at the scene. "I know those officers were being annoying...but this seems a bit much."
"...This isn't helping our case as normal tourists," Touma lamented.
"Didn't we already agree that we were criminals the moment we accepted to become pirates?" Minori questioned.
"They're amazing," Manatsu stated in shock. This was the first time she saw them all in action.
Nami, Chopper Usopp, Shervan, Touma, Index, Last Order, Kirika, Shirabe, Wannai, Awatsuki, George, Charla, and the Pretty Cure stood on the sidelines during the whole one sided battle with the White Sea brigade. The soldiers weren't slouches as they had bow and arrows that shoot clouds, and skates that ride on them. However they weren't a match for the new Straw Hat crew. After a few minutes, the cloudy beach was piled with unconscious men including the leader.
"...Did you guys really have to go all out?" Kirika asked.
"What? They were the ones that attacked us," Lucy defended.
"That's no excuse for whipping him constantly!" Touma snapped.
""I like their skates though," Ray chimed. "Who knew they could skate on clouds."
"So how much do you guys have anyway?" Sango asked.
Nami took a while to mentally calculate. "Only 50000 Berries!"
"That much?" Zoro scoffed. "Are we that broke?"
"After seeing Luffy's bounty that looks like chump change," Gajeel recalled.
"Why are we so poor!?" Luffy asked dumbfounded. "You guys need to learn how to save money!"
"Yeah!" Natsu added "Why don't you guys just flush the remaining berries in the toli-."
"IT ALL GOES FOR FEEDING YOU!" Sanji exclaimed.
"AND YOU GUYS KEEP DESTROYING EXPENSIVE THINGS!" Lucy added.
"Boys always waste money on food and useless junk," Index boasted, only for Touma to lightly bonk her head.
"You're worse than them Index," Touma scolded. "My budget has already gone for about a day, as well as everything in the fridge."
"I see...my formation B plan works perfectly," Usopp suddenly bragged.
"R-Really?!" Chopper, Last Order, Manatsu, Kirika and Index chimed.
"Y-You guys beat the White Brigade?" Pagaya stated in disbelief. "Normally Blue Sea people would have a hard time fighting here."
"I guess we got used to breathing up here," Gray answered.
"Y-You fools!" Everyone turned to McKinley who looked beaten up, but still stood strong." None of this would have happened if you just accepted your punishment! We, the White Brigade, are the nicest law enforcement in Skypiea! The others... on the other hand won't be so forgiving!"
"What do you mean by others?" Touma asked
"...I think I know what he means," Nami mentioned.
"Congratulations, you guys are second degree criminals!" McKinley yelled. "No matter what you do, you will be judged by the Priest of the Kami HESO!"
Deep in the Upper Yard, a boy was running through the forest. Suddenly a white beam of light flew above him. The boy quickly jumped back just in time as the beam hit the ground in front of him. He emerged from the dust and continued on ahead.
"You have to do a lot better than that if you want to kill me!" The boy challenged. On cue more light beams fired down from above homing in on him. "Ah crap."
Panicking, the boy was able to dodge a few beams behind him by outrunning. He would sidestep or jump back to avoid the beams fired in front of him. However, one of the beams was able to pierce his left arm, which made him lose his balance and collapse on the ground.
"Running away are we?" Hearing a female voice, he looked up to find two figures in front of him. One was much taller than the other. "I thought you were going to make me pay with my life?"
"Oh I will," The boy declared as he got to his feet. He took out his sword from its hilt. "Don't think you're safe just because you sided with Eneru you B!$^#! I will be taking your head."
Raven: Okay, that was a lot different from the previous version of the story.
Freddy: Yeah, Dovan did say that he's adding two new characters that will eff-.
Yang: Quit trying to prolong it Raven. Why did you kick Touma in the groin?!
Varvula: Yeah, I want to know too! It's killing me on the inside!
Yang: Okay, tone it down a notch there mermaid girl.
Varvula: It's Vaporeon to you!
Peace: Next Chapter: Let the Punishment Begin
Raven: You guys really want to know why I kick Touma in the groin?
Gwen/Yang: Yes!
Raven: Well...I'm not telling you~! Only Kenji and I know about it~!
Yang: Let's go and interrigat Kenji~!
Gwen/Raven: It's "Interrogate."