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Chapter 7: Goodbye Jaya and hello Sky Island

-Earlier in Mock Town-

The pirates that were hanging around with Bellamy's crew were inside the bar, each of them guessing what kind of gold the Bellamy Pirates were going to return with.

"Maybe it's only a few coins."

"Could be. Or maybe a chest load of it."

"Either way, if those weird monkeys and old man get in the way, Bellamy'll give them an early grave."

"Like those losers that talked about Sky Island earlier today!" That last comment got the whole bar laughing.

"That crack about Sky Island was priceless!" One of them laughed while a small few of them had a thoughtful look on their faces.

"Still, something about that Straw Hat guy seemed familiar."

"Who cares? He's just another weakass dreamer playing pirate!

SLAM

All the pirates looked towards the door to see Sarquiss stumble in, his wound from Zoro bandaged up. Behind him were all the Bellamy Pirates, some who had some bandaging on them as well. The sight of them with their heads down and looks of anger or gloom stunned the bar into silence. No one said anything as the Bellamy Pirates walked in, sat down, and just glared at the floor. None of them said it, but the whole bar could see the picture plain as day. The Bellamy Pirates had been beaten.

"Um...Where's Bellamy?" One of the other pirates bravely asked. The looks that the Bellamy Pirates gave him sent chills down everyone's spine. Sarquiss immediately went for his weapon, but stopped after drawing it halfway due to his wound sending pain throughout his system.

"Don't move." Said Muret, the ship's doctor. "You're wound will open if you exert yourself Sarquiss."

"SHUT UP!" He yelled at her, clearly pissed about the whole ordeal. "It was nothing but luck! Pure fucking luck back there!" The whole bar went into silent whispering before a man with a pointy hat, dark gray trenchcoat, and red nose burst into the room, his face covered in fear, panic, and sweat.

"W-WE GOT TROUBLE!" He shouted as they all stared at him. "T-THOSE GUYS FROM BEFORE! MESSING WITH THEM WAS A SERIOUS MISTAKE! WHERE'S BELLAMY?! HE'S IN THE MOST DANGER!"

"What are you ranting about?" One of the pirates asked.

"If you're looking for Bellamy, he's resting back at the ship." Said one of the Bellamy Pirates. The drunk man's eyes widened as more sweat began falling down his face.

"Then...you guys already ran into the Straw Hats?" He said.

"Wait? Those wannabe dreamers from before are the reason you guys look like shit?!" One of the other pirates asked in shock. The whole bar began asking questions, which served to aggitate a few members of the Bellamy Pirates.

"How'd that happen?! Bellamy's got a 55,000,000 berry bounty on his head!"

"Look at these!" Said the man as he pulled out a few slips of paper and showed them to everyone. A few of the pirates dropped their glasses at the sight of the papers, which were Luffy, Zoro's, Kuro's, and Arlong's wanted posters.

"6,000,000,000?!"

"65,000,000?!"

"37,000,000?!"

"25,000,000?!"

"Those guys from before were worth that much?!" Said one of the pirates as they all stared in fear. Some of the Bellamy Pirates turned blue before one of the random pirates screamed in terror.

"What is it?" His friend asks.

"Look at the name of Straw Hat!" The man says pale as a ghost. Everyone looks at the name and they all freeze in horror.

"T-THE REAPER OF THE REVOLUTION?!" The bar screams in horror

"If they did that to Bellamy and his crew, what could happen to us?!" One pirate screams in fear.

"He's right! I'm outta here!" Before they knew it, all but the Bellamy Pirates ran out of the bar, hoping that the Straw Hats that they laughed and jeered at from before would NEVER find them, especially the captain. The Bellamy Pirates just stared, their already shattered pride taking another direct hit, before they decided to drown themselves in drink to forget their humiliation .

-20 minutes later-

Most of the Bellamy Pirates were now fast asleep from drinking themselves into stupors. The only few left standing were Lily, Mani, and Muret. The trio of women may have been drunk, but they had enough working brain cells to keep them from passing out on a tavern floor and wait until they were back in their beds in the hotel. They were tipsy, but they managed to keep from falling as they slowly made their way to the hotel. It took awhile, but they managed to get to the hotel and began stumbling towards their rooms.

It was now morning, the ship was upgraded, and everyone was ready to leave.

"Usopp! How's our treasure situation?" Nami yelled at the ship.

"We're tying the last of it down!" He yelled back as he, Johnny, and Yosaku worked to carefully tie the treasure up in bags and keep them secured inside the ship.

Cricket took a puff from his cigarette.

"We gotta leave soon, or you'll lose the chance for Sky Island."

"We know." Elizabeth said as she munched on a rice cracker.

The ship now had wooden wings attached to the port and starboard sides of the ship, with sails added here and there.

"She's ready to go." Cricket said as he exhaled some smoke. "All thanks to these guys." He said as he pointed his thumb at Masira, Shojo, and their crews. Luffy grinned before mimicking a monkey sound and stance, which was followed by the two crews. The Straw Hats all said there goodbyes as they boarded their ship, with Masira and Shojo's crews showing them the way along with the Southbird. Cricket smiled before turning towards them all. "SARUYAMA ALLIANCE! It's up to you guys now! Guide them there safely, no matter what!"

"AYE!" Shouted all the men from both ships.

"Alright everyone! Let's go!" Nami yelled, earning a collective 'YEAH' from the crew as they raised anchor and cast off. Cricket stood at the edge of the island and watched them leave with a smile and a last message, stating that no one's ever found proof that Sky Island or the City of Gold doesn't exist, and that it doesn't matter if people laugh at them because they're romantics. With one final wave, they all set sail. Next stop, Sky Island.

Zoro was training Johnny and Yosaku, Chopper and Usopp were steering the ship in the direction the Southbird was facing, Gin was keeping a look out in the crow's nest, Carue was being painted by Elizabeth, Robin was smiling while reading a book in a lawn chair, Luna was relaxing in a lawn chair as well, and Luffy was at the stern of the ship with some sailors as they were helping Angel down into the hangar with the use of one of the cranes. they lower her into a specially constructed pool for her, once she was settled in and started to relax, Luffy left the hangar and made his way to the bridge where he soon took his seat in the captain's chair on the bridge. Before anyone knew it, it was suddenly dark as night outside. After some searching, Shojo and his men found the location that the Knock-Up Stream would arise. Everyone was now outside as the waves began to get rough.

"Nami! Where's the Log pointing?" Nojiko yelled.

"Straight up into that cloud!" Nami said.

"Make sure you don't fall off before we get there!" Zoro yelled before Masira and Shojo's ships unhooked some grappling lines from their ship.

"Alright guys!" Masira yelled. "This is as far as we can go!"

"We'll help you guys get into the whirlpool! Then you guys get into the center!" Shojo yelled.

"What whirlpool?" Nami asked before Usopp shrieked in fear while pointing wildly in front of them. Before them was a massive whirlpool big enough to swallow up a fleet of Marine warships.

"WE GOTTA GO IN THAT?!" Vivi yelled as Carue turned white as a ghost.

"NOOOO! I DON'T WANNA GO! GET ME OFF THIS THING!" Usopp shrieked. He was soon joined by Nami and Chopper in freaking out before they turned to Luffy. Gin's eyes nearly bugged out of his head, Elizabeth was clinging to Anna, her entire frame full of fear, Luna gulped at the sight of it, Zoro was looking bored, Robin looked slightly uneasy at the size of it, Sanji called out that he'd be there for any of the ladies, Johnny and Yosaku tried to mimic Zoro's attitude, but still trembled at the sight of the whirlpool, Carue was still unmoving, Nojiko was hanging onto the railings, Jones, Arlong, and Kuro were trying not to shake in slight fear as well as some of the soldiers and crew, who have not seen a whirlpool that big, and Luffy just stared in excitement.

"LUCIFER! LET'S GO BACK! THIS IS SUICIDE!" Nami yelled, tears in her eyes.

"SHE'S RIGHT! M-M-MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO GET UP THERE! WE CAN JUST KEEP LOOKING!" Usopp begged

"YEAH! THIS WAY'S TOO SCARY!" Chopper pleaded.

"We'll make it!" Luffy said without any hesitation. "Engines battle speed 3!"

"Engines battle speed 3!" Nick says pushing a engine telegraph that was between the two telegraphs to battle speed 3. Everyone now notices this third engine telegraph and are curious to what function it does. They soon find out as a large explosion of water surrounds the stern and everyone except for the crew of the Iowa loose their balance as the ship goes from 32 knots to 44 knots and the Iowa speeds past Masira's and Shojo's ships surprising the two crews at the speed the Iowa just pulled off.

"All ahead slow!" Luffy barks.

"All ahead slow!" Nick says pulling the middle telegraph to stop, then the two main telegraphs to 'AHEAD SLOW'. The Iowa slows down to 13 knots. Just then, a massive yellow Sea King came out of the water before being pulled into the whirlpool while the Straw Hats just stared before there ship began sailing towards the center of the whirlpool before it stopped. The sea was suddenly calm, not a single ripple in the water.

"What just happened?" Anna asked as they all looked around. Everyone was looking confused before Nami figured it out.

"This is bad! The whirlpool's sunk beneath the water." She said.

"Then we're about to go for a ride." Nojiko said.

"All stop!" Luffy says.

"All stop!" Nick says moving the main engine telegraph to 'ALL STOP'. The Iowa soon stops and then becomes a drift.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" Everyone looked at where the shout came from and saw what looked like an oversized raft with a pirate flag bearing three skulls on it sailing towards them.

"It's him!" Nami said in surprise as they all looked at him. Most in confusion, some in anger.

"NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, STRAW HAT LUFFY!" Blackbeard yelled with a grin. "I'VE COME FOR THE 6,000,000,000 BERRI BOUNTY ON YOUR HEAD!"

"Huh? He want's Luffy's bounty?" Usopp asked. "Why?"

"Why do you want our Captain's head?" Anna asked. "Aren't you a pirate yourself?"

"Since you asked, I'll tell you!" Blackbeard yelled, his grin never faltering. "I'm gonna present his head to the World Government to obtain the position of a Warlord!" Luffy's eyes narrowed.

"Hold it, Luffy!" Zoro called. Luffy hadn't even realized it, but he was being held back by Zoro while having one leg on the railing,with his scythe in his hand. "We have an island in the sky to visit."

"Yeah." Luffy said before the water below them began to rise.

"WE'RE RISING!" Usopp yelled as the water got higher and higher. Everyone braced themselves as the sea continued to rise before it erupted below them like thunder. The ship was blasted into the air and was sitting on top of a massive vertical column of water that stretched all the way into the sky.

"IS THIS FOR REAL?!" Gin yelled as they sailed upward.

"THE SEA'S GETTING FARTHER AWAY!" Anna yelled as some of them began holding onto ropes and railings.

"I don't believe it!" Nojiko said as she looked at the clouds in the sky coming closer.

"BAD NEWS! WE'RE STARTING TO FALL BACKWARDS!" Sanji yelled as the nose of the ship began to point to the sky. Everyone began to realize this .

"THIS ISN'T FUN ANYMORE!" Usopp yelled. "WE'RE GONNA TIP, FALL OFF, THEN SMACK INTO THE OCEAN!"

"Can't do anything about it now!" Zoro said in a calm voice. "All we can do is hope we get up there before that happens." While they were all talking, Nami was feeling the wind and looking around.

"UNFURL THE SAILS!" She yelled. Everyone looked to her as she explained that, though it was different, they were still sailing on the seas. "Trust me!" She said with a confident smile. "I'm the Navigator, right?"

"YES, NAMI-SWAN!" Sanji yelled with hearts in his eyes while everyone else broke out into smiles. They unfurled the sails, letting them catch the updraft of wind and sail on the water before they moved away from the water.

"No way!" Vivi said. "We're not sailing anymore! We're-"

"FLYING!" Elizabeth said. Luffy motioned to Thomas to start the engines, to which he nods. The engines start up and put out thrust as wings fold out from the side of the ship and fit under the wooden wings and go unnoticed.

"YAAAAHHOOOOOOOO!" Luffy yelled as everyone's fear faded into excitement. "WE'RE HEADING FOR THE ISLAND IN THE SKY! LET'S GOOOOOO!"

"YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" The crew roared before they disappeared into the clouds.

The ship kept on sailing upwards through the clouds, with everyone doing their best to hold on for their lives. It was tense for a few moments before they finally shot up into the open. Everyone was sprawled out on deck, gasping for air after the thrill ride of a lifetime. The Merry took a beating, evident of the torn sails. The Iowa's wings slide back into the ship as the wooden wings fall off and the sails that were installed for to help get up were torn or had fallen off at some point on the way up.

"Everybody here?" Zoro coughed as everyone tried to stand. A round of grunts was his answer as everyone looked around the area. The sight left them all breathless.

"CLOUDS!" Chopper yelled in amazement.

"Nothing but white clouds everywhere!" Luna said.

"No way! We're really sailing in the sky!" Nojiko said.

"I'm seeing it, but I'm not believing it." Chris said as Chopper tried to get Usopp up. He had passed out from the shock of the trip. He finally woke up and gasped for air before looking around.

"What happened?" He asked before looking out and screaming. "WHERE ARE WE?!"

"Well, we're sailing on an ocean in the sky." Nami said.

"This is just way too cool." Johnny said.

"Where's the Sky Island though?" Yosaku asked. "All I see is white everywhere."

"What?!" Nami gasped as she looked at the Log Pose. "It's still pointing up?"

"It seems that we've stopped somewhere in the middle of the cloud." Robin said.

"So we have to go higher?" Jones asked.

"According to the Log Pose, yes." Nami said.

"How are we gonna do that? I don't see anything that could help us get there." Vivi said as Usopp suddenly began laughing. Everyone looked to see him striking a pose while standing on the railing with the top of his overalls off.

"Behold! Usopp, Master of Cloud Swimming!" He declared, making Chopper look at him in awe.

"Go Brother Usopp!" Johnny and Yosaku cheered before Usopp dove into the white sea.

'Wow. There's so little resistance.' He thought as he swam downwards. 'I feel like I can keep going. Deeper...and deeper...' He kept on swimming as his body moved through the clouds with ease. The visibility was poor, and he couldn't see a thing. 'Wonder how deep it goes.' He thought before the view changed from white to blue. 'Did I hit the bottom or something?' He thought as he looked around before he felt himself sinking faster...no. He wasn't sinking...He was falling! His whole body froze in fear as he blacked out, just as black mist wrapped around him before pulling him up through the clouds.

On the ship

"I've got him." Robin said. After realizing that Usopp hadn't returned, Luffy stretched his hand out.

"Dark magnet!" Luffy shouted as mist surrounded his hand. A few moments of pulling later, Usopp flew out of the clouds and towards them all.

"He's safe!" Vivi said before a couple of giant skyfish surfaced after him, scaring a few of the weaker crewmates.

"And he brought friends!" Gin yelled before Sanji and Zoro took action. Zoro sliced at the octopus, making it's tentacle burst like a balloon while Sanji kicked the giant flat sky fish out cold onto the deck. The crew was safe, but Sanji and Zoro were now breathing hard, like they were suddenly exhausted.

"Ahhhh!" Usopp yelled as he suddenly came back to life and flopped around on deck.

"What's wrong with you now?" Sanji said.

"Somethings in my overalls!" He yelled before pulling a fish out and throwing it on deck. The fish flopped around while Usopp muttered, "Sky Island's scary." Over and over again.

"He's had a bad day." Robin said before picking up and examining the skyfish, stating that it may be the one Norland mentioned in his Logbook. She deduced that since this sea was bottomless, the fish adapted to survive.

"By turning themselves into balloons, or completely flat?" Zoro asked.

"To decrease their density." She said as Luffy took the fish with a big smile on his face. She explained that the sea's density was lower than the one below them.

"What kind of fish has scales that look like feathers?" Nami asked.

"One's that taste this good." Nojiko said. Nami looked to see Nojiko, Luffy, and Anna taking bites out of the fish that Sanji cooked.

"We weren't done with that!" Nami yelled before taking a bite as well. "Hey! This is delicious." While this was happening, Chopper was looking around with some binoculars, trying to find Sky Island.

"Huh?" He said. "Hey, a ship! And...a person?" He said before he saw the ship explode and sink. "AHHH!" He screamed as he fell backwards onto the ship.

"You see something?" Kuro asked.

"A ship?" Anna said.

"NO! I MEAN, YES! THERE WAS A SHIP, BUT NOW IT'S GONE! NOW A BULL'S RUNNING ON THE CLOUDS THIS WAY!" Chopper yelled in panic.

"A bull?" Vivi asked as the crew looked over the edge to see a man wearing a large mask zooming towards them before jumping.

"Hey, who are you? What do you want?" Sanji asked.

"TO KILL YOU ALL!" Roared the man.

"He wants to fight, huh?" Sanji said as a lot of them got into a battle stance. The man swiftly began taking them down. First was Sanji, then Zoro, then Johnny and Yosaku, Arlong, Kuro, Jones, and then Gin. He kicked Luffy, but Luffy managed to stay on his feet and was starting to push the man back with his Nodachi before the man jumped high into the air and aimed his bazooka at the ship. Chopper screamed, Usopp was still on the deck in fear, and the rest just braced themselves for the worst.

"That's enough!" Shouted another man as he came out of nowhere riding a bird and thrust his lance at the other man, knocking him away before landing on the ship. He was an old man wearing armor like a knight, with a cape that was yellow inside and black outside.

"Who is it this time?!" Nami yelled. The man looked to them all while his bird flew behind him.

"I am the Knight of the Sky!" He said. Everyone stared at him as he looked out at the sea. "He has retreated."

"What's going on?" Nami asked. "Who was that?" She then turned to the others and scowled. "And what's with all of you? Nine against one and he beat you all!" All of those that the guy from earlier beat were trying to catch their breath as they lay on the deck.

"Thank you for saving us." Chopper said as he and Vivi bowed.

"We really appreciate it." Vivi said.

"No need to thank me. This is service." Said the knight as the others complained that they tried to breathe.

"I couldn't...move like I wanted to." Gin gasped.

"It must be the thin air." Robin said.

"So that's why I can't catch my breath." Johnny wheezed.

"My lungs feel like they wanna pop." Yosaku added.

"Are you all Blue Sea Dwellers?" Asked the knight.

"Blue Sea Dwellers?" Luna asked. "Who are you?"

"I am the Knight of the Sky." Repeated the man. "Blue Sea Dwellers is what we call those who live on the sea below us." Said the knight. "Am I correct in that you traveled from the Blue Sea?"

"Yep." Luffy said as he stared up at the old man.

"Then it is no surprise." Said the knight. "You are all currently in the White Sea, located 7,000 meters above your Blue Sea. Above us is the White White Sea, which is located 10,000 meters above your own. Ordinary Blue Sea dwellers' bodies cannot handle it." He explained as Luffy and the others got their breathing under control, claiming that they were getting used to it. "No, no, no, no, no. That is impossible." Said the knight as he waved his hand before Chopper began asking questions. "Hold on a moment. I suspect that you all have many questions for me, but first we must talk business."

"Business?" Nami said in confusion.

"I am a free mercenary. This sea contains many dangers. Since you know not the battle of the sky, you would be easy targets for the guerillas or Skyfish." Explained the Knight. "One whistle and I will rescue you for 5,000,000 extols." Most of the crew tilted their heads in confusion at his words.

"What?" Yosaku said.

"That is a reasonable price." Argued the knight. "I won't lower it a single extol. I have to make a living, you know."

"What's an extol?" Johnny asked.

"Wait? You did not come by the way of High West?" Asked the knight. "Surely, you must've passed by an island or two on the way here."

"High West?" Gin said.

"One or two islands?" Jones asked having a bad feeling.

"Wait a second! You mean there are other ways to get up to this sky sea?" Nami asked. "And that there's more than one Sky Island?"

"You mean to tell me that you all-"

"We rode the Knock-Up Stream to get here." Robin said.

"My word! To think that there were still people brave enough to ride that monstrous current!" Exclaimed the knight in surprise.

"I should've known that it wasn't the only way up here!" Nami cried before she started yelling at Luffy while shaking him by his vest.

"Did you lose any of your crew?" Asked the knight.

"Nope. Every single one of us is here." Luffy said with a grin. The knight then explained that other routes would've been less kind, stating that bringing 100 people would be a gamble to see how many survived, but that the Knock-Up Stream was an all or nothing bet, in which case everyone lived or died.

"Not many people are willing to use the Knock-Up Stream because of the high risk, especially in recent years. Your navigator must be exceptionally gifted to have gotten you all safely up here." Said the knight.

"Well," Usopp said, having recovered from his near death experience. "Seeing as how it was the course I choose-" He said before Nami pulled on his cheek in annoyance while the old knight pulled out a whistle and tossed it to them, claiming that he would help them if they blew into that, and that the first one's free for their bravery.

"Wait! We don't even know who you are!" Nami said.

"I am the Knight of the Sky, Gan Fall. And this is my partner, Pierre." Said Gan Fall. "Pierre here is special. He's eaten and gained the abilities of the Horse-Horse Fruit." As he spoke, Pierre's body began to shift from a bird to a horse. "Meaning he is a horse with wings."

"A Pegasus?!" Nami asked in excitement before Pierre changed completely. The result was...less than appealing.

"Okaaaay?" Said most of the crew as they looked at Pierre before it and Gan Fall flew away, the old knight wishing them luck on their journey.

"That guy was bizarre." Elizabeth said, earning a nod from everyone.

"In the end, he didn't tell us anything useful." Kuro muttered.

"So, we're stuck here in the middle of cloud with no idea where to go?" Gin asked in irritation. "Fan-fucking-tastic!"

"There's gotta be a way up to that White White Sea that old guy told us about." Nojiko said as she picked up the whistle. "If not, we may have to call him back."

"I'll do it!" Luffy said, eager to blow the whistle for the fun of it.

"NO WAY!" Nami and Usopp yelled as they kept him away from the whistle.

"That's only for an emergency!" Nami yelled.

"In any case, we should move the ship." Zoro said.

"Look over there!" Chopper yelled, gaining everyone's attention to a strange cloud formation that resembled a waterfall.

"It looks like a waterfall." Robin said.

"Then that's where we're going." Zoro said as they sailed towards the cloud. They got close before Nami shouted for them to stop.

"Strange clouds are blocking the path." Robin examined.

"What now?" Vivi asked.

"They're floating above the sky sea, so they're not a part of it." Sanji said.

"What kind are they?" Usopp asked.

"If they're just regular clouds, we can pass through them, right?" Nami suggested before Luffy ran and jumped off the ship towards it. "LUCIFER!"

"YAHOOOO!" Luffy yelled as his feet touched the cloud before he started bouncing on it. "Look! They're bouncy!"He yelled as he bounced around on them and laughing like an idiot.

"Quite strange." Robin said before Usopp and Chopper. The three of them kept on bouncing around and laughing their asses off while the rest tried to think of how to get past them. Well...most of them.

"That does look like fun." Elizabeth said with a small smile.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Anna asked before she grabbed her around the waist and jumped onto the cloud, joining the three goofballs.

"Wait for us!" Johnny yelled as he and Yosaku joined in.

"Could you all take this a little more seriously?!" Nami yelled before Vivi jumped past her to join in on the fun.

"Forget it, Nami." Nojiko said with a smile. "Those guys are having way too much fun." Nami only sighed before she heard them all shouting in panic.

"What's happening?! Why are we suddenly sinking?!" Usopp yelled from the giant indent in the cloud.

"Help! It's eating us!" Chopper yelled.

"Don't worry! I'll save the ladies!" Sanji yelled as he got ready to jump to help them.

"1 kilo." Suddenly, the cloud sprung back, sending the eight of them soaring into the air, a mixture of frightened and excited yelling as they went higher.

"What just happened?" Gin asked as the ones left on the ship were staring into the sky, either calmly or in panic.

"It would seem that our chocolatier used her powers to increase her weight before rapidly decreasing it." Robin said.

"I wonder how far they flew." Zoro said as he kept his eyes to the sky, where a few dots were slowly growing closer, followed by yelling. One by one, they all fell from the sky. Johnny and Yosaku hit the water, Elizabeth hit the cloud and began bouncing on it, Usopp fell on a different cloud on the other side of the river, Chopper hit the water, causing Zoro to jump in after him, Luffy vanished in a cloud of black mist and Anna shifted to 1 kilo to float down, and Vivi was currently falling towards the ship.

"QUAAAACK!" Carue quacked, going ballistic at the sight of Vivi falling from the sky.

"VIVI!" Sanji yelled in panic as he moved to catch her. "I'VE GOT YOU!" Vivi was falling straight above him screaming as Sanji held his arms out wide to catch her, and she landed in his arms. After everyone was gathered on deck, and Sanji and Carue were calmed down from their shock, Nami and Luna left a huge bump on Anna's head with their fists.

"You big jerk!" Elizabeth yelled as she began throwing a tantrum like a little kid. "What's the big idea of making us fly?!"

"I thought it'd be funny." Anna said with a laugh as Luffy laughed his ass off.

"That was fun!" He yelled as Usopp, Johnny, and Yosaku glared at Anna while Chopper tried to catch his breath on deck after being pulled up out of the sky sea. "Can we do it again?"

"NO!" Most of them yelled.

"We still need to find a way past these clouds!" Nami yelled.

"Well, while we were up in the air, we spotted something in the distance." Usopp said. "And a pathway through the clouds to get there." After following Usopp's directions, they made it through the clouds and came upon a giant gate beneath the cloud fall.

"Heaven's Gate?" Arlong said.

"Does that mean Heaven is behind it?" Nojiko asked.

"Do you think we actually died on the way up here?" Zoro suggested.

"Might explain all the weird crap we've been seeing." Sanji said with his thumb against his chin.

"WHAT?! WE'RE DEAD?!" Chopper yelled.

"Let's go!" Luffy yelled while laughing.

"We're not dead, Chopper." Vivi said in a calm voice as they sailed through the gate. "At least, I hope we're not."

"Look! Someone's coming out!" Usopp yelled. Everyone looked to see a tiny old woman with angel wings on her back step out of a door.

"Is that an angel?" Gin asked.

"That, or a prune with legs." Elizabeth said. Everyone stared at her before Luna tried to speak.

"Excuse me-"

"My name is Amazon. I am the official lookout for Heaven's Gate." Explained the old woman. "Sightseeing, or fighting?" She asked.

"Well, sightseeing would be nice." Nami said.

"We wanna go to Sky Island!" Luffy called. "It's past this gate, right?"

"What did you mean by fighting?" Zoro asked. Amazon said nothing at first before stating that either choice was fine, and that they could enter after paying the 1 billion extol entrance fee per person.

"1 BILLION EXTOL?!" Usopp shouted in shock.

"Extols again?" Sanji said.

"How much is that in berries?" Anna asked.

"Either way, it's gotta be a lot." Yosaku said.

"If it's equal to berries in value, then we'd only have enough for three of us to get in." Johnny added.

"1 billion for one person, so that would be 20 billion for all of us if Bird-san is included." Robin said as she looked at Carue.

"What kind of an entrance fee is that?" Kuro asked in irritation.

"This old bat's nuts." Gin added before Nami covered their mouths.

"Excuse me, but what would happen if we didn't have that much money?" She asked.

"You may pass." Amazon said.

"Just like that?! "Johnny and Yosaku added while slapping the air.

"Or you may not pass." She added, confusing some of them. "I'm neither a guardian, nor a warrior. I can't stop you in whatever it is you wish to do."

"Then we'll be going to Sky Island!" Luffy yelled.

"We don't have the money though, so we can't pay Granny. "Usopp added.

"Alright. 20 of you, right?" She asked.

"That's right!" Luffy said with a grin. The others look at him in surprise knowing that there are 2,000 sailors aboard. Suddenly, a pair of claws came out of the clouds and grasped Iowa's broken wings, causing some of the crew to panic. Amazon mumbled it's name, the Speedy Shrimp, before the giant shrimp began carrying them on it's back up the giant cloud fall. The trip up the fall was hectic, as the constant twists and turns nearly sent the crew flying if they hadn't been holding tightly onto the ship.

"Is that the exit?" Johnny asked as a sign came into view.

"What's that say?" Yosaku asked.

"Godland! The Land of God, Skypiea!" Robin said.

"That's not the exit!" Luffy yelled in excitement. "IT'S THE ENTRANCE!" Everyone was smiling as they came closer to the light before bursting through the clouds. The Iowa was now floating on the White White Sea, and in front of them was a sight that was nothing short of beautiful.

"Look!" Luffy yelled. Everyone picked themselves up and looked out from the front of the ship to see an island made of a mixture of colorful buildings, clouds, and colorful buildings floating on top of clouds. "IT'S SKY ISLAND!"

And there we are. The crew has made it to the halfway point to Sky Island.

Luffy: Can you believe it guys we are almost there!

Crew: Yeah!

Usopp: I was never scared in coming up here.

Gin: Usopp, you are the biggest liar, we all know that you were screaming like a little girl.

Usopp: I was not!

Sanji: You kind of were.

Kroger:*snorts* You're one to talk Sanji, if I remember correctly you were screamin too.

Nami: Knock it off with the bickering! All that matters is that we are almost to Sky Island.

Luffy: That's right so until next time, we will see you all in two weeks. And as always please leave reviews.

ElderH: Thanks Luffy.

Luffy: No prob.

ElderH