Checking Out Samhain Island

Disclaimer: Don't own One Piece and some OC's in this fanfic.

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"This...is a very weird looking place," Niri said quietly to her nakama as they wandered the streets of the island's city.

Almost every house and business building had a pumpkin with a carvings of different images in them, and they all watched as children and adults alike walked back and forth dressed in costumes and carrying bags of different sizes.

"Just what the hell is this, some kind of festival?" Devon muttered under his breath.

Chizuru smiled, "Yes, it is, Devon. Every year, Samhain Island holds a festival to celebrate a day the citizens call 'All Hallow's Eve' or 'Halloween' to some," she explained, waving to the people around the group.

Her nakama stared at her.

She giggled, "It's much easier to understand a culture when you read a book here and there-,"

"Or if you can read minds...," the blonde swordsman muttered under his breath.

"Devon, maybe you could put down your swords and read now and then,"

The First Mate's eye twitched in annoyance while Herman took a look at all the different food he had found at nearby vendors.

The lobster merman smelled the different treats and soon, the familiar look of chef's curiousity and joy crossed his face. He pointed to the food, looking up at the salesperson in front of him.

"Pardon me, but what are these?"

"Well sir, let's see. We have sweets and treats made from the best chefs on the island. We have pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, popcorn, doughnuts, different toffees..,"

Niri, Devon and Chizuru sweatdropped at their nakama.

"Well...could be worse," Devon muttered.

"Mhm...," Niri nodded slowly, "Axe and Dusty could be here pigging out, racking up money for us to owe these people,"

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"ACHOO!"

Dusty sniffed long and loud as she tightened the blanket around herself. She had recently been rescued from the freezer and now, Kirsty and Austin were trying to warm the poor kitsune girl back up before she came down with hypothermia.

"Honestly, Dusty, next time you play hide and seek, don't go into the freezer,"

"But, Kirsty-,"

"I don't care, Dusty," Kirsty slowly ground her fist between Dusty's skull, making the young scout groan, "I'm the doctor of this crew, and I'll be damned if one of my nakama dies because they chose a bad spot to play a children's game,"

"But-," Dusty was interrupted again as Kirsty crammed a thermometer in her mouth, "Mm?!"

"Just relax and don't chew on it," Kirsty warned her, "I need to see what temperature you have before I fully treat you...that way I know how to deal with it,"

Dusty spat the thermometer out, "Why the hell can't you just use your Devil power?!"

"Because, while that is helpful, I would like to use my own skills as a doctor so I don't get rusty...I can't always use my Devil ability...you know I get weakened after a set amount of times I use it," she crammed the thermometer back in Dusty's mouth, "Now shut up, be still, and let me do my work...,"

Dusty moaned, unable to tell her side of the story. She glanced to the side to see Pingu sitting on a stool, taking inventory of Kirsty's supplies. She shot a glare at him, and her glare was met with what looked like a smug grin from the bird's beak.

Her eye twitched, Just you wait, birdbrain...just you wait!!

"Austin, do me a favor, go see if you make Dusty some hot chocolate or chicken soup...she'll need it to warm up,"

Dusty pulled the thermometer out again, "Uh, Austin? See if there's any marshmallows? I like that in my hot chocolate," she asked before letting out a yelp.

Kirsty growled in irritation as she lightly twisted Dusty's fox ears, "Listen...to...the...doctor...,"

DJ-kun, where are you? Evil doctor and evil penguin are torturing me! Dusty mentally pleaded.

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"Well, well, well...look who's here...,"

Chizuru and Niri turned to see Jinko, Shidyk, Rayo, and Nick walking over to them. Jinko grinned widely and ran over to them, wrapping the girls in a big hug while Devon and Herman nodded to Shidyk, Nick, and Rayo.

"We didn't expect to see you guys here," Rayo greeted, chewing on his pocky, "Does that mean that rock-headed baka's here, too?"

"Of course," Niri grinned, pulling away from Jinko's grip, "He's at the ship with the rest of the crew and-," she stopped and blinked. Rayo and Shidyk were nowhere to be seen anymore.

"Where they go?"

"Do ya gotta ask?" Devon shook his head, "Five...four...three...two...one...,"

A loud explosion ripped through the air and everyone turned to the harbor to see a cloud of smoke and wood flying in the air.

"Oy vey...,"

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"OW! NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR! ANIKI, SHIDYK, YOU GUYS PLAY DIRTY!"

Kirsty, Austin, Pingu, DJ, Azu, and Dusty watched in awkward silence as both Rayo Verrani and Shidyk D. Shade had their captain pinned on the Tomahawk's deck. Axe was trying to pull himself free, but there wasn't any hope of it happening. Not with his mentor and the World's Greatest Assasin ganging up on him.

"This is just said," the females said in unison while the males shook their heads.

"Aniki, Shidyk, get the hell offa me!" Axe shouted, pounding the deck, "I give, I give!"

Grinning, the two men rose from the treasure hunter, who glared up at them.

"What did I do?!"

"Oh, so many things," Rayo chuckled, helping his friend to his feet, "Glad to see ya kid,"

"I guess the same to you," Axe muttered, rubbing his shoulders, "What the hell are you guys doing here?"

"Checking out the island,"

"Takin' a break from work...all of us are gonna take part in the island's festivities. Why don't you guys join in?"

"We are,"

Everyone turned to see Chizuru and the others leading Jinko and Nick up the ramp, all of them carrying bags and boxes of different sizes.

"Chizuru, what are these guys talking about?" Axe inquired, raising an eyebrow at the packages, "What the hell's going on?"

Chizuru and Niri shared identical smiles as they distributed their own packages amongst their nakama.

"We'll clue you in a little while, after we get dress-," Chizuru stopped and pointed to the wreckage of a ship that was quickly sinking into the waters of the harbor, "Uhm...whose is that, and who did it?"

"I dunno...," Rayo, Shidyk, and Axe said together, pointing at one another, "HE DID IT!"

The three of them exchanged glares and soon, the large group of outlaws watched as the three stronger people of the group went at it again.

"Baka's...,"

Just as the large group entered the galley, a young teenage girl with the ears and tail of a panther entered the harbor and walked to what was left of her ship. She stood there, gawking, dropping her supplies.

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!"

As she stormed off, giving an aura of bad mojo the size of a Sea King, another, more larger ship slowly approached the island. This one had the figurehead of a lion, and on it's sail was the mark of a skull and crossbones with a straw hat on top of the skull.

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Kilnorc: Alright, second chapter down...-rubs head- man, I'm never good at making OC halloween special fics...I tried another time with YGO characters, and that didn't turn out as scary as I wanted. I just hope this normal slash humor attempt will be much more acceptable. Hehehehe...well, later ya'll. Costumes and more familiar faces are up next...maybe some stories behind Samhain Island and it's traditions?

Peace ya'll!

Btw, I've seen the first ep of the new OP dub by FUNimation, thanks to my friend supernanny. I now owe her big, so hopefully, what I have planned in the future will pay her back.