A/N: Lookit lookit! Not a single Straw-hat sentence in sight...ah no...shoot. I lied; there's like two, but I think you'll enjoy them anyway.

This challenge is not mine; it is the creation of the fabulous Penniless1. She's got it on her profile so if you want to do it yourself, well...you now know where to find it.

Enjoy.

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Dugout

The large drainage ditch in the middle of the grassy plain had taken Law by surprise, and he'd promptly fallen into it, highly unamused as it became apparent that Bepo was smothering giggles behind his paw.

Acoustic

"I'm telling you my good man, that is not music; it is trash," Capone snarled to Apoo, whose only response was to grin manically and crank the music louder.

Criminal

Kaku watched expressionlessly as Lucci swiftly used Shigun to dispatch a target, and would have thought the sight of his collegue licking the blood off afterwards obscene were he not so used to it.

Native

Jyabura despaired constantly whenever he was set up on a mission with Kumadori; if only because, despite the larger man's professionalism on the job, he really was just terrible at blending in.

Gesture

One thing that constantly pissed Kidd off about Law was his inane ability to completely screw up all recognizable body language and hence give a saucy wink where a middle finger would have sufficed just fine.

Leeward

With the girls tucked up safely in bed, Bellemere wandered up to the cliff top for a leisurely smoke, only slightly surprised when Genzo accompanied her and put an arm around her shoulders as the wind picked up.

Disaster

The World Government called it a catastrophe when Fisher Tiger brought Mariejois to its knees, and yet Hancock could feel only gratitude towards the fishman for freeing her and her sisters.

Poppy

Kalifa had never been good at identifying flowers—what use had a government assassin for such things?—but she had no trouble recognising that the little girl's gift was the purest she'd ever received.

Hardening

When they were younger, Kaku had never been ruthless like Lucci, and his only comfort was that with each life he took, killing got just that little bit easier.

Obey

The command was harsh and the whip that bit into his back even harsher as Hatchi toiled day after day with the walls of Mariejois.

Surfeit

Despite having heard every single lecture in the book at school about the evils of drinking, Chimney just couldn't take them to heart while watching her beloved grandmother down alcohol like it was tap water.

Greybeard

Whitebeard they call him, Ace mused one day and then proceeded to drive himself crazy wondering what his Pop's title had been before aging kicked in.

Between-times

Kureha would never show that she felt depressed whenever she left the Baratie and headed home to Drum Island, nor the overwhelming joy when she returned and saw his gruff, smiling face once again.

Rasta

Blowing out a stream of smoke, Shanks giggled headily before passing the joint on to Yassop and tapping his foot to the beat of bongo drums.

Island

There were many ports between himself and the supposed location of the Straw-hats, but Smoker just shrugged and threw himself into the thrill of the chase.

Whirlingly

Nojiko had been surprised, to say the least, to see Genzo without his customary windmill stuck in his hat for the first time, but she smiled at the thought that it now decorated Bellemere's grave, spinning round and round on a breeze blown in by the sea.

Hurricane

Despite the fact that Dragon wasn't even the boy's father, Sengoku couldn't help but feel the smallest bit of trepidation at the thought of the Revolutionary storming in at the last second with reinforcements and effectively putting an end to Ace's execution.

Learnt

"The theory that some things you just have to be born with...pah, it's a load of tripe my boys; there ain't nothin' that can't be beaten into you with a fist of love!" or so Garp declared as he grinned at the heavily sweating Koby and Helmeppo before him.

Neophyte

He chuckled darkly as he towered over the Lunar Spaceys and it was like Straw-hat Luffy had never happened; Enel was 'God' once more.

Mothering

Johnny realised then, with a thrill of horror, just how sick Yosaku was when he couldn't even raise his head to tease his aniki for his blatant mother-hen syndrome.

Jumped

His bedroom door shut with an ominous click and Zeff turned to see his lingerie-clad girlfriend behind him, stalking forward, hips swinging, and bellybutton ring flashing, before she pounced.

Windward

Pop would be sure to make every move pulled, even those by Sengoku, would be to the Whitebeards' advantage; there was no way they could lose, Marco thought desperately as he caught sight of Ace on the execution platform.

Astride

Straddling the green-haired swordsman, Sadi-chan brought the whip down hard on Roronoa's bare inner thigh, moaning sensually when he arched his back and snarled, almost, but not quite, begging for more.

Judicial

Upon recollection, Spandam was pretty sure the law suit totally hadn't been worth the satisfaction gleaned from leaving the dictionary—with the definition of sexual harassment highlighted—beside Kalifa's cup of morning coffee.

Encyclopaedia

Professor Clover was simply a wealth of knowledge, bountiful in topics ranging from language to meteorology; and better yet, he was always willing to share what he knew.

Tropical

The balmy weather would certainly not last long, Hawkins predicted, eyeing first the clear sky above and then the rapidly darkening horizon.

Desert

Places like Alabasta suited Shichibukai like Crocodile and Donflamingo surprisingly well; after all, for the one there was the sand, and for the other...plenty of exotic women to enslave.

Colony

"So...uhhh, you think they got settlers in the New World?" was Law's pathetic attempt at conversation as Drake barely resisted the temptation to facepalm.

Maroon

"Yuh know somethin' babe," Law said, playfully yanking a tuft of Kidd's hair, "I don't really think that, what with your complexion, this color works for you."

Banzai

Gazing at the wanted poster of his most prodigal student on the wall, Koshiro-sensei merely chuckled, wished him a good long life, and continued teaching.