A/N: Okay, I'm back! Sorry if I made you wait too long, I got pulled off the computer a lot this week. A LOT! But I managed to update, didn't I? Anyways, I'm really happy that the people that are reviewing like my story! And for the people who don't review, it only takes 2 minutes. Please don't rely on someone else to do it for you. The more the better! Okay, on to chapter 10, you deserve it!
CHAPTER 10
All of a sudden, a loud roar caught his attention, and even woke Nami up.
"Be quiet." She mumbled.
"That wasn't me." He informed.
"She looked up at him confused, "Hmm?"
Luffy quickened his pace, "that wasn't me, Nami." Luffy repeated as he hastily walked through the sand.
"Then what was it?" Nami groaned, she was still half asleep.
"I don't know, but I'm not staying to find out." Luffy told as he continued to struggle through the sand. Why was it so damn hard to walk on sand? Every step he took his feet would sink into the sand and he'd have to pull them back out again. It was so tiring.
Nami rested her head against his chest, still unaware that something bad was about to happen. All she wanted to think about and all she wanted to do was sleep. She was so exhausted she didn't even have much energy to open her eyes.
And then the loud sound came again, a loud screeching roar. Luffy was so freaked he started to run through the sand, tossing sand everywhere he went. But while he was running, he somehow kept Nami still. He didn't want her waking up again.
Nami continued to sleep with her head rested on his chest. Despite Luffy's panicking, he took a second to look at her and make sure she was alright. He sighed sweetly when he looked at her peaceful figure. She was so calm, so beautiful, and so light.
But he was soon knocked back into reality when the loud roar came again, and the ground started to shake a little. The sound came a few more times before the ground really started to shake. It almost felt like….Nah, it couldn't be, Luffy thought to himself as he continued to run through the sand
But as the ground started to shake harder and harder and the roars got louder and louder It seemed more and more like that night on top of the mountain 3 and a half months ago. That terrifying night. The same night he almost lost Nami. His Nami.
When he couldn't keep his balance anymore because of the shaking ground, he fell into the sand, but managed to keep Nami safe in his arms. He sat up in the sand and looked around for a minute, before taking time to Notice Nami was waking up.
"Again?" She moaned, stretching her arms as he held her closer to his chest, as if to keep her safe.
"Shhhh!" Luffy commanded as he continued to look around. The loud roar came again and caught Nami off guard, shocking her. The sound made shivers go up and down her back. It brought old memories to mind, bad memories. But it could never happen, not twice.
When Luffy had already looked everywhere, there was just one place left to look, behind him. But before he got the chance to, a large shadow covered the ground they were sitting on, and a large figure hovered over them.
Luffy was almost to scared to look behind him. Almost…
Nami, Finally, understood something was terribly wrong. Very wrong. And the both of them were really in for it. She lifted her head from his chest and looked over his shoulder just as Luffy looked back too.
Nami gasped, "Oh my…"
"God!" Luffy finished her sentence for her. They were looking up at the same massive Lion Luffy had faced before. The same one that nearly killed Nami. The same one Luffy did kill. It must've been a dream. It couldn't happen twice!
Luffy immediately scrambled up to his feet and let Nami down, "Run!" Luffy instructed as he pushed Nami slightly.
Nami nodded and began to run, but something was wrong. He wasn't following her. She stopped in her tracks and looked back at Luffy, "Aren't you coming!" She yelled.
"No! Just run!" he looked back at her, "Listen to me this time!" He was crazy if he was going to try and beat the Lion again. He couldn't, not with the way it turned out last time.
"I-I can't!" Nami felt tears build up in her eyes. She couldn't just leave him to face it on his own. She knew how to fight to. She wasn't just going to leave him there.
"Just trust me! Run!" Luffy screamed back at her. Nami gasped. He was right, she just had to trust him. But just this once, she'd like to fight too.
Despite how much she wanted to stay and help Luffy, she began to run again in the opposite direction. But as she ran, she felt her feet getting heavier again. The sick feeling was coming back to her again, and faster than ever. Running became hastily walking, witch became barely walking at all, until she came to a complete stop and collapsed to the ground. He breaths became heavier and heavier till she felt she couldn't breathe at all. She became dizzier than ever and she held her head in pain as the migraines came back.
Then… Everything just went away. Everything got darker and darker as she was being striped of all senses…until…Nothing.
"Nami!" Luffy screamed as he attempted to run over to her and help her up, but was interrupted by another one of the lion's loud roars. He looked back up at the animal and scowled as it came at him. But he was shocked at the Lion's next move. Instead of going at him, he was headed strait for Nami.
Luffy turned his head as the animal ran right past him, "You stay away from her!" Luffy shouted as he used his 'Gum Gum Whip' and crashed his foot into one of the lion's legs.
The Lion ignored him and continued to charge at Nami. Then it his him; he had bough a pocket knife earlier. It might not work, but he had to try. For Nami's sake.
He used his stretching arms to grab hold of the Lion's back and fling onto its back. He searched his pockets for his pocket knife and found it. He got on his knees and stabbed it into the back of its neck. Witch, thankfully, distracted the Lion for a moment to realize the slight pain in its neck and focused on Luffy.
The lion jumped a little, but was enough to send Luffy flying off its back and onto the ground. But just before be was sent flying, he managed to grab his pocket knife. He knew he couldn't beat the lion with a cheep pocket knife, so he was thankful for his powers given to him by the devil fruit. But even with his powers, he still stood a small chance in beating the Lion. But he had to try.
The lion changed its mind on Nami and charged at Luffy creating thuds in the ground every time it hit the ground.
Luffy charged at the Lion at the same time stretching his arms back and throwing them at the lion. The impact didn't hurt the Lion, but only ticked it off more, and it continued to charge at him. Before Luffy could think of anything, the Lion lifted one of its massive claws and sent it's claws ripping across Luffy's chest.
In that instant, blood flew everywhere and had Luffy crouching over, and holding his chest in pain. It was scary knowing the Lion could do worse than that, much worse.
But before the Lion attempted to hit Luffy again, Luffy quickly dodged and threw his pocket knife at its eye. When it hit right where Luffy wanted it to, in the middle of its eye, Luffy grinned as the animal shrieked in pain.
"There's more where that came from!" Luffy shook his fist while continuing to hold his chest. Although Luffy had finally gotten a good hit in, he was bleeding badly, and wouldn't be able to last too much longer.
The Lion, despite its now bleeding eye, charged at Luffy again. Luffy tried to dodge its flying paw again but was no use. He had been hit a second time, its claws quickly ripped through his flesh and sent Luffy to the ground.
Luffy got on his hands and knees and looked up at the angry Lion that was now hovering over him. Oh…What to do…
TO BE CONTINUED! (Muhahahahahaha!)
A/N: The situation is starting to seem hopeless, huh? Poor Nami, is sicker than ever! Wonder what it is? Hmm… Well, REMEMBER TO REVIEW! If you Review you get a cookie! ;D Oh, and I'll warn everyone one more time, if your reading this without reading the first island than you ABSOLUTLY wont get it! So if you're confused, well, now you know why.
IN UPCOMING CHAPTERS! Will Nami be alright? How will Luffy beat the Lion? If you thought it seemed hopeless last time, well just look at the situation now! And…What's with the old man? And how come the old man won't let Luffy anywhere near Nami? This is all in the upcoming chapters.
Bonus scene: Fishing with Zolo!
Zolo had just finished breakfast by himself. What did he eat? Why, just a simple bowl of cereal. What else was there to eat when Sanji wasn't around to cook? He tossed the cereal bowl in the sink when he was finished, making a bang sound in the once quiet room.
Usopp and chopper were just outside, but had gone without breakfast. But only because Zolo wouldn't let them eat a thing. He had waken them up at 5 a.m. in the morning to fish for him. They both sighed as they continued to sit on the side of the ship with their fishing poles in hand.
Zolo lazily walked out of the kitchen and checked on Chopper and Usopp to see if the made any progress. As he walked past their frowning faces, he grinned. If there was one thing he knew how to cook, it was fish. He was no cook, but it was all he could think of.
"Why are we stuck fishing?" Usopp moaned, "You could help us, Y'know!"
"Why would I waste me time fishing?" Zolo yawned and sat down, leaning against one of the poled on the ship.
"Why are you making us waste our time fishing?" Chopper looked back at him in distress, "I don't even like fish!"
"Too bad." Zolo yawned again and closed his eyes. But right before Zolo had fallen asleep, Chopper and Usopp had ditched their fishing poled and suddenly tied Zolo up in a spare rope Usopp just 'happened' to have.
"What the hell!" Zolo shouted as Chopper and Usopp stepped back with proud smirks on their faces as Zolo struggled to free himself from the rope.
"We'll let you free if you fish!" Usopp and chopper both put there hands on their hips and grinned evilly.
"Fine!" Zolo groaned.
To be continued….later on sometime…
A/N: I've decided to make those seines extra. They will also be continued when I decide to put them in. It's just extra, so you don't have to read it. Anyways, REVIEW!