"Hey! I can see a mystery mountain!" Luffy screamed

When we came out we saw our ship was beside the Reverse Mountain, a mountain separating the Grand Line form the other blues.

"I can't see the top. It's taller than the clouds!" Usopp shouted. I had heard of the mountain before, after all this wasn't my first time on the Grand line, but I had never entered from this way. This group seemed to be taking me to new heights and we haven't even been sailing for long.

Zoro had a look of absolute disbelief, "I've gotta be dreaming! It's impossible!"

Following his gaze we saw water flowing 'up' the side of the mountain. You would think that all my years as a pirate would prepare me mentally for this kind of stuff but the sight of that water made my breath hitch in my throat. With the harsh tides rocking our ship I tried my best to control the water around it and steady the ship as we went up the mountain.

"We made it!" the crew cheered after we nearly crashed into the side of the mountain. The higher we went, the clearer the sky became and the easier it was to sail. I didn't even have to use my powers to steady us. As water splashed in the air it froze from the low temperatures of this altitude. I was beautiful really.

"I can see it. The greatest sea in the world, the Grand Line." Luffy shouted of the rushing sounds of water.

As we cruised through the misty waters a long bellow could be heard.

"You guys hear something?" Zoro asked. Nami immediately dismissed it as the sound of the wind but to me it sounded otherwise. Turning from the railing I said "Yeah, like something was groaning." As the groaning started again a large black mass could be seen breaking over the horizon.

"I see a mountain up ahead." Sanji shouted. Impossible! There should be nothing but ocean up ahead, so what on earth could be obstructing our path? Once the mist cleared we saw that this black think was much bigger than anticipated. It had to bee the largest whale I had ever seen. It just sat there without a care in the world taking up the grand majority of the path. At the speed that we were going and the little bit of space we had, it looked like we were about to crash.

"Clem!" Luffy shouted, "Do you think you can move the boat?"

"Not without flipping us over and getting us plus the Merry smashed by the currents."

"We're screwed! What are we supposed to do?!" Usopp screamed.

"Should we fight?" Luffy suggested. Again with the dumb ideas!

"You Idiot." Nami screeched, "How are we supposed to fight a hundred ton whale?!"

"Calm down," Sanji said, "if this creature looks like a giant wall to us we must be a speck." How right he was. Once we were able to squeeze through an opening on the side we were safe. That is until Luffy had to exact vengeance for the harm inflicted on his favorite seat by punching the whale in the eye. Thanks to him we were being sucked into this things mouth and sliding down its esophagus.

Now I'm no marine biologist but I'm pretty sure they don't have a sky with clouds inside them.

"Is this a dream?" Usopp managed to stutter out.

"Yeah, I'd say that's a fair guess." Zoro replied. Pointing at the house in front of us I asked "Did this whale eat a small land mass?" It was weird enough being 'in' a whale, but seeing a house in a whale is just a whole new level of weird.

"What's with the island and the house?" Nami asked

"Illusions." Zoro and I stated.

Bursting from what I could only assume was stomach acid, a Great King Squid appeared staring down at us. Both Zoro and Sanji stepped forward ready to defend the Merry until 3 harpoons shot through the squid's head. Exiting the house was an older man in colorful clothes that looked like a big flower. Now the million-dolor question was if this man was just fishing of trying to help us. Everyone tensed as the old man silently walked to his lawn chair holding Sanji's gaze with an intense look in his eyes. Zoro stepped in front of me, cautious of the strangers actions. The man just sat down in his lawn chair and opened a news paper.

"All that build up for nothing." I muttered.

"You gonna say anything!" Sanji screamed. In a fit of rage or more likely frustration after that little 'display', Usopp threatened the man with our cannons. Once again the man's eyes widened with that intense look. After a tense silence he said "You try it and someone's going to die."

"Yeah, and who's that?" Sanji asked in a challenging tone.

"Me of course." This old man is so misleading. Sanji was prepared to jump over the boat until Zoro pulled him back and stepped forward. "There's a couple of things we need to know. Where are you and who are you?" Once again the old man gave us that look.

"You've got some nerve stranger." he growled "It's only polite to introduce yourself before asking a question of someone you just met."

"Uh.. alright. Fair enough I'll go first. My name i-"

"My name is Crocus, the Lighthouse Keeper of the Twin Capes. I'm 71 and a half years old. Gemeni." Now it was I who had to prevent an oncoming assault on Crocus. Stifling my laughter I pulled Zoro with me towards the stairs. "What are you laughing at?" Zoro murmured. This man was so amusing that I could barely contain myself. I gave him a light punch in his chest only to have him grasp my hand before I could hit him. He brushed his fingers against my cheek before dropping my hand and turning back to the others. Coming down form my brief surge of euphoria I was able to hear that the whales stomach was painted like the sky.

'That explains it. And here I though we entered a portal to an alternative universe.' I thought. On the bright side there was an exit door. Once again, not a marine biologist, but really? A fucking door?! Just then the stomach acid started to rock our boat immensely. The waves were high enough to cover the giant double doored exit.

"It's begun."

Just want to say thank you for all the support! Now may experience with romance is pretty much nonexistent so if things get weird and corny just excuse it. After all, my most prominent romantic experience was the pizza guy from around the corner asking my mother for my hand in marriage when I was 15. Don't worry, I moved. I'm safe now but what I'm saying is that I'm playing this by ear so let me know what you think in regards to the romance please!