Hey you guys... well Im here a day earlyier than planned why? because Im leaving in the next hour or two on vacation so I cant really update tomorrow... and this is the problem of not haviong a lap top... anyways I will be gone next week so I wont be updating then either sorry. On the plyss side Ill have the time to write more of the plot line sinec I havent worked out the next chappter yet.

Anyways I think this chappter is longer and I know that has been bugging people so here it is the nect chapter enjoy.

"I bet this mountain goes higher than the clouds!" Luffy exclaimed trying to break the silence that had been surrounding them for a couple minutes

"Hm... ya, right, higher than the clouds" Nami said absent mindedly, she didn't get it, this fog wasn't caused my smoker, smoke was thicker than this fog, and less…damp.

Luffy and her were holding hands so that they didn't lose each other in the fog, so the moment Luffy saw that the fog was clearing up ahead he ended up pulling Nami behind him for his run for clear air. The pair where both surprised to notice that the fog they had been worried about wasn't actually a fog at all.

"It's so…beautiful…" Luffys voice trailed off and Nami stared at Luffy

'Beautiful? Since when does he use words like that…' Nami wondered, the things she didn't know about him… Sometimes she wondered what it was that made him like this. Luffy always put them first never himself, he didn't care about materials just friends, yet he held so much to himself he never quite shared everything with them. 'Times like this you can see why hes our captain.'

"Nami?" Luffy stopped looking around.

"Hmm? What is it?" Nami was jolted out of her thoughts.

"This fog isn't from smoker." He stated matter-of-factly.

"No it isn't." Nami responded matching Luffys tone.

"So whys there a fog?" … silence, "Nami?"

"I don't know maybe it's a cloud that you were so intrigued by." Nami muttered waving her hand and dismissing the matter, "Let's just keep going Im getting tired…"

"Okay." Luffy sounded disappointed but continued walking anyways. Not ten minutes later the fog began dissipating and Luffy began running ahead spurred on by a new idea. "Nami! Nami look!" Luffy called running up to a ledge. "The clouds!"

Looking off the cliff Nami saw the mountains of clouds before them, it…it really had been a cloud, so how could they breathe this high up, there shouldn't be enough oxygen to-

"Nami lets go higher up see there's the top!!" Nami looked up, 'Ya there's the top still a ways up…'

"Okay Luffy lets keep going, I want to be at the ship by night fall but that looks like it isn't happening."

"I can just rocket us back." Luffy smiled but it seemed to be lacking some of its normal enthusiasm.



"No Ive seen you smash into zoro when you rocket to many times, and I don't want to be next on your hit list."

Luffys smile brightened a bit more at the remark but still something seemed to be off 'He seems so… tired that's not like him at all.' Nami made a men6tal note to watch Luffy closer as they continued on.

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"Is this comfortable Robin-swan? Usopp there aren't enough cushions Robin isn't comfortable!" Sanji yelled over to the marksman who was running all over the ship trying to avoid invoking the cooks rage.

"Its fine cook-san, and it is quite comfortable thank you." Robin smiled causing Sanji to leave to continue collecting supplies for their trip.

"Hes packing enough for a week arent you guys just going looking for Nami and Luffy?" Usopp sighed passing the pillows into the open top carriage he had just constructed. "Can I be done now?" Usopp asked again desperate to try and get away from the cook.

Robin simply nodded once Usopp had made his way below deck she sighed, the past few hours had been hectic at best.

Sanji wanted to fin Nami, of course, but didn't want to leave behind Robin. In his state of panic Zoro seemed to think it would be great to pick on the chief more than normal so they had been fighting on and off more than usual and had to be stopped by Robin before breaking the ship. After the first hit the merry had taken from the two Usopp had instantly been switched to Merry-protection-mode and had been running around trying to repair anything that happened and also try to stop the fights, only adding to the chaos. Finally at the end of their last fight Sanji had began demanding that Usopp made a carriage for Robin so they could look for Nami. So once Usopp decided he wouldn't work on the carriage and instead would start on his newest invention all hell broke loose. Robin sighed at the memory of it all.

" You may come out now." Robin looked at the cupboard that was under the seat across from her.

"Is it over now?" Chopper looked around finding that the area seemed to have calmed down he sighed sitting on the seat he had just been hiding in.

"Yes it seems to have calmed down now that we are off."

"Off? Off what? Where are we going Chopper began to panic finally having noticed they were moving.

"Will you quiet down chopper its distracting." Sanji turned back to look at his stow away.



"SANJI! No, no you can't be pulling it! You could hurt something pull something you could… could-" chopper was left hyperventilating until Robin pulled out a board game that had been stored under her seat.

"So since were on our way …" Robin began setting up the game while chopper picked his color character.

"Okay but… shouldn't we stop him?" Chopper had calmed down at the sight of the game but still was a little jumpy. "No cook-san will be fine." Robin stated clearly certain of her decision.

"Okay…" chopper was still uncertain but Robin was smart so… everything should be ok.

Let the games begin.

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"LUFFY!" Nami ran back to where Luffy had been sagging behind for some time now. He had said he was fine, that he didn't need a rest but hed been lagging behind for a little bit now sometimes tripping. But this time… this time he had collapsed… and it looked like he was out cold.

"Looking around for some sort of shelter where they could rest Nami found a cage so she picked up Luffy and took him into the cave and lighting a fire.

After about 30 minutes of quiet Nami was worried for her companion, she wasnt used to this, Luffy always bounded back up now ever complaining, he healed fast and soon hed pop right back up just like normal and hed laugh the whole thing off, theyd laugh the whole thing off and everything would be fine. He had been unconscious for a bit now, or at least he seemed to be that way there was no way of knowing with Luffy he could just be asleep. Needing to find something to distract her, Nami began looking around the cave, watching the shadows on the wall cast by their fire. But something about this cave was a bit eerie, why were all of its walls blue? 'Blue isn't a normal color for rocks, maybe it's just another alteration of the grand line…maybe their worth something' Nami began grinning the prospect of profit, profit to be earned caused great celebration in her mind which temporarily got her mind off of her friend lying beside the fire.

Quickly Nami got up, collecting some of the rocks lying around on the ground and putting them in Luffys bag, there was no reason for her to carry them and he wouldnt notice, or mind for that manner, as she collected the rocks she went farther into the cave, far enough that she couldnt hear the small and stressed whisper from her friend before he gave up and simply looked at the ceiling unable to move.

Ta-da Okay I added more clues than origonally planned in there as to why Luffy collapsed so its up to you to guess, reveiws really do fuel my imagination so please do reveiw, I really do need them.

so hope you liked it the next chappter will be up in... probably two weeks friday ok?