Ch. 2- Adventure on the Island of Maidens

One Piece © Oda

Blizzard © Me

Amazon Lily, an island where its inhabitants are all women. Every now and then, a woman leaves the island and returns bearing a child. For some odd reason, the woman always gives birth to a daughter and never a son.

In the dense jungles that surrounds the island's high mountain, there is a big hole where the village is found. The village here is built like a huge fortress and functions as a city-state. Right now, the villagers were all walking through the streets, buying food from the market place, like Sea King meat, boar meat, bear meat, the like, carrying on friendly conversation, cooking meals, picking the rice for their sake, and…fighting.

There was also an arena, here on this island, where the woman warriors would brawl to see who was the strongest.

Here on Amazon Lily, all the work here is performed by women. Even from birth, they are raised to become strong, hearty warriors, and also to possess their own unique elegance. The foolish, greedy creatures of this world that they called "men" have no place here in this paradise for maidens.

The women here on Amazon Lily were also powerful. On this island, strength is beauty.

If a man were to come to this island…he'd be snuffed out like a candle.

"Hey! The man is waking up!"

Some of the villagers were in an uproar, the reason being was because a man had appeared on their island: Monkey D. Luffy, and his dog Blizzard.

They had surrounded the village prison cell, where the boy and his dog were resting. Well, Luffy was resting, Blizzard was wide awake, watching the women who were peering through the cell bars. Among them were Marguerite, Sweet Pea, and Aphelandra.

Luffy stretched his arms as he let out a yawn and smacked his lips. Parts of his body was covered in bandages, and wrapped around his waist was a cloth to hide his privates.

(A/N: I decided to give Luffy some dignity in my adaptation of the arc. I hope that no one minds.)

"Look at him! His chest is so flat!"

"He looks so strange and rugged!"

"Look at his hair! It's all messy, and he looks so scrawny! He's probably really weak!"

"He'd been out for quite some time."

"But he was also eating in his sleep. Didn't you hear him?"

"What do men eat, anyway? Raw meat?"

"Hey," said Luffy, sleepily. "What's going on? What's with all the chatter?"

"He can speak!"

Blizzard jumped on Luffy and began to smother him with his doggy kisses, making Luffy burst into laughter.

"Hey, Blizzard!" Luffy said. "I'm glad to see you, too!"

"Blizzard?" one of the women repeated. "Does he mean the wolf?"

Luffy got out of bed, scratching head in confusion.

"Where are we?" he asked. "What was I doing? Oh, right! We were at the Sabaody Archipelago and we ended up getting separated."

"Shh…!" one of the women shushed. "Quiet, everyone! He's saying something!"

"And then, we ended up here," Luffy continued, "and I ate some boar meat and some mushrooms and…" he stopped when he realized he was missing something. "Hey. Wait! Where's my hat?"

Blizzard tapped his paw against Luffy's leg, and then pointed it to Sweet Pea, who had it resting on her head.

"Oh! There it is!" Luffy said. "Gimme that!"

WOING! Luffy stretched his arm out and grabbed his hat right of Sweet Pea's head. As it retracted, he set it back where it belonged: on his head.

"Ah," he sighed. "Much better!"

The woman screamed, more out of shock than horror.

"His arm stretched out, like rubber!"

"What in the world is he made of?"

"I can't believe that men's arms can stretch! I have to write this down! So interesting!"

"What is your name?" asked one of the women.

"Uh…it's Luffy," Luffy said. At that moment he realized that he was wearing nothing but the cloth wrapped around his waist. "Ah! Hey! What am I doing wearing a loin cloth?"

It's to cover up your junk! Blizzard thought. Man, you're so stupid!

"You're not very bright, are you?" the women asked.

"It's al little drafty in here," said Luffy, "even with this on my legs. Do any of you know where my clothes are?"

"Men aren't very bright and they worry more about covering their heads than their bodies," said the woman taking notes.

"Here you are," said Marguerite as she handed Luffy a bundle: his clothes. "The ones you were all torn up and tattered, so I made you a new outfit that was like the old one."

"Gee, thanks!" Luffy said. "And I don't even know you."

Luffy quickly pulled on his new clothes, but the moment, he was soon met with a sense of dread.

He was now wearing a pair of red pants, which was fine in itself, but the vest…the vest was so…girly! It was decorated with flowers and little frills, and…it just sucked Luffy's masculinity right out of him and caused him to shudder.

Blizzard tried hard to stifle his snickering.

"The hell…?" Luffy murmured.

"Isn't it nice?" asked Marguerite. "I added little flowers and frills to make it look cuter!"

"Flowers and frills should always be worn on casual clothes!" said the woman who was taking notes. "You certainly have great taste, Marguerite!"

"Thank you!"

"Look at him! He's so happy, he's quivering with joy!"

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Luffy shouted. "I'M A MAN!"

Suddenly, the women lined up and pulled out their snakes, causing them to taking the shape of bows, and prepared to fire arrows at Luffy and Blizzard.

Oh, crap! Blizzard thought. Something tells me you shouldn't have done that, Luffy!

"H-hey!" Luffy stammered. "Hang on a minute! What's going on?"

"Take aim!" shouted the lady with the ponytail.

"This is his true nature! He's like an animal!"

"We saved his life, and yet he yells at us like he's some sort of vicious fiend!"

"Savage!"

"Your words and actions have proven that you lack all decency, man!" said the lady with the ponytail. "This land is not for your kind!"

"But, Kikyo," said Sweet Pea, "isn't it a bit too harsh to kill just because he yelled at us? I feel a bit bad for him, and his wolf, too!"

Actually, I'm half-wolf, Blizzard thought.

"Hey, hold on a sec!" Luffy said. "You guys saved my life? What happened to me? You gotta tell me! Please!"

"You ate a mushroom that would've killed you," Belladonna began before she craned her head to Marguerite, "if your wolf hadn't brought this one to you and saved you!"

"Oh, I see!" Luffy said. "I didn't know! Thanks! I'm sorry for whining about the clothes! Can you please not shoot us now?"

"We will not listen to your useless apologies or excuses!" shouted the ponytail woman, known as Kikyo. "This is Amazon Lily, the Empire of Women! Men are absolutely forbidden to set on this island! That has been our iron law for centuries!"

"An empire of women?" Luffy repeated.

Now you notice? Blizzard thought, questioningly.

"In all our history," Kikyo continued, "this law has never been broken! Now that you have recovered, we shall show you no mercy!"

"Now that she mentions it, she's right," Luffy said, completely not paying any attention. "There aren't any men around here, is there? So weird."

Blizzard pulled on Luffy's pants-leg, trying to tell him to be aware of the real matter at hand.

Can't you see that we're about to be a couple of pin cushions? the wolf-dog thought, questioningly.

"Marguerite, Sweet Pea, Aphelandra…" said Kikyo. "I'm only doing this for your sakes! If the Snake Princess were here, she would punish those responsible for this incident! You three would be condemned for the crime of bringing a man into the village! It's best if we kill the man now and he is never mentioned again! KILL HIM, AND HIS WOLF, TOO!"

Oh, damn, damn, DAMN! Blizzard cursed in thought.

"No, wait!" Luffy shouted. "Please, let me and my dog, go! We have to find our friends!"

It was too late. The arrows had been fired and were heading straight for Luffy and Blizzard. It appeared that their death was inevitable, but then…KRASH! Luffy kicked his foot through the hoof, creating a big enough hole for himself and Blizzard to escape through, and not a moment too late. The arrows hitting the wall behind them, causing it to crumble.

"They burst through the roof!"

"After them!"

Luffy and Blizzard ran along the rooftops, the arrows barely missing them as they went and causing whatever of the roof that was behind them to crumble.

Those are not normal arrows! thought Blizzard.

"They're faster than they look," Kikyo muttered. "Aphelandra!"

"Right!" Aphelandra said as she leapt up to the rooftop, right in front of Luffy with her arms out. "I'm sorry we have to do this to you!"

Blizzard managed to brake to a halt in time, Luffy wasn't able to stop, for he ended up running into the tall woman's bosom and bouncing off her chest and towards the ground below.

Blizzard jumped down behind him, just when the women warriors were about to fire their arrows at him, once more.

THUNK! The arrows landed behind Luffy, who was being pulled away by Blizzard, who had his teeth clamped on the back of his vest.

"Oh, wait!" Luffy said, crossing his arms. "Blizzard, hang on! The Vivre Card! It's in the pocket of my old pants!"

Are you freaking kidding? Blizzard questioned in thought. Can't we worry about that when our lives aren't in danger?

Luffy spotted Marguerite within the crow of women, preparing to fire another arrow at him.

"There she is!" he said before WROING! He stretched his arm, coiled it around Marguerite, and reeled her in. "Sorry, but you have something I need to get back from you! Blizzard! Let's get outta here!"

RUFF! Blizzard let out a muffled bark before TMP! TMP! TMP! He jumped up the cliff-face, carrying Luffy and Marguerite with him.

"Let go of me!" Marguerite yelled. "SOMEONE, HELP~!"

"Damnation!" Kikyo cursed. "He and that wolf have captured Marguerite!"

XXX

On the other side of the rock wall, Luffy, Blizzard, and Marguerite were now falling down into the jungle, the latter of the three screaming the whole way down.

"Gum-GUUUUM…BALLOON!"

BLOOMP! Luffy expanded, causing Blizzard and Marguerite to bounce off of his giant belly and land safely on the ground.

Marguerite panted as she looked over to Luffy and Blizzard, who were busy dusting themselves off.

"Hey," said Luffy. "You all right?"

"Stay back!" Marguerite barked, holding a knife up. "Both of you!"

Snurk! Blizzard grunted in disapproval.

Is that the you thank people after they save your life? he asked in thought.

"You, man!" Marguerite said. "Did you…suddenly get fat?" She then looked up at the stone wall. "Did you and that wolf…jump from up there? You two must be crazy! I mean…I thought I was about to die! It's a miracle I even survived!" She then turned back to Luffy and Blizzard, pointing her knife at them again. "You stay away from me! You men must carry some kind of a virus! Can all men suddenly get big and fat like you just did?"

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" Luffy said, hands raised. "Calm down, will ya? Look, I don't have a virus or anything, and I don't feel like explaining things, so for now, you can just keep thinking that men just get fat."

Uhh… Blizzard thought. You know what? No comment.

"Anyhow," Luffy said, "there was something in the pocket of my old pants that I need back. You wouldn't happen to have it, would you?"

Marguerite pulled out a small scrap of paper: Rayleigh's Vivre Card.

"You mean this little piece of paper?" she asked.

"Yeah, that's it!" Luffy said as he swiped it from her fingers. "I don't know what Blizzard and I would do if we lost this! Thanks a lot for holding onto it for us!"

"Well, there was something written on it," said Marguerite, "so I kept it, in case it was something important."

"Oh, it is," Luffy said before he held the Vivre Card for Marguerite to see. "Look."

The Vivre Card moved, slightly in Luffy's palm.

"It moved!" Marguerite said. "How strange!"

"You see, it's like this," Luffy said. "My crew and I kind of got into this big mess, and everything, and my dog, Blizzard," he pointed to Blizzard, "and I ended up getting separated from them and we ended up here on your island. We each got these little pieces of paper, so that way, we'd be able to get back together. My crew is strong, so they should be fine." He looked up to Marguerite and chuckled. "Gee, all I've been doing is thanking you, uh…what's your name, again?"

"M-Marguerite. And you're…Luffy?"

"That's right!" Luffy said with his usual grin. "Monkey D. Luffy!"

"You kind of look like a monkey," Marguerite commented.

"Heh-heh-heh!" Luffy chuckled. "I know! I get that a lot."

Marguerite's lips curved upwards into a tiny smile. She knew that men weren't supposed to be here, and yet…she couldn't help but feel rather warm inside, making small talk with this boy.

Maybe he's not so bad, after all, she thought before she suddenly shook her head. What am I thinking? He's a man, for crying out loud! As such, he must disposed of…although…I could wait a little.

Blizzard just smiled at the pair.

Looks like Luffy's found himself a new friend, the wolf-dog thought. But I better keep a close eye on these two. I don't want them to getting TOO close. Otherwise, Nami's gonna blow her top.

"So, Luffy," said Marguerite. "You mentioned something about a crew?"

"Yeah!" Luffy replied. "I'm a pirate captain! You know what pirates are, don't ya?"

"You?" Marguerite questioned. "A pirate? The empress of Amazon Lily is a pirate, too."

Blizzard raised an eyebrow, inquisitively.

A pirate empress…? Blizzard repeated in thought. Wait…could she mean…? Nah…it couldn't be.

"So, there's a crew of lady pirates?" asked Luffy. "Are they strong?"

"What a stupid question," said Marguerite. "Only our finest warriors are permitted to be aboard the pirate ship, so yes, of course they're strong! All the women of our nation look up to the almighty Snake Princess. She is strong, proud, and the most beautiful woman in all the world! The Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, and her two younger sisters, protect this land."

Blizzard's eyes widened and he gasped. He felt his heart sink into his stomach, and he swallowed the lump in his throat.

Luffy sensed his dog's nervousness and put a hand on his head.

"Hey, buddy," he said. "You okay?"

"What's wrong with him?" Marguerite asked.

I knew 'Pirate Empress' sounded familiar! Blizzard thought. That's the alias of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Boa Hancock! He looked up to the sky. That means…Luffy and I are on HER home turf! We're in deep crap!

XXX

Back in the village, the women were still looking for Luffy and Marguerite. However, in one of the lookout towers, one of them, a woman with dark red hair, saw something on the horizon of the sea, slowly coming into view.

"Oh, no!" she said.

"What do you see, Venus*?" Kikyo called.

"The Snake Princess's ship is on its way here!" the woman, known as Venus, called down.

Kikyo gasped silently.

"Damn," she cursed under her breath.

"Kikyo," said Aphelandra. "That man and his wolf took Marguerite and jumped away into the jungle."

"This is bad," said Kikyo. "We have to take care of this business as quick as we possibly can! Warriors! To the jungle! We must strike down the man and his beast and rescue Marguerite! Our great Snake Princess is coming home!"

*In this chapter is a cameo appearance of Venus, an OC of lyndseylove1 on DeviantART. She asked me to have her OC cameo in this story.

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