Author's notes:

Uddo Uddo = Wood Wood

Meru Meru = Melt Melt

All references to One piece are (c) Eiichirō Oda

With the acception of my own additions

Chapter 2 – Meru Uddo?

"UHHH…"

"Oh… nevermind that," answers the girl, holding out her hand. "I'm Yona."

"Hey, Yona," he nods, shaking it. "So, could you teach me to do that trick?"

"I can't," she shakes her head.

"What! Why not?" questions Sul.

"Well, you see, I never learnt how to do this…I'm a wood person." explains Yona.

"What's that?" says Sul with a puzzled look on his face

"Well, why don't we go to my home, I'll explain things there," offers Yona, already walking in the general direction.

"Hey! Wait up!" Shouts Sul, quickly catching up.

After a few minutes of walking, they come upon a small hut perched in a tree.

"Ahhh, home sweet home," exclaims Yona as she sits on a makeshift chair.

"So! Will you explain things to me now! Please?! Come on! Please?! Say it!"

"Hold your horses, let me just grab this box," says Yona, reaching for a rectangular box on a nearby table. "Now, the reason I can do what I did back there is because..." –she slowly reaches into the box– "I ate one of these," revealing an oddly shaped fruit.

"Mmm... that looks yummy... can I have a taste?" drools Sul.

"NO! My father risked his life protecting this fruit that appeared nearly 50 years ago...," she sighs, getting up and looking out a window. "Since then, only one other fruit resembling this one has been found around here—and it was mine."

"Huh? Where's your fruit? And why isn't that thing rotten..." she hears Sul question.

"I ate the fruit I found... it's what gave me these powers."

"Whoa! That thing tasted horrible! BLEH!" exclaims Sul, wiping his tongue with his hand.

"Huh?" Yona wonders as she turns to look at him. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? YOU ATE THE DEVIL FRUIT!"

"—Burp—devil fruit?"

"Yes! They only appear every 50 years or so, anybody who eats them loses the ability to swim, but gains great power in exchange!" cries out Yona.

"Great power! Explain this!" yells Sul excitedly.

"Every fruit is different! They all award different powers to the person who eats them, that's why I can control wood." explains Yona.

"Woohoo!! So what's my power?!"

"I don't know... but you ate the one thing I've been protecting for these past 10 years of my life. I can't let you get away! Uddo Uddo grab!" Yona suddenly takes an offensive stance, and a hand forms out of the wood from the tree beside her. The hand attempts to grab Sul, who quickly jumps down out of the tree and away from it.

"Whoa, somebody's got a temper," jokes Sul, quickly running back to town, chuckling.

"Stop running, you won't escape this forest alive!" Shouts Yona as she enters a tree, using her Uddo Uddo fruit.

"Oh crap! I forgot about that power!" Remembers Sul as he runs. Suddenly, a large branch falls from above him. "AHHH!" Yells Sul, crouching and shielding his head in his hands, awaiting the oncoming pain. However, just as he is about to be hit, something shoots out of his hands and melts the branch completely.

"Huh? What happened?" wonders Sul in a daze.

Meanwhile, Yona observes the situation in shock. "Stop Sul! I'll cease my attacks." she announces.

"What do you want? What just happened?" inquires Sul.

"You ate that fruit didn't you?"

"Yeah... So?"

"You really don't listen to other people do you?"

"I drift in and out..."

"Well, the fruit you ate was; The Meru Meru fruit." says Yona. "With this fruit you are now an Acid man."

"So you mean... That branch that fell…I melted it! That's so COOL!" rejoices Sul! "Now, I can go kick that guy's butt and save this town!"

"Wait... do you even know how to use your power yet?"

"Nope! Bye!" answers Sul as he heads towards the town.

Another half hour later he arrives at the town….

"Alright, last time that pirate was here around... I can't remember... bah, I'll just call him out!" says Sul to himself. "HEY MISTER PIRATE GUY! COME OUT AND SHOW YOURSELF, OR ARE YOU TOO SCARED?"

"Oi! Who be callin' me out at a time like this?" says the un-named pirate as he steps out of a nearby bar.

"I do!" yells Sul.

"Ya harg! 'Tis the wee boy from the other day!" laughs the pirate. "Ready for thee end o yer life, boy?"

"I'm not, but are you?" Sul grins, confident.

"Harharhar! As funny as last time I see!" mocks the pirate. "Well, shall we get this over with?" He reaches for his gun, laughing.

"Let's," answers Sul, preparing himself.

The pirate quickly upholsters his gun and shoots at Sul with remarkable speed.

Sul laughs histerically, watching the bullet fly towards him. It's at about arms length when Sul puts up his hand and begins to yell out loud. "Meru Meru Shot!" The bullet then disappears, plunging into a handful of acid and disintegrating.

"What... what was that?" asks the pirate.

"Hehehe, that's the Meru Meru fruit." Sul suddenly takes on a serious tone, smiling. "Get ready—I'm not holding back."