Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter! I figured I can squeeze one in, since I'm struggling with a cold.. URGH.

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Here's the next chapter! Enjoy!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment. I watched in horror as I saw the Merry get a bit smaller, as I fell downwards. I could see Nami, Sanji, and Chopper watch in horror for a split moment before I collided with the icy waters. I held my breath, as I sunk before I desperately clawed upwards. Surfacing, I was instantly hit with a large wave, as I choked on the water. I went back down for a moment, not really getting as much air as I wanted. I accidentally opened my mouth, salt water rushing in. I choked, as I swam back up. I surfaced once more, coughing and hacking.

Now, it wasn't that I couldn't swim, it was just that it was almost impossible to do so with rain smacking you in the face, along with large waves. The ocean can be so unforgiving! I opened my eyes, seeing that the Merry was getting farther. Panicking, I tried to swim towards it, but the currents weren't letting me. I gasped for air after each wave smacked against me. I felt something brush against me, and only then did I remember it was a Sea King attack. My eyes widened, as I could see the back of the Sea King surface from the water, letting it's presence be known. I'm not to sure, but I think I saw someone jump in the waters.

I couldn't tell, as the Sea King's head and large neck shot out of the waters behind me. Whipping my head around, I looked up at the large beast, eyes wide as saucers. I was terrified. I couldn't move. Fear had paralyzed my body fully, along with it slowly going numb. It's fiery red gaze turned down to me, as it began to swoop it's head down, mouth opened. It's sharp teeth were aching to dig into my body. I closed my eyes tight, waiting for the hot pain to dig into my body. But it never did.

Confused, I slightly opened one eye, seeing the monster's head lurch backwards forcefully. I opened both of my eyes, wondering what had done it. I heard something splash next to me, as I turned my head frantically. "Lisanna-swan!" I heard a faint yell, as I saw someone swimming towards me. It was Sanji! Happy to see him, I tried to swim towards him as well. We were getting pretty far from the Merry, and on the inside, it was scaring me like no tomorrow. The currents continued to drift my small form away from Sanji and the ship. Sanji was swimming with it, him getting to me quickly. He reached his hand out to me, as I reached mine out as well. We barely just touched the first time, as a large wave swept over us. I went under again, not being able to handle the wave's intensity. I hoped Sanji had been able to, since I couldn't see anything below the water. I clawed my way back up to the surface.

My head broke out from the waters, my hair sticking to my face. Hopefully Sanji could get me quick, because my body was beginning to refuse my commands. I was numb, cold, and scared. My eyes frantically searched around for Sanji. "S-Sanji?!" I called out, voice trembling. "Lisanna-swan! Over here!" I heard him reply, as I turned my head to the source. I could see him swimming to me again. He held his hand out again, as I did the same. We interlocked hands, as he pulled me towards him. I was relieved for a split-second, until I realized we weren't safe yet. The Sea King would be back, and we had yet to get back safely to the Merry. I clung to Sanji like a child, which probably looked dumb of me. But I didn't care. Someone had actually come into the ocean to save me. Sanji kept a firm hold on me, making sure I wouldn't drift off. Hopefully he wasn't swooning on the inside, because we both were probably very close to getting hypothermia.

Sanji began to swim in the direction of the Merry, as I tried to kick my legs as well to help him. It wasn't doing any good, as my legs were frozen. My teeth chattered together, as I stuck to Sanji like glue. We continued trying to fight against the currents, desperately trying to get back to the Merry. Sanji was making progress, since he had some pretty strong legs. I was just an extra weight for him to carry, but he didn't seem to mind at all. The waves and the rain seemed to get fiercer by the minute, as one large wave was heading towards us. I felt Sanji's grip tighten on me, as we went under. The wave crashed down above us, pushing us back a bit. We surfaced again, as Sanji began to swim once more, keeping the strong grip on my shaking body. The Merry wasn't too far, as I could make out it's silhouette in the down pour. I still kept my arms wrapped around Sanji's chest, as I clung to him like a life line.

I thought we would be clear, since the ship wasn't too far now. But I was terribly wrong, as the Sea King shot out right in front of us. With us being so close, the waves that were created from it's appearance were huge, as Sanji and I got knocked up in the air some with them. Suppressing a loud scream, our grips on each other tightened. I feared I was squeezing Sanji too tight, but I couldn't help it. Sanji did squeeze some air out me, but I didn't care. I just wanted to stay with him during this whole ordeal. While we were in the air, the Sea King turned it's head to us, mouth opened wide, ready to devour us. Sanji prepared himself to kick it in the jaw once more, but a stretching fist along with some sort of wind slices smacked the beast right in the face. It let out a loud screech, as I saw some of it's blood spew from the gashes it received, along with a tooth being broken clean out of it's mouth. Sanji flipped us over, so when we collided back into the ocean, Sanji was on the bottom. I realized he must've hit the water with his back, as he didn't move for a moment.

Panicking once more, I tried to swim upwards while holding his body. I was failing horribly. We were sinking some, and there was no way I was letting go of Sanji. He had risked his life to jump in and save me, so I wasn't going to leave him to die after all he had just done for me. Small air bubbles escaped my mouth, as I continued to try and pull both of us up to the surface. We continued to sink slowly, as I frantically kicked my legs, trying my best. I was hoping Sanji would recover from it very soon, as my strength and size weren't going to do any good in this situation. I was pretty weak, and Sanji was much bigger than me. Sanji stirred, and he sensed the situation we were in, because he began to swim upwards. I held onto him still, as I contributed my weak kicks with his. We surfaced, as we both welcomed the air into our strained lungs.

Sanji kept the firm grip on me, as we were a bit farther from the Merry again. I just wanted to get up on deck, being able to see everyone again. "A-Are you okay?!" I asked Sanji, hopefully loud enough for him to see me. He looked a little pained, but didn't let it bother him too much. "Of course, Lisanna-swan! I've been through much worse!" he replied. I knew he was in some pain, since he had hit the water pretty hard. We began to swim towards the Merry once more, as I hoped the Sea King wouldn't interrupt us again. Another large wave blasted us, resulting in us going down again so we wouldn't get hit as hard. Once we surfaced, we managed to get to the side of the ship. I was so happy to see it, as I saw Luffy stretch his hand down. "Grab on first, Lisanna-swan!" Sanji told me. As much as I didn't want to go first, I took Luffy's hand, as he pulled me upwards. He helped me land on the deck, as Chopper and Nami quickly ran over to me, both asking me frantically if I was okay. "Come on, I need to check on you!" Chopper had yelled. "Wait!" I yelled back, as I ran over to the side of the ship.

I gripped the railing, looking down at the waters. Before I got any treatment, I wanted to make sure that Sanji was safe, getting up on deck as well. Luffy rocketed his hand downwards, as I saw Sanji grab it. He was pulled upwards to the deck as well, and I sighed in relief. I then realized how cold and numb my body was, as I shivered. Sanji landed on the deck. "Sanji, Lisanna! Get to the infirmary!" Nami had yelled. Zoro had seen the Sea King approaching again, as I noticed him take out a sword quickly and send a slice towards it once more. It was hit once more, as it let out a pained cry. Robin helped me to the infirmary, as Chopper went into Heavy-Point and helped Sanji. I couldn't help but lean into Robin, as we got into the inside of the ship.

I had been saved from the clutches of Death. Or at least it felt like it.

Done! I really enjoyed writing this chapter, so I hope you guys like it! Reviews are appreciated!