I am so so so so so sorry guys, business and writers block both did their best to keep me from uploading. I'm thinking about doing something with another character with Rose. Should it be Zoro, or Luffy? Let me know. Now back to the story.

I laughed in amazement at the sea kings circling our ship, playfully butting their head against the keel and chirping in their sea king voices. It really was a good thing Luffy wasn't here, otherwise he would be trying to eat all of them. I look over to Chopper and Usopp who had joined me at the rail.

"Hey Chopper, you understand what they are saying?"

Chopper listened for a second, trying to focus on the multitude of voices.

"We found them, Princess will be pleased, is what they are saying. What does that mean?"

I shrug, feigning ignorance.

"Can you tell them thank you for doing this?"

Chopper nodded, and spoke in whispers to the monsters below us. One rose up out of the water and looked straight at me, and if I didn't know any better I would say he was the leader. I smiled and nodded respectfully at him. Surprisingly, he nodded back almost.

"Woah, these are some big monsters huh Rose sis?"

I glance over to see Franky holding some industrial rope, the kind that shipwrights use.

"I assume Rose sis, these super monsters are taking us."

I nod, smiling. A dolphin type sea king leapt over the ship, grabbing the ropes in its mouth. Franky almost fell over the railing as he pulled back against the ropes.

"What the heck?"

I laughed. Usopp also cracked a smile.

"You might want to attach them Franky before he pulls you off the ship."

Chopper remarked.

"No time, have to hurry, princess said hurry, is what he said."

That's right. I had forgotten this was a time crunch mission.

"Eek, sea kings!"

"Relax Nami, they are here to help us."

"Oh Nami-swan, I will protect you."

"Yohohohoho, it makes my eyes pop out, ah if I had eyes. Skull joke."

I turn to see Nami, Robin, Sanji, and Brook all coming out of the galley. Chopper pointed with awe at the sea kings, who were positioning themselves behind and in front of the Sunny.

"Look at all the sea kings coming to help us."

Franky secured the ropes around the railing on either side, the figure head, and the mast. He dusted his hands and struck a pose with his stars.

"Ow, super secured."

The seakings didn't even wait for the go ahead. The ship leapt forward, pulled from ahead and shoved from behind. There were probably five up front and six pushing from behind. The rest gave us sort of an escort, on either side. Usopp stared at the waters.

"This is sugoi. I guess I shouldn't fish today."

I laughed.

"No probably not."

Sanji took a drag out of his cigarette.

"It's hard trying not to go beat them up."

Franky smirked.

"Rose, we have a lot of cola to do super Coup de burst."

Actually, I was thinking about that.

"Franky, I have a commission for you."

The shipwright cracked his enormous knuckles.

"What is it Rose sis? Nothing I can't handle."

I spread my arms apart.

"I need you to make a cannon that can go through about twenty feet of steel, and maybe other substances that make it even harder."

Franky cocked his head.

"What do we need that for?"

Robin interrupted our talk.

"The encircling walls of Marineford."

I nod. Trust Robin to know all about the subject. Nami looked confused.

"Encircling walls? What are they?"

Robin informed the uninformed crewmembers for me.

"Marineford is shaped like a crescent moon, and the bay has walls that can come out of the sea that can encircle the bay and trap ships and enemies that are residing there. These walls are indestructible and have cannons to shoot the enemies like fish in a barrel."

I bite my lip.

"A lot of people died that way in the War of the Best."

Everyone glanced at me. They had only heard about the wars through the papers, and Luffy never told them anything I am guessing. Nami whispered.

"What was it like?"

I sighed. I couldn't describe it to them even if I tried.

"Don't worry about it."

Franky gave me a thumbs up.

"Sure thing Rose-sis, those walls are tumbling down to this new super cannon I've been working on."

"Thank you Franky. Nami, do you know where we are?"

Nami had a determined look on her face as she sat by the mast, unrolling a map. She flicked back her hair as she pointed.

"This is Marineford, and this is where we are."

She pointed somewhere in the calm belt, almost exactly halfway between Loguetown and Marineford. Good thing these Sea kings are here, otherwise we really wouldn't make it. I smile.

"Thank you Nami."

She smiled back, and I can see she is no longer worried.

"I'm going to make sure the sea kings are going to stay on track."

I nod and she takes her place at the helm, looking at her maps, logpose, and turning the wheel. Franky called up to her.

"Hey, turn on the engine too. That will help with speed."

Robin frowned.

"Won't that use a lot of cola?"

Franky rubbed his chin.

"No, I made it more efficient. It will take less cola to power the engine now. It saves more for a coup de burst and the cannons."

Zoro had already retreated back to his domain in the crow's nest, and I can hear him clanking weights around. Sanji went back to the kitchin to prepare his meals. Franky retreated back down to his workshop and Usopp went to take care of his plants, leaving Chopper, Robin, and Brook with me on the deck.

Oh man, so many things to do before we get to Marineford. I cannot wait to see the legendary marine headquarters for myself. Not under these circumstances by any means, but I will see it with my own eyes.

The place Portgas D. Ace died.

The place where Whitebeard died the most epic death in all of anime.

I pray to Ace, a person I never met, but I pray for his kid brother's safety. I do not want history to repeat itself, not if I could help in any way possible, and there is a lot of work to do before we arrive at the infamous place.

So I start in the obvious place.

"Hey Chopper, want some help making medicine and bandages?"

The little reindeer lit up.

"Thanks Rose, of course I do."

I followed the doctor to his office. He grabbed his mortar and pestle, while I grabbed the knife and the cloth for bandages. While I was on the crew, I had become the doctor's hands and feet, while he was tied up with another patient, or if the doctor himself was injured. I had actually become proficient at the simple tasks of bandaging or simple medicine. I was a long way from Chopper himself, but I was decent enough to get by.

"Hey Chopper, any new medicines?"

The doctor rolled different leaves and herbs into the pestle and started crushing them, filling the office with sweet aromas.

"No, not really, I am researching different things though."

I grow solemn.

"Have you ever had a patient die on you?"

I had always wondered about that. My father came home with news of a patient dying sometimes, and I wonder if it makes you feel guilty about it. I would, in fact that's why I'm not in the medical field right now, or ever want to be. Chopper frowned.

"Yes, I have."

I cock my head.

"What's it like? Guilty?"

Chopper shook his head.

"No, never guilty. I would only feel guilty if I didn't do everything to save the patient, if I had slacked in my medical expertise or medicine. Its life Rose, it is precious, but sometimes it just needs to end."

I started cutting the cloth in strips, practicing my knife skills while I was at it as I thought about his words. I then rolled the cloth into rolls of gauze that would be easier to carry. I was on my nineteenth roll when Chopper put aside his herbs into a tiny little jar, and put it in his medicine bag.

"Ah, that's done. I have created a blood clotting medicine to help stop blood flow on extensive injuries."

I smile; no doubt that will come in useful on the battlefield. I continue cutting the cloth, enjoying the feeling of the knife in my hands. I hadn't held one in a while, and I had forgotten how it felt to have such a weapon.

"Rose, what's wrong with your feet?"

Chopper's observation brought my mind out of the intense focus I had had as I looked to my feet. Oh, that.

I was doing cross country in college, which was no easy feat, especially with an experienced coach like the one I had. He had upped the miles per week I had been doing, and in doing so, had destroyed my feet. Calluses, blood blisters, and deformed toes were the product of my running career, in exchange for the fastest season of my life, which I did not complain about in the slightest.

I had forgotten about my ugly feet and grimaced.

"Nothing Chopper, just over ran them is all. I am used to it."

Chopper gave me a look and I sighed.

"Fine, fine, but I am continuing what I am doing."

I started cutting more bandages as he searched his cabinets stocked full of medicines and ointments. He grabbed a bottle and squirted something on his hooves. I didn't expect the hooves on my feet and I jumped a little startled as Chopper rubbed my feet down.

It felt amazing to have sore and aching feet finally have a chance to heal, especially a doctor who would do it free of charge and because he cared about me. I sighed in bliss and leaned back, forgetting about the bandages for the moment as the ointment did its work. It felt like the toes were already healing two seconds after applied. Chopper was a fantastic doctor.

After he was done, Chopper used one of the bandages I had just cut to bandage both of them nice and tight.

"Come back in a few hours and I will take that off for you. No training with Zoro until then."

He gave me a hard glance, as if bad things would happen if I dared to defy his orders. I wouldn't dream of it. I had other things to do anyway. I saluted playfully.

"Aye aye sir, no training like you say."

Chopper turned back to his medicine mixing and I asked.

"You need me for anything?"

He shook his head.

"No, I will be fine. I am sure you have other stuff to do."

I give him a friendly pat on the head and he tried to hide a smile of pleasure. I smiled back.

"Thank you, and let me know if you need anything."

Now, to get some information on this world I have been gone from for a while.