I really didn't want to start the next major part of the story quite yet, so here is a filler chapter. Enjoy! Please give reviews!
Chapter 15 Cooking and Shopping.
Bored. Bored. Bored. I was so bored. Nothing happened to the crew for a couple of days. After we left Infant Island, about a week ago, we didn't do anything. Everyone else usually had a group conversation in a hushed whisper, and when I got close, they would break away from each other. I was suspicious, but I digress. No Marines happened to spot us and attack, we didn't need to stop at islands as we had enough supplies to last us another couple of days. The most excitement I had was helping Sanji cook or washing the deck, which Nami forcibly made my job. One day, though, I was hungry for something.
"Sanji!" I said after washing the deck. "I'm hungry!"
"Well what do you want?" he asked. "You know I can make anything."
"Everything?" I asked.
"Yep." he responded smugly. Luffy then walked in.
"Are you cooking lunch Sanji?" asked Luffy.
"I'm making what Caeruleus wants today, Luffy." said Sanji. "Well, what do you want to eat?"
"I want…Pizza." I said. The two of them gave me blank faces. "What?"
"What is pizza?" asked Sanji. "I never heard of it."
"Oh." I said. "I just figured you knew of it. I mean, you've made hamburgers, spaghetti, and many other foods that are in my world."
"What's in it?" asked Sanji.
"Well," I started, "There is a flour crust that has tomato sauce and cheese on top. You can use practically anything edible as other toppings, such as pepperoni, peppers, pineapple, fish, and so on."
"Can you teach me?" asked Sanji.
"I-I guess I could make it." I said.
"Could you?" asked Luffy, his mouth drooling. "It sounds delicious."
"'Kay Luffy, get out." said Sanji. "We're going to need some room." Luffy was then kicked out while I was washing my hands.
Sanji got the ingredients and I gave him instructions as to what to do. I helped him make the dough for the crust and told him to make a big circle. I made two more crusts, a deep dish crust and a thin crust. Sanji then started to cook some meat while I chopped some peppers, mushrooms, olives and onions. I then made the tomato sauce and added some spices.
"What now?" asked Sanji.
"We put everything together." I said.
We poured the sauce on each crust and put some cheese on. Then we put the ingredients on the pizzas. The deep dish pizza was primarily meat, the thin crust was a plain pepperoni pizza, and the regular crust was a supreme pizza. We put the three pizzas in the oven and let them cook. In a few minutes, there was an intoxicating smell that reminded me of home. The crew smelled it too, and came into the kitchen.
"What is that smell, Sanji-kun?" asked Nami.
"It's dinner." responded Sanji. "Caeruleus is teaching me how to make a dish from his world."
"What's it called?" asked Chopper.
"It's called," I said as I got the supreme pizza out of the oven, "pizza. You can find a pizza place nearly everywhere in my world." I then started cutting the pizza. Luffy wasn't able to control himself anymore, so he stretched his arm to grab a slice, but I slapped his hand so he retracted. "You need to wait and share Luffy."
"But it smells so good!" whined Luffy. "And I'm hungry!"
"I made three large pizzas, so be patient!" I yelled. I then gave everybody a slice and they just looked at them. "It's not poisonous. Here, let me show you." I grabbed my slice and took a bite. I moaned into the food. "Oh God, two years is too long for pizza!" They then grabbed their slices and took a bite. They went wide eyed and devoured their food.
"Oh my!" said Robin.
"So good!" said Chopper.
"This is delicious!" said Usopp.
"So SUPER!" cried out Franky.
"MORE!" yelled out Luffy, Zoro, and Brooke.
"I figured you'd like it." I said with a smile. "Sanji, come help me with the other two pizzas."
We pulled out the other two pizzas and cut them. The crew was given a piece of each and started eating. They gave the same reaction as before. Everything went well. They thanked me for the meal and Sanji went to do the dishes. I was still eating my last slice when it fell apart and splattered on my shirt.
"Oh that's fantastic." I said sarcastically, as I tried wiping as much as the sauce off my shirt with a napkin.
"Caeruleus, don't you have another shirt?" asked Nami.
"No, this is the only one I have." I said.
"That's not going to be anymore!" yelled Nami. She left the kitchen and came back a few minutes later carrying a map. She unfolded the map and pointed at an island. "I wanted to go to this island anyways, but now we have a reason. Sūpāmōru Island."
"Sūpāmōru Island? What's that?" I asked.
"It is a large shopping mall that takes up the whole island." said Nami. "I heard about it when I was at Pappug's Clothing Store. I think the subject was about if they were going to get a store at the mall. And they have great deals!"
"Nami, here's a fact for you-" I said as I cleared my throat. "I HAVE NO MONEY!"
"Don't yell at me!" she screeched after she slapped me. "I am going to repay you for making the meal, as in, I will pay for new clothes for you without you paying me back 100% interest. A couple of shirts and a pair or two of pants is what you need."
When the crew heard Nami say that she's paying for someone else without interests shocked everybody. After everything was put away, most of us went to bed after setting our course to the island. Zoro stayed us to train and keep watch in case someone starts attacking. The next couple days went fast. I had got my black shirt washed, but when we got to the island, Nami had me wear one of Luffy's vests, the blue one, from two years ago and a brown cloak to bovver the rest of me.
Before we left the ship, the entire crew (excluding me) was talking again in a grouped whisper. As before, when I walked over to them they dispersed. I was really curious as to what they were talking about. We then docked the ship and headed to the mall. Since we were low on food and fresh water, Sanji went to the grocery district of the island to get fresh supplies, bringing with him Luffy, Brooke and Usopp.
Franky wanted to get some material to build new things and to make sure that that the Sunny always would be able get fix ups. Zoro, having nothing to do, went with Franky. Robin and Chopper went to get new history and medical books together. That left Nami and I alone to go clothes shopping…for me. Ugh.
We walked for a couple of minutes till we were at the clothing district. It was…neat? I really don't know, I never really thought much as clothes, as long as they covered everything. We did some window shopping for a while until she dragged me into a store. She looked through many different selections, handing me a couple of shirts, a pair of pants, and some ties.
"Go put these on." she said as she was pushing me towards the dressing rooms. She then walked away after closing the door.
"I feel like I'm with my mother." I thought to myself. I then decided to change clothes. I hung up my brown cloak and took of my shirt. There was a mirror in the changing room and I saw how fit I was. I was skinny, but with defined muscle. I never looked this good before my powers awakened. After looking myself over I put on a shirt with a new pair of pants. I walked out and Nami didn't like it. I did it again and again, only to be met with disapproval every time.
"Nami, half of this stuff is okay." I complained. "Why can't we get it and leave."
"I'm paying for it so I will approve of what you're wearing." Nami said.
"*Groan*" I said. I was down to the last of the pile: three dress shirts, three ties, and two pairs of black dress pants. I tried one combination and walked out. "Nami."
"Okay, let see wha-" she started as she turned around. I looked at her and saw that she was blushing.. She was speechless on how I looked. I didn't really look at the clothes, I just tried them on. There was a mirror next to Nami so I looked into it. I was wearing a deep crimson dress shirt, with the sleeves pulled up to my elbows, and black pants. The tie I was wearing loosely around my neck was black about three-fourths of the way, but the low part had a fire design. I looked good. "How about you try on the other clothes." Nami was still blushing.
"Sure." I said. I went back to the dressing room and got a different shirt and tie. I went to the mirror next to Nami, who was blushing even more. This time I was wearing a dark green dress shirt and a predominate black tie that had emerald green leaves on it. I got redressed and came out with a dark blue dress shirt. The tie I had on this time was again mostly black, but had blue waves at the bottom.
"You look really good." said Nami, still blushing. "But it's missing something…" She went around the store and found something, and I only knew that because I heard her say 'aha'. She came back to me and put a hat on my head. I looked in the mirror and saw that it was a black fedora. And it actually did complete the outfit.
I decided to wear this outfit out, so we grabbed my (borrowed) clothes and the other dress shirts and ties and then went to the cashier. He priced everything and told us that the total cost was 35,000 Beli. Nami, being stubborn as she is, haggled 85% off the total price. In the end, we had to pay only 5250 Beli. I will never understand how the Beli system works.
We walked outside of the store, but then I realized that I left Luffy's vest in the store. I gave Nami the bag and headed back into the store. I found the vest and I heard a scream. Nami's scream to be precise. I ran to the door, but I couldn't leave as people were rushing in.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"It's Sao Feng!" said a customer to my left.
"Who?" I asked.
"Sao Feng the pirate!" said another customer. I stared at him with a blank face. "The pirate of this area."
"Nope." I said.
"He is well known around these waters." said the man.
"Not ringing any bells." I admitted.
"HELP!" screamed Nami.
"Nami!" I yelled. I looked above the crowd and saw a large man swing his Dao at Nami. She was on the ground and couldn't get up. I ran as fast as I could and picked her up bridal style. The man's sword hit the ground and was shocked.
"What the-" said the pirate. I looked around and saw a tall, bald man with a mustache that was a foot long. He was wearing magnificent robes. He had an accent to his voice. "How did you do that?"
"Fuck you, that's how." I said. "Nami, head back to the ship, I'll take care of these annoyances." She nodded and took the bag that had my new clothes in to the ship.
"Take care of us, how are you capable of doing that?" asked Sao Feng.
"How about you come at me and find out." I said. "Unless, your scared."
"Captain, let us take care of him." said a pirate. "You don't need to bother with him." A group of twenty burly pirates with swords came at me. One swung his sword and I ducked under it. I then uppercutted his jaw. I then jumped in the air and kicked two more pirate in the face. After three minutes, I got bored fighting them, so I used Haki to knock them out.
"Weak willed, your crew is." I said.
"Shut it!" screamed Sao Feng. He ran towards me and thrusted his Dao at me. I grabbed his weapon between my palms and kicked him in the stomach.
"Thunder." I said. I snapped my fingers and Sao Feng was shocked to unconsciousness. "That was entertaining. Say, doesn't anyone know this guy's bounty?"
"He- he has a bounty of 333,000,000 Beli." said a bystander.
"Really?" I said. "Wow. Does anyone know where there is a place for me to collect his bounty?"
"There is a Marine base not to far to the west." said civilian.
"Marine base…" I said. "I guess they won't recognize me." I tied up the pirates and dragged them to the Marine base. One of the subordinates woke up before we arrived, so I asked him where his crew's ship is. He said he wouldn't talk, but then I beat the crap out of him. He spilled everything, where his ship is and that hey had 60,000,000 Beli.
When we got to the Marine base, the guards were taking a nap. I woke them up and told them that I wanted Sao Feng's bounty. They lead me to just outside of the actual base and brought me the money. I gave them the location of their ship and that since I brought them the entire crew, I should get more money. The Marines begrudgingly agreed, so they gave me an extra 7,000,000 Beli. I tied the sack that had the money around my neck like it was a bag and walked off.
"What idiots!" I said with a smile. "They didn't recognize me." I walked to the direction in which Sao Feng's ship was. I climbed aboard and found their treasure in what I guessed was Sao Feng's quarters. That subordinate was right. There was 60,000,000 Beli worth of treasure. I wrapped up the treasure in the same bag as the cash and walked off the ship. I was smiling until I saw a unit of Marines pointing their guns at me. "Uh…um… 'Ello."
They lifted a Wanted poster and I saw that it was mine. They actually recognized me, I was surprised. They demanded that I give back the bounty, give them the treasure and come with them to the Marine base. I declined. I created a smoke screen of Darkness and escaped. I ran to the Sunny and boarded the ship. The crew was wondering about why I had a large bag on my back, but I told them that we needed to get away from the island as fast as possible because of the Marines. Franky commenced the 'Chicken' voyage which made us get out to sea faster. When we were out in the open, we used the Coup de Burst to gain some distance from the Marines. After a little bit, I set the bag of treasure down.
"What's in the bag?" asked Zoro.
"Oh, about… let's see, carry the one…400,000,000 million Beli." I said. Nami then jumped up and down in excitement and ran over to kiss me on the lips. I was a bit petrified from it, as it was my first kiss. Sanji was crying in the corner because Nami never kissed him. She then took the money to her and Robin's room and started counting it. I picked up my bag of clothes and went to the Guy's room. I put them in my drawer and put on my usual clothes of my no-sleeved black shirt with red and gold detailing, chain mail, and dark pants. It was a warm night, so I didn't put on my black coat.
Hours later, after a bit of stargazing, I went to bed. I had a very fun day, and I was exhausted. I went right to sleep. I then started dreaming.
I was on an island. I looked around and saw that there was trees blown to splinters, craters in ground, and a trail of blood that led to me. I lifted my hand and saw that there was a large wound on my body. I freaked out so I put my hand back. I heard screaming so I ran in the direction of the scream. As I was running, the trees around me grew old at an incredible rate and turned to dust.
I ran faster. Then a wall materialized in front of me. I nearly ran into it, but I blasted it down. I got to a clearing where I saw the crew. They were fighting an unknown enemy. I called out to them, but they didn't respond. Then two lights, a red light and a blue light, swirled around the crew. Nami, Zoro, Franky, and Chopper turned old and then turned into dust. Everyone else were disintegrated, but Luffy was able to escape.
Luffy then started to hit randomly at the air, but hen the two lights grabbed his hands. They formed bodies and they became two people I knew very well.
"Kyle? Brett?" I asked myself aloud. They then unsheathed their swords and stabbed Luffy in the heart. LUFFY!"
Kyle and Brett turned back into their energy forms and came at me. They hit me and I was encompassed in a sphere of the swirling lights. Then my Dark aura appeared and turned the sphere into a dark variation. I then saw a crack in the sphere, a white crack. It didn't give me a sense of hope or comfort though. Then a booming voice that scared me to the depths of my Heart. It said, "Silence will Fall!"
"NOOOO!" I screamed, waking up in a sweat.