Finally we arrived.
We could tell by the island that it was not populated, with humans at least, unless you count us. When I got off of the ship, I looked out to the ocean standing in the golden sand, while listening to the waves clash over each other racing to the shore. It felt like paradise.
I turned around and looked at the dense green forest, and wondered, hoped, that Zoro was okay. I ran to catch up with everyone, which they were waiting for me at the entrance of the forest. We didn't want to get separated, until we know more about this island at least. When I reached them, I froze as I got the same chill up my spine, as when I looked at the island from a far, but now I'm getting goose bumps too.
"Are you coming Usopp, or are you getting one of your, I got 'go into the jungle illnesses again'?" Franky joked back at him.
"I'm coming, don't let me slow you down." I said trying to keep calm and act strong.
As I, for once, ignored my fear and pressed forward with the rest of my nakama. I still take out my Kuro Kabuto, just to be on the safe side.
Luffy was a bit further ahead of everyone, he showed everyone how determined he was to fight for his nakama, but he eventually got so far ahead he disappeared into the denseness of the forest.
"Luffy, slow down we can't keep up if you run that fast!" Nami shouted in hope he would hear her.
"I don't think he heard you." Brooke came up behind Nami , "Then again how can I hear you, since I don't have ears Yo Ho Ho Ho!" Nami sighed and stopped running, waiting for the rest of us to catch up.
"Where's Luffy?" I asked as I caught up to Nami, and took some time to catch my breath.
"He went too far ahead, I don't think he knows we lost him." Nami said as a concerned look came across her face.
"Is this a part which happened in your dream?" I asked, curiously.
"Yes" she sighed.
I could feel the frown come to my face, even though I was still trying to act strong in front of my nakama.
"We will stop Zoro, if it comes to that. Luffy doesn't go down that easy. " Trying to reassure her that everything will be alright.
Sanji came up to Nami and me. "Nami-san, is everything okay? Do you need to take a break?" He asked caring for her wellbeing.
"No, we need to catch up to Luffy and find Zoro." She replied with a dwindled voice as she walked forward.
Flick
Sanji lit a cigarette and closed his eyes for a second with one hand on his cigarette, the other in his pocket. He thought to himself for a second about Zoro, and how many different ways he's going to beat his head in for dragging them through this. He opened his eyes again and looked up at the forest canopy. The sun was almost blocked out by the denseness of the forest. He sighed as he pulled the cigarette out of his mouth and breathed out a lung full of smoke. Then he focused back on Nami walking further up ahead. He ran to catch up to the rest of them.
Sanji, Franky, Chopper, Brooke, Robin, Nami, and I trekked forward in the direction Luffy went.
After a while, I came across a weird sound, so I stopped in my tracks, Kabuto in hand just in case. I was soon enough in the back of Nami's group. Falling behind fast but the sound, seemed familiar in a way.
I tried to listen…
Arrhhhh!
I tried to figure out which way it was coming from, but the sound kept bouncing off the canopy.
Roar!
It was so loud it made the leaves in the forest tremble as they start to dance to the vibrations.
Gum gum nooooo Pistolllllllllll
My eyes widened and I knew it was Luffy, but I didn't know where!
Then a huge tree came crashing down to the forest floor, like a building being bulldozed. Making tons of noise and leafs we're flying all around. Nami and the others heard the sound and ran back towards me.
"What just happened?" Nami asked running towards me, with her eyes in the direction of the fallen tree.
"I think its Luffy! But it sounds like he's fighting" I said nervously not sure what to do without the leaders commands.
I looked over to Nami and she was wide eyed and her mouth opened as if she was getting ready to say something, but nothing came out. She just ran forward and never thought twice. She wanted to save Luffy, no matter the cost.
Sanji, Robin, and Franky ran straight after Nami, ready to fight.
Soon after I was standing there alone, in a trance as Brooke then Chopper ran past me. But Chopper, already in walk point, stopped and turns to look at me.
"Usopp, what's the matter, are you hurt?" He asks, concerned.
When Chopper talked, I snapped out of my trance, just as another tree came crashing down. I dived forward just enough to avoid the massive trunk of the tree landing right where I was standing before. I turned to face Chopper who looked at me with amazement and concern as I avoided the tree.
"Yes, I'm fine." I said as I ran past him, towards the ongoing battle.
I needed to be there, for Zoro, Nami, Luffy, and the rest of my Nakama!
As I ran in, the fight still blasting away, my eyes, ears, all of my senses had to take in the scene all at once and the chill up my spine returned, but within a split second, as I raised my Kuro Kabuto,I decided I had to do something and then I fired.
"Fire Bird Star!"
Please Read & Review, This is my first story fic. So I hope you guys are enjoying it and thanks for reading! =)