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I walked back up onto the deck. Usopp was just finishing his fertilizing of his plants and was putting away the vile smoke. I strolled up to him.

"Hey Usopp, can you help me with my shooting?"

Usopp actually didn't look surprised.

"Is this about your adapting skills?"

I nod. I need to learn how to shoot as well as Usopp if I wanted to survive further into the New World. When I went back to my world I was going to train everyday until I come back, well if I come back, but I might as well get a head start now. Usopp smirked.

"All right."

He leaves and soon comes back with pachinko, his earliest slingshot. I hold it in my hands reverently. The great pachinko, which took down enemies from the very beginning of Usopp's journey with the Straw-hats. I pull back the band and snapped it, feeling it.

"You up for a competition?"

I brighten at Usopp's words. A competition? My favorite word ever. I grin evilly.

"What kind of competition?"

Usopp points up at the seagulls circling in the air above the ship.

"Let's see how many we can shoot down. I'm sure Sanji would love the extra meat for lunch. First to twenty wins. "

I grin, looking up; there were a lot of birds to choose from, but they were all moving so it made it extra difficult.

"All right, but I'm betting I lose."

Usopp grinned, handing me a pouch of stones and placing his back to me.

"Ready?"

Not really, but who cares? I grip the small slingshot in my hand.

"You have to use regular stones, not firebird stars or anything."

I feel Usopp's chuckle, not as rumbling as Zoro's, lighter in a way.

"Ok, I can do that, and you have to call out the number you shoot."

I smile, glancing at the ground.

"Do we have to stay here?"

Usopp shook his head.

"No. You can go anywhere on the ship."

Ok, that makes things easier. He did say anywhere, and I need as many advantages as I can. The best place I can go is the top of the crow's nest, where I will be closer to my targets, it's more open, and Usopp wouldn't dare go up there unless he had a huge bravery boost.

"I'm ready when you are."

Usopp tensed and so did I, ready to sprint off.

"Go."

I took off, sprinting to the ladder and climbing as fast as I can to the top of the crow's nest. I am careful though; I don't want to fall to my death. I hear the thudding of birds hitting the deck and Usopp calling out numbers.

"Four, five, six."

Crap, this was the disadvantage to my plan. He had a head start to shooting. I just hope my gamble helps me instead of hinders me.

I hop on top of the crow's nest, already aiming my tiny slingshot. Usopp was already at eleven. Calm down, haste makes waste Rose. If you rush, you will miss. I take a deep breath, aim through the sights, and fire. A gull let's out a startled squawk as it falls to the deck. One down, nineteen to go.

I ignore Usopp's counting and focus on my own as I take my own aim and fire.

Take a deep breath. Aim. Release breath. Fire.

I follow this cycle through over and over again, timing my actions. Gradually, my eye became more accustomed to my shooting, becoming sharper. My hands retain their muscle memories as my shots that had been clipping birds at first now hit them dead on.

"Twenty."

I hear Usopp call. I stop, pulling down my slingshot. I made eight before he called it, and I probably would have gotten more if I didn't waste time trying to climb the crow's nest, but it wasn't a complete waste of time.

"Meat!"

I hear Luffy's excited yell. I look down to see him running around the birds, drooling.

"Meat is raining from the sky."

I laughed, climbing down the crow's nest.

"Ok, Usopp, you win."

Usopp flicked his nose proudly. I grin.

"Now that I am warmed up, how about another game?"

Luffy's ears perked up.

"Game?"

Usopp gestured to the gulls, half of them flying off because of the clipping and the others that were stone dead from the really good shots. .

"Let's get these to Sanji first."

I nod, picking up five birds in my hands. Sanji would not want us to waste any food, even if it is sea gulls. Its pretty gross, but I have handled worse. Sanji glanced up as we walked into the kitchen.

"What the—"

"We caught lunch."

I interrupted cheerily. Sanji glanced at our haul, which included about twenty-five birds, and he sighed.

"All right, just for you lovely Rose-swan."

I give him a wink as a present for taking care of our 'game', pun intended. He nearly faints so I leave before he completely killed himself.

Usopp and I walked back onto the deck and Luffy immediately hopped up.

"All right, what's the game?"

I twirled the pachinko in my hands.

"A shooting game. We both try to shoot at each other. The first to score three hits on the other wins."

I'm trying to introduce another one of my world prospects into the One Piece world: a little something called paintball. I have never actually played, regrettably, but I hear that it is incredibly fun, if not a little painful. This training will be more battle oriented, which is what I need.

Usopp grinned.

"All right, like hide and seek?"

I nod.

"Yeah, you all hide, and I will seek you. We need something so that it doesn't hurt us for ammunition though."

Usopp shrugged.

"I don't know."

Luffy pouted.

"This isn't a game I can play."

I smiled at him.

"No, you can play Luffy. You can shoot your arm."

Luffy grinned, lighting up again.

"All right, yay."

I try to think. There has to be something we can use. Not food because Sanji would murder us for wasting it. Not cloth or paper of any sort because it needs to be able to fly easily. Hmm, what can we use? We use paint in our world, now what kind of think has paint like—

Oh, I know.

"Hey Usopp, how many Ketchup Stars do you have?"

Usopp grinned, pulling a bunch of red balls out of his pouch.

"Enough for this game."

I grin. Absolutely perfect. Usopp split the ammunitions between us. Luffy just put ketchup on his hands so he could just tag us. I fingered the balls almost nervously.

"Ok, don't aim for anybody else on the crew. Nami might murder us."

Usopp nodded, looking a little pale.

"Then Sanji for hurting his darling."

I flinched. Yeah that wouldn't be good.

"So you automatically lose if you hit anyone else."

Luffy laughed.

"Are we ready to play?"

I nod.

"Everybody run in opposite directions and in one minute we can start."

My mind was already going a million miles a minute, thinking up good spots to hide and shoot from. This was going to be epic.

Like tag, I am a hide and go seek master. Even this is different it's the same concept. I hide in the places that are really high up, really cramped, really dirty, anything to win. This is no different.

"Ready, go."

I sprint off to Luffy's signal, running toward the girl's quarters. I slam the door shut, thinking. I need a place where it has an exit point. First rule of tag and hide and go seek: always, always have an exit strategy.

The window was perfect so I leapt up onto the sill.

"What are you doing Rose?"

I jump a mile in the air, my adrenaline making me react more skittishly then I should have. I hold my finger to my mouth at Nami, who had just come out of the bathroom.

"Shh, me, Luffy, and Usopp are playing a game."

Nami raised her eyebrows.

"All over the ship?"

I nod. She winks.

"All right, I haven't seen you."

I nod my thanks and look out the window. There is a ledge that I can use to get away if needed. All right, I have a safe place if I am I a tight spot.

I retreat back into the window and raise my pachinko, already loaded with a ketchup star. A minute has probably already been up.

Time for war.

I listen carefully. There are creaks coming up the stars, but they are too casual for a person that is trying to sneak around the ship. I relax, but not completely until Robin walks into the room.

"Hey Robin."

Robin looked at me curiously.

"So you are playing too?"

I nod, not surprised that she knew what was going on. Suddenly, I grinned. We said we couldn't aim at other nakama, nothing about asking them for help.

"Robin, you don't know where the other two are by any chance, do you?"

Robin smiled in her Robin like way.

"That's not cheating is it Rose?"

I shook my head.

"Nope, not at all."

Robin sighed, closing her eyes and crossing her arms. After a few seconds she replied.

"Luffy is down in Franky's workshop, and Usopp is in the crow's nest."

I bite my lip. Both of those are very strategic places. Usopp can survey and take out everything on deck, and Luffy has only one entrance to worry about. I go down that ladder and he would have already gotten me twice. This was going to be a problem.

I should probably take care of Luffy first because Usopp is the master here. I need to be very careful with both, but Luffy first.

A plan is forming in my mind and I grin.

"Robin, I need a favor."

I tell her what I need and she smiles.

"You are evil Rose."

I bow.

"Thank you thank you."

She shakes her head.

"All right."

She crosses her arm again and an eye appears on my hand.

"Just give me a signal when you are ready."

I give her the ok hand gesture and she nods, before leaving. I walk out onto the ledge that I had discovered, shimmying along careful as not to fall. The water will be cold and pain inducing if I fall in.

I couldn't go across the deck to my destination because Usopp could just snipe me no problem. I have to take the least direct route. Thank goodness I love climbing so much.

"Rose."

Jeez, I almost fell off right then as I jump a mile, again. I look down and see Jinbe swimming in the ocean. What on earth? I do the same thing I did to Nami, holding up my finger to my lips. He looks slightly confused. I whisper.

"Hey Jinbe, I'm playing a game with Luffy and Usopp."

I saw the glimmer of amusement in Jinbei's eyes.

"Oh really, want some help?"

I nod; this will make it much easier to sneak up on Luffy. He gestured and I took a leap of faith, literally. I fell off the ledge, toward Jinbe. He caught me with one of his webbed hands easily, sliding me so that I was sitting on his broad back.

"Where am I taking you?"

I smiled, whispering because I know how sound travels over water.

"The dock system, on the side of the ship."

Luffy was probably watching the ladder for me, so I could surprise him by going in the dock system. Robin was going to open the dock doors for me. Jinbe nodded and started to swim in a nice controlled breaststroke toward the dock bay doors. Not a drop of water gets on me as I sit on Jinbe's back; he is mindful of my injuries.

We float right beside the dock system. I hop off Jinbe carefully as not to hurt the giant fishman and give him a nod.

"Thank you very much."

Jinbe just smirked.

"Good luck Rose."

He swims away I looked at the eye on my palm and I raise my fingers. Ok, ready.

I quickly grip pachinko in my fingers, ready to fire. The dock door rumbled to life, sliding to one side and open. I lean around the door and aim.

Luffy is looking toward the dock system in confusion while Franky is also looking confused, holding a mallet up in midswing. I release my air and let go of the rubber band.

My ketchup star hit Luffy right in chest and he jumps back in shock. I let out a small giggle as my hands already reach for the ketchup star to reload and I duck back behind the wall.

Suddenly I hear the sound of rubber expanding. A red hand ripped around the corner, almost smacking me in the face. I duck just in the nick time thanks to that small noise.

I somersault around the corner, aiming once again at Luffy. He retracts his hand with a snap just as I hit him in his foot. Yes, two shots down, one to go.

Suddenly his hand snakes out, clipping my shoulder and leaving a red mark on it. Crap. Oh well, it was going to happen eventually. I quickly stand and run toward him loading my pachinko again. He retracts his hand.

"Rose!"

He yells, not angrily, but more like a battle cry. He throws his hand at me again and I drop on one knee, letting the hand sail over me as I sighted. I release my breath with a murmur.

"Bang."

The ketchup star misses because Luffy leaps to one side. Crap, I forgot about his haki. Maybe I should have gotten Usopp first. It's too late to change now. Neither long rang nor short range will hit him if he has his haki turned on.

"Come on Luffy, that's not fair."

I complain as I sprint forward shooting at him again. He dodges with a grin.

"No it's not Rose."

He tries to hit me again but suddenly Franky grabs him in a bear hug.

"Now Rose-sis."

I grin.

"Thanks Franky."

I shoot Luffy right in the chest, the ketchup running down his chest. He wrestles out of Franky's grip and gives me the most disappointed pouty look. I smirk.

"Oh come on Luffy, you made Law tag me, this is only revenge for that."

At that Luffy smiled helplessly.

"All right Rose. Have you gotten Usopp yet?"

I shook my head, glancing upwards.

"He is in an impossible place to get at."

Luffy cocked his head to one side and I explained.

"He's in the crow's nest."

Luffy nodded.

"Oh yeah, he said he would go there."

I checked my ammunition. I only had two left, and I needed three to 'kill' Usopp.

"Luffy, can I have the rest of your ketchup stars?"

Luffy nodded again, reaching into his pockets to grab his ammo. I took it gratefully. Now, how to do this? If I could just get by the mast, he can't shoot through the floor so I will be in his blind spot. Getting there though is the problem. I can only spare one hit, and knowing Usopp he will not miss.

A plan is forming, but I'm going to need help. I have Robin, Jinbe, Nami, Franky, and Luffy on my side. Zoro and Sanji would both help too. Brook and Chopper maybe too but I need to contact them.

"All right, you guys want to help me get Usopp?"

Luffy and Franky nodded eagerly. I glance at my hand to see the eye still there. I pointed it at Luffy to tell her the result of my exploits, and then I pointed it back at my face and point to my ear.

An ear appeared on my arm, which freaked me out only a little bit. I whisper.

"Where is Zoro?"

A note returned almost immediately.

In the kitchen. Apparently Usopp forced him out of the crow's nest and he isn't happy about it.

I grin. Good, nothing like revenge as motivation.

"Usopp is still there right?"

A hand appeared on the floor, giving me the thumbs up; so he is still there. Wonderful.

"Meet me in the kitchen."

The hand, eye, and ear disappear.

"All right, come on guys."

I led Franky and Usopp up the ladder. I climb it to see Sanji and Zoro, both silent. Sanji is just letting Zoro drink his booze in peace. I wave at both of them. Zoro nods at me and Sanji nearly faints with a yell.

"Oh Ro—"

A feminine hand over his mouth cuts him off. Robin and Nami both walk in with Brook and Chopper as well as Jinbe. Great the gang is all here.

"So are you all going to help me get Usopp?"

Everyone nods eagerly and I can't help but grin.

"Ok, here is what we will do. Jinbe, Franky, both of you go near the back of the boat, by the stairs, one on the upper deck and one on the lower. I'm going to use you to block his view from me."

Both of the stout men nodded in agreement. I grin at everyone else.

"You guys, distract him any way possible."

The rest of the crew nodded. Chopper giggled.

"This is going to be epic."

I nod in agreement.

"Ok, ready, break."

They all left, going out onto the deck. There is no way in heck I can go out on the deck the normal way.

I go back to the girl's quarters to my little ledge. While they are distracting him from the front, I can come in the back. I slid along the ledge, listening to the conversation above me.

"Usopp give me back my crow's nest. I need to train."

"Come on down Usopp, I need to check your injuries from yesterday."

Usopp yelled back.

"Did Rose put you up to this?"

Luffy called up.

"I got her three times, she's out of the game."

There was a slight pause before Usopp yelled.

"You're a terrible liar Luffy."

I chuckle under my breath and peek around the railing, where the ledge ended. Everyone is on the opposite end of the deck yelling up at the crow's nest. Franky is hammering the deck in repairs, while Jinbe is sitting cross-legged watching the entire ordeal with amusement. All right, it is time to move. In one…two…three!

I grab the railing and hop over, scooting quickly over to stand behind Franky, his large form hiding me easily.

"Is he looking?"

I whisper. Franky jumps a little.

"Jeez, Rose sis. Yes, hold on…all right now go."

I peek around the cyborg and sprint over to the railing to the upper deck, sneak beneath it to drop right behind Jinbe. So far so good, but it's only a matter of time.

"Rose, I know you are here. This is cheating."

I grin as I crouch, up on my balls of my feet. It is not either; we never said we couldn't use allies in this game.

"Is he looking?"

Jinbe shifted slightly.

"Yes, he has caught onto your plan."

Crap, now what? I peep around Jinbe and meet eyes with the first person I can, which just happens to be Zoro. The swordsman smirks in understanding and booms out.

"Usopp, if you don't come down in the next three seconds I will cut down the mast."

I glance up to see Usopp turn back to Zoro.

"Shut up Zoro, no you won't."

There's my chance. Silently thanking the swordsman, I sprint forward to the blind spot right under the crow's nest. I grin at Zoro and think silently.

I can't go up the ladder; he will be expecting it. I need to do what I did with Luffy, which was to go in a completely unexpected way. This time will be easier because the crow's nest has so many windows to choose from.

I roll my finger in a continue motion for the crew, so they could continue to distract my prey. They persisted whole-heartedly.

"Come on Usopp yohohohohoho, let me sing you a nice pretty song."

"No thank you Brook let me finish this game."

"How dare you pick on lovely Rose-swan?"

"I'm not picking on her she is picking on me!"

"Usopp if you don't come down here I will increase your debt by three thousand percent."

"I don't have any debt from you."

I have to hand it to him; he won't give up easily. I smile as I put my plan into action.

I grab a low hanging rope and pull myself up to the sail. The rope goes all the way up to the yard so I steadily climb behind the full sail where he cannot see me. My arms burn, but I am used to climbing ropes. They are my main equipment for climbing trees, so climbing this one is no problem.

My upper arms burn as I shimmy my way up the rope, finally griping the yard in my fingers. I wait until the pain in my cramped fingers and my arm muscles to subside before pulling myself up on the yard, keeping crouched. I look through the windows hurriedly before quickly running over, using my bare feet and my fingertips to keep me on the thin rod. He wasn't looking, too busy facing the onslaught from below.

This was going almost too perfectly, but I wasn't one to complain about good conditions. I held the rope in one hand in case I needed a quick getaway and slowly raised my pachinko, already loaded and got ready.

Suddenly the window above me swung open and Usopp poked his head out. Surprised, I just froze where I was, which was right beneath him and hoped he wouldn't look down. Usopp glanced around and yelled.

"Rose, stop hiding and come out."

Well, if he insisted. Over my surprise, I leapt up, practically tackling Usopp through the window. I tangled one of my legs with his kabuto while I aimed my pachinko at him.

He screamed in surprise as we both hit the floor of the crow's nest. I shot a ketchup star at his chest and grinned.

"One."

He wrestled his way out of my grip. Deciding for a retreat, I leapt back out the window just as he shot a ketchup star at me. It hit me right in the back and it stung a little, but not enough to slow me down. I leapt out the window, still holding on to the rope.

"Rose!"

I hear Usopp's frustrated yell as I slid down the rope behind the sail where he couldn't aim for me. Looks like he will be guarding that way from now on. Now what to do? Get another point of entry of course.

Thinking quickly, I start to swing the rope back and forth, trying to aim for another rope on the other side of the mast. I swung like a monkey on a vine, reaching out my hand to grab it. There, just within my reach. On the next swing I leapt from one rope to the other.

I hear a gasp of admiration on deck and I held my finger to my lips, hoping that didn't give me away. I waited a few seconds to make sure I wasn't discovered before climbing up to the yard. I scrambled to the window and silently eased it open. Usopp was still looking out the window I had previously used, trying to spot me in the sails. Laughing inwardly, I aimed pachinko and let it snap.

The ketchup star hit him right in the back and he jumped with a startled shout. Laughing outright now, I scrambled out of sight and down to the deck using my rope system. I hit the deck with a somersault behind the mast, breathing hard. We both have two hits now. The next shot wins.

I glance at the rest of the crew. They are watching our game with heightened interest. I rub the handle of pachinko nervously as I glance at the crow's nest above me. Now, how to get him a third time?

I glance up and realize that the trapdoor is closed. I raise my eyebrows. Oh, he didn't leave that open? Maybe then.

I carefully ease my way out behind the mast to the ladder. I grab both of my ropes and climb up so that I was right below the trapdoor. I made sure I was silent as possible I strapped myself in so I was leaning away from the mast, laying horizontal in midair with my feet touching the mast.

My plan was simple, knock and let him open the trapdoor. He needs both of his hands to shoot, and one of his hands will be preoccupied with the door, which gives me the perfect opportunity to shoot him.

This can also be bad though. My hands are literally tied here and I cannot run and dodge. If I don't get him this time, I will lose.

I steel my nerve and lightly tap the door with my foot in three knocks.

He won't be that stupid, opening the door. Nevertheless I pull back the band, a ketchup star already in the pouch. This is it. I hear him move in the crow's nest over to the door. He really is going to do it.

The door is thrown open and I automatically release my ketchup star. It catches Usopp full in the face. He had tried to move faster then me, flinging open the door and quickly trying to pull back to shoot, but I had the advantage.

I won in a battle against the Sniper King.

Whooping, I flipped in midair, allowing the ropes to keep me from falling to my doom. Usopp looked a little disappointed but the ketchup covering his face made me laugh.

"Good game Usopp."

Usopp grinned.

"You too Rose. You are quite the difficult opponent."

I straightened proudly. Good, I must be getting stronger. Sanji called up.

"When you guys are done fooling around, lunch is served."

Luffy perked up.

"Meat?"

He dashed off to the kitchen.

"Meat!"

Sanji darted after him yelling.

"You shitty captain if you eat all the food before Robin-chwan, Rose-swan and Nami-swan get any I am skinning you and cooking you myself."

I chuckled as I untied myself and went down the ladder to deck below. The morning is over and so far I have trained my heart out and have hung out with four people. I have six to go and only five hours to do it.