[A/N] Okay so have any of you guys watched the you tube video "Asking all them questions"? Well it's funny as hell and I just realized that in the last chapter, Nicole really said "Asking all them questions" lmfao XD I crack myself up sometimes! I copied and pasted it to the beginning of this chapter, just for the hell of it. Anyways, here's the next chapter!:)

Thank yous and replies to reviewers:

Leyshla Gisel: Yeah, her devil fruit is a tricky little bastard lol And of course they have to mess with Usopp when they first meet him. He's just so spazztic XD

Shadow demon Kitsune: I'm glad you like it and I will keep it up!

RaucousDragon: Thanks! You know, I didn't even realize how funny that line was until I read your review XD I can imagine the villager whispering that to his neighbor with the most serious face ever! haha You really made my day when you said I mad you laugh:)

Tamamo no mae: Thanks for reviewing my new friend! :D

sunshineandmoonlight: Very true. Which is why she hates it and scowls XP Now everyone thinks she's a siren... -_-'

Simplicity-Shitsuboku: Oh, well you see...about that, *evil laugh and scheming face* Their will be sequels...that's all I'm saying :P

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"Well, Usopp my friend." Nicole said as she walked over to him and held out her hand, "How about you treat us to some food before you go asking all them questions. What do you say?" He nodded and took the red-head's hand as Luffy started to run around yelling about meat.

Usopp led them to a small building with a sign outside that said "meshi." They all filed into the room and sat down at a booth before giving the old man behind the counter their orders. When it came, the table was filled with meat, fruits, and breads. Luffy didn't order anything to drink where Nami, Zoro, and Nicole drank ale.

Her and Luffy reminisced with Usopp about his father, explaining how he was on Shanks' crew and they had met him themselves. Usopp was amazed when Nicole told him that she had sailed with him, and that her father was the Captain as well. Usopp was proud of his father, and was also ecstatic to know that Nicole was just like him. Well, minus the gender, long nose, and unruly hair.

"Do you know someone that can provide us with a decent ship? Or anyone that knows how to sail for that matter?" Nami asked. Now that they sat down with him, she thought maybe he could help with their situation.

"Well, this is a small village." He replied staring out the window with a suspicious smile, "Sorry, but I just don't think we will be able to help you."

Zoro piped in, good observations and all, "What about that huge mansion? The one on top of that hill over there?"

"Hey, do you know them Usopp? I bet they can help us get our boat!"

Usopp snapped, "You stay away from there!" The crew looked at him questionably as his mouth dropped before he grinned casually, "Uh, I just remembered something that I really gotta do! Everybody knows me at this place so stay and eat as much as you want!" He stood up and ran out of the door.

"Well that was weird..." Nicole blinked as she took a swig of her drink.

"I wonder why he was in such a hurry to get out of here."

"Maybe it was Zoro and his ugly mug," Nicole hid her smirk under the brim of the glass while Zoro he glared at her.

"Haha, you're very funny."

They continued to talk amongst themselves as they ate and drank their meal. Nicole was just about explain something to Nami when three young boys with wooden swords barged into the restaurant yelling that the Usopp pirates had arrived. She stared blankly at them, trying to figure out if they were stupid, or if they had a death wish to confront a bunch of pirates.

"Face up you filthy pirates! What have you done with our beloved captain? Tell us now!"

Nicole held back from laughing as Luffy rubbed his stomach and commented on how good the meat was, making the kids think that he ate their captain. She couldn't hold it any longer after Zoro gave them a fake devilish smirk and told them that the crew had ate him.

"AHHH! THEY ATE HIMMM!" They yelled in unison with eyes bugging out toowards Nami.

"Hey, what are you punks looking at me for? You just had to go and say something stupid, didn't you Zoro?" Other than Nami, the rest of the crew burst out into laughter as the three boys fell straight to the ground.

"Scaredy Cats"

After the entire "you guys eating our captain" thing was cleared up, the three boys agreed to show the three pirate's to the mansion saying that Usopp would be there at that time. When they got there, going through the front wasn't an option since there were guards surrounding he gate.

"Luffy!"

"You're not gonna-"

Luffy grinned as he held onto the top of the gate and stretched his arms upwards. They all tried to hold him down and stop him, but was only slung up into the sky with him.

"Why does this always happen!" Nicole yelled as she flailed her arms around in the air. Luffy cheered excitedly as they all started falling back down to the ground. Luffy and Zoro crashed into the sidewalk as Nami and the three boys landed in the grass. Nicole made an ungraceful landing on Zoro's stomach, knocking the wind out of him.

"That worked well." Nami's teeth turned sharp as she spoke in sarcasm,

"Yeah, real well!

"Well, it wasn't that bad." Nicole sat up scratching her head, then looked down to see the green haired man underneath her, "Oh, woops. At least you're good for something." She smirked as she stood with everyone else.

"My goodness, are you all okay?" A blonde girl spoke up from a window sill. Usopp sat on a tree limb beside of it smiling nervously.

"Oh, don't worry about them. This happens to me all the time. That's the price of being a famous adventurer! They're just new recruits who just heard about me and came to join the Usopp pirates!"

"Nope not me," Luffy adjusted his straw hat and looked up at the blonde girl, "I came here to see you. I wanted to ask you a favor."

"A favor, from me?"

"Uh huh. I was wondering if there was any way you could help us get a boat-"

"You there!" A man in a dark suit came from behind them, not looking very friendly, "What do you think you're doing?"

The blonde girl looked out of the window, "Clahadore..."

"Get out," The man with slick back hair spoke, pushing up his glasses with his palm instead of his fingers, "I'll have you know that this is criminal trespassing."

"Hey guys, who's he?" Luffy stared blankly at the man as sweat began to drip off Usopps face.

"I don't know.." Nicole rolled her eyes, then deadpanned, "He doesn't look very friendly though..."

Kaya looked ever and smiled, "Clahadore, actually there people are-"

"Not now, Kaya. You can tell me all about this riff raff after they have left." He took a few steps toward them, "Now get out, all of you! Leave now unless you have some business with me!"

"Alright, do you think you could help us get a ship?" Luffy perked up while Zoro finally stood up next to him.

Clahadore spoke sternly as he pushed his glasses back up, "Certainly not!" Luffy slumped before the butler continued, "Now, Usopp! You certainly have quite a reputation. You are very well known in the village."

Usopp peeked his head out from behind the tree, laughing nervously since he was trying to hide, "Hehe, sure am."

"I here you have been on many adventures. Quite impressive for someone as young as you."

"Usually people who admire me so much call me Captain, so it's Captain Usopp to you!" He leaned against the tree and pointed at himself with his thumb proudly.

"Captain, huh?" Clahadore laughed, "Your father also had something of a reputation."

Usopp's face straightened as he balanced himself on the tree, "What?"

Kaya looked at the butler again through the open window, "Clahadore, please just stop!"

He continued and ignored her plea, "You'll never be more than a son of a filthy pirate! Who knows what sort of trouble you're up to now. All that I ask is that you and your kind leave this respectable young lady alone."

"A filthy pirate?" Usopp frowned as he looked down at the man. Nicole was snarling from her spot on the ground.

"You and she are from two completely different worlds and you know it! Is it money you're after? How much is it that you want?"

"Cease this at once Clahadore! Apologize at once!" The blonde girl yelled.

Usopp looked at her surprised, "Hey, calm down Kaya."

"I don't see any reason to apologize to this savage young man, my lady!" Clahadore once again continued as he pushed up his glasses by his palm. It seemed to be a thing of his, because his fingers never touched it's rim, "My goal isn't to slander, I am merely stating the truth. I sympathize with your situation. You must hate your great idiot of a father who abandoned his family and this village. Only because of his mindless luster for treasure."

"Clahadore stop!" Kaya continued to beg as Usopp clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. Nicole and the rest of the crew stood silent, listening to everything go down. She wanted to jump out of her spot and sock the guy right that instant, but this wasn't about her, it was about Usopp and his affairs; his pride was on the line.

"Don't you dare insult my father ever again!" He snarled as he jumped off of the tree and landed smoothly on the ground in front of Clahadore, because of the rope that came out of his pouch.

The butler man chuckled and readjusted his tie, "Why are you getting so worked up, Usopp? It's times like these that you should do what you do best and lie. Tell me about how your father is really a traveling salesman. Or tell me about how you really aren't related by blood," He continued on and rage overcame Usopp before he stepped forward and punched Clahadore in the face, sending him to the ground.

Everyone stared in awe as it was unexpected. Kaya had her mouth covered with her hand while the Usopp pirates yelled for their Captain. Nicole let out a "damn" while the rest just looked over the scene, watching for what would happen next.

The man lying on the ground sat up and adjusted his glasses as he continued to speak as if he were better than anyone else, "Case in point. He results to violence. I guess the apple never falls far from the tree does it-"

"Shut up!" Usopp yelled making Clahadore moved back, "My father listened to his heart and chose a life of risk and adventure! I am proud to say that my old man is a brave warrior of the sea! You're right, I have been known to exaggerate from time to time, but I will never lie about who my father is! I refuse to be ashamed of my heritage! I am a son of a pirate!"

Nicole's mouth grew into a grin at Usopp's words. It made her think about her own father and how she felt about him. She would never deny where she came from either, and she would do everything Usopp was doing if she was in his shoes.

Clahadore chuckled as he wiped his mouth, "So, pirates are brave warriors of the sea, are they?" He stopped his chuckling as he stood, "That's quite a twisted way of putting things. You need to understand that you are living proof of his savage blood. You run around spouting lies and use violence when you don't get your way. To top it off, you cozy up to the lady of the house to steal her fortune."

"You're wrong! I only-"

"Your father is only a no good, filthy pirate! Treachery is in your blood! Of course you'd have such an evil scheme!"

Usopp began to pick him up by the collar as he held his fist back, "You won't let up, will you?"

Kaya spoke up and called out to him, begging him to stop. She couldn't take anymore violence, "Clahadore isn't a bad person! He's just- he's just trying to do what's best for me and sometimes he goes too far!"

They all watched as Usopp reluctantly released the man's collar. Clahadore slapped is away and stood straight, "Leave this place. You are never to come here again!"

"Yeah, I get it. You don't have to tell me twice, buddy." Usopp sighed as he put his hands in his pockets and walked past the butler, "This is the last you'll ever see of me."

Kaya held her hand to her chest as the three young boys from the Usopp pirates ran forward. They all took turns speaking, "Hey, butler jerk!"

"Our Captain's not that kind of guy!"

"You stupid jerk face!"

Then Luffy chimed in yelling loudly, "Yeah, JERKFACE!"

"Shut up, you don't have a bone to pick with him." Zoro punched his arm as he continued yelling while Nicole growled and glared at the butler.

"That guy is a total dick. I kind of feel like going over there and punching him in-"

Zoro interrupted her, putting a fist on her head, "You either." He took his fist off when Luffy started going forward and he had to hold him back. The three kids yelled and came running back before hiding behind Nami and Nicole. They both tried to shake the kids off, but they were clinging. Luffy continued to yell at Zoro as he flailed his arms and legs around.

"You are to all leave immediately!" Clahadore yelled as he disappeared around the corner. They all left through the front gate, Zoro still holding on to Luffy and the kids behind the two women.

A while later they were all sitting on a fence by the road, minus Luffy and one of the kids. Luffy had scurried off somewhere without them noticing. They tried to guess where he was, and they just figured that he went after Usopp.

"He must've went to his secret place!"

"Oh, yeah! The one down by the shore! Captain always goes there to think!" The boys chimed out, then looked at Zoro, Nicole, and Nami, "Should we go see?"

"Huh? Oh, he's fine," The green haired swordsman brushed it off and closed his eyes back. Nicole just rolled her eyes and leaned back on the fence post.

Nami nodded and looked at the kids, "Luffy can take care of himself, but where is your other friend?"

"That's right, we haven't seen the little guy in a while..." Nicole thought out loud, then looked at the kids when they started to speak.

"Oh, Onion! Come to think of it he just up and disappears a lot."

"Yeah, and then he just shows up out of nowhere all freaked out..."

And, as if on cue, the little boy named onion came running down the street rambling on about some terrible news. He then stopped in front of them and pointed the other way, "Some weird nut job is on his way here and he only walks backwards!"

"Liar!"

"It's the truth! Look, there he is!" He then pointed behind him and sure enough, a man was coming down the road walking backwards.

Nicole snickered and stood as she watched the man come closer to them, "Is he doing the moonwalk?"

He came closer and turned towards them as he grabbed the hat on his head and adjusted the heart shaped glasses on his eyes. He had a short black goatee with a purple fabric wrapped around it twice, but his hair was gray and he was very thin, "Now, which one of you have the nerve to call me weird? I'm just a normal guy"

"Is that so?" Nami raised her eyebrow as Nicole crossed her arms and did the same.

"You look like you just got out of a very groovy crazy bin..."

He switched his feet on the ground, "Not at all. I'm just a perfectly normal run of the mill hypnotist."

"Hypnotist? Really? Awesome! Show us something!" The kids grinned excitedly as pulled his hat down to look intimidating, but it was only him acting ridiculous because he quickly took out his hypnotizing ring and began to show them.

Zoro shook his head and looked at him like he was crazy, "What a ham..."

"Well, this is stupid," Nicole shook her head and stretched before she started to walk away.

"Where are you going?" She smirked and turned halfway raising an eyebrow at the green haired swordsman.

"What? I mean I know you are literally lost without me, but I've got to go shopping." She shrugged making Nami giggle as they all ignored the hypnotist and the three kids.

Zoro snorted and put his hands back behind his head before closing his eyes, "Whatever, it was only a question."

Nicole rolled her eyes and waved to them as she walked away and began down the dirt path leading to the Village. She sighed as she put her arms up and behind her head as she strolled into the village. It was the first time she had time for herself since the Marines captured her in Shell Town. It was peaceful and relaxing not having Luffy yelling in her ear for food and Nami continuously scolding Zoro, but she still wouldn't trade them for anything.

She looked around for a while until she came upon a small clothing store. She immediately went for it and was greeted by a middle aged woman from behind the counter. Nicole nodded and waved before hitting the clothes racks.

She was never the one to be girly and go crazy over fashion, but she knew what she liked on her and had her moments. She would pick something up that she thought looked good, but she wouldn't buy it unless she knew she could fight in it.

Over the years she would alternate between a mixture of Corsets, tanktops, half shirts, and crop tops along with pants, shorts, or capris, but they were all stolen when she was tied up by Helmeppo and Morgan. Just thinking about it pissed her off, she didn't like to lose things that she spent perfectly good money on. She snickered to herself as she picked out a few articles of clothing, "I kind of sound like that navigator..."

She took the clothes to the storekeeper and asked to try them on. She was led to the back and began stripping from her old tattered clothes as soon as she shut the door. She looked at herself in the mirror as she began trying the clothes on. Her tattoo still looked like it did when when got it, and no scars ran into it, if they were visible that was. The only bad scar she really had was on her left thigh, but it wasn't terrible. She has always been careful not to get hurt very badly, remembering the large scar on her father's face.

She grinned as she found two outfits that she liked. They both fit her figure perfectly and showed off her tattooed stomach. One was a dark blue corset with a black half sleeved jacket and black knee shorts. The other outfit consisted of a tight cropped tank top that was a light blue and went with black capris that rolled up showing the dark blue underneath. She decided to keep the second one on and exited the changing room before paying the lady at the cashier. While she was checking out, yelling and shouting was coming from down the road.

"Oh, don't worry about that, it's probably just Usopp running around yelling about pirates coming to attack us," The lady smiled and brushed it off as she began bagging the clothes.

Nicole raised her eyebrow and looked at the woman, "Is it that much of a natural occurrence?"

The lady nodded and laughed as she handed her the change and the bag of clothes, "He does it quite often! But I really don't mind, it livens up the place a little bit." Nicole chuckled and nodded before walking out of the store. From a distance she could see an angry mob chasing who must've been Usopp with a bunch off broomsticks and pitch forks. She shook her head and sighed, deciding to walk the other way.

She walked for a little while and found the spot everyone was sitting in before she left. She growled in annoyance as she saw no one there, "Where the hell did they go?" She huffed and sat on the ground with her bags beside her. She looked around before leaning lazily on the fence post and closing her eyes. She honestly didn't feel like looking for her friends in a town she didn't know her way around yet, so she decided she was going to take a nap first.

But little did she know...the events that were happening during her time alone, nor did she know what her crew had gotten her and themselves into for the next day.

[A/N] I meant to get this out earlier...but failed miserably -_-' Anyways Usopp is finally up in this biznit! :D I can't wait til I get to Sanji and...MIHAWK O.O Shit will be going down!

Just a little side note here, have you guys hear the straw hats sing before? I found it on you tube and it's pretty epic XD Luffy can actually sing really good. And Zoro's voice is pretty funny when he's singing, but whatever it still makes him awesome.

Zoro: *snickers* I don't do solo's, just bar songs baka. Nicole is the singer

Nicole: *huffs* I am not a siren, you stupid marimo!

Me: *blocks out the love birds arguing* Well, please Review! It seriously makes me get chapters out faster and I REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT TO 50 REVIEWS! We're almost there! Just type a few words, I'm not asking much. And thanks again for the repeat reviewers and the Story Alerters :D