THE CHILDREN Set Sail!

Disclaimer: Still no ownership over One Piece or Zettai Karen Children. Sucks!

Not long after the discussion, Luffy and the other three 'food thieves' were in charge of fishing for food, the only possible way to get provisions currently.

Zoro was working out at the back of the ship with several hundred ton dumbbell.

Sanji was in the kitchen, preparing all of his utensil to cook as soon as possible.

Nami and Vivi gossip among themselves while maintaining the ship's course.

The Children were also gossiping among themselves, but compare to everyone else it was on a more depressing term.

"What do two mean by suddenly feeling useless?" Kaoru inquired, surprise that her two normally confident best friends suddenly feeling worthless, "Come on! This isn't like you two! You both are useful…"

"…In our own ways, right?" Aoi finished, of which Kaoru replied 'exactly', "But will it really be enough?"

"Aoi is right, Kaoru," Shiho interjected, "I mean, of course you'll feel useful because your power can actually be the most handy during battles! But ours? All I can do is read people's mind, but even then I have to touch them first…"

"And teleporting won't really be much use during an actual war," Aoi added, "I could send them away only to have them returning in a nanosecond. You saw during our brief skirmish with Zoro! Even when I teleported to safety, he wasn't too far behind, in fact they were all close calls! And the enemies we'll be facing…they sound worse compare to him. I don't think I'll be able to keep up…"

Kaoru was about to protest against their negativity, only to stop herself to realize that what they have said might be true.

"Right," Kaoru sighed, accepting the truth, "but according to Nami, we still have time before we reach Arabasta! We can all get stronger by then…"

"I don't think that's possible Kaoru," Aoi sighed before looking at Kaoru oddly, "And what do you mean 'we'? You don't need to get stronger…"

"Actually, I think I do," Kaoru sighed in self awareness, "You two remember, don't you? I was knocked out cold by Luffy in on hit! I mean sure I was caught by surprise but the enemies we'll be facing will no doubt be nearly as powerful or even greater than him! I'll be useless if I was render helpless during a critical point, don't you think?"

Aoi and Shiho stare at Kaoru with amazement in their eyes…and it isn't because she was trying to make them feel better.

"Wow Kaoru," Shiho huffed, "I can't believe you actually said all those intelligent things…"

"Especially when it comes to admitting your disadvantage too," Aoi added.

Kaoru began to fume before her mind thought up something that will benefit them. "Hey," she volume, "I just got a great idea!"

The two stare at her for a moment before Shiho turn to Nami's direction with a question. "Say Nami," she began, "is there a storm heading our way?"

Hearing her, Nami gave her a questionable look. "No," Nami called back, "Why?"

"No, it's nothing," Shiho replied as she turned back to her original group.

"Uh," Kaoru began, the look of confusion written all over her face, "why did you suddenly asked that Shiho?"

Shiho giggle from knowing and from Kaoru's expression. "Well, normally when you thought up a 'good idea', shortly afterward some kind of disaster will follow. I figure something like a storm will brew up because you thought of it so…"

Aoi giggled with one hand covering her mouth in an effort to repress it while Kaoru grumble to herself, saying something about 'being ungrateful'.

Kaoru shook it off, ready to reveal what she had conjure.

"Anyway," she started, "this is what I got in mind: I challenge both of you to a 'Get the Greatest Amount of Bounty' Challenge…!"

"Huh?" Aoi and Shiho question in confusion.

"Basically it's like this: now that we are pirates, we'll bound to get Bounties put on our heads eventually. What I am proposing is to see which one of us can the most amount of bounty place on themselves by the time we find a way home…"

"Uh Kaoru," Aoi intervened, "What or how is this…"

"The rules are simple!" Kaoru continued, ignoring Aoi's interruption, "you can do anything that will help you get a higher bounty then the others! Do anything possible, but we have to try to keeping our innocence so killing is definitely out the option unless we have no other choice…"

"Kaoru, I admire your optimism," Shiho tried, "But this isn't help…"

"And the Grand prize…" Kaoru continue as if she wasn't interrupted, "whoever has the most amount of bounty on their head by the time we return home…the winner will have Minamoto all to herself and the losers must forfeit all attempt to gain him as their own!"

Suddenly, as if a their messy path had been abruptly straighten out for them, Aoi and Shiho's faces darken as the look of evil intent began to etched out on their face.

"Oh~," Aoi chimed evilly as she readjust her glasses, "So the winner gets all ownership of Minamoto's future, eh~?"

"That," Shiho chuckled, "sounds tempting…and fun~!"

Kaoru chuckled to herself.

In an instant, she thought, she had managed to solve their problems, their wills, their confidents, and, if she emerge as the victor, had eliminated her two greatest obstacle.

"Well then," Kaoru continue as she straighten herself out, "what do you two say? Deal?"

"Deal!" Aoi and Shiho answer almost immediately.

Normama: "Well~! That's it for today!"

Shiho: "God, this is the shortest chapter ever! No wonder you decided to post another chapter..."

Normama: "Well, I do need to get to work on the other stories of mine already..."

Garp: "AH~! THERE YOU ARE NORMAMA! HURRY UP AND UPDATE 'THE KERONIAN PIRATES ARRIVE' ALREADY SO I CAN COME IN!"

Normama: "ACK! GARP! Now's not the time!"

Crystal: "Hey Normama, don't forget 'Of Fire, Ice, and Lightning'! I want to meet the other pokemons like me..."

Normama: "Uh...Ok, I got it! I just need a plot line..."

Tamama: "HEY YOU! DON'T JUST LEAVE ME IN THAT 'UNEXPECTED LOVE'! HOW LONG ARE YOU PLANNING TO KEEP ME AND THAT WOMAN IN SUCH A DISTRUBING SCENE! HURRY UP AND GET ME WITH THE SERGEANT!"

Normama: "Uh, sorry Tamama! I don't think I'll be able to get to your story until at least Feburary in 2011..."

Tamama: "WHAAAAAAAT!" 8((

Aoi: "Uh, Normama...Who are all these characters?"

Normama: "They're from my other works..."

Kaoru: "...Are you cheating on us?" ;(

Normama: "What are you talking about? Aren't you girls interested in Minamoto?" X(

Minamoto: "DON'T DRAG ME INTO THIS!"

Omnini (echo): "ENOUGH YOU ALL! YOU HAVE GIVEN NORMAMA MORE THAN ENOUGH TROUBLE!"

Everyone (sweat dropped and backing away in fear): "O...Okay..."

Normama: "Thanks Omnini...Oh right! I have to find a way to update your story...!"

Omnini: "No, you don't have to..."

Normama: "No, I insist..."

Minamoto: "Wow, reverse psychology...scary..."

Garp (grumbling): "Cheater...especially when he only has two freaking long chapter to back him him up..."

Normama: "Anyway, please reveiw these chapters I've posted. Also, please read my other works and reveiw them as well. Especially 'Legend of Omnini', it has alot of action despite having only two chapters so far..."