Two and a half days passed since Robin left. Luffy, Zoro and Vivi were sitting on the front deck of the ship just talking and relaxing.
"Can it still snow?" Luffy asked
"It can't snow." Zoro said still completely oblivious to the fact that he had managed to sleep through the same snow storm twice.
"Of course it can. The beginning of the Grand Line is by far the most unpredictable. The weather varies depending on what kind of island you are near, granted. But having to choose from one of seven paths right from the start means the islands magnetic fields overlap. They overlap much more than anywhere else on the Grand Line which can lead to incredible shifts in the weather." Vivi said.
Luffy and Zoro were just sitting there with these dumbfounded expressions on their faces. They understood the weather of the Grand Line was unpredictable. But hearing that explanation left them more confused than they should be. Vivi was going to say something else to them but Sanji came out of the kitchen with a tray of green drinks.
"Come down and get them." Sanji said
Luffy and Zoro jumped over the railing and landed on the deck below and sat next to Usopp, Carue and Sanji. Sanji placed the tray of drinks on the deck. Luffy, Zoro and Usopp took their drinks while Sanji placed one in front of Carue. He had trouble negotiating the straw but with a little help from Sanji he managed to inhale his drink. This led to Sanji putting another in front of Carue only for him to inhale this one as well. He did this two more times. Carue fell over after having so many to drink. On the deck above Vivi was looking down at them. She was kind of furious how they were approaching the situation at hand. That was when Nami walked up next to her with two drinks, one for herself and the other for Vivi.
"Don't worry." Nami said leaning on the railing. "This is just how they act, they will be serious when they have to. So for now try to relax and enjoy yourself. We are going to be busy once we get to Alabasta."
"I don't know how you do it? How can you be so calm?" Vivi asked
"What do you mean?"
"How can you be so calm when our opponent is a Shichibukai?" Vivi asked. Nami was calm because comparing Crocodile to who they had to fight to reach the end of the New World just wasn't realistic. Crocodile was nowhere near as powerful as the Yonko. But of course she couldn't tell Vivi that so she came up with something plausible.
"I just believe that Luffy will be ready to fight when the time comes."
"You seem very sure of Luffy-san, is there something going on between the two of you?" Vivi asked. In turn Nami turned a little red, she took a big sip of her drink hoping that would cool her down a little bit.
"No, there is nothing between us." Nami said, but Vivi wasn't so sure. She let it go for now.
They continued on sailing for a few more hours until they finally saw their destination.
"There it is, Little Garden." Nami said pointing to the island that was still off in the distance.
Once they made their way to the island they sailed around looking at all of the huge plants that populated the island.
"Look over there." Zoro said pointing to the mouth of the river. They soon began sailing towards the entrance. They made their way up the river and soon were greeted by some of the wildlife on the island. Not long after they started sailing inland a large tiger walked out of the jungle. It fell down, covered in blood it looked dead.
"What would cause the tiger to just fall over and die?" Usopp asked freaking out.
Not long after they found as good a place as any to stop so Zoro dropped the anchor.
Luffy always thinking about his stomach yelled to Sanji. "SANJI, KAIZOKU BENTO."
"Sure, Sure" Sanji said heading to the kitchen.
"Where are you going?" Nami asked
"On an adventure!" Luffy said excited about exploring the island
"Would you mind if I went with you?" Vivi asked
"Yeah, sounds good to me." Luffy said
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Nami asked
"Of course, I can't just sit here and wait for the log pose to point to the next island. Besides Carue will be with me." Carue freaked out at the idea of exploring the island.
"I'll make you a special bento!" Sanji said from the kitchen door.
"And a drink for Carue" Vivi added
A little while later Sanji came out of the kitchen with a lunch for Luffy, Vivi and a drink for Carue.
"Let's go" Luffy said. Luffy and Carue jumped over the side of the ship and they headed off into the jungle to explore.
"I'm going for a walk." Zoro said. Nami was cautious about Zoro walking around anywhere with his terrible sense of direction. But she knew he would be fine.
"Oi Zoro, we're out of food. If you see something that looks edible while you're exploring bring it back." Sanji said
Ready to get his rekindle his rivalry with the cook Zoro said something he knew would get the cooks blood boiling. "Right, I'll get something you couldn't bring back yourself."
"HOLD IT!" Sanji yelled "I heard that you bastard, you think you can bring back something bigger than I could?"
"Of course." Zoro said annoyed
"A hunting contest?" Sanji said standing on the railing of the ship. He jumped over the side and stood next to Zoro. "Whoever brings back the most meat wins!" Sanji said. They both walked off into the forest in different directions.
'Why do they all have to act like that?' Nami thought but she was snapped back to reality when Usopp asked her something.
"Nami, have you gotten your memories back yet?" Usopp asked
"Yeah, why?"
"There's something about this island."
"Do you want your memories back?"
"Yeah, I think I do. I want to know what it is about this island that has me so curious."
"Ok, didn't your dad give you your slingshot?"
"Really, that's what you have to do get our memories back?" Usopp said
"I know, but it works. It's still weird though." Nami said just shrugging it off.
Soon all of Usopp's latent memories came flooding back to him.
"Wow that really does work." Usopp said. "I remember everything. Now I know what it was about this island that had me so freaked out."
"Yeah, that fool Mr. 5 is going to put explosives into some of our alcohol." Nami said
"Let's go down into the store room and look around. Who knows maybe you got a care package from the future." Usopp said
Usopp and Nami went down into the store room and after a little looking they found two bags. One bag had stuff for Nami while the other one had stuff for Chopper. They didn't touch Chopper's bag. Nami looked into her bag and found plenty of cool toys.
"Usopp, do you have enough wood to make two gardens?"
"I think I should have enough for two." Usopp said
"Good, I am going to need one to grow my weather balls."
Looking through the bag Nami found a guide similar to Usopp's which she wasn't going to need. She also found a note in her bag. She unfolded the note and began reading it to herself. Nami's mood changed rather quickly. She was a little caught off guard by what she was reading.
"Are you alright Nami?" Usopp asked
"Yeah, I'm fine. You know now that we both remember everything about our weapons and the stuff we have to grow we won't need theses guides anymore. We should burn them and the letters, we can't leave stuff like that just lying around." Nami said
'I really don't care about the stuff I just can't leave this letter lying around, I haven't even read the whole thing yet.' Nami thought 'But I can't just burn this it would be suspicious.'
"I completely agree." Usopp said
"I am going to drop this stuff off in my room and get back onto the deck." Nami said heading down the stairs to her room. Once in her room she put the bag of weapons in her closet. She took the note out, and read over the whole thing.
To my past self,
I know this must be weird, reading a letter from a future version of yourself. But trust me it is just as weird if not weirder writing this. I don't think I have to write anything in this letter that you don't already know about the Sorcery Clima-tact. .
I am sure you know why I am writing this letter. Only recently have I been able to admit to myself the feelings I have for Luffy. He has done so much for me in the past, starting with defeating Arlong and destroying Arlong Park. I have no doubt that he will again put himself in harm's way to do all he can for the crew. Luffy cares about us and we are treated as equals in the crew. He doesn't abuse his position as Captain to make us to do what he wants that often. When he does it's because he wants to have fun and explore. He is so carefree but at the same time can be serious when he has to be. He brought us together and gave us a place to belong, yet he has never asked for anything in return.
I really do love him and I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to realize it. I guess I didn't want to admit that I could've and already had fallen for such an idiot. But he is such a lovable idiot. That big goofy smile that even in the tensest of situations makes you feel at ease. I don't know why it took me so long to admit it to myself.
You have the opportunity I didn't have. You can make choices that are different from mine. Tell Luffy how you feel about him. This may or may not be a surprise but we have been watching from the future. I have seen the way he looks at you. I am certain he feels the same way about you. He had ten years to think about all the adventures he had and would have again. I am certain that we were always on his mind. Yet I think there may be a special place for me/ you in Luffy's heart.
Someday he will be King of the Pirates, I have faith that he will do it again. It's just a matter of time. Just make sure he enjoys more than the adventure this time. Take that as you wish. I am not going to ask you to do something you aren't ready for. But I do know that you are trying to make sense of the memories that were given to you. Take what I have learned about Luffy and put it to use. The adventure was so important to him the first time. But now that he knows all about what's going to happen, give him something else to look forward to. Be the wildcard in his life. Make life on the ship a little bit more interesting than it already is.
If that does mean sleeping with him, that is your choice. Regardless, you should be there for him. Eventually you guys are going to have to tell him about your memories. You can't leave him in the dark for too long. You also can't play ignorant for very long either. I am not exactly sure how Luffy will react. But if I had to guess he might be relieved, he won't have to hide anything from you guys and everyone will be able to act like you have been together for years. Because technically you have been.
Good luck,
Nami
Once she finished reading it she folded it up, put in her desk and walked back outside. Nami got comfortable in her chair. She was opening a book getting ready to read when Usopp walked up to her.
"How did you get your memories back?" Usopp asked
"When Luffy asked about my bracelet they came back to me."
"You're telling me that Luffy triggered your memories coming back?"
"He did, and I don't think he's aware we have memories of our future."
Nami and Usopp continued talking but were interrupted when Brogy walked up to the Merry.
"Gababababababa! Do you have any alcohol, it's been so long since I've had a drink?"
"I think we do actually." Nami said
Brogy made this ridiculous face when a dinosaur bit him on the ass. Brogy grabbed his ax and in one motion chopped the tyrannosaurus's head off.
"I was going to ask if you're alright, but that doesn't seem necessary." Usopp said
"That was nothing to me." Brogy said
"I AM ELBAF'S MIGHTIEST WARRIOR BROGY!" He yelled. "Now that I have some meat, join me as my guests."
Instead of pretending to be dead or sleeping like last time they looked to each other then back to Brogy.
"We would be honored." Usopp said. They got off the ship and followed Brogy to his home.
Meanwhile Luffy and Vivi were wandering around the forest when they saw a half dozen Apatosaurus's eating the leaves from the tops of the trees.
"Look at the dinosaurs." Luffy said excited
"I can't believe we landed on a prehistoric island." Vivi said
That was when Luffy launched himself into up into the air and landed on top of one of the Apatosaurus's heads. Soon he was jumping from dino to dino. Vivi was freaking out yelling at Luffy telling him to be careful. He stopped before he was swallowed by the largest of the dinos. That was when Dorry cut the head and a long portion of the neck off of the dinosaur Luffy had been playing on. The dinosaurs head fell on the ground while Dorry caught Luffy in his hand.
"Gegyagyagyagya! I've been watching you swinging around here playing, what a lively little human you are. It's been so long since I've had a guest."
"Damn you're huge."
"I am Elbaf's Mightiest Warrior, Dorry!"
Vivi was surprised to see a giant. Carue had just about passed out being so terrified.
"A giant, I've never seen one. I've only heard about them in stories" Vivi said
"I'm Luffy, I'm a pirate. My friends Vivi and Carue are down there." Luffy said pointing to them on the ground.
"Why did you say that Luffy-san." Vivi said annoyed
"Let's go cook this up." Dorry said as he put Luffy down on the ground near his friends. He picked up the dinosaur and started walking back to his home.
"Let's go" Luffy said to Vivi and Carue. Luffy began following Dorry. Vivi and Carue looked ahead to Luffy, then at each other before they ran to catch up to Luffy.
Meanwhile Zoro and Sanji were off in different parts of the jungle looking for meat. They ran into various large dinosaurs along the way. Both were more than a match for the predators. They both took out the prey that they had stumbled upon. Each competitor began dragging their spoils back to the ship.
By now Nami, Usopp and Brogy made it to his home.
"Now let's get this dinosaur meat cooking." Brogy said
Sometime later the meat had finished cooking.
"Gababababababa! Let's eat." Brogy said putting an enormous piece of meat in front of Nami and Usopp. "Enjoy, dinosaur meat is tasty!"
"It does look good." Usopp said
"By the way Brogy-san, do you know how long it takes for a log to set on this island?" Nami asked
"One year."
Nami and Usopp both fell over after hearing how long they would have to be on the island. 'I can't believe I forgot something like that.' Nami thought
Meanwhile on another part of the island Luffy and Vivi were talking with Dorry.
"By the way, why are you on this island?" Luffy asked
"I'm here with another man. You see on our village of Elbaf we have laws. To settle a fight the two opponents must leave the village and accept the judgment of our God of Elbaf. I started a feud and to this day another man and I have used this island as our dueling ground. The rightful victor shall triumph and survive. Gegyagyagyagya! But it's been 100 years and we still haven't settled it!"
"You guys have been fighting for 100 years!?" Luffy said
"It's nothing to be surprised by, we live three times longer than you little pipsqueaks."
While walking through the jungle Zoro and Sanji ran into each other while taking their prey to the Merry. They began to argue over which dinosaur was bigger. Sanji's dinosaur had a longer tail and he argued there was no edible meat on Zoro's dinosaur. Neither would admit that they lost. Then the volcano in the center of the island erupted.
"When that volcano erupts again that will be the end of the contest." Sanji said
Both left their contenders and went for a second attempt to get a larger animal.
On another part of the island Luffy and Vivi heard the volcano erupt. Luffy knew what this meant but Vivi didn't.
"That's a huge eruption!" Luffy said
"Time to go." Dorry said standing up grabbing his sword.
Usopp and Nami were eating some of their dinosaur meat when they heard the eruption.
'It's time for Dorry and Brogy to fight.' Usopp thought to himself
"Sorry about this. I must be going." Brogy said. That's the signal for our next match in our 100 year long battle."
"Why are you fighting?" Nami asked
"I…can't remember." Brogy said scratching the back of his neck.
"What possible reason could they have to fight for 100 years?" Vivi asked
"It's about honor." Luffy said
Brogy began running towards his opponent of 100 years. When the two giants clashed a giant shockwave resonated from their weapons colliding with the others shield. The battle went on for a while. Neither side gaining any sort of advantage. While the two giants fought the landscape was changing drastically. Usopp and Luffy were watching the fight just as intently as they did the first time. Nami was a little more interested this time but she still thought it was pretty pointless. However she understood why Usopp would be so enthralled by the fight going on. The fighting went on for a little while longer until they both fell down after hitting each other in the face with their shields. Both were breathing heavy as they tried to catch their breath.
"73,466 battles" Brogy said
"73,466 draws" Dorry said
"Guess what, Dorry! I just got some alcohol from my two little guests!"
"I haven't had a drink in so long! Gimme some too!" Dorry said. Brogy got up and went back to his camp. Brogy soon returned with three barrels of alcohol for his rival. Dorry thanked him and went back to his camp where Luffy and Vivi were waiting.
"Gegyagyagyagya! So the two people with Brogy are your nakama. There's a guy with a long nose and a woman."
"That's Usopp and Nami. I'm surprised they got off the ship."
"So then I guess I got this from you as well."
"Dorry-san does it really take a whole year for the log to set?" Vivi asked
"Yes but most humans who land on this island die before their logs set. Some become dinosaur food, some succumb to the heat and others try to attack us, but they all die. It seems that spending a year on this island is too much for humans."
"It seems like that's true." Luffy said but he was thinking about the two years he spent on Rusukaina and the how crazy the climate was and the animals he had to deal with.
"If we have to wait a year who knows what will happen to my country in that time!" Vivi said holding her head in her hands.
"Don't worry Vivi, we will do everything in our power to get you home." Luffy said
"We have an Eternal Pose but it points to Elbaf and the winner of the battle will claim it." Dorry said. "You can try and take it from me."
"We don't want to go there." Luffy said
"If we lose our way to Alabasta there won't be any reason to continue." Vivi said
"Well then, why not set out and try to find the right way yourselves? If luck is with you, you'll make it."
"You could be right. We might just make it" Luffy was just laughing when he remembered something about the barrels of alcohol that Dorry was given. 'It couldn't possibly be rigged to blow again could it?' Luffy thought to himself.
Luffy and Dorry were joking around about someone leaving before their log was set. Vivi was getting more and more angry. Carue was laughing along until he saw how mad Vivi was getting.
'What's so funny?' Vivi said to herself. 'How can they think like that?' A vein in Vivi's head was becoming more visible as she got more annoyed.
Brogy was repairing his ax after his most recent battle. While he was doing that he was talking with Usopp.
"I want to be just like you someday!" Usopp said
"You want to be a giant?" Brogy said
"No, I want to be like a warriot of Elbaf, I want to live my life full of honor and pride!"
Brogy just smiled and started laughing. "Gababababababa! I see! That is a wonderful idea. Live your life to the fullest with no regrets. Since we live so much longer than you scrawny runts, we think carefully about how we want to die. After all, riches, material wealth, as well as one's life will all disappear someday. But to a Warrior of Elbaf, to die with your honor untarnished… that is a glorious way to die. In the land of Elbaf, that honor is a treasure that lasts forever."
Back with the other group. Dorry picked up a barrel of alcohol and broke the lid with his thumb.
"HOLD ON!" Luffy yelled before Dorry was able to take a drink from the barrel.
"Why would you stop me from drinking this little one!?" He asked
"I think it might have been booby trapped." Luffy said
"Booby trapped, but by who?" Vivi asked. "Why would you think that?"
"There are four more people on this island than there should be." Luffy said
Vivi and Dorry looked at each other then back to Luffy.
"How could you possibly know that?" Dorry asked Luffy
"Kenbunshoku Haki" Luffy said
Again they each looked at Luffy but this time with one eyebrow cocked, they were very confused to say the least.
"The two giants, the seven of us who were on the Merry and four other people as well as countless other dinosaurs. Four Baroque Works agents might have followed us here."
"You can't be serious." Vivi said. "I can't believe we were followed."
"I don't know what this Baroque Works you are talking about is. What surprises me more is that you can tell how many people are on the island." Dorry said
"Yeah, it's pretty cool isn't it? If I had to guess Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine followed us here. They likely want revenge for Whiskey Peak. I can't tell who the other two are." Luffy said. But he knew who they were he just couldn't say who was going to show up. They had only just recently made it to the Grand Line. He couldn't let slip more than they knew at the time. That would raise even more questions.
In Mr. 3's wax house four agents of Baroque Works were waiting for the two giants to fight each other and let the explosive that was in one of the barrels of alcohol take effect.
"We begin with our first target, Blue Ogre Dorry. I know full well that the explosive will not kill him. The explosion inside his stomach will have inflicted considerable damage. We need merely await their next duel. In the meantime we can enjoy our tea." Mr. 3 said
"So you're using one giant to take out the other…huh?" Mr. 5 said. "That's a fantastic idea."
Around the same time the volcano erupted for a second time since the straw hats had been on the island.
"It's time for another round." Dorry said
"I am going to take care of those idiots who tried to mess up your duel." Luffy said
Brogy heard the signal and got ready to go fight again. Not long after that the two giants clashed once again. They were more or less evenly matched just like earlier. Close by were the four Baroque Works agents. They were watching the fight from the jungle.
"Why doesn't Dorry look like he's hurt?" Mr. 3 asked "How did you screw this up?"
"Hey, I did just as you told me. I guess he didn't drink the alcohol, you can't blame me for him not drinking it." Mr. 5 said
As much as he wanted to argue there was really nothing he could do to get Dorry to actually drink the alcohol.
While the giants were fighting Nami and Usopp were heading to meet up with Luffy, Vivi and Carue when Nami stopped.
"Why are you stopping Nami?" Usopp asked
"You can't say anything to Luffy about this being different. Once Sanji has his memories we are going to talk to Luffy about what he did. You don't know anything more than what is going on right now." Nami said
"I won't say anything that will make Luffy question I know more than I am letting on." Usopp said
"Good" Nami said and they kept on walking to go and meet up with Luffy. They made their way through the jungle and found Luffy, Vivi and Carue just sitting there talking.
"Why aren't you guys watching Dorry and Brogy fight?" Usopp asked
"I think someone tried to hurt Dorry." Luffy said
"Who would have done that?" Nami asked
"Luffy seems to believe four agents from Baroque Works are here on the island. But we aren't sure why they would want to hurt Dorry-san." Vivi said
"WHAT BAROQUE WORKS IS HERE?" Usopp yelled
Meanwhile Zoro was walking through the jungle with another dinosaur when he walked into Nami or at least a facsimile of her. 'My Haki may not be as good as it was but it's good enough to know that's not Nami.' Zoro thought to himself. "That's not Nami and I know you're in the jungle over there." Zoro said as he took his prey and walked away.
Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek were surprised that anyone could spot a fake when their teamwork had fooled so many people in the past. "Let's follow him, he might lead us to our other targets." Mr. 3 said. They let Zoro get just far enough away before they began following him. Instead of going to the ship Zoro used his Kenbunshoku haki to vaguely guide him through the jungle until he met up with Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Vivi and Carue.
'This has changed quite a bit from the first time we were here. I thought that only stuff I had a hand in changing and people close to me would be affected. But here are Nami and Vivi. They were caught in a wax cake last time. Maybe the changes I have made here have a lot greater impact than I think they do. I will have to be more careful.' Luffy thought.
"Zoro, what are you doing here?" Luffy asked
"I guess I got lost walking back to the ship." Zoro said, he never liked that but this was as good a time as any to use it. It was as believable as anything else right now.
"What are you doing with that dinosaur?" Luffy asked
"The cook and I are competing to see who can bring back more meat." Zoro said
Luffy began drooling at the thought of dinosaur meat.
"What's going on here?" Zoro asked.
Before anyone could get a word in Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine walked out of the forest. "I will tell you what is going on." Mr. 5 said. "You have ruined our plans. Now we are going to have to settle for a 30 million beri bounty instead of a 200 million beri bounty."
Luffy was sitting on the ground leaning against the giant sea king skull with his arms behind his head. "Do you really think you can beat us?" Luffy said. Then they all looked at each other then back to Mr. 5. "What 200 million bounty?" All five asked.
"Don't tell me you didn't know both of those giants each have a bounty of a 100 million beri on their heads."
All six of them shook their heads side to side indicating that they had no idea what he was talking about. While Mr. 5 was talking to the pirates Miss Goldenweek and Mr. 3 were walking through the jungle. They wanted to sneak up on the pirates. The agents from Baroque Works were out-numbered so they would have to take advantage of the fact that their enemy didn't know how many of them were on the island. They needed all of the advantages they could get.
Luffy could sense Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek while Usopp, Nami and Zoro could only tell that people were in the jungle. Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine began running towards the pirates to attack them. While that was happening Mr. 3 used his Wax powers to try and capture anyone not agile enough to get out of the way. In doing so he was able to capture Usopp, Nami and Vivi.
"Well shit" Usopp said frustrated at himself for being caught.
"Well isn't that just great." Zoro said looking at his three friends on the ground.
"I need a little time to create my masterpiece." Mr. 3 said looking to his two higher numbered comrades. "Do whatever you have to do to get me as much time as you can." Mr. 3 didn't believe his comrades were going to be able to get him very much time so he had to hurry. The end of the 3 made out hair was ignited and the wax began to flow off of his arms and soon it began to take shape. In no time at all in the middle of the clearing stood a forty foot tall cake with four tiers. On top of the smallest tier was a bowl shaped section that was flat on top. Near the outer edge of the cake were a dozen candles.
In the same amount of time it took Mr. 3 to make a giant wax cake Luffy and Zoro had easily taken out Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine. Again.
"I knew they wouldn't be of much help."
"What is the cake for?" Luffy asked
"I am going to use it to create my greatest masterpiece and your friends are going to be a part of it." Mr. 3 said. He used his wax powers to set Usopp, Nami and Vivi into place on top of the first tier of the cake. Finally he lit the candles on top of the cake. As soon as the candles were lit the top started spinning. It started out slow and progressively picked up speed until it wouldn't go any faster. Not long after the top began spinning white wax flakes started raining down. Slowly Mr. 3's prisoners were building up a white film of wax on their skin.
"Can you get them out of there without hurting them?" Luffy asked Zoro.
"Shouldn't be a problem." Zoro said pulling out Wado. 'I can actually do something about it this time. Last time I couldn't do anything to free myself.' Zoro said to himself. "If you take the top off of the cake I will be able to cut them free."
"Shishishi!" Luffy only laughed. "Gear Second" Luffy said as his fists and forearms turned red as steam started flowing off of them. Luffy stretched his arms back to the edge of the jungle. "Gomu Gomu no Twin Jet Pistol." Luffy said as his arms shot forward and hit the cake. The top of the cake was launched from the fourth tier and sent flying.
Back where Dorry and Brogy were fighting. They both had stopped for a moment to catch their breath. As they were standing up to continue a white object zoomed right between them. They both turned their heads to watch the white object sail off for a ways past the island. Not too long after it sailed past the two giants it landed in the ocean creating a sizeable wave putting out the candles. The force of Luffy's attack combined with the impact of hitting the water shattered the wax bowl.
"How dare you do that to my masterpiece!" Mr. 3 said very clearly pissed off. It was just then that Mr. 3 felt a chill run down his spine. Luffy left him conscious but knocked out Miss Goldenweek.
"I'm not going to fight the little girl." Luffy said.
"Are you turning into Sanji?" Zoro asked
"Nope, it would just be better for us if we ended this quickly and I don't want to waste time figuring out how she fights." Luffy said
"How can we get out of this?" Vivi asked. "I have a plan." Usopp said with a smile. "Now that she is out cold it's up to Luffy, Zoro and Carue to save us." For a while now Usopp had been signaling for Carue to come closer to him. With Mr. 3 distracted and Miss Goldenweek out Carue made his way over to Usopp. Usopp had an incredible length of rope in his bag that was soaked in an accelerant so that it would burn. He dropped the rope in front of Carue.
"Carue take the rope and run around the cake!" Usopp said. Carue took one end in his mouth and started running. He ran around the around the bottom of the cake three times before he made his way up the cake and all around the other three layers of cake. A length of rope was left on the ground, Usopp took out his slingshot and got ready to fire. "Get ready you two, it's going to get hot." Usopp said
"What are you talking about?" Vivi asked. Usopp didn't answer before he said "Hissatsu Kaen Boshi." In a matter of seconds the rope had been lit. The fire began spreading up the rope and soon the whole cake was engulfed in a giant fireball.
Inside the fireball Nami and Vivi were yelling at Usopp. "You can be mad at me once we are out of here!" Usopp said. Soon the wax was melted enough for the three to get out. Usopp and Vivi got out ok. Nami had a little bit of trouble and stayed in the fire just a little bit longer than the other two. In the process of moving through the fire her shirt caught fire and unfortunately so did her bra. She was finally out of the fire but she was completely topless. She put her arms across her chest to prevent everyone from seeing her breast.
"Luffy, give me your vest." Nami yelled. Luffy looked over while he was avoiding attacks from Mr. 3 in his wax fight suit. Luffy blushed seeing the position Nami was in. But he quickly obliged, unbuttoning his shirt and tossing it over to Nami. She turned around, put the vest on, buttoned it up and turned back around.
"Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling" Luffy said as steam started bellowing off of his arms. He began punching the chest of the wax suit. It didn't take long before the suit started to crack. Once the first crack appeared each consecutive hit caused it to spiderweb until the armor nearly broke apart. Luffy kept going for just a little longer. That was until Mr. 3, suit and all fell down face first on the ground. Zoro walked over to him, tilted his head up to see that he was unconscious. Zoro let go of his head and he let it hit the ground once again. With the battle over the five plus Carue regrouped and started talking.
"That was fun." Luffy said
"Now I have to know. I have seen you use that trick a few times now where you just knock people out. What is it?" Vivi asked
"It's called Haki." Luffy said. "Everyone is born with the potential to use two of the three varieties of Haki. I can use all three. Only around one out of a million can use it. Most people don't even know they have it. Between now and when we get to Alabasta I plan on teaching everyone the basics."
"Do you think I can learn it?" Vivi asked
"It's entirely possible" Luffy said
"So what now?" Zoro asked
"We have to find that idiot Sanji." Nami said
Luffy had been doing his best to avoid staring at Nami. If he looked at her his face would have been the same color as his shirt. It was a little tight but Nami filled out the shirt rather well. It really didn't leave a whole lot to the imagination.
"Usopp, let us know before you do something stupid like that!" Nami said agitated at him. She wasn't so annoyed at the fire so much as she was annoyed by the fact that she was topless coming out of the fire.
Dorry and Brogy's 73,467th battle ended in yet another draw. They made their way over to Dorry's camp site where the straw hats had been fighting Mr. 3 and his accomplices.
"What's going on here?" Dorry asked
"I told you there were people here besides us. These idiots put explosives in our alcohol to try and ruin your duel." Luffy said
"Is that true?" Brogy asked
"Yeah the kid with the straw hat said that people were on the island and they were here to…You know I'm not sure why they were here." Dorry said
"They were here to capture you and claim your bounties." Usopp said
"You know I forgot we even had bounties at all." Brogy said
"Yeah, you do! I can't imagine too many more people will be crazy enough to come after you two." Nami said
"Well, we would like to thank you for dealing with these little pests."
"It was our honor. We couldn't let your hundred year duel be sullied by lowly bounty hunters." Luffy said.
In the meantime Sanji had made it back to the ship with his entry for the hunting contest he and Zoro were competing in. But it was strange, he waited for everyone for a while and no one made their way back to the ship from exploring.
"It's weird that no one has made it back to the ship yet." He said getting up and walking over to the side of the ship. He jumped over the side and once on the ground he began walking randomly into the jungle. After a while walking around aimlessly he found a large white structure that was very out of place in the dense green jungle.
"What's this and what's it doing out here?" Sanji said. He opened the door and walked in. He saw a table and chairs as well as a tea set. So he made himself comfortable and sat down. He poured himself a cup of tea just to relax. He was about to take a sip, but he was interrupted when the den den mushi in the picnic basket started ringing.
"Purupurupuru, purupurupuru, purupurupuru."
It continued to ring until Sanji took it out of the picnic basket, put it on the table and answered it.
"Hey, thanks for calling. This is the shitty restaurant. You wanna place an order?
"Cut the bullshit. You Ass. Your report's late."
"Huh, report? And might I inquire as to who is calling?"
"It's me, Mr. 0."
'Mr. 0. If I recall, didn't Vivi-chan say that was the name of the enemy's boss? The man on the other side of this den den mushi is one of the Shichibukai.' Sanji thought
"It's been days since I gave you your orders. What the hell's going on Mr. 3?"
'I see, I think I get it now. This is the enemy's base on the island and Mr. 3 is the codename of the person they sent to kill Vivi-chan. Damn, I really shouldn't have been out hunting! They'd all better be okay.'
"What's with the silence? I asked you a question. Have you eliminated Princess Vivi and those Straw Hat Pirates?"
"Yeah, mission accomplished. I got rid of the bastards who discovered your secret. So, there's no need to pursue them anymore."
"I see, good work. The unluckies are headed towards your location. They will confirm your mission's success and make a delivery. You and Miss Goldenweek are to return to Alabasta with the Eternal Pose in the package. The time has come, we are going to begin the most critical part of our plan. When you get to Alabasta await further intructions."
It was then that Sanji noticed an otter and a vulture standing in the windows of the impromptu base.
'Who are these two?' Sanji finished thinking that and the Unluckies prepared to attack the person they didn't recognize.
"Oi. What's going on?"
"Oh… Nothing at all…" Sanji said. The vulture and otter began attacking Sanji but he quickly beat both of them.
"What happened? What was that noise?"
"One of those Straw Hat bastards was still alive, but I finished him off."
"Alive, you told me you completed your assignment. Isn't that what you said?"
"Well, yes. I thought I did complete it but this bastard was a lot stronger than I expected."
"In other words, you gave me a false report."
"Well, yeah if you want to put it that way…But this time, I'm quite sure I've finished him off. No need for you to send anyone else here."
"Whatever. In any case, you're to head straight for Alabasta. I'm ending the transmission here. It would be annoying if the Marines got wind of this. I will reestablish communication the same way you have been receiving orders until now. That is all. Mr. 3." Crocodile hung up and the call ended.
"The line's been cut. Oh well. Just who the hell are these guys?" Sanji looked down and saw an Eternal Pose on the floor next to the strange otter. He picked it up, walked out the door and went back to the Merry to wait for everyone else.
"I can't believe we have to wait a year for the Log to set before we can go to the next island." Zoro said rather annoyed. But he was hoping that Sanji would come through like last time and get them a way off of this island.
"You're right this is no laughing matter!" Nami said annoyed. "Ouch."
"You alright?" Zoro asked
"Yeah, it was only a bug bite." Nami said. Then something hit her. "Oh shit." Nami said out loud for them all to hear.
"What's wrong Nami?" Luffy asked
"Nothing, nothing's wrong." Nami said. 'I thought I would be okay with a shirt on but I guess I was wrong.' Nami thought. 'I can't let this phase me just yet.'
"Ok, as long as you're sure." Luffy said. 'I know for a fact Nami got sick on this island but I don't know when she did. Wait, was it the bug bite that got her sick? It must have been.'
Just then Sanji walked out of the forest and started acting all well… like Sanji would around pretty girls. "Nami-swaaaan!., Vivi-chwaaaan!... and the rest of you bastards!"
"That dork never showed up to help us and he has the gall to show up now?!" Usopp said annoyed. He was angry that he was put through more danger than last time.
"Yo, Sanji. Anything interesting happen while you were out walking around?" Luffy asked
"You know, now that you mention it I did find this weird wax building. Then an otter and a vulture attacked me."
"An otter and a vulture." Vivi said. "Those were the unluckies! They are Mr. 0's personal messengers."
"Oh, yeah speaking of Mr. 0. I talked to him. He thought I was Mr. 3. I told him that I killed you all. He shouldn't send any one else after us."
"That is genius Sanji-kun." Nami said
"Thank you Nami-san!" Sanji said with hearts in his eyes. But the hearts vanished when he saw what Nami was wearing. "Why are you wearing Luffy's shirt Nami-san?"
"Oh, this. My shirt and bra were destroyed." Nami said like it was no big deal. She also knew that this would infuriate Sanji. And she was right, it really set him off.
"You said both your shirt and bra were destroyed that means!" Sanji said. He continued to think perverted thoughts until his nose bled. It was nowhere near as bad as it was on Fishman Island. Seeing this reaction from Sanji prompted her to hit him upside the head knocking out of dream land and back to reality. "I can't believe I missed that!" Sanji said. And Nami hit him in the head again.
"He will never learn." Zoro said
"What was that Marimo?" Sanji said as he got up and walked over to Zoro. They were about to fight but Luffy interrupted them.
"Sanji, you were talking about Crocodile. Did you find anything else?"
"Actually I did, I almost forgot. The unluckies as Vivi-chan called them had brought this with them." Sanji pulled out an Eternal Pose to Alabasta and held it up for everyone to see. Vivi ran over to Sanji and gave him a hug.
"Thank you so much, Sanji-san!" Vivi said "For a moment I thought all was lost!"
"Y-You're welcome! It was nothing!" Sanji sad with hearts in his eyes.
"Hey I hope you didn't forget about our hunting contest?" Sanji said to Zoro
"No, I didn't. I found a rhino that was huge." Zoro said
"I doubt it was larger than my dinosaur." Sanji said
"With an eternal pose to Alabasta it looks like it's time to leave." Luffy said
"You are in quite a hurry." Brogy said
"It's too bad you can't stay, but don't let us keep you. I hope your country is safe." Dorry said
"Thank you." Vivi said
The Straw Hats plus Vivi and Carue walked into the forest and made their way back to the Merry. Zoro and Sanji argued over who's catch was bigger. The two idiots wouldn't give up arguing over who's catch was bigger.
"It really doesn't matter whose is bigger, I bet both dinosaurs are delicious!" Luffy said
"Plus, we can't store that much meat, even with Luffy's appetite it would still spoil." Nami said. "Take what you can and leave the rest NOW!" Nami yelled. Zoro and Sanji got their asses in gear and cut up and put as much meat as they could store in the freezer. They set sail after they were all done.
Dorry and Brogy were standing on either side of the mouth of the river leading away from the island.
"You guarded our honor with your lives." Dorry said
"And so, we shall do the same, no matter what kind of enemy there may be." Brogy said
"A friend's honor must never be tarnished, no matter what the cost!" Dorry said
"Believe in us and continue straight ahead! Whatever should appear, do not stray from your course!" Brogy said
Soon after a giant goldfish appeared in the path of the Straw Hats. They kept sailing straight forward as Brogy told them and sailed into the gold fish's mouth. They were being swallowed when all of the sudden they could see daylight in front of them. Dorry and Brogy swung their weapons with enough force to blow a hole in the gold fish. Dorry and Brogy's weapon broke from the force and fell in the ocean.
Back to the future Straw Hats watching through the portal
"Earlier Nami finally admitted her feelings for Luffy, but what I want to know is what you wrote to yourself?" Robin asked
"I might tell you Robin, but I will not tell the rest of you guys." Nami said
"You know I think I would rather not know." Usopp said
"I think the rest of us already have a pretty good idea who you wrote about and a good idea of the contents of the letter." Zoro said
"You know what bothers me is that nothing really could be done to prevent Nami from getting sick." Chopper said
"That's true, I even had on a different shirt. I was still bitten by that stupid bug." Nami said
"Yeah, but you getting sick along with some luck is what lead us to Chopper." Usopp said
"Now that Nami-san is sick with some luck they'll make it to Drum Kingdom again." Sanji said
"Do you think Luffy-san will find out that one by one they are getting our knowledge of their possible future?" Brook asked
"I don't know but there is something that has been bothering me about this." Franky said. "Do you remember in Shakky's bar when Usopp asked if the One Piece was real or not? Luffy freaked out threatening to give up being a pirate because he wasn't going to go on a boring adventure? What is keeping him grounded this time? He knows that the One Piece is real and he knows they will get there."
"I think we've all thought about this." Nami said
"I know I have." Usopp added.
"It's going to be weird for him finding out they all know of the future. But I think it will be something to look forward to watching. I bet he is willing to travel down the same path for a while. I can only wonder what will happen when he gets to Marineford." Sanji said
"One thing is certain, no matter how much they might want to help. Luffy will not put their safety in jeopardy to save his brother. He won't risk losing one of us just to save his brother. We didn't get to see him after he lost Ace. But when I talked to Jinbe the last time we saw him, he could still remember seeing the pain in Luffy's eyes even weeks later when they were on Amazon Lily recovering. He could also remember how happy Luffy was when he started thinking about us and what he still had." Zoro said
"I hate to admit it but the marimo is right, it would be useless to argue with him. This would be one of the few times I could see him using his rank against us." Sanji said
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