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(Eve's P.O.V.)

I watched as Boodle-Poodle guy looked like he was having a conniption. I don't remember what he's doing, so I listen as he rants. "It's just so miserable! So miserable! Shushu and you youngsters are fighting like this…! But why is it that I, being the village chief, can only watch our village being trampled?!" Nami looked worried as she tried to calm him down. "Wait chief, calm down!" Boodle-Poodle-san turned to Luffy, various veins bulging as he continued to shout. "To a real man, there are some fights that cannot be avoided! Isn't that right kid?!" Luffy just nodded with his usual smile and said, "That's right mister!" Nami yelled at Luffy for encouraging him, and I stifled a chuckle. Boodly-Poodly-Doodly-Doo then recounted his back story. I listened quietly, listening to everything this town has been through. "This village and the villagers are my treasure!" He declared, raising his spear in the air. "What kind of chief doesn't protect his own village?! I'm going to fight!"Geez...Wish I had that kind of resolve...Man, Boodle-Poodle-Doodle-Strudel-Dude is pretty cool for an old man. I smiled, remembering my Oyaji, my family. And then I stopped. I will die if I'm distracted, I made that mistake once and the cost was only mine. But what if it happens again? No, if I get distracted someone else may suffer because of it and I will not let that happen under any circumstances. INCOMING! Oh yea- "Get down!" I shouted, pushing Zoro away from the wall he was leaning on, just before another Buggy Ball obliterated the entire row of houses, making us roll a few feet.

"Oof..Gah..Not..Feeling the love.." I winced, feeling my bandages stain again. After everyone said they were unharmed, Poodle-san started clawing at his chest with a hand. "...! It fells as if my chest is being scraped out…!" I frowned, my eyes softening in understanding as I stared at him. Nami tried to intervene to calm him down again. "Chief-"

"Do you think I'll allow pirates to trample all over us again?!" I saw Zoro looking at my bandages from the corner of his eyes, but he quickly turned away when I looked at him. I resisted to cough, because I knew only blood would come up. "For a 'horse-skeleton-like guy' who suddenly pops out…! He has absolutely no right to trample all over our forty years!" Boodle took a determined pose with his arms spread wide, his spear in the air. "I am the chief! I won't leave and let the village be treated this way!" He started to run off, but Nami caught his hand. "ALright! I'm going to go fight!" Nami looked to be on the verge of panicking, she obviously didn't want this mayor to die. Neither do I, for that matter. But I remember Luffy stops him just before Buggy can kill him. You're captain's crazy. Haha, you're just now realizing that? He's crazy ambitious, and that's a good thing.

"W-Wait a minute chief!" Nami cried desperately, trying to hold him back.

"Let go of me kid!"

"Those people are dangerous! So what's the point in going?! This is too reckless!"
Boodle turned to her, tears in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall as he replied angrily.
"I KNOW IT'S RECKLESS!" I smiled, feeling the urge to clap, but resisting. I like this guy, I decided. "The Chief..! Was crying!" Nami said, stunned. Luffy smiled, looking at Boodle as he ran down the road. "Really? I didn't see anything," He said. Zoro grinned, looking at Luffy. "For some reason this is starting to feel more fun." Luffy laughed and agreed. I chuckled, but immediately regretted it as some blood slipped past my lips.

I tried to hide it before anyone noticed, but I was too late. I sighed, coughing I slumped to the ground, a bitter smile on my face.

"Looks like I'm out. Sorry, I didn't do much to he-" I broke into a bloody coughing fit, my hand trying to stop the blood. Luffy walked over to me, his face uncharacteristically serious. "Hey girl, what's your name?" I looked up at him, offering my left hand, since the right was covered in blood. "Eve Daniels, at your service. You?" He grinned, eyes shadowed by his hat. "Monkey D. Luffy, the next Pirate King!" He said, grasping my hand with a firm shake. "Nice to meet ya," I grinned. "Hey Luffy-san, do me a favor?" He tilted his head, waiting for me to say what it was. I grinned despite the burning pain in my throat. "Don't let the old man die, and give that clown hell."

Luffy smiled widely at me, tugging down his hat with a nod. "You can count on it! Come on Zoro, Nami, let's take down Buggy the clown!" He started to race down the road only to be stopped by Nami.

"Wait Luffy, just to be clear, we're just cooperating. I'm just going for the treasure and the map, whether you guys fight or not, it's not my problem." Luffy nodded, running again with Zoro and Nami behind. I waited until I couldn't see them anymore, before I keeled over and my head slammed into the dust. Aah! You pushed yourself too hard Boss! Aw...I really wanted to see Buggy get his butt kicked… No way! You undid all my hard work! Good thing you got some experience from clocking Mohji, otherwise we'd be in serious trouble! My head was starting to pound from lack of blood, and my throat was burning. Suddenly, tendrils of white curled out of the inlets in my body and did a U-turn back towards my skin. Right before they touched a thin-looking shield? Forcefield? What the heck is covering my body and why is it invisible?! Think of it as an electrical exoskeleton...Without the sturdiness of a skeleton..and It's basically just a thin film of electric currents that connects every part of your body, which is how I'm able to heal you. I watched as the pulsing white lights disappeared inside the light blue shield. What else can it do? I asked, smiling as I felt energy return to my body and the burning in my throat fade. Oh you'll find out with time~ Don't be coy with me, do I need to pull rank?!

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Get your furry butt out here.

I sat up as bunny-chan suddenly appeared before me. He grinned at me and bounced around me. "You need a name." I said suddenly. He pouted, a tuft of hair drooping into his face as he flopped onto his butt. "But I have a name~" He whined, I shook my head, putting a finger to my forehead in concentration. "No no no, it's too long! Your new name is...Puuya!" He slowly nodded, silently trying it out before a smile broke his face. "I like master's new name for me! It sounds tough! And brave!~" I chuckled and patted his head, suddenly I stiffened. "Where is...My back..pack?" Both of us paled. It was on the roof of the bar…Behind the crates...Where Buggy was… Puuya started running around screaming "We're gonna diieeeee~" I just facepalmed, hard. I KNEW I was forgetting something! But why did it have to be my backpack of all things?! I sighed, running my fingers through my long hair that reached mid-back. "No crying over spilt milk I suppose." I suddenly slammed my fist into my palm, coming to a decision. "Right, well. Let's go and get it then!" Puuya screeched to a halt, his jaw dropping and tears started running down his face. "WHAT?! ARE YOU CRAZY?! You're still injured and you barely survived last time!" I shrugged. "I have to get it back somehow, besides it has my iPhone in it, I'll need that." I shakily got up to my feet and trudged onwards, my hands in my pockets as I ignored Puuya tugging and pulling at my pant legs, crying and screaming at me to stop or I'll get killed.

I walked past Cabaji on the ground and a sleeping Zoro, only to see Buggy fly at Nami. I wanted to run forward only to remember my stab wound that hadn't been able to heal. "Crud..!" I then went speechless as Luffy kicked Buggy's "Family jewels", causing him to halt in mid-air with tears streaming down his face. I burst out laughing, not caring that my wound was aching with each laugh. "HAHAHAHAH ahaha AHHA AHAHA A! That was priceless!" I wiped a tear from my eye and got to my feet, Puuya hiding inside me. Which, by the way, felt really...weird. It's like having a bluetooth ear-piece...In your head. I sighed happily, scanning the wreckage of the bar as I walked past Luffy, giving him a thumbs-up. I shoved a few broken pieces of wood to the side here, kicked a few boards there, but I wasn't finding it. Puuya can you locate my backpack?

Um...Hang on let me materialize. I'll hide you from view as best I can. Why? Because...Um..Look just roll with it, okay? I don't need to explain myself to you! G-RUMP-Y!

I sighed, wincing at the pain once again as I walked awkwardly over to Luffy. "Nice job, you got him good." I grinned, patting his shoulder. He smiled at me, before telling Nami to drop the treasure and hide. Which she blatantly refused to. I got out of the way again, sifting through the wreckage some more, ignoring whatever the heck happens next because I know Buggy was an easy take-down for Luffy.

Five minutes later, there was clown parts on the ground, a grinning Luffy, a happy Nami, and a backpack-less me. Where the heck could it be?! I didn't count on the bar being demolished by Luffy… I sighed sadly. I FOUND IT! My head snapped up, and I jumped to my feet from where I was resting on a piece of the wall. Where?! I've got it! I'm behind the third house on the left! Be right there Puuya! Grinning madly, I ran to the designated spot, ignoring Luffy's surprised calls. Grabbing my backpack and giving Puuya a thank-you squeeze, I slipped my arms through the straps and sighed. Finally something that feels normal… Puuya disappeared into an inlet and I walked back out to the others just as the villagers started showing up. Quickly, I walked over to Zoro and woke him up. "Oi, I think you guys'll be leaving soon." He nodded and grunted a thanks, getting to his feet and walking over to Luffy and Nami.

I watched as Luffy enraged the villagers on accident, and the villagers completely ignored me. I huffed a sigh. I'm not that inconspicuous am I? "Come on guys! Let's go!" I watched as they ran away, waving with a hand. Suddenly Zoro scooped me up, grinning. "W-Whoa! DUDE! Not cool! Put me down! Oi! LISTEN TO ME DANG IT! I AM YELLING AT YOU!" He just laughed and said, "Captain's orders."

I tried to get out of his grip like before, but he was having none of it, his grip was like steel. I huffed and gave in, royally pissed off. Luffy was laughing his head off at my reaction. "Don't let her go Zoro! She's joining my crew!" "Aye Captain!" Nami just shook her head sympathetically at me. Zoro jumped onto the boat, still not letting me go. "Come on put me down!" I demanded, wincing as my wound throbbed. "Stop struggling or your wounds will reopen!" He barked at me, concern lacing his voice. I sighed in defeat. Fiiinnnneeeee….I just don't like being man-handled! Ah..And I thought I'd actually be one of the few people to tell Luffy "no". Guess not. I watched as Boodle-Poodle-San came and said goodbye and thanks, even though he shot Zoro an odd look.

Suddenly, I got an idea. Hey Puuya, can I swim? No~ You can't, in exchange for an Upgrade, you have to give up your ability to swim~ I mentally sweat-dropped. Well there goes that plan, guess I really do have no choice. Why are you so against joining the strawhats?

I'm not, I just like giving stubborn people a hard time, it's like a contest to see who can be more stubborn. I almost lost there, for a second. I have one more trump card. Haha Baka!~ Oi, meanie, hush. I had more or less gotten used to the fact that Puuya was now in my head, I mean, he was more or less like a digimon...That didn't do anything but heal so far. "O-kay! Zoro you can put her down now~ Hehehehehe!" Luffy laughed, once we had moved a ways away from the docks. Zoro sat me down and easily dodged the kick to the shin I had aimed at him. "Jerks! Geez I hate being man-handled! It's degrading.." I grumbled, sitting in a corner of the boat that I now claimed as my own. Luffy just smiled cheekily at me. "Join my crew Eve!" I smiled wryly at him, resting my chin on my propped up elbow on the side of the ship. "N-O." I spelled out for him cockily. Luffy grinned, challenge accepted. I suddenly had a bad feeling about the smile on his face, and the monster-like grin on Zoro's. I sweat-dropped.

"OKAY! OKAY FINE YOU WIN HAHAHAH VERY FUNNY NOW PUT ME BACK IN THE BOAT!" I screamed, dangling like fish bait from a pole they had tied me to. Zoro and Luffy grinned at me. "Will you join my crew now?" "YES JUST PUT ME BACK IN THE DARN BOAT...Captain." They laughed, untying me and putting me back in the boat before any sharks could get me. You lost~ Shut up! I heaved a sigh of relief and glared at Nami when I heard her laugh. "You do know you're next, right?" She stopped laughing. I sat back down again with a sigh, and Zoro fell asleep. Luffy was fingering the holes in his hat sadly. Nami noticed him and sewed it back up. Needless to say, Luffy was ecstatic. I smiled at her, a mischievous grin on my face that made her shiver. "You just sealed your fate~" I said sweetly. Luffy shouted to the sky, "It's fixed!"

Nami looked at him while putting away her sewing kit. "I just mended the cuts. I think that should do it, try not to poke it to much." I chuckled to see Luffy poking it like crazy as he said, "Right! Right! Thanks! You did a great job in fixing this hat!" Three...Two...One~ "Uh oh!" Nami grew shark teeth and roared at him. "Didn't you listen to what I just said?!" She was poking him in the head with her needle while he was screaming. "Stop poking me with that needle it hurts!"

"It's useless if I hit you so I have to use the needle!" She roared back, fuming. He suddenly stopped freaking out. "Ah! That makes sense." Zoro woke up, grumbling. "You guys are too noisy! I can't sleep with all this noise." Luffy ignored him and said, "Hey I'm hungry." My stomach roared ferociously and my face turned red as everyone's eyes turned to me. Luffy laughed, "Haha Eve's stomach is hungry too!" Nami shared some food with us and I muttered an embarrassed "arigatou." After eating a loaf of bread, I realized how exhausted I was as my eyelids slammed shut. I heard worried voices as I slipped into yet another dreamless sleep...Or so I thought.

Hey Boss!~ I "opened" my eyes to see Puuya standing in front of me, on a cloud? Am I asleep? Yep! I'm in your dream~ But I don't usually dream? I know! I basically gave you this dream as a thank-you for not dying!~ Aren't I sweet? I just laughed and ruffled the tuft of hair on his head. Sure. Oh! That reminds me, when I first got stabbed, you said you used "wound experience" to heal me. What is that? Oh! Wound experience is the experience gained from saving someone else from a wound they would have gained. The same experience is gained as if you were the person inflicting the wound, and gathering experience that way. I sweat-dropped. That's too confusing. Puuya huffed, and tried again. Say you beat someone, you gain a certain amount of experience right? Well, when you save someone from being attacked you gain half of the experience you would have earned if you had beaten the attacker. You got it? I nodded slowly, letting it sink it. Yeah thanks. So is there like, a meter or gauge that I can see how much experience I have, or how much experience a person will give me? Geez needy much? I blinked down at Puuya.

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Okay so yes, I have a gauge you can use to see how much you have, but no I can't show you how much you earn for defeating people. You're just not at a high enough level yet. Sorry!~

Thanks anyways. I watched as a little screen materialized on my right glove's wrist. Cool, like, seriously this is pretty darn cool. I said, smiling. I had fifty experience points, and I saw a button on the screen I could press, so I did. Upgrade store? It's where you can upgrade your current abilities! Right now, you only have access to the Bunny Boxers~ I nodded, understanding. Scrolling through the upgrade choices, I realized only two were unlocked. I read the point costs, and saw they caused twenty and thirty. I smirked, perfect. Purchasing both upgrades, I watched as the gloves turned from white, to red, and to a light shade of orange. My gloves grew to my elbows, at a point, offering more protection. Sweet...Imagine the moves I could do with the elbow...I wonder what else I can do now? Um...Eve-Boss? Puuya said, tugging on my jeans' leg. I looked away from my hands, the gloves disappearing. Yeah? What's up? I noticed his nervous expression and frowned, getting a bad feeling. Um...You know how I said the gloves are sort of a part of you..? I nodded slowly...Um..Well Your hair..it..it's orange.