A/N: Hello, I do hope you like this chapter and will continue reading. I do intend to continue updating two more chapters, but it won't be for a while. I have an Art History 333 field trip and I won't be back home until, maybe, 9 something at night. I also have at least one chapter to write and edit for another story that I have to update tomorrow. I'll likely finish updating these chapters sometime over the weekend. I am so sorry about this.
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Chapter Nine: Nami's Dying and Bliking
Luffy's POV
"Woohoo! We're flying!" raising my arms in excitement. I would never get this chance if I stayed in the Noble-half of being the Global Leader. "Don't look back! Forward is the way to go!" I smiled happily.
The ship bounced as we hit the sea and I could still hear Usopp's happy cries and tears of joy as we did.
"I will go to Elbaf, the Village of Warriors, someday guys!" Usopp declared. The declaration made me smile. He'd learn a lot from them, but I think he would learn a lot more from the Boin Archipelago.
I know none of us are strong enough to enter the New World as we are. I'll have to find a way to give them a reason to become stronger, and the resources to do so. The problem is, how can I get them there if I don't know what will happen on Sabaody?
I was dancing with Usopp as we sang a song about Elbaf and the Giants terribly. I felt my neck burning making me stop, but that was a terrible idea. We both ended up falling over the railing. Usopp and I grabbed the railing at the same time, so we wouldn't fall in the water. I saw Nami sitting on the ground, leaning on the Main Mast.
"Could you watch the Log Pose for me, Vivi?" Nami asked. She was exhausted due to the disease she caught on the Island. It's perilous and so is the trip to get her better. "Assuming we make it to Alabasta safely, you can finally go home"
"I will return to Alabasta alive, Nami!" she sounded really determined to do so. It makes sense as it is her home. "Nami, you should lay down in bed" I told the girl when I walked up to her.
I helped Nami up when Sanji came down the steps. I kept my arm around her waist as I helped her to her room. She was getting worse. I put her in bed, placing a wet towel on her forehead.
"Rest Nami. We'll be at Nameless Island soon" I hope. I hate seeing people hurting, especially those I think of as family.
I walked outside, hearing Zoro training with his weights on the Poop Deck. He has his own Dimension to train, why does he insist on training on the deck? "Vivi?" I asked, getting her attention.
"Can you attend to Nami? Merry can self-pilot according to the Pose while Nami's in bed" I told the Princess.
"Okay, what happened to Nami?" she asked, hurrying to stand up.
"Go see for yourself, I'll put the ship on auto-pilot and meet you and the others in your room. Tend to her and tell me when there's a decline in her health" I told her before going to the Navigation Room.
Reaching the table, I pressed the necessary buttons. There aren't any Navy ships nearby and the Island isn't that close. With the wind speed, we will get there in, maybe, two days.
The Barometer is high, and the Hydrometer is low. That means it'll be sunny and dry for a while with little chance of rain.
"Merry?" I asked. Yes, what is it Captain? I frowned at this, worried for Nami.
"Auto-pilot to Drum Island using the Log Pose. Notify me and the Crew how close we are every 12 hours. Warn us if there's incoming weather anomalies or Navy and/or Pirate ships nearby as well. We have a sick passenger and she needs help right away. Any information is useful at the moment"
Of course, Captain. I will take you to Drum Island as safely and efficiently as possible. I will also inform the Crew how close we are every twelve hours. "Thank you, Merry" I nodded as I thanked the ship. I left for the girl's Cabin to check on Nami and, possibly, answer questions.
"One of the troubles Sailors come across is the abnormal climate changes" I heard Vivi say when I walked in. "That's not the case here Vivi" I told the Princess.
"We need to get to Drum Island, there's a Doctor or two there that can cure her" I informed. "Are they the reason we're going there? For the new Crewmate?" Usopp asked. I shrugged at this.
"One of them is going to be our new Crewmate. His dream is to find a cure for all illnesses. He may not agree to join the first time, but I know it is best for him to come with us. For his dream as well as ours" I explained. "Is going to Drum Island alright with you now, Vivi?" I asked.
She looked at Nami before nodding her head yes. "Does anyone here have any medical knowledge?" Vivi asked before I shrugged noncommittedly.
"I have basic medical knowledge, it's only enough to keep us alive till we find a real Doctor. It's mainly herbal medicines however, which won't help Nami much right now. I warned her not to go out with too much skin showing. Deadly diseases lurk on Little Garden and she just found one" I told them. "Sanji?"
Saying his name got his attention, and made him stop sobbing to look at me. "You have some medicinal recipe books in your personal room, the Cobalt blue door. I'm sure you can find some basic food for Nami to eat and drink. Make us something to eat to" I told him.
He nodded, heading for the door that's under the Tangerine Trees. "How's her fever, Vivi? Did it get worse?" I asked when the Princess took Nami's temperature.
"It went up, by a lot" Vivi panicked.
Zoro: "Is getting sick that bad?"
"Can be, I only get coughs and scratchy throats when I touch sea water though" I answered him.
Usopp: "I haven't been sick either"
"I don't think Sanji has either" I informed, skimming through his book in my head. "What in the World are you guys?!" Vivi yelled at us.
"A fever of 104 is deadly, this is probably why it's a deadly disease" Vivi explained. "She needs a Doctor" Usopp said. As soon as he did though, Nami sat up.
"Lay back down Nami" I told the girl, but she didn't want to listen. "No Doctor, in my desk there's a Newspaper" it's about Alabasta, I think. If there wasn't any time to get a Doctor and go to Alabasta I would've told Nami and Vivi to stay on the ship.
When Vivi came back with the Newspaper, Sanji was here with food for Nami's fever.
"This can't be…" Vivi was shocked at whatever she was reading. "What is it Vivi? Does it have to do with Baroque Works?" Sanji asked when I sat on Nami's bed.
"300,000 Imperial Soldiers have decamped to join the Rebel Army. At the beginning, there were 600,000 Imperial Soldiers forcing an end to 400,000 rebels…" Vivi was horrified, but I wasn't surprised. "The rebellion in Alabasta will gain momentum again, that was from 3 days ago" Nami explained.
"I am sorry, even if I showed it to you, it wouldn't have changed the speed of our ship" Nami apologized.
"And this won't change our course, Nami" I told the girls. "That's being unreasonable, Captain. Vivi needs to get to Alabasta" Nami told me. My eyes narrowed as I crossed my arms over my chest.
"If I didn't think we would be able to get Chopper and save Vivi's Country, I would've kept you and Vivi from leaving the ship at Little Garden. We will get you better and we will save Vivi's people. We don't need to sacrifice one for the benefit of the other"
"That's ridiculous Luffy, I don't need a Doctor" Nami tried to get up but she glowed Arctic blue with my Staff's gem. "Sleep" I ordered. She fell back onto the pillow, asleep, making me sigh in annoyance.
"We're going to save Alabasta and get Nami to a Doctor. We can do both. There might be more casualties if we skip the Doctor than if we have one. The more allies we have, the better" I told them, walking to the door. "Make sure she stays put, moving might make it worse"
I left the room, heading to the Figurehead. I started writing in the Log Book when I sat down.
I put it back in my Pouch when I finished with the Little Garden Entry. "Hey, Luffy" turning my head, I saw Vivi. Now that's a surprise. "Weren't you watching Nami?"
"I was, Zoro is now" I nodded, looking to the sky. "We need to head to Alabasta at a brisk pace, you know that" not a great quality in a Princess. I don't know what she's talking about since I know we'll save her Country in time.
"But we should get Nami cured as soon as possible, then head to my home" I smiled at this. She cares more for the people than she does the throne. You can overthrow a King, but you need good people to make a Country.
"You have 1,000,000 people to worry about, don't you?" Usopp asked. She must've mentioned Alabasta's population after I left.
"Yes, but the ship will go faster if Nami is at the Helm" I smiled at this. "That is true" Sanji smiled, hearts for eyes.
*Clash* Turning to the left, I saw a Cyclone in the distance. "We would have hit the Cyclone without an Eternal or Log Pose, right Merry?" I asked the ship.
Yes, we would have hit the Paradise Cyclone, one nautical mile* away, if you did not have a Log or Eternal Pose connected to my body. "Thank you, Merry" I nodded in thanks.
Time Skip: Next Day
Merry had told us we would reach Drum Island in 24 hours four hours ago. I stayed outside even though it was snowing. Unless someone tells me it's 'cold' or it has been an hour with lack of heat I won't know that it's 'cold'. I love Winter Islands, they're my favorite.
There is a ship nearby, Captain. It is not Navy nor is it a Pirate ship. Could it be Wapol, or whatever that guy's name is? "Zoro? Could you see if there is a man on top of the water?" I asked the man. Vivi and Zoro switched places again which is why I asked him instead of Vivi.
"Sure Luffy" he climbed the Crow's Nest. "Yeah, I do" he told me when he got to the top.
It's Wapol's Submarine. He must be heading home to Drum Island. The fact he's been gone so long though, they might not be happy to see him, or welcome us even.
~Alabasta Saga~
"That's one of Wapol's men. Wapol was the inheritor of the Island we're heading to but left when things got too dangerous. If he returns, the people of Nameless Island will live in poverty" I told my present Crew.
"It's cold today" the man said. It wasn't too cold, but if I don't get a jacket soon, I will freeze.
Zoro: "It is cold"
Usopp: "Really cold"
"You think so as well?" the man asked. Zoro and Usopp were acting odd. I don't like Chess, I really don't, but I wouldn't act oddly about him speaking. At least he's not using Checkmate, I hate that move.
"Merry? Are you far enough away?" I asked the ship. Yes Captain. Even if the ship increases buoyancy, we will not be moved back due to the rushing water of the surfacing ship.
"Thank you" I smiled when the Submarine started rising. "Could that thing be… a ship?!" Zoro sounded surprised.
Hearing the conveyor belts turning, I watched as it returned to its original form instead of staying in a ball. The flag unfurled and terrified Usopp for some odd reason.
"I-It's a Pirate ship!" I heard Usopp exclaim in fright. We're Pirates Usopp "Why'd this have to happen now? We're in a hurry, we're way too busy to deal with this" I heard Zoro complain from above me.
We are not too busy. Even if this might take a while I'll take a gamble to cure Nami. "Maaahahahaha! Did our large underwater Raid Ship, Tin Tyrant, surprise you?!" I know that laugh.
"What's going on out… here?" I turned to see Sanji. He lit a Cigarette when Shotguns were pointed at him. Five Shotguns to be exact. "So, what is going on?"
"We're being attacked" I answered simply. "And you're not doing anything with your Staff-thingy?" I frowned at this. Could, but we can handle them without my Staff.
"You guys are just weirdos, how can lowlifes like you be Pirates?"
Wapol was still eating and took a bite of his Knife when he asked that question. If I didn't know he was a Munch-Much Man, I would think that would hurt. "I find it hard that a Pirate group could only have four people. Four isn't enough for a Crew" well it is for me, until the New World anyway.
He continued eating, freaking Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji out with what he was eating. "Just watching that hurts!" Usopp freaked. "Since I am here, I might as well ask," ask what?
"I'm heading to Drum Island, so do you by any chance have an Eternal Pose or a Log Pose on you?" I frowned at this. It was supposed to be his Kingdom and he doesn't have an Eternal Pose with him? He doesn't even have a Log Pose? That's a poor excuse for a Pirate, especially one who lives in the Grand Line, not us.
"Haven't got one, haven't heard of Thrum Island either" Sanji told the man. "Drum Island" the man corrected. "That to" Sanji said, blowing smoke. I sighed at the conversation.
"We may be a weird Pirate crew, but we do have to go" I told Wapol in annoyance. "Well, now that that is out of the way, we'll be taking your treasure and your ship" Wapol declared. "First, I'm a bit hungry"
I scowled at the man when he took a bite from the railing of the Merry. "What is he?!" Usopp yelled in fright. "Why exactly are you eating our ship?! Shouldn't you have food on yours, Wapol?" I asked the Pirate Captain.
"Mr. Wapol is enjoying his meal! Leave him alone!" one of men warned when he and another man grabbed my arms. Rotating my arms, I freed them so I could hit them in the head. They fell to the ground, unconscious. "Fire!" I didn't bother dodging the bullets, but I did hear Zoro and Sanji.
Zoro: "We should've done this from the start…"
Sanji: "Oh? Can I kick them now?"
I started snickering at that. They both sounded so happy about this. Usopp on the other hand made me laugh for an entirely different reason. He was dodging bullets by climbing down the Main Mast like a Spider, freaking out the whole time.
Punching the men in front of me, I was heading straight for Wapol. I ignored the fights going on around me to. "Stop eating, Wapol!" I exclaimed, walking straight to him. "This is actually quite delicious!"
"Hey! Wapol!" I scowled at the man as he turned around. "You'll never beat Wapol! Not when he has the Munch-Much Fruit!" one of the men exclaimed. I was glad I stretched my arms back because the man was about to eat me. "Luffy!"
I pulled my arms forward as I was in the man's mouth. When they hit him, the force knocked me out of his mouth as he flew off into the distance.
Wapol's Crew were dumbfounded that their Captain was beaten so easily. I'm pretty sure every Crew thinks their Captain is strong before they're beaten. "Get your Captain! He's made of metal, right?! He'll get hypothermia if he's out in the cold too long" I yelled at his men.
Chess: "He'll drown before that!"
The Crew rushed off our ship and onto theirs when a ladder came out of the Figurehead's mouth. "We shall make you pay for this when we return for retribution!" Chess declared loudly.
Kuromarimo: "Remember us!"
"We will get you for this!"
My Crew started talking about what just happened when we could no longer hear the Bliking Pirate Crew's ramblings.
Usopp: "Wh-What was that just now? They seemed to call him Wapol, but…"
Sanji: "That doesn't really matter, so don't worry about it"
"That was Wapol and his Crew. They're heading where we are, so we should expect to see them again" I answered when I turned around. I looked to the doors behind Vivi, who was apparently outside, wondering why she's up here. "Did the fight just now wake Nami up?"
"What? No, I don't think so" she answered, sounding unsure. "She needs rest, Carue can't keep her laying down if she tries to get up again" I frowned at the Princess. Carue isn't here and he's the only one missing besides Nami.
"Oh, right" she realized. She headed back upstairs to check on our precious Navigator and friend.
Third Person POV
After a While, Luffy remembered something he saw in his Staff a few days ago. It was Smoker, Tashigi and another Marine.**
"I have just intercepted an intriguing signal, Captain Smoker!" a Marine announced when he reached the Marine Captain.
The man kept calling for his second-in-command, but she was too preoccupied with her new Sword, the Ryo-Wazamono: Kashu, to hear him. "Are you deaf, you annoying Sword-freak?!" Smoker yelled louder.
The Swordswoman tripped down the stairs before rolling on her side, narrowly missing Kashu when it landed centimeters from her nose. She scrambled away at a hurried pace as she shrieked in fear.
"Just get over here!" Smoker yelled at the woman. The average Marine sweat dropped at the woman's clumsiness while Smoker had a Denim blue tick mark on his head. "That's a black Transponder Snail" Tashigi was surprised to see it.
"We just picked up this conversation, so listen closely" Smoker told the girl. "Ready?" the Marine asked the duo. "Y-Yes, play it back, please" Tashigi stuttered as she rubbed her head.
"Mr. 0… Princess Vivi and that blasted Monkey D. Luffy and…"
"Straw Hat Luffy!" Tashigi yelled in realization.
"Yes, I got rid of everyone who found out about your secret"
"…further orders… via letter, as usual…That is all, good luck…"
"That is all there is since the rest cannot be undeciphered" the Marine told the two. "It's faint, but there are some keywords in their conversation. Princess Vivi, Monkey D. Luffy, Orders via letter, and Mr. 0" Smoker said. "The suspicious Swordsman we caught earlier could be in league with this 'Mr. 0'" Tashigi theorized.
"That is true, there is a Criminal Organization that uses numbers as codenames, like Mr. 11 over there. Does this sound familiar?" Smoker asked the man who was tied to their Main Mast. He denied knowing anything about them in the form of questions.
"So, the letter in your pocket were not orders from Mr. 0?" Smoker asked. That tripped the man up because he thought he burned it, and he did. "Oh? There wasn't a letter in your pocket" Smoker said. Tears started flowing from the man's eyes before Smoker sat down.
"Right now, Princess Vivi is missing" Smoker informed absently. "There's a coupe happening in Alabasta, right? Could the Straw Hat Pirates be involved with this Criminal Organization?" Tashigi asked the Captain.
"I forget that you're new to the Navy, Tashigi. Do you know why someone, anyone, is not allowed to harm the Straw Hats before incapacitating their Captain? Why his Bounty Poster says he's wanted alive?" Smoker asked her in return.
"No sir, I have no idea" she was surprised by the question. Luffy doesn't think it is because she didn't know about that particular bit of information though.
"It's because Monkey D. Luffy is the Global Leader. He has power beyond anyone on this planet and is far too dangerous to the Navy. He won't let anyone die unless it's their time and a coup d'état means there will be casualties. Something he doesn't like or approve of" Smoker explained. Luffy was surprised he was sticking up for him.
"Then why is the Navy going after someone who won't hurt people or go after money?" the Swordswoman asked.
"The Gorosei deems him as dangerous as Dragon," 'Yes! I'm as dangerous as my father!' Luffy cheered in his head. "He's only given such a low Bounty because he's an upstart and doesn't cause too much damage. They're treating him like a Pirate and that's what he wants" the man continued.
Luffy's POV
I was surprised that Smoker had stuck up for me. It was common knowledge for the Marines and Warlords and World Nobles and Nobles to know my position though. Twelve more hours till we reach Nameless Island, Captain.
"Thank you Merry" I smiled before hopping off the Figurehead. I want to see if Nami is alright.
"How is she?" I asked when I walked into the room. Vivi, Carue and Sanji were there this time. "Her temperature is still the same as before" Vivi told me. I frowned in worry at the news.
"We should drop Anchor, we can't navigate in the dark without Nami" Vivi suggested. "We don't need to do that, Merry will take us there through the night. If you don't feel comfortable with that we can stop" I informed as I walked towards the door.
"It would be safer if we didn't. A ship, Navy or Pirate, could creep up on us if we keep moving" she told me. I nodded, going to the Navigation Room.
"Merry?" I asked when I arrived. What is it that you need, Captain?
"Could you stop the ship when the Sun sets completely?" I asked her. Of course, Captain. "Thank you" I nodded, before the Crew went to sleep.
I decided to stay out and look at the Stars until midnight. It was cold out, but I also had the first watch, Sanji has the next one.
Time Skip: Morning
Sitting on the Figurehead, I heard what sounded like hammering. I know Sanji fell asleep in the Crow's Nest, so I was up early to cover the rest and put an extra, furry blanket on him.
"You're up early, Usopp! Thanks for the blanket" I smiled at what Sanji said. "We have to take care of this ship, and you're thanking the wrong person!"
I saw Usopp point in my direction when he said that. I looked up at the blonde to see his wide eye and gaping mouth. He was probably shocked that I was up this early despite being awake half the night.
"Have you noticed that it has gotten colder every day? Even the Thermometer is almost frozen" Sanji asked. "Merry? Can you tell Sanji why it is getting colder?" I asked the ship.
Of course, Captain. The reason it is getting colder is because we are nearing Drum Island, a Winter Island. This is why it is getting colder and colder every day.
I smiled at the Merry before thanking her. "Could you look out at the horizon very carefully, Sanji?" seems Vivi is up now.
"In meteorological terms, Islands in the Grand Line are classified into four types. These types are: Summer Island, Spring Island, Autumn Island, and this one… Winter Island" Vivi explained. "There however, can be Islands that differ due to the chance that there might be undiscovered Islands on the Grand Line"
"So, because there are many Islands so close together, the temperature isn't constant" Usopp surmised. "Yes, but when the temperature stabilizes we are close to an Island, probably" Vivi smiled.
I was smiling to since we were almost at Nameless Island. We'll have a better chance of curing Nami there. It is the only Island close enough that will have a Doctor capable enough to help Nami. "She's right, there's an Island" Sanji informed.
I looked towards the Bow of the ship. That's Drum Island. The towering structures look like drums which is likely why it was called Drum Island. "It's so white! It's a Winter Island!" I cheered from the Figurehead. I was excited to mess with snow again.
"I shouldn't have to remind you Luffy, but we don't have time to explore. We're getting a Doctor to look at Nami. We're leaving right away after that" Sanji, apparently, felt the need to remind.
"Actually, we'll have to. There's only one Doctor and she comes down from the top of a pillar whenever she feels like it. She's the best, and only, Doctor on Drum Island and it's a trip to get to where she lives" I told him.
Usopp: "I-I-Is this g-gonna be s-sa-safe? There could be g-gi-giant snow m-mon-monsters"
Sanji: "I'll prepare to dock"
I frowned at what Sanji said. "There's no need, Merry will do that once we reach a place that we can dock" I told the Cook.
"All this Snow! It makes me so happy!" I cheered happily as we sailed down a small Canal. "This is something, what is up with those Mountains?" I heard Sanji ask from behind me.
Usopp: "Aren't you cold being dressed like that, Luffy?"
Vivi: "It's -23.3 degrees Fahrenheit, Bears start to hibernate about this time"***
Now that they mention it, it is cold. "Yeah, I probably should get my jacket" I frowned, going to my Ruby red room to grab it.
I grabbed my red and white button-up coat before putting it on when I got outside. "Who's going Doctor-hunting? Well, I guess people-hunting comes first…" I heard Zoro ask when I got outside.
"That's far enough, Pirates!" a man yelled. We were surrounded on all sides by the residents of the Island.
"Stop Merry" I told the ship calmly, but still worried for my Crew. "Pirates! We demand you leave this shore immediately" Dalton yelled when he got to the front. I scowled lightly at the man.
"Our Navigator is sick, dying. We don't have the medicine to cure her in time to get Vivi to her Country, of which is in the middle of a Civil War. We won't hurt any of you if you don't do so first. We don't need anything that you wouldn't give to friends or neighbors either" I told the man, hands raised as if I was surrendering.
"We won't take your lies! Get off our shore, you filthy Pirates!"
"This is our Island! We won't let filthy Pirates ashore!"
"Raise Anchor and leave already! We'll blow up your whole ship if you don't!"
That last shout made no sense. If they want us to leave, how do they expect us to without a ship? "They really hate us, and we just met" Sanji observed. "Don't talk back!"
A bullet hit right by Sanji's feet when the man yelled that. "They're shooting!" Usopp panicked. It angered the Cook that he was shot at, and Vivi tried to stop him from doing something bad. The same man fired out of fear of Sanji's anger.
I jumped in front of the duo, holding out my palm, catching the bullet when it was fired.
A/N: Hello, I finished rewriting this at 4:40 P.M. on October 17, 2018.
*I am not good at distance estimating on a screen so that's a guess
**The italics after this is the scene that Luffy saw in his Staff
***School in Sault Saint Marie is canceled at -30, a lot colder than that.
I really hope you like this chapter and story and will continue reading.
