A/N: Hello, I do hope you like this chapter and story and will continue reading. I am sorry, but I am only updating three chapters today. I really should stop thinking up new story ideas. I now have 248 story ideas and I'm likely never going to finish half of them.
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Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or its characters, just what isn't cannon. It would be terrible if I did own anything in the cannon.
Chapter Eleven: Deadly Situations
Luffy's POV
Sanji and I started running even though you can't outrun an Avalanche. "They'll never get away with this!"
"Our first priority is Nami, all priorities are Nami!" Sanji yelled at me. Why is he saying that now? Wasn't he just cursing the Lapahns for putting us in this situation a few moments ago? "Protect her even if you die in the process!"
"That's what I intend to do, though I won't die. That would mean that Nami will die and I died for nothing" I told him. "Head to that Cliff! It will protect Nami from the Avalanche!" Sanji suggested. I saw the Cliff he was talking about and started running towards it.
We jumped onto the top of the Cliff when we were close enough, and it worked, for the most part. "We're not high enough!" I heard Sanji realize.
The snow hit us, knocking us into the air.
Looking below me, I saw Pines charging down the Mountain with the snow and Sanji, wait… Sanji!
I landed on a charging Pine. "Grab onto my hand Sanji!" I yelled at the blonde when I stretched my arm towards him. I felt him grab it, so I pulled it back, pulling him out of the rushing snow.
"I'm saved!" the man said in relief. "Well, at least we're less likely to be buried in snow" I told him. I was trying to be positive even as we were heading farther away from the Castle.
"We were just about to make it to the foot of the Mountain! Now we're going downhill!" the man complained. "Think of something to stop this thing, Luffy! That stupid Pyo-n Corps! They're going straight into a pot when I see them next"
A Lapahn appeared beside us, surfing the Avalanche on a thin trunk. "Aren't you going to cook her Sanji?!" I asked the man. Another appeared before I ducked when it jumped at me. They continued to jump at us and we continued dodging. "What do we do?!"
"There's one thing we can try…!" the man started. "RUN AWAY!"
I maneuvered the trunk around the other trees to follow my Cook's advice. We continued dodging the Lapahns before Sanji yelled at me to look out. Looking in front of me, I saw what worried him. It was a rock with three torn trees. "We can't afford hitting that! Nami's on your back!"
"Oh no!" I worried. Just when I was about to give my Staff an order, I was pulled back, thrown into the air. "Retreat with care" the man advised me. Not happening! If I leave you there, you'll freeze to death.
I watched him fly off the tree when it hit the rock. Seeing him seep into the Avalanche though, I wasn't having it. Stretching my arm, I grabbed a stump of one of the torn off trees. Dangling off the edge I turned my head to see where Sanji was at.
"I told you people! I am NOT letting my Crew die on me!" stretching my arm forwards I dug it into the speeding snow. I couldn't feel him anywhere.
Third Person POV
"Are you sure this is the right way to Gyasta Town, Vivi?"
"Now that you mention it, I'm not completely sure" the Princess worried. "They're in trouble then, they already realized they're no match for Lapahns when Luffy can't fight. What if Luffy and the others get up there first and no one is there to help them? We need to find her quickly Vivi"
"I know that… but there's supposed to be a sign on this trail that points to Gyasta. We can't miss it" Vivi said. "Of course!" Usopp yelled as they passed a sign covered in snow. Some of the snow broke off showing the name of the Town they were looking for. The arrow was pointing to the right. They went straight, the wrong direction.
"This is bad" Usopp commented when the Sleigh was stuck in deep snow. "We accidently started to climb the Mountain" Vivi realized, a bit too late. *Rumble* The earth started shaking.
Vivi: "Could this be…?!"
Usopp and Vivi pulled the black crystals from under their jackets to look at the scene it was showing. Luffy and Sanji were running away from an Avalanche.
By the River, Zoro was doing one-handed Handstand/Push-ups when the rumbling started. When he did 25,633 of them he saw the Avalanche. He didn't move even when he was scared that it would hit him. "25,634!" the Swordsman yelled when the Avalanche carried him away.
Back in the Forest, Usopp, Vivi, and the Bighorn Sheep were running from the rushing Avalanche. It had already broken their mode of transportation. "I will dive in to save you if you get buried Vivi, so don't worry!" Usopp cried.
"What if Luffy and the others were caught in the Avalanche?!" Vivi worried as she ran. "Luffy won't die that easily Vivi! You heard what he told Nami, didn't you? He won't let his Crew die, in other words he won't let himself die either" Usopp told her.
Luffy's POV
The Avalanche eventually ended, and I know everything is ruined from how big it was. I pulled myself up onto the triangular rock. I need to find Sanji, he likely needs a Doctor to.
Setting Nami on the ground I took out my Staff. "Protect!" I ordered seeing a Fire orange bubble encase her body. I also took off my jacket to put her on so the temperature of the snow won't seep into her clothes. This will keep her warm while I search for Sanji.
"Hold this for me Nami, I'm going to find Sanji" placing my hat on her body. I stood up before diving into the air below.
'Momma!' that was a baby Lapahn. I walked towards the shout since it was on the way. I was carrying Sanji under my arm and Nami was where she was before.
The baby started growling at me when she saw me, but I still walked over to her. She was trying to protect her momma whose paw was the only sign that she was there.
I stopped in front of the baby who was still growling at me. Reaching out my hand, the baby covered her head in fear. "Here you go" I smiled as I pulled the adult Lapahn out of the snow for her. Her hands were a reddish-pink color from the blood. She was trying to dig her momma out until she was bleeding, and still continued to dig.
*Groan* It was the scarred Lapahn that was trapped under the snow. 'Momma! Thank you!' the baby Lapahn thanked me happily. I nodded before I headed on my way.
"I am not letting either of you die on me, I can't let anyone die on me if I have a chance to stop it" I promised my two unconscious Crewmates. "Wait up, you brat!" that was Wapol.
"I'm going to make you pay for humiliating me!" you don't need any help with that.
The White Walkie, or Wooly Hippo, Robson stopped in front of me. At the moment I don't care if I might die of frostbite, I just want to get Nami and Sanji to Dr. Kureha before they die of Hypothermia or the bug bite that Nami got.
I may have mentioned the deadly plants, but the bugs are another reason I wanted them to dress fully-clothed. A single bite from a bug or two there can kill them.
~Alabasta Saga~
"I don't have time for you three" I told the trio in annoyance. I can't fight them right now, if my hands were free and I wasn't running out of time I would.
"Why should I get out of your way?! Seems like you have something half-dead in your arms and on your back"
I decided to walk around them which made him mad. "Write down a new Law, Chess" I so hope he doesn't think I will follow it, or anyone else here for that matter.
"Those who ignore the King will be executed!" yeah, the Island's citizens won't take that lying down. "Get the sick and injured ones first, they're ignoring me the most" he is delusional with power. They are unconscious, they're not ignoring him.
Chess: "I'll take the woman!"
Kuromarimo: "I'll take the man. Marimo's Surprise!"
I dodged the Spiked Ball so it wouldn't hit Sanji. I jumped to the side so Chess couldn't hit Nami with his arrow. I can't fight them, but I can't outrun them forever either.
"Once they're cured, you're going to regret trying to hurt them!" I rushed away from them. "What a coward"
*Woosh* That was an arrow being shot. Kicking my leg up, I did a backflip to avoid the three arrows Chess shot at me. I continued running.
I looked behind me after a while. I know they're going to attack me sooner or later, I just don't know when. I saw something weird when I looked in front of me. A pair of white teeth appeared before I jumped back.
Kuromarimo: "White disguise! Snow Powder Makeup!"
Chess: "They'll be dead in one shot since they're so weak right now!"
"Stop it!" I yelled at them when they jumped at me. I watched as blurs of white appeared. It was the Lapahns.
Kuromarimo: "Did they just protect him?"
Chess: "It's only a coincidence. They never become attached to Humans"
'Thank you for helping my baby get me out of the snow'
"So that is you, I'm just happy I could help" I smiled at the scarred Lapahn. "I hope the baby's hands are alright"
They held up their arms like they were flexing, showing me that they're alright now. "I see, that's good! Thank you for saving me and my Crew!" I smiled, rushing off towards the Mountain.
Treading through the knee-deep snow with developing frostbite was hard. The only thing keeping me going was the hope that Nami and Sanji will be cured once I reach the top of the Mountain.
Looking up once the snow clouds in front of me cleared, I saw the tall Mountain. "I have to climb this to find Dr. Kureha and Chopper. Good, only a little bit more to go"
Tying the cloth tighter around my stomach I put the back of Sanji's coat in my mouth. At the moment, it's the only way I can carry him. Taking off my sandals I started climbing, using the cracks and crevices of the frozen rock as footholds. The wind on the rocks didn't make climbing any easier.
I got far up the Mountain but still couldn't see the top. I lost my coat because of a big gust of wind. Thinking about saving Sanji and Nami are the only reasons I'm still climbing this Mountain.
"Dr. Kureha…! Chopper…!" I repeated. I think I see the top of the Mountain. At least I'm close.
I tried to grab another crevice when my nails broke. "Itai!" I complained through gritted teeth. I can't lose Sanji now after coming all the way up here.
Third Person POV
In the Forest, Vivi just woke up, the broken Sleigh right behind her. "We were swallowed by an Avalanche. U-Usopp?!"
She looked to her right, her face covered in fear and worry when she saw the tan, worm-like nose poking out of the snow. She rushed over and started uncovering his frozen-in-fear face. "Wake up Usopp!"
Hearing the man groan she started uncovering his whole body at a fast-pace because that noise meant he was still alive.
When he was partly uncovered, she grabbed his nose and started pulling him the rest of the way out. "Usopp! Usopp! Usopp!" she kept hitting him in the face to wake him up.
"Don't wake me up, Vivi. I was having the most wonderful dream. There was this beautiful field of flowers and a beautiful River… oh?"
"You are about to enter the other side! Wake up!" Vivi yelled. That is until she heard him ask if that was Zoro who was swimming in the River.
"Ahhh! All 74000 Usopp Pirates, attack!"
Vivi continued shaking him, pleading with him not to die. She continued slapping him and calling his name over and over and over again.
After a while Usopp was thanking Vivi for saving him. "But don't you think my face is kinda swollen?" the man asked.
"T-This is why it's not easy to live in snowy areas. You have Chiblains" Vivi stuttered.
"What's more important is finding out where we are. Luffy is climbing a frozen Mountain with no shoes or gloves or a jacket on so we must do what we can" Vivi suggested. Usopp agreed with that before Vivi accidently stepped on a mound of snow. The snow started moving when it grew arms, making Vivi fall over.
"That was close! I saw a field of flowers*!" Zoro said in relief. It shocked the duo that he was here. "Being caught up in an Avalanche when I was freezing is the end of my good luck. I guess it is kind of Winter Swimming though" the man shivered as he was covered in snow.
Usopp: "Zoro?"
"Oh Vivi" Zoro said before he took a long, hard look at Usopp. The Sharpshooter's nose twitching made him realize who he was staring at. "Oh, Usopp! What are you guys doing here!"
"That's my question!" the two yelled with Shark teeth and white, angry eyes.
After a while, Usopp asked about 'Winter Swimming' in shock. "I had no idea where I was anymore after swimming for a while. I started walking as I did Muscle Training and ended up in this Forest somehow. What is that?" Zoro asked when he saw Vivi looking at a black crystal.
"Luffy gave one to Usopp, Dalton and I so we could check to see how they're doing. Luffy and Sanji took Nami to a Mountain and now Luffy is carrying the two up it since they're both unconscious now" Vivi explained.
Zoro: "Can I have yours Usopp?"
Usopp: "Here"
Vivi: "Look! There're people over there"
Usopp: "I remember those buildings!"
"You're right! We ended up back at Big Horn Village!" Vivi said in shock. The buildings were buried in snow from the Avalanche. The Villagers and Wapol's army of men are in a stand-off with each other below.
"What's the matter?" Zoro asked the group when he stopped behind them. "What's the matter?" a Villager said before turning to the Swordsman, his jaw dropping in shock. "What's the matter with you?! You shouldn't be dressed like that in this weather!"
"Dalton is buried under the snow from the Avalanche. We can't get him out because those guys won't let us pass" a man told the trio. "If you have any objections, bring it on!" a soldier baited with an evil grin.
"They're the ones who attacked us on the sea, right Usopp?!" Zoro asked the Sharpshooter. "Yeah, that's right" the ravenet man answered. "They're our enemy then, aren't they?"
Usopp: "Yeah, they are. Why are you asking that though?"
"You aren't that brave when Dalton isn't around, are you? Hahaha!"
A shadow covered the Soldier's laughing figure. He was knocked onto the ground by Zoro's fist. "Mr. Bushido?!" Vivi yelled in fear. "If you do that then…" a Villager tried to say before Zoro patted his new clothes. The ones he took from the Soldier.
Usopp: "Now they're angry!"
"You were on the ship with the guy that hit Wapol!"
"You guys never learn, do ya?" Zoro smirked at them. When they charged he swerved in between them, appearing unharmed behind them. Three of them tried to grab their Swords but felt nothing in their Sheathes. "Are you looking for these?"
Zoro smirked dangerously when they turned around in shock. They didn't even realize that Zoro had taken their Swords until they saw them in his hands. Zoro put one of the Swords in his mouth before they charged at him again.
"Hawk Wave!"
The Soldiers fell to the ground before Zoro slashed three more. They fell to the ground as well. "Already over? Well that's boring" Zoro smirked, dropping the three Swords into the snow.
Everyone was shocked to see that none of the Soldiers remained standing. They were all breathing though as Zoro doesn't want to know what Luffy will say if a Crewmember kills their opponent. "Amazing…" Vivi was in awe of what just happened.
"We need to find Dalton!"
"Thank you!"
The Villagers thanked Zoro as he walked in the opposite direction that they were going. "Hurry up and dig!" a Villager instructed the others in a panic. "So, who is this 'Dalton' again?"
Usopp: "I'll tell you later! We should help them!"
"Please be alive, Dalton!"
Usopp and the other two started helping the Villagers dig.
Luffy's POV
I don't care that my skin in a light red color, I see the top of the Mountain. I grabbed a crevice, but it broke off.
I gritted my teeth in pain as I slid down the Mountain, my fingers and toes leaving bloody trails in their wake. It was painful, really painful. I was eventually able to stop myself though.
Looking down I couldn't see the ground anymore. I started climbing again. 'Hang on a bit longer you guys, we're almost there' even with my blood-covered hands I was able to continue climbing.
Relief flooded my being when I saw the snow-topped Mountain. It encouraged me to climb the Mountain even faster. I know Kureha and Chopper are almost to their Castle home, so I have to hurry.
I reached the snow and climbed even further. I hooked my hand on the edge of the snow-covered Mountaintop glad that I finally reached it.
Opening my jaw, I dropped Sanji on the ground. Looking up I saw the white and Maya blue Castle in front of where I was standing on my knees. "Made it… Dr. Kureha, Chopper"
My vision was going blurry which is really bad. I'm not on the Mountain, I'm on the snow. All I saw was black.
Third Person POV: Island Castle
"The antibodies are responding" a humanoid Reindeer told Dr. Kureha. "Yes, I knew they would. What's the cause? And explain it" Dr. Kureha asked the creature.
"Kestia" the Reindeer told the Doctor. "That's good, you can attend to the girl" Kureha told the creature. "Alright"
After a while, Nami was awake. A small Reindeer with a Punch pink top hat and Mulberry purple pants walked by the bed she was resting on. He got on a chair and started grinding the herbs he had into paste in a Mortar using a Pestle.
Nami sat up when the Reindeer jumped down from the chair. "Who are you?"
The question, and the fact he was seen, scared the Reindeer enough that he jumped backwards, creating a domino effect. He hit the chair, the chair hit the desk, books fell off the rattling desk. Nami sweat dropped at the Reindeer's reaction.
The creature ran to hide in the doorway, but his way of hiding was backwards. His hoofs were the only things that were hidden.
A/N: Hello, I finished writing this chapter at 1:53 P.M. on October 18, 2018.
*So odd, that's what Usopp saw
I do hope you like this chapter and story and will continue reading, see you October 25, 2018.
