Chapter 19

"Deceiving others. That is what the world calls romance."- Oscar Wilde

"Pay attention to the Log Pose at all times."

"Got it."

"And focus on the weather."

"Okay."

"And the tides."

"…."

"And the wind patterns."

"Okay!"

Nami growled in frustration as she sat down at the kitchen table. Kya was currently explaining to her all the important things to pay attention to whilst in the Grand Line. The assassin decided to sport a black sleeveless vest that stopped before her naval and dark jeans. Her boots were a sleek black that ended just above her knee and her weapons were where they had always been. "I'm just trying to save your lives." She told the navigator before walking outside.

It was sunny outside, and the breeze blew nicely. "Hopefully we aren't close to the Calm Belt." She breathed as Sanji swayed over to her. "By dearest Kya-chan~. Would you li-" A loud snore cut him off, and the cook glared at Zoro, who was still asleep against the railing. "That bastard. I'll kill him." He growled as he began to stomp over to the sleeping swordsman before Kya placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry Sanji, I'm perfectly fine." She gave him a small smile, causing him to swoon and run inside to Nami.

Just as the door clicked shut, snow began to fall from the sky. "Dammit." She cursed to herself and headed for the bedroom. She pulled on a white parka, gold scarf and gold gloves. "I hate the cold." She muttered, venturing outside to the others. Luffy and Usopp were running around playing in the fallen snow while Sanji was shovel, whistling a tune to himself. Zoro was somehow still asleep against the railing, covered in snow.

Just as she closed the door to the bedroom, lightning cracked across the sky before thunder boomed around them. 'This weather is strange, even for the Grand Line.' She pursed her lips. "Oi! Kya! Come play with us!" Luffy laughed as he chucked a snowball at Usopp. She snorted and shook her head. "No thanks."

A piercing scream erupted from the kitchen door and everyone looked to see Nami, staring at the Log Pose in horror. "What happened?" Usopp asked, blinking awkwardly. "What's wrong Nami-san?" Sanji attempted to be chivalrous, but it failed as always.

"This must be a joke! Let's turn back 180 degrees!"

Kya froze, unable to swallow the lump in her throat. "180 degrees?! Why do we have to turn back?" Usopp shouted. "You forgot something?' Luffy asked dumbly. "No. But I don't know when our ship was heading towards the wrong direction. I just didn't look at the Log Pose for a while and the waves are calm!" The navigator answered back. "I told you to watch it at all times!" Kya nearly screamed. Nami grabbed a fistful of her own hair before stomping back into the kitchen.

"What's so bad about this?" Luffy turned to the assassin. "We've turned around completely! We're way off course!" She growled and looked out at sea. "I told her to watch everything! She's the navigator!" The skies cleared up slightly, letting sunlight protrude through the clouds. That's when the two idiots from earlier, Mr. 9 and Ms. Wednesday, were kicked out of the kitchen and onto the main deck. "She's a real witch." The blue haired woman muttered, wiping the snow off her pants.

"Turn back 180 degrees and wait for the wind from the right! Usopp can you go take a look out back?" Nami leaned over the railing and peered down at the others. "Yes!" The long nosed boy answered. "Sanji, you control the rudder." "Yes, Nami-swan!"

"Kya, go to the crow's nest, tie the sails if necessary." The orange haired woman looked at her wits end. Kya nodded, slipping her extra garments off as she climbed up the mast. "Hopefully we don't hit a cyclone…" She muttered as she reached the crow's nest.

"Wait! The wind is changing!"

Sure enough, the snow had finally stopped and a spring-like feeling rushed over the crew. "Hurry and change the course!" She yelled down at the others. "Zoro! Wake up! We are in an emergency situation now!" Usopp tried to wake the swordsman, but all attempts failed miserably. The sea became rougher, sending waves crashing onto the Merry. "The waves are getting stronger!" Usopp yelled. "Nami-san! Fog!"

Kya could barely see, but she could make out a large figure to her left. "And an iceberg at 7 o'clock!" She warned as they were thrashed around. She held onto the mast tightly as the ship was thrusted into the ice death-trap. The winds picked up heavily and she could see the sails beginning to tear.

"We hit an iceberg!"

"The ship is leaking!"

"Hurry up and fix it!"

Everything was happening so fast, she could barely keep up. "Kya! Get the sails!" Nami shouted over the roaring waves. "I'm trying!" The pink haired girl climbed out of the crow's nest and held on tightly to the wooden beams. She reached for the halyard, but the wind blew the rope away from her. "The wind is getting too strong!"

Not long after she said this statement, the sails tore with a rip sound. She wrapped the rope around her wrist tightly as wooden shards flew at her, cutting her right arm. "Dammit!" She seethed as everyone scrambled around below her. It was too late to close the sails, so she held onto the beam until they reached calmer waters.

Once the chaos had died down, she swung to the deck with the halyard, falling to her knees. Her right arm was cut up and bruised; blood spilling down her arm. It didn't hurt, no, just stung a little. Sanji collapsed on his back next to her. "Are you alright….my Kya-chwan?" He panted and she gave him a curt nod.

A loud yawn gained her attention, and she watch with a keen eye as the swordsman finally awoke. "That was a good sleep!" He smiled and stretched as he stood; giving a surprised look to everyone on the ground. "Hey, even though it's good weather, it's not good to have everyone sleeping!" Zoro scoffed before turning to Nami. "I hope that you are not lost."

Kya stumbled to her feet, rubbing her forehead angrily. "What are you doing here?" He asked suddenly, glaring at Mr. 9 and Ms. Wednesday. Mr. 9 let out a weird cry while Ms. Wednesday just whimpered. "We are heading to their town." Luffy chuckled from the upper deck. "Don't tell em that you're gonna take them there. We don't have any reason to do that."

"That's right. No reason."

Zoro gave his captain a strange look before sitting down in front of the two tag-alongs. "You must be thinking about bad things now. What're your names?" he smirked devilishly. "M-Mr. 9." The flamboyant man's lips twitched. "I'm Ms. Wednesday."

"Your names remind me of something. It seems I've heard them from somewhere, haven't I?" Zoro chuckled lowly to himself, oblivious to the fact Nami was marching her way up to him. Kya grabbed her bloody arm and backed away; she didn't want to be involved in this. "But never mind about that-" He never got to finish his sentence, as Nami punched him on the back of the head. "You were having too good a sleep. We've been trying to wake you up for a long time." She glowered. "Huh?" He sent a glare her way, but she hit him even harder.

"Everyone mustn't be sure about anything because we won't know what's going to happen next! Now I know why they call this place the Grand Line. And I also learned a scary thing about this place: my navigation techniques are useless here." She seemed proud of this fact. "Can we survive?" Usopp asked worriedly. "Sure! We must have survived. The first evidence is over there, look! We have completed our firs journey."

"An island with giant cacti!" Luffy marveled, which wasn't surprising. The small island was covered in cacti twenty times its own size, which was incredulous. "This Whiskey Peak! That's great! We survived safely!" He sat on his special seat and laughed in the wind. "We have to go now, thank you for taking us here." Mr. 9 and MS. Wednesday jumped onto the railing in a strange, crouched over pose. "We shall meet again if we are destined to." She laughed.

"Bye, bye, baby!"

Then, they jumped into the sea and swam to shore. "They're gone…who are they?" Usopp muttered. "Don't worry about that." Kya waved them off casually as Luffy jumped up and down excitedly. "Let's go to port!" He exclaimed. "There is a river, so we can get to port there." Nami explained. "Are there any ghosts or monsters here?" Usopp suddenly asked, shaking in his shoes. "It's possible. This is the Grand Line." Sanji answered. "We can go to another island then."

"Don't forget, we have to spend some time on this island." Nami told them. "Why?" Luffy cocked his head to the side. "If my Log Pose can't memorize this island's magnetic field, then we can't go to the next one." She explained. "The time it takes for the Log Pose to record data is different on each island. Some places take 2-3 hours, 2-3 days, or maybe even 2-3 months." Kya finished for her, removing her hand from her hurt arm. The blood had finally clotted, and didn't hurt at all anymore.

"You mean that even though this is a monster island or we want to get out of here as soon as we can, we have to stay here?" Usopp asked again. "That's right." Nami nodded and crossed her arms. "Let's not worry about that. Let's go." Luffy gave his signature laugh. "We must be crazy if we don't go in there!"

"Maybe that's only right for you." Nami muttered. "As Luffy said, let's go and don't worry about it." Zoro stated simply. "We can take anything they throw at us." Kya smirked lightly. "I will protect you Nami-swan! Kya-chwan!" Sanji cooed. "Hey everyone! Listen to me! I don't want to go in there!"

"Let's go then!-"

"Are you sure?"

"-Listen up! Everyone must be prepared to run and fight!"

Murmurs could be heard through the fog, but no one was seen. "Human noises? It's so foggy I can't see anything." Sanji muttered as he smoked his cigarette. Kya placed a hand lightly on her dagger. She wouldn't take any chances. "Human? There are humans here?!"

As the Merry and her crew made it to an opening, they were welcomed with clearing fog and cheering people. The townsfolk chanted for the pirates over and over happily. There was fireworks, dancing, singing, laughing, anything you could imagine! "I thought there would be monsters, but instead there is a warm welcome?" Usopp asked more than stated. "What's going on here?"

Kya frowned as she looked around. Two people with codenames asked to be dropped off at a city that welcomes pirates? Something wasn't right. She knew those idiots from somewhere; had her father told her? Maybe it was some old tale? She let out a breath. Maybe Zoro knew, since he seemed to recognize those other people.

"There's a lot of cute girls here." Sanji swooned, hearts in his eyes. "I'm so happy! It seems that pirates are the heroes of this town!" Usopp cried blowing kisses to the air. The stopped at the nearest dock; quickly jumping off to the ground to be met with a large and awkward man. His hair was a pale blonde with three large curls on the side of his head. His face was flat and monkey-like and he held a saxophone in his hand.

"Welcome! My name is Igaram. This Whiskey Peak, the town of music and liquor. It's our honor to welcome you!" The large man spread his arms. "We have a lot of liquor here. Please tell us about your journey! If you don't mind, I would like to ask you to join our party."

"Sure!" Sanji, Luffy and Usopp both marched forward, disappearing into the large crowd. 'Idiots.' Kya thought and placed her good hand on her hip. Nami sighed and walked over to Igaram. "How long will it take to record the magnetic field on this island?" She asked, pointing to the Log Pose. "Record? We shall talk about that after you've been rested." He laughed and placed his arm around the small woman. "Let's party everyone! Let's begin the music to welcome these brave warriors!"

Kya snorted; she and Zoro had been left behind momentarily as the others began their festivities. "Well, looks like it's just us." He said, scoping out the area. "Ya. I think I know what's going on though." She looked up at him as he smiled. "Me too."

"My beautiful…"

The two of them looked to see a ridiculously handsome man swaggering his way over. "You look like an angel that fell from the high heavens and landed in the clouds." He said in a velvet voice before bowing slightly. She raised an eyebrow. The guy was worse than Sanji could ever try to be. "Mi amor, let me dress your wounds. I am also a doctor." She shot a look at Zoro, who was staring at the scene weirdly. "I can handle it myself…." She muttered, but the man only grabbed her hand tightly. "Nonsense! A lovely lady like you should not have to deal with those wounds by herself!"

"Look. I said-"

"Let's go to my place."

His grip on her hand was incredibly strong, and she tried to pull away. "Look, I don't want to cause trouble but if you don't let go off my hand…." She trailed off as Zoro walked up next to them. "And who are you?" The man sneered. "The first mate. If someone is injured, it's my fault. My responsibility is to watch over the crew."

She ripped her hand from the man's grasp, holding it to her chest. The man frowned at Zoro, who simply shoved his hands in his pockets. "Very well then. I guess I'll see you around, my love." The man nodded his head before disappearing into the crowd. "I think I'm just going to stay on the ship…" She muttered, completely confused by this awkward moment. "Ah, okay."

Night had fallen, and the festivities were still going on. Zoro had managed to drag Kya back out to town (he probably just didn't want to get lost) and she sat in the corner of the bar they crew was in. Usopp was telling stories to people, Sanji was swooning girls, Zoro and Nami were drinking heavily, and Luffy was eating everything the chefs threw at him. Kya smiled lightly to herself, sipping her drink and pulling at her bandages. She was glad everyone was having a good time; she was just waiting for the surprise attack.

"I am so happy everyone is enjoying themselves! This is a very good time!" Igaram laughed and clapped. He muttered something to himself, making Kya narrow her eyes at the man. She took a sip of the alcoholic beverage as the man from earlier blocked her view. "So, we meet again." He said smoothly. She raised an eyebrow and snorted. "It seems so."

"Now that the swordsman is gone, how about you and I go somewhere?" He wriggled his eyebrows suggestively. She bit her cheek, contemplating the idea. It sounded fun, but there were so many things that could go wrong. "I have to watch after my idiotic crew." She motioned towards them just as Zoro slumped over the table. "I can't go on…."

"Hey! He gets knocked down at the 13th person!"

"Now a girl must compete with the 16th, sister!"

Nami was chugging her drink along with a nun. 'They blew their cover, making nuns swoon and drink.' Kya sighed to herself as the navigator cackled. "You will be ashamed if you get knocked out." She said loudly. "You'd better stop for your health, too!" The nun scolded, obviously drunk.

"I am so full, I can't even eat anymore." Luffy breathed out heavily, falling onto the ground. His body had expanded at least three times his original size from all the food he ate. Nami laughed hysterically, banging her hands on the table as the chefs passed out from exhaustion. "Your crew sure is…different." The man deadpanned, looking at the passed out crew members. "I know. That's why they're pretty tough." Kya smiled at him, chugging the last half of her drink. "Pretty tough you say?" He challenged, leaning on the wall next to her. She nodded as Nami finally passed out on the table. "They don't seem like it now, but they're some of the strongest people I know."

About an hour later, the whole crew was passed out in the little bar. Kya was leaning against the wall, her eyes closed as she pretended to sleep. She heard muffled voices coming from outside as the townspeople shuffled their way out of the building. Something tugged on her arm, and she looked to see Zoro with a frown on his face. "Let's go."

He pulled her out the back door, forcing her up to the roof. "You didn't have to push me." She grumbled, brushing herself off. He ignored her, pointing at the group of people on the ground. The two idiots, Mr. 9 and Ms. Wednesday were on the ground along with that man, Igaram. Another woman was with them; large build, dark skin, feminine face. "Is that the nun from earlier?" Kya questioned out loud.

"Hurry up and get their treasure off of the ship, then tie them up! If we kill them we will get 30% less. The government wants them alive in order to execute them in front of people." Igaram explained as Zoro unsheathed his swords and sat on the edge of the building. "Sorry but I don't think they'll let you do that, even though they were tired from the journey." She frowned at him and stood on his other side.

"Two of them are missing!" A few people came running out of the building. "Aren't they sleeping?!" Igaram looked fairly scared. "A real swordsman will not fall for a trick like that!" Zoro exclaimed boastfully. More townspeople emerged, holding various types of weapons. "So this is the truth? This is the place for pirate hunters who are waiting for pirates that are just coming into the Grand Line." Kya scoffed as Zoro stood to his feet. "100 hunters? I guess we'll be your challengers for tonight, Baroque Works." He smirked as the others' mouths dropped. "How did you know our company's name?!" They shouted.

"When I was a hunter, your company sent an agent to ask me to join you, but I rejected it. Every employee's past is a secret, and everyone will call each other by code names." He continued, his arm outstretched with his sword. "And no one will know who the boss is and where he lives. You are a group of mercenaries that follow an order without question. You call yourselves Baroque Works. Is this a secret?" Kya's face was stoic as she stared down Igaram, who seemed to be the main contributor. "That's very surprising that you know our secret. We can't let you live now! We will add two more gravestones to the cactus mountain!" Igaram shouted, looking at the mountains. The two pirates took this time to jump off the roof.

"Stay here." Zoro told her, pushing her into an alley way. She snorted, but complied. "Kill them!" Igaram shouted before everyone gasped. "Where'd they go?!" Someone shouted loudly. "So, shall we begin?" She heard Zoro's voice before cries of pain echoed around them. "He's such an idiot sometimes." She grumbled and stepped out into the opening. "Killer Saxophone!" She watched as Igaram used his saxophone to shot bullets and hit several of the hunters.

"There's the girl!"

She snapped her head to the side as ten people ran after her, shouting and flailing their weapons around. "Tch. So unprofessional." She muttered. "Soru." The hunters gasped as she disappeared and reappeared above them. She swung her leg into the ground, causing it to shatter in a circle and send the others flying. She barely had time to dodge the incoming bullets. "Mah, mah. So impatient." She tsked, jumping behind the next crowd of people. "Rankyaku." She flipped on her hands and spun around, sending the pressured air into the people.

"Diamond Punch!"

She blinked as the flirtatious man from earlier came charging at her, his arm completely encrusted with diamonds. "Shit. Tekkai." She crossed her arms in front of her as they impacted, sending her flying into the building. She tumbled backwards inside, dodging more oncoming bullets. "What the hell?" Someone growled. She looked up with one eye to see Zoro hiding behind a table and glaring at her. "What are you doing?!" He nearly shouted. She frowned and got up to a squat. "That guy from earlier hit me! His arm turned into diamonds." She defended and he sighed.

"Whatever. Just stay behind me." He grumbled before taking out one of his newer swords. "Let's start with Yubashiri." He smirked before slicing the table in half. He jumped out of the building, slicing the hunters on the way out. She peered over the table just as the men fell to the ground with wounds on their chests. "You could have let me know you were going to do that." She frowned as she walked out of the building. "Shut up. It's your fault you got hit." He retorted. "I didn't even get hit! It was the impact." She declared and he snorted.

"There they are!"

"They've found us, come on." He grabbed her arm and pulled her over to a ladder. She followed him up to the top when he suddenly froze. "Welcome!" Someone shouted, and Zoro fell backwards as a cannon shot rang through the air, still holding onto the ladder, and kicked his legs in the air. He narrowly missed hitting their heads together; instead his face was inches from hers. She frowned, uncomfortable with this situation, and his cheeks turned the color of her hair.

A loud cry gained their attention, and they saw the body builder woman holding to barrels of grog. She tossed them both and the people on the roof started screaming. "Don't worry about that! Kill them!" One of the men shouted, but Zoro split the barrel into four sections which took care of the hunters. Kya pushed herself up, placing her feet lightly on the barrel and sending it flying at two oncoming hunters. She flipped in the air and landed behind the swordsman, who frowned at the dark woman on the other building. "My, my. What a waste. Do you know how long it takes to make good liquor?"

Another cry exploded from behind them, and a man with a stone hammer charged at them. Zoro was quick to slice the large object in half and cut the holder, causing the large man to fall on the ground. The blade barely missed Kya's exposed stomach; it most likely would have gutted her if she had not moved an inch back. "Watch it with that thing." She warned. "Sorry." He breathed before looking at his newly acquired possession. "Sungdai Kitetsu is remarkably sharp. A good sword but has a thirst for blood. It might cause some problems for me." He noted to himself before quickly turning around and knocking a dagger from a young boy's hands.

"God please protect us!" A nun ran up to the boy, hugging him as she pulled out a cross. "Secret Technique: God Destroys the Eyes." She said as some sort of mist escaped the gold object. Zoro was quick to move out of the way and hit them with the blunt side of his swords. "If you want to trick me, next time use a more innocent looking kid." He told them as they fell over. "Come on." Kya grumbled, grabbing his arm and pulling him towards yet another ladder. "I just put them to sleep, I hope that's not a sin." He said jokingly, making her shaker her head.

"Ah! They're going up the ladder!"

"You morons! Follow them!"

The hunters began to pile up the ladder, but Zoro sat down in front of it. He smirked devilishly at the man on the top before pushing the wooden object over. He turned quickly and grabbed her legs, throwing her over his shoulder. "What the he-" She stopped when he jumped onto the ladder. "What?!"

"He's jumping onto the other building."

"Shoot them!"

"Two-Sword Style: Swooping Hawk!" As they landed on the building, the hunters were blown away by his attack. She quickly threw herself from off his shoulders, frowning angrily. "If you keep doing that you're going to get wrinkles." He told her simply. Before she could say anything back, a loud cry pierced the air. He used his sword to cut a large hole in the ground. She sighed, rubbing her forehead as she walked away. "I'm done with this man." She muttered to no one as the incoming hunters fell through the hole. He snickered behind her, but stopped when the woman from earlier came up behind him with yet another ladder. She jumped out of the way and he ducked to the ground as the object was flung into the wall.

"Found you."

A shiny figure flung itself into the door next to where she stood. 'That almost got me.' She breathed as the Diamond man stood in front of her. "Darling, you should have escaped when you had the chance. You'll never be able to escape me, Mr. 3.14." The man smirked evilly. "Should I really be afraid of a man whose name is pi?" She scoffed. "Don't make fun of my name!"

He flung himself at her, but she dodged, grabbing him by his hair and flinging his face into the wall. "Turning into diamonds, what a pain in the ass." She muttered as he stood up. "You're too pretty to be such a bitch." He wiped the blood from his chin. "Diamond Shot!" Small bits of diamonds flew from his fingers, flying towards her like bullets. One swiped her cheek, causing blood to flow down her face. "Soru." She appeared in front of him, sending her small foot into his face. He flew off the roof and into the next building.

"Found you."

She snapped her head to see Igaram frowning at her, his saxophone in hand. "Shit…." She muttered. "Killing Sound!" He shouted before a kamikaze of bullets came flying at her. She ran quickly and jumped off the side of the building. "Close one." She breathed, clutching her bandaged arm. She had reopened the wound and blood was now seeping through the white fabric.

"Get him Mr. 8! You can't escape now!"

She ran down an alley way, only to see Zoro with an iron chain wrapped around his arm. Stealthily, she pressed herself up against the wall of the building farthest from him. He shot a strange look at her but turned back to whoever was in front of him. "That's right! If you move, your important friend will die!" A woman, who sounded like Ms. Wednesday, sneered. 'Important friend?' The sound of snoring hit her ears, and she automatically knew it was Luffy.

"That's very good Ms. Wednesday! Now you can't escape or fight back!" Mr. 9 shouted loudly followed by Luffy's snoring. "If he was awake that would be fine, but how can he still be sleeping that situation?" Zoro murmured angrily. "Prepare to fire! Ready!" Igaram, or rather Mr. 8's voice boomed over them. "What's that?!" Zoro gasped at whatever was happening.

"Killing Sound!"

Gunshots rang through the air as Zoro pulled on the chain, throwing Mr. 9 in the line of fire. It hit the flamboyant man, making a loud boom and lots of smoke. Zoro pulled him back and flung him back over to where he was standing. The chain slipped off his arm and he motioned for Kya to come over to him. "Follow me!" He shouted, pulling out from behind the building. "Killing Sound!" They dodged the oncoming bullets and headed straight for Luffy, who was still inflated from all the food. "Luffy! Let us borrow your stomach." Zoro said, grabbing Kya and once again throwing the girl over his shoulder. They flew straight at Igaram, and with a simple move, Zoro sliced his chest and the large man fell off the building. The two of them landed safely on the building, which, ironically, was a church. "This should be the end." He sighed, blood pouring from his head. "You should really stop picking me up." She grumbled, sitting by the edge of the building. "It's not my fault you're slow. You also half the size of my swords." He shrugged. She frowned as the three Baroque Work members stood their feet.

"What a shame." Mr. 9 sighed heavily. "Boss asked us to take care of this town, but we lost to a swordsman and a girl." They stared angrily at the two pirates. "This will create a problem with our responsibility." Mr. 8 added before pulling out his saxophone. "Shit." Kya muttered, standing to her feet.

"Killing Sound!"

The two of them quickly jumped away from the barrage of bullets, and Zoro pulled his swords out. "Let's go Ms. Wednesday!" Mr. 9 shouted and the blue haired woman nodded before putting her pinky in her mouth and whistled. "Come Carue! Give me a hand!" She shouted. A loud quack echoed from the other side of the street, and there stood an odd looking duck. It was rather large, a saddle had been placed on its back along with a bridle on its head. It also sported a hat and small barrel on its neck. It waved its weak stupidly at the woman. "I didn't ask you to give me your hand! Come here!"

She jumped up on the duck as it came over. "Let's show them your power!" She shouted, and it quacked before sitting down. "Who told you to sit?!" She yelled. "What is she doing?" Zoro asked, clutching his swords tightly. "Paying attention to others can cause your death!" Mr. 9 laughed from the top of the church. "Here comes Double Ultimate Bludgeon!" He began to tumble down the stairs. "Steel Bat: Ultimate Technique!" His bat collided with Zoro's sword, making a loud clang noise. "These things are made of steel! They might break your swords!" Mr. 9 laughed as he flipped over Zoro. When the swordsman didn't move or say anything, the crown wearing man stopped laughing. "Huh, what's wrong? Are you afraid to move?"

A sword was thrusted into the man's face, missing his nose by an inch. He swung his bats, but Zoro blocked them with ease. "So is this all you can do?" He questioned, smirking as they got closer to the edge. "If you really want to have it that much, here!" He moved his sword and Mr. 9 flipped, all the way off the top of the building. "Checkmate."

"This is boring." Kya mumbled, crossing her arms. "Aye, is there anyone here to take seriously?" Zoro asked, raising an eyebrow. "I do! Prepare to die!" Ms. Wednesday appeared, standing atop her duck. "Look at my body carefully." She said sensually, and the two pirates scrunched their faces. "Confusing Dance!" She swayed her body back and forth, but it didn't really do anything. Kya sighed and stepped forward. "Soru." She appeared next to the girl and duck, kicking them both off the top of the building.

"We've got you now!"

Igaram and the large lady from early were back again. "Do they ever stop?" Zoro grumbled and Kya shrugged. "Guess we'll just have to keep finishing them off like this." Both pirates charged forward, taking care of the agents in a matter of minutes. He threw the two of them off the building and brushed his hands off. "Finished with cleaning up." He said out loud. She walked over to a few crates and began to dig through them. Eventually she found two bottles of alcohol. "Here." She tossed him one. "Finally, the peaceful night has returned!" He cheered before chugging half of it. They sat down on the edge of the building, drinking away until he stopped and became serious. "Is it just me, or is someone coming?" He asked. She closed her eyes. "They're already here."

They watched as Mr. 8 pulled himself to his feet, only to be face with a blonde woman in a dress with an umbrella and a man wearing a long trench coat. "Damn. If we let Luffy stay over there…" Zoro trailed off, finishing the last of his drink. Suddenly, Mr. 8 had cannons come out of his hair, and shot at the new man. "Shit, come on." She dropped the bottle and stood up before running down through the building. "Get Luffy!" She instructed, running through the middle of the Baroque member's fight. "Damn! This sure is a busy night!" He exclaimed, dragging the still passed out captain behind him. "Anyway, do whatever you wanna do."

They watched as Mr. 9 charged at the man with the trench coat, his bats flailing about. The man in the trench coat suddenly stuck a finger up his nose and pulled a rather large booger out. He flung it at Mr. 9, which cause it to explode and sent him flying. "His booger is really dangerous." Zoro muttered, making Kya snicker. They both jumped lightly when Mr. 8 grabbed their ankles. "Hey! What're you doing?!"

"Sir, ma'am. Based on your abilities I would like to ask you a favor!"

"Why do we have to do you a favor?!"

"Those two people have gotten their abilities from Devil Fruits, so I cannot defeat them. I would like to ask you to protect the Princess for me! Please!" Mr. 8 shouted as Ms. Wednesday ran off with her duck. "If you can take the Princess to the great country of Alabasta, we will repay you with a great prize!" He coughed as the pirates tried to pull away. "You want me to hurt you again or what?" Zoro growled, but the man ignored him. "Please! I beg you! Please protect the Princess!"

"A great prize? Is that really true?"

The three of them looked over to see Nami sitting there, a sly look on her face. "Nami!" Kya and Zoro said together, frowning slightly. "That's very interesting. How about 1 billion Beli?" The navigator winked at Mr. 8. "1 billion Beli?" Mr. 8 coughed and released their ankles before singing lightly. "Didn't you get drunk and fall asleep?" Zoro deadpanned. "You think that I can sleep peacefully in a town that welcomes pirate?" Nami answered over Luffy's snoring. Kya sighed and crossed her arms. "I pretended the whole thing! Am I good or what?"

"Oh, is that so…."

"So, will you pay me 1 billion Beli, Mr. Royal Guard? If we don't help you, your princess will die for sure." Nami bent down in front of the injured man. "How can a soldier like me find that kind of money?" He shouted. "So your princess is worthless compared to money? Just pay." She told him, getting in his face. "That's threatening." Zoro murmured from the sighed. Kya stayed silent, watching the scene unfold before her. "If…If you can help the Princess, you can deal with her directly. I'm sure that she will agree." Mr. 8 coughed. "You mean that we have to help the princess first?"

"During our negotiation, the Princess is…!"

"Okay, I will help the Princess first." Nami brushed her hair back as she stood up straight. "Well go Zoro! Kya!" She shouted. The assassin hung her head angrily, her mouth twitching. "I'm going to kill you…." She muttered lowly. "If you want to do that, go by yourself! How come we have to help you get money?!" Zoro shouted.

"Are you crazy? If it is about money, it sure is about me. But if it's about a promise, everyone must be involved too." Nami pointed at him. "You are really selfish!" He yelled back at her. "What?! I just asked you to hurt someone. Is that a problem?" She was in his face now. "I hate to be used by people. Don't compare me to that stupid chef!" 'When did she say anything about Sanji?' Kya frowned, watching their argument curiously. "Are you afraid you're going to lose to them?" Nami asked slyly. "What?! Say that again!" He was even angrier now. "Are you afraid you're going to lose to them?" "I said that you should change your words, not repeat them!"

"Did you forget, you still owe me?" She placed her hands on her hips. "When was that? Don't make up stories." He crossed his arms over his chest. "I lent you 100,000 Beli at Loguetown so you could buy your swords." She informed him. "But I've already given that back to you because my swords were free." He stated. "But you also promised me that you would pay three times interest, right? You still owe me 200,000 Beli."

"Actually, I don't have to give that money back to you, right?"

"No way! A person like you, can't even keep one promise?"

She struck a chord there. Zoro froze, an angry look on his face. "If I do what you said, you will not owe me anything." He twitched and she smiled at Kya. "Go with him." She said. "No way. I don't owe you shit." The assassin scoffed. Nami sighed. "Yes, but if he gets lost or injured and no one can save the Princess, it all falls on you….doesn't it?"

"….You're a witch."

The two pirates stomped off angrily, Nami waving after them. "You're going to hell." Zoro muttered. "That's right!" The navigator cheered back. "I hate her…." Kya said angrily as they began to run through town. "Doesn't everybody? Don't answer that."

They ran until they heard a loud commotion going on by the rocks. There stood the Princess on her duck looking at the man in the trench coat and the blonde woman. The muscular woman the pirates had fought earlier was standing there, until the man had clotheslined her and set off an explosion. "Come on!" Zoro pulled at her, and they ran closer. They watched as the man picked his nose and pulled out another booger. "Booger…" The Princess began to run off. "Bullet!"

Zoro jumped in the line of fire, holding his sword in front of him. The booger was sliced in half, exploding as it hit the ground on either side of them. Kya ran up to the Princess, who had stopped and looked at the scene strangely. "Who are they?" the booger man asked. "I had to cut a booger!" Zoro freaked, looking at his sword in anguish. Kya couldn't help but chuckle.

"Why do you have to show up in a situation like this?!" The Princess attempted to swing her weapon, but Kya grabbed her wrist. "Calm down. We came here to help you." She informed the Princess. "Help me?"

"So, you are the swordsman and woman who destroyed this town." The blonde woman cackled. "Hmm? Why are they protecting the Princess of Alabasta?" The man in the trench coat asked. "We have our own reasons." Zoro defended.

"Never mind. You still can't compare to us, just another worthless obstacle." The man said, crossing his arms. "That's right, so this obstacle…" The woman smiled and removed her hat. "…shall be crushed by my ground power."

"Zoro!"

Everyone's attention was turned to Luffy, who was now standing at the end of alleyway. "What is it now?" The woman scoffed. "Luffy. If you've come to help out, that's not necessary. Or did you owe that girl too?" Zoro smirked lightly. "I won't forgive you for this! Let's fight!" Zoro's face dropped and Kya smacked her hand against her forehead.

"What?!"

"Oh dear…."

Thank you everyone for being patient and still reading my story. I appreciate it. :) and in case anyone was wondering (since it has been brought to my attention) her name is pronounced like Ki(like in kite)ya. Not like Kia, as in the car. Just clearing things up.