Chapter 21
"In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in a crisis situation; fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee – or laugh." - Robert Orben
"Be careful. I'm just worrying about what Ms. All-Sunday said." Vivi told the crew. The Merry had just pulled into a small passage of water so they could dock at Little Island. "There will be monsters here." Usopp stated. "Yes." Kya answered him, and he gave her a frightful look. "But we have to find more food because we didn't buy any from the last town." Sanji informed them as she leaned over the railing. She hadn't talked to the flirtatious man since their argument, and she did feel slightly guilty. She figured after exploring the jungle-like island she'd apologize to him.
"But this place looks like a tropical forest, the mysterious place." Luffy said, peering at the large trees. "How come it's not as cute as its name?" Nami whined. "I've never seen these kinds of trees before." She added as Kya jumped onto the lush grass. "Wh-What are you doing?! You just said there were monsters here!" Usopp cried out. She shrugged, gently touching the leaf of a plant that was three times her size. "I lied. I've only heard fables of this place." She admitted as a loud cry rang through the air. They looked up to see a large feathered….. bird? It looked more like a reptile to her, but it was still huge nonetheless.
"What's that?!" Nami screamed and Sanji had hearts in his eyes. "You're so cute Nami-swan! Don't worry. It's just a bird and this place is just a normal forest, don't worry." He told her as the bird-thing got closer. "Is that a gecko?" Luffy gawked. After he spoke, an enormous roar came from the forest. "Is that supposed to be a sound from a normal forest?!" Nami yelled. "It sounded like a volcanic eruption!" Usopp's jaw was near his ankles. "A tiger?" Vivi murmured, and sure enough a huge tiger covered in blood limping towards the water. It tripped and ended up falling into the blue ocean. "Ah, well….I'm off." Kya gave a short wave, ignoring their protests, and headed into the dense forestry.
She could here Nami's screaming as she wandered off deeper. "Such an annoying woman." She muttered, rubbing her temples. She caressed a plant lightly, letting out a sigh. Aside from the largeness of the place, it reminded her of home. The humid air, the dense forest, scarce amount of people; it was almost like she was there. "Too bad it's not." She murmured, leaning back against a tree.
"What's not?"
She jumped; and whose voice was it that caused this action? Ron, of all people. "I told you to stop following me." She growled, lightly touching her dagger. "Calm down. If you don't fight back, it won't be as hard." He held his hands up. "Fight back?" She repeated, backing up slightly. "We do coincide with the World Government, which includes Shichibukai." He cracked his knuckles, walking forward. "So that means you've been secretly working with Crocodile in the mess."
"Precisely."
When he answered, she took off running. 'I'm not going to get caught by that bastard.' She thought to herself, swiftly dodging the large branches. She didn't feel him following her, so she skidded to a stop, hiding behind a large bush. "Damn man is so persistent." She grumbled just as something dripped from above, landing in front of her. She watched as it bubbled, making light popping noises. "What the hell is-" She couldn't even finish her sentence as the largest spider she'd ever seen in her life jumped down from a tree. She could have easily defeated the 3 foot tall monster, but why didn't she?
She's absolutely terrified of spiders.
Letting out a terrified shriek, she took off again. The ugly black creature made large thumps as he chased after her, knocking down bushes and trees along the way. "Leave me alone!" She cried, pushing her way through the underbrush. Th demon spawn* behind her hissed and spat, sending her legs into over gear.
Just as she cleared the underbrush, she saw what looked to be a dead animal. "What the hell…" She breathed before jumping over the large creature, which proved to be a terrible idea. Once she cleared its back, she rammed straight into Zoro's back, sending them tumbling forward.
"God dammit." The large man grumbled as she scrambled off him. "Kya, what are you doing?" He asked as she scooted back up against a tree. She stared at the spider, who sat atop the dead creature with venom dripping from its fangs, her jaw slack. She couldn't even speak, and barely managed to point with a shaky hand at the terrifying bug. Zoro furrowed his eyebrows at her before turning to the direction she was looking at.
"Holy-" The spider jumped up, landing in front of the two and she let out a scream. "Why would you bring me this thing?!" He shouted, pulling out one of katana. As the arachnid charged, he swung his blade, cutting it in half. It froze for a moment before both sides fell to the ground, venom oozing and bubbling to the ground.
Kya stared at it as she slowly stood to her feet, her eyes never leaving it as she scooted behind Zoro. "It's dead, it can't hurt you anymore." He could barely hold back his laughter at the sight; one of the strongest people he knew, cowering behind him over something as simple as a spider. She grabbed his arm lightly, keeping him in front of her as she began to back up to the other dead creature. "I don't like spiders." She mumbled, making him burst out in laughter. Giving him a swift punch to the shoulder, she turned to the thing behind her.
"A dinosaur?"
She gently brushed her fingers against one of the horns of the triceratops as he cleared his throat. "It's dead, you don't have to be so careful with it." He said smugly, earning a glare from the assassin. "Why'd you kill it? It's a dinosaur! How fascinating is this place?" She asked him, barely above a whisper. He raised an eyebrow at her. "Not very, considering you were the one running away from a spider."
"I'm going to murder you."
As she turned to hit him, a bullet hit the ground in between them, and they both turned to find out who the culprit was. "Tsk, tsk my dear. Leaving in the middle of our conversation. How rude." Ron walked out from the bushes, a revolver in hand. "I'd think you would have known better than that." He smiled devilishly at her, making her frown deeply. "Stop following me! I get it! I don't have much time left, but I can make it. Just get off my back!" She yelled at the long haired man. He shook his head as he loaded some more shots into the gun. "Nero and Sora-sama don't have that much patience, you know? They'd rather not wait for you to get back. They'll have my ass on a silver platter if I don't get you back soon enough."
Just as he was about to take a step forward, Zoro thrust a katana into his face. "I don't know exactly know who you are, or why you're here, but it's my duty to protect my nakama. I won't let you hurt her." He declared, making Ron smile even wider. "Nakama, eh? Who knew you could actually care, Kya-chan." She chewed her cheek, fingering her dagger. "Ju-Just go away okay. Give me some time. I'll be there as soon as I can." She walked forward slightly, but Zoro pushed another one of his katana near her chest. "We'll discuss this later. Stay back." He said in a low voice. She swallowed heavily. "Zoro…."
"Don't bother with her. She'll leave you, just like she does everyone else. That, or you'll all end up dead." Ron pushed the sword away from his face and walked towards her. This time, though, Zoro didn't try to stop him, only lowered his weapons. "I assume you know nothing of her past. A shame, really. It could make a beautiful, yet tragic, novel." With a swift movement, Ron's hand was wrapped skillfully around her neck. She coughed, clawing at his muscular arm, but her efforts were fruitless. She looked to her crewmate for help, but the man was staring the opposite way, his body rigid.
"I guess it's time to take you home."
Her head was slammed into the ground, hitting a rock extremely hard. She gasped and groaned, grabbing her bloody head. "I said I wouldn't let you hurt her." She heard Zoro say lowly, now standing next to her side. She pushed herself to her knees as a loud cry rang through the air. Ron had moved to the area opposite of him. "You really are making this difficult my dear. However, I'll come back later. I doubt your nakama will be able to survive this." The hated man gave a small wave before suddenly disappearing.
'This won't be able to go on for much longer.' She thought, staggering to her feet. A strong hand gripped her upper arm tightly and she warily glanced at the swordsman. "Kya." He said darkly and she lowered her head. "I don't want to talk about this." She whispered as he squeezed her arm tightly. "Are you really going to leave us?"
His grip tightened when she didn't answer. "You at least won't kill us right?" She turned to him defensively. "I'd never do that." She said quickly as he closed his eyes. His grip worsened for a few seconds before he released her. "Get on the dinosaur. We're going back to the ship." He grumbled, walking over to the triceratops. Gently, she rubbed her fingers where his hand had been. "That's going to bruise." She said quietly to herself before following him. She climbed onto the dinosaur's back, wiping the blood from her eye, and he began to drag it by its horns.
"Do you even know where we're going?" She said lowly, not looking at him. "Nope." He said simply, and she let out an exasperated sigh. They weren't exactly in a good place to get lost in. She wiped some of the blood on her face off with the back of her hand. Staring at it for a moment, she decided. She would just bring these people pain, it was best if she left as soon as possible.
"Oi! I've been calling you for the past five minutes!" She jumped and looked at Zoro. "I'm sorry, what?" She blinked, confused. "I asked if you had seen this tree already." He frowned, placing his hand against said tree. She shook her head. "I haven't even been paying attention." She admitted, making him drop his head. "Damn woman." He grumbled, turning away from her. "Huh? Hey!" He said loudly, earning her attention. A few feet away from them was Nami, leaning back against a tree. "Nami! This is great. We were just worrying about how to get back to the ship." He chuckled before starting to drag the dinosaur over to her. Kya froze, not getting that vibe from the usual mouthy woman. "Zoro, wait. I don't think this is safe."
"What are you talking about? It's Nami!" He scoffed at her, before turning to the navigator. "By the way, what are you doing here?" She didn't answer, and stood still causing the swordsman to cock his head to the side. Kya slid off the dead creature and walked over to them. "I told you something was wrong." She muttered, reaching out to touch 'Nami'. Her fingers brushed up against the shirt, and it was cold and hard. "What the-" That's when her body melted into wax; encasing both the pirates' feet and hands.
"Agh! What is this?!" Zoro shouted, falling to his butt. Kya fell on her side next to him, grunting in anger. "You've got to be kidding me! It must be a Devil Fruit or something." She tried pulling her hands out, but it was useless. "That was easier than I thought it would be, Mr. 5." The two looked up to see that blonde woman from Whiskey Peak; the man with explosive snot standing next to her. "Yes, very much so, Ms. Valentine."
"It's you two bozos again. Just leave us the hell alone!" Zoro grumbled at them, banging his waxed encased hands on the ground. Ms. Valentine threw her head back as she cackled loudly. "So rude." She said in between giggles before skipping over to the assassin. "Look at this one. She's already hurt! How pathetic." She said loudly. "You're annoying." Kya glared at the woman, who pouted. "Hmph." She swung her small leg back before sending her knee into Kya's cheek. The pink haired woman had almost forgotten about the insane woman's Devil Fruit; it felt as if a ton of bricks hit her at once. She flew back into Zoro, sending them into a large tree.
"This is so pathetic." She mumbled, panting as she lay over the swordsman's chest. "Damn right it is. Can't do anything with these things!" He said loudly, wriggling his body under her. Mr. 5 walked over to them with a stoic face. "We better get you back to Mr. 3." He said before bending over to pick her by the hair. "Though it would be a hindrance for you to be bothering us the whole time." He took her face and slammed it into the tree, sending her into the world of unconsciousness.
"You bastard! What the hell are you doing!?" Zoro shouted as his crewmate fell to the ground, limp. "Making things easier." Mr. 5 said simple, walking over to him. He picked up his wax covered feet and began to drag him along. "Grab the girl." He ordered the woman, who happily complied. Zoro watched as she dragged his friend's body across the ground, blood smearing on the lush grass from her bleeding head. He frowned deeply; there was no way out of this now.
Kya opened her eyes slowly and painfully. Her head throbbed and she could still feel some blood flowing from her wounds. The outside world was blurry at first, but she realized she was still in the forest. "Took you long enough, sleeping beauty." She scoffed and succeeded in pushing herself to a sitting position. Sending a glare to Zoro, who was sitting across from her, she noticed someone else here too. "Nami? What are you doing here?"
The real navigator was sitting against a tree in between the town, an angry look on her face. "I saw-well I thought I saw, Luffy standing there so I went to talk to him and now here we are! Why the hell are you two here?! You're strong! You could defend yourselves!" She screeched, making the assassin wince. "Look. We were got off guard just like you. We couldn't do anything with this wax on our hands and feet." Zoro tried to explain, but she only turned angrily to Kya.
"And what the hell happened to you?! Your face is covered in blood, your cheek is bruised and so is your arm! How come Zoro is perfectly fine!?"
"My...arm?" She repeated, confused. Looking at her upper arm, she saw the large bruise in the shape of a hand starting to form. "That's….not a big deal." She said simply, but Nami gave her a weird look. "I see you're awake now." The three of them turned to see Mr. 5 walking towards them. "You again." Kya spat, giving him a dirty look. He was unfazed by her threatening glare and grabbed Zoro by the arm. "Mr. 3 wants you all now." He explained, putting the two girls under his arms.
They were pulled into a clearing and thrown to the ground. "Couldn't be a little more gentler?" Kya grumbled, pushing herself up. Her eyes widened at the sight before her. There stood a giant wax cake with a wax pumpkin on a pole covered in candles on it. "Holy hell…"She breathed, blinking a few times to make sure it was real.
"What is that?!" Nami all but screamed, looking around. "Vivi! Aren't you supposed to be with Luffy?" They looked over to see that the princess was currently on the ground also, but only her feet were covered in wax. "That's right but-" Mr. 5 cut her off. "Speaking of that boy. I already killed him." Zoro and Kya scoffed. "You did?" The first mate chuckled lightly as another odd man came over to them. "Welcome to my service set!" He wore a striped, sleeveless vest with a bow tie, glasses, tan pants, and a number three was made with his hair on the top of his head. 'Not very fashionable people are they?' Kya deadpanned to herself.
The Baroque Works members pushed the three of them onto the biggest tier of the cake and Mr. 3 used his Devil Fruit powers to sink their feet into it. He melted the wax off of their hands though; which she found odd. The pumpkin with the candles on the top started spinning wildly, flakes of wax falling down on them. She held her hand out, catching the white objects lightly in her palm. They reminded her of snowflakes.
"There is something turning around over our heads." Nami stated, her hands on her hips. "I feel like I am a candle on a cake." Zoro told them, crossing his arms over his chest. Kya snorted from where she stood in between them while Vivi was silent. "I can't move my legs." The navigator complained more. "Just shut up. No one can." Kya growled, placing her hair in a ponytail. Nami's lips twitched as she kept her head low, but didn't answer. "What kind of enemies would let us run around?" Zoro continued talking to himself. "What is coming down here?" Vivi finally gasped.
"How is the taste of my candle service!?" Mr. 3 laughed, his arms open as he stood in front of them. "That candle mist that falls from above will make you become a candle soon! You will be one of my best artworks! Candle dolls that are filled with real souls! Just die for the sake of art!"
"No way! Why do I have to die for your work?!" Nami cried. "Brogi-san do something! Don't stay still, otherwise you will become a candle too!" Kya barely had time to register the fact there were two giants laying on the ground next to them. One was bleeding from the face and chest while the other was held down with wax. She presumed the latter was 'Brogi-san'. "He's really huge indeed." Zoro commented, and she nodded in agreement. "This is my first time seeing a giant."
"No matter what you say it's not gonna work. He was so happy that he cried over his victory. I don't really know if he cried because he is sensitive or he cried over his friend." Mr. 3 was laughing yet again. "He has killed his best friend for hundreds of years with his own hands! He is really stupid, and he didn't realize that his friend was injured when they fought! Anyway, you can't change anything now!"
Kya didn't really know what happened, or what they were talking about, but the man pissed her off immensely. Obviously the two men were on the island together because they were good friends, and something happened to the bleeding giant that had nothing to do with Brogi. "I knew since we started to fight, that Dorry kept some secret from me." The giant spoke, his voice rumbling the ground beneath them. "You knew?! You must be lying! If you knew, why did you fight him? I saw you hit him with no mercy at all!" Mr. 3 declared loudly.
"You don't know the real meaning of this fight. How can you understand that was what my tears were for? A person like you wouldn't understand! He fought with pride in his heart. How can I disgrace him?" Brogi began to break his wax chains. "You want me to destroy the pride of a warrior who was prepared to risk his life?! I completely understand! Because of that, I had to fight him with these hands! Because it's the best and most righteous thing I can do for my best friend Dorry!" He was completely free now, but just as he started to get up, something exploded in his face. "Brogi-san!" Kya's eyes widened; she had just seen the giant, but already she liked him. Whoever hurt him would pay.
"That should stop his babbling." Mr. 5 scoffed, putting his hand down after shooting the giant with a bomb booger. "Brogi-san!" Nami cried as he did not move. "Stupid!" Ms. Valentine laughed loudly while Mr. 5 let out a short 'ha'. A young girl with rosy cheeks, pigtails, a hat, and an outfit with small splotches of paint on it sat quietly on the ground, not talking at all. "I have underestimated the power of that crazy giant. I never thought that he could destroy my candle jacket. I must perfectly bind him! Candle Sword!" Just as it sounded, Mr. 3's arm turned into a large sword made of wax. "Let's see if you can do anything now!" He shouted before stabbing the giant's hand. Blood poured from the wound as Brogi wailed loudly. "Stop that!" Kya shouted loudly, her blood boiling. Swords were placed in all of Brogi's arms and legs, his eyes white from pain. "I you move, you will destroy your arms and legs!" Mr. 3 was cackling as Brogi cried out every time he moved. "That's a very low thing to do." Vivi growled at the man. "I will increase the speed of my Candle Service. You will become my candle dolls sooner!"
Kya brought a finger to her mouth and bit it hard. The pumpkin at the top began to move even quicker, making it hard to breathe. She tried not to breathe as much, but that was a very difficult task. Her eyes focused on Brogi; she was angry, no, infuriated. She hadn't felt like this in a long time, and it was foreign to her. Adding to her boiling rage, Ron came into the clearing next to the giant, who was cursing in agony. She could feel the blood flowing down her hand as her teeth broke the skin. If only she wasn't encased in this damn candle thing.
"I can't breathe!" Nami coughed, her hands grasping her throat stupidly. "If this candle mist goes into our lungs, we will completely become candles!" Vivi cried as Kya removed her wounded finger from her mouth. "That's right! If possible, I want you to suffer! The piece of art should represent suffering and fear. Just become my candle with fear in your hearts!" Mr. 3 laughed. Kya sent him a spine chilling glare, her mouth forming into a deep frown. He made a strange noise before shaking off the fear as Nami yelled, "A piece of art?! That's really disgusting! And you also did that thing to Brogi-san! You won't die in a good way for sure!"
"Just say whatever you want!" He chuckled as the woman turned her attention to the swordsman. "Zoro! Do something!" She cried. He looked at her for a second, but focused his attention on the giant. Kya followed his vision, watching as the poor cried in pain. He looked to be having an argument with himself over something, and slowly he pushed his impaled hand up the sword. She winced at the thought of how much that hurt. "Look at your faces! That's a very good emotion; sadness and suffering! Sadness and torture! This will become my best piece of art!" Mr. 3 was really starting to get on her nerves; if she could get down she would have strangled him.
"I can't move my arms! Don't we have a better plan?!"
Sure enough, the four of their bodies were turning white and hardening at an extremely fast rate. "Our bodies are becoming harder." Vivi added, panicking along with Nami. "Hey! Can you still move?" Zoro spoke up towards the giant. "If you can lose your arms and legs, it's better than dying and not doing anything. I will try to move too." Brogi smiled widely as the swordsman spoke.
"I will cut both my legs off. Don't you want to come and take care of these people with me?" He pulled one of his katana out, holding it high in the air. Kya chuckled lightly at his brave, but idiotic, ways. "Cut off your legs?! Are you kidding?! This is not a time for a stupid joke!" Nami chastised him. "Because it's not a time for a stupid joke. That's why I said that. What about you?" He answered boldly. "What about us?! That's worthless! If you do that, they will be able to catch you anyway!" Vivi warned him loudly.
"If you've never tried, you'll never know. Anyway, we are going to die, why don't we try our best? I don't want to die by those pieces of trash. Am I right?" He smirked at them. "He does have a point." Kya agreed, crossing her arms over her chest. "Did you hear that? Is he really going to do it?" Mr. 5 asked, a little surprised. "He's just boasting. Who is crazy enough to do that?" Mr. 3 answered. "I believe he is completely serious." Ron threw in after being silent this whole time. His eyes were fixed upon the swordsman interestingly; Zoro only glared at him.
Brogi let out a deep laugh. "You are a very brave young man! I was about to give up. Okay, I will do it!" Nearly everyone gasped at this. "Are you kidding?! If you lose both of your legs, how are you going to fight them?!" Nami fumed. Zoro held two katana in his hand, looming close to his ankles. "It will be slightly hard to fight while standing on nubs." Kya chuckled to herself. "Well, just the hearts that never give up."
"What's wrong with them?!"
"Have they gone nuts?!"
"Wait a minute!" Vivi cried suddenly. "I will fight with you too!" She declared. "Vivi!" Nami's jaw dropped to the ground. "Okay." Zoro said simply, while Kya nodded at her. "Let's do it!" Brogi cried out. "I will kill you and see if you can do anything about it!" Mr. 3 warned them, but no one paid attention. She watched from her peripheral as Zoro dug his swords into his ankles, blood spilling over the white wax. Just as this happened though, screaming erupted in the forest, and out flew three figures; they just happened to be Luffy, Usopp and Carue. "We've come to crush all of you!" The boys and the duck flew over their opponents heads, crashing into the underbrush.
"What's that?"
The three newcomers brushed themselves off, standing up with immense vigor. "Let's take care of them, Usopp and duck!" The captain called out, holding his hat tightly. "Luffy! Usopp!" Nami cried, tears flowing down her cheeks. "Carue!" Vivi called to her duck, who gave her a happy quack. Kya chuckled at their stupidity. "Brogi-sama, I will take revenge for you." Usopp declared, pulling his goggles on. "Just crush those guys to the ground and knock them out of here!" Nami told them. "Yes, I will take care of all of them, because they have destroyed the pride of these giants' battle." Luffy growled, cracking his knuckles.
Kya looked around at all the people, ignoring Luffy's discovering of Mr. 3's hair, and noticed something was out of place. "Where's Sanji?" She asked, frowning lightly. She was worried a little, considering a Shichibukai was after them. "Forget about that shit-cook." Zoro grumbled at her. "Eh? You guys are in trouble too?" Luffy asked, blinking a few times. "No." She said simply. "Not really." Zoro added, his katana placed over his shoulder. "There's a lot of blood coming from your legs." Nami gulped; she looked pale and sickly just seeing it. "That's right. I cut off about half my leg." He answered her. It seemed to be true; his pants were now soaked in blood and it started to pool around him. It did look painful to Kya (she winced slightly as he did the deed) but she knew he could manage. "And you say that we're not in trouble!"
"Anyway, can you destroy that pole Luffy? We will take care of the rest." He told his captain with a smirk. "Sure." Just as Luffy was about to do so, Mr. 3 jumped in the way. "I won't allow you to do that." He chuckled lightly. "I don't know what that is, but I will destroy it." Luffy declared as Usopp hopped on Carue. "Sure! Today I am not the same person I used to be!"
"Hurry up before we become candles!"
Suddenly Zoro removed his sword from his shoulder and held it out while his other hand rested on his hip. "What are you doing?" Kya snickered at the strange pose. It slightly reminded her of paintings of kings from the Elizabeth Era. "In case we become candles, I will have a nice pose." He informed her. "This is not time for playing." Vivi warned them, but she was ignored.
Suddenly, paper grew like a plant on the wax up into Kya's hand. She grabbed the end of it wearily; the others were too busy bickering or watching Luffy argue to notice. She unfolded the paper before her eyes, her arms barely able to move under the hardening wax. The words were written neatly and in Ron's script.
'You've found a nice crew for yourself.
I'll be seeing you soon.
Ron.'
The letter burned in her hands, scorching her fingertips. She looked up to see the man walking away through the brush, giving her a curt wave before disappearing. 'How peculiar.' She thought, attempting to bring her hands down, but alas her arms were already frozen in hard wax. "Shit." She grumbled to herself, placed in an awkward position.
"Candle Lock!"
Looking back at the scene unfolding in front of her, she frowned. Luffy had been caught by the wax like they had been earlier. "He was caught! Luffy-san!" Vivi cried as the boy tumbled back onto the ground. "What's this? My legs look like a hammer!" He said to himself. "What's that?!" Usopp was currently cowering behind the bushes with Carue. "Hmm..It fits really well." Mr. 3 then charged at him. "You really suck. Next will be your arms! Candle Lock!" The wax shot from his arms, but Luffy quickly dodged it. He wrapped his rubber arms around the sword pinning Brogi's hand down. "I'm sorry giant-san! Rubber-"
"Agh!"
The sword was twisting in the giant's hand painfully, and blood spurted everywhere. "What the hell are you doing?!" Zoro shouted at him. "Stop it you baka! You're hurting him!" Kya growled out, watching as Luffy unwound himself from the wax weapon. She was getting very frustrated with this whole fiasco. If they didn't get out of this soon, they would certainly be dead.
"Hammer!"
The wax on his feet helped him destroy the pole holding up the wax pumpkin and candles. "He destroyed the pole!" Nami cried out happily. Though, it was too early to rejoice. The pumpkin fell down with a bang, even closer to the trapped pirates and princess. "I'm still alive." She breathed, thankful it didn't crush her. "Nothing changed at all." Zoro grumbled. "That was close." Vivi added. "We're still going to die." Kya sighed lastly.
"That's dangerous, why don't you run away?" Luffy asked them from his spot on the giant's hand. "How can we move?!" Nami growled at him. "Why didn't you tell about that? You just told me to destroy that pole!" He said stupidly. "Are you sure to trust our lives in his hands, Mr. Bushido?!" Vivi suddenly shouted at Zoro. "We have no choice. Besides, I can't move my arms anymore."
Kya could say the same thing. Her whole entire body was now frozen in the wax. "I can't move anymore." She complained, chewing the inside of her cheek. "As the candle gets closer, the sooner you will become candles! You idiots, just become my art!" Mr. 3 laughed loudly. "What?! You will become candles?! Why didn't you tell me?!" Luffy turned to them, flabbergasted. "Anyway, just destroy these candles, Luffy!"
"I won't allow you to get involved!" Mr. 3 said. "Candle Harpoon!" A wax harpoon was aiming straight for Luffy when suddenly Usopp cried from the bushes: "Explosive Bullet!" He shot his bullet at Mr., 3, but Mr. 5 jumped in front of him and…swallowed it?
"That would cause some really bad indigestion." Zoro chuckled to himself as the bullet exploded in the officer's stomach. "That was a terrible joke." Kya scoffed, earning a peripheral glare from the swordsman.
"Tastes bad." Mr. 5 let smoke escape from his mouth. "You must use the low quality gun powder." He sneered as Usopp shook. "This is bad! This thing is really quick!" Nami mumbled, mentioning towards the pumpkin candle spinning quickly. "I'm lucky I have this nice pose." Zoro smiled to himself. "There are worse ways to die." Kya attempted to shrug, but her body was frozen to the spot. It wasn't helping that her nose itched incredibly bad.
"Luffy-san! Please hurry up!"
"Okay! I have to destroy that pumpkin right?" Luffy had a serious face on now, realizing his friends were in danger, and sent his arms back. "Rubber…" Mr. 3 jumped in front of him. "That's not going to work! Candle Wall!" A giant wall of wax shot up the size of the tower, blocking Luffy's attack. "Bazooka!"
"You! Would you stop getting involved!" Luffy grumbled at his opponent. "I'm the one who's supposed to say that. You'd better not get involved with my art process. Candle Lock!" Another block of candle was shot by Mr. 3, but Luffy seemed to have a plan. He encased one hand in the wax, and chuckled like a demon. "I got a hammer now." Mr. 3 put up another candle wall, trying to block Luffy's hammer but it broke straight through the barrier, sending the Baroque Work's officer flying. "Ah finally." Kya breathed. She thought he would have been quicker, but it didn't matter anymore; they would be free soon. "Great job! Hurry up and destroy this thing, Luffy!" Nami said happily.
"No."
"Stop fooling around and hurry up!" She then growled at the boy, who standing with a blank expression on his face. "No." he said again. "Something isn't right…" Kya trailed off, looking around for the cause of such insanity. "Hey Luffy! This isn't a time to play!" Zoro shouted at him. "Please, Luffy-san." Vivi begged, her voice cracking from lack of oxygen. "What should I do? I don't feel like I want to help you." Luffy said darkly. "What are you talking about?" Kya narrowed her eyes, at the boy, seeing the cause of such change in character behind him.
"Color Trap."
It's been so long and I'm so sorry. D: school is insane, I got a new puppy and lack of motivation have all been a problem lately. But I promise everyone I will have a Halloween special out on Halloween. :)