It's almost over now

Ace sighed as he finished the waking up and dressing in the black lose coat while he continued to sigh. This was just not right, he turned to look back at Zoro dressed in a similar fashion, for this man to be here and not with his crew when they, he and everyone knew it well, would need his help. What were Jen and Sam thinking? What were the elders thinking?

*Aquarius*

The contest was going over smoothly, their castle, being as beautiful as it was, was being noticed by the judges more and more. What do you expect with two sculptures and artist. Even Brook brought out some of the beautiful shells and island ferns to life around the castle.

"We only have half an hour before the contest is over." Nami shifted as she looked at the castle throwing in a thought to some of the people working on it while Robin and Chopper stood at ready, three sandcastles had been destroyed by other parties and they didn't want it to happen to them, and now… now Zoro was nowhere to be seen!

The crew had been startled when Zoro just wondered off that morning without a word, Ace had left the island she had believed because he told Luffy that, and now… they were a man short on guard duty.

*Prayer of the refugee*

The crowd of people screaming was the first news that something was wrong to everyone, the judges had ran leaving the sand castle contest in order to save their own lives. The straw hat crew blinked standing up to look at the four covered faces before slowly music began to play.

The music was slow at first, the four walking were in black, and the music stated something about 'welcome to the black parade'. Their masks considered of four different colors: Green, white, red, and blue.

The strawhat crew didn't move as the four people looked around, their different weapons still in their holster, before they busted out laughing. The mass crowd stopped as a fifth member appeared in front of them, his mask was black.

"Hello," he spoke with a smile. "I am afraid to say 'Your judges ran off'." Again they all laughed before they went silent again at the twitch of the black masked hand. "For that we are terribly sorry, but we just wanted to come down and say 'Our routine is starting, please move towards the waters for safety all who are NOT members of the Straw hat pirates'." The crowd screamed a bit before chaos reigned while they dived into the water.

"GOOD." The green masked one walked forward before looking down at the black. "I need you to hand this to them, terms and all, oh, Red, please check over all the castles, I judge that you will give them the score they need?" The red masked one nodded before walking towards the sandcastles still alive.

Green walked forward the scroll in his hands before stretching it to Nami when he came closer, "Read quickly." Sanji scowled as the green masked turned slightly to look at their castle as if judging it himself. "You guys did a good job, nice detail."

Franky and Usopp's chest swelled at these words until the man jumped backwards when Nami's clima pole met the ground he stood on her eyes were shadowed as she spoke, "No… no…. I won't allow any of that!" she yelled before looking up with tears in her eyes. "You're lying."

"No, what is written is the truth."

"YOU'RE LYING!" she yelled swinging her clima for another hit. "Zoro is one of our strongest, he wouldn't be at your-."

"He isn't lying," the blue stated gripping the pole, his coat slightly showed the two swords at his waist. "I know for a fact he isn't lying about what that says." Nami paled as she began to cry.

"Congadulation, Straw hat crew, you've won the sandcastle contest… your prize is this bag of beli and a member of your crew is offered a card…" they felt the killing aura surrounding him as he leaned forward. "If we don't kill you … if we meet again." Blue and Green slowly began to walk away before stopping to look at White who kept looking at the crew. They spoke something before they all left but black.

"Sanji, give this to Zoro, have him tell you all the meaning of this… he'll understand." Black turned around and left also.

Please forgive spelling and Grammar.