Okay, when we left off, Zoro realized something. Usopp was missing.

Franky chocked on his meal, and everyone else looked around. Sanji ran to the door and forced it open, but Usopp was nowhere to be found. "He wouldn't have missed dinner unless something bad happened," mumbled Sanji. He dashed around and searched everywhere, forcing doors open, flying down the stairs to check below deck in Franky's workshop, and he even checked the lookout station on the top of the mast, but no luck. Luffy quickly followed and jumped up on the mast and climbed to the top.

"USOPP! WHERE ARE YOU?" he cried. He searched the deck and the seas around the ship. They haven't been moving, mostly due to the lack of wind, but Usopp couldn't have gone far. There was no sight of him anywhere, but Luffy continued to yell for him.

"Now that I think about it," said Robin, a grim look on her face. "I haven't seen him since before this man arrived." She looked at Edward suspiciously. No one had touched their food since Zoro's discovery, and the kitchen had gone quiet.

"What are you looking at me for?" Edward sputtered as he swallowed his remaining food. "I swear I didn't do anything to anyone!"

"We aren't saying you did, but perhaps you know something."

He just sat there and shook his head slowly. "I don't know anything about this place and I don't know anything about what happened to your friend. I'm not from here." He stared at everyone else, who were all staring back at him in disbelief. "Don't look at me like that! I'm telling the truth!"

"Well, it's pretty obvious you aren't from here, if you don't know what the Grand Line is," said Nami, standing and gesturing around them. "But, if you fell from the sky, my guess would be Amestris is a sky island."

"But that doesn't explain his lack of knowledge about the world below," offered Sanji.

"That's true," said Franky. "But then what could have happened to our long-nosed friend?"

"Maybe it's just sheer coincidence. Usopp might just have fallen overboard in the fight." Babble broke out about the possibilities of what could have happened to him, but Edward just hung his head. He felt awful. Robin's words stuck in his mind. Now that I think about it, I haven't seen him since this man arrived. Was this all his fault? He hoped that the man was okay. Something nagged in the back of his mind. Something about rules. Rules wouldn't help him now, so he tried to push it out.

Luffy burst into the kitchen and everyone fell silent. He breathed heavily. When he regained his breath, his swallowed and said, "I can't find him." This wasn't news to them and they continued their conversations but Luffy wasn't finished. He yelled, "Hey! LISTEN TO ME!" Once they had all quieted down again, he continued. "What if, what if he was on a Marine's ship?"

The crew just stared at Luffy in horror. They had destroyed most of them, but there was at least one that had gotten away in one piece. He just stood there, waiting for a reply. No one spoke up, for fear he was right.

After a moment of thought, Robin said, "Well, that is a possibility." And the queen of grim thoughts speaks out again.

Nami whipped around and said, "Even if he was, we don't know where it is now, what unit it is, or anything else important! It might have sunk after it left, or maybe he's been captured! We don't know anything now! We can only hope he's not there." Her voice wavered. Silence followed as her words hung in the air as if they were echoing throughout the room. Everyone stared down at their plates, thinking about Usopp's location. Slowly, they stood up and left the room until the only ones left were Edward, Luffy, and Sanji who had stayed behind to clean up.

"Come on," Luffy said softly. Edward looked up, and Luffy gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about him. He's strong. He'll come back for sure."

Edward didn't feel so sure. He took a deep breath and told Luffy what he thought. "That woman, Robin, made me feel like it was my fault, and somehow I feel connected to his disappearance."

Luffy grinned. "Don't think about that. Let's just go and see if we can find you a place to sleep." Edward smiled, stood up and followed Luffy to the boys' room. It was growing darker by the minute, and he yawned. It had been a long, strange day, and he was exhausted.

The last thing Usopp remembered seeing was a swirl of darkness, a pretty young girl, and a suit of armor. Is this a dream? He wondered, not knowing if he said that in his head or aloud. The girl smiled, and he slowly closed his eyes, and blacked out. What happened, and where was he now?

Thanks for the follows! My first story is going pretty good so far!

What do you think? I tried to update Usopp's situation a little, but not too much to give it all away. Next chapter, my friends. Next chapter.

So. Reviews are welcome, as are ideas as to wherethis story is going to go. I already have a general idea, but others are welcome to "spice it up". I would like it if anyone has ideas to how, or maybe IF, Edward gets back to Amestris. Thanks!