For those of you who have gotten as far or farther than Alabasta, this is mostly just a recap. chapter. Don't worry though, plenty of chapters await to be updated along with ReaderXZoro shipping! :)

We spent the rest of the day talking and it wasn't very long until I was finally used to everyone. It turns out that Vivi is the princess of Alabasta and Luffy agreed to help rid her people of the constant war that had been going on for the past few years. At first I was a bit surprised to hear that the main man behind it all was one of the Seven War Lords of the sea that worked for the government, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the government wasn't all fine and dandy as most people thought. It actually made perfect sense that this would happen considering it was because of the government that a good chunk of my life was pretty crappy.

As I listened to Vivi, I realized that in a way, this crew was, in wolf terms, my pack, and I didn't intend on letting them down. "Hey Vivi," I said once she finished her sad tale, " it's a good thing Luffy invited me to come along, 'cause it sounds like your gonna need my help to beat this Crocodile dude". A cheer went up from my friends as Vivi started to smile.
"YUSH! You truly are our nakama now! I can't wait to kick this guy's butt, especially now that we have one more person to help!" Luffy shouted, jumping into the air with excitement. Everyone started laughing at the weird boy that was our captain.

Once everyone calmed down, they started to explain how they joined the crew.
"Obviously, I'm the captain! Zoro was the first member to join the crew after I saved him from this weird Marine base!" Luffy said with a goofy grin on his face.
"I admit that you did save me, but I also saved you when all those stupid Marines surrounded you. Those idiots wouldn't be able to use a sword even if their life depended on it," Zoro exclaimed with a slightly irritated look on his face, "Besides, I didn't just join because Luffy got me out of that base, I also wanted to beat someone who is traveling the Grand Line so that I can fulfill a promise that I made a long time ago and become The Greatest Swordsman in the world. I fight three-sword style, which some people think is just an act, but it can be really effective."

"Wow, those are really cool dreams." I replied in awe. These guys were so cool! Then I turned to Nami and said, "what about you, how did you join the crew?"
"At first I joined them for the money, but then Luffy saved me along with my village from Arlong and I became the navigator of the ship. I'm going to make a map of the whole world." she answered, "The stupid one we call captain wouldn't except the fact that I had left his little crew and said that no one else could be his navigator. I'm glad he was so stubborn back then. Although, that hasn't really changed at all, if he wasn't so stubborn, I would most likely still be living my life in fear of what he would do to the village." Wow, that must have been hard to go through. I wonder...

My thoughts were then cut off when Usopp said, "Luffy helped me when no one else believed me when I told them that pirates were going to attack the village... of course, I also had my 8000 FOLLOWERS TO HELP US OUT TO! HAHAHA!" he shouted. I couldn't help but laugh and say, "8000 followers you say? No offence, but that's a load of deer scat". "Aaaagh! She figured it out so easily!"
"So you admit it? Interesting," I replied, making him smack his face calling himself an idiot for falling for my trick so easily. When Ussop finished flipping out, he explained how he was also sailing with the crew due to the fact that his dream was to sail the seas and become a great warrior.

Next was Sanji, which happened to be a pretty funny story considering Zoro has been getting in mini fights with him this whole time.
"I used to work in a restaurant in the middle of the East Blue when these dorks came along and saved the place from this weird guy with a lot of armor. It was amazing to watch Luffy fight him. When he first asked me to be the cook for his ship, I was a little hesitant to join, but I ended up going so I can find the All Blue..."
"I've heard of the All Blue!" I couldn't help but bursting out. When I was close to the village (undercover of course), I heard a group of men talking about the All Blue and thought is was amazing that such a place exists, but then again, your dream is also...

"Really?! You've heard of All Blue?! It's awesome right?! Every cooks dream is to go to the place that holds every fish you can possibly think of from any ocean.
"Yeah, it really is amazing. So that's why you joined the crew?" I asked.
"Well there is that, but also... I couldn't possibly leave Nami-swan alone with these idiots!" Sanji exclaimed once again getting hearts in his eyes. Ignoring the strange blonde, Chopper explained how he had joined not to long ago when Nami got sick and they ended up on his island.
"I've been practicing in the medical field for a few years with Dr. Kureha when Luffy invited me to come along and be their doctor. I'm going to find a cure for every illness I find!" Chopper said with a determined look on his face.
"Wow, I'm glad I joined a crew with an amazing doctor, I tend to fall and get beaten up pretty easily" I replied as Chopper started doing another adorable dance and calling me an idiot.

"Hey Luna! What's your dream?!" Luffy asked. "Well...I really want to find a mysterious island where once a month there is a full moon, a lunar eclipse, and a solar eclipse all in one day. I guess it's just the wolf bit of me, but I really want to see it. I don't know what it is, but just thinking about all the different seasons and sky patterns with their colors makes my tail wag like crazy". Even as I spoke, I could feel myself turning into my half-point and my tail started to do a slight dance. When I went in my half-point, I was still in my human form, it's just that my ears and tail show up along with my fangs and my eyes get a dark green around my irises while the rest stays electric blue. Everyone started smiling, noticing how happy I was. It was the most fun I'd had in a long time.

Before we knew it, it had gotten dark and the quarter moon along with her stars came out. Everyone went to bed while I stayed outside to gaze up at the sky. I didn't even notice Zoro was behind me until he sat down right beside me. I jumped about 6 feet in the air and gave a little squeak. He started to laugh a little while I just stood there and stared at him. He looked at me and smiled, making my legs feel like jelly. What's wrong with me? Maybe I got sick or something... I don't feel icky though. Oh well, I'll be fine. I thought to myself as Zoro looked up at the twinkling night sky.

"I really am glad that you joined the crew," he said as I sat down next to him, his eyes still on the stars. "I don't really understand it, but I think that we're going to get along really well.
"Thanks," I replied, feeling my face get a bit warm. I hoped he couldn't see it. If he did, he didn't say anything. "I think that I'm going to like it on this ship with you and the others. You're all great people and I can't wait to get a chance to prove myself and show that you didn't screw up by inviting me on the ship" I said with a determined look on my face. Zoro chuckled and said, "I like your fighting spirit. I just hope your fighting skills are as great as that spirit, it'll be much more fun to practice fighting with you." Even through the dark, I could see a massive grin on his face. I was going to tell him that it was on, but was interrupted by a yawn that accidentally escaped from my mouth.

"Guess it's pretty late, and you've had a long day," Zoro said while he stood up and held his hand out to you. "We should go to bed, you look like your going to pass out any minute now".
"Thanks," I replied as I took his hand, which was surprisingly warm, and stood up, " but I've never passed out for any reason my whole life". We made our way to where we would sleep. I silently laughed when we walked in and found a snoring Luffy along with the three other boys asleep. Zoro said goodnight and passed out as soon as he was on his hammock while I headed over to my own hammock on the other side of the room. I climbed into the comfortable netting and was soon asleep, a smile on my face.

I woke up to shouting and turned my head to see that Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper were so startled by the noise that they all fell on Zoro, who was now wide awake, trying to get them off. I started to giggle as I got out of bed, so caught up in the hilarious actions of my friends that I tripped over a book and fell down letting a "kya!" escape from me. I landed hard on the ground, bringing a slight stinging sensation to my hands and knees. I quickly jumped up, noticing that the boys had stopped squirming and were all staring at me while still in their strange dog pile, and said in a rushed voice, "Yeah, there's a book there. Don't trip over it, it'll hurt". Then I couldn't help it, I started laughing at my idiocy and was soon joined by the boys, no longer tangled.

We were still laughing when we got up to the deck to see who was yelling and why. "Oi, Luffy! What's with all the shouting!" Usopp yelled up to Luffy, you was jumping up and down excitedly saying something about an island.
"ISLAND!ISLAND! WE'RE FINALLY HERE! WE FINALLY MADE IT TO ALABASTA!" he yelled, making us all surprised that we got there so fast. "YUSH! Let's go kick Crocodile's sorry butt!" Vivi had heard it all and got a determined look on her face as if saying, I will not lose, a wish I planned to help her fulfill.