One Piece © Oda-sensei

Akira D. Yuna © Me

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Talk = "Onii-san"

Thought = 'Onii-san'

Recap:

Luffy, Usopp and Sanji are happy that they ride on him but the camel refused to the guys ride. The three crewmates started beat him up.

"I'm sorry. My little bandits are so horrible to you. You're a good a boy, aren't you?" Nami rubbed the camel cheek as hearts appears on the camel eyes.

"What should I call you?"

"Idiot." Luffy said.

"Dumbass." Sanji commented.

"Moron." Usopp added.

"Well then, "Eyelashes" it is." Nami finished.

"Hey … That was the weirdest choice of all." Zoro sweat dropped.

"Now then, get on Vivi, Yuna."

"It's okay, I can still walk."

"I'll be fine with walking. You can take the seat, Vivi." Yuna said.

"Come on!" Vivi agreed as she take the seat.

"Ero-camel." Luffy, Usopp and Sanji continually insult the camel.

Nami pulled up her hood. "It look like we can go a little faster this way. We have to get to Yuba as quickly as possible and persuade the rebels to stop." Vivi nodded.

"Forward, Eyelashes!" The two female crewmates ride the camel leaving the rest of the crewmates behind. Yuna sighed as she run after them.

"Wait a minute!" All the male crewmates yelled.

"Come on, step on it! If you fall behind, you'll never get out the desert!"

"Quit joking around!"

"I like this type of Nami-san, too ~"

"Let's follow them! Hurry!"

"Chopper, get on!"

"Okay!"

"HOLD ON!"

Yuna started laughing as all the male crewmates try to catch up. Ace run up to Yuna, looked at her with smile.

'I'm glad you are happy, Yuna.'

-X-

Chapter five: Good bye Ace and Vivi's tears

Many things happened when the Straw Hat crew (and Ace) traveled through the desert. Luffy and the other male crewmates getting lost, meet the desert pirate, fakes rebel army, knowing the leader of the rebel army identity and Scorpion the bounty hunter.

"Are you really leaving, Ace?" Chopper asked.

"Yeah. Blackbeard isn't in Alabasta. These's no reason for me to stay in this country." The sun started to setting down as Ace prepare to leave the crew.

"Where are you planning to go next?" Sanji asked.

"Scorpion told me some guy in the West saw him. I'm gonna try looking there." Ace pull out a two piece of papers from his pocket then throw to Luffy and Yuna.

"Keep it with you, always."

"What's this for, Ace-nii?" Yuna questioned.

"What? It's just a scrap of paper." Luffy said.

"That scrap of paper will let us meet again."

"Oh …."

"Don't want it?" Ace questioned.

"No, I do." Ace chuckled. "Luffy, look after Yuna. Remember, you're her big brother."

"Yeah, I know." Luffy grinned.

"And Yuna, make sure that keep Luffy out of trouble."

Yuna smiled. "Okay, you should be careful too Ace. Who know what he can do to you." Everyone looked at the brunette confused a bit.

Ace looked at the crew. "Having a younger brother who's bit on the slow side makes his older brother worry. He's probably going to keep burning your hands, too. Take care him for me." He bowed to them as Luffy continue being an idiot.

"Luffy, the next time we meet will be at the Pirate's Summit."

"Okay!"

"Come to the top." Yuna smile warmly at her two brothers as Scorpion calling them saying good bye with his sons.

Luffy waves back to them then he noticed Ace has disappeared.

"Huh? Where's Ace?" The other looked where Ace disappeared as the sun slow setting down.

"He's gone." Zoro stated.

"Fire Fist Ace …."

"We'll see him again." Luffy said.

"Yep, I'm sure of it." Nami agreed.

-X-

After the crew reached Yuba, Vivi gasped with shock as she saw the town was cover with sand from the sandstorm.

"Oh no …"

"This is pretty bad … This place isn't any better off than Erumalu." Zoro commented.

"Where's the water?" Luffy said with his tongue sticking out.

"Isn't this supposed to be an oasis, Vivi-chan?" Sanji asked.

"The sand has raised the ground level … The oasis has been swallowed …" Vivi replied with a sad tone.

"You're passing travelers, right?" Everyone looked down and saw an old man digging the sand with a shove.

"You must be tired from your trip across the desert. Sorry but, I'm afraid this town's a little bit dried up at the moment." The old man said, continue digging without looking at the crew.

Vivi used her robe covering her lower part of her face. "Excuse me … We heard the Rebel Army has been using this town as a base …" Before Vivi could finish, the old man gasped with rage as he started rapidly throwing things at them.

"What business do you have with the Rebel Army!? Don't you dare tell me you're actually thinking joining them!"

"Oi! Oi! W-What are y- Why are you doing that? Stop! Cut it out! You could hurt-! Stop it! Stop! Sto-" Luffy keep dodging until one of the barrel hit his head.

'That old man sure know how to throw things at people ….' Yuna sweat dropped as the old man stopped throwing.

"Those fools have left already." The old man said.

"WHAT'D YOU SAY!?" Everyone exclaimed.

"That can't be!"

"Without the commerce of the city to support it, the Rebel Army's protracted war could not continue. They relocated themselves at Katorea." Vivi gasped a bit.

"Katorea!?"

"Where's that, Vivi? Is Katorea nearby?" Luffy asked.

"It's the oasis right next to Nanohana." Vivi explained.

"Katorea!? That's the town where I got lost and met Eyelashes!" Chopper stated.

The camel spoke to Chopper as he translated. "Eyelashes says he was delivering supplies to the rebels in Katorea!"

"Why didn't you tell us, you damned ero-camel!?" Usopp scolded as he, Sanji and Luffy started beating up the poor camel.

"Piss off." Chopper translated what the camel say as the trio continue beating him up.

"Don't give us that "bwwaaa" shit you bastard camel!"

"So we came all the way out here for nothing?" Zoro sighed.

"Vivi …" Everyone turned to the old man as he approached to them.

"You just called her "Vivi" …"

"OI, OSSAN! VIVI'S NOT A PRINCESS OR ANYTHING-!" Luffy yelled in panic as Zoro hit back of his head.

"DON'T TELL HIM, DIMWIT!"

"Are you Vivi-chan? Is it you?" The old man put both of his hands on Vivi shoulders.

"You're still alive. I'm so glad! It's me. Don't you remember? I can understand … I've lost some weight …" Vivi face went shocked.

"Toto-ojisan …"

"Yes. That's right."

"No …" Vivi murmured.

The old man tear up. "Listen to me, Vivi-chan. I believe in the King. He is by no means the kind of person who could betray this country. Right?"

He keened down as his tears continue falling out. "This rebellion is ridiculous …! Those fools … So it hasn't rained for three years. So what? I believe in the King. The greater part of the country does as well. So many times. So many times I tried to stop them. But no matter what I said, it was in vain. This rebellion will not cease. Their strength has already reached its limit. They plan to end it all with their next attack. They've … become embattled. They plan on dying."

Vivi gasped a bit. "I beg of you …. Vivi-chan! Please stop those fools!"

The old man continue crying as Vivi hold out a tissue to him. "Toto-ojisan. Don't worry. I will stop the rebellion"

-X-

"Okay, gentlemen! We've had a rough day! Let's take a little rest to replenish our strength for tomorrow." Usopp quickly went to bed with a 'good night' as Zoro knocked him to the wall with pillow.

"You've been sleeping the whole time!"

"Asshole … Don't compare me to the rest of you monsters!" Usopp rapidly throw the pillow at Zoro face.

"That is IT."

Another pillow fly passed to Zoro as it hit at Chopper face.

"And beside, today's prize for slacking should go to you, Blue-nose!" Usopp complained.

"But I can't stand the heat!"

"Sanji-san, that's my …." Both slacker turn their head to Vivi as Sanji was laying on her bed as Vivi sweat dropped.

"Yes, I thought you'll be lonely sleeping by yourself tonight-" The cook was cut off as his face meet with a pillow.

"And what the hell do you think you're doing over there?" Usopp said as Chopper chuckled.

A tick appeared on his face. "Oh, someone's got guts. Which one of you threw that at me?"

Soon they started a pillow fight. (A/N: Or war instead? XD)

"Do you guys know the meaning of 'sleeping'-?" Nami have angry mark on her head as a pillow hit her face as well.

Meanwhile at outside. "Hey, Ossan … no water's coming out. My throat's all dried up. You're pretty tough to be living out here. Must be hard." Luffy said with Yuna standing beside him.

"The water will come. The Yuba oasis is still alive. Yuba will never be defeated by mere sand. I'll dig it up no matter how many times I have to. This is the precious land that the King entrusted to me."

"Huh? Okay then! I'll dig too!" Luffy started digging but the sand had filling up the hole where Toto dig.

"Hey, hold up! Don't fling the sand into the hole I'm digging out!"

Luffy stopped and just stared at him as he snapped. "Are you trying to fill in the hole!?"

"No, I'm digging the hole." Luffy deadpanned.

"I didn't mean that! You're flinging all the sand you're digging up into my hole. That defeats the propose of me digging the hole in the first place, you see?" Toto explained.

"Oh! So it's a Mystery Hole!" Luffy said as he continue digging.

"No, it's not!" Yuna giggles as she started digging with shove at the other side.

Toto looked at the brunette as she looked back with a smile. "Miss, you should rest with the other."

Yuna shook her head. "I'm not tired yet beside, Onii-san want to help so I'll help as well."

Toto smile a bit he continued digging with Luffy stupidness filling up his hole.

Some times later, Toto stopped digging as he notice the silence.

"Come to think of it, there hasn't been any sand flying for a while now." He went and looked down the hole where Luffy dig, find him asleep.

"How did he dig that far so quickly? He must be tired out from his long journey."

"Toto-san!" Toto turn to the hole where Yuna dig, he was surprise that the brunette dig much deeper than Luffy. "I found some water!" Yuna said, waving her hands up and down.

"You found water!?" She nodded with a grinned as she jumped up from her hole.

"Yuba oasis is really still alive, Toto-san!" Yuna said happily as she started to yawned.

Toto laugh a little. "You should get some rest now and also get your brother out too. He has been asleep for awhile."

Yuna sighed as she gets her brother out the hole and dragged him to where everyone else is.

She collapsed on the floor from tiredness with her brother beside her, asleep. Toto came in and put blanket on them.

"Have a good rest tonight. Sleep well." With that he leaves them in their sleep.

-X-

"I'm sorry, Vivi-chan. You shouldn't have had to see something like this." Toto said as Vivi shook her head.

"No, not at all! We'll be going now, Ojisan."

"Oh, Luffy-kun, Yuna-chan. Please take those with you." Toto gives two canteen filled with water to the two D sibling.

"Wow! Water!"

"Water!" Usopp yelped.

"It came out?"

"Right after you two fell asleep from digging last night, we made it to the water level. I managed to squeeze out some water and distill it." Toto said with a bright smile.

"That sounded kind complicated, but thank you!"

"Arigato, Toto-san." Yuna bowed to him with a smile.

"Genuine Yuba water. Sorry, but that's all I can give you."

"I'll drink it carefully!" Luffy promised as the crew continue their journey to Katorea.

But Luffy suddenly stopped walks as he seated on the sand.

"Oi Luffy, what the hell are you doing!?" Usopp yelled.

"Luffy?"

"What's wrong, Luffy-san?"

"I quit." Luffy deadpanned.

"Quit?"

"Luffy-san, what do you mean?" Vivi questioned.

"Come on, Luffy. We don't have time to cater to your whims right now. Get up!" Usopp said.

"We're going back, aren't we?"

"Damn straight we are! We're going to retrace our path back to Katorea and stop the Rebel Army. If 1,000,000 people of this country clash, it's all over y'know!? This is for Vivi-chan. So come on, let's go." Sanji stated as he try to get his captain up but unfortunately, Luffy pushed him out of the way.

"Don't care."

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?" Sanji yelped in rage.

"Vivi."

"Yes?"

"I want to beat the crap out of Crocodile!"

Vivi gasped. "If we stop all those rebels, will Crocodile stop? Even we reach to Katorea, there's nothing we can do. We're pirates. You're better off going there without us."

"That … That isn't …"

"All you want is for no one to die in this battle. Not the people of your country. Not any of us. You're taking on a Shichibukai Pirate in a battle over million people are preparing to fight in. And all you want is for no one to get hurt. Aren't you just fooling yourself?" Vivi shadow her eyes with her robe as her hands shaken with fury.

"Now wait a minute Luffy, don't you understand what Vivi's been going through and…" before Nami can finished, Sanji put his arm in front of her, stopping her, Nami wanted to protest but Sanji didn't let her. Vivi silenced for a moment till she starts to bellow at him.

"What's wrong with that!? What's wrong with not wanting anyone to die!?" Luffy just stared at her blankly.

"People die." He said simply as Vivi gritted her teeth, slapped him across his cheek.

"Stop talking like that! I'm not going to let you say that again!"

"People die." Everyone turned their attention to the vice-captain as her face went emotionless. "People die and nothing we can do about it." She said it blankly.

"Shut up! Shut up! That's exactly what we're trying to prevent! Not the Rebel Army, not the Royal Army … No one in this country is at fault! So why does anyone have to die!? It's all Crocodile fault!" Vivi eyes filled with rage as Luffy stand up and punch her.

"Then why are YOU risking your life!?" He yelled.

"Oi Luffy, that's going too far!" Usopp gasped.

"Dammit, Luffy!"

"You think risking your one life is going to be enough!?" Luffy said as Vivi continued hitting him.

"Then what am I supposed to risk!?" she asked. "I have nothing else to risk …"

Yuna came over as she slapped Vivi across her cheek.

"Yuna!?"

"What are you doing!?" Everyone shocked at her action.

"You have nothing to risk …? Then try risking our lives along with yours! WE'RE YOUR NAKAMA!" Vivi gasped with shock from what the brunette says as she tears falling out.

"We're your nakama, right?" Luffy asked. "Look at you, you're crying …" Vivi cried ever more as Yuna knee down and hugged the princess to comforting her. "We're here for you, Vivi." Yuna said softly as Vivi continue to cried.

"You're the one who suffering the most, and you want to beat the hell out of him more than anyone." Luffy said. "Now tell me. Where is Crocodile?"

Vivi wiped her tears as she pulled out her map. "Crocodile located at Rainbase." Vivi pointed out.

"Rainbase?"

"If we travel directly north, we'll reach it in a day or so."

"Yosh! Toward to Rainbase!"

"Yeah!"

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A/N: Sorry for the late update, writerblock and lazyness took over my body D:

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