One Piece © Oda-sensei
Akira D. Yuna © Me
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Talk = "Onii-san"
Thought = 'Onii-san'
Recap:
"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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Chapter six: Rainbase and Yuna's secret
"Aaah …"
"Aaah …"
"Come one, I've already told you two to quit with the "Aaah"s!" Nami said as the crew continued their journey to Rainbase.
"Shut up! You're one to talk, riding that camel!" Usopp complained.
"Yeah, let us ride too!" Luffy agreed as the two idiots start to insult her.
"Chopper, you're not passing out today." Zoro grinned.
"Yeah, I have to try harder. Vivi, will there be water at Rainbase?"
"Yes, that area is still prosperous. The city has been nearly unaffected by the rebellion and is renowned for its gambling."
"Gambling!?"
"Nami, your eyes turn into Beli …" Yuna sweat dropped.
"Oi, oi. Just what are you thinking!?" Zoro frowned.
"So even here in Alabasta, there's still a happy city left." Sanji commented.
"GOMU GOMU NO DAME DA!" Luffy yelled as he stretching his arm from Usopp, on his hands is the canteen of water from Yuba.
"No!"
"No!"
"No!"
"No way!"
"Give it!"
"GOMU GOMU NO DAME DA!"
"Come on, just one sip!" Usopp said, crying in anime tears. "He gave it to us to drink, right?"
"That dried-up Ossan spent a whole night digging up this water! So we're not just gonna drink it in one gulp, you dork!"
"Wow, even you can restrain yourself a times, huh?" Nami impressed.
"Course I can! How rude! HOW RUDE!" Luffy fumed.
"Can't go another step … W-Water …" Usopp slowly turn his head to Yuna as the brunette sweat dropped, stepping back a bit.
"S-Sorry Usopp … I can't give it to you …" Usopp cried with anime tears.
"So, are we at Rainbase yet?" Luffy asked.
Vivi slipped down from her seat. "Luffy-san. Thank you. I could never have become this determined without you."
"Then feed me." Vivi looked at Luffy in surprise.
"After I kick Crocodile's ass, you gotta feed me until I die!" Luffy simply said.
"Okay, I promise!" Vivi said with a bright smile.
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"We're here." Vivi said as they seen a lively town straight ahead.
"We made it?" Chopper questioned.
"Rainbase?"
"We're here!"
'Crocodile …!' Vivi thought with rage.
"I'M GONNA KICK CROCODILE'S ASS!" Luffy yelled.
"So this is Rainbase."
"Hey, you guys think Baroque Works knows we're in this country yet?" Zoro asked.
"Most likely. We ran into Mr.2 on our way here. It's safe to assume they know we're here." Nami said.
"What about it?"
"They'll recognize our faces. We can't go running around all over Rainbase." Usopp stated.
"WHY NOT!?" Luffy exclaimed.
"Because if they find us first, there's no way we'll be able to lay a hand on Crocodile." Usopp explained.
"Assassination is their field of specialty, after all." Zoro added.
'Assassination … huh?' Yuna smirked without people noticed.
"YEAH! COME ONE OUT, CROCODILE!" Luffy yelled again.
"Are you even listening, you dork!?" Usopp said, hitting Luffy back of his head.
"No matter who tries to come after us, I'll be the one protect Nami-san, Vivi-chan and Yuna-chan! You three can call me Prince!" Sanji concluded.
"Prince." Zoro said blankly.
"I'LL KILL YOU, BASTARD!"
"Prince. Water." Usopp and Chopper said tiredly.
"Shut up you two!"
"Sanji, I don't need your protection …" Yuna raised her hand as they walks toward Rainbase. "I'm strong enough to protect myself."
Sanji sobbed himself from what Yuna said. "Yuna-chwan don't believe in my strength …"
"S-Sanji …" Yuna sweat dropped.
"First thing first, I need water!" Usopp said
"ME TOO! Water! Water!" Luffy ran off to find water as Usopp and Yuna follow him.
"Wait, Luffy!"
"Ah! Take some money with you!" Nami shouted.
"Don't worry Nami, I have some money with me!" Yuna shouted back as she ran after her brother.
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-Rainbase, Sand Café-
"Captain Smoker? Why do you think the Straw Hat Pirates will turn up here in Rainbase?" Tashigi asked. She and Smoker are resting at the restaurant.
"Dunno. Just a hunch." Smoker replied but didn't notice Luffy, Yuna and Usopp walk into the restaurant.
"WE CAN FINALLY DRINK SOME WATER, USOPP!"
"WATER!"
"Onii-san, Usopp, please be quiet." Yuna sighed.
"There's something odd about this country. Almost like there's a huge shadow lurking behind it all." Smoker said as he still hasn't notice Luffy and Usopp sit beside him and Tashigi as Yuna just stand beside Usopp.
"Pardon me, can we have some water!?" Luffy asked as he and Usopp banging the table.
"WATER! GIVE US WATER BY THE BARREL! FIVE! FIVE BARREL! FIVE!" Both idiots keep banging the table as Yuna have angry mark on her head.
"Will you two stop doing that! It's annoying!" Yuna scolded them.
"Here you go." The restaurant owner gives two barrel of water to Luffy and Usopp as they start drinking water directly from the barrel.
Yuna pay the water to the owner and bowed. "I'm really sorry for their rudeness."
Tashigi stop her conversation with Smoker as she looked over while Smoker doing the same.
Yuna feel someone is looking at them. Her face pale a bit when she turn her head over and saw the person who was looking at them, it's Smoker and Tashigi, sitting beside them.
Luffy and Usopp turn their head over to Smoker and Tashigi with their cheek filled with water.
Immediately the water shoots out from their mouth with their eyes pop out and the water hit all over on the two marines face while Yuna have vein popped on her head.
"RUN!"
Three of the Straw Hat crewmember ran out the restaurant with water of barrel.
"Why the hell are the Marines here!?" Luffy asked while running as more marines start chasing them.
"How would I know!?" Usopp responded.
"Just keep running already!" Yuna yelled.
While Yuna and the other chase by the marines. Sanji saw the commotion as he sweat dropped. "They're being chased by the marines again …"
"You have to be kidding!? So, why are they running this way!?" Nami said.
"But, Tony-kun hasn't come back from the toilet yet!" Vivi stated.
"Just leave him! He can take care himself!" Zoro replied.
"HEY GUYS!" Luffy yelled. "THE MARINES ARE HERE!"
"BECAUSE THEY'RE FOLLOWING YOU! DUMBASS!" Zoro scolded as the rest run along.
"We shouldn't really be … running around the city … or else Baroque Works is gonna see us!" Usopp said.
Yuna and Zoro noticed the Baroque Works men are all over the place.
"I think they already have." Yuna said.
"Then we've got only one choice!" Luffy said. "Let's go! To Crocodile's place! Right, Vivi?"
"Yes! Do you see that building with a crocodile on the roof? That's the casino Crocodile runs, Rain Dinners!" Vivi pointed at the building.
"We'd better split up!" Sanji said.
"Sound like a plan." Zoro agreed.
"Alright! Meet you there! At the Croco house!" Luffy said as they split up and runs to different ways.
Yuna follow her brother, jumped up to the roof with him.
"Come and get us, Smokey!" Luffy yelled as Yuna stick out her tongue at Smoker in the air.
"You two have got guts!" Smoker said. "But don't think you can run forever! WHITE VINE!" He turns into smoke and catch Luffy around his tight.
"Onii-san!"
"GOMU GOMU NO … FUUSEN!" Luffy inflated himself as the smoke expanded.
Both Yuna and Luffy landed on the ground as Luffy's body return to normal.
"That was close ..." Luffy muttered
"Let's get out of here already!" Yuna said as she and Luffy runs off, escape from Smoker.
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Somehow Smoker found them and chased them again as they run to the meeting place. They only saw Zoro, Nami and Usopp there.
Luffy screamed when running which catch their attention.
"Stop right there!" Nami and Usopp sweat dropped when they saw Smoker is chasing them.
"Oi, let's go! Everyone inside!" Luffy yelled as they ran inside the building, trying to escape from Smoker.
Some worker of the casino told they are invited and show they the way to VIP room. Yuna feel extremely suspicious only for a moment.
"Is he telling us to bring it on!?" Nami asked.
"Oh? There's a guy who speaks my language!" Zoro commented.
"Yosh! Let's GO!" Luffy said as they ran inside the hallway.
"Hey, the hallway split up!" (L)
"It says VIPs … go left!" (U)
"It says pirates the other way!" (N)
"Which way we should go!?" (L)
"Hurry up and choose!" (Z)
"Of course we'll take VIP! VIP!" (U)
"But we're pirates! And pirates … go this way." (L)
"Yeah, you have a point there!" (U)
"Wait, don't you guys think it's suspicious!?" (Y)
The moment they run to the right side, they all fell into a pit along with Smoker behind.
"What the hell is going!?" Smoker asked/yelled.
Nami screamed as Zoro frowned. "Are we so stupid that we fell for this!?"
"We're falling into darkness! Better swim for it!" Usopp yelped.
"IT"S A PIT!" Luffy shouted.
"I knew it this would happen!" Yuna yelled.
With that, Yuna inspected the cage they were in after they fell down from the pit.
"A clever trap indeed." Luffy deadpanned.
"Yes, we couldn't help but fall for it." Usopp added.
"It was TOTALLY avoidable! This is exactly what he wanted us to do! How could you be so stupid!?" Nami yelled.
"But more importantly, I keep feeling my strength draining away …" Yuna eyes widen when she heard what Luffy say.
"Onii-san, don't touch those bars!" Before Luffy could turn his head to his little sister. Smoker hit Luffy with his jutte caused Luffy fell on the land tiredly.
"Luffy!"
"I'm feels so weak … What just happened?" Luffy asked.
"Seastone." Yuna noted.
"Seastone?" Usopp questioned.
"It's a mysterious mineral found only in a certain area of the sea." Yuna explained. "Touching it, any Devil Fruit users are having the same feeling as falling into the sea."
"The mineral itself is still not fully understood, but what we do know is that it emits the same kind of energy as the sea." Smoker added. "Just think of it as a solidified form of the sea."
"So that's what's draining Luffy's strength." Zoro said.
"All of the Marine Headquarters' prisons are made of the stuff." Yuna continued. "It keeps criminals who's eaten the Devil Fruit from escaping."
"Then the bars of this cage must be made of it too …" Nami said as Yuna nodded to her.
"If it wasn't, I would've left already." Smoker said. "But not before crushing you all until you could never escape to the sea."
Zoro taking it as a threat, drew his sword as Usopp screamed like a girl.
"Wait, wait! How can you two think of fighting at the time like this!?"
"Beside, he's a Smokeman; your sword can't cut him!" Nami stated.
"She's right. Just give up." A voice said. Everyone attention turn to one of the chairs from outside the cage. "You're all going to be dying together. Why not try to get along." The chair twirled around and showed Crocodile.
"Crocodile …" Smoker growled.
Luffy (who still lying on the ground) and Yuna glared at Crocodile as Nami and Usopp scared their life out of this world.
"So he's one of the Shichibukai …" Zoro said.
"Our long-awaited host finally shows his face." Smoker said.
"Oh-ho, so the rumors about you being a wild dog are true, Smoker-kun." Crocodile said. "You've never thought of me as an ally." Crocodile turned to Yuna.
"Oh, what a surprise. Why is the mafia member of the Speranza* Family like you doing here at Alabasta?" Everyone in the cage expect Luffy gasped in shock.
"Speranze Family!?" Luffy is the only one confused.
Yuna continue glared. "Really? Last time I check that I was a pirate now. Long time no see, Crocodile."
Crocodile smirked. "First time heard a mafia become a pirate. How about you like to work with me?"
"I refuse." Yuna deadpanned which make Crocodile frowned.
"The reason I become a pirate because I promise to him." Yuna pointed at Luffy.
"Yuna, you know him!?" Nami asked.
"I meet him with my sensei and boss, four year ago." Yuna answered.
"I see then … No matter, you all are going to die anyway." Crocodile said.
Luffy's hand balled into a fist as he punches the ground. "So you're Crocodile!?" He stands up, forgetting the bars are made of seastone while he grasped it.
"Oi! You! Fight me …" Luffy fall to his knees.
"Can't you get it into your head NOT to touch the cage!?" Usopp yelled.
"Straw Hat Luffy. I congratulate you for coming this far. I'll kill you properly in due time so please be patient. Our Guest of Honor has yet to arrive." Crocodile said.
"Guest of Honor?" Nami asked.
"I've sent my partner to fetch her already." Crocodile said.
Yuna growled at Crocodile. "Don't tell me, you …"
"CROCODILE!" A voice yelled from the top of the staircase. It was Vivi.
"Vivi!" Luffy, Nami and Usopp yelled.
"Welcome, Princess of Alabasta, Vivi." Crocodile said. "Or rather Miss Wednesday. You've done an admirable job slipping through the hands of our assassins."
"I'd come to you." Vivi said. "No matter where you'd hide! I'd come to see you die. Mr. 0! If you had never set foot in my country …!" Vivi ready her weapon as she changed at Crocodile. "… Alabasta would have been at peace!"
"Wait! Vivi! Let us out!" Luffy yelled.
"Vivi stop! Get away from him!" Yuna yelled along.
"KUJAKI STRING SLASHER!" Vivi yelled, sending her weapon and aim at Crocodile.
"That's not gonna work!" Yuna shouted. "He's a …!" Crocodile whole body turn into sand. "… Logia Devil Fruit user!"
"Satisfied?" Crocodile asked, slowly reappeared behind Vivi. "Being from this country, you should already know … that I have the ability of the Suna Suna No Mi." He grabbed her tightly. "Shall I turn you into a mummy?"
"H-He's a Sandman!" Usopp yelped.
"HEY YOU! Leave Vivi alone! I'm gonna kick your ass!" Luffy yelled.
"Take a seat." Crocodile pushed Vivi on the chair. "It's time to start the party. Am I right, Miss Allsunday?"
"That's right." Miss Allsunday agreed.
"Party?" Nami asked.
"It's pass 12. Operation Utopia has officially commenced."
""Operation Utopia" …?" Nami getting more confused.
"Operation Utopia … What's that?" Luffy asked as Crocodile chuckled.
"Oi!" Luffy called him as Crocodile start laughing.
"Operation Utopia … Don't tell me …" Yuna's face went shocked. "Crocodile!"
Crocodile turn his attention to Yuna and so did the other. "I'll never forgive you …! You killed many innocent people, just to find that thing!?"
Crocodile smirked. "Oh, so you figure it out?" He turned to Vivi.
"It is this pathetic Kingdom that will die, Miss Wenesday." Vivi only glared at him.
"This blind love for Alabasta will be the very thing that consigns it to oblivion!" Crocodile continue as Vivi gasped a bit. "Struggling and writhing between life and death, the people of this country will be enveloped in eternal darkness."
"You bastard …" Yuna growled.
"Operation Utopia … has began!"
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A/N: Awww … Done writing chapter six XD Lazyness is taking over my body again. So sorry for the late update D: Anyway, please R&R ~!
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