A/N: Sorry that I forgot to put what Speranza mean on chapter six, my bad ….

Speranza mean hope in Italian.

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One Piece © Oda-sensei

Akira D. Yuna © Me

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Talk = "Onii-san"

Thought = 'Onii-san'

Recap:

"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!"

-X-

Chapter seven: Mr. Prince and Escaping Captivity

Crocodile keep laughing as Vivi glared at him with her hand tied behind the seat she was sitting on.

"What … are you planning to do with Alabasta?"

"Shall I tell you what type of person I despise the most?" Crocodile smirked. "It's those who place the happiness of their people above their own lives. Hypocrites."

"You plan no killing my father? You'll never accomplish that!"

"Don't look at me like that. I have no intention of doing so." Crocodile commented. "From his death I would gain nothing. Cobra will experience a humiliation crueler than death."

"Crueler than death?" Usopp questioned while Yuna growled at Crocodile.

Crocodile chuckled. "The Princess of a country shouldn't make such a scornful face."

"I'll ask you one more time. What is this "Operation Utopia"? Explain it!" Vivi asked.

"Oi, oi. Do you fully grasp your current situation?"

"ANSWER THE QUESTION!" Vivi interrupted him.

"Such a brave princess …" Crocodile said. "Well the plan is already in motion … I think I'll share it with you. The plan to end this miserable country's existence … Operation Utopia."

After few minutes of explaining of Operation Utopia, Crocodile laughed.

Usopp shocked as Nami and Vivi gasped.

"What an evil plan …" Nami said while Luffy and Yuna look pissed.

"What do you think? Like my plan?" Crocodile asked. "The plan that you helped set up is now in full bloom. If you listen carefully, I bet you can hear them shouting throughout Alabasta. And their one driving thought: "We will protect Alabasta …"."

"STOP IT!" Vivi screamed. "How can you be so inhuman …!?" Crocodile chuckled. (A/N: This guy creep me out … I was to beat the crap out of him but I'll let Luffy do the job.)

"Doesn't it move you to tears? The love for the country … is what will destroy the country."

"What make you think you can play with people lives! CROCODILE!" Yuna yelled angrily as Crocodile continue chuckled.

Luffy screamed in rage as he changed the bars and grasping it. He trying to shoved his face into one of the holes on the bars but fail because of the seastone.

"That guy's an idiot. Didn't he hear what I said?" Smoker noted.

"Sure, he's an idiot. But … That's why he's our Captain plus …" Zoro looked at Yuna. "Our Vice-captain always there to support him and us …"

'She the Vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirate?' Smoker thought. 'Of course, they both are siblings …'

"Crocodile … I am going … to kick your ahh ~!"

"I can remember all the hassle I had to go through to get this far." Crocodile said. "My maneuvers to incite the townpeople by destroying their towns … Teaching my employees how to carry out abusive acts while pretending to be the Royal Army … And do you why I want your Kingdom so badly."

"How could I understand what's in your rotted head!?" Vivi yelled.

"You really are a foul-mouthed princess."

Vivi knocked herself off the chair and landed on the floor.

"Vivi!" Usopp shouted her name.

"Oi, oi, oi. What are you doing, Miss Wednesday?"

"I'll stop them …" Vivi try to crawled herself "I'll stop them …! I can still make it in time! Alubarna is directly east of here! If I can get to Alubarna before the Rebel Army does … then I can stop them!"

Crocodile chuckled again. (A/N: Okay, this guy is so evil, I just want him to die at that moment but can't …)

"No matter what, I will not allow your plan to succeed!" Vivi said with angrily as Luffy getting more angrier.

"What a coincidence. We were just about to head for Alubarna as well. If you'd like to tag along, you're welcome to. Or … will you save them instead?" Crocodile took out the key from his breast pocket.

"That's …!"

"The key for this cage! Give me that! That key!" Luffy shouted.

In slow motion, Crocodile dropped the key as Vivi managed to free her hand but before she can even reach it, the floor opened a hole as the key fell into the lower chamber.

"I can't tell how long it will be before they start killing each other." Crocodile said. "Even travelling to Alubarna at your best speed, you still might not make it. If you want to stop the rebellion, I advice you leave right away, Miss Wednesday. Too bad I accidentally dropped the key into the lower chamber … The Bananawani Den."

"The Bananawani …!"

"What is that? There's a crocodile growing out of that banana!" Luffy exclaimed.

"What are those monstrous crocodile!?" Nami said as looked one of the window filled with water at the other side with Bananawanis.

"Does that mean … this room is underwater!?"

"Mystery Bananas …"

"Dumbass, look carefully! The bananas are growing out of the crocodiles. They're weird crocodiles."

One of the bananawanis growl and eaten the key as Vivi gasped.

"Oi, what's wrong, Vivi?" Luffy asked.

"One of the bananawanis swallowed the key!" Vivi exclaimed.

"WHAT!? GO AFTER HIM AND MAKE SPIT IT OUT!"

"That impossible for her!" Yuna slapped Luffy back of his head. "The Bananwani is a ferocious creatures, they even prey on Sea Kings! It will eat her the second she approach it!" She explained.

"Where do you even get all those information …" Usopp asked.

"Mafias always used their information to kill their targets." Yuna dead panned making Usopp sweated with fear.

"I regret for asking you that question …!"

Crocodile said with a smirk. "I'm sorry I handled the key so carelessly. And what's more, I don't think you'll even be able to tell which one swallowed it."

"What!?" Luffy exclaimed.

"What a prick …!"

"Shit , if we could open the cage, I'd take care of those freakin' reptiles." Zoro cursed himself.

"You're an idiot, Zoro. We can't get out because it swallowed the key." Luffy said.

"I know that!"

"Well then," Crocodile snap his fingers as the door open itself, revealed a tunnel to outside. "It's about time we were on our way. One more thing, this room will self-destruct in exactly one hour. I have no use for Baroque's secret base anymore. Water will fill into this room and turn it into part of the Rainbase lake. One million innocent civilians ... or five worthless pirates with no future ahead of them? Do you like gambling?" He laughed. "Even the princess is powerful in these circumstances. There are so many idiots in this country that was my job was all too easy. Especially those brash young rebels and that old man digging holes in Yuba."

"W-What did you say!? You mean the dried-up Ossan!?" Luffy asked.

"He tries to dig up a long-dead oasis, day after day, with that stern countenance. What a stupid old man. Time and time again sandstorms come, and he assiduously refuses to give up."

"You …" Luffy spat.

"Tell me, Straw Hat Luffy." Crocodile asked. "Do you think that sandstorms … always strike the same town over and over again?"

"You … did that!?" Luffy eyes filled with rage along with Yuna.

"I will kill you." Vivi muttered with rage as well. Crocodile laughed wildly as he and Miss All Sunday left. Then, as if on cue from the loss of Crocodile's presence, water began bursting from the small hole.

"Hey! The water's starting to flood in!" Usopp yelled. "At this rate, the room's going to be completely filled with water! Vivi! Help us! Do something! I don't want this to be the last hour of life!" He panicked.

"Quit panicking, you moron." Zoro said, irritated.

"Baka Zoro! You jerk! The water's flooding in! How can I not panic at a time like this!? If we don't think of something, we'll all going to die! Don't you get it!?"

"My country or my nakama …!? You have no intention of letting me have either, do you? You'll have me kill even before I get to Alubarna. I know … that nothing will cease you unless I kill you!" Vivi trying to hold her tears.

"You know nothing … Not about the people of this country … Not about their history … Not about their lives … You don't know nothing …!" She spinner her weapon, about to attack Crocodile but dropped them and fell to her knees.

"Vivi!" Luffy called her. "DO SOMETHING! GET US OUT OF HERE!"

"Luffy-san …"

"Ah, are you already begging for your life, Straw Hat Luffy?" Crocodile asked. "That's right … I guess everyone fears death."

"If we … If we die here … WHO'S GONNA KICK HIS ASS!?" Luffy yelled. Crocodile stopped for a moment and looked back to him.

"Don't go ahead of yourself, little man." Crocodile said.

"You're the little one." Luffy said back.

"Come," Crocodile said, and a huge Bananawani emerged in front of Crocodile.

"If you're going to abandon them, now's the time to do it, Miss Wednesday," Crocodile said. "You want to stop the rebellion after all." The Bananawani stood in front of the exit, only allowing Crocodile and his partner pass.

At Vivi point of view, the Bananawani stood in front of her was huge enough can swallow her by one bite.

"It's so big …" She muttered, drew out her weapon.

"Yosh! Beat it up, Vivi!" Luffy said.

"Onii-san, I tell you it's impossible for her already!" Yuna yelled.

"That right! Don't be ridiculous!" Usopp agreed. "That thing's too long! Vivi! Run for it! You can't fight it! But … Save us!"

"YOU'RE the one being ridiculous!" Luffy scolded him.

"Wait, look!" Nami said. "Outside the window!"

"They're all lining up to feed!" Usopp yelped.

"They think we're their food." Zoro concluded.

"In an hour we're all going to be in their stomachs!" Usopp cried.

The Bananawani roared. "KUJAKU SL-" Vivi was interrupted when the Bananawani randomly attack her, caused Vivi jumped back.

"CRAP! It's too fast!" Usopp gawped. "It bit off the staircase with one bite! Those jaws are dangerous!"

The Bananawani swung its tail at Vivi, sending her flying.

"VIVI!"

"SHIT! That monster's completely unbeatable!" Usopp said at the same time gaped.

"VIVI! RUN!"

"GET UP!"

"GET OUT OF HERE, VIVI!"

"VIVI, IT'S GOING TO EAT YOU!" Vivi used all her strength to get up but the pain prevents it.

Then a ringing was heard making the Bananawani stopped.

"A message." Miss Allsunday said, took out her Den Den Mushi.

"What is it?" She asked.

"Hello? Hello? Is this thing working?"

"Yes, I can hear you." She said. "You're Million, right?"

"Oi, is this getting through? I ain't ever used one of these baby Den Den Mushis before …" "Yes, it's working. Just keep talking into it."

"Just spit it out already." Crocodile commanded. "What happened?"

"Ah, now I've heard that voice before. Hey, thanks for calling. This is the Shitty Restaurant."

"The Shitty Restaurant, you say?" Crocodile said.

"Eh? It sounds like you remember. I'm flattered."

'Isn't that Sanji voice?' Yuna thought.

"All five of the Straw Hat Pirates should be trapped in that cage." The only one left should be their pet. Is there another one?"

"Hey, you hear that?" Usopp asked.

"Shitty Restaurant, that must mean …" Nami said as Yuna wore a smirk.

"San-!" Usopp cover Luffy mouth before he could finish.

"Wait, Luffy! They don't know about him yet! That day Mr.2 came aboard our ship, he never saw him because he was in the galley!" Usopp whispered.

"Sanji-san. That's right! Sanji-san and Tony-kun are still outside!" Vivi whisper herself.

"Punk, who the hell are you?" Crocodile demanded.

"Me? I'm … Mr. Prince."

"I see, Mr. Prince. Where are you?"

"Now I can't tell you that. If I did, you'd come to kill me. Although, whether or not you can kill me remains to be seen. I'm not foolish enough to let information carelessly slip out. Unlike you, Mr. 0."

"PRINCE-SAN! SAVE US!" Both idiots -Luffy and Usopp- begin to yell.

"WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT ~!"

"SAVE ME TOOO!"

"PRINCE-SAN! BUST US OUTTA HERE!"

"WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE"

"Haha, sound like they're right there with you. My crew. Well, I guess I'll head over-" A sound of gunshot was heard making the crew dropped their voice.

"Hah ... hah ... Pesky bastard ... hah ... hah … Hello? We got him. What should do with this weirdo?"

Vivi gasped. "Sanji-san … No …!"

"Where are you? Report your location!" Crocodile exclaimed.

"We're in Rainbase at the front gate to the Rain Dinners Casino."

"That useless idiot got caught!" Zoro exclaimed. "He'd better still be alive!"

"SANJIII!" Luffy exclaimed while Usopp, who at the background spinning and screaming 'No!' many times.

"Our last hope …" Nami muttered.

As for Yuna, well … she put on her poker face.

*beep beep*

Crocodile chuckled. "All is well. Let's go to the front gate."

"Are you sure." Miss Allsunday asked. "The Millions still don't know who their Boss is."

"I'm not going as the Boss. We haven't revealed ourselves to anyone but the Number Agents." Crocodile said. "Crocodile, the casino owner, coming to his front door to see what's going on. What's so odd about that?"

The Bananawani noticed Vivi sudden movement as it dived at her. Luffy screamed her name as Vivi began to climb up the staircase.

"What are you doing? Vivi!" Luffy asked/shouted.

"We still have some time before this room fills!" She exclaimed. "I'm going outside to get help!"

"Yeah! Sanji can't be dead yet!" Usopp said. "If Vivi can free him somehow …"

"And Chopper's still outside too!" Nami added. "It just might work …"

"LOOK OUT, VIVI!" Yuna yelled. Unfortunately, Vivi didn't have time to react as Crocodile's hook formed from the sand hand hit her.

"Vivi!" Luffy yelled. Vivi closed her eyes as she yelled in pain, hit the ground.

"Don't try anything stupid." Crocodile said.

"Ahhh! Come one, Vivi!" Both idiots yelled to Vivi.

"Vivi, wake up! Stupid!"

"Get us out!"

"Vivi! Save us!"

"Vivi!"

Crocodile and Miss Allsunday returned back to the staircase.

"If you love your nakama that much, go ahead and die with them. Immediately after the water fills the crocodiles' feeding area, this room will begin to sink. I think I'll bring that cocky punk 'Mr. Prince' here too … As a corpse, that is!" Luffy's face was completely written with rage.

"DAMNIT!" He yelled as Crocodile and Miss Allsunday leave the room.

The Bananawani drew closer to Vivi as Luffy shouted her name. "Until now, they've always protected and looked after me." She slowly gets up, breathing heavily. "I can't just abandon them and let them die!"

The Bananwani roared loudly and changed at her. She dodged and jumped onto it, using its height to help her to the staircase.

"She did it! She got away!" Nami cheered.

The Bananawani bit into the staircase, causing it to break. The Bananawani's tail hit one of the windows, breaking it caused the water flowing in faster.

"At this rate, the room's going to sink in less than 20 mintues." Yuna dead panned making Usopp more panicked.

"DON'T SAY THAT! I DON'T WANT TO DIE! THIS ROOM IS THROUGH!"

"VIVI! ARE YOU HURT!?" Luffy yelled.

"Everyone! Just hang on a little longer!" Vivi said, safely on the staircase that didn't break. "I'm going to get help! I will absolutely not let you die!"

"YEAH! GO, VIVI!" Luffy and Usopp cheered.

Vivi left, hoping she can find help.

-X-

Sometimes later …

Yuna watched as the water rose up more and more, Nami tried to have the Bananawani bite the cage and break it open but fail. Yuna explained to Nami that the seastone is hard as a diamond, Nami cried with fake tears.

As for Luffy and Usopp, they both are screamed Vivi for help.

"Oi. You." Smoker said.

"HOW CAN YOU BE SO DAMN CALM!?" Usopp exclaimed.

"THINK OF SOMETHING TO GET US OUT OF HERE!" Luffy said.

"How much do you know … of Crocodile's objectives?" Smoker asked as Luffy and Usopp confuse a bit.

"Are you talking about Miss Allsunday?" Yuna said as Smoker nodded.

"That woman with Crocodile has been wanted by the World Government for 20 years. The bounty on her is over 70,000,000."

"70,000,00!?" Usopp exclaimed. "W-Well, so what!?"

"That's almost as much as Crocodile …" Nami murmured.

"With that two of them working together, this is no longer simply about taking over a country." Smoker said. "If we don't do something now, this will develop into a disaster that will envelop the entire world."

"The entire world? What do you mean?" Nami questioned.

"Now that's just a little TOO much to take in." Usopp said.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Usopp and Nami looked at Luffy. "Since when do we need a reason like that to kick this guy's ass!?"

"Fine." Smoker sighed. "Then … How are you going to get out of here?"

Luffy screamed with his eyes popped out at the water. "It already reached my thighs!"

"We'll die! We'll die! NOOO ~!" Usopp screamed along.

"Ah, my strength's all drained out …"

"Oh shit! This is bad! Hang on, dammit! That's what Vivi said, right!?"

"Oi, oi. Over dramatic much?" Yuna sweat dropped.

"ANTI-MANNER KICK COURSE!" They heard a familiar voice as the Bananawani flipped and hit the ground on it back. Everyone looked shocked, expect Smoker and Yuna.

"Hey there" A familiar blonde said, holding his cigarette out. "Did I keep you waiting?" Luffy and Usopp cried in joy and shouted 'Prince-san!'

"We're saved …" Nami muttered.

"Stop screwing around and find the key NOW!" Zoro yelled.

"NAMI-SAAAN ~! YUNA-CHAAAN ~! D-Do you love me!?" Sanji asked while noodle dancing with hearts on his eyes.

"Yes, yes. I do. Now open the door!" Nami demanded.

"Coming ~!"

"His stupidity has no limits …" Zoro said.

"True." Yuna agreed.

"VIVI! GOOD JOB!" Luffy yelled, giving a thumb up to her.

Vivi thumb up to him as well as more and more Bananawanis began to come up.

"Well, look at 'em all coming together." Sanji commented.

"Go Sanji!" Luffy cheered. "Beat 'em all up!"

"No matter how big a bunch you are, just try and beat me, you shitty bananas." Sanji said, raising his leg, getting ready to attack. "Any shitheads rude enough to attack a lady … need some table manners beaten into them."

"Sanji! These's no time!" Usopp yelled. "Take 'em out in one second! No, in an instant!"

"Take out the third one that just entered the room." Smoker said. Yuna smile at him.

"What? How can you tell?" Luffy asked.

"Onii-san, that growl is the same growl as the same one ate the key." Yuna explained.

Luffy and Usopp gasped in surprise and shock.

"I can't really tell …" Luffy said as Yuna face palmed herself.

Sanji kick the one Smoker and Yuna spoke of. Came out wasn't the key but a ball of the sort.

"What the hell is that?" Usopp asked.

"That doesn't look like a key!"

"DORU DORU BALL KAECHA!" A voice said. The ball cracked and out came a disgustingly person.

"WHAT!?"

"Yes! W-Water! Water all around me! Truly a miracle!" The person said.

"Oi, Isn't that guy …!?" Zoro said.

"The 3! 3!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Mr. 3! Why were you inside the crocodile's stomach!?" Vivi asked.

"You guys know him?" Yuna pointed at the person as Nami nodded to her.

"I have revived! I thought I had reached the end! Hehehe … Crocodile, if you intend to be rid of me, you will have to do better." Mr. 3 said, without realizing his surrounding. "The moment I was swallowed, I used the last of my power to create this 'DORU DORU BALL' and was able to protect myself from harm. A brilliant plan if I do say so myself. Oh? What's this strange key-like object attached to my DORU DORU BALL?"

"AHH! THAT KEY! GIVE IT HERE!" He turned around to see the group caged up.

"AWW! YOU AGAIN …!" He screamed as his eyes popped out.

'What? Give them this key? Wait.' Mr. 3 stopped and thought at the moment. 'A steadily flooded room. A steel cage. And … a key' A smirk appeared on his face. "I have grasped the situation."

"So you're Mr. 3?" Sanji approached to him, Mr. 3 eyes popped out again and sighed. "You gave me quite a start."

"Are you Mr. 3? Hand the key over nice and easy." Sanji said.

"How about with a looong throw!?" Mr. 3 said, throw the key in the air, laughing mischievously. "I don't know who are you, but you appear to be one of them. If you want to find the key, go look for it!"

"There no need for that now."

"What?" Mr. 3 turned as he being punched in the face by Yuna.

"Yuna!? How did you get out!?" Nami asked.

"I pick locked it, see." Yuna pointed at the now opened cage.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU PICK LOCKED IN THE FIRST PLACE!?" All the crewmember expect Sanji exclaimed.

"Cause I thought the key was real then I look at it, realizing that key was a fake one." Yuna pouted.

Sanji put a piece of paper on Mr. 3, who unconscious from Yuna punch with some words written on it.

"Shall we go? There's not much time left." Sanji said.

"Yeah. The tunnel they went down earlier must lead to Alubarna." Nami stated.

"But there are still too many Bananawani in that passage!" Vivi said.

"IS THAT ALL!? WHERE'RE THE REST OF YOU!?" Luffy yelled.

"I don't even get to use my flames to beat them." Yuna sighed standing beside Zoro.

"They won't be a problem." Nami said as they witness Luffy, Zoro and Yuna have already beaten all the Bananawanis up.

"And after I had so much trouble fighting just one of them …" Vivi said, cover her mouth with her hands.

"No, no. Their strength is what's really strange." Usopp said. "It's not your fault."

"Damn it! I can't get serious drenched in all in this seawater!" Luffy said, with his face look a bit too serious.

CRACK!

"AHH! THE WALLS BROKE!" Luffy screamed.

"Idiot! You overdid it!" Sanji scolded.

"Even the passage broke apart!" Usopp exclaimed.

"Time to go! Let's get gotta out!"

Soon the water came in through the crack at the faster speed. Sanji reached the surface, pulled Luffy up, who stomach puffed with water. "Oi, you alive, Luffy?" Sanji asked.

Nami and Vivi helped Usopp as Yuna came up surface by herself.

Soon Zoro came up, with … Smoker?

"Smoker! Oi, oi, Zoro! Why'd you rescue the enemy?" Sanji asked.

"Shut up!" Zoro said. "I didn't want to. This was the perfect chance to get rid of him."

"Whatever. Let's just get going!" Sanji said. "We lost a big chuck of time in there. Vivi-chan, can we still make it?"

"I don't know," she said, wringing out her coat.

"Nami-san, do you still have that perfume I bought you in Nanohana?" Sanji asked.

"Eh? Yes why?" Nami questioned.

"Put it on." He said.

"Like this?" Nami asked, spritzing it on her neck. Sanji's eyes became hearts.

"Ah ~! To the ends of the earth! Fall in love!" Sanji said. (A/N: That doesn't mean no sense at all from what he says.)

"Quit joking around and get going!" Zoro yelled.

"ACHOO! Sanji, I'm bit allergy to perfume." Yuna noted as she stand 5 meter away from Nami.

"RORONOA!" Smoker yelled as he sent his weapon at Zoro, who blocked with his sword. "Why did you save me?"

"I was following the Captain's orders." Zoro replied. "Don't think you have to thank me or anything. It was just one of his whims. Forget about it."

"Then I assume you won't mind if I carry out my official duties." Smoker stated more than asked.

"Hear that? That's what we get for rescuing a Marine." Sanji said.

Luffy and Usopp got up, now back to their strength. "Alright, men! We're heading straight to Alubarna!" Usopp yelled.

"Where the hell is Crocodile!?" Luffy asked, making the crowd attention turn to them. Zoro sighed.

"Ah, they finally came to." Nami stated, Luffy growling like a beast for a fight then he looked at Smoker.

"Smokey! You wanna fight!?" Luffy asked, getting to his stance.

"GAH! SMOKER! Oi, Luffy! Don't do it! Let run!" Usopp yelped.

'When is he actually being serious?' Smoker thought.

"Go." Smoker said, Luffy's face read surprise and suspicion.

"But this is the last time I'll let you go." Smoker said. "When we meet again, your life is over." Luffy just quietly stare at him.

"There they are! Back up Captain Smoker!" the marines shouted as they came. All of them, expect Luffy and Yuna began to run to the east. Zoro looked over at Luffy and Yuna who wasn't following yet.

"Luffy, Yuna, hurry up! What are you two doing?" Zoro said.

"Yeah …" Luffy said. He turned to Smoker and given him a goofy smile. "Y'know, I don't hate you."

Yuna smile, bowed to him. "Arigato, Smoker."

Smoker looked at them in surprise. "Get out of here NOW!" He demanded as he attacks Luffy with his weapon.

Luffy nearly dodge the attack, Yuna giggles a bit as they ran and joined their crew.

"Faster! Faster! Faster!" Usopp said while running. Luffy run in front the group, well … you know because he's the leader.

"YOSH! GUYS, WE'RE GOING STRAIGHT TO ALUBARNA!"

"AYE!"

-X-

A/N: Finally finish chapter seven ~! The longer chapter! It took me some time to write (went to sleep three'o clock in the morning … And my back is hurt a bit …) Anyway, I need some help. I was originally thinking make Yuna pair with Ace but that might a bit weird to you guys so I want you guys to vote at the poll at my profile.

Should Yuna and Ace stay in brother and sister relationship or Just take the relationship farther than brother and sister or Yuna should pair with someone else. Review that who should pair with Yuna but not Zoro. Zoro and Yuna are in best friend relationship.

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