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This is the fifth chapter of the mass update.


Like the other Straw Hats, Lucy flew for three whole days and nights after being hit by Kuma before landing rather roughly on a random island in the Grand Line. It was actually amazing that Lucy, nor any of the other members of the crew, did not land in water, considering the water to land ratio. She woke up a day later, regaining consciousness from the drain on her magic and the damage taken from being hit by Kuma, as well as landing on the island. The latter left a paw shaped crater in the earth.

She groaned as she came to in the center of the crater. Sitting up and gingerly rubbing her aching head, she looked around. It appeared she was on one of the tropical islands as she was surrounded by tall canopies and the weather was humid and hot. Lucy could hear the sounds of wild animals around her as she slowly stood, ignoring the protests of her aching and sore body. There were also many exotic looking flowers and plants surrounding her.

Her blood ran cold as she heard the growling of predator behind her. Slowly, she turned to see red eyes glaring at her through the foliage. Suddenly she forgot all about her injured body as she bolted away from whatever the creature was. She ran and ran until she was ready to collapse.

"Where the heck am I?" she wondered aloud in confusion. "Luffy! Nami! Chopper! Robin! Franky! Usopp! Brook! Sanji! . . . Zoro?" she called out.

But there was no answer. Lucy was all alone on this island. She grabbed one of the keys from her keychain. "Open, Gate of the Hare! I summon thee, Lepus!" she called out.

With a golden light, the timid rabbit eared spirit appeared before her. "H-h-how ca-an I help y-y-you, M-M-Miss Lu-Lucy?"

"Lepus, could you take a quick run around the island for me? So I can get an idea of where I'm at?" Lucy asked. She hated asking Lepus to do the mule work, but it would take her forever to do it on her own and speed was Lepus' thing.

Lepus didn't seem to mind though. "O-Of course, M-Miss Lucy! I'll d-d-do what I c-can!" she said quickly before dashing off in a blur, weaving through the trees.

Lucy smiled after her before beginning to look around.

• • •

Elsewhere in the Grandline, Zoro stood before Hawk Eyes Mihawk in his dark, dreary castle. He clenched his fists as he prepared to swallow his pride. Zoro had failed to protect everyone, especially Lucy, back at Sabaody, and those damned gorillas had nearly gotten to him too. He needed to be stronger, the strongest he could possibly be. He remembered the fear and pain that had gripped his heart when he'd watched Lucy disappear from right in front of him, ripped away just before he could grab her hand . . . He wouldn't let it happen again.

He got down on his knees and placed his head on the stone floor, prostrating himself before the man whose head it was his dream to take. Mihawk's eyebrows rose in surprise, as did the present Perona's. Both of them were surprised and a little bit shocked that Zoro was putting himself in such a position.

"Please train me!" Zoro shouted.

Mihawk blinked at him before laughing at him. "You want me to train the man who wants to take my head?"

Zoro remained silent, not moving from his position.

" . . . It seems I overestimated you, to think you'd stoop so low, abandoning your pride." he said. Mihawk seemed . . . disappointed in Zoro somehow.

"Please . . . there's someone . . . I want . . . I need to protect." said Zoro.

Mihawk cocked his head at Zoro in response to this. 'So, he's the kind of person who can throw away their pride for another sake.' He smirked. "Very well, but you'll have to listen to everything I say and not question my methods."

Zoro raised his head to look at Mihawk, eyes determined. "Thank you."

• • •

Back with Lucy, Lepus had returned. "H-h-here M-Miss Lu-Lucy. I f-found a ma-map while I was exp-p-ploring ." the spirit said as she handed Lucy a piece of weathered, faded, and aged parchment map.

It was a map of a star shaped island and it was labeled "Starfall Island". There was a mountain at the center of the island, and two lakes on the northern section of the "star". That would be excellent as the lakes were likely freshwater and that meant that Lucy would have a steady supply of drinkable water, and if she could figure out how to make a sufficiently usable pole, she could eat plenty of fish, and there were tons of fruit. So food and water weren't a problem. But she needed to create or find a shelter until she could build a raft or a boat came by. Preferably a boat would come by as a raft stood little chance in the Grandline.

"Oh, and u-um . . . th-there's lots of d-d-danger-rous c-creatures on th-the isla-land." Lepus informed her.

Thanking Lepus and dismissing her, Lucy summoned Virgo needing some new clothes to replace her torn and tattered ones. Luckily Virgo seemed to know the situation had fresh clothes all ready to go when she appeared before Lucy. She quickly changed and began heading towards the northern end of the island in search of the lake. On the way however, she found something very intriguing.

While she was walking, watching for any of the dangerous animals that Lepus had mentioned, her foot hit something hard and she stumbled back, holding her injured toes. She looked up to see what it was she had hit her foot on, and there was an unnatural triangular shape jutting up from the earth, almost like there was a box buried there. Curious, Lucy began unearthing the wooden box until she was finally able to pull it free of the soil's grip. It wasn't an overly big box, about five inches deep, a foot lengthwise, and around ten inches in width. The hinges and the lock were severely rusted and the wood was old but somehow preserved.

Lucy easily broke off the lock by hand and opened it. Inside was a thick, aged book. A folded slip of aged parchment slipped out as she gingerly opened the book. Setting it down, she picked up the folded parchment and carefully opened it so as not to cause unnecessary damage. The writing was surprisingly legible for it being as old as it was. It was a note addressed to whomever found the box and it read as such;

To Whomever Finds This

My name is Cecilia Starla, and I am not from this land. I am from a place called Earthland and it is a place filled with magic and those who use it . . . I am one of those people. To be specific, I am a Celestial Spirit Mage, or was rather. I was sent here some time ago by a magical spell. During my time here I searched and searched for a way to return home, unfortunately I never found one.

I am old now, and I'm certain I don't have many years left, so I am returning to the place that I arrived to and leaving this book here. It contains all of the spells and techniques I have learned during my years here as well as documentation on how I survived this island. If you are a Celestial Mage like me, I left the obsidian keys that I had brought with me to this world at Skypiea. Should you find them, I ask that you treat them with as much love as I have.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope what I have written helps you in your journey.

Yours Truly

Cecelia Starla

Lucy gently folded the paper and put it back inside the book. "Thank you, Cecelia." she said.

She used her torn cloths to make a rucksack and placed the book inside before continuing on.

• • •

Lucy spent several hours getting to one of the lakes. This was mostly because she had spent the majority of that time running from the monsters that inhabited the island. She had tried to fight them, she really had, but both she and her spirits had been too weak to do much damage, so she had been forced to choose the second option, run.

Exhausted, Lucy collapsed to her knees on the edge of the lake. She cupped her hand into the blissfully cool water and began drinking, scooping the water up to her lips until her thirst was sated. Heaving a tired sigh, she laid by the water and just listened to the soothing sounds of it lapping at the shore. Her eyes began closing . . .

When she woke up, she gasped in awe at what she saw. All around her the air was filled with the gentle pulsing lights of thousands upon millions of bioluminescent insects. It was like the island was covered in stars. Lucy slowly stood, pivoting as she admired the beauty that surrounded her in amazement that took her breath away. In her awe, she spotted something she hadn't noticed before, one of the trees near the lake had makeshift ladder rungs leading up into the canopy.

Curious, she walked over to the tree, picking up her things. Fastening her things to her belt, she began climbing the rungs. The rungs led her up to wooden platform in the trees, or rather to a hatch in the platform. Freeing one hand, she opened the hatch and climbed up into what was actually a treehouse, one that was surprisingly well built and in surprisingly good condition. This was the shelter that Cecelia had made for herself during her stay on the island.

The treehouse was dusty and dirty, but it had a cot and a makeshift table. Getting herself pumped up, Lucy began tidying the place up until it practically sparkled with cleanliness. Finally, she sat down to begin reading the journal Cecelia had left. Until Lucy could figure out a way off this island, she was going to train like the devil to get stronger, fueled by the desire to protect her friends. About a week later, a newspaper blew into the treehouse and her heart nearly broke when she read the headline . . . Luffy's brother Ace had died while Luffy had tried to save him. Another few weeks later, another newspaper blew in, this one with a hidden message from the captain of the Straw Hats for the crew to meet again in two years.

She continued to train every day for the following two years. In between gathering food and materials, she worked on a raft. A year and six months into her training, it became clear to her just how much it had paid off as she was able to dispatch the monsters on the island. By the end of the two years, she was able to defeat the monsters rather easily. Her body had become firmer and more muscled, though her curves were just as generous as before. Lucy was actually quite proud of how much stronger she had become, both physically and magically.

The day had finally come for her to leave the island. She packed supplies to last her the journey, which she was expecting to last three weeks at most, which was also the main reason why she was leaving three weeks before the actual two year mark. To be honest, Lucy really didn't trust the raft on the waters of the Grand Line, but there wasn't really another option for her. That was when Aquila appeared before her and offered to carry her. It would take less time and he was strong enough to do so. Lucy accepted the offer, relieved by the much safer option of travel. So, bag on her back, Lucy got on Aquila's back and summoned Merry, who would guide them. And, since he was a spirit, he could float. Leaping into the air, Aquila took off, followed by Merry. Lucy couldn't wait to see Zoro again.


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