Ch. 2- Alchemi and the Pure Gold

One Piece © Oda

Blizzard, Monkey D. Aika, Kumi, and Anubis © Me

URRRRP! Olga let out a noisy belch, her stomach round from eating at least 14 plates of rice as she lied on Elizabeth's side.

"Nice one!" Luffy praised.

"So is that all?" Sanji asked. "You've almost finished a whole pot of rice, you know."

"Yeah, I'm done," Olga answered, patting her bulging belly. "That was the most delicious food I ever had!"

Hearing that caused Sanji to beam proudly.

"Another job well done," he said.

As Olga began to relax with her full stomach, Aika suddenly approached her in he Wolf Form, blinking at her innocently, to the blonde girl's confusion.

"Uh…can I help you?" Olga asked before Aika, without warning, lies down on her lap. "H-hey! Taking some liberties here, don't you think?!"

Aika didn't move, but instead just lied there, wagging her tail.

"Ummm…okay, you can lie there," Olga said, "but only because my legs are cold."

Nami and Robin both giggled at Olga's attempt to keep her pride.

"So, Olga!" Luffy spoke up. "Tell us more about this Alchemi place!"

"Yeah! I wanna hear about it, too!" Aika added.

"In Alchemi," Robin began, "there was a man known as Myskina Acier, a scientist who was doing research on how to refine metal, or so I've heard. He had created a metal known as Pure Gold."

"Pure Gold?" Luffy repeated.

"That's right," Robin answered. "It's a legendary metal. They say it shines bright like the sun, even in the darkest of places. It was so valuable, that it was rumored that it could buy the whole world."

"The whole world?!" Aika asked in surprise.

"Yes," Robin answered. "People from far and wide have searched for the Pure Gold since earlier times…however…"

"However…?" Zoro parroted.

"Those who obtain the Pure Gold…often end up ruining themselves," Robin answered.

Olga, who was not quite as asleep as everyone thought, seemed to furrow her brow angrily.

"Wow!" Chopper exclaimed. "This Pure Gold sounds amazing!"

"A legendary metal, huh?" Luffy asked.

"Worth so much that it can buy the whole world?!" Nami asked, her eyes turning into Berry signs. "I WANT IT~!"

"B-Big Sis, your eyes…" Aika stammered.

"Oh, boy, here we go, again," Blizzard muttered.

"Didn't Nami hear the 'people ruining themselves' part?" Kumi asked.

"When it comes to treasure," Blizzard started, "anything else Nami hears go in one ear and out the other."

"Olga," Robin said. "Would you happen to have anything to do with Alchemi, by any chance?"

"Hmph!" Olga scoffed as she turned away.

"You do know where it is, don't you?" Luffy asked. "C'mon! Tell us where the treasure is!"

"Like I'd tell you the likes of you," Olga replied, only to hear Usopp laughing.

"Man, what a horrible liar you are," the sniper said. "Saying that you're not gonna tell us is almost the same thing as admitting that you know where it is!"

This only caused Olga to pout at him.

"So where is this Alchemi place?" Nami asked.

"Yeah, tell us!" Aika piped up.

"First of all," Olga said as she pushed Aika off, "get off me!"

"Whoa!" Aika cried as she was shoved.

"Second," Olga continued as she stood up, her bulging stomach disappearing, "even if I did tell you, weak-ass pirates like you who babysit little kids like Wolf Girl here…"

"Hey!" Aika exclaimed.

"…could never find Alchemi! So there!" the snarky blonde finished. "Besides, you won't even believe where it's hidden!"

"Well, it sounds like fun to me!" Luffy replied.

"Me, too!" Aika added.

Olga stared at the D. Siblings in surprise as they wore those big, toothy grins, giggling at each other in excitement.

'Are they serious?!' she thought.

"Olga," said Nami, putting her hand on the girl's shoulder. "How about we take you to Alchemi? There are lots of dangerous people in the New World, these days, and if you stay with us, we'll keep you safe."

"Get your paws off me!" Olga shouted, slapping Nami's hand away. "Like I need help from the likes of you! I never needed from anybody, and I'm not starting now!"

"What about Lizard Lips, over there?" Zoro asked, pointing at Elizabeth asked. "She helped you, didn't she?"

"Elizabeth is different," said Olga. "At least I know she won't turn on me. Even without her, I've managed to get by on my own for a long time, anyway. The only time I ever interact with other people…is so that I can take advantage of them."

"…Boy," Nami said, sadly. "That sounds awfully familiar."

"Mm-hmm," Robin nodded.

In Olga's mind, images of her, standing alone on a beach, covered in giant bones, running away from people while holding bread, meat, and sausages in her arms, and her, sitting alone in front of an oil lantern, flashed by, one-by-one.

"BWAAAAAAAAH~!" sobbed Franky, who, strangely, was dressed up in something of a miner's outfit, complete with lantern helmet and pickaxe as he ruffled Olga's hair. "You're only just a kid…but you've been through so much!"

"You think your tears are gonna move me?" Olga asked…but that's when she saw Franky's clothes. "Uh…hey, when did you change your outfit?"

"What, you mean this?" asked Franky. "Well, we gotta dress up for the occasion, since we're going treasure hunting!"

Olga turned and saw the Straw Hats all dressed up in various mining gear, like explorer caps with lantern helmets, safari suits, goggles, and backpacks.

"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed. "Okay, guys! Let's go hunt for treasure!"

"Yeah! Let's go, let's go!" Aika cheered, now in her human form and wearing a dark red shirt, an explorer's cap with a lantern on it, dark brown boots with yellow tongues, and a bluish-green backpack.

"Wait, what?!" Olga questioned. "Hold it! I didn't say I was going with you guys yet!"

"We're the Straw Hat Treasure Hunting Team!" Chopper exclaimed.

"GO!" Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, Blizzard, Brook, Aika, and Kumi cheered.

"You're not listening to me!" Olga shouted.

"It's too late to try and change their minds, once they get into that mood," Nami said, looking like she was going treasure hunting and to the beach at the same time.

"What?" Olga asked, now more confused than ever.

"Olga, let's talk for a second, okay?" Nami asked before she pulled the blonde haired girl away to a corner.

"What's up?" Olga asked, her voice hushed.

"We have 11 people and 2 dogs on our side," Nami whispered. "We can do with 6:4 ratio of our share, okay? Of course, you get to take '6', if you get my meaning."

"Oh, boy," Zoro muttered. "Now what's she talking about?"

"Shh~!" Robin shushed.

"You guys are just a bunch of weaklings," Olga whispered. "You'd never find the Pure Gold, anyway."

"Oh, contraire," Nami smirked before she held up a stack of papers. "Look at this!"

It turns out the papers are actually the Straw Hats' wanted posters (updated after defeating Doflamingo on Dressrosa, of course). The only ones excluded were Aika and Kumi, since they were both children and weren't very involved in the fight to begin with.

"All of us have pretty big bounties on our heads," said Nami. "Some of us are even worth over 100 million Berries! So, in exchange for bringing you home, we'll take you to any island you want after we exchanged the treasure for money! Plus, Aika seems to like you, so I'm making this a special offer mostly because of her. Not a bad deal, right?"

"Hmph!" Olga huffed as she pulled away from Nami. "Honestly!" She then put a finger to her chin in thought. "Hmm…it looks like these guys are pretty strong. That means I can use these Straw Hat morons as much as I like, and once I have the Pure Gold, I'll just ditch 'em! That way, the treasure will all be mine!" She then made her mischievous giggle.

"…You do know that I heard you, right?" Nami asked.

"Huh?!" Olga questioned in surprise.

'Wow…' Blizzard thought. 'She's not really good at keeping her thoughts to herself, is she?'

"Okay, guys, listen up!" Nami called to the rest of the Straw Hats. "Olga's agreed to guide us to her home! Although she says she's gonna turn on us once we get the treasure, so we might have to watch our backs, understand?"

"I knew this kid was trouble," Zoro said as he began to draw his swords. "Let's just ditch her before she ditches us."

"Zoro, put those back!" Robin chided. "Honestly, what are you thinking?"

"Maybe he's right," Olga said. "You should probably ditch me before it's too late."

"No way!" Aika answered. "You're staying with us!"

"Aika, maybe Zoro's right," Kumi said. "This girl looks like bad news. What if she does betray us?"

"Olga won't betray us," Aika replied.

"How do you know that?!" Kumi asked.

"Because," Aika answered as she hugged Olga, who froze as she glanced, "she's my new friend!"

"Aww~!" Luffy and Nami cooed.

"…This is awkward," Olga said. "Umm…can somebody please make her let go?"

"Uh, I hate to interrupt this hugging party," Usopp started, "but how exactly do you plan on taking us to this Alchemi place, Olga? It looks like you don't have an Eternal Pose or anything like that on you."

"Well, get this girl off and I'll tell you!" Olga answered, struggling to get Aika to release her.

"Aika," Robin called. "Let go of Olga, sweetheart. If you do, I'll give you a cookie!"

"Yay!" Aika cheered as she ran to Robin.

"Okay," Olga said as she held up her left hand, her ring shining. "This is how we'll get to Alchemi."

"That thing?" Zoro asked.

"How will that get us to Alchemi?" Sanji asked.

"Simple," Olga answered as she took the ring off. "This ring has a tiny bit of Pure Gold inside of it."

"Really?!" Chopper asked. "Let me see!"

"Me, too!" Aika exclaimed as they both tried to grab at the ring.

"H-hey! Stop it!" Olga shouted. "Back off! If I let the ring shine here, it's gonna be a big problem!"

Everyone laughed at the little game of keep-away…but then, all of a sudden, Luffy's, Zoro's, Sanji's, Usopp's, Blizzard's, and Aika's eyes all flashed red as they sensed a presence approach.

"Hey, Moss-head," Sanji said.

"You don't even have to tell me, Dartboard," Zoro said as the Monster Quartet took fighting stances.

Grrrrrr~! Blizzard growled viciously, baring his fangs for all to see.

"Hey, what's that?" Usopp asked.

"Something's coming this way," Aika said, she and Aika hiding behind Nami.

BAM! Something slammed into the Sunny's portside, causing the ship to rock.

"What in blazes is going on here?!" Brook asked.

TWANG! Three arrows were suddenly fired out of nowhere.

"INCOMING!" Luffy shouted.

"Looks like we got company!" Zoro smirked as he cut the arrows, causing them to explode. As they did…something appeared: a huge shark-like ship with jewels embedded on its sides.

"Tch!" Olga sucked her teeth in irritation. "Him again, huh? I hate stubborn idiots like him!"

"JARARARARARARA~!" a familiar laugh was heard…one that made Nami's heart stop.

"…No…" she whispered. "No way…it can't be…!"

In Nami's mind…she could see a towering figure, glowering down on her with a sneer…and by her side was another girl with lavender hair and blue eyes, both looking horrified.

"Nami?" Luffy called. "Nami! Hey! You okay?!"

"Big Sis?" Aika asked, worriedly.

A pause…but then Nami ran over to Luffy, clinging to the back of his shirt, whimpering like a frightened child.

"Nami?" Luffy asked, concerned.

"Nami, what's wrong?!" Robin asked.

Luffy looked at Nami, whose eyes were staring up at the enemy ship, and as he followed her gaze, he soon spotted Mad Treasure and his crew.

"…Nami," Luffy said. "You know that guy?"

"Yeah…I do," Nami answered. "His name is…Mad Treasure. He's a treasure hunter who will go great lengths to get whatever he's after. I've had a run-in with him, once…and I'll never forget it…! He's just as bad, if not worse than Arlong!"

She then whimpered as she clutched Luffy's shirt tightly.

"…I…I don't wanna remember…!" she cried, almost on the verge of tears.

"…Nami," Luffy spoke up, causing the navigator to look at him, although he didn't turn to look at her. "I won't let that bastard hurt you. Whatever he did to you…I won't let him do it again!"

"…Luffy…!" Nami whispered.

"So," said Treasure, "you managed to scope us out after all. I might've known: even Psycho P's ability to camouflage can't be used against the power of Observation Haki."

"Wait…ability to camouflage…?!" Sanji whispered. "Don't tell me…!"

"What's wrong?" Robin asked.

"…N…nothing," Sanji answered.

"Hey," Zoro said. "You know one of his guys, too?"

"…No," Sanji replied, "but I wish I did."

"I take it you guys are after the Pure Gold, too, right?" asked Treasure.

"That's right," Luffy said. "We're going on a treasure hunt with Olga, here!"

Olga glanced over at the Straw Hat Captain with a slight look of worry.

"I let that girl go so she could guide us to Alchemi," said Treasure. "I'm not gonna let some wet-behind-the-ears rookies steal my lead to the treasure! Men! Get them!"

Treasure's men roared at this order before they all jumped aboard the Sunny…but the Straw Hats were undeterred. They all grinned as they glanced at their captain, who cracked his knuckles.

"Luffy, if you would?" Blizzard asked with a smirk on his face.

"Gladly," Luffy grinned. "LET'S GO, GUYS!"

"RIGHT!" the Straw Hats shouted before they charged into battle.

TO BE CONTINUED…

I figured it was time I updated this. Hope you like the LuNa moments here! Also, Zoro HARDLY had any lines in this special, so I'm gonna have him talk as much as I can fit him in.

Review, please!