After the giant goldfish was vanquished by the Big Beam of Awesomeness, the crew was on their way. Though Nami looked a little pale . . .
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Nami was sick. Really sick. And no amount of funny faces and meat was going to help. Not even meat cut to look like a funny face. The crew was down in the dumps over the thief's condition, which was worsening by the hour.
Vivi was even more distraught than the rest of them, torn between her duty to her country and her wish to get help for one of her new friends.
Locks dangled over the side of the ship frowning, legs hooked over the railing. With their navigator out of commission and with most of the crew clueless as to how to sail without her direction, they were, frankly, screwed. The insistent little tug in Locks mind was telling her that 'North' (which was really the next island) was in the direction they were currently heading, but she could sense . . . something. Her control over water was second only to her control over lightning, and sending her senses into the water was telling her that a large underwater object was lying in wait just ahead. Well, better to be safe than sorry . . .
"Thunder Column." She said almost boredly, one hand gesturing to the position of the mystery object.
The rest of the crew started shouting, running out on deck in a panic as an enormous blue and yellow pillar struck the sea ahead of them. Locks yawned. That particular move took a bit out of her, so she decided it was time for a nap.
As a result, she completely missed the part where a (charred) man resembling a particularly rotund hippo bit a chunk out of the railing right next to where she was hanging. Usopp grabbed her legs as the railing split with a crack, nearly following her into the ocean. Luffy sent the hippo-man flying, Zoro hoisted Locks aboard by an ankle, and Sanji started yelling at the swordsman about 'manhandling a lady!'
Having grown up with two energetic brothers, Locks was able to sleep on obliviously even as Zoro dropped her headfirst to the deck (Sanji promptly burst into flames) and started yelling back.
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When Locks awoke, it was cold and miserable and guns were being pointed at Luffy. She growled groggily, causing several weapon to be pointed at her instead. She glared around at everyone, feeling sluggish and irritable and very much like she wanted to set something on fire. But the Going Merry was made of wood, so that would be a terrible idea.
While the dragon was contemplating arson and how to go about it, Princess Vivi and Luffy were begging for a doctor for Nami.
Thankfully, the leader of the people with guns was a merciful man, willing to let them ashore despite his misgivings over their occupation. He even laughed when he accidently met Locks' murderous rainbow gaze.
"Feeling a little cold, dragon?" he said with a chuckle.
Locks growled at him, flopping back onto the deck.