Chapter 15: Nami and Robin in danger part 1
Kid, who had put the door back into place so no one would hear her talk to Samantha, had turned around to the Samantha and said firmly: "Listen carefully, when my mother left me, knowingly that I had always told her the truth, something died inside of me. However I hope that knowledge will give you the courage to prevent your daughter and give you the strength to bring the other families to their senses."
"Kid, you're an extraordinary woman and if your mother would know that, she'd be very proud of you." Samantha said with a sad smile after Kid had turned around to leave the building.
"That is well-meant but I know that is not right. And even if it were true I would not care about it" replied Kid with an icy smile on her lips walking towards the door, "A woman who leaves her child behind in such misery is not a mother, is she?"
Kid pulled on the door and it fell down on the floor again.
Robin immediately cut off the connection and sank her arms as Kid walked out of the building.
"Are you ready to leave?" Kid said when she stopped in front of the group.
"Yes, we are!" Luffy said with a grin while Sanji started to pull the carriage.
Kid paced forward and the rest followed her even though Samantha ran to the door and looked guiltily after her best friends' child.
Robin and Nami who were just about to follow Kid as well saw the guilty expression on Samantha's face and Nami said with a cheery smile: "Don't worry, she'll be fine, we'll take care of her! "
Samantha looked thankfully to Nami and nodded with tears in her eyes before Nami and Robin disappeared into the forest.
"Are you sure Kid will be alright?" Robin pensively.
"I think Kid is on the best way to trust us and once she joins our crew everything will turn to the better for her."
"I'm not that convinced about that. Some wounds won't heal so easily" Robin said and sounded almost like she knew what she was talking about.
"Yes, I know. But once she accepts us as her friends the wounds will heal easier." Nami tried to persuade Robin, "And there's still the hook up plan for her and Ace."
"You still hold on to that plan, I don't think that'll work out!" Robin said mature.
"Which plan are you talking about?!" the two heard Zorro ask who suddenly appeared behind them.
"N…Nothing at all." Nami said defensively, she won't let this insensible swordsman destroy her plans and she paced forward.
"You're not gonna tell me what she's up to either, Are you?" Zoro asked a bit morosely looking at Robin.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Robin pretended in disguise and followed her friend.
"Of course not…" Zoro grumbled grumpily.
"Why are you being so harsh to my Robin-chan for?" Sanji asked harshly as he returned with the carriage to look where Nami and Robin were, "Now hurry up or you'll get lost again!"
Zoro approached Sanji and passed walked him as he mumbled "Stupid ero-cook." What resulted in a squabbling, which was finished by Nami quickly.
After several hours of wandering through the forest the group saw the desert eventually. "C'mon Sanji you're so slow! The faster we're in the desert the faster we can eat something!" Luffy said excitedly.
"I have to be carefully with the carriage we have still a long way laying ahead of us." Sanji explained in a mature way to his captain.
"I bet I'll be faster than you!" Luffy said.
"Haven't you listened?! We won't make a break soon anyway!" Sanji yelled frustrated and continued his way wary. But only seconds later Luffy said.
"C'mon Sanji let me pull the carriage I'm so bored!"
"Could you please shut up, Luff?y!" Sanji yelled annoyed but Luffy edged Sanji away and took the carriage eventually and run of to the border of the forest.
"Oh no, how did that happen?!" Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Copper, Robin, Ace and Kid could hear Luffy yell from the desert, "The wheal broke!"
"Nami, please tell me he's like this because of the climate!" Kid said glumly to Nami who walked next to her.
"You should bury this hope… just like we all did!" Nami explained frustrated as they approached Luffy while Kid let her head hang.
When Sanji reached Luffy he gave him a whack on his head and yelled: "What have I told you!?"
"I'm sorry..." Luffy mumbled apologetically but the next second he added, "but at least we can make a break now!" with a wide grin.
"Guess we don't have another option!" Kid said sullenly after she whacked Luffy, "Can someone of you fix the wheal?"
"I think I can mend it provisional!" Usopp respond, "Do you have a hammer in your bag Kid?"
"Let me see…" Kid said slowly and rummaged her bag before she whacked Usopps head yelling: "WHY SHOULD I CARRY AROUND A HAMMER WITH ME?!"
"Why are you so mean?!" Usopp asked whiningly.
Kid massaged her nose bridge with her left hand as she responded: "you are so annoying."
"But I didn't break the wheal!" Usopp complained.
"Maybe I'm just annoyed about you, because you can't handle things by yourself!" Kid explained hackled up.
While Kid let her anger out on Usopp Sanji had started to make some sandwiches and protected them from Luffy who laid in waiting; Chopper was lying in the shadows of the forest, enjoying the coolness, while Zoro drank some beer beside him; Ace was sleeping under one tree close to the desert, his hat pulled far down over his face, while Nami and Robin absented themselves from the rest of the group into the dessert to continue their discussion from before. After Kid left Usopp alone so she could train for a while, Usopp took the closest stone and tried his best to fix the wheal. "Meal's ready!" Sanji said glad about it that he could hold back Luffy as long as it had taken to make the sandwiches. Everyone came to enjoy the sandwiches with the exceptions of Kid, who wasn't hungry, Ace, who still was asleep and Nami and Robin. "Where are my ladies?" Sanji asked looking in the direction of where Nami and Robin had have left.
Suddenly the earth quaked and Sanji stood up yelling: "Nami-Swan?! Robin-Chan?!" but before he could go to look why the two didn't show up yet, a gigantic spider jumped over a sand dune. The spider attacked Kid immediately with a sting coming out of its mouth as soon as it had landed on its feet. For Kid it wasn't a problem to avoid the attack and while she was jumping out of the way when Luffy and Zorro approached the spider she noticed two cocoons lying on the spiders back. "Gum Gum…" prepared Luffy himself while stretching both of his hands back to attack the spider Kid loosened the ferric-chain she gained the other day off of herself. Kid let the ferric-chain and the knife rotated, when Luffy already yelled: "BAZOOKA!" while he hurls his arms forward.
But the Spider jumped in the last second out of the way and turned around to flee, but Kid managed to throw the ferric-chain at the spider and attached the knife to the spiders back before it hit the road. "That thing's fast!" Luffy yelled in awe.
Meanwhile the spider escaped into the desert Sanji was frozen because of his fear of insects; Usopp and Chopper were watching the situation in fear as well clinging to each other. "Did something just happen?" the question came suddenly from Ace who stood up yawing, putting his hat in place.
"You're pretty laid back, aren't you?" Kid said dismissively as she approached Ace.
"Another spider appeared and attacked Kid!" Zoro explained boredly to avoid a riot.
Sanji jumped all a sudden up on his feet and ran to a sand dune behind which Nami and Robin vanished earlier.
"Nami-Swan and Robin-Chan where are you?!" he yelled as he saw no sing of them.
"I guess the spider took them away." Kid said as she and the rest of the group approached Sanji.
"What? How do you know that?" Sanji asked anxiously.
"I saw two cocoons on the spiders' back…", Kid responded.
"But why didn't they scream for help?" Usopp asked, because he didn't hear them.
"Well that spider was a male and those can throw poison stings at their prey sometimes even before they know about it."
"What Nami and Robin are poisoned?" Chopper and Sanji asked at the same time.
"Yes, but don't worry about it right now, they are just unconscious and they won't be eaten any time soon. What we have to do now is to go after the spider and find them so we can rescue them."
"Poor little Nami and Robin-Chan" Sanji said almost crying.
"Don't worry Kid said they are okay for now, so they are just fine!" Luffy stated his trust in Kid.
"Nevertheless we should act as fast as possible! Because when they awake and the spiders are hungry then they'll be their supper." Kid explained and Sanji sighed fearfully.
"I guess I should stay behind and watch for our stuff!" Usopp said.
"Usopp you're so brave, you want to stay behind all by yourself in the desert with all those monsters!" Chopper said naively.
"Well come to think about it, you could need some back up!" Usopp changed his mind because he was sure that he would be saver if he would stay with the group.
"Are you afraid of staying behind alone?" Zoro made fun of Usopp.
"Of course not!", Usopp said deafeningly, "I'm just concerned about Nami and Robin!"
"I think it's the best when Usopp and Chopper stay behind to protect the food!" Kid spoke her mind aloud.
"What? No!" Usopp yelled in fear just when Luffy said, "Decided!"
"Wait, why don't you ask the rest for their opinion?" Usopp asked uneasily.
"I'm fine with that decision!" Zoro stated to Usopps discontent.
"Don't like to agree with Zoro, but he's right just as my Kitty~Kid!" Sanji said before Usopp could protest.
"I want to stay here with Usopp and contribute to this important part of the mission!" Chopper
`Even you?` Usopp thought and yelled "Could you please all stop this!".
"You two would only get in our way!" Ace explained, not paying attention to Usopps outburst.
"You were the one who asked for our opinion… so live with it." Zoro teased Usopp while Usopp almost started to cry.
"Come on Usopp they need someone who looks after the nutrition, I'm sure with Kid they will save Nami and Robin!" Chopper tried to convince Usopp to stay with him behind.
"Erm…alright…" Usopp finally agreed to stay behind with Chopper.
"Now we should keep going I'll explain the plan on the way!" Kid explained and she Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and Ace set off to the rescue, following the tracks of the spiders' legs.