Author's Note: I have been getting some really, really, really, rude comments about making these chapter's longer. Well, I tend to write with the amount of time that I am given, if you don't like it then stop reading, I do have a life outside of story writing. Also, I tend to write these chapters pretty fast and I do not proof read them, as you might be able to tell, due to all the spelling corrections. I do not have the time for a Beta-Reader since I have had very, very slow ones in the past. I do apologize for the spelling mistakes. Besides that little number, thanks to all who gave good reviews and please keep reviewing! Thank You and Enjoy!
"So, where are we headed?" Velica asked the overly sized polar bear that she walked beside. Bepo glanced down and gave the blond a blank look as if to show that even he didn't know the answer to her question.
"Captain hasn't really said where we are going." Velica turned back to the path of the ship where she currently walked. She had indeed left with Law and was now aboard his sumerian with him and his crew heading to an unknown location. The both of them walked into the captain's log room and looked up at the screen to see their current location. Her blue orbs scanned across the screen that was known as a radar and told them of what was around them while they were submerged under the ocean waters.
"So, Trafalgar, where are we headed?" Velica piped up, gathering the attention of the tattooed captain. Law just smirked and looked at the woman from underneath his hat; giving him a rather mysterious look.
"We're headed to the next island for some supplies. Since we made that little side trip to Marine Ford, we are running low on things that are needed for our journey." Velica rolled her eyes, yes Law had indeed made the unnecessary trip to Marine Ford but in the end he had managed to change the fate of the world by such a small action that he had done. Velica leaned up against one of the walls in the log room and watched the radar for some time before she grew bored of watching the green dot on the screen and decided to go exploring about the ship. Leaving the log room, Velica passed by many different crew members. But, she soon noticed that the further back into the ship she walked, the fewer and fewer part of the crew she walked by until she was finally alone.
"You're not suppose to be back here!" Bepo called around, running to catch up with the brunet. Velica turned, for such a large animal, Bepo didn't really make all that much noise when he ran.
"Oh? And why is this part of the ship off limits? Or is it just off limits to me?" Velica asked, smirking at me and gaining a worried look from Bepo.
"Orders are orders! This part of the ship is off limits!" Bepo yelled louder this time, causing Velica to snicker slightly at the polar bear's sudden outburst.
"Don't burst your bubble, I'll leave." With this Bepo seemed to stop completely and just looked down at the shorter woman who stood before him. He scratched his nose and watched as she brushed past him in such a small space before she started to head back to the front of the ship where more of the men were working and scrambling to get the ship ready to dock at the next island.
The island was a fall type and rather beautiful with all the different colors that decorated the trees that were as tall or taller than the buildings of the small town. Velica watched as some of Law's men walked down the ramp and headed off into town to collect the supplies that was ordered by their captain. Velica pushed herself off the railing of the ship and in the blink of an eye had done a front flip over the railing. Had it not have been for Bepo's screaming as he watched her jump the railing, Law may have never seen her exit the ship. Law rushed over to the side of the ship and watched as Velica calmly walked down the dock of the small harbor as if nothing had happened.
"Velica, where do you think you're going?" Law shouted, still not trusting the girl in the least bit and figuring that she was going to do something stupid. Velica, without turning around, continued walking and answered Law with her back to him.
"I'm headed into town to the bookstore, I'll be back before the ship departs." She had given a wave of her hand before she disappeared into the crowds of people that bustled about in the small sea-side town.
Law wasted no time and pulled out his Den-Den Mushi from his pocket and called Penguin and Shachi, ordering them to follow her as she was headed their way into town. All three of them knew what she was capable of doing, and Law wanted no trouble out of the younger girl and he most certainly did not want any attention drawn to them while they were here on this small island.
"Welcome! If you need any help finding any types of books, be sure to just ask!" The elderly shop keeper spoke joyfully as the door to the shop rang out while Velica entered the small bookstore. Velica smiled and thanked him before her smile dropped and she headed into the store to take a look around. There were many books there, but not really the types of books that she was looking about.
"Excuse me, but you wouldn't happen to have any books about "Time and Space" would you?" The shop keeper gave her a very odd look before he thought to himself.
"Well, we do have a very small science section near the back of the store by the window, you could possibly find something like that back there if you were to look. It just seems that they are not popular books in these times." Velica nodded, understanding that in a pirate Ara, something of science really wasn't a top pick among men who couldn't or could hardly read as they searched for the One Piece. Heading for the back of the store, Velica found the section that the shop keeper had informed her about, and he wasn't kidding about how small the section was on Time and Space, either.
Looking through the books, Velica was distracted by the two men who spied on her through the window near the bookshelf. Penguin and Shachi both stood on a crate and watched as their new "crew mate" looked through the books before pulling several out and tucking them underneath her arm.
"What do you think she's looking for in those books?" Penguin whispered, not wishing to be found spying on the woman inside the book store. Shachi just shrugged, not really sure why or what she was looking for as she grabbed up the books and headed back to the front of the store.
"Oh! I see you were able to find what you were looking for?" The elderly man asked.
"Well, I didn't find what I was looking for exactly, but I would have been very surprised if such a small and local book store like yourself would have carried it." The man just chuckled, understanding what she meant when she said that about the store. Ringing her up, she wasn't surprised when such a low sum came to the total but never the less Velica handed the man the gold and grabbed her bag of books that she had just paid for and headed out the door and back to the ship.
It seemed that she had just made it back in time by the look of the fresh supplies that had gathered on the deck and were slowly being placed down below in the storage room. Instead of making a scene, Velica merely walked up the ramp of the ship instead of doing some type of crazy acrobatics to board the ship. The men hustled and bustled about the deck and took the supplies down below as Velica passed by many a working men before she finally reached her own quarters, which she was currently sharing with Penguin, Shachi, and Bepo. Velica had to admit this was certainly a change from having her own room on the ship, to sharing it with two men and a polar bear. Placing the bag down next to her bunk bed, she gave a long and slow stretch before falling downward onto the bed.
She had used up much of her powers during the fight at Marine Ford as she fought next to her Captain Doflamingo. She closed her eyes and wondered what her captain was doing at the moment. Little did Velica know that at this moment, her Captain Doflamingo, was planning for one of the biggest events that she had ever seen.
Doflamingo was going to get her back, one way or another.