Author's Note: So, in the past saga, the Capricorns haven't had much fun, as Yuki-Rin was kidnapped by her ex-fianceé, the Capricorns battled some vampires, Kartik nearly died and a enemy pirate crew raised some hell, the Capricorns got attacked by the Baba Yaga, and Aki, Heathcliffe, and Gareth had to escape off of an island in secret so Aki and Gareth could avoid marriage to each other. I think it's time I gave the Capricorns some fun.
Disclaimer: Eichiiro Oda owns One Piece.
Ch. 38: "Five Days of Fun."
A few days have passed since the adventures on the Island of Blue Bloods. Since hitting up that island, the Capricorns haven't seen or docked at any islands.
"Hana, when are we getting to the next island?" Yuki-Rin asked Hana for what seemed to be the billionth time.
"Yuki-Rin, I don't know! We're just following the direction the Log Pose is pointing to!" Hana explained as she pointed to her Log Pose. Yuki-Rin sighed and resumed reading her manga.
"Cheer up, Yuki-Rin. I'm sure we'll get to the next island soon," Kazuma said as he patted Yuki-Rin on the back.
"You said that yesterday!" Yuki-Rin cried.
"So?" Kazuma asked Yuki-Rin.
"I am starting to get very bored on this ship. I will practially die of boredom if I am not entertained by tomorrow afternoon," Yuki-Rin explained. Daisuke yawned.
"She's right. There's nothing to do now that we're not an island. Can the next island we stop at be fun?" Daisuke asked everyone.
"That depends on what the Log Pose brought us to. Do you want to fight giant monsters and/or animals?" Hana asked everyone.
"Hell yeah!" Kazuma and Yuki-Rin anwsered together.
"Do you want to get caught by the Marines and escape them?" Hana asked everyone.
"Hell yeah!" Yuki-Rin anwsered. Everyone else just gave her weird looks.
"Sorry. Got carried away," Yuki-Rin apologized.
"I've got an idea – How about we watch Aki and Heathcliffe make out? It sure beats watching paint dry," Daisuke suggested. Everyone else grew silent.
"Well, fine!" Daisuke said as he crossed his arms. Yuki-Rin just sighed.
"Well, thank you all for entertaining me," Yuki-Rin said sarcastically. However, the two people who have been watching them from a distance were already at the next island.
"We picked such a lovely day to dock on this island," Blaise commented to Sadie as he counted all the beri they made off of selling weapons.
"It's probably going to get lovelier from here. We're on one of the Grand Line's most fun islands, and the Log Poses don't reset for FIVE DAYS," Sadie explained. Blaise grinned.
"This will be a very interesting five days," Blaise said to himself.
Later that afternoon, Yuki-Rin was dozing off in her room, when Hana's shouting awoke her.
"Land ho! There's an island!"
Yuki-Rin jolted up from her semi-asleep state.
"An island? About damn time!" Yuki-Rin said as she ran up onto the deck, where the Capricorns were looking at an island coming into the distance.
"Guess where we're docking!" Hana said to everyone.
"Uhh... I dunno. I give up," Yuki-Rin said. Hana grinned.
"This island doesn't really have a name, but, everyone calls it 'One of the Grand Line's Most Fun Islands'. Believe me, they've got everything. The theater, shopping, food, expensive alcohol, pirates -," Hana explained before her crewmembers cut her off.
"Theater?" Kartik asked Hana excitedly.
"Shopping?" Aki asked Hana excitedly.
"Food?" Sebastian asked Hana excitedly.
"Expensive booze?" Thierry asked Hana excitedly.
"Pirates?" Yuki-Rin asked Hana excitedly. Hana simply nodded.
"Jackpot!" The Capricorns cheered.
"Oh, the only trade-off is this; the Log Pose doesn't reset for five days," Hana explained. But, nobody listened.
"That's great, Hana. In fact, we're going to go get ready. Why don't you find somewhere to dock the Hyperion?" Kazuma asked Hana as the rest of the Capricorns went inside the ship to change their clothes into something more suiting for a major island, get some money, and/or get their weapons.
A few minutes later, the Capricorns were docked at the fun island, and they split up into their own little groups to check out all of the fun.
"Wow! There are so many cute botiques here!" Aki commented as she and Yuki-Rin walked down a busy avenue.
"You said it. All this tasty-looking food is making me very hungry," Yuki-Rin added as a street vendor approached them.
"You girls are looking lovely and radiant today," The street vendor said.
"Why, thank you," Aki said.
"Care to test out my new perfume? Your boyfriend will go extra crazy for you once you wear it," The street vendor explained as he pulled out a bottle of perfume.
"Thanks, but, no thanks. One, i'm not the type to wear perfume. And, two, my boyfriend's too manly for a girlfriend who wears perfume," Yuki-Rin explained.
"I'll try it!" Aki said as she sprayed some perfume on herself.
"So, how do you like it?" The vendor asked Aki.
"I love it! Sarutobi-kun – my boyfriend – is going to love it!" Aki said cheerfully.
"Glad you love it! The apple and mango scent – the one you just tried – is twenty beri!" The vendor explained.
"I'll take it!" Aki said as she pulled out a twenty beri bill. In return, the vendor gave her a box.
"Wow, you're getting lucky on this island," Yuki-Rin commented as they continued down the avenue.
"Well, i've been planning my first date with Sarutobi-kun. We're going to have it on this island, and it's going to be very romantic," Aki explained.
"Maybe I should do something with Kazuma, even though we spent the entire time while you were gone swordfighting, going out for ice cream, and running errands in town," Yuki-Rin explained. "Speaking of which, I wonder what Kazuma is doing."
"Come on, bro! You're lagging behind!"
"Beat them, Kazuma! Prove your manliness!"
Currently, Kazuma and Holden were in a ramen-eating contest at a restaurant where the owners offered a free meal if you could finish a giant bowl of ramen before the other guy. Heathcliffe and Soren rooted for Holden while Daisuke and Gareth rooted for Kazuma.
"Bro, come on! Kazuma's way ahead of you!" Soren yelled to Holden.
"Bro, do we want a free meal or not?" Heathcliffe asked Holden.
"Guys, you know I can't use chopsticks that well," Holden explained, fumbling with his chopsticks.
"That's no excuse! Pick up the pace before we have to help you!" Heathcliffe cried. But, it was too late, as Kazuma was finishing the giant bowl of ramen.
"Finished!" Kazuma said before taking a sip of water.
"Congradulations. The boy in the yukata wins a free meal!" The restaurant owner said. Kazuma, Daisuke, and Gareth cheered. Holden sighed.
"Cheer up, bro. We'll each pay a third," Soren suggested. Holden just shoved his face into the ramen.
"It is on!" Soren said as he grabbed a handful of ramen noodles and threw it at Holden.
"Food fight!" Heathcliffe yelled as he began pouring soy sauce on Holden's head. Holden retaliated by grabbing his bowl of rice and poured it all onto Heathcliffe's head. Kazuma, Gareth, and Daisuke just continued watching the food fight between the three brothers and sweatdropped.
"Let's pay for their meal. They look like they're having too much fun," Kazuma said before the ground started to shake. The Sarutobi siblings stopped their food fight.
"Earthquake!" Daisuke yelled before the six got under the counter. Outside, Yuki-Rin and Aki were caught in the small quake.
"Yuki-Rin, what's going on?" Aki asked Yuki-Rin.
"It's a moderate earthquake. Don't worry, the shaking will stop soon and everyone will be okay," Yuki-Rin explained. But, just as the shaking stopped, a flowerpot fell off of a balcony and hit Yuki-Rin in the head. Aki sweatdropped.
"Spoke too soon, captain?" Aki thought to herself.
Ending Note: Review if you want to have more fun with the Capricorns.