Author's Note: Man! I have no idea why I keep slacking off on writing this fic! It needs to stop!
Disclaimer: One Piece is a wonderful anime/manga. Sadly, I don't own this brilliant story, because Eichiiro Oda owns it. I just own this fanfic and the Capricorns.
Ch. 61: "Odair and Odio! The Temporary Hospital!"
On the other side of the island, Yuki-Rin, Julietta, and Yuriko were trying to find their crew.
"Yuriko, you are truly a kidnapper. I bet you kidnapped everybody on your crew and forced them to work for you," Yuki-Rin stated. Yuriko gave an annoyed sigh.
"Truly, you are the voice of a generation," Yuriko said sarcastically. Julietta sighed.
"Guys, can you PLEASE get along? I know there's some sort of grudge between you, but we have to put it aside until we find our crew members," Julietta explained. Yuki-Rin and Yuriko silently glared at each other.
"I will kick your ass when we get back on proper land, Yuriko Tsuchimiya," Yuki-Rin thought to herself before she noticed a blonde-haired, blue-eyed man wearing red-framed glasses injured on the sidewalk. He wore a yellow T-shirt with a sun on it under a white, collared shirt, red jeans, and gray sneakers. Julietta gasped.
"K-Kamogawa?" Julietta cried as she leaned into the blonde.
"Hmmm… He'd be a great addition to my crew," Yuriko said to herself. Julietta glared at her.
"You idiot, Kamogawa is my chef," Julietta explained as she hoisted Kamogawa over her shoulder. "We have to get him to a doctor."
"That is, if we can find Ageha in time," Yuki-Rin explained as the three began to walk again.
"Who's Ageha?" Julietta and Yuriko asked Yuki-Rin.
"Ageha's my doctor. She kinda has mood swings a lot, so you better watch your back around her," Yuki-Rin explained as they approached what appeared to be an indoor market.
"Looks like we should ask for directions," Julietta said before the three girls entered the market. Inside, various people – including a fair amount of Capricorns and Stockholm Syndromes – were lying on tables due to injuries.
"Okay, what's going on here?" Yuki-Rin asked herself.
"It's a temporary hospital. The old hospital burned down last night."
An orange-haired, blue-eyed boy of about fourteen approached them. He wore a blue jumpsuit over a black shirt and black combat boots.
"What happened to my crew?" Yuki-Rin, Julietta, and Yuriko cried.
"Booby traps. This whole "sky island" is booby trapped," The boy explained sadly. "My name's Odair. I'm an inventor."
"I'm Yuki-Rin. The two girls with me are Yuriko and Julietta. We found another injured person while exploring the island," Yuki-Rin explained as Julietta lifted Kamogawa off her shoulders. Odair inspected Kamogawa.
"I'll be sure that my sister gets right to work on him," Odair said before placing Kamogawa onto a table. His table was next to Holden's, who was lying on his stomach because he appeared to have tons of lashes to his back.
"Holden! What happened?" Yuki-Rin cried.
"Well, I was with my brothers, and we were trying to find the rest of the crew. Next thing I know is that I'm on the ground and being whipped fifty times by something. I don't know what happened to Heathcliffe or Soren, but I hope Heathcliffe got to Aki in time before something happened to her," Holden explained. Yuki-Rin then realized something.
"What happened to Kazuma and Molly?" Yuki-Rin cried.
"I don't know. I – Ow! The pain! The pain!" Holden cried as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed nurse tended to his wounds. She wore a pink, low-cut top, jean short-shorts, and black sandals.
"Welcome to the Castellia Island hospital! My name is Odio! Can I help you?" The nurse asked Yuki-Rin. Yuki-Rin opened her mouth to speak, but stopped at the last minute.
"Everything's fine, ma'am. Thank you for tending to my crew's injuries," Yuki-Rin thanked the nurse.
"You're welcome. They should be more careful around this island. Professor Doppelganger has been testing out some weird weapons lately," Odio explained.
"I see… I'll tell them to be careful," Yuki-Rin said before she made her way further into the makeshift hospital.
"Hey, Yuki-Rin! Remember me? It's me, Zheng!" Zheng, the perky, albeit gothic, musician of the Stockholm Syndromes called out from the table he was sitting on. One of his arms was in a sling.
"Yuki-Rin, you're back! You owe me a rematch!" Rai, the swordsman of the Stockholm Syndrome Pirates, called out from his table. He had a bandage around his head. Yuki-Rin sighed to herself.
"Just ignore them, Yuki-Rin. They tried to kidnap you the last time you were with them. If they try to kidnap you again, just fight back and keep calm," Yuki-Rin thought to herself before Ageha snapped her out of her train of thought.
"Oh, Yuki-Rin, there you are! What's the deal with this island? The crew keeps getting injured!" Ageha cried.
"I heard it was booby trapped or something," Yuki-Rin answered. "Also, do you know where Kazuma and/or Molly went? I can't find them."
"I haven't seen them, but I've got Heathcliffe with me right now if you want to talk to him," Ageha explained as she motioned to Heathcliffe, who had his torso bandaged up. "The poor boy tried to save Aki by jumping in front of a wayward blade to take the attack for her."
Yuki-Rin approached Heathcliffe.
"Hey, Heathcliffe. How are you doing?" Yuki-Rin asked her musician, who winced in pain.
"It hurts… I thought I was going to die for my love back there," Heathcliffe moaned.
"I heard about the blade from Ageha. This island is crazy," Yuki-Rin said.
"I know. As soon as we figure out what the deal is with this island and drop Inaba, Hito, and Apple off with Julietta, we are getting the hell out of here," Heathcliffe explained.
"What happened to Aki?" Yuki-Rin asked Heathcliffe.
"She's fine. She's just a little shaken up over what happened," Heathcliffe explained in almost a whisper.
"Sarutobi-kun!"
As if on cue, Aki ran up to Heathcliffe and hugged him tightly. Heathcliffe began to scream in pain.
"Aki, please! I'm in a lot of pain right now, so you're gonna have to go easier on me!" Heathcliffe cried. With a sigh, Aki let go of her boyfriend.
"Yuki-Rin, what's up with this island? Sarutobi-kun got hurt really bad and Holden got whipped out of nowhere. Are we… Not supposed to be on this island?" Aki asked Yuki-Rin.
"To put it this way… The island is booby trapped. I heard some crazy professor did this," Yuki-Rin explained. "I have no idea why he is doing this, but… You're right. We're probably not welcomed here."
"What did we do?" Aki asked Yuki-Rin, who sighed.
"I guess it's because we came here to meet up with Julietta," Yuki-Rin explained. "Anyway… Have you seen Molly and/or Kazuma?"
"No, I haven't. I haven't seen them at all since we were on the Hyperion," Heathcliffe explained.
"I haven't, either. In fact, I don't think they're in the hospital. I'd say that you'd probably have to brave the random traps to go and find them," Aki explained. Yuki-Rin sighed as she grabbed her katana.
"Thanks, Aki. If I get injured, you'll be the first one to visit me, okay?" Yuki-Rin deadpanned.
"Okay, I will. See you soon," Aki said.
"Be careful out there!" Heathcliffe advised Yuki-Rin, who nodded.
"I will. I am a pirate captain, after all," Yuki-Rin explained before she headed out into the dangerous streets of the sky island.
Ending Note: Review if you want Kazuma and Molly to be okay!
