Well, it's been raining for days. Along with the rain comes the thick, dry humidity. It's so hot outside. But I love the rain. Hehe.

I would say that I'm sorry about the late update, but I've been on a mini vacation and it feels nice to not be stressed out so much, ya know? But I am still gonna write this story, so long as you guys are still interested in it. So pls stay interested because yeah.

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"Am I dreaming..?"

"What did that shark just do?"

"I thought he only threw water, but...those two are over there coughing up blood!"

Sanji and Zoro were both on the ground, the snail sitting beside them with a worried expression on his face. He was scared- just a second ago both men were wearing cocky smirks and were ready to do battle once more, but here they were on their hands and knees coughing up blood.

To be more precise, Zoro seemed as though he was dead and Sanji looked as if he was seconds away from death.

The den den mushi looked over at Arlong, who had a sneer on his lips and was standing at his tallest height. The fishman had that look in his eye, that crazed look that came with a person who was about to murder someone.

"Brother cook! Don't stand up!"

"What happened to Brother Luffy? Please don't tell me he's dead!"

Sanji was standing then. He was still coughing up a lot of blood, but he was standing nonetheless. The den den mushi stared at Sanji with wide eyes before he glanced over at Arlong. The fishman rolled his eyes at the sight.

"I don't even need to touch you pathetic humans." Arlong sneered. He held up his hand, which was dripping with water. "Just a small amount of water is more than enough to kill the likes of you...this is the grave difference in power between us fishmen and you pathetic humans."

"Shut the hell up!" Sanji growled, lifting up his leg. "Poitrine shot!" He swung his leg at Arlong, only for his attack to be dodged. Arlong sneered once again before throwing a small amount of water at the cook which sent Sanji flying back onto the ground, beside Zoro and the den den mushi.

"Damn.." Sanji muttered, wiping away blood. "Fighting us is just a game to him. He's only splashing some water on us, but..." Sanji coughed up more blood. "It's as strong as a blast from a gun. Is this how strong a shark type fishman really is..?"

"Hurry up and die already." Arlong growled. "It's not as if your lives are actually worth anything."

"Arlong!" A familiar feminine voice suddenly called, and all heads turned towards the source of the voice. The den den mushi smiled in delight when he saw Nami standing there with a bandage around her arm and hand, and with a long staff in her hands. Perched on her head was a certain someone's straw hat.

"It's Sister Nami!"

"Na-Chan!"

"Nami-San?!"

"Nami." Arlong smirked, glancing over at his "navigator". "What great timing. I was just about to kill these pathetic pirates. What brings you here?"

Nami examined the area. She stared at Zoro, who was knocked out in a puddle of his own blood. She stared at Sanji, who was struggling with his breathing. Kuroobi and Hatchan were both knocked unconscious. The den den mushi was staring at her with his big, teal eyes. And Luffy, Usopp, and Chew were no where in sight.

"What did I come here for?" Nami slowly began to speak. "I came here...to kill you, Arlong."

Click.

"To kill me?" Arlong blinked. "You? Kill me? SHA HA HA HA HA HA! In the eight years you have been with me, how many times have you tried to kill me and actually succeeded?! Whether by assassination poisoning or surprise attacks, you tried your hardest and yet here I am still breathing!"

He spread out his arms, still laughing harshly. "Nami, you of all people should know by now that it's impossible for inferior humans to kill me! So listen well! I'm not gonna kill you...And I won't let you escape either...you're gonna be my cartographer FOREVER!"

Nami stared at him in fear- her body was trembling under his harsh stare, and her mind was reeling as it was processing everything he was saying.

"But you also know that I'm an understanding guy." Arlong continued. "I don't want to chain down a little girl such as yourself. You're still very small, but you're smart. I'm planning to kill every human out here, other than yourself." He gestured to the villagers and to Zoro and Sanji. "But if you agree to join the Arlong Pirates again...I'll allow all the villagers in this puny town to live."

The villagers stared at the fishman pirate, with looks of disgust, fear, and annoyance.

"I can't say the same for these two idiots though." Arlong "gently" kicked Sanji in the side, causing him to fall over. "They've pissed me off too much. So what do you say, Nami?"

The den den mushi stared at Sanji and Zoro, both of whom now looked dead. He then shakily looked up at Arlong, who seemed to not notice his presence. Then he glanced over at Nami, whose face was devoid of all emotion.

"Will you choose to side with me and save your fellow villagers? Or will you side with these weaklings and attempt to fight me? Tell me, Nami, please. Are you with me?" Arlong narrowed his eyes at Zoro and Sanji. "Or with them?"

"You rotten monster!"

"You're still forcing Nami to join your crew, either way!"

"That's unfair! Na-Chan doesn't deserve this life!"

"Minna!" Nami suddenly yelled, clutching the straw hat sitting atop her head. All eyes were on Nami as she sucked in a breath and released. She turned towards the villagers with a sad smile on her face. "I'm sorry. But will you please die with me?!"

"ALRIGHT!" The villagers shouted, holding up all their weapons. "We'll gladly die for you, Nami-Chan!"

"I see." Arlong's smirk turned into a frown. "So you choose to all die huh.."

"BFFFFFFT!" Suddenly a large spurt of water could be seen coming from the other side of the village.

"What the hell.." Arlong stared at the water spurt in curiosity.

"It worked." Sanji muttered, smiling a small smile. "Now all we have to do is free his legs..."

"Oh." Zoro muttered in reply, rubbing his head. "So that's what's going on here..."

"Ahhh!" Yosaku and Johnny yelled, looking at Nami with large smiles on their faces. "Brother Luffy must be...!"

And then Zoro was standing, or at least was trying to stand, and gave Nami a thumbs down which brought a smile on to her face.

"30 seconds." Zoro told Sanji, putting his sword into his mouth. "That's all I've got. That's all the time we get."

"That's more than enough time for me!" Sanji replied, jumping into the water after throwing off his shoes.

"There shouldn't be a fountain over there.." Arlong bristled. "That rubber brat must be...!" He stepped towards the water, but Zoro was instantly in front of him with all his swords pointed at the shark type fishman.

"Don't pay any heed to them." Zoro growled. "Pay attention to me, you half-fish mutant!"

Arlong licked his lips. "Didn't I tell you to never call me that again, Roronoa Zoro?" He growled and raised his fist.

"Egg Star!" A voice suddenly shouted, and three eggs were thrown into Arlong's face.

"Eh?!" Zoro blinked, looking around. "Where did that come from?!"

"I'll back you up, Zoro!"

"Brother Usopp, is that you? You're so brave!"

"Are you alright?! Where are you?!"

"He's sure to make a brave appearance!"

Usopp's head popped up from behind the cracked wall. "Fight without any worries, Zoro!"

Zoro sweatdropped. "That's where you were...?"

The den den mushi smiled once again, happy to see that his long nosed friend was still alive.

"Usopp!" Nami looked at him, still smiling brightly.

"Nami!" Usopp smiled right back at the female. "Guess what? I took down one of Arlong's officers all on my own!"

"Really?"

"Its nice to know that you'll come over here and bravely fight too." Zoro deadpanned.

Click.

I don't know what's going on, but Brother cook's actions seem to be the key to our victory!"

"Come on, Brother Zoro! Hang in there!"

"Its said that the sea robs devil fruit users not only of their powers.." Arlong began, walking towards Zoro. "But also every bit of their energy as well. The fact that that rubber brat isn't dead yet means that someone has been interfering with our game!"

"Interfered with our game?" Zoro snorted. "I never considered this game to be a fair one." The green haired swordsman held up his swords as Arlong approached.

"Even so, I do need to see who's been interfering!" Arlong growled. The den den mushi was still on the ground, recording every moment, but it seemed as if he was beneath Arlong's notice.

"Hey Arlong!" Usopp yelled, waving his arms. "Look over here! Usopp rubber band!" He held up a rubber band and made it seem as if he were about to sling shot it over at Arlong.

"The hell are you doing?!" Nami deadpanned, shaking her head.

Arlong didn't spare Usopp a single glance. "You standing before me means that you want me to kill your first, right Roronoa Zoro?"

"Tsk." Zoro rolled his eyes. "Ill break that nose that you're so proud of!" With that being said he swung his sword at Arlong's nose...only for the sword to stay still against his nose no matter how hard Zoro pressed the sword against it.

"Fool." Arlong snarled. "Its because my nose won't break that I'm so proud of it! Maybe if you were in better health you might have made a scratch on it!"

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Hey look over there! The octopus has gotten back up!"

"But what's he doing...?"

"Whew." Hatchan was indeed standing up once again. He put his arms down and sighed in relief. "Whew! I thought that rubber band would have hit me!"

"Oi!" Everyone shouted, sweatdropping.

"Eh?!" Usopp blinked. "I mean...that was my exact intention!"

"Octopus.." Zoro sighed in frustration.

"I won't let you bastards have your way!" Hatchan yelled. "I'll kill your friend!" Hatchan dived into the ocean.

It was then that Arlong brought his nose down onto Zoro's chest, right on his horrible wound.

"Brother Zoro!"

Arlong lifted Zoro up by his neck and stared in shock at his wounds. "What the hell? Someone with these kind of wounds should already be dead...!"

"Zoro!" Nami clamped her hands over her mouth and stared in shock. "Zoro, please stay alive!" She whispered. "Zoro..."

"If you had lied down quietly, those wounds wouldn't have opened again." Arlong stated.

"WAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" And suddenly Luffy was flying through the air with a loud battle cry.

"Brother Luffy!"

"Luffy!" Nami looked up in delight.

"So damn late...that moron." Zoro muttered.

"Zoro!" Luffy's arms stretched and he grabbed Zoro and then Zoro was flying away from Arlong and Luffy was flying towards the shark type fishman pirate.

"You dumbass!" Over half the village bellowed.

Click.

And there you all have it. The latest update. Probably not my best update, but not my worst either right? I'm sorry for any spelling errors. Not the best in grammar, but not the worst either.

If you read this far, comment "Pickle" in the review. Don't ask why, just do it.

Ahaha, Johnny Spectre I can totally see that. Moshi just sitting on Luffy's shoulder and acting like a parrot. And I already had that idea in mind. Hmm..

So I know these fight scenes must be really boring to some, since you've already seen them, but I have to get these battles on tape. As soon as it's over I'll be back to recording silly and nostalgic moments between the Straw Hat crew!

Please review!