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Lalalalala.

"Wow!" Usopp gaped at his surroundings in awe. "What a big town!"

"So the pirate age all began from here, eh?" Sanji shrugged and lit up yet another cigarette.

The straw hats were standing under a banner that read "Lougetown", taking in the sight of the large town. People were walking around, smiling and laughing. Some people were trying to sell various things to the people on the busy streets, and others(mainly kids) were running around and asking for money. It was a very busy town, one could not argue that.

"Okay then!" Luffy stood up straight. "I'm gonna go see the execution stand!"

"Seems like I can find some good ingredients and food here." Sanji smiled. "As well as some fine women to flirt with.."

"I'm gonna go look for some equipment to buy!" Usopp declared, putting his hands onto his hips and smiling in determination. Moshi sweatdropped but bobbed his head anyway, happy to be on Usopp's shoulder for a change.

"I do have something I want to buy too.." Zoro stated. "But I have no money.."

"I'll happily lend you some money!" Nami stated, leaning her head towards him and crossing her arms behind her back. "At 300 percent interest that is!"

Gucha.

"Haha, I've got everything I need!" Usopp cheerfully stated, walking through the busy streets of Lougetown with a large green backpack strapped to his shoulders, and with Moshi perched on his shoulder. "There isn't anything Usopp, brave warrior of the sea, can't face now!"

He continued walking down the street, smiling happily until he a thought struck him. "Hold on. I feel like I'm forgetting something important.. that's it! A top rank sniper like myself should have a sharp pair of goggles to look through!" He nodded. "I'm gonna get the best pair I can find! I don't care bout what they cost, unless it's something I can't afford."

Moshi sweatdropped, but shrugged anyhow. He was happy to accompany his long nosed friend for once- it wasn't often that he was able to go anywhere with Usopp so he took this as a special day.

"Special goggles, here I come!" Usopp yelled, racing through the town while somehow still carrying the huge, green backpack.

Gucha.

"These are them." Usopp smiled, giddy because he was finally going to be able to buy some goggles. "These are perfect! Just right!

The long nosed male walked up to the counter and placed his goggles, along with Moshi, onto it. "Hey, lady." He began. "I really like these goggles. What do you think of them?"

The woman examined the goggles. "Ah, these are brand new. They are the top of the line, and they come from a company in the North Blue. They only come once a year...you do have money correct?" She glared at him.

"Ah, I left my money in my backpack...outside." Usopp began to walk away. "I'll go get them!" He called behind him just as a little girl with long blonde hair and a green dress walked up to the counter with an angelic smile. "I'll take these." She stated, pointing at the goggles on the counter.

Usopp tripped and fell face first onto the floor. The woman behind the counter gave the little girl a kind smile. "Why of course! And what an adorable little girl you are! I happen to know that these are the only goggles of this kind on this whole island, so my aren't you lucky?"

"Hey!" Usopp stood up and pointed at the girl. "Those are my goggles! So drop them!"

The little girl stood there smiling, and for a second Usopp was confused...and then she scurried towards him and opened her big blue eyes. "You snooze you lose, grandpa!" She sweetly told him. She then pushed past him and skipped out the door.

Gucha.

"Hey, little girl!" Usopp yelled, running after her with Moshi now on his shoulder. He skidded to a stop in front of blonde and huffed. "First off, there's no possible way that you could think I'm an old man! I'm more like an older brother, right?"

"Hmph!" She winked. "You smell like an old man!"

"I am not an old man!" He began jumping up and down rather comically. "Whatever, just give me back those goggles! I saw them first so they are mine! They're mine, they're mine, they're mine, they're mine-"

"You better watch your mouth!" She gave him a snooty look. "I'm friends with the marines, I'll have you know, and I can get them to come over here and beat you up!"

"The marines?!"

"That's right." She smiled innocently once more. "And their captain is a close personal friend of my family . He's kinda like my uncle."

"Why you little..." He glowered at her before sticking his nose into the air. "Well I'm a captain too! Arlong Park was destroyed by these two hands!" He held up his hands. "There were hundreds of fishmen! And the last thing they saw was the great and oh so powerful Captain Usopp! They were begging for me to finish them! Now I have a bounty of 30 million beli on my head, so the marines don't scare me one bit!"

"30 million beli huh?" She smirked.

"That's right!" Usopp stood proudly.

"Papa!" She suddenly waved her arms.

"Dont call me papa!" He frowned. "I'm not that old either!"

She suddenly ran around Usopp and towards someone else. "Papa! I brought a present for you! It's these goggles! Happy birthday, papa!"

The man she was talking to sniffed loudly, pulling down his hat. His mustache seemed to twitch as he did so. "Oh my girl..Carol you are honestly the most angelic little girl any father could ever ask for!" He stated, as his huge black eyes began to water.

"I love you so much, papa!" The girl, Carol, cheerfully replied.

Usopp stared at them in shock. "What's with that girl.." He muttered to himself. "

"But papa.." Carol glared at Usopp. "That weird old man is being mean and has been trying to jack your present!"

"Now now dear." He put his hand on her head. "Dont say 'jacked'. It's not proper for a young lady to use such a word." He smiled sweetly at Carol before his whole demeanour changed. He glared at Usopp darkly, narrowing his eyes in the process. "Are you the gentleman who's been bothering my adorable little daughter?"

"N-No.." Usopp replied, his legs shaking quite a bit. "I-I...I was just.."

"Here's something else.." She smirked. "He has a bounty of 30 million beli!"

"Oh?" He glanced over at Usopp. "A bounty worth 30 beli huh? Lets take a look..." He pulled out a stack of papers and began to leaf through them. "600...1.3 million...ah 30 million." He peered at the paper. "Monkey D Luffy huh? For a first bounty that's impressive.

Usopp slowly began to step away, but stopped when Carol's father suddenly glanced at him and spoke. "Where do you think you're going?"

"Eh? Okay...that's not me in that poster, as you can obviously tell! I was just pretending to be a bad guy! Bye bye!" He waved cheerily, before he began to turn and walk away. "See ya!"

Carol's father pointed to the back of Usopp's head in the photo. "That's you."

"Ahhh.." He threw up his hands and his eyes went wide rather comically. He turned around and took a few steps towards the two. "Alright, you caught me. But go ahead and try to lay a finger on me and you'll see what happens! My captain Luffy won't sit idly by and watch his crewmate be put into danger! You couldn't even imagine the amount of pain he could inflict on you!"

Usopp stuck his long nose into his face. "You've got your daughter to worry about. Why risk your life over this?"

"You're right. It's not worth it." He closed his eyes and sighed. "Anyone with 30 million berries on his head is no ordinary person, that's for sure."

"Papa! You can beat him!" Carol grinned. "You're the strongest man ever! And you aren't afraid of anything!"

"No darling, I don't have to prove anything. I just need to be strong enough to get us by in life." He replied. "So long as you think. I'm the greatest that's all that matters to me. Understand?"

"Papa.."

"Well I'm glad you came to your senses, fool!" Usopp smirked. "Give me back my goggles and just maybe I'll let you escape with your life! Don't worry, I'll pay for them too."

"He's letting you go old man!" Carol glared at Usopp. "If were you I would be running for my life! You-"

"Okay fine." Her papa suddenly cut in. "If that's how you want it then we will settle this dispute like gentleman."

"Gentlemen?" Usopp blinked.

"Here." He tossed a gun towards Usopp.

"Eh? Oh a duel?" Usopp held up the gun and nodded. "Alright I think I can handle that."

"If you win, the goggles are yours." He took off his shawl, only to reveal that he had many pistols strapped all around his stomach and chest area.

"What?!" Usopp gawked. "Three, six, nine...thirty pistols?! T-Thats the same number of pistols as...Daddy the Father!"

"Yeah..." Daddy the Father nodded. "That's me."

Gucha.

"Good luck long nose!"

"Is the duel even worth watching? We all know what's gonna happen."

A crowd had gathered to watch the duel. It wasn't often that anyone took on Daddy the Father, and anyone who did ended up a bloody mess.

Moshi was sitting on the ground, watching Usopp as he stood back to back against Daddy the Father. Moshi was cheering for Usopp of course, bobbing his little head and wiggling his little white-silver body. Seconds later he felt himself being picked up and was surprised to see Nami standing there with a look of complete exasperation.

"This idiot..." She muttered. "Usopp! Just what the hell are you doing?!"

"Nami!" Usopp glanced over at her.

"Why the hell are you facing Daddy the Father in a duel?! Are you nuts?"

"You're not helping!" Usopp yelled back. "You never have anything nice to say!"

"You get one shot!" Carol suddenly spoke. "Are you ready?"

Both men nodded.

"One!" Carol yelled and they stepped away from each other, though Usopp was shaking- it was obvious that he was nervous. "Two...three...four...five..six..."

They continued to take steps away from each other, Daddy looking nonchalant and Usopp shaking with absolute fear.

"Seven.." Carol continued. "Eight...ni-"

Usopp turned around and threw something onto the ground, which caused a lot of smoke to appear. Usopp turned and tried to run, but was stopped when Daddy suddenly fired at him. Usopp dropped his gun and stood still, shaking way more than what's thought to be humanly possible.

The sniper dropped to the ground as Carol rushed towards her father. "Papa that was amazing!" She exclaimed. "You're truly the best!"

The crowd began to walk away, shaking their heads at Usopp.

"What a pathetic joke."

"This guy is a wimp."

"All I did was shoot the coward's gun away." Daddy stated.

"What were you thinking?!" Carol glared at Usopp. "Have you no shame? Cheating during a duel..you should be ashamed of yourself, you're so pathetic!"

"I'm really sorry, please forgive me!" Usopp bowed in front of Daddy. "I'm just too scared to die this young! Killing me would be too easy for you right? So please, don't shoot me! You could just let me go, couldn't you?!"

Daddy pointed a gun at Usopp's face.

"No wait!" Nami set Moshi down and ran in front of Usopp, holding out her arms.

"Nami!" Usopp looked up at her and smiled in relief. "If you want money, my friend here has tons she can give you! Please spare me! I'm begging you, sir!"

"What the hell?" She tapped her blue sandaled foot impatiently and glared at Usopp half heartedly

"...So. Now you're cowarding behind a woman?" Daddy shook his head.

"Listen." Nami began, but was cut off when Usopp stood up and pushed her out of the way.

"Leave Nami out of this!" Usopp glared at him. "She has nothing to do with this! I'm the one who got myself into this situation, and nobody can get me out of it. It's all on me!"

"Usopp? What are you trying to do?" Nami frowned, though she was just a bit touched.

"Please, just leave Nami out of it." Usopp told him, shaking his head and ignoring her question.

"Usopp..?" Daddy blinked. "Did she just call you Usopp?"

"Yes.." Usopp cautiously replied.

"That couldn't be." Daddy narrowed his eyes. "You wouldn't happen to know a man by the name of Yasopp of the Red Haired Pirates do you?"

"Yasopp? Yeah. That's my dad's name." Usopp blinked. "Wait...are you saying that you and my father are friends?!"

"...So then you are his son.." Daddy the Father sighed, glancing at the ground.

"Papa?" Carol looked up at him in confusion.

"I've met your dad. And I've never spoken a word to a single soul about that fateful day...until now that is. We met on a port on a very hot and dry day like today. To sum it all up, he beat me in a duel but he let me live."

"So that's why you left the marines to become a bounty hunter..it all makes sense now." Nami nodded.

"Papa no!" Carol frowned. "A pirate didn't spare your life! Tell me it's not true! Tell me you killed him right?"

"Usopp...wow." Nami stared at him. "Your father is amazing! He beat Daddy Masterson in a duel! He hasn't forgotten about you either. Even now as he is traveling the seas, he still has an image of you as a little toddler!" She was surprised when she saw tears beginning to well in his eyes. "Usopp? It's alright. We understand."

"T-There's no way that you could!" Usopp replied. "That's not the reason why I'm crying! There's more to it! I get it. I understand why you told me that story about my father! You told me that so I would try to be more like him! Most people would just bury that story and get on with their lives but you, aren't afraid of anything! Not even shame! A coward would never do what you just did!"

"Usopp..." Nami continued to stare at him.

"Carol!" Usopp looked down at the little blonde haired girl. "Your father is the bravest man alive! Men who are big and strong are easy to find, but the ones who put their honor on the line are one in a million! So that's why I can't accept your dad's mercy...if I did it would only bring him more shame! I have one choice, and that is to face my death!"

Usopp looked back at daddy. "Give me another chance. I have to prove to myself that I am not a coward! A life or death fight should settle things!"

"Alright." Daddy nodded. "Choose the weapon you are most masterful with. This will be our final duel."

Gucha.

"You must hit that weather vane." Daddy pointed towards the blue whale of a weather vane sitting atop a tall building.

Usopp gulped, holding up his slingshot. "Really? That?"

Daddy pointed his gun at Usopp. "If you miss..."

"Right.." Usopp nodded. "You'll shoot me through the heart. So this shot determines whether I live or die with honor." Usopp sighed, putting on his goggles and stretched his slingshot, aiming for the weather vane.

"There's no way that he can shoot that far with a slingshot.." Carol whispered.

Usopp payed her no mind and continued to aim. To Usopp the world seemed to go in slow motion. Carol had her hands over her eyes. Moshi was watching with wide eyes from his place on Nami's shoulder. Nami was ready to fight if necessary. And Daddy Masterson kept his gaze on Usopp, his gun still pointed at the long nosed male.

Seconds later, he released the slingshot and watched as it went soaring towards the weather vane.

"Usopp...did you miss?" Nami whispered, clasping her hands together.

"Papa, I change my mind! Please don't kill him!" Carol tugged on her father's shirt. "Papa no, please don't!"

"I can't shoot him." Daddy replied. "Because he shot right through the crown."

Nami grinned. "Ah. He did...you did it Usopp! He's right!""

"You're as good of a shot as your old man." Daddy smiled at Usopp as he slumped to the ground. "Go to the Grand Line. You'll find him there. I'm sure he'll be proud."

A bird suddenly swooped down as Nami and Usopp were cheering, and picked Moshi up. Neither Nami nor Usopp seemed to notice, but Carol did. The blonde blinked and waved at Moshi as he was carried away by his shell.

Moshi squirmed and wiggled, but nothing he did caught the attention of Nami or Usopp. And so he flew away.

Gucha.

Moshi could feel himself falling. The damn bird had ran into a wall, and now he was falling and falling at a fast rate, and there was nothing he could do about it. The snail wanted to cry- he didn't want to die just yet. His adventures with the Straw Hat Pirates was just beginning, and he wanted to see the Grand Line just as badly as his friends.

Memories of their journey so far played in his head. He remembered how Luffy had found him in the forest and had tried to eat him, but a friend of Luffy's had stopped him from doing so (some kid with freckles and black hair) and the two somehow became friends. He remembered how he used to fear Zoro's very presence, but now he was used to Zoro's threatening aura and even cuddled against the brave swordsman when he felt lonely. He remembered how he had instantly taken a liking to Nami and Usopp since they were like him- a bit cowardly, but still brave. And he remembered when he tried Sanji's food for the very first time. It was the best thing he had ever tasted.

And now he was falling from the sky, and into a crowd of people, and he would most likely never seem them again. The snail sighed- so the gods had decided that his time on earth was up huh? He'd miss the Straw Hat group. And he closed his eyes as he felt himself finally land..

"Moshi? I thought your shell looked familiar..."

Moshi blinked and was surprised to see that he was in the arms of Roronoa Zoro. The small snail smiled in surprise, as tears threatened to spill from his huge grey eyes. Zoro sighed and placed him onto his shoulder. "Looks like you've had a rough day huh? I guess you can stay with me since I don't see the others around."

"Seems like that monster ain't with you today."

"Its because of you that our boss is in prison!"

Zoro and Moshi turned and stared as two tall, unattractive men towered over a woman with short, dark, blue hair.

"If you still haven't learned your lesson, then I shall gladly be your opponent." The woman replied, glaring up at them.

"Did I just hear that correctly?" One of the men chuckled. "A little miss like yourself is gonna be our opponent?"

"When you die..." The other man began, holding up his fists. "Tell that monster friend of yours that our dream of going to the Grand Line was broken because of him!"

The two lunged for the small woman, and Zoro began to take steps towards her ready to help her out...and was shocked when the woman pulled out a sword and slashed both of them with ease. The two men fell to the ground coughing up blood before fainting, probably from blood loss or something.

The girl took a step forward, only to trip over her own feet. Her glasses fell off as she fell onto the ground, her sword dropping beside her.

The crowd that had gathered began chuckling at her.

"Aren't you a strong one miss?"

"Brave girl. Clumsy too."

"My glasses..." The woman began to desperately search the ground for her glasses, frowning as she did so.

Zoro bent down in front of her and picked up her glasses. "Looking for these?"

The woman looked up and gave him a bright smile as she accepted the glasses. "Thank you very much. I'm sorry for the trouble." Moshi was able to get a better view of her face this time- she had big, dark, black eyes and short, dark, raven hair.

"Well." She stood up, not noticing Zoro's gaping face. "See ya around.

Gucha.

You guys don't need this chapter to be any longer. You're satisfied with this, right? (Pls.)

Thanks to Johnny Spectre for suggesting the idea of Moshi getting to meet Daddy Masterson and Carol. I had to go black onto YouTube and find the episode though, and I eventually did so hooray!

See Lammy, I was able to put in a cool, badass Usopp moment! (Well, I think it's pretty badass..)

Well, that's three Straw Hats whose current location is already known. Wonder where the other two are. Wonder who else we'll meet. I can't wait.

Please review, and I'm always open to any ideas you guys have!