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"I'm finally finished! This will be a sign of our promise to fight again!" Luffy yelled, holding up a large paint brush and smiling up at Laboon. The whale had the Straw Hat jolly roger on it's head, though it didn't exactly look comparable to any amazing works of art...
"Alright then." Nami smiled at her captain, before turning to the work in front of her. Moshi sat on the table beside her, once more. "Time to chart out our navigation route."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She suddenly screamed.
"What are you so noisy about?!" Luffy asked, turning around to glance at her.
"What's the matter, Nami-Swan~?!" Sanji called, walking towards with many plates of food in his hands on his head. "If it's about the meal, then it's all ready and waiting for you to eat it up!"
"Ugh." Usopp groaned, climbing up the rocks. "I will take a brief break from ship repairs and eat."
Please note that our brave swordsman was heroically snoring somewhere on the deck of the Merry.
"The compass!" She stated, pointing at it. "Its broken! It's pointing all over the place!" Moshi gazed down at her compass, and sure enough it was pointing in random directions. It was their only compass, and if it really was broken then there was no way they could navigate the Grand Line- they'd all die trying.
Luffy and Usopp sat on the chairs around Nami, while Sanji placed the food onto the table. Crocus walked over to the group and glanced at the compass. "Hmm..it appears you lot have come here without knowing anything. I'm actually a bit stunned. Did you come here to just throw your lives away?"
"Ah, time for food?" Luffy grinned, already tasting the delicious meat.
"In your case, it's time for feeding." Sanji replied, setting some food down in front of Usopp.
"I've said it before, that common sense fails to uphold in this ocean." Crocus continued. "That compass isn't broken."
"So it's the magnetic fields right?" Nami asked.
"Yes, and it's due to many islands here being rich with various materials. Not only that, but the currents and the winds here are as unpredictable as can be. As a navigator you should well understand how terrifying that can be."
"Yeah.." She nodded slowly. "I had no idea..."
"Eh?!" Usopp's eyes practically shot out of their sockets. "Isnt that like really bad?! Are we even going to be alright?!"
"Nami is so cute when she's clueless about things!" Sanji stated, his eyes turning to hearts.
"This fish is delicious." Luffy stated, opening his mouth and clamping it down on the fish.
"You two just quiet down!" Nami yelled, raising a threatening fist at the two men and completely ignoring Luffy.
"To navigate through the Grand Line you'll need a log pose. It's a special type of compass that records the magnetic fields." Crocus said.
"So it's a weird looking compass?" Luffy asked with a mouth full of elephant trout trunk.
"Well, it is rather oddly shaped."
"So then this?" The captain held up a brown wristband with a blue sphere on it.
"Yes, that's it." Crocus nodded.
"Why the heck do you have one?!" Nami yelled, punching him in his cheek.
"Those two weirdos from earlier accidentally left it on our ship." Luffy replied, rubbing the spot Nami punched him in. "Why'd you hit me?"
"Just felt I had to." She replied.
"Oh okay." He nodded and continued to eat his food.
"Oi. That was quick." Usopp and Sanji stated, waving a hand.
"So this is a log pose?" Nami held in front of her face in fascination. "There's no marking on it or anything."
"The various islands across the Grand Line all have their own magnetic fields surrounding them." Crocus explained. "So in short, you'll have to record the magnetic field interaction between any two islands before you can progress to the next island. In this ocean the log pose represents the only reliable way for one to find his way. From this mountain, you'll choose one of the seven magnetic fields to record which will lead you to different islands. But no matter which path you start with, the paths will all converge into eventually one."
"One? What island is that?" Sanji asked, putting some food into his mouth instead of smoking his usual cigarette.
"Raftel. The final stop in the Grand Line. The only ones who have confirmed it's existence is the pirate king and his crew. It is an island of legends."
"Then does that mean that the one piece is on that island?!" Usopp asked, nearly dropping his drink.
"Who knows." Crocus sighed and crossed his arms over his chest. "Although that is the most likely theory no one has ever reached that island to confirm it."
"No need to think." Luffy smiled widely, chewing the few pieces of meat off a bone. "We can see for ourselves once we're there!"
Gucha.
"Ahh, should we get going now?" Luffy leaned back and patted his large stomach. "I'm finished eating."
"Did you just eat everything by yourself?!" Sanji yelled, his teeth becoming fanged out comically.
"Even the bones are gone!" Usopp gaped at the empty plates, his eyes nearly shooting out of their sockets.
"Alright log pose." Nami said, ignoring her friends. "I'll make sure to take good care of you. The fate of our journey is all up to you after all."
"Why you butter crap head!" Sanji stood up, steam shooting from his nose. "That food was..." He swung his leg, sharply hitting Luffy. "...For Nami to enjoy!"
Luffy flew past the group and landed face first onto the ground. Crocus snorted at the scene, while Usopp still couldn't get over the fact that Luffy had eaten even the bones. And then there was Nami.
"Eh?" She gazed at the now broken log pose before slowly standing up. "You two..." She swung her leg, hitting both Luffy and Sanji and sending them soaring over the cliff. "Can just go cool your heads down in the sea!"
"Eh?!" Usopp stood up as well and looked at the now broken log pose. "Wasn't this like super important?! What do we do now?!"
"Crocus, what do we do?!" The navigator glanced at the old man. "Our precious log pose..."
"Don't worry. I'll give you one as a sign of thanks for the Laboon matter."
Gucha.
"Whiskey Peak? What's that?"
"It's the...name... of our town."
"So you want us to take you there because you lost your ship?"
Luffy was sitting in the middle of the table with Moshi in his lap. Usopp stood to his left while Sanji stood to his right. The two idiots from before- Mr 9 and Ms Wednesday were kneeling before them on their hands and knees with their heads touching the ground. Nami was on her knees as well, giving them both suspicious looks.
"Don't you think that's asking a bit too much, Mr 9?" The navigator asked, still glaring at him. "Especially considering the fact that you tried to kill the whale and all..."
"And just who are you guys anyway?" Usopp added, crossing his arms and trying to give them a suspicious look (though failing...horribly.)
"I'm a king." Mr 9 declared, only to have Nami pull at his cheek and deadpan. "Liar."
"We cannot stay!" Ms Wednesday stated, bowing her head once more.
"Please! Please take us back to our town and we swear that we will return the favor!" Mr 9 added, he too bowing his head once again.
"We'd really rather not keep anything hush hush, but "mystery" is our organization's motto." Ms Wednesday continued. "And so we absolutely cannot tell you anything more. Please help us from the kindness of your hearts!"
"Don't listen to them." Crocus rolled his eyes. "They're nothing but trouble."
"We accidentally broke our log pose." Nami said, standing to her feet and showing them the broken Grand Line compass with a sheepish smile. "But do you still want a ride?"
"W-What?!" The two yelled, standing to their feet and slapping the air. "You broke it?! And isn't that ours? How dare you try to take advantage of our misfortune when you're just as misfortunate as we are?!"
"Oh right!" Nami put her finger onto her chin in thought. "Crocus here is gonna give us another log pose...did I forget to mention that?" She gave them an innocent smile, a smile usually reserved for her crewmates when she was about to let all hell loose.
"We beseech your kindness, ma'am.." Mr 9 and Ms Wednesday got back down onto their hands and knees and bowed. "Damn this woman! She was toying with us!"
"Okay." Luffy nodded his head. "They can come along if they want. You said your home was called Whiskey Peak? Let's go there!"
"Are you crazy?!" Usopp gaped at his captain. "It's obvious that these two are some pretty shady characters! Why would we take them anywhere?"
"It's fine." Luffy waved his hand. "Don't sweat the small stuff. We'll be alright. Now...It's time to get going!"
Gucha.
"Alright. Your log should be recorded by now." Crocus stated. "Is it properly pointing towards a place indicated on the map?"
"Ah...yep!" Nami nodded after giving both the log pose and the map a quick glance. "Its pointing towards Whiskey Peak!"
The navigator then stepped aboard the ship with some help from Luffy and Usopp. Nami placed Moshi onto the railing beside her captain and grinned.
"You sure about this, kid?" Crocus asked, standing beside the Merry with his arms, as usual, crossed over his chest. "Picking Whiskey Peak all just because of these ruffians...the only place you can choose which route to take is here, ya know..."
"It's fine. If I don't like the route, I could always sail once around and choose a different route. Trust the man who's well on his way to becoming the Pirate King." Luffy simply replied.
"...I see." Crocus nodded, giving them a rare smile.
"Well then, bye flower gramps!" Luffy called.
"Thanks for the log pose!" Nami added.
"See ya then. Moshi, take care of your strange captain." Crocus chuckled, giving the snail a thumbs up.
As the Straw Hat Pirates were sailing away, Laboon flew up and let out a loud cry.
"We're going now, whale!" Luffy yelled. "We'll be back, so wait for us! We're going on the adventure now! Goodbye! See ya soon!"
Gucha.
"Do you feel it, Mr 0?"
The sound of something bashing it's head against a wall, along with the sound of glass clinking and feet tapping impatiently could be heard throughout the entire room- the only two humans occupying the room weren't very talkative anyway.
"Feel what, Ms All Sunday?"
More sounds of something bashing it's head against a wall could be heard, but neither of the humans in the room played the noise any mind.
"Mmm, maybe it's just my imagination." Miss All Sunday chuckled lightly. "Nevermind then. I suppose it's just me."
How can Moshi be used in battle...I'll be honest, I never even thought of having him fight in a battle but now I'm interested in what you guys think. How should Moshi be used in battle?
Yeah this wasn't a Whiskey Peak chapter. Whoops. Maybe next chapter, just you wait.
Hey so school is starting back up again. If things go the way I'm thinking it's going this story might have to go onto a hiatus for a while. Maybe, maybe not. But it might be put onto a hiatus..
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