Wow….That's all I can say. Wow. I'm blown away. The story has now got over 100,000 words. This is my second story that I have tried to write and it's so much more successful then the first. Before this writing was boring to me, I only liked reading. At some stage though I got sucked into writing this story….and well, I haven't been able to stop as of yet.
I hope you guys like this chapter anyway, it's an Omake that I made because I wanted to do something special. It's set before they reach Little Garden, so it has nothing really to do with the plot line. I will get straight back to the main story after this chapter so, so don't worry!
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'How the fuck does something like always happen?' I mentally screamed to myself. 'HOW?'
This morning had started off perfectly normal. I had been sitting up on top of the cabin all night as I lazily watched over the ship. This was almost a nightly occurrence; I kept watch over the ship all night and one of the others might pop up occasionally to help for a few hours to give me a break. I really was like a guard dog. Zoro had been out for a few hours last night, helping me keep watch on the ship. Jeez, and the others complain we have too many naps but they generally actually get sleep through the night.
Anyway, that had been all good and stuff, nothing seemed to happen all night but the ship rocking on the water. The sun had begun to rise on the horizon, casting it's soft light over the sea. Seeing that it was almost time for me to take a nap to offset the sleepless night, I had jumped off the cabin roof and onto the decking just outside the kitchen door. I stumbled the landing a bit as my sore leg refused the hold any weight causing me to grind my teeth together as I tried to keep my balance. My leg was a lot better after a short rest, but it still refused to hold my weight correctly even with the bandage on it.
I heard something shuffle around on the main deck just outside the main door, so I had scrambled down the steps quickly, presuming it had been one of the others that had woken up and came onto the deck. I jumped the last few steps, landing awkwardly again but I quickly corrected myself and spun myself around to face the door. This takes me back to the start of the story, an explanation for my exclamation before.
I came face to face what seemed like a large silk thread straight in front of my face. I stopped, blinking before looking around. It seemed like there was millions of the large silk thread all over the deck. How had I not noticed this whilst watching over the ship last night? Then I saw it.
Against the side of the cabin was a spider. But no, it couldn't just be a normal spider could it. Nope, because things don't like be nice to me. This spider was in no way what I would consider 'normal'. The best word to describe this odd spider that was perched on the right side of the wall next to the door was 'titanic'. But, even that description was an understatement. This thing was fucking ginormous. It was the size of a small car and it was clinging to the wall. On our ship. Right in front of me.
I stared awkwardly at it, not really sure how react straight away. It seemed to be in the same predicament as myself as it's eight huge black eyes blinked back.
'Fuck my life…' I cried in despair at the spider finally chose what to do.
"Hsss," It made a grunted hissing sound and raised its front two legs up in a defensive position, flashing its two huge fangs as it opened its mouth.
I watched as something dripped off its left fang, splattering on the deck. The wood sizzled under the liquid, a small stream off smoke rising as the wood seemed to be eaten away by the liquid.
I still, to this point, hadn't really been able to decide what I was feeling. It was a mix of shock, fear, awe, anger, defensiveness, and horror. The emotions seemed to keep flipping and switching around as different thoughts ran through my head. First, how the fuck had we not noticed this thing before? Second, how does a spider get this big? Third, what the fuck was I going to do now?
I lived in Australia as I grew up as Braylie, so spiders were nothing new to me. I had seen my fair share of spiders in my life; spiders were a daily occurrence in Australian life. I was never scared of spiders, they ate insects and so long as they weren't in my room I ignored them and let the go about their daily business.
This was a completely different matter altogether though; this was no normal house spider that one would find in an urban situation. Hell, you wouldn't find this thing anywhere in real life. It was way too damn big. Why did the Grand Line need to have creepy stuff like this? We only just got here for God's sake!
"Hsss," It threatened me again while I did nothing, tensing its muscles as it shifted in a striking position. It seemed to have decided I was a threat to it and it want to attack me. Either that or it thought I was it's next meal.
'Oh my, oh my, oh my!' I panicked a bit. 'I don't think I've seen any giant bug spray cans around here anywhere…'
The door next it suddenly swung open, revealing Nami standing in the door way. She had her arms stretching above her head as she yawned.
"Good morning Mamori," She greeted me drowsily as she dropped her arms back to her side.
'GET BACK INSIDE!' I screamed at her as I bolted awkwardly towards her in a rush as the spider sized her up without her knowing. I had to duck under what I could only presume what its web threads; I'd be stuffed if I got caught in its web. Thankfully though, my small size was coming in handy as I ducked, twisted and weaved my way through.
"Huh?" She mumbled as she looked over the webbing on the deck and then she shifted her gaze towards the spider slowly as if she felt like she was being watched. I saw the look of terror slowly crossed her face as she spider looked back at her, still flashing its fangs.
"Hsss," It hissed at her as another drop of venom dropped onto the decking.
"KYAAAAA!" Nami screamed very loudly and the sound caused a chain of reactions.
She threw herself back in the room as the spider lunged at her, leaving another thread against the wall. I jumped as well, reaching the door before the spider did. I pulled my injured leg up against my chest as far as I could as my, my left front paw slamming against the door. The force of my impact pushed the door back in motion, starting to swing it shut. Before it was fully closed my back feet caught up with the rest of body, thumping against the wooden door. I used that force the slam the door closed the rest of the way as I pushed back off the door, soaring through the air as the large spider slammed full force into the door.
I saw the boat rock a bit from the impact as the spider screeched in rage at being stopped from getting its meal. It was too big to have been able to get through the doorway anyway.
It rebounded off the door, and landed on the deck on its eight thick legs at the same time I landed on my three, still managing to avoid the erratic webbing. It scurried around so that it was facing me, its black eyes staring me down again. It lowered its abdomen down to attach the thread of webbing to the deck.
I got a better look at it now that it was standing on the decking and not attached to the wall. Its legs were as thick as poles and its whole body was covered in thick needle like hairs. Its body was different shades of brown and its fangs were as black as its eyes.
"Hsss," It crooned in rage as it began to scurry across the deck towards me, its eight leg moving as in quick concession. It seemed to just clamber over the webbing that was spread everywhere as if it had no trouble at all. It left another trail of its webbing behind it as it came towards me, no doubt trying to finish setting up a web.
I wasn't really sure how I was meant to handle this spider. Was I meant to kill it? Would I get in trouble for killing it? Did I need to just restrain it? Or throw it off the side of the boat?
I didn't have long enough to decide as it descended upon me, it's front two legs shooting at me like javelins. I quickly threw myself forward, ducking under its front legs before scrambling out from under the spider and dashing across the deck and away from it, keeping my sore leg close to my chest. Again I was ducking around the webbing that seemed to be attempting to catch me at every turn.
It just kept its back to me causing me to narrow my eyes at it.
'What the hell are you up to?' I muttered in confusion.
I saw its back to legs lift up to rest upon its large abdomen. The large hairs on its abdomen brushed against its back feet and I got a really bad feeling about what it was about to do. Something screamed for me to run.
I wasn't about to ignore my instinct so I quickly skittered to the side as it began to kick its back legs against its abdomen. It kicked tons of the hairs off into the air, sending them flying towards me. I had a flashback to the Lionfish incident as I felt one imbedded it's in the fur of my back left hip while I ducked under some webbing. It didn't pierce through my skin, but every time I moved I felt it poking uncomfortably into my side.
Suddenly, my attention snapped to the door on the deck as I heard loud voices behind it. It seemed that everyone had finally scrambled out of bed to see what was going on and Nami was probably telling them about the giant spider.
The door burst open, slamming against the wall as Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji popped out at the same time, getting wedged in the door way as they all tried to get through at the same time. The guys pushed themselves apart, bouncing out the door only to come to a screeching halt as all three of them ran straight into the webbing.
"What!" Zoro grunted as he struggled against the webbing, only seeming to get himself more caught up.
"Gah! What the hell is his stuff?" Sanji asked out as he all also struggled against it.
"AWESOME!" I heard Luffy cried joyously as his eyes landed on the spider, he didn't even try to get loose of the webbing. "IT'S A GIANT SPIDER!"
'That is not a good thing you idiot!' I snarled in reply. 'How could you all charge out here to recklessly and get caught so easily!'
"Oh no! They're all caught in the spider's web!" I heard Nami cry from the door way as she poked her head out of it, Vivi, and Usopp doing them same.
"No way! What is a Goliath Spider doing on the ship?" Vivi yelped.
"You know what it is?" Sanji asked Vivi as he continued to try and get free. The spider had stopped chasing after me to evaluate the newcomers caught in it's web.
"Yes, they are a spider that is only found on the Grand Line… Their web is ten times stronger than rope and it only builds its webs at night. They are carnivorous spiders that are known to eat animals as big as horses and cows. They also commonly eat humans too by setting up their webs to catch their prey when they get up in the morning. They have a bad habit of using their back legs to kick off the hairs on their back to they get attached to your skin or clothing to irritate your skin. It leaves nasty rashes," Vivi explain.
"H-How do we kill it though!" Usopp exclaimed.
"I-I don't know…" Vivi mumbled unsurely. "I've never seen one in real life before."
"Mamori! Kill it!" Nami suddenly ordered me seeing that I was their only chance of getting rid of the spider while the others were caught in the web.
I pressed my ears flat back against my skull and sent her a wide eyed look. I didn't want to get close to that thing only to bite it… Yuck!
"No!" Luffy object suddenly. "Don't kill him! I want him to join our crew!"
"WHAT!" Everyone seemed to yelp at once, all staring at Luffy.
"Are you insane!" Usopp yelled at him as he continued to hide behind the door.
A let out a few loud barks to echo what Usopp had said. No way in hell was that thing about to join the crew!
We didn't have more time to argue as the spider suddenly decided that it was sick as listening to us and is began to scamper over to the three guys trapped in its web.
"Damn it!" Zoro cursed as he attempted to reach his swords and failed.
I mentally sighed at how stupid this whole situation was as I jumped back into action, stumbling straight for the spider. I quickly slipped under a few strands of the web, jumping over another before lunging at the spider while it wasn't watching me.
I snapped my jaws roughly around its back right leg, jerking my head as I did so to pull the spider to a stop. It was so odd to bite an insect after biting only other humans and animals. There was no soft flesh to sink your teeth into. My teeth were jarred as the meet with the hard exoskeleton of the spider before I heard it audibly crack under the pressure of my jaws. The hairs on the legs tickled my mouth uncomfortably as some weird gooey like liquid leaked through the cracked leg and ran into my mouth causing to drop the limb and gag while the spider cried to rage.
'Oh my Gods! What the shit is that stuff!' I yelped as I continued to gag, it felt my whole mouth was burning. 'Note to self for the future! Do, not, bite the big nasty spider. It tastes like shit.'
"MAMORI! DON'T KILL THE SPIDER!" Luffy yelled at me.
"WATCH OUT!" I heard Vivi scream at me and I looked up in time to see I ton of spider hairs flying straight for me. It appeared to have used its left leg to kick it's hairs at me as it held its injured right back leg up in the air much like I was doing.
I done the only thing I could in that situation. I dove under the spider for cover. The hairs bounced uselessly of the decking off the ship as I darted straight under the spider and back out again, this time in front of it.
I quickly pivoted around to face the spider head on again, my body placed in the path of Sanji, Zoro, and, Luffy so that it would have to go through me to get to them.
'If you don't want me to kill it Luffy, how the hell do you expect me to handle this mess?' I mentally spat at him. I couldn't disobey captain's orders, but I had to do something about this spider.
"Hey, Mamori, do you think you could to do something to get us free of this web?" I heard Zoro call out to me. Jeez, no pressure guys. I can do a million fucking things at once apparently.
"Hsss," The spider spat tauntingly at me as it flashed its fangs again.
"Mamori! Just hurry up and kill it!" Nami called out her order from the background.
I finally snapped and lost my patience.
'Mamori this, Mamori that. Would you all just shut up for one second! I don't need your backseat driving! It's bad enough I am now staring off with a spider the size of a car, I don't need all of you to tell me what to do!' I snapped even though they couldn't hear me. 'If I can't kill this damn thing, the least I can do get the others free so they can deal with it.'
I needed to do this as quickly as I could; I knew that much for sure. I tilted my head to the side and whipped out my knife. I took three steps backwards as the spider took one forward. I then spun around on my heels and scurried straight for Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy.
I clenched my teeth, making sure to tighten my grip on my knife as I got it angled correctly. I ran awkwardly on three legs straight for the webs that were holding Zoro first. I didn't stop as I reached them, instead I lowered my head down low to the ground and as I reached the lines that were holding him I smoothly brought my head up quickly in one quickly motion.
I saw something flash in the air before me before the threads that were holding him on one side fell to the ground. I heard the spider crying from the background as I set it's prey free; charging at me as it made a ruckus.
I shared a look with Zoro, our plan taking less than a second to work itself out as I pivoted back around to face the oncoming spider. I saw Zoro reach down with his free arm and pull out his sword out of the corner of my eye.
"HSSS," The spider spat at me as it charged straight for me. I dashed forward, running at it straight on as well.
It dove on me at the last second, slapping its incisors together as it attempted to bite me. I jumped up into the air as it leapt at the deck where I just was, it's head smacking straight into the decking. I flipped over in mid-air to gather up some more motion, noticing that Zoro had cut himself free of the spider's web now and was cutting the others out.
When I finished my flip in the air I dove back down, aiming my front left leg at the spiders head. I tucked my hind legs in against my stomach, getting ready to deliver a powerful kick.
As soon as I felt my left paw slap down on the spider's head I kicked out my back legs with as much force as I could muster. My body was jarred as my back two feet connected with the spiders head at the same time, the spider crying in pain from underneath me at its head was pushed further into the decking.
The spider's legs gave out from under it as it crashed to the deck. I tried to balance on it with my three legs as it settled before quickly pushing off and landing on the deck with a 'thump'. I took a few steps forward to balance my landing before slipping my knife back in its holster and glaring at the spider over my shoulder.
My tail swished angrily as growled softly at it seeing that it opened it eyes yet again. It wasn't down for the count yet.
I didn't have to do anything though as Luffy walked straight up the giant spider that still seemed taller than him even when it was lying on the ground. The spider pushed itself back to its eight legs as it clicked it fangs at Luffy. A saw Luffy's huge grin spread even further, sparkles in his eyes.
"Join my crew!" He chirped at it, still smiling childishly.
"IDIOT! THAT SPIDER WAS JUST TRYING TO EAT US!" Sanji yelled at him.
In response to Luffy's request the large spider just lifted up its front leg and threw it towards Luffy as a spear. Luffy tried to move out of the way in time and he did mostly but the spider's leg clipped Luffy's hat. His hat tipped to the side and fell of his head and slowly floated to the deck.
I saw Luffy twitch and suddenly his arm shot out and sucker punched the spider under its chin. He overdid it a bit, overestimating the spider's weight. The spider let out a cry as its feet left the deck and it went flying far away over the sea.
"YOU BASTARD! DON'T TOUCH MY HAT!" Luffy yelled after him, snorting angrily as he bent down and picked up his hat.
I blink owlishly as I watched him.
'That... That outright bastard! He said I couldn't kill it and he goes and punches halfway around the world!' I raged to myself, my tail flicking back and forth in an irritated manner.
Silence echoed awkwardly over the deck as Vivi, Usopp, Carue, and Nami finally crept out onto the deck, ducking the remaining spider webs.
"So… Who's up for breakfast?" Sanji asked suddenly to break the silence of the morning.