I don't own any One Piece character, only Melody!
Redone: May 6th 2012
Time on the Sea
Chapter Seven:
"Hello!" I yell into Nami's unconscious face waking her up, she fainted from the jump down the building.
"Wahh!" she yells, now wide awake, and scrambles away from me. "What happened?" she asks
"you passed out when we jumped off the building and now we are resting in the middle of this road" I smile
"you are gonna get spotted here!" she raises a fist and whacks me over the head, I keep smiling.
"What is wrong with you?" she yells,
"That didn't hurt a bit"
"Whatever …so why are we just sitting here?"
"Cause I'm stuck in this cage." Luffy says, poking at a dog that sits in front of him, unmoving "is this thing dead? It's not moving…" he pokes It between the eyes. It then chomps on his hand, and does not let go. "Wah! It bit me! Let go you dumb dog" it lets go and Luffy cradles his bitten hand, sticking his tongue out at the dog, safely keeping it with the bars in fright of the dog biting it as well. The dog is a white Scottish terrier. When the four of us got to the street it was already there sitting in front of a pet shop, Zoro sits against the cage, looking bored "I'm gonna look around the area, be right back" he gets up and leaves.
"Here" Nami throws a key in front of Luffy, the key to the cage by the looks of it, the same steel as it too. "I stole it when they first put him in"
"Aw thank you!" Luffy makes a grab for it, but the dog gets it first, and swallows it.
"YOU STUPID DOG!" luffy grabs the dog around the neck and starts shaking it "spit it out, the key you ate isn't food!" the dog and Luffy get in a fight bites and punches flying inside the cage, and I sigh, Man, living with Luffy this long, you would think you know everything about him. Nope *sigh*
"Oi, you people! Don't do anything to Shushu!" Yells a man from behind us,
"Shushu?" Luffy asks, with the dog clamping down on his face.
"Who are you?" Asks Nami
"I am the town's leader! In other words the chief!" he proclaims proudly "Boodle"
Boodle is an old man. With puffy white hair, round glasses and large eyebrows, he has a spear strapped to his back, and leather armor covering his chest, arms and legs.
"The dog's name is Shushu…? Really?" I sweat drop, staring at the man,
"Yes, what's wrong with that?"
"It's a guy right?"
"Ya"
"…" my point is made
"What's the dog doing here?" Luffy asks, looking up at the old man from inside the cage.
"He's guarding the store; I only came here to give him some food." Boodle explains going on about Shushu's master who passed away and he has been guarding the store since then.
When Boodle finishes his story, we hear a loud roar coming from the direction where the pirates were.
"T-that is that guy! The beast trainer Mohji!" Boodle exclaims freaking out along with Nami
"Run away!" they disappear down the street leaving Luffy and I in the middle of the street
Luffy sighs, face to face with Shushu "Give me the key you little thing"
"Woof"
"Luffy don't call it a little thing, it's a dog" I correct him, hearing the steps of the huge animal I turn to its direction. "Oi, Melody don't leave me!" yells Luffy, shaking the cage.
"Don't yell I'm not gonna leave." I calmly say, leaning against the cage
"Oh… ok"
Then a huge lion shows up in front of Luffy's cage a man riding him "I'm Buggy's pirate crew member the beast trainer Mohji"
I sweat drop "are they a circus or something?"
"Why are you wearing that cap?" Luffy asks, pointing to the white thing with ears on Mohji's head, flustered Moji cries out "This is not a CAP! IT'S MY HAIR!"
I snort "That makes it even weirder!" Luffy calls out,
"SHUDD-UP!" The pirate screams "There is no animal in this world that won't obey me! That includes that dog" he points to Shushu.
I sweat drop "Shake a Paw" he orders, but Shushu bites his hand.
"You're just a nameless, common thief!"
"You gave up on the dog?" Luffy and I laugh
I keep the lion in my sight, its eyes staring right at me, I move closer to it and it growls, I run around it, confusing it and tackle Moji off.
"Attack!" Moji growls, when he gets up.
Richie isn't hesitant and rushes at Luffy, he bit through the steel cage
"Yahoo! The cage's finally opened" Luffy cheers but the lion takes a swipe at my free captain ramming him right into one of the many houses, and possibly right through it. Oh… that's not good for the buildings… I sweat drop.
"Hahaha! Too easy!" the man laughs. So I send him flying into the building next to where Luffy flew, with a punch making a dent in the stone. "You're annoying!"
Richie wines, and runs to his master's side. I turn around back to Shushu, and bend down, petting his head "Hey, everything gonna be alright now" I smile.
Shushu barks happily but starts growling, bearing his teeth "What's your problem?" I turn to see what Shushu's problem is, but a large pain on my head causes my sight to go blurry, and I'm sent into a building. "Augh, Damn!" I stagger to my feet, a hand goes to my wound, and sticky blood covers it, and runs down the side of my face. It's the Lion, and Moji, blood runs down his face. He growls, and Shushu barks like crazy
"What the hell dog, shut up!"
Shushu keeps barking. And Richie the Lion swipes at the little terrier, sending him to my feet, his arm bleeding.
I step over him, as the lion takes a step into his pet store. "GRR!" he growls ready to pounce, but I keep him down with a foot, "I'll handle it Shushu, trust me…."
"Woof! Woof!" he barks, tossing my foot off, and gets up, beside me.
"Hahaha, ok" I laugh, "Together!" we charge at the duo.
Shushu bites Richie, gaining the cat's attention, so I grab Moji, and throw him off the cat again, and stand over him, "…"
*CRASH* I look back, at Shushu's fight, Richie has tossed him through the window of the store, he limps out, and Richie swipes at him again, onto the street, following slowly.
"SHUSH- Ugh" Moji swept my feet out from under me, I land on my face, he walks right by me, into the pet store as my head swims dizzily.
I stand, pushing up with my arms and charge right inside, I find Moji in the back and throw him out right into his lion, knocking them both back. "You have no right to go inside this store!" I block the entrance.
He laughs evilly; my shadow is cast in front of me. I stop, and turn slowly.
The store is alight. Bright orange and red flames, covers everything.
"No…." Shushu Barks, my eyes darken. "NO!" I charge at the man and Lion, bringing my fist up into his jaw, lifting him up. I spin and round house kick him into a building; he's not getting up anytime soon. I turn to the Lion and he whimpers, and I flex my fingers, a 100 mile punch sends him into unconsciousness.
Shushu is still barking, sitting in front of the fire, I collapse beside him, it's his treasure, Boodle said. Shushu cries, I hold my head in my hand, and pet Shushu lightly.
A hand lands on my messy hair, I look up, to see Luffy's darken face.
"I dealt with them already" I motion to the defeated mound of Moji and Richie across the street.
Luffy sighs, "you ok?"
"Yea, just need some food" I smile sadly
I flop onto my back, and see Nami and Boodle
"Pirates are all the same…!" Nami clutches her fists, "Crushing everything Precious to others!" she watches as the fire dies, leaving little wreckage. Shushu stops barking, staying silent.
Boodle is quiet.
Luffy heads into the wreckage, and brings back one bag of dog food. "That… that's the only one I left, it was admirable! You must have fought really well. Well, I couldn't see it… but I know what happened!"
"You're awesome Shushu, thanks for fighting alongside me" I pet his head.
He grabs the bag in his mouth and starts walking down the street, but stops nods to Luffy and I, and pee on the bodies of Moji and Richie before disappearing.
"OOO….! I CAN'T SRTAND IT ANYMORE….!" Boodle scream out suddenly.
"What?" Nami turn to him.
"I'm the Village Chief! Can I only watch our village being trampled!"
"Wait, Chief, calm down!" Nami stands in front of him
"To a real man, there are some fights that cannot be avoided! Isn't that right kid!"
I sigh and smile.
"That's right, Mister!" Luffy laughs
"Don't encourage him!" Nami rages.
I stand up, and stretch lightly, "Luffy~ carry me" I jump on his back. "I want to have a nap."
"Ok, Mel, go to sleep" Luffy smiles sweetly, ignoring Nami and Boodle's rant
"K" I snuggle up, Luffy rubber scent is comforting, and fall asleep.
"Mel, I need to put you down now" Luffy wakes me, by placing my on the ground.
"What?" I rub my eyes
"It's time to fight"
"OK" I smile and stand, we are back in front of the tavern. I stand in-between Zoro and Nami.
"Finally you're up" Zoro grumbles, his eyes are shaded by his bandana.
"Says you" I snort.
"HEY YOU. HUGE RED, UGLY BIG NOSE!"Luffy shouts at the clown.
The pirates freeze, and the clown snaps "Fire the Buggy special cannonball! FIRE!"
"BE GONE!" the pirates shout
The cannonball flies towards us, Nami sprints to the side, "Are you trying to get yourself killed? You idiot!"
"Oi, Luffy, Melody doge it!" Zoro warns, as he sprints to the other side. But I step forward, beside Luffy.
"Do you think just because of a cannonball… I'll move a single inch?" Luffy grins
I laugh as Luffy sucks in a large amount of air
"Gomu Gomu…. No Fusen!" he inflates his body like a balloon, and the cannonball harmlessly bounces off him, sending it back at the tavern.
"Could've said something sooner…." Zoro grumbles. I just laugh at him, as the tavern is blown to pieces.
"Shall we start?" Luffy laughs
"What the hell are you!" Nami screams from behind. "Explain! I don't understand this at all! It isn't humanly possible!
"Gomu Gomu No Fusen!" Luffy explains, stars in his eyes.
"I'm not asking you for the name!" Nami rages.
Then the clown, a man and the Moji raise out of the tavern's wreckage.
"… they used their own crew mates…" Nami is shocked.
"Captain! That blue haired girl, she has a devil fruit, she's superfast!"
"What?" Nami screams "You too?" She turns to me"
"Yea" I run to her side. "See"
"Agh!" she freaks, and leaps back.
"Yea, and I'm a rubber man, see" Luffy stretches his cheeks.
""Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The Clown roars, and throws Moji at us.
"You, get out of the way!" Luffy pulls his foot back, and kicks him in the face, sending him to the ground. "The fight has begun!"
Then the other man, with black hair and a checkered scarf riding a unicycle raises a sword, and charges at Luffy, "I'll avenge my crew!" he yells.
But Zoro intercepts with one of his swords.
"If its swords, I'm all for it" he glares.
"It's an honour Roronoa Zoro… as a swordsman, I get to slay you…." The man exclaims, and smirks "acrobat technique, 'Fire Trick'!" he spurts fire at Zoro's face.
"That's dirty…" I grimace, and sit on the ground to watch the fight.
Zoro wins in 10 minutes and flops down beside me.
"Yo, good fight"
He huffs and falls asleep.
I yawn, maybe another nap… ya, that would be nice… I fall asleep again.
" Get lost Buggy, Gomu, Gomu no Bazooka" I wake as Luffy lets an attack fly. I spot a tiny Clown in front of him that gets the full force of the attack, sending him flying into the distance.
Zoro sighs, and gets up off the ground. "Well that's done, and we go the map" he states
"Come on you guys help me carrying my treasure to the docks!" Nami orders, handing one of the two treasure bags to Luffy "You be careful! There's five million Berries in there, don't you dare lose it!"
"I won't!" Luffy places a hand on his ripped hat.
"Luffy! What happened to your hat?" I ask shockingly "It's all ripped!"
"Oh, Buggy did it, but it's ok, I dealt with him, as you can see" Luffy smiles "Can you fix it?" he pouts
"Yep, no problem, but…. What happened to him?" I ask, eyeing the, unconscious village chief.
"Yes, we would like to know that as well!" some voices say, everyone spins around to see the towns people, with pitchforks, and makeshift weapons in their hands
"Who did this?" one man demands
"Oh, Sorry, that was me" Luffy apologises.
"Who are you?" he demands again
"We're pirates" Luffy smiles proudly
"Agh! Don't tell them that!" Nami whacks Luffy over the head, but all he does is laugh.
"GET THEM!" the villagers' roar, and charge at us,
"Time to run, I think" I state picking myself off the ground, and dart down the street; Nami, Zoro and Luffy not too far behind.
"Split up meet at the docks" Luffy yells, and Nami and Zoro split down an alley, and I go down another Luffy behind me, I slow down to match his pace, but he gets ahead of me and jumps over Shushu, who we find standing in the middle of the alley
"Doggie?" Luffy wonders mid jump
"Shushu!" I yell, jumping as well, and laugh a bit.
The dog barks behind us, like saying 'go, I'll keep them off' and turns to the villagers and barks and growls at as they try to pass him
"Let us pass"
"Shushu…"
The dog barks more
"Thanks Doggie!" Luffy yells behind his shoulder, as we turn a corner, showing us the docks, Nami and Zoro waiting by the boats, ready to ship off.
"Let's go" I smile, and jump into the boat, looking back at Luffy
"Yeah!"
"Stop right there!" a voice says from the our boat,
"We waited here, cause we knew you'd come back" says another, and the three guys we Zoro and I picked up from the water before show themselves
"Y-you guys…" Nami mumbles
"You know them?" Asks Luffy, looking from me, to Nami and Zoro
"Sort of…" I sweat drop, these guys… who are they again?
"Get Lost" Zoro orders
"HAI!" the three turn tail and jump in the ocean swimming faraway, crying scared from Zoro's order.
"…whatever" I sigh as the others jump into the boat.
I stand beside Luffy, who has taken a seat at the front, looking over the ocean, as Zoro and Nami set the boats off.
"Isn't that Buggy's mark?" Asks Luffy seeing the boat Nami's on pirate sail.
"Ya, I'll erase it later" she shrugs
"Stop right there you morons!" comes a cry from the docks. We all turn to see chief Boodle, crying his eyes out, and without any armor.
"I'm sorry! I owe you!" He yells. Nami smiles, along with Luffy and I, and Zoro sits down, placing his hands behind his head, ready for a nap.
"Don't worry about it!" Luffy yells back
"Treasure your town!" I yell as well, waving good-bye as we git farther and farther out to sea.
"You left the treasure behind? I gave you half of it, that's five million Beli!" Nami screams, grabbing Luffy's vest and shaking him.
"Yeah, but half of the village was destroyed, it will take some money to repair it, right?" Luffy reasons, Nami's head fumes and starts pushing Luffy to the side of the ship, holding him over the edge.
"Stop it! I can't swim! If you want it so bad go and take it back from them!" Luffy screams, trying to keep himself in the boat.
"Hahaha, I don't think Nami wants to" I laugh.
"HAHAHAHAHA" Zoro laughs with me
"BA-KA!" Nami starts laughing as well
"What? You're laughing…?"
"Shut up!" Nami screams, whacking him on the head again
"It doesn't hurt…" that earns him another hit.
Where to next? Anywhere it's gonna be an adventure. I smile up at the blue sky, my black and blue hair sways in the wind.
Hello, another chapter updated, and done. I finished at around midnight :P lots of changes in this one.
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