Hello guys, i had the author's note written already, but then my internet cut off and deleted it... so here's a short version.

Sorry, I know I haven't been updating, i know... sorry again, School has been super busy so updates will be slow but i promised that i would never abandon this story, and i never will i love it too much and have so much planned :D
Anyway enjoy this 100 review special on One Piece Movie Strong World with Melody :D there are clues in here that are connected to future chapters, nothing big but things that will keep you entertain with ideas on what will come in the future until the story gets to those parts :D Also Shiki is slightly... ok a lot more evil than original, i think it fits better :D

I do not own One Piece, only Melody and the blessed Plot (Which you guys don't know yet :3 i'm so sneaky-don't hate me~) Love you guys :D review please i also love reviews :D

Time on the Sea, Special Chapter: Strong World

"Luffy…" I kept my eyes on Shiki as he looked over Sunny's railing using his float- float devil fruit to keep it in the air beside his own ship. "I've got a bad feeling about him… we shouldn't trust him."

My husband looked to him then back to me, my hazel eyes met his brown almost black. I couldn't place his emotions, but they looked conflicted. "Look, I know he promised to take us to the East Blue, but he's been staring at Nami and I like we're a piece of meat." My carefree attitude was gone, gone like his. It looked like protectiveness flashed in his eyes for a second.

I've felt that old man's eyes on me ever since he landed on Sunny's deck after Nami warned him and his crew about the sudden cyclone that whipped past nearly an hour ago. And he was freaking me out, which doesn't happen often, I couldn't help but shiver as I felt his eyes lay on me once again and it scarily reminded me of that night in the alley oh, so long ago, the want wafted off of him in droves.

Luffy grabbed my hand in his, and placed a kiss on my forehead.

Then Usopp ran by, joining Shiki at the railing, yelling in wonder. Luffy joined him after small squeeze of my hand; I stood back, joining Nami near the middle of the grassy deck. We soon came into view of what Usopp was so excited about, large floating islands countless of them with different climates, one had the colours of fall while another had snow covered mountains.

We sailed between the islands as most of the boys admired them from the railing, I couldn't help but smile at their beauty. But that stopped as Shiki smiled, a little too creepily for me and explained; while walking around the deck, around Nami and me.

"Welcome to Merveille! An island befitting adventurers like you! Play to your heart's content!"

I saw Luffy's eyes widen before the larger than normal man grabbed Nami and I with one arm. Nami screaked at the sudden grab and as my head mushed into her chest. My scream of shock was muffled.

"OI!" I heard Luffy yell, and I struggled between Nami and Shiki's arm. Then Shiki suddenly bent down and yelled "DOKUJA!" the sudden movement allowed my head to get free and see what's happening, I barely had time to scream to Luffy as Sunny fell from underneath my Nakama, Shiki stayed floating. Luffy tried to attack as he was falling, but Shiki only laughed "I've got your girls" as he spun Sunny, hitting our crew into different directions of the islands below. "LUFFY!" Nami and I screamed, I wiggled more in Shiki's grip, trying to get me hands free from my sides but Shiki only tightened his grip, squishing Nami and I closer together painfully and pushing the air from my lungs. "S-Shiki, you bastard" I growled.

The man only laughed as he started moving towards the largest island "Come now, that's no way for a lady to speak, especially the blessed" I paled, how did he know? Nami squeaked but glared at him, she too went pale.

Again I struggled to get free only to get knocked out with a blow to the back of my neck.

I awoke in the dark; I tried to raise my hand to rub my sore neck to find that they have been secured behind my back. I growled. metal cuffs by the sound if it. I couldn't see anything, it was pitch back "Nami?" I called into the dark, when no one replied I guessed she was somewhere else. Sighing I tilted my head back, to rest it on the wall that's at my back, but something cut into the back of my neck. I frowned and rolled my head trying to figure out what it is, it went all the way around my neck. Deep down I truly hoped it wasn't a collar.

I don't know how long I've been here, I couldn't tell the time, has it been a few minutes, hours, days? To keep calm I tried to figure out how that man knew about me, but nothing made any sense. What felt like forever later my arms were starting to ache and my stomach was growling for food. Then light flooded into the room, my eyes stung at the sudden brightness, I had to blink multiple times just to get used to it. And through the light, in walked Shiki, his sword legs clanked together.

"Where's Nami?" I demanded/growled

The pirate laughed "Now, now Blessed-Chan, Baby-chan is fine"

"I want to see her" I was glaring daggers at the man, oh if looks could kill!

"I don't think you're in any position to order me around Blessed-chan" Shiki said as he walked towards me, his large frame towered over me, his words were nearly sadistic.

He bent down to eye level with swords for legs I didn't think it was possible. He took my chin in one of his large hands as I glared "How did you know?"

"Easy really, though it did help that I knew the lasted Blessed-chan, and the blue tinged hair really gives it away." he said almost bitterly. "I missed out on her, damn Roger got her, but now…. I have you" he smirked and looked down at my neck "Do you like my little present?" he let go of my chin and grabbed whatever was around my neck, pulling me off my butt and closer to his face. I could barely see what looked like a metal ring he was grabbing, "it's fitting a collar for my pet. I should call you Pet from now on"

"You Bastard" I seethed "I'm not your pet!" (Well, maybe Luffy's….)

Shiki scoffed, and threw me roughly into the wall "Goodnight Pet"

He walked out laughing and the door shut leaving me back in the dark.

It felt like an eternity until someone else came into the small room. A clown like person with big blue hair and floppy shoes brought me food. His first visit he moved my hands in front of me to allow me to eat, thankfully for him I was too hungry to really beat someone up. I guessed how he could move the metal like cuffs was due to a Devil Fruit ability. Unfortunately my chain was in my backpack, which fell with Sunny Go. As time went by Clown man visited two other times, with what he called food, and I called mush. I tried not to move around too much and save my energy, but being a being of speed didn't really help. On the third day I guessed, I heard not only the clown's shoes squeaking closer also Shiki's sword legs clanging on the ground outside the door. I waited in relative silence until the door opened to the blinding light of the outside world. I saw Shiki enter first and was getting ready for my attack as he smirked. "Baby-chan wants to see you pet" I perked up at that, Nami, so she's ok. I got ready.

Clown man came in after Shiki and controlled the cuffs, making me stand, nearly on my toes and dragged me closer to them. I smirked as Shiki touched the cuffs, making me float there. The metal cut into my skin but I ignored it waiting for the right time. Shiki turned from me, and my smile got wider. I swung with all my body weight as soon as I made it from the room, slamming my feet right into Shiki's back which sent me backwards towards a wall, I turned, my feet met it head on and I pushed off of it hard, going straight past the two pirate losers, we were in a Japanese style hall with lots of columns holding the roof up. Perfect for me, with the cuffs floating I sent myself off column after column getting farther away from Shiki. I smiled, this is gonna work-

"Ak!" the collar around my neck suddenly jerked upwards, floating as well "Shit!" I cursed, Shiki touched the damn thing days ago, I forgot. I grabbed at the thing, trying to free my wind pipe, I was stuck floating in the middle of the hall. My legs kicked behind me, trying to create a wind to push me forward, but my energy was already low, I was running out of it. "Wahahaha! Did my little pet think she could get away?" Shiki came up behind me, I was running out of air, I could only glare and spit at him. "I… am not your pet!" I growled through my teeth.

Shiki looked positively pissed. I found myself falling, and landing on the wood floor gasping for breath, before Shiki picked me up from my green T-shirt and threw me into one of his walls, my back hit it, throwing what little breath I got back out of my lungs, as well as some blood. I looked up and smirked "That all you can do?"

I didn't see one of his legs slice forward, cutting my shirt from the V-neck down, drawing blood. I looked down, my bra was still intact. So what did that do? I've gone around in a bra before, it's like a swimsuit.

Shiki smirked; while I looked confusedly at him then I felt it. The strap snapped. He smiled like he won.

I glared, and refused to blush. Thank god my shirt was baggy.

Shiki lifted me up by the cuffs again, the metal cutting into my flesh. I was quietly glaring at the man for the rest of the walk.

Finally we reached a set of double doors that Shiki opened with a wave of his hand. I was surprised inside was a large pool, and the walls were made of glass showing snow outside as well as the other floating islands. I spotted Nami staring out one of the windows. She looked up as we entered "Mel!" she jumped to her feet. From the top of the stairs where Shiki and I were standing/floating just as Nami got to the bottom of the steps he let me drop. I nearly knocked Nami over as she caught me. I wasn't expecting gravity to take hold so quickly, so I fell with "oomph".

Shiki just chuckled "Enjoy" and left, the door slammed shut behind him.

"Melody are you alright?" Nami asked "What happened to your shirt?"

"Bastard cut it on the way here, I'm fine. Hungry though, the dude does not feed well" She helped he to my feet, and to a chair. "So, have you been here the whole time?" I asked as she looked over my wrists, they were cut up and already bruising.

"Yeah, are you ok, really he didn't…" she was looking at my torn clothes

"No, no nothing like that. Just been stuffed into a pitch black room, and cuffed, and a damn collar!"

Nami was quiet, she looked over the cut from his sword, and it was already healing over. "Hey, do you have anything I can wear… or eat?" I asked with a smile. "And are you ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine, been here the whole time." She rummaged into her backpack she luckily had on when we were taken, "I've got a bikini top… and a tube top,"

"Bikini top please" I smiled "any food"

She handed me the top, and went over to a table "Tons" I had to get Nami to help me put the stupid thing on, Damn cuffs. Nami had to rip my bra and shirt to get them off. She used the torn shirt to bandage my wrists.

After eating most of the huge amount of food Shiki left for Nami I ran around the large pool a couple of times before seeing if Nami could get the collar or cuffs off.

"Sorry, they're like they've been welded right on"

I sighed "Damn, so you sure you're all right?"

Nami looked mad "I'm sure, as I told you already! Any way how did Shiki know about you being blessed?"

"I donno, when he visited me in the black room he kept rambling about how he couldn't get the last blessed lady. He looked really pissed about it." I shrugged "he's left me alone since now. So how long as it been?"

"Four days" Nami looked out the window again.

I whistled, and plopped down on a lawn chair "Well, then Luffy and the others will be here soon"

"Yeah, I hope so"

I spent the last 3 days going back and forth from the black room to spending the day with Nami, each time I would try and escape, and each time I would get beat down by Shiki. He would have fun ripping my jeans a bit more each day, they were in ribbons now, and Nami didn't have any extra bottoms.

Shiki's plan for Nami was to have her join his crew as their navigator; of course she kept refusing him. But he just smiled like he knew something we didn't. It's been a week and Nami came up with a plan to escape. Shiki brought me to the pool room; I had a new cut on my leg but ignored it. But Nami wasn't alone. There was a big bird/duck/ chicken animal with her and it could create electricity. As soon as Shiki left our plan went into action, Nami noticed that the pool water came from the sea, so we're going to swim out, well I would try and the bird or Nami would pull me. Nami jumped in first followed by the bird then me. I sunk immediately and watched as Nami opened the gate. I crawled along the pool bottom, and grabbed onto the bird we started swimming into the pipes, really thankful that I don't get weak in sea water. The bird swam quicker than us, so we let it pull us right out of the tubes as the last of our air ran out. And the water, Shiki's island was floating with water around it; the bird then flew us onto another island and into a lake that was there. We opened our eyes to find the lake infested with huge water monsters, the bird freaked out and electrified us. I blacked out, until I felt the damn bird pecking at me, I fully woke up as Nami screamed "THAT HURTS!" and punched the poor bird away.

"Where are we?" I asked as we looked around to find the lake on a mountain of sorts. "Sunny-go!" Nami cried happily, and I saw our beautiful ship marooned at the bottom of the mountain, Nami and I started running towards it but stopped when we heard a crash from in the forest around us. "Wha-"

"Luffy!" I beamed and tried waving at my husband who ran from the forest and saw Sunny. He turned and noticed us "Ah! Nami! Mel!" He started running towards us. Then a bunch of huge Scorpions and a lion came out right behind him. Luffy was oblivious "I'm glad you both are alright! Good job running away from that guy!"

"DON'T COME THIS WAY!" Nami screamed and ran back up the mountain. I just watched as the duck/bird flew at the huge animals and electrified them. Luffy was amazed by him.

"Well, there's lunch" I smiled, and ran at Luffy, grabbing him in an awkward hug. "Luffy!"

"Mel, you ok?" he kissed by forehead.

I nodded, and we walked to Sunny. But he frowned "What are those?" he pointed to the cuffs "and is that a collar?"

I nodded "can't get the blasted things off, and he knows I'm blessed…." Luffy looked furious, and broke the cuffs with his strength. But he stopped at the collar "If I use too much strength… I could hurt you" his voice was small. I nodded, "Let's find Zoro he can cut them off" Luffy pouted but nodded. His face was unreadable; Luffy had explained it before, his promise to Shanks, we both know it's dangerous if anyone found out.

When we reached Sunny-Go Nami and I went to our room to change. I grabbed a paint splattered Tee and jean shorts. I also grabbed a pair of goggles to keep my bangs out of my face and the red scarf Luffy gave me a while ago. As well as my chain, I couldn't wait to use it on Shiki; I wondered lightly if the islands would fall, but shrugged, anyway it will still hurt!

We met with Luffy already eating half a scorpion in front of a large fire. I joined him, and took a large bite of the meat.

"Where is everyone?" asked Nami

"This place is so big I haven't met up with anyone yet." he smiled "I didn't think I'd meet you guys first, anyway try this scorpion, its good. Isn't that right, Biri?"

Biri the bird quacked in agreement "I like that name" I smiled.

"No. thank you" Nami turned down the food. "Biri, who?"

"This guy" Luffy pulled Biri's cheek, "it's what he makes" Biri shocked Luffy who laughed it off.

"Ah, that's right electricity doesn't affect rubber men." Nami shook her head.

I ate some more as she joined us by the fire. "So we found Sunny-Go. Should we wait for everyone? Or should we look for them?"

Luffy and I exchanged grins "LOOK FOR THEM!" we cried happily.

After eating Nami and I climbed on Biri's back while Luffy held on to his claws, we flew around for a while looking at all the different islands until we came to a large lake, surrounded by big trees. Biri suddenly stopped. "What's wrong?" asked Luffy, then Biri flew straight up, as fast as he could, Nami screamed the whole way.

We stopped on a floating rock, as Biri caught his breath. "A village" Nami spotted in the circle of trees on the edge of the lake.

"Oh, I saw those kinds of trees at Shiki's palace… do you not like the smell?" Nami asked

"Is that right?"

Biri nodded his head with a whine.

"I know!" I smiled, and shoved some paper up Biri's nose "There now he can't smell it"

"Great" Luffy laughed. And we were off again, "I think the area surrounded by the trees are safe from those crazy animals" Nami deduced.

"Then the guys could be there…?" Luffy asked

"Most likely" I smiled. Those trees did have a faint sent; poor animals must really not like it.

As we entered the village, and walked around a bit we found Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and Chopper at one of the huts. Sanji was ecstatic "I'm glad you're ok, Nami-San! Melody-Chan" he hugged himself as a dance "I was so worried that I haven't been able to sleep." I stared at him as he fell onto his back asleep immediately. I laughed lightly. "He wasn't kidding about not sleeping" Usopp sighed.

I jumped as Sanji screamed "we haven't found Robin-chwan yet!" waking up suddenly.

"You're noisy was hell!" Zoro yelled at him,

"Huh?!"

Luffy laughed "I'm glad you're all ok"

"Oh, Zoro can I get you to cut this off please" I grabbed the metal collar, then Sanji freaked out again

"That bastard put a collar on Melody-chan?! I'LL KILL HIM!" I just knocked him out with a punch on my way to Zoro.

The door to the hut behind us opened, and a little girl with feathers on her arms came out "oh, there's even more people now." And she promptly passed out, another woman her mother I guessed caught her with one hand "Looks like you've gathered a crowed; you can rest inside if you'd like."

"Thanks, Nami, you go inside."

"Eh? Okay…"

The woman smiled warmly "Wake up Xiao, bring them some tea."

"Hai"

"Melody" I turned back to Zoro who had his sword out "stay still"

"Hai" I smiled and tilted my head up. I felt air move by me quickly and the metal fall to the ground "Thanks Zoro, that thing has been bothering me all week!" I rubbed by neck and stretched.

"No problem" Zoro replied and sat down again for a nap.

I joined Luffy and Biri on the ground; I placed my head on Luffy's stomach and fell asleep.

I awoke as the sun was going down sleep was far from my mind because Shiki was standing right there.

I took out my chain, and spun it around "Shiki" I glared at him.

"Luffy…." I heard Nami come out of the house, "Stay back, Nami" Luffy order her. This was our fight,

"I've found you, Baby-Chan and Pet…"

"Shiki!"

"I'm not your Damned PET!" I yelled at him.

"You're cold, leaving without a word. That hurts me deep."

"Not as much as I want to hurt you!"

"Come now, I can't have my pet like that, not one as special as you"

"Shut up, you shitty bastard, how dare you fool us and took Nami-san and Melody-chan away and put a collar on her!" Sanji grind his cigarette to bits between his teeth.

"hahahaha! It's hard not to snatch such beautiful woman away" he leered, looking at me then Nami. A shiver went through me. "If you want to keep them away from me, protect them properly!"

"Bastard!" I cursed as he continued talking; I just wanted to beat him where the sun don't shine!

"Bastard!" Sanji cursed as well.

"Hey, steering Wheel" Did I mention he had half of one stuck in his head…. No, well now you know.

Luffy was calm, oh, a calm Luffy was a very, very, very pissed off Luffy. "Don't think you can leave this place unscathed after hurting my nakama and my WIFE!"

"Oh~ what are you going to do?" Shiki taunted

"BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF YOU!" Luffy started off running, I and everyone else followed.

"If you could, I'd like to see you try!"

Luffy jumped, and grabbed the large stone Shiki was standing on "Gomu, Gomu no Kama!" he swung, but missed, as Shiki floated up. "Sure-kill Phoenix Star!" Usopp sent a fire bird after Shiki who ducked under it, and then Zoro sent a Nanajuni Pound Ho (72 pound cannon) at him which he deflected with his sword legs. I ran up the stone and jumped up, is swung my chain at Shiki who dodged sideways but was hit with Chopper's arm point attack on his back.

"Poitrine Shoot!" Sanji charged upwards for a kick at Shiki's chest. I landed on my feet and saw Shiki had grabbed Sanji's attack and was about to attack him point blank when Luffy came from behind him "Gomu, Gomu no Rocket!" separating the two of them, and sending Shiki flying.

Zoro drew all three of his swords, and Chopper landed beside him.

Luffy and Sanji landed on the ground beside me, Chopper, Usopp and Zoro joined by our side. Shiki was just floating there "To think you're able to fight on equal ground with me… such a pain to get rid of you all at once, of course not you pet!"

Luffy growled, as Shiki raised his hand.

"He's going to do something."

The ground beneath us started to shake as Shiki swept his arm up. "Wha-"Usopp and I were cut off as the ground around us broke up and rose like a barrier

"Nanda?" Luffy and everyone was confused.

"Menacing Lion, Winding earth!"

Then lion heads erupted from the rising earth. And started closing in around us.

"Gomu, Gomu no Cannon!" Luffy roared, and broke apart one of the lions, giving us a view of Shiki,

"Cook!" Zoro rushed forward

"Huh? Damn…" they both jumped, Zoro with his swords at the ready, on Sanji's leg. "Armée de L'air Power Shoot" Sanji shot Zoro forward through the broken lion.

Usopp pulled back his sling shot "Sure-kill Atlas Suisei!" and let loose a bunch of pellets. Shiki just dodged forward, as Zoro made his attack "Gyuki: Yuzume!" Shiki met him head on, blocking easily and punching him into the ground at my feet.

"Zoro!" Luffy and I yelled. The lions got closer, the ground beneath our feet gave out, and I couldn't get a good grip to run. Usopp screamed. Sanji cursed as the rock and dirt surrounded us. We were crushed I yelled "Shiki!" as I lost consciousness.

My body was sore as the blackness slipped away. I found myself on at the foot of a large throne like chair; my hands were cuffed in front of me again. Another collar was around my neck, but this time, a chain connected me to the throne where Shiki sat.

"Oh, hello pet, nice of you to join me"

"I've told you before; I'm not your damned pet!"

Shiki ignored me. Looked down to also find someone had changed me. I glared at Shiki. The bastard put me in a short kimono with a low V-neck. It was blue and black matching my hair*. As well as high heels, my red scarf was missing and I hopped the bastard didn't get rid of it. I tried to stand up shakily in the hells, but Shiki tugged on the chain and I fell over. "Fucking hell" my hair fell into my face.

Then the blue clown man came running into the room. "Shiki! The girl was trying to blow up the surrounding trees!"

"Alright, I'll be right there" he smirked and tugged at the chain again "Come along Pet"

"No" I tried resisting only, only to get a punch in the face and strung up by the cuffs as he pulled me along by the collar.

My cheek stung, as he made his way outside, he placed a gas-mask over my face quiet roughly. It was snowing, and the cold air made me shiver as it blew up the bottom of the kimono, thankfully not flipping the skirt up.

Shiki walked the length of the palace and by the time we reached the trees I was shivering uncontrollably.

"So, you plan on letting the animals attack by destroying these trees…" Shiki said calmly, I looked up to see Nami being held by some of his guards, she was breathing heavily and her skin was getting green patches "Nami!" I struggled through my shivers.

"You planned this from the beginning haven't you? Baby-chan, and despite all my efforts complying with your conditions…"

Now I was confused, what did he mean by that? Nami glared at him "There's no way you'd listen to me, I don't want to see my hometown in ruin, nor my nakama depressed from hearing the bad news!"

What, Shiki's behind the attacks on the East blue?! "You bastard, I won't let you harm my Nakama or my Home sea!" I placed a kick at Shiki's face, only to get blown black, into a tree. I flinched when Shiki lifted Nami up with one hand "Don't be so hasty." He slammed her into a nearby tree; Nami screamed as the green spots on her skin to grew. It's the pollen, it's poisonous!

"The powerful poison from the trees wasn't part of your calculation was it?"

"Nami!" I stood shakily, I tried to get closer but the guards grabbed me. "Stay still Pet, Pirates should not be concerned about their family, nor their hometown!"

I could only watch as Shiki secured Nami to the snowy ground with a few metal pipes, leaving her gasping for air through the pollen.

"You'll only misplace your life us you cling onto such things"

"Shiki! You have no idea how important family is!" I could not have done anything with my life if I didn't have Makino, Luffy, Ace, Sabo, even Garp Oji-san. And my Nakama, they're family!

Shiki just laughed, and ignored me "If you are unlucky enough to survive until the end of the meeting. I'll use you as my navigator for the rest of your life!"

"Come, Pet" Shiki turned to me, grabbing the chain and dragged me through the snow as he laughed. "Nami!" I called back to her, and struggled to get a grip in the snow. But it was no use, Heels just did not work in the snow, and I was too busy trying not to be hanged by the collar.

Only when we got back to the building, did he lift me up by the cuffs again, I was tried cold and weak from struggling, I didn't have any more energy to fight it, but enough to keep shouting at him and glaring.

When we reached a large Japanese style hall, my arms were aching, and I was still shivering. Shiki taped my mouth shut with a sadistic smile "Quiet Pet, I can't have you interrupting my meeting with such fowl words"

If I couldn't talk I'd glare. Luffy, come soon.

The hall was filled with pirates in suits and Captain Jackets, large sake cups in front of them. The walls were Japanese paper of oranges and reds, with a sun and two dragons behind Shiki's head chair. The chain attached to my collar was secured to the throne before Shiki sat down. And I fell his side as he let go control of the cuffs. Panting, with lack of energy I watched as the meeting started, ignoring Shiki's speech. I was happy to say my glaring unsettled a lot of the lower pirate captains that were there, the shivered if I made eye contact and would ignore me.

I was pissed when he declared the he would destroy the East Blue as a show for the World Government and the other Pirate Captains cheered around him.

The meeting was really boring, but my hatred for Shiki grew as he explained his plan to wipe out the East-Blue, and kept degrading it. And I luckily started warming up too, as my clothes started drying.

Just as the group were about to drink, someone burst into the room "Shiki-sama! My deepest apologies, but I have an emergency." The man ran up to Shiki and I smirked as I heard their conversation, Luffy's here.

I laughed through the tape, which came out muffled. But Shiki caught it, and smacked me into the ground; I still didn't stop, and looked up at him, my smile in my eyes.

Then the door and the far end of the hall sliced into a bunch of pieces and fell, the second was kicked in.

Zoro, Sanji!

I watched with a large smile as my Nakama strode into the meeting, all dressed in Tux's, or a dress. I gasped, Franky's wearing pants! They must be really pissed at Shiki. The last one to enter was Luffy, he was calm, and looked very smart in his large Captain's coat over his shoulders which blew in the breeze and tux. His Straw Hat shaded over his eyes, and I could see my red scarf sticking out of his pocket.

Everyone also had guns at their side, different but effective.

Shiki glared, "It's you guys… what a surprise" he spit through his teeth.

My Nakama walked forward, in between the other captains in the meeting until they were face to face with Shiki.

"I heard you're going to attack the East Blue…" said Luffy calmly.

"Well yeah"

Luffy's eyes caught mine. I smiled weakly at him, through the tape. He nodded "Is Nami alright?"

I shook my head from behind Shiki, while the man himself smiled evilly "She's lively"

Many men surrounding the wall laughed quietly. Shiki joined them. "You look tough, but don't think you can make a different with just 8 people."

Then the walls around the hall fell, showing a good thousand men with weapons ready to fight. My Nakama were silent.

"A stupid woman who believed that if she sacrificed herself, she would be able to protect her hometown, this rare beauty, together with a reckless suicide squad." He pulled me forward into his grip from the chain. "Did you know about her, she's special"

I widened my eyes, as the old man's finger traced around my face, and flicked the blue ends of my hair.

I focused on Luffy, who looked absolutely beyond pissed. "Are you stupid?" asked Luffy "Nami didn't sacrifice herself, she came here as the vanguard. And MELODY IS MINE!"

Luffy, protective much, though I am his, through and through I smiled lightly.

Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Robin, Brooke, Chopper and Robin all raised their guns, pointed in different directions.

"Brace yourself, Golden Lion" Luffy raised his gun, "WE'RE THE MAIN FORCE!"

And they let loose gun fire on the crowed, covering the room in smoke.

Shiki was twitching as they attacked. I smirked up at him, we will win.

He huffed and threw me on the ground again, but kept hold of the chain. The barrage of fire stopped, as they ran out of ammo, and threw their guns to the ground. "There's still a ton of them" Sanji sighed.

"We were just saying hi, so that's about right" Zoro smirked.

"Usopp! Chopper! Find Nami!" Luffy ordered as he threw off his coat.

"Got it!" the two ran off, in search of our Navigator. The pirates got themselves together an attacked.

"Zoro, Free Melody!"

"Hai"

OH, Luffy looked really good in a Tux, he also did last time. He walked forward at Shiki and I, Luffy shrugged off the Tux Jacket, and loosened his black tie, and the red shirt matched the ribbon on his hat and my scarf in his pocket.

Shiki started to leave, dragging me along when the chain attaching the two of us together broke; I smiled at Zoro who with another quick slice of his swords the rest of the metal containing me fell away. Shiki growled but left me there.

I ripped off the tape "Luffy! Thanks Zoro!"

The two men grinned and continued following Shiki, a bunch of the littler Pirates threw themselves in front of Luffy, But Brooke cut them off "Lullaby Parry" Luffy marched by them, and started running at Shiki "what did you do to my Nakama?!" Luffy jumped up and sent Shiki flying with a punch. Zoro blocked the clown man who tried to get in Luffy's way "Don't get in my Captain's way!" And Sanji got the other guy, a large Gorilla with a kick to the face "Didn't and he tell you to clear the way?!"

I ripped off the stupid high heels, and stood shakily. Some enemies thought to attack me, so I quickly made my way through them, knocking them out with blows to their necks. I stumbled as I stopped, and Franky caught me before I fell. "Hey, thanks."

"No problem Sis, you feeling ok." He asked as he sent away another bunch of men.

"Yeah, just a bit cold and could use some food" I smiled.

He joined back into the fight. I ran around enemies and weapons and got to my destination. Luffy's jacket. I threw it on, and warmed up instantly. It was large on me, and covered more that the stupid Kimono did. I joined the fight alongside my Nakama, with a large smile, adrenaline kicking in.

"What was that?" I knocked out a guy with the butt of his own gun, and took it for myself. I heard some roaring and a bunch of the monster animals then burst into the room. "Franky!" I called, the cyborg nodded, we ran from the hall, taking out men as we went. "I'm gonna see if Usopp and Chopper found Nami!"

"Alright, I got this big guy!" Franky smiled, and held off a larger than normal squid.

I ran through the palace, dodging people and animals alike. I ran past Brooke who just defeated a huge fly. And found myself somewhere in a large flower garden.

"What are these? Is this what Shiki called IQ?" out of one of the windows, I caught sight of Shiki and Luffy in his Gear second state, facing off.

"Luffy! Beat the crap out of him"

"You have no right to decide our fate!" I heard Luffy yell, and saw Chopper, Usopp carrying Nami inside below where I was watching.

"Guys!" I called down "Over here"

"Melody!"

"Mel!"

I smiled as they joined me in the garden. "How's Nami?"

"Not good, she needs the antidote" Chopper shook his head

"That's the IQ right?" I motioned to the flowers, Usopp nodded his head "if this is the garden, there must be somewhere they make the antidote close by"

Chopper sniffed the air "I smell medication, over there" on the other end of the garden a set of doors sat

"Let's go there then."

Inside we found a research lab "I guess this is where the IQ is researched…"

"Yeah, come on, Usopp help me look for it. It's gotta be here somewhere"

"Hai"

As Usopp and I looked around, I heard the squeak of clown man's shoes, we all looked up to see him on the second floor. "He smells of Medicine…." Chopper said.

"Damn clown"

"Are you a scientist?"

The man scoffed "of course, an excellent one at that!"

Usopp growled "Hand over the cure of Daft!"

Oh, is that what it's called? Having green on the skin….

The clown laughed "why would I hand this off to you? Baka~!" he held up a small jar, of pink liquid "This is what you want, right? I always carry some for an emergency."

"Well, this makes it simple." Zoro appeared out of the door behind us. I smirked, and snatched the jar from his hand, and handed it off to Chopper "Here you go" it took less than a second.

"OI! That's mine"

"Mine now, Baka!" I stuck my tongue out at him.

"Back off, I'll chop him to piece" Zoro smirked.

"Zoro… you can be very scary, did you know that…?"

Zoro just grinned even more at me and continued towards the clown.

"Come on, let's go cure Nami" Usopp smiled, and let us out of the building again. "Get back here!" I heard the clown cry from behind us, until Zoro started the fight.

My adrenaline started vanishing, and I was getting sloppy on my feet, Usopp managed to catch me before I fell "Melody!"

I panted "Sorry Chopper, just tired." Usopp slipped my arm around his neck and we continued on, supporting me.

We continued running, and gave Nami the pink liquid.

"Nami's health is our first priority"

"Hai"

"W…we gotta keep her away from the fighting."

"We got to keep you away to Mel, you've got no energy"

"Where are we?"

"Nami!"

I looked up, to see Nami has woken up. "Glade that you're awake"

"The cure worked… "

"Did you come to save me?"

"Of course" Usopp smiled, as I adjusted my grip on him "not only us, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, Brook, Franky and Luffy. We all came for you and Mel!"

Nami started crying "T…thank you"

"Oi, Oi, there's no time to cry, Nami" I smiled.

"I know" Nami wiped her eyes "If we don't beat Shiki the East Blue will… Huh…" Nami looked up at the clouds "Stop"

"What is it Nami?" asked Usopp

"A storm is coming… the pressure is dropping… the must be a big cloud nearby. We're going back to the palace"

"Eh?"

"Come on." I sighed, we followed Nami's orders and got back to the palace, not many men were left, the animals were fighting them as well, and I used up the rest of the ammo from the stolen gun by the time we got to the weather control room.

Nami got one of the weather men to call Shiki and lie about which way the Storm was. I held the blank gun to his head; of course he didn't know it was empty, not my problem.

"That's great guys." I knocked the worker out with the butt of the gun and threw it away.

"But are you sure we're going to be ok, heading into a storm like that?"

"Nope" Nami said clearly

"What?!" Chopper and Usopp freaked out.

"We have no other choice. Right?" I asked, taking a seat in one of the many chairs around. I sighed "what next?"

"We've got to blow up the research lab" Chopper directed, Nami was feeling much better, so Chopper lifted me up, as we headed to the lab. We ran into Robin who used her multiple hands to transfer dynamite to the room. "The animals are victims of this too, I won't forgive anyone to use this drug and turn them into monsters" Robin then helped me get to Sunny-Go, Chopper followed and immediately wrapped me in a thousand blankets and stuck me in the girl's room, locking me in.

"Oi! Chopper! I can still help out!"

"No, Melody you can't, you've got a fever and can get phenomena from being tired and cold from your wet clothes and running around in the snow!"

"Come on~!" but he still didn't budge.

"Shiki! It's over!" I heard Nami yell from outside, Chopper informed her the bombs were planted

"Bombs?"

"That's right everything is going to blow! Nothing to going to be here at the end! Your plan has failed!"

Come on~ I pounded on the door, I've gotta be out there I pouted.

"DON'T SCREW WITH ME!" Shiki screamed "as if brats like you are able to destroy my carefully thought out 20 year plan! I'll win, kill you all and take the Blessed for myself!"

At that I stuck my head out the window "YOU ASS FACE! I'LL NEVER BE YOURS!" I raged, well as much as I could with my head sticking out the window and encased with blanket upon blanket.

"EAT THIS!" Usopp drew back his sling-shot "Sure-kill Heavenly Dragon Star! DIE!" his attack hit, but Shiki retaliated with sending two huge rocks at Nami. Then Biri came out of nowhere and scooped her up. "Curse you!" Shiki yelled, but Luffy got in his way "You opponent it me, Shiki! Gear Third"

I groaned as Luffy and Shiki's fight went out of the view from my window. And kicked the wall "Oh, sorry Sunny…"

"Everyone!" I heard Brook call "hurry and get on Lion-chan!"

Lightning rocked the sky when Chopper opened the door, and Nami walked in. I sighed "Confined to the room as well?" Nami just shrugged happily. I groaned "I wanna see the fight~"

"GIANT THOR!" I heard Luffy scream, and suddenly Sunny started rocking, and burst forward with a coup-de-burst. Finally the door opened, and Nami and I were let out, I hopped around with the blankets, and saw we were floating down, using Shiki's pirate flag as a parachute, above us the floating islands were covered with a dust cloud.

"Luffy…." Nami worried

"Luffy's fine, he always is" I smiled at her, "Just wait, 3….2….1 there!" and like clockwork Luffy emerged from the cloud riding Biri's back.

"YEAH, SUPER!" Franky cried.

"I'm glad he's okay…" Brook and Chopper were holding hands "Uh, me too~"

"He did it! East blue is safe!" Usopp jumped up and down!

"But that figure is pretty lame" Zoro smirked. I glared at him "Hey, I think it's cute he turns Chibi after using Gear Third!"

But both Sanji and Nami agreed with him. I pouted and yelled "Luffy!" as he and Biri were flying towards us. From the smoke the smaller islands fell, and landed in the sea.

"Shiki's ability has dispersed" Robin explained. "Oh! What about Xiao and the others?" Nami worried.

"Look!" as well from the smoke the people from the village were flying, using the feathers on their arms.

"T-thank god…" Nami smiled, and promptly fell over. Chopper caught her, "you should rest more!"

I smiled; as Luffy landed he pulled me into a hug, and kissed my forehead "Hey"

"Hi, great job"

"I know" He laughed and pulled my scarf from his pocket and tied around my neck. "Perfect, I'm gonna sleep now!" I smiled, and slipped into sleep. It's been a long night.

A couple of days later, Nami was up and about, and I finally got over my cold! "You should still take it easy, Nami" Chopper said, but Nami laughed him off "I'm fine, I need to get out of here for a breather."

"Chopper, one trip onto the deck won't hurt her" I laughed and swung my scarf around my neck a couple of times. "Plus, it's lunch time!"

"Ok, I'm sure everyone will be happy."

I ran out the door, "Guy's Nami's up" I smiled. Chopper followed me out, then Nami.

"What" Sanji looked up, hearts in his eyes. "Nami-swan!"

I laughed, and went to Luffy's side fishing at the railing, as everyone asked about her health. "Hai, I'm all good."

"That's really good, and now that you're up…" Brook moved forward "Excuse me, Nami-san, would you mind-"

"Knock it off!" Sanji yelled, and kicked him in the face.

I laughed, as Brook laughed it off "that was harsh Yohohoho!"

"Shut up!" Sanji screamed at him. Luffy turned, and pouted at Nami, he jumped off the railing and stocked forward "Oi, Nami! How do you explain this?!" he held out a tone dial.

"What's that?" I asked

"Wait, that's…" Nami ran at him.

"You said I couldn't beat Shiki and everyone's going to die…" I looked at Nami "Really? Let me hear!"

"What a bunch of bullshit." Luffy frowned and kept the shell away from her "It's true he buried me, but that's only because I was hungry." He danced out of Nami's grabbing hands

Nami sighed "That's because I thought-"

"I'm speechless" Luffy put her down. "I didn't think you couldn't trust me despite knowing each other for so long. I'm disappointed"

"Come on, let's hear it!" I nearly wined and took it from Luffy.

Though everyone was speechless "Luffy, what are you talking about?"

"What are you mean?" Asked Luffy "You mean you didn't hear it" Zoro was shocked "Nami was in a tough spot you know" Robin retaliated. "That's what I though too, but after I heard that…" Chopper shrugged.

"What? Heard what?!" both Luffy and I asked. Sanji just took a drag of his cigarette "Geez, you're hopeless. Though all I heard was a love message~!"

Nami frowned and shook her head with a sigh "That message was intended for the dumbest guy like you, too…"

"Whatever let's listen to it" I smirked.

"Hey!"

I pressed the play button, "Please forgive me for being unable to say farewell to you all directly. I've decided to join Shiki's crew as their Navigator-"

I kept dodging Nami's attempts to grab it, and ran around the deck, at top speed she couldn't get it, jumping over Zoro and zigzagging around everyone while the messaged played for everyone to hear. Luffy was listening intently. "Shiki is a legendary pirate whom, Luffy and you guys can't oppose. He's got Melody, and will do anything to have both her and I…. You guys will only be wasting your life if you come after us both." Nami stuck her foot out, and I tripped over it "Ah!" the tone dial went flying from my hand, over the railing, the message was still playing "… that's why I'll say this… definitely… come as save us."

The shell hit the water, before Luffy or I could grab it. I smiled, hearing the last words and enveloped Nami in a hug "Thanks" Luffy did too, then everyone else joined in except one swordsman.

"Group Hug!" I smiled "Zoro~ you gotta join in to"

"No way"

"Stingy!"

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