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Time on the Sea
Chapter Eighteen
"You have my gratitude for saving me, but I refuse your contract."
"What, why, you're a princess right? A billion beli should be nothing" Nami and the blue haired Princess aka Miss, Wednesday were arguing when I got back from checking on Sanji and Usopp, both of them were still out cold, and I have to say, I wish I had a camera, the two of them somehow ended up cuddling each other on the floor.
I took a seat on Luffy's lap as the Princess started explaining her situation "I come from the Kingdom of Alabasta, it's a highly civilized country within the Grand Line. It used to be peaceful but over the past few years we have been plagued by revolutionary activates, everything is currently in a state of chaos." She raged "Then, I heard of 'Baroque works' and apparently they were behind starting the revolutionaries…. But other than that I didn't know anything so I joined them with Igaram who's been watching over me since I was a kid"
"You mean that guy with the curly-curly hair? Luffy asked randomly.
"Well, aren't you a brave princess." Zoro scratched his green head.
"I just wanted to rid the kingdom of its dark shadow, and find out Barque work's objective."
"So… what exactly are they up to?" I asked.
"The boss has hinted at a goal of creating an ideal nation… to take over the kingdom." She started shaking, her eyes down cast "If I don't hurry back, my home country and stop the revolutionaries and tell the people about Baroque works, things will go as they planned!"
"I see that explains it." Nami chewed on her lip, "a country in the middle of a civil fight wouldn't have any money…"
Luffy smiled, excitedly "So, who's the boss dude?"
"No, I can't tell you! It's too dangerous. Please don't ask me! If you knew they would hunt you down like I" Luffy and I exchanged interested looks, as he grinned.
"Yeah, yeah just leave us out of it" Nami laughed uneasily "I mean… a guy's who's planning to take over an entire country must be very dangerous!" I raised an eye brow as Vivi nodded her head vigorously
"Yes! No matter how strong you are, you're no match for Crocodile, a member of the Shichibukai!"
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"YOU IDIOT!" Nami screamed.
Zoro sweat dropped "You… didn't just say his name…." Luffy started shaking, I had to grab around his neck to keep on.
Vivi gasped and slapped a hand on her mouth, the silence was deafening as she turned to the building next to us, where an otter and a large bird sat, and they looked at each other and flew off.
"Who were they…?"
Nami then attacked Vivi as she cried "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
"Well, get after them!" Nami screamed at Luffy Zoro and I
"I got 'em!" I yelled and with a smile I sped off after the animals. I caught up to them by jumping over the rooftops; they were sitting in front of a large old fashioned mail box, the otter creature was scribbling on multiple pieces of paper. "What are you doing?" I asked from behind him/it and saw the five of our faces. "Hey, those are pretty good" I plucked them out of his hands/paws "I think I'm gonna keep these" I put on my statistic smile.
The animals never had a chance.
I returned not a minute later to the group, both Nami and Vivi freaking out about it, while Zoro and Luffy chatted about how strong the guy might be.
"Took care of it" I smiled and threw the drawings at Nami "That otter was a pretty good artist too"
"Wow… these are good…"
"I'm sorry for putting you all in danger!" Vivi bowed deeply. "It accidently slipped out~!"
"That still doesn't make it any better!" Nami cried "We just entered the Grand Line, and already a
Shichibukai is chasing after us…."
"Yeah, we're lucky, I wonder what kind of guy he is." Luffy chatted with Zoro happily
"I hope he's really strong" I sat down between the guys
"SHUT UP!" Nami started stacking away "It's been real, bye!"
"Where're you going, Nami?" Luffy asks
"I'm running away!"
"Hey… where'd the pictures…. And those other guys go?" Asked Zoro, we all turned to where we left the bugger-man and yellow girl, they weren't there…
"Oh, they got away…. when did they do that?"
"NO~!" Nami freaked out again, "Now, I can't even run away" she curled up in a ball as Vivi tried to comfort her with her money savings.
I watched as a smirk grew on Zoro's face "anyway, looks like the four of us are on Baroque works' hit list…"
"This is a big adventure!" Luffy gave his shit eating grin. I smiled. "Can't wait"
"FEAR NOT!" from behind us, the fake mayor from before showed up, dressed as Vivi….
"Igaram! W-what's with that outfit?!" Vivi sweat dropped,
I fall on my back laughing, "Oh my god….hahahaha... I-I-I can't! It's…." I had no words for his cosplay… and I only laughed harder as Luffy agreed he could pull it off.
"Listen, although the boss has no bounty. He's a member of the Shichibukai and back when he was a pirate he had a bounty of 80 million Beli. By the way, have you decided whether or not to escort the Princess back to Alabasta?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Zoro sighed, "He wants us to take her home" he points to Vivi Luffy shrugs "Oh. Sure, fine by me"
"GUYS~! 80 MILLION IS FOUR TIMES ARLONG'S BOUNTY!" Nami cried, though she was ignored.
We walked with Igaram to where his boat was waiting, he climbed aboard with a last shake of his Princess's hand and blessings for a safe journey, we watched as the boat sailed off. "He's always been so good to me…" Vivi sighed.
"Well, we better get going to the next island" I smiled, and we all turned to head back to Merry, but a huge explosion blew a fierce wind and heat at our backs.
"It… can't be…" the rest of us were silent in shock, Vivi watched quietly. Luffy's hat cast a shadow over his eyes "He was a fine man!" Luffy yelled and continued on with a large huff.
"Nami! How's the log?" Zoro nearly yelled at her
"I-It's finished recording!"
"Then let's hurry up and get going!" I went to Vivi's side and grabbed her shoulders "We have to hurry!" she was holding back tears, "If they get us now, his sacrifice would be in vain!" Nami came too, and hugged her "It's alright, I promise, we'll safely get you to Alabasta!"
Nami nodded to me, she got this. I ran ahead to Luffy and Zoro "Melody, get the two idiots, Luffy and I will get to the ship first"
"Hai!" I frowned, that Shichibukai isn't gonna know what hit him.
I arrived at the bar in a few seconds, "Wake you bone heads, we're leaving!" I grabbed both Usopp and Sanji's shirts, and threw them out the door.
We arrived at Merry just as Zoro was lifting up the anchor.
"What's wrong?" I asked, Vivi and Nami were arguing about something "She says her duck is missing" Nami threw her hands up
"I can't just leave him here" Vivi retaliated
"You mean him?" Zoro asked from the top deck, pointing to the large duck wearing a hat and a saddle that was with Vivi during the fight was standing behind him "He was on the boat before me" Zoro explained, Luffy joined him, looking down on us. "Head down the river, it leads to the ocean. We need to leave as quickly as possible!"
I watched as we left the dock "We're off!" I yelled and joined Luffy, sitting on the railing beside him "Hey. How many guys are gonna come after us?"
"I can't say for sure, but there's said to be 2000 people working for Baroque Works…" Vivi explained
Nami threw her hands up in exasperation again "We could have a 1000 people after us?!"
"It's possible…" Vivi sighed.
Then Usopp and Sanji finally woke up, screaming about the party and not wanting to leave.
"You ought to explain it to them" Zoro looked to Nami, she smirked "Consider it done."
Minutes later, they were out cold again, Nami dealt with them while Luffy sweat dropped and Vivi was silent.
I watched as the morning fog lifted and we made it to the ocean from the river, I sighed looking over the open water, it always feels nice to be on the sea again.
"Be careful not to crash your ship into the rocks, and congratulations on your escape." A voice came from beside me; I fell back and onto my butt in surprise. I never even noticed someone appear there, a woman clad in a purple cowboy outfit with cow boy hat to match sat there, smirking, and she had long black hair that went past her shoulders.
"What the-?!"
"Who are you?!" I got to my feet.
The woman chuckled "I must tell you Ms. Wednesday, I met up with Mr. 8 just a little while ago…"
I growled as Vivi's face paled "It… was you?!"
"Hey! Why're you on our ship anyways!?" Luffy demanded, not intimidated in the least.
"Miss All-Sunday…" Vivi named her.
"Vivi, whose partner, is she?" Asked Nami quickly
"S-she's Mr. Zero's, Crocodile's partner, she's the one Igaram and I followed and found out the boss's identity"
"Well it was more like I let you tail after me." Ms. All Sunday smiled mysteriously
"Oh, so she's a good guy" Luffy turned to Vivi for conformation
"I already knew that! And I bet you're the one who told him his identity was leaked!"
"So she's bad" Luffy glared at Ms. All Sunday
"What's your objective?!"
I put a hand on my chain, ready to pull it out if need be as she sighed "No need to get worked up, I only let you follow me because you looked so desperate…" her smile turned into a grin "and it's so amusing to observe a single princess who foolishly thinks she can take on the entire Baroque Works organization to save her kingdom"
Vivi grit her teeth together "Don't you underestimate me!" That's it, I unraveled my chain, and started spinning it, ready to attack if needed. Sanji and Usopp appeared on either side of her, Sanji with a gun in his hands and Usopp's sling shot set too fire. Nami as well got her staff out and Zoro's sword was half-way out of its sheath.
"Would you please mind," Ms. All Sunday sighed "not pointing such dangerous weapons at me?" suddenly I felt a hand grab my shirt and flung me over the railing. I could see Sanji and Usopp falling as well.
"It's a devil fruit!" Vivi shouted, I braced for a rough landing, but landed in the rubber arms of Luffy. Usopp and Sanji though fell in a heap.
"What ability does she have?" asked Zoro as Luffy put me on my feet, after a quick thanks from me. "No need to get in a knot, I haven't come her on any orders nor do I have any reason to fight you people" I saw a flutter of pedals from the corner of my eye near Luffy when his hat was flung into the purple clad woman's hand as she mused "So you're the captain of the straw hat pirates, Monkey D. Luffy"
"Ah! Gimme back my hat! So you are trying to pick a fight now?!" He freaked out, all the while this Miss All Sunday placed Luffy's straw hat over her own, and belittled us "How unfortunate, for small time pirates having to look after a princess wanted by our huge organisation, and the lone princess having to entrust herself to pirates of all things. But above all, how unfortunate your route pointed by your log pose is 'Little Garden' I don't even have to lay a single finger on you, it's more than likely you're never reach Alabasta without even meeting crocodile your little lives will be gone."
"As if we'd just roll over and die! Now gimme back my hat!"
"You're underestimating us," my stare turned cold "and that will be the biggest mistake of you and anyone else's life, if you don't think we can do anything as rewarding as living."
"Anyone could but up a brave front" she brushed us off "you don't even know the difficulty that lies ahead and to still rush in is an act only for fools." She threw an object from her pocket into Vivi's hands as well as Luffy's hat which landed right on his head.
"An Eternal pose?"
"This little thing will allow you to skip over the dangers and go straight to Alabasta, and even more the route it's pointing towards is even unknown to our underlings, you won't be followed by anyone" now this woman was getting on my nerves, she doesn't have the right to choose our path, that's Luffy our captain's choice, and his only.
"It's probably a trap" Zoro thought out loud as Nami debated if this woman was actually a good person. But they didn't have any time to think it over as Luffy grabbed and crushed it in his hands, glass and water went everywhere. I grabbed Nami's arm when she went to kick Luffy, she sprouted nonsense about the safe way, her way.
"No!" Luffy cut the talking and glared up at the woman "Don't you dare think that you can choose the path of our journey!"
"I see… how unfortunate" Miss All Sunday sighed as I held the screaming Nami back. "Well, I don't dislike bold men, let's meet again soon, if you survive"
"I don't wanna!" Luffy retorted.
"I see…" And with that the woman hopped off the side of Merry, and disappeared on the back of a turtle
"Well… she was pushy" I frowned. Luffy huffed and his stomach growled "It's morning, SANJI! BREAKFAST!"
"Hai, hai"
Hello, all i'm truly sorry about the wait, College hasn't really been working out :P so without school i will now have more time to write :D (and work :P) anyway, IT'S DECEMBER! (and it's been snowing!) i'm excited, please review :D