Hello all! HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY it's amazing it's been one year since i first posted Time on the Sea, and i love how it's going :D thank you all for reading, reviewing, and adding it to your favourites and alerts! as well as sticking with me since the first post!
this is pretty short, but please, I've been busy, it's exam week :P but last one's tomorrow then it's break! and more updates. ENJOY!

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Time on the Sea

Chapter Nineteen

It's been a few hours since the encounter with the mysterious Miss All Sunday. I sighed, content in my spot in the crow's nest as I look out, the setting sun cast a pink glow over Merry and the water. It's my watch tonight, and Nami said we should be landing sometime tomorrow on Little Garden.

The night was quiet, and uneventful as morning came quickly, so did the News Coo. I unraveled the paper in the morning light as Sanji came up from the boy's room to make breakfast before anyone else woke, "Morning Sanji"

I waved down at him; he waved back, and entered the kitchen silently. The news was dull, though there were bits of information on Alabasta, though nothing we didn't know already, then in the middle of the paper, a poster sat, one with a picture of me sitting on a roof top in the rain, 15,000,000 underneath it WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE.

"AHH~!" I squealed, and burst out laughing. Sanji burst out of the kitchen as well as the rest of the crew's head poked out of their rooms "What is it Melody-chan, what's wrong!"

"I'VE GOT A BOUNTY!" I jumped down, and ran around throwing my wanted poster in everyone's faces while grinning madly.

"Sea Blue Melody, sounds good" Zoro smirked "But only 15,000,000?"

"Shut up" I pouted "It's still more than your zero Zoro!"

Zoro just chuckled, as the boys got out of their room to see the poster more closely.

"Mel! We're wanted together!" Luffy celebrated, while Nami just sighed "What did you do to deserve this?"

I may have knocked out a top marine Captain with one blow back in LogueTown. I guess he really didn't like that"

"That's awesome Melody!" Usopp cheered "Let's celebrate!"

"Sanji we need a large Breakfast in celebration!"

"Aye aye, Melody-chan I'll make you the best breakfast ever!" Sanji twirled back into the kitchen.

"Is this normal behaviour?" I heard Vivi ask Nami who only scoffed "Yep"

Luffy pulled me into a twirling hug, I laughed as we both got dizzy "It's not much, but I'm gonna get it higher!"

"Of course" Luffy agreed, though in the back of his mind he worried about her secret getting out.

"Island ahead!" Usopp called, turning everyone's attention to the sea ahead and seeing the island of Little Garden closing in. Nami smiled "We should arrive in a few hours" she guessed from the distance "we should stock up on food while we're there, just in case."

I smiled, this island looked great to stretch my legs it's been a while since I could go full speed and exercise a bit.

Breakfast was a large occasion; Sanji piled high pancakes, French toast, bacon and eggs along with my favourite waffles with whipped cream and syrup. And afterwards everyone got ready to drop anchor, we entered the island through a river, large trees, bigger than anything the 7 of them have ever seen line the river bank on both sides, "We should be careful, I'm worried about what Miss All Sunday said about the island."

"Y-y-you don't t-think there are monsters here…. do you?" asked Usopp, as he started shaking. "Donno, I smiled, I just wanna run for a bit"

"And we've got to gather some supplies" Nami reminded us. "But man, just look at this place, it's pure, thick jungle" Sanji took a drag of his cigarette in awe.

"S-so this is little garden…" Usopp's voice shook.

"It doesn't really deserve a cute name like that though"

"Just want about this island is LITTLE?" scoffed Zoro. Just then a large boom rang through the air, startling everyone "W-W-W-WHAT WAS THAT?!" Usopp freaked

"Sounded like a volcano…." I mused with a smile.

"This is not a normal jungle! Let's just wait on the ship and leave the second the lose pose is done recording!"

"Sanji! Prepare a lunchbox!" Luffy was shaking, a shit-eating grin plastered on his face. "Sanji make that two!" I joined in "I wanna stretch my legs" as pointed I started stretching

"Yeah?"

"Yeah! A pirate lunchbox! I smell an adventure ahead!" Luffy had stars in his eyes, as Nami tried to talk him out of it, he wasn't listening in the slightest. "Can I come?" Vivi asked which only got Luffy more excited for exploring "I want to clear my head, I'll be fine, Carue's will be with me after all" which made said Duck gasp, eyes filled with fear. "Your bodyguard looks too scared to even quack…" Nami sweat dropped. I laughed and shook my shoulders out "Don't worry Carue, Luffy's a bigger monster than anything you would see in there"

Then Sanji came out of the kitchen, with two backpacks filled with our pirate lunchboxes. Sanji handed me mine, while throwing Luffy's who grinned and with a quick thanks was off the boat and walking into the trees already with a joyful "Let's go!" and Vivi at his side.

"I'm off" I hopped off Merry and started jogging along the rest of the river. After a good ten minutes, I was nearly vibrating with the need to go full speed, with a wild smile I let myself charge forward full out. After a few laps around the entire island I slowed down so I could actually see the sights as most of it was blurred from the high speed. That's when I ran into, a dinosaur.

I flipped off a tree to land in front of a humongous T-Rex.

"A DINOSAUR?! Those are supposed to be extinct!" yelling wasn't a good idea as the monster looked down noticing me, and with a feral grin and a loud roar ran at me.

"AHHH~! SHIT~!" I freaked, turned right around and disappeared head first into the trees. I don't know how far I had run before I ran face first into a white house, breaking through the wall tumbling clumsily and found myself on my butt as the two house occupants stared wide-eyed at me. "Ah, sorry… wasn't looking where I was going, you know there's dinosaurs on this island!" I righted myself "Why do you have a house here anyway, it's not much of a vacation spot…" the occupants were a girl and a man, the man had square glasses and drunk from a tea cup, his black hair stood up in a 3 shape …. While the girl had flowered shirt and sweats on she was munching on a cookie.

"Who are you~?" asked the man, he stood and leaned over me angrily. I chuckled and stood taking a step back "Sorry, ha ha. Name's Monkey D. Melody who are you?" The two shared a knowing glance as the man stood to his full (tall) height "I am Mr. Three and my partner is Ms. Golden week"

"…oh" I realised, baroque workers, figures I would run into them…

"And you would be Sea Blue Melody of the Straw Hat pirates. I presume." He took another step closer, which was starting to get real creepy as my back was now against the wall. "Yeah," I stepped around him "Sorry, best be going. You know treasure to steal and adventures to go on and all" I laughed sheepishly, though frowned as he seemed to smile greedily. I blanched and turned to run but some sticky substance wrapped around my waist and lifted me into the air. "Ah!" I struggled and tried tearing at the stuff only to get my hands stuck to my sides. "I ate the Wax-wax fruit" Mr. three gloated and came closer "you're not getting away.

Oh well this isn't very nice…