The Princess Quest
Last time, our pirates beat the shit out of the Baroque Workers, and after that, they unintentionally discovered the true nature of one of them…Wait, what am I even typing this? Back to the story!
"B-B-B-Billion!?*Ahem* Mi-Mi-Mi-Mi~" Igaram yelled in shock at her request.
"The hell Nami, are you tipsy?" Zoro asked her.
"No, Nami has resistant to heavy drinks," Nojiko replied as they both landed next to them. "Is practically impossible to get her drunk."
"Huh...The more you know." Seth hums in amazed.
"And while we were 'cleaning', you both were…?" Gin trail out, feeling a bit mad that the four of them were on cleaning duty.
"Obviously...Searching for treasure!" Everyone, except Nojiko and Seth, could feel at least one droplet going down their forehead. "So then," she levels with the old man, "Are you going to pay up? If you don't, your princess is going to die~"
"Nami, that's blackmail."
"Don't you have a heart?"
"Girl, even I wouldn't be this terrible."
"Is money all you want?"
"THE PEANUT GALLERY CAN SHUT UP!"
"AHEM!" Igaram coughs a little, getting their attention, "W-Well...If you deliver the princess to the kingdom and negotiate with her...there shouldn't be no problem!" He said.
"You expect us to do it without getting pay-" Nami began saying when Seth place a hand on her shoulder, bringing her attention to him.
"By the time they pay up, she will be dead." He said causing the orange-haired girl to let a sigh out before standing up.
"Guess we have no choice," she said before turning to her boyfriend with a smile, "Seth~ Could you be a darling and fetch her?~" the auburn hair sweatdrop at this.
"Is not like you will give me a choice," Seth sighs before turning to Zoro, "Let's go Zoro, we have to hurry."
"Wait, why do I have to come?" The swordsman asked with annoyance.
"You wanna discuss with her?" Seth simply pointed at Nami, who was sporting the devil's aura behind her. Soon, Zoro looked away from her while mumbling about witches.
Seth turns the others, "Nojiko, patch this poor fellow up. Gin, Alvida, go get Usopp and Sanji, load the ship, and get ready to sail."
"Of course," they said as Seth and Zoro began to sprint away. Gin and Alvida headed back to the party room.
"We thank you for this!" Igaram said as he tries to stand up, with the help of the blue-haired. "If only...I was strong enough to protect her…"
"Don't worry, those two are they part of the heaviest hitters we had aboard," Nami said with confidence.
"Even so…The fate of our Kingdom lies in her…She must live!"
(With Vivi)
"Keep running, Carue!" Vivi said as her fellow duck kept running, "There's a boat docked behind Cactus Grag!"
"Kyahaha!"
Not too far behind her were her pursuers, Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine. The laugh of the yellow-haired woman was making the blue-haired woman desperate. Suddenly, on the path of Vivi, appeared Mr. Monday, holding a big log in her hand,
"Mrs. Mond-"
"Go on." The muscle woman said, "Board the boat." Vivi looks at her in surprise, "Because of those four, we're in trouble already, if so...let me die protecting a friend." She then points behind her, "GO!"
"Thank you!" Vivi went past her.
"First Mr. 9, now you Ms. Monday?" Mr. 5 asked as he pulled his sleeve back.
"How funny!" Ms. Valentine commented.
"You all are a disappointment," Mr. 5 suddenly rush forward and before Ms. Monday could do anything, she was clothesline into an explosion. "To Baroque Workers."
Vivi greets her teeth when she saw the explosion as her fallen comrade fell unconscious.
"With the Boom-Boom fruit, I became human dynamite," he took a booger out and aim it at the princess, "I'm unstoppable, there's no escape from me...Nez-Palm Cannon!" With that, he launches his disgusting attack at her.
Just as it was reaching her, Zoro had appeared and cut the booger in half, going right between them.
"Mr. Bushido!?" Vive yelled in shock at the appearance before staring at the destroyed road, "No! The road!"
"Aaaaargh! I just cut a fucking booger in half! This is so disgusting!" Zoro yelled as he stares at his swords.
"This is why I told you to let me handle it!" Seth said as he appeared next to him. "Why do you even do that in the first place?! You could just push her out of the way!"
"..."
"...Please tell me at least the thought went through your head." Seth had a twitching eye.
"...It did now, does that count?"
"...Blockhead."
"What you call me?!"
"Tch! I don't have time for this!" Vivi took out her strings, "You all are persistence!" She swings her weapon, intending to cut the pirates. However, her string got stopped and caught by Seth's hand. "What?!"
"Hold it now, princess," the auburn-haired words stop the Princess to do anything. She was taken by surprise when he and the swordsman turn to Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine, ready for battle. "We're here to save you."
"What...Save me?"
"So, you both are the pirates that had been causing trouble here." Mr. 5 said, "Why would a pirate like you both protect a princess like her?"
"We have our reasons." Zoro answer as he took out his other sword.
"...Well, not like it matters," the bomb man said, "You're an enemy, so you both are in the way."
"Kyahahahaha! True, and what we do with people in our way?" Ms. Valentine closes her umbrella and took her hat away. "We drop on them hard!"
"That's what she said in the bed." Seth and Zoro did the dab.
"ZORO! SETH!"
Suddenly, behind the two agents was Luffy, still obese from the food he had, he was breathing heavily.
"Oi! Luffy! You own Nami money too-" Zoro began saying until Seth place a hand on his chest.
"Hold on...something's wrong." The lion said, "Look, he's glaring at us, not at them." The green-haired squint his eyes more, and sure enough, the Straw Hat boy was glaring at them, but why? "Oy, Gummy man! Are you-"
"YOU UNGRATEFUL JERKS! I AM GONNA CLOBBERED YOU BOTH!"
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"WHAT?!" Both Seth and Zoro jaw dropped in shock, "What are you talking about?!
"You know what I mean! The towns-people welcomed us, feed us, and show kindness, and you both come and beat them to a pulp!"
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"...You're kidding me."
"This fucking idiot."
Both Zoro and Seth couldn't even answer Luffy. They had kind of forgot that this was an idiot they were talking to...Which makes the two of them even bigger idiots!
('Is he seriously this dense?!') Vivi asked herself in disbelief.
"It would appear he's these two friends, how annoying." Mr. 5 said with a scowl.
"So? Let's get rid of him as well!" Ms. Valentine said.
"Luffy! Get a grip! These guys are actually-" Zoro tried to say, but Luffy simply charge at them.
"Shut up! I don't want to hear excuses! I'm gonna kill both of-"
*BAM!*
Luffy didn't finish what he was saying as Seth had acted too fast. He punched his friend in the face and used his strength to planted on the ground, hard enough to create a crack that went to both sides, one side went passing by both agents and the other went below Carue. Everyone, besides Zoro, looks down in absolute disbelief.
('W...What?...') Vivi's eyes were shaking with fear, staring at the large crack going right next to her before looking back at the cause of it. ('He…He can't be that strong...Right?')
"There, he should be unconscious for at least ten minutes," Seth said as he pulls Luffy out of the crack, showing that he was sleeping and was in his original form.
"Oy, Oy, didn't you went a little too far?" Zoro asked.
Seth looks at him with a bored face before saying, "Rubber. Man."
"...Point Taken," he said before turning to the still surprised agents. "So...Who gets who? And who attacks first?"
"...You both aren't half bad," Mr. 5 said as he rolled once again his sleeve, while Ms. Valentine suddenly jumps high in the air, and began to float. "But don't compare us to that idiot."
"Kyahahahaha! I'll kill you both with the power of my Kilo Kilo fruit!" She yelled as she floats in the air and boasts, "I weigh only one kilogram now, wait until I drop on you both with 10,000 kilograms!"
"...Okay, Sour Cloud is mine, you can have Bomberman." Seth said.
"Fine," Zoro said as he walks up to the bomb man. "Let's end this quick, blood coat."
"Hmph! Don't get cocky boy," Mr. 5 charge at him.
"Alright lemon, come at me whenever you want!" Seth yelled at her.
"Hmph! Don't know why are you acting calm, but you're dead!" Ms. Valentine began to drop down, "Feel my 10,000 Kill-O-Press!" Both agents charge at them, their intentions to end everything there and now was unquestionable.
CRACK! BAM!
Just as they reach them, Zoro had slash Mr. 5 with his Bull Needle while Seth had Linryuken Ms. Valentine, in the chin at the right time. The red coat agent fell with no chance to fight while the woman was sent flying higher into the sky before falling and crashing next to her partner.
"Damn!" The Beast man shakes his right hand, "She wasn't kidding about her weight! Hitting her was like punching an entire building!"
"Damn...Now I'm regretting not taking her on. I would like to know how much strength I have while using Yubarashi." Zoro said as he puts away his three swords.
Vivi and Carue stood there, their eyes in complete shock, ('A-Amazing…They defeated two agents like it was nothing…') she suddenly jumps a little when she saw them looking at her.
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"I'm sorry, but I can't."
"What you mean you can't? You're a princess."
After that, Seth and Zoro had brought the princess back, with the tied-up agents, which were dragged inside a building, and a sleeping Luffy. They place him against the wall before turning to Nami, who was talking with Vivi. Nojiko was there as well, having finishing patch up the old hairy man.
"Do you even know the country name Alabasta?" The princess asked them, which they all disagreed. "Thought so…The Kingdom of Alabasta was once the most civilized nation on the Grand Line and the most peaceful at one time."
"At one time?" Nojiko asked in confusion.
"Yes...The people commenced to rebel against the kingdom in recent years; riots and uprising have thrown everything into turmoil." Vive said before telling them, "But one day, I learn of a secret organization called Baroque Works. There were rumors that their agents were responsible for stirring up the citizens." She looks down at her clenching fists, "No matter how hard I try, I couldn't uncover information that could help us fight these criminals…That's why Igaram and I infiltrated Baroque Works two years ago; to find out who was pulling the strings behind the scenes!"
"...You're pretty tough for a princess." Zoro said in respect.
"Never thought I see a princess gone this far before. My respects." Seth commented, impressed by her bravery.
"But isn't Baroque Workers supposed to create an ideal country?" Nami in confusion, having heard of the organization before.
"No, the leader of Baroque lied to everyone," Vivi denied to them, "He wants to conquer Alabasta...I have to return to my land and stop the Rebellion before they began to fight each other on Baroque's playground!"
"...I get the picture," Nami sighed in disappointment, "With war, no money is going to be made."
"Eh?" Luffy's suddenly woke up from his sleep, "What happened?" He asked as he stares with confusion until Seth explained everything to him. "Huh…so these people were hunters trying to get us and we have a princess asking us to take her home to stop a war?"
"That's the resume of it," Zoro said.
"Shishishishi! It sounds fun!" Luffy smiled as he turns to the blue-haired princess, "So? Who's the Boss?"
Vivi looks at him like he was mad, "Are you crazy?! I can't tell who it is! They'll hunt us the moment you know!"
"So you do know?" Zoro was now interested.
"Yes, but you shouldn't ask!" Vivi shouted.
"Then we'll drop it," Nami said laughing nervously. "If this guy's trying to take over a whole country, then I'd rather not get on his bad side."
"No one would!" Vivi shouted at them. "No matter how strong you are, you'd be no match for Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords!"
One full minute later, she then covers her mouth in fear.
The others stare at her with different expressions. Nami and Nojiko in shock, Luffy with aghast/happy smile and, both Seth and Zoro with sweat drops and disbelief.
"...You just told us."
They all felt someone staring at them. They look up to see a Vulture and an Otter. Both animals look at each other before flying away.
"WHO'RE THEY?!" Nami suddenly went ballistic and began shaking Vivi by her jacket and yelling at her while the poor princess kept saying she was sorry over and over. "ARE THEY GOING TO REPORT WHAT YOU JUST SAID?!"
"That's not good," Nojiko said as she moves Nami away from the princess. Not like she wouldn't understand it, consider that these guys look powerful enough to control an entire organization.
The boys, however-
"Heard that boys? A Warlord is coming after us." Seth said with a smile.
"With some luck, we won't be waiting too long," Zoro said with a smirk.
"Wonder what he looks like? This is gonna be fun!" Luffy with his straight mark smile. "Dibs on him first!"
"Hell no!" Next thing, the three of them were in a rock-paper-scissors match.
"Shut up you idiots!" Nami yelled at them with tears, "We finally reach the Grand Line and we already have a goddamn Warlord after us!" she shouted before she started walking away and dragging Nojiko along. "Nice knowing you guys!"
"Where you two going?" Seth asked in confusion.
"They don't know what we look like, so the two of us are out of here!" She shouted at them.
"Does this mean our relationship is over?" He asked, stopping the girl in her tracks.
She...didn't think about that.
"No offense, Nami. But I'm not losing him." Nojiko said to her.
Before the thief could even speak, the sound of something scribbling caught everyone's attention, they turn to see the other had come back. He then showed a drawn picture for each of them present.
"Wow, that was pretty fast," Nami said before they both flew away and she screamed back at them. "NOW WE CAN'T RUN ANYWHERE!" That seemed to have been the last straw before she curled up into a ball on the ground and cried.
"I-I've got around 500,000 in my savings if you'd like..." Vivi told her, trying to make her feel better, she then felt a hand on her shoulder, she looks back and almost yelp in fear of seeing the lion boy.
"Leave it to me," Seth said as he walks up to the crying navigator. He stood behind her and whispered in her ear, "Nami…I have a present for you~"
"Just go away, Seth. I don't have time for…" she didn't finish as she saw in front of her a golden necklace with a red sapphire tangerine. "W-W-What…?!" Her eyes turn into berries signs.
"One of them had it around their pockets, thought you would love it," Seth said as he put it around her neck. "It goes with your face." The moment he finished saying that, Nami turn around and kiss him on the cheek before hugging him, in which he hugged back.
"Only you understand me," Nami said as she snuggles her face into his neck.
"Okay, that enough you two," Nojiko pull her apart with a tick mark directly at her boy," And why do you get her a present and not me?" She asked him, only to feel something on her neck. She looks down to see a purple diamond flower necklace.
"Who said I didn't?" Seth asked her with a smirk.
"..." She quickly hugs him and whispered in his ear, "Keep this up, and I might give you a present too." the auburn-haired was left blushing with a shiver through his spine.
The blue-haired was pulled back by Nami, who had a tick mark, "Nojiko…" she grumbles as her dear sister sticks her tongue out at her playfully.
Meanwhile, the princess of Alabasta looks at the scene with a sweat droplet. What kind of relationship is that?
"Princess Vivi!"
The blue-haired Princess turns to see Igaram, all patch and...dress like her. "Is time to go."
"Oy. Oy. What the hell is that?" Zoro asked in confusion at the dress up man.
"My plan." Was all the curly-haired man say.
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Ten minutes later, they all were now near a ship that was ready to sail off.
"So you'll head back dressed as the princess with all these dummies to act as a decoy?" Zoro asked while pointing at the dummies.
"Correct," Igaram affirms, "Since now you five are hunted, they'll send someone after you all, specifically you two," he pointed at both Seth and Zoro, "Since you defeat the Mr. 5 pair. I'll go straight to Alabasta while you all take the indirect island-hopping route."
"Hold it! We haven't agreed to take anyone anywhere!" Nami said. "And we still haven't talked about payment!"
"We'll do it," Luffy said with a smile.
"CROCODILE MIGHT BE AFTER US ALREADY!" Nami shouted.
"How truly dangerous this Crocodile is?" Nojiko asked in concern.
"...Before he became one of Seven Warlords, his bounty was up to eighty million." Igaram said, shocking them all.
"THAT'S FOUR TIMES ARLONG'S BOUNTY!" Nami yelled in desperation. "NO WAY!"
"We'll do it!" Luffy said, making Nami throw herself into Seth's chest.
"How can you deal with him?" She was crying and asking.
"You asked, but I gave up and let it go." Seth places his hand on her hair, patting her while a wry smile and blank eyes stretch in his face.
"Now, Princess Vivi," the dress up man extended his hand at the blue-haired. "If you please, give me the Eternal Pose." the princess nod as she gave him a log pose that looks like an hourglass.
"What is that?" Nami asked, catching her attention to that detail.
"You don't know?" Igaram asked while holding up an hourglass-shaped pose. "It's like a permanent version of a Log Pose, while it points you to the next island, an Eternal Pose always points to the same Island no matter where you are. This one is to our home country of Alabasta." He looks at Vivi, "I have disguised myself as you, and I'll take these dummies and dress them as you all. You must travel along these people ship's to Alabasta the usual route. I have never taken that route, but it should only be two or three islands stop before reaching Alabasta." He then looked at Luffy and Seth. "Please, take care of the Princess in my absence."
"Okay!/You got it." Both of them replied with a smile.
"Thank you," Igaram walk up the boat and looks at Vivi one last time, "I expect your journey to be a harsh one," Igaram said with a calm voice and gentle smile. "Please be careful."
"I will," she said with a smile as Igaram took off on the boat.
"Man! What a guy! He sure makes me laugh with that ridiculous outfit!" Luffy commented to everyone.
"Says the guy that fights with sandals," Seth said to him.
"Hey!"
"He may not look like it...but Igaram is a reliable person," Vivi said with a soft smile.
They all began to turn around to go to the Going Merry when Seth suddenly stop.
"Seth?" Nojiko was the first one to notice him. She saw his nose twitching madly before his eyes suddenly widened.
"Oh no." Was all he said before-
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
What came next was the view of Despair, as the boat that once sailed the waters was eaten by an explosion. The crew stared horrified as a sea of flames stood in front of them, it's sparkles reach up to the sky.
"Shit! They got to him already!" Seth shouts in anger.
"What?! How?!" Nojiko asked in fear.
"I like that Guy! He was funny!" Luffy said in suppressed anger.
"We're leaving now!" Seth ordered as most of them started running.
"Nami, how's the log pose?!" Zoro asked her.
"It's ready!" she said after looking.
"Get the girl!" he said. Both Nami and Nojiko ran back to get Vivi, who didn't budge an inch.
"Come on, Princess Vivi!" Nami shouted as she grabs her shoulder before they both noticed that she was biting her lip as a tiny trail of blood was coming down her lip.
('She's strong!') they both thought before they hug her, "Is gonna be okay! We'll get you to Alabasta!" Nami said.
"We have strong people as well here! The Warlord is nothing to them!" Nojiko finished saying as the three of them ran with the others.
Meanwhile, on the sea flame, a figure was coming from the flames. It would appear to be some sort of creature, and standing in the middle was the figure of a woman looking down at the remains of the ship that was destroyed, seeing the floating dummies.
"Hoh… A decoy? How cute and silly of them." She said.
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The others quickly went to the Merry, Gin and Alvida had prepared everything. "Hey!" The demon called to them, "We heard an explosion! What the hell happened?!" Gin asked them.
"Later! We have to depart now!" Seth said as he jumps back aboard. His eyes suddenly stop on Sanji and Usopp, who sport large bumps on their heads, "What the hell happened to these two?"
Alvida let a frustrated sigh out, "Well…
(Flashback)
Alvida had loaded the boat with all the necessary stuff and was waiting for the rest to arrive. She then saw Gin boarding up, with a sleeping Sanji and Usopp on his shoulders.
"These two are heavy, sleepers." Gin grunts as he drops them down. "Are we ready Alvida?"
"Yes, we just need the other to get here." The iron mace pirate responds.
Suddenly, both sniper and cook began to wake up from their slumbers. "Ugh, what a great party we have," Usopp spoke first.
"Yes! We have to do it again! Being surrounded by beautiful women is the best!" Sanji said with a perverted smile before noticing that they were on the Merry. "Huh? Wait, why are we here?"
"You two are up. Good." Gin said to them, "Get ready, we're about to depart from here."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!" They both said in complete shock.
"WHY ARE WE SAILING?! CAN'T WE JUST STAY ONE MORE NIGHT?! THIS TOWN IS FUN AND THE GIRLS ARE CUTE!"
"YEAH! WHO KNOWS WHEN WE'LL GET TO UNWIND AGAIN?! LET'S RELAX AND HAVE FUN! WE'RE PIRATES AFTER ALL! IT'S NOT EVEN MORNING YET!"
"LET'S GO BACK! ARE YOU BOTH LISTENING-"
*BANG*BANG*
(Flashback End)
"Let's just say that we had to make them listen to us." The black-haired beauty said while Seth sweat drop looks at both of them.
"Come on! We don't have time for this!"
"I won't leave him here!" They all look down to see Nami discussing with Vivi.
"What's going on!?" Zoro asked.
"Who's that?" Gin asked the new face.
"She said she won't leave without her duck!" Nojiko answered. "He's supposed to come when she whistles!"
"Duck?" Seth asked he thumbs to the side, "You mean this duck?" Next to him was Carue.
"Quack!" said animal salute.
"HE WAS THERE?!" All three women shouted with tick marks.
"Like seven minutes ago."
Moments later, they were sailing through the river, heading to the ocean as the fog began to clear out. "The fog is lifting. It is almost morning."
"Glad we're away from those people chasing us."
"Right."
"We should be careful not to crash into the rocks."
"Don't worry, I got this," Nami said with confidence…until she realized that the voice didn't belong to someone aboard. "Hey...Did any of you spoke up?" She asked.
"No...That was the uninvited visitor we have behind us," Seth said as he turned around with his guard up. That made everyone look back to see a woman sitting on the railing, looking down at them all with a smile. She was wearing a purple skimpy cowboy outfit.
"What the heck?! How she got aboard?!" Zoro asked in shock.
"This is a nice ship." The mysterious woman said while looking around the Merry before her eyes landed on Vivi, "By the way, I meet your friend Mr. 8 early...Ms. Wednesday."
"Y-You?!" The princess stared at her in shock, "What are you doing here, Miss All-Sunday!?"
"Miss All Sunday?" Gin asked. "What kind of name is that?"
"Whose partner is she with?!" Nojiko asked.
"Mr. 0." That made everyone's present on the conversation, get widened eyes. "She's the only one that knows the boss's secret identity, so we followed her to her. That's how we found out who he was."
"Correction, I let you follow me." The black-haired woman said.
"Well, that was nice," Luffy said while looking at Vivi.
"We knew! But then you told him that we learn his true identity!" Vivi screams back at her.
"Well, that wasn't nice," Luffy said as he looks at Miss All Sundays.
"Well, excuse me, Princess. I was curious, just simply curious. You look so eager that I just had to help you." Ms. Sunday said, getting herself comfortable on the railing, swing her leg over her other. "But a princess declaring war against Baroque Works to save her country...Now, isn't that just sad."
Vivi gritted her teeth in anger, before seeing that the Straw Hats, except Luffy and Seth, got their weapons out. Usopp aims his slingshot. Sanji, Gin, and Nojiko aim a gun at her. And Nami, Alvida, and Zoro took their weapons out.
"You have any idea what's going on?" Usopp asked as he holds tight his weapon.
"Not a clue." Sanji said, "But I felt my beloved Miss Wednesday was in danger."
"The fact that this woman screams danger is another." Gin add-in.
Miss Sunday wasn't concerned about her current situation, she simply let a sigh out, "I would like that you don't point those weapons at me." she said before suddenly Ussop and Sanji were thrown off the railing like magic.
"What?! Don't tell me..." Nami began before she and all the rest of the crew were disarmed faster than they could blink.
"She's a Devil Fruit user!?" Zoro finished.
"But which one?!" Alvida asked in a panic.
Sanji recovers quickly and looked up at his enemy, with hearts in his eyes. "Now that I see her, she's beautiful!" he said, making her chuckle at his words.
"Don't need to get excited. I'm not on an assignment, so I have no reason to fight you," she said to them all. Suddenly, Luffy's hat was lifted from his head and was now in Miss Sunday's hand. "So…You're the famous captain of the Straw Hats Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy."
"Hey!" Luffy shouted with anger, "That's my hat! You're picking a fight with me?!"
Ignoring him, she turns to look at the Auburn lion, "And standing next to you must be the second captain, Lionel D. Seth."
"Are you flattering me?" Seth asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Hehehe, funny and cute." She said, earning a twitching eyebrow from the girls. "They say you're part animal, is it true?"
"Rose your curiosity? Careful now," Seth stood ready, his hands slightly getting furry. "No matter what, curiosity will always kill the cat."
"You have heard the Beast! You are not welcome here! Please leave now!" Usopp shouted from behind the mast.
"Hmm, I'll keep that in mind, Lion boy." The black-haired continued, not bothering with what Usopp said. "Still, you seem to have a bit of bad luck. To pick up a princess marked for death by Baroque Works. And with only a handful of pirates to protect her no less. But it doesn't stop there. Do you happen to know where your Log Pose is taking you?"
"No...Where?" Nojiko asked with a glare.
"A place called Little Garden." Ms. Sunday answered back. "It'd be foolish to let yourselves be wiped out, right princess?" she said before throwing Luffy's hat back into his owner with perfect prediction, and something else.
Vivi caught it and saw that it was an Eternal Pose, "If you use that, you'll bypass Little Garden and head straight to an island that none of the Baroque Works know about. It's also very close to Alabasta as well."
"Wait! Why are you helping us?!" Nami asked, "How we know you're not leading us to a trap?!"
"Who knows?" Miss Sunday said.
('What should I do?') the princess was in deep thought, ('I don't want her help… but these people are taking me back home, I should take the safest route possible.') before she could do anything, Luffy had taken the Eternal Pose from her.
"Who cares?!" He said before crushing it.
"YOU JERK!" Nami shouts as she was held back by Seth. "SHE WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO GIVE US AN EASIER PATH! WHY'D YOU DO THAT?!"
"Because she doesn't decide what course we take!" Was what Luffy responds.
"...Is that so? Is too bad then." Miss Sunday said before standing up from the railing. "Then I bid you good luck on your journey." She then walks to the side of the boat and jumps off.
Everyone ran to the side to see her sitting on top of a giant turtle. "If you survive, let's meet again," she said before the turtle swam away.
"...Okay, can someone tell me what's going on now?" Usopp asked, been 1⁄4 that was in the dark.
"Okay, but first," Seth turns to the dark-skinned man, clapping both hands together, "Gin...I'm gonna have to ask you to get a grip."
"Why?" The Demon asked.
"We're been hunted by a Warlord!" Luffy said.
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*Thud*
Poor Gin had fallen over with a smile on his face, which was slowly turning blue.
"Huh…He passed out." Seth comment.
(One explanation later)
"Oh, my. We are in trouble." Alvida said with a chuckle.
"Looks like I missed all the fun," Sanji said as he took his smoke away. "But now that I'm here, I'll protect you, PrincessVivi."
"I'm glad I missed the whole thing," Usopp said with a huge open mouth.
"Um...everyone?" Vivi spoke up, catching everyone's attention. "Is it really alright for me to travel with you all?" She asked them all.
"Don't even start, is because you told us who was the boss we are in this situation." Nami reminds her, causing the Princess sweatdrop. "If you didn't want to cause us any trouble, you shouldn't have told us anything. Right you guys?"
"Sanji! Is morning, make breakfast!"
"Can someone wake up Gin?"
"Call me when breakfast is ready. I'm taking a nap."
"Can someone get me a drink? I'm thirsty."
"I'll be happy to do it!"
"I'll check the tangerines."
('They're not even worried one bit.') Vivi sweatdrop at their mood. Her eyes landed on the auburn-haired boy. He was on the floor, legs crossed together, and staring at his right arm. "What's wrong with him?" She asked.
Nami looks at Seth and notices what the princess was talking about. She walked up to him, "Seth? Darling?" The lion rose his finger at her to wait, he took a deep breath before the orange-haired thief saw something shocking.
The left arm of Seth suddenly was coated with a black substance.
"Seth! What's wrong with your arm?!" Nami outburst in concern made everyone look back at her, and they stare in shock as well.
"Aaaaaah! Seth got poison!" Usopp yelled in fear.
"What?!" Luffy yelled as he quickly went to Seth's side. "You okay?! When did you get poison!? Quickly, show me where it-" he got hit in the head by the black arm. "Ow!"
"Calm your tits people," Seth spoke to them as he stares at his black arm. "I'm not poisoned."
"Then, what is that?" Nojiko asked as she stares at the arm.
"...Ah! That's right!" Luffy said with a fist bump. "There's this black stuff that suddenly appeared in our bodies." He explained.
"Black substance?" Gin asked for confusion, like everyone else.
"Neither of us is exactly sure what it is, but," Seth points at Luffy and flicks him, earning a yelp of pain. "Whatever it is, I can hurt him with it."
"And? What's the p-" Sanji was about to say when everyone finally realized one important detail. "Luffy is made of rubber! A punch shouldn't hurt him!"
"Exactly."
"So you can hurt Luffy with it?" Usopp summarizes, and out of curiosity and amazed, he asked. "Only him?"
Seth shrugged at him before everyone turn to Alvida, who look at them. Seeing what the were asking, she turns to the auburn-haired with a sexy smirk, "Please be gentle with me~" Her voice earns the glare of the sisters and the blond cook to start trying to kick the lion pirate, who kept dodging each swift kick. The boys stared at the show and the princess was sweat dropping.
Something's telling her this was going to be a looooong journey with these pirates.