First of all, I admit that I wrote this story by plagiarizing the scenario of another manga, very little known, but which I loved. Try to guess which one
Chapter 3
Fifteen minutes later, Luffy rinsed his face in the stream, where he was in front of before hearing the cries of distress. The coolness of the water allowed him to calm down a bit. Still, as he felt the water running down his face, he struggled to wipe the smile off his face. This time he was smiling, feeling the joy of still being alive.
" Shihihihi! I really thought we were going to die. " He confessed. " Nevertheless, we managed to survive against this big chicken! Your hideout was great, Tra-o. "
Luffy received no response.
"By the way, what was that giant chicken? I didn't even know it could exist! It's the first time I've seen such an animal."
Noting that no one answered him again, he turned to his two makeshift companions. At that moment, he then saw the stewardess crying, her face hidden in her hands and Law typing on the keys of his laptop. Staring at the object's screen, Law seemed to completely ignore Luffy.
"Hey, Tra-o! I'm talking to you."
"Stop calling me 'Tra-o.'" Law growled, continuing his business.
A little surprised by her behavior, Luffy ends up crouching down in front of the stewardess, and asks her.
"Hey, how are you? Are you going to cry all day?
Sniffles and tears were the only responses from the young woman.
"Hey, it's over! We escaped that bird of doom! We don't need to worry anymore! We probably won't see it again! Huh... I guess! Tra-o, are we in security here?
For only answer, Law growled listening to his nickname. Sniffling again, the hostess asked.
"Why did this bird attack me?"
"No idea." Luffy confessed. "Maybe it wanted to eat you."
Hearing this, the young woman shivered in fear, before affirming.
"If it wants to eat someone, this monster will start hunting and it will surely find us! No, I don't want it to find us."
Hearing her sobbing again, Luffy brought his hand closer to her face.
" Hey ! "
Raising her face, the stewardess was surprised to feel Luffy flick her forehead, which made her wince in pain.
"Ouch!" The young woman complained, placing her hands on her forehead. " Why did you do that ? "
"I'm tired of hearing you cry." Luffy confessed. "Do you really think this is how our situation will improve?"
"But I... But I..."
Lowering her gaze, she finally confessed.
"I'm scared! I can't understand what's going on."
Letting out a weary sigh, Luffy nodded.
"Me too, I can't understand! But that doesn't make me sit around and cry, hoping it helps."
Stopping sobbing, the stewardess turned to Luffy, before asking.
"Why aren't you afraid to die?"
"Why would I be afraid to die? Whether it's here or in my high school, I will fight any danger to stay alive! No matter what, I will achieve my dream."
"Your dream ? "
Starting to smile, Luffy correctly positioned his straw hat on his head, before affirming.
"I am Monkey D. Luffy! The next Ultimate X fighter master...that will be me."
"The what ? "
" What is your first name ?" Luffy asked.
" I ... It's Shirahoshi. "
"Okay! In that case, know that we won't die! All we have to do is find the plane and the others! And then we'll wait for another plane to come and save us."
At that moment, Law said.
"Mugiwara...I don't think it will be that easy."
"Huh?" Luffy wondered. "What are you talking about, Tra-o? And why are you playing on your laptop? I don't really know how it works, but you must not have network access on this island, am I right?" My cell phone was not working."
No response from him. Law was back to typing on the keys of his computer.
"Hey, Tra-o, stop ignoring me! Tra-o! Tra-o! Tra-o! Tra..."
" SHUT UP ! " Rugit Law.
Then, exhaling to calm himself down, he finally motioned for Luffy to come closer.
"First of all, anyone would know that it's impossible to get internet on this island! But I don't need it right now! n using software that allows me to use an offline network, I can still manage without wifi! Besides, for the moment, all I need are the documents on my computer."
"What for?" Luffy questioned, looking at his PC.
At that moment, Luffy stopped talking. On the screen, Law had just displayed an image representing the giant bird that had attacked them.
"The giant bird? Where did you find this photo?"
"I'm on one of the databases that I saved on my computer! I have hundreds like this one! It's very practical for lessons! This photo comes from an illustrated computer encyclopedia. "
" Is that what you do when I see you alone on your PC? " Luffy questioned him, looking bored. "Your life must be really boring."
Feeling a vein form on his forehead, Law heaved a weary sigh, before affirming.
"Forget it and focus instead on the problem that concerns us! In fact, there is a problem."
"What problem? Are you talking about the giant chicken? By the way, do you think we can eat it? Given its size, we'll have enough meat for a meal or two."
"Mugiwara...please use your brain, just two seconds."
" What's up ? "
"The bird you call 'giant chicken'! It shouldn't exist."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Looking like that bird shouldn't exist, Luffy." The high school boy told him. "To tell you the truth, this illustrated encyclopedia is not ordinary! First, it is a database dedicated to extinct creatures and not to living species today. "
"Huh?" Luffy wondered, tilting his head to the side, while crossing his arms. " What are you talking about ? "
"However, it's simple, stupid guy ! I was sure I had already seen this kind of bird somewhere! So I searched everywhere in my databases to get its detailed file! This animal is called ̏ diatryma ̋! It existed 50 million years ago! This species is believed to have been extinct since that time."
"Disappeared?" Luffy repeated. "Are you stupid or blind? We just saw one, just now! You're not even going to tell me it was our imagination! Are you sure what your site says?
"You said it yourself! No one has ever seen this kind of animal! Have you seen its size? Do you honestly think it would be unknown when it would easily get the record for the largest bird of this planet? Next to it is an ostrich the size of a chick. You have only looked at what is written."
Without hesitation, Luffy nudged Law and stared at the image of the creature displayed on his computer. While examining it in detail, Luffy began to read everything the site could tell him about the giant bird. Eventually he had to admit it.
"This chicken... It is indeed an extinct species! However, it is this animal that we have just come across! Apart from the color of the plumage, it is perfectly identical to the one in this representation! But how is this possible? ?"
"No idea." Law confessed.
Then inspecting the rest of the photo gallery, which was devoted to the diatryma, a detail finally caught his attention.
"That! What's an animal?" Luffy wanted to know, pointing to a small horse in one of the images, where he was depicted dead at the foot of the bird.
In a few clicks, Law presented him with the detailed file, as well as the image of the animal in question.
"It's a hyracotherium, 'the dawn horse'." He told him. "It is the first member of the evolutionary line of the horse! It is best known for the fact that it had toes instead of having hooves, like its descendants."
Luffy barely listened to every second word of all his explanations. Instead, he visualized the image of this familiar equine.
"It's the little hoofless horse I saw earlier." Luffy stated. "It was eating a piece of fruit! I've never seen such a small horse."
"He lived and died with diatryma." Law affirmed.
"Another extinct species." Luffy managed to understand. "This island was definitely getting weirder and weirder. And, strangely, it wouldn't surprise me to also learn that the flying squirrel and the giant beaver are two extinct species."
Immediately, Luffy felt a migraine caused by a headache.
"AHHHHHH! Thinking gives me a headache! What's wrong with this island? "
Feeling Luffy push him further to look at his computer screen, Law clapped his hand on his cheek, in order to make him back off.
"Move away, Mugiwara." The schoolboy ordered him. " You bother me. "
"Hey! You could be nicer! Just letting you know that it's thanks to me that you're still alive."
"Are you kidding? I was almost killed because of you."
"It's because you're just selfish."
"It is you who is completely oblivious."
"Repeat."
Immediately, Shirahoshi didn't know what to do, starting to see the boys disappear in a cloud of dust, as they fought.
"You'll see if I'm unconscious."
"You are a total moron."
"OUCH! Not the butt."
"Huh... calm down." Shirahoshi implored them.
Finally, a few seconds later, Luffy was sitting on the ground, with a scratch mark on his cheek, while Law was completely disheveled. Having gone back to his computer, he groaned.
"Are you calm, Mugiwara?"
"You started it." Luffy retorted, pouting.
Seeing some tension between the two boys, the stewardess tried to find a way to calm the situation.
"Huh... do any of you have any idea where we are?"
" Seeing this environment, I can affirm the fact that we are indeed on a desert island. " Stated Law.
"How are you sure?" Luffy wanted to know. "I mean, it seems to be true, but many other islands in the world have the same landscape, yet are inhabited by man! Grandpa once took me to this kind of island so we could playing survivors."
"First of all, it's only on a desert island and isolated from the rest of the world that we can have the tiny chance, that we have, of coming face to face with extinct creatures! the boy explained to me! Plus, it's almost six o'clock! So looking at the position of the Sun and the distance that separates us from it, I can pretty much know where we are! That's how the Mayans were able to navigate in the middle of Forest ! "
"Huh?" Luffy said, not really understanding his explanation.
Seeing a vein of anger appear on Law's forehead, Shirahoshi intervened.
"The Mayans? I didn't know they were able to do this! But, so, are you telling me that you really know where we are?
" Look at this. "
On his screen, a map of the world had just appeared. He zoomed in until he got an enlargement of the southern coast of Japan, the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding islands.
"This is our plane ride," He explained to them, creating an invisible line with his mouse, which flew from Guam to Japan.
Then he pointed his mouse at an exact spot in the Pacific Ocean, closer to Guam than Japan.
"Knowing that we flew about an hour and a half, we should normally be on an island in this area."
" So we know where we are. " Luffy remarked, trying to simplify his explanations. "So our situation is not totally hopeless."
"Yes! However, there is a 'but'."
" Which ? "
"We are on an island in the Pacific Ocean, between Guam and Japan! But the problem is that there are no islands in this area." Law affirmed. "Not even any for hundreds of miles around."
" What do you mean ? "
"If you try to find this island on a map, you'll never be able to see it because it wouldn't be listed there." His comrade told him. "To put it simply, we are on an island that shouldn't exist."
at that moment, Luffy remained completely still.
"A… An… An island that doesn't… exist? "
"It's…It's impossible." Shirahoshi retorted, starting to panic again. "That kind can't happen."
"I would like to believe you." Law assured her, while remaining perfectly calm.
"Maybe you just looked the wrong way." Shirahoshi affirmed.
"Do you take me for an idiot? There's nothing to look at." He informed, putting his cap back on his head properly. "You know very well that I have a scientific mind! If I could, I would tell you that all of this could easily be explained by science! But this situation defies all logic! No matter how hard we try to hide it, it is clear How strange this island really is! To the point where I wonder if we're just dreaming."
Hearing this, Shirahoshi took two steps back. Then, she fell on her buttocks, before starting to cry again.
"Enough! I've had enough!"
Staring at the two boys, she screamed.
"Today was my first flight! There was no way we would end up in a place like this where such animals were targeting us."
She suddenly spread her arms, as if to present her uniform.
"Look at the state I am in! I look awful."
It is true that her uniform, as well as the tights she wore, were torn or stained in certain places. In addition, her face was covered with a thin layer of earth and pieces of wood from the nest had become entangled in her hair. Her mascara had smudged and the red polish she had gotten on her fingernails was a distant memory. A good shower and a new outfit were urgently needed.
She suddenly burst into tears.
"I failed my employment exam three times." She continued. "Yet I kept working like crazy to get it! And when I finally got it…! Why does this stuff only happen to me?"
Growling in frustration, Law seemed embarrassed by her crying. But before saying anything, he saw Luffy shaking.
" Mugiwara ? "
"An island that does not exist and creatures that have disappeared? "
Suddenly, Luffy lifted his face, and showed a huge smile.
" SO AWESOME ! "
"Huh?" Law wondered, while Shirahoshi stopped crying.
" IT'S LIKE AN ADVENTURE. " Luffy affirmed. "I have a feeling we're going to have fun here."
"ASSHOLE!" Law roars. "Do you think it's time to have fun?"
Then, he chose this moment to close his computer and declared.
"We really don't really have a choice! Obviously, if we want to leave this island, we will have to wait for help to arrive! If the plane has landed in the vicinity, then we will be sure to meet them tomorrow evening. , at the latest! We'll stay here for the night! When it's light, we'll search for the location of the device and any survivors."
Everyone could only nod, listening to him take the instructions.
After eating some fruit and getting dehydrated from drinking in the river, Luffy lay down on the ground. Strangely, he was barely lying on the ground when he fell asleep like a log. The events of the day had more than exhausted him and his body really needed to rest. Besides, he didn't really feel fear like the others. He wasn't worried. In truth, he was excited to be able to explore the island. And he hoped that soon he could do it with his friends and be able to live a great adventure, all together.
However, in the middle of the night, he ends up being awakened. Opening his eyes and straightening up, he finally saw Law.
Lit by the fire I had lit a few hours ago, he sat in front of his laptop. Next to him, the boy had gathered a pile of kindling to supply the source of heat and light, as if he had planned to have an all-nighter.
"Aren't you asleep, Tra-o?" Luffy wondered.
"Imbecile! If everyone is sleeping, who will watch the others, in case we get attacked! Mugiwara, it is not because night has fallen that the danger is no longer present."
"Oh? You're really smart."
"You are the one who lacks judgment."
Moaning, Shirahoshi pushed a little in his sleep. Unlike Law, the stewardess seemed to be sleeping soundly.
"At least she's not terrified to the point of losing sleep." Luffy remarked. " It's already that ! "
" Tsss! So far, this woman is of no use to us! I hope she will be of some use, during our research. "
Wanting to take advantage of the fact that she couldn't hear them, Luffy ended up calling his friend.
" Law ? "
" Hmm? " The boy wondered, surprised that Luffy used his first name. "
"It's true that I am excited to explore the island and discover its secrets! But... For you, what are we really going to become? When you were talking about the rescue and the stay, did you really mean it or was it just to reassure us?
"To answer your first question, I confess that I have no idea! Considering everything that is happening on this island, I'm not even sure that we are still in our time! If it is, tomorrow we'll wake up in the Colosseum, with lions and gladiators before us! Or else, in the age of the dinosaurs."
"Do you really mean what you say?"
"Mugiwara!" he sighed. "We just landed in a weird way on this weird island! There's movie making, right?"
He wasn't entirely wrong.
"Yeah but…" Luffy started, trying to formulate his next question correctly. "We're going to find all our friends, aren't we?"
He shrugged his shoulders in a sign that he wasn't at all sure.
" Not very optimistic! »
Despite the fact that he was afraid to know how his friends were doing, Luffy ended up going back to sleep, wanting to be in good shape to find them tomorrow.
With Luffy : Law / Shirahoshi
Others passengers: Sanji / Usopp / Nami / Coby / Kaya / Vivi / Katakuri / Perospero / Tashigi (professor) / Smoker (professor) / Dalton (pilot)