Underwater, Nami tried to kick with one leg, on the animal's muzzle in order to free her arm which it held between the jaws. It was a waste of time, due to the fact that she was still a bit stunned by the load she had just received and that she could no longer breathe, her energy was weakening quite quickly. To top it off, being underwater, the slightest of her gestures was much less powerful than if she were on dry land. On the contrary, the Ambulocetus, perfectly adapted to aquatic life, managed to maintain it without making great efforts.
"Stupid animal. " She wanted to shout. " Let me go, immediately! »
The monster ignored her blows, despite the fact that the stubbornness of its prey was beginning to annoy it, and continued to sink with it, deeper under the water. However, managing to remain conscious, she put her hand at the level of her belt, before seizing one of the three parts of her fighting staff.
Using it as a striking weapon, she used it to strike the animal's muzzle.
" I wouldn't get killed without reacting. " She thought, continuing to hit it.
The Andrewsarchus shattered one of Apoo's two weapons, crushing it in its incredible jaws.
"AHHHHHHH!" the boy gasped, stepping back. "He's a real monster."
"Don't back down." Law ordered him, pointing another branch at the animal's head.
" SHUT UP ! And use your katana. "
"I lost it." Law retorted.
"Are you kidding us?" Apoo roared.
"It was coming to save you that I lost it." Law growled.
"Hey, focus on that monster." Luffy shouted.
While the boys tried to hold it back, while dodging getting between its jaws, the other four were tasked with putting the raft into the sea. Nevertheless, they struggled to cover the distance that separated them from the ocean. It had to be said that pulling such a heavy thing over sand was not a very easy thing.
"It's heavy." Shirahoshi complained.
"Now is not the time to complain." Law yelled, turning his head in their direction. " Motivate yourself and you will succeed in putting it in the water. "
"SHUT UP!" Sanji ordered him, pulling the raft along with the others. "Take care of your monster and let us take care of that."
" Tra-o ! WARNING ! " Shouted Luffy.
The monster had taken advantage of the fact that he lowered his guard for a second to rush at him. Truth be told, it didn't seem to have forgotten that Law was the one who destroyed one of its eyes.
"GO TO DIE." Law roared, throwing his long spear, like a javelin.
It was a jet full of power and precision. Nevertheless, jaws wide open, the Andrewsarchus closed its huge maw over the weapon and pulverized it as if it were a pretzel.
"Huh... Eventually, maybe it's best to swim away." Apoo remarked, with snot dripping out of his nose.
Merely growling, Luffy and Law ended up being surprised when they saw the Andrewsarchus come to a standstill. It made noises similar to those of a person who had just swallowed wrong. The stick must have got stuck in its throat and was choking it.
"Did you make it?" Luffy wondered.
" It wasn't on purpose. " Law told him.
"We don't care." Apoo retorted, running towards the raft. "Let it choke and go with the raft.
Seeing that the monster no longer posed a threat to them and was sure to come crashing down in seconds, Luffy and Law followed suit and the trio started pulling the raft along with the others. This move was a huge mistake on their part.
The Andrewsarchus, after a series of noises resembling sneezes or strangled screams, managed to free the stick from its throat and spat it out at its feet. The weapon was completely covered with slime and other substances that no one wanted to identify so much that the whole thing was filthy to look at. Then, the monster, which recovered in a few seconds, forgot the fact that it had just come close to death and refocused on its future prey.
Before the high schoolers could react, it rushed towards them and more precisely on Pudding, who was the person closest to it. But the young girl, too focused on her task, didn't even hear it running at her.
"WARNING!" Law shouted, finally seeing the monster.
"Huh?" Pudding wondered, looking around.
At that moment, a hand saved his life. Noticing the monster running towards her, Sanji propelled himself towards her and slapped his hand on her head, to force her to the ground with him. So she let herself fall and the animal narrowly missed the duo, closing its fearsome jaws.
Unfortunately, what makes some happy makes others unhappy. So, while Sanji and Pudding found themselves under the monster's jaws, it was Koza, who felt its teeth puncture his flesh. The poor boy didn't even have time to understand what was happening to him when his upper body disappeared into the creature's mouth.
"KOZAAAA!" Sanji and Apoo yelled, seeing the creature gobble him up in a few bites.
"BUCKING!" Luffy shouted, jumping towards it, fist clenched.
However, hitting him with its muzzle, the Andrewsarchus had no trouble knocking him aside and knocking him to the ground. Then, it raised its front paws before crushing them brutally, to make Apoo and Law step back.
Then, while keeping the high school students at a distance, it only took about fifteen seconds to swallow him and, seeing their Koza body disappear to slide down its throat, to its stomach, several high school students felt their bodies tremble of terror.
"He... He ate it." Shirahoshi frightened.
Constanta the same thing, Sanji suddenly got back on his feet.
"Sanji-kun?" Pudding wondered, seeing him walk towards the monster.
Staring at the animal, with tears of rage in his eyes, the blonde suddenly let out a cry before running towards it.
" I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ! "
Then he pointed his foot towards its muzzle. Unfortunately, finding him insignificant, the Andrewsarchus only raised one of its paws and slammed it down on Sanji's chest. Feeling its huge claws slash his abdomen, Sanji coughed up blood, before collapsing to the ground.
"SANJI-KUN!" Pudding panicked, kneeling beside him.
For his part, now sitting on the sand, Luffy only stared at the predator, who was still standing in front of them, with nothing to seem like a chance for the high school kids to defeat it.
Letting out a scream filled with frustration and annoyance, the Ambulocetus let go of Nami and went off into the depths of the ocean.
"Is it leaving? " Nami wondered, as she had just punched it a dozen times.
Looking around to make sure she was gone, Nami saw her attacker nowhere. Nami had scared him away by stalking his muzzle. Taking advantage of this unexpected opportunity, Nami wasted no time in swimming so that she could breathe again. When her head pierced the surface of the water, she took a deep breath and finally felt the air fill her lungs. For a moment, she could never breathe.
"I really thought I was going to die! »
When she had caught her breath, she saw, with surprise and awe, that her friends were still on the beach and that he was facing the Andrewsarchus.
"But what are they doing? " She wanted to know, seeing them remain motionless. "What are they waiting for to put the raft in the water? And then, is it me or are they no longer seven but only six? "
Sure that something bad was going on, she started swimming towards the beach. But hardly had she had time to do two meters in crawl, that she felt an intense pain in her left arm, which made her instantly lose consciousness.
Contrary to what she had been able to believe, the Ambulocetus had never had in mind to spare her. Nevertheless, annoyed by the many blows of sticks that its prey gave it while struggling, it had decided to let go of it to dive to the bottom of the water and go up again, gaining speed in order to finish it off with a blow jaw. Thus, not only did it wound her to death, biting her on the shoulder, but, in addition, it also ejected her into the air, before smashing her against the water. All he had to do was enjoy its meal.
"What's happening to it ?" Shirahoshi wanted to know.
"He looks weird." Apoo remarked. "I feel like it's in pain."
In front of them, the Andrewsarchus had raised its paw to its muzzle and was blowing as hard as it could with its nostrils. It seemed to have a problem with its sense of smell, as if a strong smell was disturbing it.
Also surprised by its strange behavior, Law wondered if eating Koza was partly responsible.
"No, that's impossible! How would eating him bother it? There was nothing strange about him."
" I have super-glue! '' Koza said, presenting the tube to Apoo.
"Could it be the superglue?" Law wondered, realizing what was going on.
"Huh?" Pudding wondered. "Super glue?"
" Koza had a tube of it on him. " Explained the high school student. "This strong-smelling substance doesn't occur naturally! When that stupid animal pierced the tube, it must have been a painful experience for it ! The smell must be too strong for it, since its sense of smell is similar to that of a dog."
Then turning back to the raft, he shouted.
"Come on, let's enjoy it now! Quick, to the raft!"
However, while Apoo and Shirahoshi imitated him, the boy saw the others standing still.
" Guys ? "
"Sanji-kun." Pudding called, seeing him stay on the beach.
Looking angry, Sanji painfully tried to sit up, while his hand was placed on his injured abdomen. Staring at the monster with rage, he roared.
"I'll kill it! I'll kill that monster! I'll...! I'll..."
However, he felt Pudding's hands gripping him.
" Sanji-kun, no. "
"Don't hold me back." Sanji roared, turning to her. "I must avenge Koza."
However, he fell silent when he saw the young girl's tearful gaze.
"I don't want you to die stupidly."
Pulling him to entice him to follow her, she declared.
"We have to run! Sanji-kun...you have to come with me! I don't want anything to happen to you."
" Pudding-chan ? "
Suddenly, with a murderous gaze, the Andrewsarchus finally moved again and ran towards them.
"AHHHHHH!" Pudding cried, stepping back.
Yet, feeling a pair of hands grab her, the girl found herself in Sanji's arms, as the boy propelled himself towards the ocean. Immediately, he felt his wounds paining him. Still, just gritting his teeth, he ran to the raft and jumped off.
"He's finally in the water." Apoo rejoiced, as the raft floated on the surface of the water. " We can leave. "
At that moment, he saw Sanji's feet crashing into the wooden surface, nearly destroying the raft.
"You're safe, Pudding-chan.." Sanji affirmed, setting her down gently.
"ASSHOLE!" Apoo roared, afraid to see the raft shattered into pieces.
" Let's hope it doesn't sink. " Shirahoshi begged as he climbed up.
Seeing Apoo imitate her, Law saw the raft sink a bit into the water. However, it managed to stay on the surface and support the weight of its occupants. Finally, all the efforts of the day seemed to be rewarded. Then Law thought back to the many floats Koza had positioned under the raft to provide flotation.
"If we don't sink... it's thanks to him. "
Then, looking around, he saw all of their bags, left in a corner of the beach. Deciding to leave without his belongings, Law saw Luffy pass in front of him before running towards the ocean.
" Strawhat-ya ? "
Stopping, Luffy stared at the ocean, before declaring.
"Sorry! But I won't let a single friend get eaten anymore."
" What ? "
"NAMI!" Luffy shouted, running through the water.
"FOOL!" Law shouted, wanting to stop him.
Too late. Luffy had already dived into the water and was starting to perform several front crawl moves. However, his swimming style seemed very unprofessional, and he was easily swept away by the waves.
"That idiot." Law roared, before running to the raft.
"Where's Luffy?" Sanji questioned him, seeing him coming alone.
"That idiot's gone to drown." Law shouted, pulling himself onto the transport. "Quick, we must save him."
Unfortunately, as Nami had predicted, the storm came over them. Within minutes, a heavy rain began to fall and the sky was quickly filled with black clouds, which darkened the area. The wind picked up and the waves started to get bigger and bigger. Tossing about in all directions in a few minutes, Law had completely lost track of Luffy, even if he put all his efforts in order to see him.
"It's over." He observed. " But what possessed him to do that? Especially with this storm that is just beginning!
" It's useless. " Sanji observed.
Then, taking off his jacket, he pretended to jump into the water.
"Stop." Law ordered him, belting him. "What do you think you can do to help her?"
"This guy is the worst swimmer I know." Sanji affirmed. "He can barely float on the surface of the water! There's no way he can swim in the middle of this storm."
" You won't be able to survive either, if you jump in the water. " Law retorted. "Think for a second! If you get crushed under those waves, you'll drown before you know it."
"What are we doing?" Apoo asked. "Are we still heading for the island?"
Standing still, Shirahoshi only stared at the waves that swept across the surface of the ocean. Then, trying to calm her fear, she exhaled for a long time, before turning to the others.
"Let's wait a little longer." She offered, smiling quite confidently. " I'm sure Luffy-san will come back and he'll bring Nami-san back too. "
Hearing this, Pudding stood up before walking towards her. Then she gave her a tender smile.
" No way. "
" Huh ? "
Then, to everyone's surprise, she rushed at Shirahoshi, and almost knocked her out of the raft, while biting her hand.
"What the...?" Apoo wondered.
"Waiting for those two idiots?" Pudding roared, her innocent face completely gone. "Reaching the island now is our only chance to survive! I don't want to see dozens of water monsters popping up around us and waiting for us to fall into the water to devour us."
"Pudding-san! Stop!" Sanji ordered her.
"Why?" Pudding ordered, turning to him.
Immediately, the three boys in front of her were shocked upon seeing her face. Showing a crazy smile, she looked like a real psychopath, as she declared.
"Sanji-kun...you've always protected me! So why do you want to save those two morons? Look around us! Mugiwara must have drowned and it must have been a long time since Nami got eaten! What's the point? What's the point of waiting for them and risk dying in the middle of this storm? Let's go."
"Tsss! You're a freak." Law growled, taking a step towards her.
Unfortunately, a kick hit his ribs and, surprised, the boy lost his balance before falling into the water.
" CHECK IT OUT ! " Shouted Apoo.
"Apoo?" Sanji wondered.
"Pudding's right! I don't see why we'd wait for those idiots! Anyway, that raft was our idea! It's ours."
"Pudding! Apoo! How dare you?" Sanji roared.
Simply kicking Shirahoshi, knocking her into the water, Pudding ended up turning towards him.
" What is the problem ? "
Then, positioning herself in front of him, she continued to display her psychopathic smile.
"Sanji-kun... you love me right? So protect me! Take me to the island and I'll do whatever you want."
Then, taking her hand, Pudding pressed it to her chest, as she affirmed.
"You're so cool, Sanji! So cool that I think I've really fallen in love with you! Therefore, if you keep protecting me, I'd be fine with letting you take my virginity."
" Your ... ? "
Suddenly laughing, Apoo looked at Law who was making disorganized gestures. Just like Luffy, he was a very poor swimmer.
"Proof that our dear Law isn't the best in all areas! Aren't you ashamed of not knowing how to swim at your age?"
" TRAFALGAR ! " Cria Sanji.
"Stay here." Pudding ordered him.
Then, displaying her soft smile again, she questioned him.
"You're okay with continuing to protect me, aren't you?"
In response, Sanji took his hand away from her chest. Then he turned around.
" Sanji-kun ? "
"Go to hell." The boy roared, before jumping into the water.
Seeing him do this, Pudding remained motionless. Also watching the scene without saying anything, Apoo ends up grabbing an oar before putting it in the water.
" Let's go ? "
He regretted having spoken, seeing Pudding turn to him, while putting on an enraged look.
With Luffy : Law / Shirahoshi / Nami / Sanji
With Katakuri: Perospero / Daifuku / Oven / Tashigi (teacher)
With Ace : Thatch / Moda / Marguerite / Whitey Bay / Namur / Atmos / Goldenweek / Gaimon / Squardo / Tate
Other passengers: Usopp / Coby / Vivi / Zoro / Chopper / Johnny / Yosaku / Kid / Wapol / Musshru / Smoker (teacher) / Pudding / Apoo
Died: Dalton (pilot) / Kaya / AO / Mero / Curiel / T-Bone (teacher) / Koza
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