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A New Enemy
Luffy and the crew in addition to their mostly unwanted guests were now sailing away from the twin capes. The crew was now 3 hours into the sea as they began to plan their next steps. First, they were taking strangers to their home island which was the same place that their log pose was directing them; it seemed too good to be true, so that's why Nami was a little bit worried. Second, they didn't know if they were being led into a trap by their mystery guests. Third and most importantly, they didn't know what kind of trouble this will cause them in the long term, but Nami could sense something coming into the horizon.
Currently, she was checking the log pose as Robin told her since the weather in the grand line seemed to have a mind of its own, so she was careful not to miss a beat, or else they'd be doomed to die before their journey even begun.
The girl laughed as she looked down, and saw Luffy building a snowman. For all his seriousness and hidden I.Q., he could be childish sometimes. Well, she couldn't complain, because it was this childish behavior that saved her village and her people from Arlong's rule so was she to judge.
Luffy said, "Look at my creation. The perfect snowman. I call it the iceman." He looked and saw Robin smiling at him from the rails as she gave him a thumbs-up.
Usopp then laughed a little as he said, "Well, your snowman doesn't hold a candle to my masterpiece." The snow sculpture looked suspiciously similar to Kaya. "I call it the 'Queen of the Snow'. It will be the most awesome snowman ever."
Robin giggled from the rails saying, "Well, it appears that someone is home sick, and misses a specific someone." The long-nosed boy blushed as he denied her accusations making her giggle even harder. The girl looked to the side and saw Zoro snoozing away. She sweat-dropped wondering how he can sleep while the snow was mounting on him.
Luffy then said, "Let's make this a snowman war." The long-nosed boy didn't get to think long as Luffy launched one of his snowman's arms decapitating Usopp's statue and causing the boy to yell in distress as he held the head of his work.
Usopp then looked at Luffy and said, "This obviously means war." The boy collected a snowball and threw it toward Luffy's snowman which knocked him over.
Nami sighed while Robin giggled. The orange-haired navigator yelled, "Sanji, do you see anything on the horizon."
The man replied, "I see nothing, but our love, Nami-swan." The girl sighed as she looked at the noodle dance that Sanji was performing for her up in the crow's nest so she yelled, "Sanji, be careful. You might fall over if you keep dancing this way." The man stopped quickly saluting the woman as he continued to look out for their first island in the grand line.
Nami entered the kitchen to drink a cup of water when she saw their two guests sitting there as if they were royalty. Ms. Wednesday complained, "Aren't there any warmer sheets you have? I'm basically freezing over here. Plus, can you make me a cup of hot chocolate?"
Mr.9 said, "Where's the food? I'm kinda hungry. you should really take better care of your guests." Nami had many vein throb throughout her forehead from anger as she calmed herself.
Sadly, the two contained to complain making the girl reach her limit, "Shut the hell up. This isn't some floating hotel in the middle of the sea. It's snowing so go out and help shovel the snow since you're both stowaways that can be kicked out any moment."
"Nami-swan, we have a problem. There's a storm on the horizon, and it's coming closer to the ship." The girl panicked as she looked at the log pose which has changed its position. She was shocked. She heard Robin's warning, but she literally checked everything not a minute ago, so how come there was a storm coming their way right now?
Ms. Wednesday said, "It would appear that you underestimated the weather of the grand line a little bit, and check out the rudder. It was unattended to for a while now."
The girl looked and noticed the change in the log pose. She ran out and yelled, "Stop everything that you're doing. We need to turn around 180 right now."
Everyone was confused as Luffy asked, "What? Why? We can't just return. We just left. Did we forget someone there?" Usopp looked just as confused as he was.
Nami shook her head, "The ship had turned 180 degrees without anyone noticing. Now we're heading in the opposite direction of our destination. I can't believe this; I only took my eyes off it for one minute. How can it change so much?"
Ms. Wednesday from the kitchen said, "You've been played by the waves I see. Are you sure that you're a navigator?" the girl chastised Nami making the orange head furious, "in this sea, you can't trust anyone or anything. The clouds, waves, winds, or anything else are just a false sense of security. You seem to be fresh blood here, so I'll give you a break and a small piece of advice. You're to only trust the direction of the log pose. Do you understand?"
The girl for all her trouble had one of Nami's fists meet her skull as the girl growled, "Get out now and help us fix everything because you're on this boat with us. And if we die, you're dying with us."
Mr.9 said, "You can't force us to work here. We're your…" the girl put a fist in his fist as she said, "Did I hear anyone complaining?" the man got the message and remained quiet to avoid the girl's wrath since she seemed to carry a lot of it.
The girl smiled as she grabbed both of them, "Now get out and help us direct the ship so we don't sink into the ocean." She threw them outside into the cold. they looked and saw a huge storm brewing in the distance.
Nami went outside saying, "Prepare yourself, everyone."
Nami then said, "I want the two clowns to go to the right side since we need wind from that direction, and Usopp to go to control the jib sail. Sanji I want you to go and take control of the rudder and make sure never to take your eyes off it." both men gave affirmatives as their 'guests' complained about how Nami was a slave driver.
The moment Usopp reached the right side of the ship and was about to open the sails, the winds changed their direction. The boy gasped as he said, "No, that's not possible. The wind just changed its direction." It didn't help that the duo of their 'guests' were beginning to get on everyone's nerves.
Robin summoned a couple of arms, and spread them through their bodies, and said, "Be useful or be silent." The two nodded remembering the treatment Robin gave them before.
Robin looked at Zoro and summoned an arm and punched him in the head trying to wake him up, but the man was unresponsive. She then heard Nami tell her to go portside, so she quickly ran and left the sleeping swordsman as Usopp shouted at him to wake up and help them.
Luffy exclaimed, "wow, I see a dolphin. Check it out, guys." He then felt a hand flick him and Robin said, "We'll see it later, Luffy. Now come and help me manage the sail." The boy nodded his head as he ran to help Robin.
Usopp then yelled, "The waves are getting higher with each second," his eyes bugged out, "and there's an iceberg coming at 10 o'clock." The boy quickly ran to bring some planks in case the ship was injured due to the impact of the iceberg.
Nami panicked, "What in the world is wrong with this ocean? It's like it has a mind of its own." Robin was worried too; even with all the stories, her mother told her about the grand line's crazy weather. Nothing could have prepared her for this.
Mr.9 smugly laughed, "This is the grand line for you. Welcome to the grave of pirates." He was quickly shut up by a fist from Luffy who told him to shut his mouth.
Sanji in the kitchen meanwhile was desperately trying to stir the ship away from the iceberg. His efforts paid off, but not without damages as the ship's side grazed the iceberg causing damages to the haul of the ship.
Luffy came running, "The ocean water is leaking inside the storage room. we need to fix it quickly." Usopp quickly gathered the planks and ran to the lower levels of the ship to seal off the leak.
Nami then looked at the sky and began to sweat a little, "The clouds moving a little bit too fast," she then frowned as she yelled, "everyone brace yourselves, the winds are going to increase up a notch."
Everyone then jumped to handle the sails from the very strong winds that just occurred with Sanji making trips to them to get them food to keep hunger away from them
After a couple of hours, everything went back to normal…
Zoro began to wake up. The man yawned as he opened his eyes and said, "Man, what a nice day?" he began to stretch his muscles as he noticed that everyone was laying around the ship which caused him to frown a little. Sure he naps a little bit, but there's no need to be lazy.
He looked at everyone and said, "Listen, guys, I know that the weather is all nice and cozy, but you can't just lay around on the deck without doing anything. I mean we need to do something; this is the grand line after all," he turned to Nami, "and are we going in the right direction?"
Everyone was enraged by him since he was the same person who slept throughout their entire ordeal earlier and wanted to pound him to the ground.
The swordsman then noticed the two weirdoes who attacked them back at the twin capes are on the ship, "Wait what are guys doing here? I thought we kicked you out of the ship back at the twin capes?" this caused Mr.9 to scream in exasperation.
He looked and saw Luffy massaging Robin's back who was glaring at him for some reason, "Well, we're headed toward their hometown so we decided to give them a ride."
Zoro rubbed the back of his head as he said, "I don't know. I mean that did attack us, so we aren't obliged by any means to give them a ride home. we can just kick them here and let them fend for themselves."
Robin said from her place as she groaned from the pain of what happened earlier, "No, we already gave them a ride; might as well complete it."
Zoro walked to their guests of honor and sat right in their faces, "Hmm… can you tell me your names again," he put his chin between his thumb and index finger, "Those names have something sinister about them. I can't help, but think that I know those names from somewhere."
Both of them panicked as the man said with sweat flying down his face, "My name is Mr.9 and my beautiful partner's name is Ms. Wednesday."
Zoro rubbed his chin as he said, "Well, you aren't helping yourself here. Those names sound shady as hell. Both of those names are bothering me as hell itself. I'm semi-sure that I heard something similar somewhere," he then grinned evilly at them, "But the question remains; did I truly hear them somewhere or is my own imagination playing tricks on me…"
The man didn't get to continue his rant as Nami punched him to the ground as a menacing aurora engulfed her as she held her fist high, "Did the nap you take, was good? Because when you were sleeping, we were slaving off trying to save the ship from sinking. What do you have to defend yourself with?"
The man looked at her with a menacing aurora of his own, but this was a mistake on his end as she stopped him with a couple of punches to the head. The man was now hunched over with wallops on his head as Nami said, "Listen up everyone, don't let your guard down. I admit that I was fooled by the calm weather that was happening here, but now I know better…"
The girl clenched her fist, "I now understand the terrifying odds that we are up against. I know why they call it the grand line, so it won't be able to take me by surprise. I know why navigation skills failed, but I promise you going on, it won't happen again."
Usopp asked her, "Are you sure that we're going to be fine?" the girl smiled as she pointed to the log pose, "We're still going in the right direction, aren't we? For now, let's rest a bit since it would take a couple of days to reach Whiskey Peak."
Robin sat calmly as she was observing Ms. Wednesday. She was still wondering how to address her so that she knows who she really is. This itself posed many questions; why is she here? Why did she leave her country while it was in extreme need of her? did she do it to escape the consequences of what the international media portrayed as her father's actions? Is she working with someone to overthrow her own father to take the throne for herself? Is she doing this as a form of support to the low class of their kingdoms? or was through deeper that was going on inside her kingdom that pushed her to disappear and change her appearance or at least her identity?
The girl didn't know what to make of her situation, but she knew that whatever the blue-haired princess had to say would explain a lot about the situation in her country. A pity that she didn't know how to approach her. should she go directly to her? No, that would alert her partner that something is suspicious. Should she wait for the night to come and then corner her? no, that would be counterproductive, and it won't lead to the answers that she wants to hear. Should she ask to talk to her? no, that also we don't do the trick since she can refuse.
The girl wanted to talk to her so much that she didn't notice Luffy approaching her and hugging her from behind as he said, "What are you think, Robin?"
The girl looked at him and said, "I was thinking about something, but I can't find the solution to what I need." The boy only chuckled as the girl pouted at him and turned away faking her hurt feelings. The boy rubbed her face against hers making her feel better.
He asked her, "What are thinking about? Maybe I can help you?" the girl bit her lip since her boyfriend was not known for being subtle. He was subtle as an angry bull inside a china shop which wasn't very good at all.
The girl said, "I want to talk to one of our esteemed guests; the girl, but I can't find a way to talk to her alone." The girl wanted to talk to her for another reason. Alabasta was another country that was rich in history so perhaps she can find something about the void century there.
The boy rubbed his head, "I think that she just entered the kitchen." The girl smiled as she hugged her boyfriend and kissed him. she raced to the kitchen because she wanted to get her answers. She has followed the news of the country's decline for quite a while.
She entered the kitchen and noticed that the girl was drinking a cup of water. She decided that the best time to talk to her would be right now.
She walked up to her and said, "Hi," the blue-haired girl looked at her confused.
The girl seemed to be not sure if the girl was talking to her, "Are you talking to me?"
Robin replied, "is there anyone here other than the both of us?" the girl looked around and saw that it was true that no one other than themselves are inside the room, so she replied, "Yeah, no."
Robin smiled as she sat on the table and said, "Want to talk?" the girl seemed suspicious for a moment, but shrugged and sat beside Robin as the black-haired girl asked her, "How did you like the voyage with us so far? I hope that it was to your liking."
The girl smirked a little, "Well, I'll say it was good till you decided to treat us like slave labor," the girl now held the smuggest expression that she can muster, "You'd think that you can treat your guests with better manners, but I suppose that it can't be helped."
Robin's smile was now strained, "Well, it was either helping us," Robin's smile became a little bit evil as she added the next part, "or you can swim with the fishes in the ocean, princess."
The girl would forever feel the satisfaction of seeing the girl's smug look shatter into pieces before she managed to collect herself once more as Robin asked her, "So what do you want to talk about?" the girl was now beginning to sweat. Maybe, Robin's mom was right that she did have a morbid sense of humor, but Luffy always said that she was funny.
The blue-haired girl replied, "What do you have in mind?" the girl now knew that she had nowhere to go and that she can't avoid this conservation as her fear overrode everything else.
"History," Robin replied, "You see I grew up on Ohara. The island of scholars. I used to read books about different countries and their history. One of those countries that I read about was Alabasta. One of the 20 original countries that formed the world government after the events of the void century, though its family was the only one that refused to ascend to the title of a celestial dragon." The girl was visibly shaking but tried to keep it under control.
The blue-haired girl then said, "Interesting. That is very interesting." Her smile was very forced at this point as she tried to feign away any weakness that she might let through.
Robin replied, "Have you been to Ohara? The island is very welcoming though if you had to encounter my horrible aunt, you might want to visit it anymore."
The girl brightened up a little bit, "Yeah, I visited once with my father when I was younger. I really liked the huge tree there. It is really full of books about everything."
Robin was shocked that the princess actually visited the island. the talk was a diversion to have let her guard down. The girl took hook, line, and sinker, though Robin did learn something new for now. she would grill her later for the details.
Robin then said, "So tell me, what do you think of the books on politics? I used to read them a little, but when the scholars told me that history had politics in it, I began to read them further."
The girl replied, "I didn't read that many books."
Robin frowned a little. She hated when someone missed reading a good book. She really loved when she, Luffy, and Ace used to sit together and read books to improve their skills in reading and writing. "That's a pity. Next time, you visit it, you should try and read some books. They're really beneficial. I mean what could be better than knowledge."
The girl forced a smile on her face as she tried not to seem suspicious, "I will take that into a recommendation, but I doubt that I'll be able to go there given that you and your friends stopped us from taking that whale home."
Robin replied, "Sorry, but not really. I mean what were you going to gain from killing this whale other than feeding the village? Go fishing." She decided to return to their original talk, "However, I think that we deviated from our original talk regarding Alabasta a little bit."
The blue-haired girl tensed a little bit, "Tell, Ms. Wednesday, was it?" the girl nodded her head, "The ruling family there is having scandal after scandal leveled against them. The rebels say that they're deliberately starving towns to ensure that the capital stays well and strong. Plus, they're princess went to god knows where, when the country was in desperate need of her…"
The girl cut her off, "I think that we should check the facts before we throw preemptive judgments." The girl now had a fierce look in her eyes.
Robin pretended to be surprised as she inquired, "What do you mean by that? I mean that is what it seems to be. Evidence was even provided by the rebels that prove the allegations."
The girl shook her head, "I know that but that's the rebel's side of the story, and no one till now bothered to hear the royal family's side of the story which means that there's a missing link," the girl took a deep breath as she exhaled saying, "I mean that each side should be allowed to say what they have before judgments are thrown and blood is spilled." She then rubbed her shoulder, "And regarding the princess, no one what she's doing. She could be assassinated or worst kidnapped, so I say that she shouldn't be judged for disappearing before the truth comes out."
Robin put a hand on her cheek as she said, "Well princess Vivi, enlighten me. why did you leave your country and play bounty hunter when the people desperately needed you."
The blue-haired woman choked on her own breath as she said, "I'm what? I think that you must…" she was silenced when a newspaper was thrown in her face. The girl looked at it and paled. Right on the front page was her.
Robin then said, "Either this is your long-lost twin, or you're a really good doppelganger."
The girl now known as Vivi clutched the newspaper as she knew that this might happen someday, "Since when did you know?"
"The moment you asked to hitch a ride on our ship," Robin replied.
"What are going to do now? Tell them who I am."
"No, not really. I just want to know why did you leave your country."
Vivi was in shock as she didn't expect the girl to say that, but at the same time, she couldn't risk telling her the truth. They were pirates; they could at any moment turn against her and hand her over to her enemy, or they could keep her and demand a very hefty ransom.
Vivi replied, "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything. If I do, all the hard work that I put in to save my country from the evil that awaits it will be destroyed in mere moments." She readied herself for the worst as the girl hugged her.
Robin then said, "I'm sorry if I sounded a little bit harsh, but I won't push for any more details. I know how it's like to feel that your home is in danger," she said reminiscing about the threat of the buster call, "because I already experienced it once."
She stood up, "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." she walked to the door, "But if you need any help, don't feel shy to ask us. My boyfriend wouldn't have a problem lending you a hand to deal with whatever threat you have." Robin exited the kitchen leaving the girl for her thoughts.
The girl began to rummage through her coat as she pulled out a Den-Den Mushi, and called someone. When the other side replied, Vivi said, "I've been compromised. Someone knows who I am. We need to deal with him immediately once we reach Whiskey Peak."
The other voice said, "Calm down, once you reach the town, we'll iron out the details." The line was then cut off as Vivi put her head on the table, before regaining her Ms. Wednesday persona and leaving the room.
2 days later, Usopp from above the crow's nest yelled, "Land is in front of us. We have officially reached Whiskey peak. I repeat we've reached Whiskey peak." Everyone came over and looked with fascination.
Suddenly, the weird duo that they had been carrying around jumped on the railing as Mr.9 said, "Thank you for the stay, but I think that we must go now. don't you agree, Ms. Wednesday?" the woman merely nodded as she eyed everyone, especially Robin.
The duo then jumped and began to swim away from the boat.
Everyone looked at them weirded out by this, but shrugged as they returned to looking at the island up ahead of them. Luffy was excited because this was the first island that he will land on during his adventure in the grand line. Robin was excited because of all of the stories her mother told her about her travels. Usopp was excited because it was a story about how he will become a brave warrior of the sea. Zoro just wanted to find someone to fight against so he can become better. Sanji only wanted to see the women of the island. and finally, Nami wanted to draw the map of the island to start her world map.
The crew then began to approach the island as Luffy said, "Let's dock already. Everyone prepare to dock the ship."
Usopp then said, "Wait what will we do if this island is full of monsters?"
Luffy replied too happily for Usopp's taste, "We fight till there's nothing left, but us." He was smacked by Usopp who yelled, "Not everyone is invulnerable like you and Zoro. Some of us are still human beings at the end of the day."
"We have to dock anyways if we want to continue sailing." Luffy said as he pouted angrily with Robin standing by his side and adding, "He's right. if we don't, we'll be lost in a circle that we won't be able to escape from." Usopp was still confused by all of this as the ship entered the fog that was covering the island.
Nami then explained, "Listen everyone. Like Luffy said we have to dock because for us to sail, we need the log pose to catch a new magnetic field to start going, but every island has its own time for the log pose to reset, so this might take a while. So might as well make ourselves comfortable."
Usopp then panicked, "Do you mean we have to dock on this island even if there were monsters?" the girl nodded as Usopp fake coughed, "I think I have 'I-can't-go-to-this-island' disease." He was ignored by everyone as Luffy said, "We'll see what the island holds for us when dock." Everyone agreed with that.
Once they left the fog, they saw the island up close. The island seemed to be formed from cacti as its mountains seemed like cactus plants. Robin knew that she owed an apology to her mother since the woman told her about an island made from marshmallows and she asked if she was smoking weed at the time. Though, she did earn a wallop for that little statement.
However, what shocked the crew the most was the warm welcome they received from the villagers. While most would run away for their lives, they didn't. once the villagers saw them, they began to cheer for them.
"Look, the pirates are here. What a great day!" "Run, tell everyone here to start celebrating their arrival." "the adventurers of the sea are here." "Go and wake up everyone to start the party." "What a happy day! Please come by my house to my fun and drink together!"
The crew was shocked, but there were two reactions to this. The ones who were taken by the greeting were Usopp, Sanji, and Luffy; the three began to wave to the people and bathe in their love. The other reaction was those who were suspicious of this whole thing and they were Zoro, Robin, and Nami; the three didn't trust any of this, but decided to play along with them.
The ship then docked as people continued to greet them as a man holding a saxophone approached them. The man was wearing a suit with black boots. The man had his hair in bizarre curly positions. The man said, "MA-MA-MAA, I'm Igarappoi. The mayor of this city. Now, I know that some of you might be suspicious of us given that most villages have its citizen escape away when pirates come, but we, here at Whiskey Peak, hospitability is our moto."
Luffy wanted to jump down, but Robin stopped him from going down. The boy looked at her as she whispered through a disembodied mouth formed on the back of his head, "Don't fall for their tricks." The boy nodded as he jumped down anyway.
The boy landed in front of the mayor as he looked at him, and said, "Man, your hair is really curly." The man didn't seem offended.
The man smiled, "We, here, also love to help people such as yourselves adventurers who brave the sea. So please, allow us to make a huge party to celebrate your journey till now. we will give you food and drinks, while you tell us the stories that you collected during your adventures." The boy decided to play along and nodded his head.
The man then walked away with the villagers as Robin and the others jumped. Luffy turned and said, "Robin, are you sure that they're tricking us? They seem really nice."
The girl nodded her head as she knew that in his heart, Luffy to some extent thought that all people are as good as he was or at least had some good in them. The boy sighed as Usopp said, "What? They're tricking us? No way! Have you seen how they greeted me?"
Zoro replied, "That's kinda the whole point from the whole greeting thing. It's to lower our guards, and take out quickly." Usopp frowned as he began to mumble about how Zoro was wrong.
Sanji then said, "Are you sure? I mean look at the beautiful ladies on the island. they can't be tricking…" the blond was shut up by Nami punching him in the head as she complained about his perversion reaching a whole new level.
Luffy then said, "Alright look, we'll go to the party, but we'll keep our guard up to keep them from pulling tricks over our heads." Everyone agreed to the decision and they walked inside the town.
At the night, the entire crew was inside a local bar as they partied with the villagers. Usopp and Sanji quickly fell apart as they were taken by the villagers' tricks; the first was so taken aback by people listening to his story and Sanji only needed women to add to the mix to crumble. The others were doing better as Zoro was drinking away with Nami who was challenging a nun to a drinking contest. Luffy was eating food, but he was making sure not to eat a lot so he won't be taken out; of course, Robin kept an eye on him to make sure that he didn't overdo it. Robin herself pretended to read a book and sleep.
In a house on top of one of the mountains of Whiskey Peak, a house was there. Inside the house Mr.9 and his partner. The woman was looking at the man who was writing a letter to their boss telling how they managed to snatch the new upcoming pirate crew from the east blue. "And with this, we have made up for our mistakes…"
The man then put the letter inside a box that had the word 'Baroque' on it. suddenly the letter is taken by an otter and a vulture. They were known as the unluckies; Ms. Friday and Mr.13. the unluckies then put a new letter.
When the duo opened it, they read that the boss now wanted the black-haired girl that was on the strawhat crew.
This made the girl's heart freeze since this could threaten her plans.
Back in the bar, all the crew was sleeping. Luffy and Robin were curled up together. Nami and Zoro were both sleeping with their heads on the table. Both Sanji and Usopp were sleeping with their face on the ground.
On the outside, the mayor was walking as he said, "Man, the moonlight reflecting on the cactus rock. It truly reflects the beauty of this island." the man turned around when he heard shuffling behind him.
"That's truly poetic." Mr.9 said. "Never thought that you were one of those people."
Ms. Wednesday said, "Tell me, how was your mission Mr.8? how are the pirates?"
The man turns to them and he says, "They are all sleeping deep inside hell right now."
Suddenly a door was opened and from it came the nun woman who was complaining, "Did we have to put a party for them? Couldn't we just pound them to paste when they docked? I mean our village doesn't have enough food to feed us. And thanks to that party, we don't have enough to feed the children." She looked at the Mr.9 duo, "No thanks to you two."
The two complained, but Mr.8 said, "Wait, there's no need to fight. We can take the boy and the girl and hand over their bounties." Everyone looked at him weirded out, "Don't tell me, you didn't do their research about this group of pirates." He sighed as he lifted the wanted bounty posters of both Robin and Luffy shocking everyone.
Mr.9 said, "Well, only the boy because the boss she that he wanted the girl for some reason."
Mr.8 coughed as he seemed to be debating with himself and said, "Alright. For now, we raid their boat and take whatever treasure they and added for our town. Please we also take the boy alive to the marines since they like public executions, or we'll lose 30% of the bounty."
The three nodded their heads. They were then startled when someone said, "I believe that's all I need to hear here to know that you're all a bunch of bullshit."
They all looked up to see Zoro sitting on the top of the building with one of his swords in his hands. A second voice came out, "Man, I really didn't want them to be evil, but I guess that there's no helping it now." they looked and saw Luffy leaning against a wall on one of the roofs.
A third voice then came and said, "I really didn't believe any of your tricks. You shouldn't oversell it next time," they looked and saw Robin standing on a third roof as she added, "plus you can tell your boss that I'm not interested in whatever offer that he has to give me."
Mr.8 was shocked when he saw them as he heard someone yelling that some of the pirates managed to escape, "How are you all awake? You all should be sleeping." The man could get the girl since she didn't eat or drink anything, but both boys should be still sleeping.
Luffy shrugged as Zoro said, "A true swordsman can't allow alcohol to control his actions no matter what."
Zoro smirked as he said, "Now tell me what do you want with us, Baroque Works."
Author's notes:
Welcome guys to a new chapter of my story. In this chapter, we entered the Alabasta saga. We saw Robin confronting Vivi about her true identity, the crew reaching Whiskey peak, and finally, the crew confronting the villagers who tried to kill them. Honestly, I wanted to finish the Whiskey Peak arc in one chapter, but my laptop froze and erased all my work so I had to rewrite it again and divide it into two chapters. The next chapter will focus on the rest of Whiskey Peak and perhaps enter the little garden arc.
As always please take care of yourselves, put a review telling me your opinion about the current chapter, and tell us what you are most excited about.
And finally, I hope you all enjoy reading my work, and see you next time with a brand new chapter.