Sabaody 6

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* You all escaped the Auction House going back to the bar with the help of the flying fish rider. Rayleigh introduces himself as the vice captain of Gold Roger's crew. The conversation continued with everyone engrossed in the conversation with Silvers Rayleigh what kind of man Roger was, what led to the execution, how Rayleigh knew Luffy from Shanks, questions about the will of the D, the void century, she heard this conversation repeatedly before. She wished everything would freeze here and time wouldn't move on with everyone smiling and excited. The conversation eventually ends with the straw hat deciding to go elsewhere for 3 days while Rayleigh does the coating and says their goodbye's to Hachi, Camie, and Pappagg. Everyone receives a vivre card.

* Despite the beautiful weather and the gentle breeze, you looked ahead where it would soon become a battle-scarred field. For the 68th time, she looked at the scene. Everyone lying on the floor bloodiede. That weighed heavily on her heart knowing what was ahead. Everyone fought, and they died, again and again, while Kizaru, the robots, and the man named Sentomaru stood over them.

Frisk was getting paler by the moment and only snapped out of it with Luffy's comment.

* Again, Again, Again. They believe in me.

* ….Can I really sav-

"Frisk" - Luffy

* You look back at Luffy. It's rare to see Luffy have such a face and frowning.

"What's wrong?" - Luffy

Frisk slowly backed away from Luffy and turned to see everyone looking at her.

"..." - Frisk

"Frisk!" - Said Chopper

"Frisk! Please! We care about you, please don't carry the burden by yourself!" - Nami

"Oi Frisk! We're here for you!" - Usopp

"Frisk-san! You can rely on us!" - Sanji

"Lil-sis! Don't you worry! Whatever it is, Leave it to Big-bro!" - Franky

"Yohohoho! Young lady, it's not Solo, let's do an ensemble!" - Brook

"Frisk…" - Zoro

"... Frisk. We all care about you. I think it's time you tell us. Remember the promise?" - Robin

"...Yeah." - Frisk

"I…. I reseted many times now on this island." - Frisk

Everyone had a shocked face of confusion. Usopp had a shocked and pained expression. Sanji kicked a rock, smashing it into pieces. Chopper immediately went to Frisk to check her injuries, along with Nami and Robin. Luffy clenched his fists so hard that it became white along with Zoro also looking furious. Franky and Brook were confused at what was going on.

"Shit….!" - Said Usopp uncharacteristically

"God damn it!" - Said Sanji while smashing the rock.

"FRISKK! Let me see your injuries!" - Cried Chopper

"What? What does it mean?" - Franky

"I'm not sure I follow either…?" - Brook

Frisk smiled with the biggest grin she had.

"Thank you guys for always being my light." - Frisk

With that, Frisk pulled out an item from her inventory. A gift that Sans gave recently. The shortcut. It covered the entire area in black and everyone disappeared.

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Everything one was in a black area where there was no sky or land and floating helplessly surrounded by some bubble coated over them. Everyone was conscious but unable to move.

"Wha…?" - Usopp

"I can't move?!" - Sanji

"Frisk!" - Nami

Frisk was able to move when nobody was able still had a smile while she was looking at them.

"Good! I should be able to send you guys to safety now!" - Frisk

She slowly walked up to Chopper first.

"Frisk…?" - Chopper

Frisk looked at Chopper and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Chopper, thank you for being the first friend in the world. I know you will become the best Doctor in the world." - Frisk

"Frisk? What's going on?" - Chopper

Frisk then walked to Usopp giving him a hug.

"Usopp, your stories always made me happy but what I liked more was you showing that you are something even larger than your stories." - Frisk

"Frisk! Oi Frisk! Why are you saying that?!" - yelled Frisk while he couldn't move

There was a certain sense of dread the strawhat crews were feeling in why Frisk was saying this. They don't know exactly what Frisk was going to do but could tell that it wasn't going to be good for Frisk. Frisk went up to Nami.

"Nami-" - Frisk

"Stop Frisk! STOP! Whatever is going on…. Please! Don't do this…Let's carry the burden together….!" - sobbed Nami

"...I'm sorry. I know. You guys would die for each other and for me. But I don't want you guys to d-" - Frisk

"THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU GET TO DIE!" - Screamed Nami at the top of her lungs

Frisk just hugged Nami with Nami struggling to move.

"Thank you for always loving me." - Frisk

"NO! Frisk! STOP!" - Nami

Frisk walked up to Sanji.

"Sanji-" - Frisk

"Frisk-san. You know that we're going to chase after you immediately. I understand what you are feeling so please-" - Sanji

"Sorry Sanji. I know that. That is exactly why I'm doing this." - Frisk

Frisk also gave a kiss to Sanji's cheek

"What I loved more than your cooking was your kindness. Thank you for making me feel special." - Frisk

"You were always special! So please Frisk-san reconsider!" - Sanji

Frisk paused for a second with that statement, but walked past Sanji. Robin was next. Robin did not hide her emotions and was crying already.

"Frisk…! YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING I DID IN WATER 7! A foolish decision!" - Robin

Frisk looked at Robin and their eyes met.

"Robin. I-" - Frisk

"WE'RE SORRY!" - Robin

"...! Don't apologiz-" - Frisk

"PLEASE… WE CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE PAIN YOU'RE FEELING A-AND YOU'RE OFF TO WHO KNOWS WHERE. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO AND WE CAN'T STOP YOU-" - Robin

Frisk gave Robin a hug and while she wanted to say more, but couldn't without breaking down herself.

"Sorry." - Frisk

Frisk then walked away from Robin to Franky who had a serious expression.

"Lil-sis. I don't know what's going on but it doesn't sound good. Whatever is going on… You can rely on us." - Franky

Frisk smiled at that.

"I know." - Frisk

With that, Frisk hugged Franky

"I love your free spirit and how much of a big-bro you are." - Frisk

Frisk walked to Brook now.

"Brook, it might not have been long since i've known you but I know what a kind hearted man you are. Though I guess you're all skeleton now!" - Frisk

Brook didn't laugh.

"Frisk-san, I… We… are not ready to part away with a new friend already." - Brook

"..." - Frisk

It was getting harder and harder for Frisk to maintain her smile.

Frisk walked to Zoro.

"Zo-" - Frisk

"You never answered Robin's question. You only said you resetted many times, not how many times." - Zoro

"..." - Frisk

"The truth. Now.' - Zoro

"...67." - Frisk whispered as quietly as she could.

"WHAT?!" - Screamed everyone except Brook and Franky confused.

There was screaming and a bunch of noise from others. Zoro was able to barely move with the bubble, surprising Frisk.

"That's not supposed to-" - Frisk

Zoro freed himself from the bubble and rushed at Frisk and she closed her eyes from the reaction but Zoro simply petted her head with a grin.

"Frisk. If this is where we perish, I'm fine by that. If we die, we die together, fighting till the end. Let's do it together though." - Zoro

"... I know you would say that." - Frisk

Another bubble formed around Zoro. Zoro tried to move with maximum strength but this time the bubble did not budge. Frisk now moved on to Luffy.

"Luffy-" - Frisk

"Stop forcing a smile." - Luffy

Frisk's smile faltered. With tears dropping from her eyes but still trying to maintain it.

* A lie danced on the lip, a familiar refrain that sought to shield your friends.

"...Nothing's wro-" - Frisk

* Luffy held your gaze, his eyes were like a lighthouse in the stormy sea of despair. You could feel the walls crumbling, the bastion of your solitude erode under the gentle tide of his compassion.

* You apologized to Luffy quietly.

"I couldn't save you or anyone." - Frisk

"Again, and again, I fail and I-" - Frisk

* Luffy is also able to move and the first thing he does is raise his hand.

* You feel Luffy's hat on top of your head and with a shuddering breath, the floodgates opened. Your despair, your fear, your insecurity. You cling on to Luffy as if the world will collapse if you don't. Luffy's embrace envelopes you, a warm shield against your despair. They give you the determination to try again. They are the reason you fight against the receding tide of despair and failure.

"I'm…sorry, I'm sorry, I-." - Frisk

"You're selfish and a hypocrite." - Luffy

"...Yeah I am." - Frisk

Luffy stood up and looked at Frisk. Frustration, concern, all swirling at once.

"Because you matter too much to me, Luffy. All of you do." - Frisk

"SO DO YOU!" - Screamed Luffy without missing a beat.

The others came rushing out from the bar hearing commotion. They look at Frisk who has such a disheartened expression with tears and snot all over her face wearing Luffy's hat.

"YOU RISKED YOUR LIVES ALL THESE TIMES. BUT YOU WON'T LET US RISK IT!?" - Luffy

"YOU GUYS ALL DIED!" - Screamed Frisk at the top of her lungs.

"YOU GUYS WEREN'T MOVING! LIFELESS! I COULDN'T- THE RESET DIDN'T WORK NO MATTER HOW MANY-" - Frisk

"I REMEMBERED EACH SECOND, EACH AND LAST STEP OF THE FIGHT BUT YOU GUYS STILL-" - Frisk

"I WISH I WAS DEAD WITH YOU GUYS BUT I-" - Frisk

Frisk paused and horror and a sense of self-disgust arose as she saw everyone looking at her.

Frisk closed her eyes shut and her deepest desire rose from her heart unintentionally.

"Please don't hate me…." - Sobbed Frisk

All the bubbles around everyone disappeared and everyone was able to move now. There was no hesitation as everyone surrounded Frisk in the tightest hug. Frisk only sobbed harder. There were no words that could describe her emotions right now.

"We could never hate you Frisk…" - Nami

"I wish you did…." - Frisk

"Frisk! I have a "no sacrificing yourself" disease now! We have enough people that do that already! Let's solve it together!" - Usopp

Frisk giggled a little at that.

"That is true." - Frisk

"Let's do this together. Lil-sis." - Franky

"Frisk-san, while I may be all bones, let me share your burden with you. Yoho!." - Brook

"Frisk-san, I'm just glad that you're here with us." - Sanji

Zoro bonked Frisk on the head. Frisk looked up at Zoro.

"You forgot our conversation back in Alabasta." - Zoro

"(What I worry about is your existence disrupting our pirate crew. Not what your true nature is, but whether what you show us is sincere. You always act as if none of this matters at all. As if you don't matter at all to the pirate crew. That this is only your burden to bear. This is a matter of trust.)"

"Sorry." - Frisk

"Hmph" - Zoro

"FRISK! DON'T DIE!" - Cried Chopper

"I'm not going to die…" - Frisk

Frisk looked at Robin.

"All that talk but I couldn't do it like you." - Frisk

Robin, still teary eyed, patted Frisk on the head.

"You're the better person for not doing it." - Robin

Lastly, Frisk looked at Luffy. Luffy made a wide grin

"See. A real smile suits you better." - Luffy

Throughout each reset, no matter what Frisk did, everything remained the same but with this reset, everything changed.