Looking at her log Pose, the needle of which had not moved since their arrival on the White Sea, Nami couldn't help but be somewhat worried.
" The needle continues to point upwards, not showing us a real direction to get to Skypiea. ''
" The waterfall is getting closer." Chopper asserted, while holding binoculars. " Soon we will finally be able to understand how to go higher. ''
'' Yeah. " Zoro said, despite being unconvinced by this hypothesis.
'' Zoro nii-san? ''
Looking down, the swordsman saw Menma standing in front of him, her gaze down, while she seemed to look ashamed.
"Are you ... are you mad? ''
"Huh? Angry for what? ''
'' Because I was afraid to fly. ''
Hearing her, Zoro finally heaved a weary sigh. Then he declared.
"It's not for me to be mad at you! Honestly, Menma, don't you feel ashamed and pathetic that you were afraid to go and help Raynare? ''
"I… I wasn't afraid of this man! It's just ... It's just that I don't feel safe at all anymore, when my feet leave the ground! I'm afraid ... I'm afraid someone will take advantage of me being away from you to attack me. ''
"I don't want to scare you, but there will be situations where you find yourself all alone and you are forced to beat hundreds of enemies without being able to rely on someone to help you! Menma, no one forced you to be a pirate! The life you have right now, it was you who wanted to live it! Because of this, something important must enter your brain. ''
Letting his fist touch Menma's head, he declared.
"If you're afraid to fight, you'll never win. ''
Then, with those words, he walked away from her. Getting ready to say something, Menma heard Chopper say.
'' I believe we are blocked. ''
Indeed. Lying in front of the Merry, huge white clouds formed a dead end, preventing the ship from going any further.
"Damn it, definitely, it's not our day. " Gin growled.
"Maybe we can get through them." Johnny suggested.
Hearing him, Raynare created a spear of light, which she hurled at the huge cloud blocking the path. Hitting the white mass, the spear seemed to strike an elastic mass, as it was stopped, before being thrown back. Coming back to the Merry, the spear landed in the bow, between Merry's two eyes. Strangely, a drop of sweat appeared on the bow of the ship.
'' AHHHHHHHHHHH! " Usopp shouted. "You killed the Merry. ''
''Dumbass." Raynare growled, snapping her fingers to make her attack go away. " In any case, that answers our question! It is not a normal cloud. ''
" Its structure is reminiscent of a trampoline. " Lucy remarked.
Hearing this, Luffy smiled before jumping to the cloud. Then, a few seconds later, he was jumping on the cloud, like it was a giant trampoline.
"HAHAHAHA! Look ! I am leaping on a cloud! It's super soft, on top of that! It's super good ! ''
" How can something like this exist? " Nami asked.
Not interested in her question, Chopper, Usopp and Menma began to jump out of the boat before joining him by jumping.
"Hey, wait for me. " Yosaku yelled, jumping in turn.
'' GUYS ! " Nami growled.
However, she was surprised to see Vivi jump in turn, to join the boys.
'' Vivi ? ''
" Since we are here, we might as well take advantage of some sightseeing. '' Asserted the princess, starting to jump on the cloud. "Come on, Nami! That's great. ''
Only able to breathe a weary sigh, Nami asserted.
'' I'm giving up ! They are irrecoverable. ''
Approaching, Sanji began to scream.
"HEY, USOPP! Can't you see anything from above? ''
" Huh? " The sniper said.
Putting on his sniper goggles, he leaped higher than the others, before starting to look around. However, he saw nothing that did not look like a cloud.
"Huh… no! There are only ... ''
Suddenly he was surprised to see a strange shape in the distance.
"Hey! There is a door. ''
'' What? " His friends wondered, as their leaps had thrown them up to him.
Looking into the distance, as they fell back, they did indeed see what looked like a door.
'' PERFECT ! " Luffy shouted. '' Head for the door. ''
'' A door ? "Bruno wondered, while the pirate returned to a ship, with his companions.
"Yes, it is at the foot of the waterfall. " Usopp explained to him.
'' A door in the sky? " Zoro wondered, looking at Raynare. "Sorry to tell you, but it's really starting to look like the entrance to heaven. ''
"It's not heaven. " Raynare retorted. " If that was the case, a fallen angel like me would already be feeling severe burns, for daring to approach a place like this. ''
"Entrance to paradise or not, can we really get there with these clouds blocking our way? " Gin asked.
" There is another way around them. " Usopp said to him, pointing in one direction.
'' The low ? " Nami wondered.
Back on the boat, Vivi gave a small smile, while declaring.
"See, Nami? There is always something to relax a bit. ''
In response, Nami flicked her on the forehead, before growling.
'' Head to starboard. ''
Sailing for a few minutes, while skirting the big clouds, the Merry then ends up facing a huge door where there was a sign that read: HEAVEN'S GATE. ''
'' Gate of Heaven? " Said Lucy.
" Bullshit. " Raynare growled.
"The waterfall is right behind the door. " Robin remarked.
'' Is that a real waterfall? " Yosaku wondered. " There is water flowing from the clouds. "
" I don't care if it's heaven or not. " Luffy asserted. " Let's go explore this place! The adventure begins now. ''
" Do you call that an adventure?" Usopp growled.
Suddenly, seeing what looked like a flash, Menma saw a person, near the door, taking pictures of the ship.
"Hey! There is someone. ''
Clustering around her, the other pirates had no trouble spotting an old little woman, holding a photo suit in her hands. Surprisingly, everyone could see her white wings on her back.
'' An angel ? " Chopper wondered.
'' It's an angel ? " Luffy wondered. " She looks like a dried plum. ''
" I have never seen such an ugly angel. " Raynare assured.
Flicking the couple, Lucy ordered them.
" A little politeness. ''
Activating the ruled, Bruno brought the boat closer to the old lady, so that Nami could talk to her.
" Madam ... excuse us ... but ... ''
"I am Amazon, the Guardian of the Gate of Heaven. " The old lady interrupted her. '' Do you come as a tourist? Or are you warriors? ''
"We ... We are tourists. " Nami assured, preferring not to say anything that might get them in trouble.
"We want to go visit Skypiea. " Luffy asserted, while pointing at the waterfall. "It's over there, isn't it? ''
'' Indeed. " Amazon agreed. " But whatever the reason for your visit, you are obligated to pay the entrance fee which is one billion extols per person. ''
'' ONE BILLION ? " Nami and Raynar shouted, nearly having a heart attack.
" So the extol is the monetary unit of this place. " Sanji understood. " However, there is a big difference between 5 million and 1 billion. ''
" It's a billion per person. " Yosaku retorted, starting to count on his fingers. " We are 15! So that's 15 billion extols. ''
"No, sixteen. " Amazon retorted, pointing to Karue and Eevee." An additional billion for the two animals. ''
"No matter what a berry is worth here, for sure we'll be totally broke wanting to go to Skypiea." Gin understood.
"Hello scam." Usopp growled.
''Let me do it. " Nami ordered.
Then posting a broad smile, the redhead asserted.
'' Madam, excuse us for informing you of this but I regret to tell you that we have no money! Does ... is this serious? ''
'' Sure ! " Zoro growled. "Do you really think she'll let it happen if we ..."
"You can pass, even if you don't pay." Amazon assured.
'' WHAT ? ''
"I am not a guard or a sentry." Affirmed the old woman. "If you can pay, give me the money! If you don't want to pay, it's up to you to pass or leave. ''
"Huh? " Several people said, looking at each other.
Finally, putting themselves in the center of Merry, they crouched down.
'' What are we doing ?" Nami asked. "For me, paying such a sum is out of the question. ''
" We don't even know what the value of an extol is." Johnny agreed.
"Maybe we can offer some of Raynare's treasure here and see if she accepts. ''
'' What next ? It is a scam. ''
Suddenly, getting to his feet, Luffy smirked, stating.
"We are pirates! We are free to do whatever we want. ''
"Huh? " His friends wondered.
Just advancing towards Merry's bow, Luffy ordered.
"On the way to Skypiea. ''
"YOSH!" Nami and Raynare nodded immediately.
For her part, feeling like she was acting like a thief, Vivi bowed in Amazon's direction.
"Sorry for not paying. ''
'' Do as you wish." Amazon says simply.
However, having a question, Usopp asked.
"Huh ... sorry if I'm being rude considering that we weren't paying but, would it be possible for you to explain how to get on? ''
Immediately, a pair of giant pliers came out of the clouds and grabbed the Merry's hull.
'' What ? " Chopper scared.
" A giant crab. " Gin asserted, seeing the huge creature appear under the boat.
'' No. " Sanji retorted, quietly lighting a cigarette. " This is a lobster. ''
'' We do not care ! We have to kill it. ''
" This is the Speedy Shrimp. " Amazon asserted calmly. '' It is the one who will take you up to the heavenly island. ''
'' What ? " The pirates wondered.
Then suddenly the lobster started to move, taking the boat with it.
'' Good luck. " Amazon says. "You will need it. ''
'' ZIP ! ''
Suddenly she was surprised to see a blue puppet touch her device and split it in half.
'' That ... ? ''
'' Bruno? " Nami wondered, having had time to see him do it. ''
" We should never have accepted. " The man growled, seeing the waterfall getting closer. "Damn it! The way she behaved ... it's a trap. ''
'' What ? ''
" If she let us pass, while taking pictures of us, it was to make of us outlaws, whose faces everyone could recognize. ''
''WHAT ? ''
" You have to turn around." Usopp asserted.
Too late. Having reached the giant waterfall, the huge lobster suddenly accelerated and began to climb the entire waterfall.
" Hang on. ''
For her part, starting to growl, Raynare gazed at the top of the waterfall, ready to create a spear of light at the slightest sign of danger.
'' The gate to paradise? My ass. ''
Continuing to climb towards the top of the waterfall, the Speedy Shrimp starting to bring the Merry into the center of a gigantic gray cloud. Seeing the color, Yosaku couldn't help but feel bad for help.
"I don't like the color of this cloud. ''
" This is the oldest part of the Imperio-nimbus." Nami asserted, looking at the cloud. "This cloud ... it is petrified. ''
'' Petrified? ''
"Yes, it must be rock hard. ''
" But if it did, it would be way too heavy to float. ''
" This is surely thanks to the clouds that look like giant trampolines. " Robin asserted. "They're strong enough to support the weight of that big petrified body. ''
"But if they're rock hard…" Lucy repeated, "that means the Imperio-nimbus is strong enough to… support the weight of an island."
Hearing this, Luffy smirked, seeing a light appear higher up.
"Skypiea… a place where Gol D. Roger went. ''
Raising his fists in the air, he cried out.
" LET'S GO! ''
At this point, emerging from the immense cloud, the Merry was expelled high into the sky, while the lobster let itself descend to the bottom of the waterfall. Understanding each other as best they could, the pirates felt the hull of the Merry fall on a new sea of clouds.
'' More clouds?" Zoro wondered, straightening up.
''No. " Luffy retorted." This is the heavenly island. ''
"Huh?" His companions wondered.
Then, getting up one after the other, each of them put on astonished gaze as they glimpsed what looked like a true celestial island. Apart from the ground which was made in clouds, instead of earth, there were all the elements of a real island: trees, various other plants, a few birds flying over the island, and even houses, showing that people lived here.
'' Skypiea. ''
'' Impossible." Usopp said." So does it really exist? ''
" Do you realize that we are here only because a ship has fallen from the sky?" Gin asked.
"Anyone would have been scared to go there." Sanji asserted.
"Except our captain. '' Finished Zoro.
For his part, looking around, Bruno expected to see enemies. However, he saw nothing that he could define as a danger. being nowhere near as worried as he was, Chopper and Menma started screaming.
'' SKYPIEA ! SKYPIEA ! ''
Remaining silent, Raynare looked at her arms, and felt no burning or headaches. Just laughing, she realized that she was not in heaven.
'' I was safe. ''
Waiting for the boat to get closer to Skypiea, Luffy took a huge breath before asking.
" Do you smell that smell? ''
'' No ! What ?" Usopp asked.
" It smacks of adventure. " Luffy asserted.
Then, to be expected, he jumped off the boat and let his feet enter the sea of clouds. Sinking into it, he finally hit bottom when the clouds reached the height of his knees.
"HAHAHA! So cool. " He asserted, running to a beach made of white sand-like clouds.
'' An island ... made of clouds? " Usopp repeated.
Resuming his conceited and confident air, he declared.
" The great Capitain Usopp has the honor of visiting this island and facing its many dangers falls to the great captain. ''
'' Just get off this ship. " Gin and Zoro growled, kicking him in the buttocks. ''
'' AHHHHH! " Usopp shouted, before landing in the sea of clouds.
Trying to stand up, he felt himself crushed by Chopper and Menma who jumped onto his back, before running to join Luffy.
'' Motherfucker. " Usopp roared, as he stood up.
" It's hard to believe that an island like this can actually exist. " Vivi asserted, contemplating the beauty of Skypiea.
Immediately she heard a chuckle in her back.
"Princess Wednesday… wasn't it you who kept telling me that the heavenly island couldn't exist? ''
Immediately, blushing with embarrassment, Vivi began to growl something. Then, finally, not wanting to lose face in front of Robin, she preferred to jump out of the ship.
'' Karue! Let's go. ''
'' QUA! " Her duck assured, following her.
" Do you think there is any point in dropping the anchor? " Zoro asked.
'' I'd be surprised. " Gin retorted, as he held a fishing rod in his hand. " Either way, there's nothing that could help it hold on."
Rolling up his sleeves, the man said.
"Sanji, get the stoves ready! Tonight, we are eating heavenly fish. ''
'' Good luck. " Sanji said simply, seeing him jump out of the boat. '' I am going to hunt. ''
'' Hunt? " Lucy wondered.
Immediately starting to smile, Sanji asserted.
'' Yes ! If this island is paradise, I immediately go to find angels as magnificent as Raynare-sama. ''
Then he jumped into the sea and started running towards the beach.
'' I'm coming, my goddesses. ''
"Angel? " Johnny repeated.
'' Goddess ?" Yosaku repeated.
Both blushing, they eventually followed Sanji.
" What fools. " Zoro growled.
Then, looking at the island, he confessed.
" This landscape is truly magnificent."
Chuckling again, Robin confessed.
"I didn't think you were such a sensitive man."
Then, in turn, she jumped into the water, before being followed by Lucy.
"Raynare, are you coming? ''
"Yeah, I'm coming. ''
Inspecting the surroundings one last time, she eventually left the ship, before joining the others on the beach.
'' Definitely, I notice that few people on this boat understand what situation we are in. " Bruno asserted.
'' Forget about it. " Zoro said him. " After all, Luffy is right! We are pirates! Here, as below, we are fugitives! Even though the police on this island are looking for us, we have been used to it for a long time. ''
''OUAH ! STOP ! I'M SORRY ! ''
Suddenly leaving the girls' room, Nami tried in vain to flee the pecks of the South Bird, who seemed to have taken refuge in the room, as soon as the Knock-up Stream had sounded. Now free, he took off, before taking off in the direction of the island.
'' Grrrr! Stupid bird. " Nami roared, with her hands on her head.
'' I have forgotten about him." Zoro admitted. "Shall we let him go? ''
"Now that we're here, we don't need him anymore. " Nami asserted." We just have to wait for the log to point in the next direction. ''
Then she dropped off the ship and enjoyed the feel of the clouds beneath her feet.
"This island is so amazing! I wonder if I could expand my weather knowledge here. ''
Seeing her leave, Bruno sighed again.
"If we are to become fugitives, we might as well take advantage of the little time we have given to rest a little. ''
Daring to display a smile, he nodded.
'' Yes ! This island is beautiful. ''
" This beach is so soft. " Chopper asserted, while standing on top of a bunch of big clouds. " We could fall asleep in seconds. ''
Being a few feet from the beach, Menma stared at the clouds at her feet, surprised to feel their humidity, as if it was really water.
" It's so much fun! I wondered if there are crabs or seashells. ''
''No ! What we need to catch are fish." Gin retorted, who was already putting bait on the end of his fishing rod.
"I don't even know what I'm touching. " Usopp asserted, as he began to make a 'sand' castle with the beach clouds. '' Sand or clouds? Hard to say. ''
'' Oh ! There are strange flowers here. " Sanji asserted, seeing pink flowers with thick petals.
" It is true that they are quite strange. " Vivi asserted, picking one up, before pinching one of its petals.
Immediately, the pedal exploded as a small balloon would have done.
" Even the flowers are filled with air." Remarked the former princess.
"Hey, Lucy! Raynare! " Nami shouted, seeing them arrive, as she stood on what appeared to be cloudy armchairs. " Come and try these seats! It is surper comfortable. ''
Being running, Carue was carrying Yosaku, who was standing on her back.
"General Yosaku, do you see something?" Johnny asked him.
'' Nothing at all ! After suffering from thousands of dangers, I am very happy to say that we have just found an unknown island! What am I saying a real continent! HAHAHAHA! It is certainly not the Navy who will come to find us here. ''
"Hey, I found a huge pumpkin. " Luffy asserted, holding a green fruit in his hand, which indeed looked like a pumpkin." I am going to taste it. ''
Opening his teeth, he gnawed at the skin of the fruit and the gesture made a horrible noise, as his teeth cracked.
'' AHHHHHHHHH! What is this fruit? He's as hard as steel. ''
Then he threw it behind him, grumbling, before hearing it crash into Usopp's head.
'' ASSHOLE! It hurts. ''
Watching her companions have fun around her, Robin ends up seeing Sanji coming towards her, holding flowers in his hands.
"Robin-chwan! I picked flowers for you. ''
Putting one of them in Robin's hair, he then rushed over to Nami and the other girls.
'' Nami-swan! Lucy-chan! Rayanre-sama! ''
However, before he could get to her, Loke was already handing a flower to Lucy.
"Lucy-san! For you, the most beautiful. ''
'' Are you there? "The three-woman questioned him, now seeing him appear whenever he wanted.
'' I'm not alone." Loke asserted, pointing to the ocean, to show Menma, who was now in partnership with Aquarius and Virgo.
'' An ocean of clouds?" The mermaid wondered, starting to swim. '' This is the first time that i see this. ''
" I would have preferred an ocean of boiling water." Virgo asserted, being floating on a buoy.
'' What are you doing here?" Lucy wanted to know.
'' HUUUUUHHHHH? " Aquarius asked her. "HEY! If you're on vacation, I don't see why I couldn't relax too. ''
Looking at the island, she asserted.
"Besides, this place wouldn't be bad for my early date with Scorpio. ''
"Aquarius-sama! Virgo-chan!" Sanji shouted, removing his T-shirt, before pretending to want to swim with them.
'' Get out, pervert." Aquarius roared, throwing his jar in his face.
Falling to the ground, Sanji suddenly heard Zoro walking on him, while the swordsman said.
'' Great ! There is even a welcome doormat. ''
" You are dead. " Sanji roared, starting to stand up.
Seeing the two men start to fight, Bruno was the last to arrive. Not knowing what to do at first, he just sat down and began to meditate, enjoying the soft beach floor and the gentle breeze sweeping through his hair. However, he noticed that the sielnce was not present, as his friends cried out and ruined the tranquility of the place.
This was also why a person began to assert.
"Hey! A little bit of silence. ''
Surprised, everyone turned in the direction where a man had just appeared. Wearing a white tunic and having wide wings on his back, the stranger looked much more like an angel than Amazon. Holding a fishing rod in his hand, he walked towards a thick cloud before sitting on it. Beginning to prepare his fishing crew, he said.
"I know newcomers are always hesitant to explore the island! However, think about the people who live here! Skypiea is generally calm! So I would thank you for turning the volume down a bit, please. ''
"Huh.? Luffy wondered. '' Who are you ? ''
Looking at the pirate, the man smiled at him, before answering him.
"I'm Pit! Delighted. ''
Who will join Luffy's crew?
Before Shells Town: Raynare - 38 million - (Highschool DxD) / Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
Arc Shells Town: Roronoa Zoro - 60 million -
Kuro Arc: Usopp
Arc Baratie: Sanji / Gin - 32 million -
Arlong Arc: Nami / Johnny / Yosaku
Drum Arc: Chopper
Alabasta Arc: Nico Robin / Eevee (Pokemon) / Bruno -52 million- (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) / Nefertari Vivi -25 million- / Menma (Anohana)
Skypiea Arc:?
Arc Enies Lobby: Franky
Arc Post Enies-Lobby:?
Thriller Bark Arc: Brook
Post Ellipse :?
Punk Hazard Arc :?
Tesoro Arc :?
Dressrosa Arc :? /?
Wano Kuni Arc: Jinbei /?
Post Wano Kuni Arc :? /?
Arc Battle Teach :?
With other characters:
Buggy: Alvida - 21 million-, Magi - 29 million (OC), Bull (OC), Kuro - 37 million -, Morgan - 17 million -, Megumim - 105 million (Konosuba), Zala (Miss Doublefinger) -35 million, Babe (Mr 4) - 3.2 million, Drophy (Miss Merry Christmas) - 14 million, Willy - 20 million, Needless - 57 million
Arlong: Syra (OC)
Milhawk: Alice (OC)
Wapol: Musshuru
Crocodile: Noscula (OC), Mr 6 (OC), Miss Halloween (OC)
Garp: Sakura (Zombieland Saga); Jin (My Hero academia); Emma (The Promised Neverland)
Enel: Hunter J. (Pokemon), Zancrow (Fairy tail)
Im: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Cobra: Neni (M. 9)
Sengoku: Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
Shanks: Nana Shimura -840 million- (My hero academia), Utsuro -970 million- (Gintama)
Individual: Reiner ( Shingeki no kyojin ), Garou (One Punch Man), Pit (Kid Icarus), Babidi (DBZ), Orochimaru (Naruto); Mirko (My hero Academia), Samus (metroid), Team Rocket (Pokemon), Velvet Crowe
Gold D. Roger (formerly): Igneel - 1.380 billion - (Fairy Tail), Acacia (Toriko), Bardock (Dragon ball Z), Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto), Utsuro - 970 million (Gintama), Nana Shimura - 840 million ( My Hero Academia)
Xerec (formerly): Aizen (bleach)