It was late at night that same day that Luffy told Zoro the truth. Sanji was keeping watch as he shivered in his blanket in the crow's nest.

"Geez, it's cold." he mumbled. "It looks like a full moon's out."

-Inside the ship-

Nami slowly opened her eyes as she sat up in the bed and groaned a bit before looking around. What she saw made her smile before she heard Grace whimpering next to her. She looked to see Grace crying in her sleep, her face sweaty and red.

"Grace." Nami whispered as she placed her hand on Grace's head. "Grace. Wake up." she said. No sooner did she say that did Grace's eyes shoot open. Her eyes darted around for a moment until they saw Nami looking down at her.

"N-Nami?" Grace said.

"You okay Grace? You look like you were having a bad dream." she said.

"I was." Grace said as she stared at the ceiling. "I'm...I'm scared." she said.

"I know. I'm scared too." Nami said before smiling. "But don't worry. We'll get better soon. These guys will make sure of it." she said as she looked around the room. Grace sat up and looked around too to see almost all of the crew scattered about, sleeping inside the room. "See?"

"Yeah." Grace said before they both laid back down and quickly fell asleep.

-3rd day of Grace and Nami getting sick-

Both ill girls laid in bed as their sickness got worse. Nojiko, Zoro, and Luffy stayed with them while the rest were wearing warm and clothing and keeping an eye out for an island as Vivi explained about the various islands on the Grand Line. How each island had it's own season from Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, and that the stabilized snowing weather meant an island was close.

"She's right. I see an island straight ahead!" Sanji yelled from the crow's nest.

"An Island?!" Luffy said in excitement. "Hey Nami, Grace! You two hear that? An island! Now you two can get better!" He said as he tapped his foot while repeating island.

"Go look if you want too." Zoro said before Luffy ran off.

"He's more of a child than any other person I've met." Nojiko said.

"You just figured that out now?" Zoro said with a smirk.

-Up on deck-

Luffy ran and sat up on the Merry's head as he gazed at the island in front of him.

'CHOPPER!' he thought as the ship sailed closer. "It's an island full of snow! It's amazing!" he cried out.

"We're here to find a doctor for Nami-swan and little Grace." Sanji said. "Not for an adventure."

"Snow is beautiful." Luffy said, ignoring Sanji. Everyone was staring around at the island, especially at the giant mountains that looked like drums.

"Aren't you cold in just that?" Usopp asked Luffy.

"Huh?" Luffy said.

"It's -10 degrees." Vivi said. "Bears get ready to hibernate at this temperature." Luffy just stared at them before grinning.

"Don't feel that cold to me." he said. Truth was, this all felt like a cool breeze to him.. After being thrown into Impel Down, word got out to the Celestial Dragons that the man who struck one of them was down there. Wanting to increase his misery, they ordered him to be moved to a different level every week until the day he dies. He shivered as the memories of going through the constant change between blood covered blade trees, giant monsters, famine, extreme heat, freezing cold, and isolation slowly drifted back to him. He even wondered how he managed to go through all that and still be alive.

"LIAR!" most of them shouted after seeing Luffy shiver. While Luffy got himself a coat, the ship slowly sailed down a river to a good spot to dock.

"Alright," Zoro said after coming up onto the deck. "Who's looking for the doctor? Matter of fact, who'll see if there are people on this island?"

"There are people here alright." Luffy said. "And they're not happy that we're here."

"Huh?" Gin asked before Luffy was proven right.

"Stop right there pirates!" someone shouted. Everyone looked to see many people on both sides of the river with guns, glaring at them all.

"Told ya." Luffy said.

'I've gotta learn that haki stuff.' most of them thought as a big man with a spade on his back stepped forward.

"Turn around and leave!" he said. "You pirates are not welcome on our island!"

"Hold on! We need a doctor!" Luffy said.

"We've got sick people on board!" Vivi pleaded.

"Liar!" one of them said. "This is our country! Now get lost or else!"

"Harsh way to greet people." Sanji said as he blew out some smoke.

"SHUT UP!" another shouted before firing, narrowly missing Sanji's foot.

"Hey!" Sanji shouted.

"They fired on us!" Usopp shouted as some of them looked ready to go for their weapons.

"Big mistake!" Sanji said as he glared at them, but was stopped by Vivi.

"Sanji wait!" she said as she stepped in front of Sanji until another shot was fired and Vivi fell to the deck.

"VIVI!" most of the crew shouted before getting pissed.

"BASTARD!" Sanji shouted.

"Prepare to fire!" shouted Dalton.

"ENOUGH!" Luffy roared as he released a low level wave of haki to shut them all up. Everyone looked at him as he walked over to Vivi. "Vivi! You okay?"

"Yeah." she said as she stood up and grabbed her arm. "It's just a graze."

"Alright." Luffy said before glaring at the people. They all felt their spirits freeze at his gaze before he dropped to his knees and bowed his head onto the deck. "Please help us!" he screamed. Everyone stared as his words echoed around them all.

"Please!" shouted Vivi as she joined Luffy on the deck. Nojiko joined them before most of them bowed their heads and asked for help. All of the villagers just were now stunned and left in awe before Dalton spoke up.

"We'll show you all to our town," Dalton said. "Follow me."

"Nice job Captain Luffy." Vivi said, truly impressed with Luffy's behavior.

"I learned it from you." Luffy said with a grin. Vivi just looked puzzled while Zoro smirked before the crew all split up. Luffy, Usopp, Vivi, Sanji, Alvida, Gin, Valerie, Greg, and Nojiko carried a sick Nami and Grace to the village while Zoro, Johnny, Yosaku, and Carue stayed to guard the ship.

"I must warn you though," Dalton said. "There's only one doctor in our entire country...and she's a witch."

"Huh?" most of them said.

'I believe it.' Luffy thought, remembering meetin her before she went berserk and tried to kill him and Sanji.

-A while later-

Zoro, Johnny, and Yosaku were guarding the ship before Zoro stripped down to his pants.

"What are you doing big bro?" Johnny said as Zoro breathed out and placed his hands together.

"I'm going to meditate while swimming in the cold river." he said.

"HUH?!"

"QUACK?!"

"Care to join me?" he asked.

"Uh, no thanks." they said. "We're not up to your level big bro."

"Alright." he said before diving in. They both stared at the water where he dove and sighed.

"Man, big bro's awesome!" Yosaku said with a grin.

"Swimming in that freezing water!" Johnny said in admiration. "No wonder he's strong." Both stared at the water again before the smiles slowly fade from their faces. "There's...no bubbles." Soon, both of them and Carue turned blue with worry.

"BIG BRO!"

"QUACK!" Carue said as all three of them dove into the water right as Zoro resurfaced with a smile.

"There's ton of fish down there!" he said before diving again.

-In the Village-

"Welcome to our town of Big Horn." Dalton said. Everyone stared around at the snow covered village as various people and animals wandered around.

"Look at this place!" Luffy said, still as excited as the last time he was here.

"This in definitely a snow country." Usopp said.

"Cold as one too." Greg grumbled before sneezing.

"Not a fan of cold weather?" Alvida said with a smirk.

"Finally!" Sanji said. "Now Nami-swan and little Grace can get well!" Dalton went around and putting everyone at ease before telling them to go about their lives. Vivi asked where the soldiers were, to which Dalton replied that there weren't any. After some walking and bowing to people, they entered Dalton's home before he introduced himself. While they got Nami and Grace into bed, Dalton asked if he and Vivi had ever met before, which she quickly denied before asking about the witch. After some talking, Dalton learned of Nami and Grace's critical condition before telling them to look out the window towards the mountains.

"What about...them?" Sanji asked before they saw a huge snowman looking inside.

"Mr. Snowman's Big Brother!" Luffy called out as he and Usopp were playing in the snow.

"It's not match for SNOWZILLA!" Usopp called out in laughter.

"GET IN HERE BEFORE WE KILL YOU!" most of them shouted. After Luffy and Usopp joined them all, Dalton asked them to look out towards the mountains out the window.

"Those are called the Drum Rockies." he said. "Do you see the castle on top of the tallest one in the middle?"

"Hey, he's right!" Valerie said as some of them looked out the window to see a castle was indeed on the top of them tallest mountain.

"Why is that castle important?" Nojiko asked as she placed a cool cloth on Nami and Grace's heads.

"Dr. Kureha, the only doctor on this island, lives up there in that castle?" Dalton said.

"Seriously?!" Gin asked in disbelief.

"Of all the places to live." Sanji said. "Well hurry and call her down here! It's an emergency!"

"Sadly, we have no way to contact her." Dalton said sadly.

"Say what?" Greg said in annoyance.

"And she's your only doctor?!" Sanji asked.

"She's an exceptional doctor, but very strange." Dalton said. "She's 140 years old."

"140?!" Sanji yelled while most of them stared in shock. "Is she even alive?!"

"Yes. And she also likes plums." Dalton said.

"Then what do the people do if they're sick or injured?" Vivi asked.

"She comes down every so often, seeks out patients, treats them, then takes whatever she wants from them." Dalton explained.

"She sounds like one mean old hag." Usopp said through his drink.

"More like a pirate." Luffy said, still believing that to be true.

"How does she even get down the mountain?" Vivi asked.

"It's only rumors, but people say that they've seen her riding in a sleigh that's pulled by some creature down the moutain on moonlit nights." Dalton said. "Which is why they call her a witch." Dalton finished before Usopp started panicking about witches and snow monsters finding him. "She may be the only doctor we have, but I prefer to stay far away from her. Still, the only thing we can do is wait for her to come down here."

"That's just great." Alvida huffed. "How will we know when the next time she comes down is?"

"Nami. Grace. Wake up you two." Luffy said as he gently slapped their faces.

"STOP THAT YOU MORON!" all of them shouted before Nami and Grace opened their eyes and looked at him.

"Hey you two, the only doctor in the county's on top of a mountain, so we're hiking up there." Luffy said in blank tone. Nami's eyes widened a bit while the others just stared at him in disbelief.

"Whoa there Luffy!" Gin said. "There in no shape to climb!"

"I'll carry them." Luffy said.

"They'll get sicker!" Vivi shouted. It soon turned into a screaming match before Nami's voice calmed everyone down.

"Nami?" Sanji said as Nami moved a hand up through the blanket.

"I leave it all up to you Captain." she said with a smile as she held her hand out. Luffy grinned and gave her a high five before Nami felt another hand under the blanket holding hers.

"Is it...really okay...to do that?" Grace asked. Nami looked at her to see her eyes full of fear looking back.

"It's okay." Nami said with another smile. "Luffy will get us through it."

"If you say it's okay...then okay." Grace said before looking at Luffy with a smile of her own. "Take care of us then Captain."

"No problem." Luffy said with the same grin.

"Luffy's idiocy has spread to them both!" Usopp shouted in disbelief as Luffy asked for meat for the journey.

-Outside the house-

Everyone had gathered outside the house as Vivi tied Nami to Luffy's back. Sanji and Greg would go with them with Greg carrying Grace on his back.

"I thought you said you hated cold weather." Alvida said with a smirk.

"Shut up." Greg said as Nojiko tied Grace to his back.

"The rest of us will stay here." Nojiko said. "Well only slow you all down."

"Okay Nami. Hold on tight!" Luffy said.

"Okay." she said quietly.

"I can't stop you, but you should climb up the other side." Dalton said. "The route to the top from here is full of Lapahns. They're giant, violent, man-eating rabbits. If a pack attacks you, you're finished."

"Don't worry. We'll be safe." Luffy said.

"Yeah, I'll take care of them." Sanji said.

"Luffy!" Nojiko suddenly said before walking in front of Luffy with serious look. "If anything happens to them," she started to say as her eyes betrayed her attitude. Luffy could see the fear in her eyes at the thought of losing Nami before she blinked. "Make sure nothing happens to them! Got it?!" she said. Luffy looked at her before smiling.

"Got it." he said.

"Good." Nojiko said before walking out of the way. "Now get going!"

"Let's go guys!" Luffy said before he and the others going with him too off running.

"I wonder if they'll be okay." Dalton asked after a moment of silence.

"Those three will be fine." Usopp said.

"The question is whether Nami and Grace can hold out long enough." Vivi said.

"They will!" Nojiko said. "I know my sister. She won't be beaten by some stupid illness!" Everyone looked at her as she gazed at Luffy's group.

"Come inside." Dalton said. "It's cold out here."

"I'm staying." Nojiko said firmly.

"I'll stay too." Vivi said.

"Me too." Usopp said. Soon all of them stood outside in the cold with determined expressions, despite some of them shivering a bit. Dalton looked at them all before a small smiled crossed his lips.

"Then I'll join you all." he said before sitting next to them all. Everyone was silent as they looked on as their friends were nearly out of sight. "Things were different."

"Huh?" Vivi asked.

"The doctors." Dalton said. "There's a reason only one exists in this country." His eyes shifted to the ground before continuing. "A few months ago, this country was destroyed by pirates."

"Pirates destroyed a whole country?!" Gin asked.

"So that's why you wanted us to leave." Vivi said.

"Yes. Just the word 'pirate' sends everyone here into a panic." Dalton said. "The crew consisted of only 5 people. Their captain, a man calling himself 'Blackbeard' completely destroyed our country with ease."

"Only five people?!" most of them said.

"Blackbeard?" Usopp asked.

"Never heard of him." Alvida said, still in shock that five pirates could do that much damage.

"Still, most of us see it as a good thing." Dalton said.

"What's so good about one's country being destroyed?!" Vivi asked in astonishment.

"Yeah. That's crazy! Why is it good?!" Usopp asked.

"Because," Dalton said. "Before they came, this country was ruled by a tyrannical king who brought much pain to us all. Our country's name was 'Drum Kingdom.' And our king was a cruel and spoiled man named 'Wapol.'

"Wapol?!" Vivi said as an image of Wapol flashed through their minds.

A/N: Stopping there. Hope you all like it. Tell me what you think of Luffy's memories of his time in Impel Down. The World Nobles were angry that Luffy attacked them, so I bet that's something they'd put him through.