"You know there's no way of persuading Luffy of anything. He won't listen even if we all gang up on him." Zoro spoke as he moved to the mast to sit.
"Fine then I guess I'll just stay put... unless." The navigator's eyes moved to Luna as she leaned against the railing.
Without opening her eyes she answered the silent question, "I believe you're unwell again Nami, if you think I can make that boy do anything. Thought we already been over that."
"But if I stay here I'll be killed!"
Zoro blew her off in favor of falling asleep, angering the red head.
"JERK!" She turned to the remaining woman, "Robin let's go beat some sense into Luffy."
The woman just shrugged, "won't work."
Conis showed up right on time to share the fake way home. Luna was the only one to pick up the dead look in Conis' eyes as she continued to lie. Luckily Robin noticed after Nami thanked the girl, the sweat dripping from her face. The two older woman met eyes while not making it known.
Once Conis left Robin brought up her doubts to Nami. Nami assured Robin of how captain's don't know when to give up as her evidence of how more people haven't made it back safely from Skypiea. Luna gave the woman's shoulder a squeeze, singling she wasn't the only one questioning the path.
Chopper changed into he's Heavy Point to pull up the anchor, when Luna started to hear the bubbling from below. Nami had changed into a shirt, while Chopper gave the okay.
Suddenly the Merry shook violently, Luna picking up Chopper as he fell over.
"What's going on?!" Nami cried as she looked over the railing. Merry shook again, waking Zoro who grabbed his swords as he awoke.
"I think we're caught in the current?" Chopper quizzically stated, unsure if he was right.
Luna shock her head, "no much worse. Everyone hold on!"
A massive lobster shot out of the water, carrying the Merry away from shore and toward the forbidden island. Zoro jumped over board onto the lobster for an attack.
A slight cracking was heard, making Zoro think he was dealing damage. Robin cut him off from attacking again pointing out the sky fish following them.
"Our punishment has already begun, and there's no way to stop it"
"I can't believe that overgrown crustacean dropped us in the middle of nowhere." Zoro complained.
Chopper, who was looking out over the white cloud water, "does anyone know where we are?"
"One things for certain we're somewhere in the middle Upper Yard." Nami replied.
Robin chimed in, "hmm, this seems to be some sort of alter for sacrifices."
"Alter?" Nami questioned. "WAIT SACRIFIECES!?"
Chopper turned to Luna, who was standing with her eyes closed not looking around like the rest. "Luna, what are sacrifieces?"
"Offering to gods, usually to win their favor." She answered shortly, her head was spinning and she was trying to regain center balance again.
Robin cut in telling the doctor that usually the sacrifices were offering someone's life. Terrifing the small doctor, "ARE YOU TELLING ME WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE HERE?!" Luna was unable to stop Chopper from falling off the Merry and cascading down the alter steps.
"Damnit!" Zoro jumped off following him, before he fell into the White Sea Robin used her devil fruit to catch the reindeer. He was still close enough for a sky shark to try and attack him, only to be stopped by Zoro.
Chopper reached the Merry just in time to see Zoro dive into the water with the sky shark.
"ZORO! ZORO!"
Everyone was waiting for Zoro to emerge from the water. Luna focused on the water, following him under the surface. He broke the surface in the mouth of the sky shark, freaking out both Chopper and Nami, as he went back under.
"W-what if he was eaten?" Nami asked horrified.
"The water would have turned red by now."
"WHY ARE YOU SO CALM ABOUT THIS?!" Nami yelled, worsening Luna's pounding head. Breaking sight with the sea Luna rested her head in her hand. "No she's right we would know if he was dead by now."
Zoro came up again, after punching the sky shark. He trecked his way up the altar panting out how they couldn't swim across. Nami chastised him for not using his swords, when the swordsman turned to yell at her, he noticed Luna.
"Hey, what's going on?" He asked to the white head as he watched her sink to her knees, squeezing her head. This caught the other's attention.
"Luna!" Chopper cried running over to her.
Luna took a deep breath, "I think it's atmosphere. There's too little oxygen for my body."
"But I thought your body was made of water?" Nami questioned.
"Y-yeah, it is. The compound is H2O, two hydrogen and one oxygen."
"The higher elevation is decreasing the oxygen for you." Robin finished.
"Yeah."
"Is there anything we can do?" Chopper asked unsure. Luna shook her head slightly, "no. I'll just have to rest and hope for the best."
Zoro scoffed as he scooped Luna up to take her to rest. "Chopper you'll have to stay here with Luna. Maybe try and fix Merry's haul." He place her on her bed, "I'm going to search for this 'God'"
"Oh and what do you think you'll do when you find him?" Nami asked annoyed.
Zoro's face filled with a confident smirk, "I don't know depends if he behaves himself."
"Zoro you're the bravest person I know," Chopper commented admiringly at the swordsman.
"And what about his priest? You gonna beat them up too? The last thing we need is you pissing off a God, it's kinda not smart."
Zoro looked at the pair over he's shoulder before smirking again. "By the time I'm done with him, this God is gonna bow before me."
If Luna had the strength she would have rolled her eyes at his arrogance. Luna felt herself fall asleep as the group made their decisions.
Chopper rightfully freaked out at the priest and blew the whistle to summon Gan Fall. He dodged as the priest attacked starting a fire with his lance. This angered the priest as his bird breathed fire at Chopper. The doctor dodges again just to see that the fire hit the Merry and started to burn.
"No! Not the ship." Chopper raced to stomp the fire out as the priest antagonized him.
"I don't even know who you are! Stop it and stay away from my friends!"
The priest attacked Chopper once more before punching him towards the mast. Chopper hit the mast only to have to move again as another fire attack was launched at him.
"AHHHH! NOT THE MAST! STOP IT PLEASE! JUST STOP BURNING THE SHIP! I'M SERIOUS! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"
Chopper grabbed the mast and through it into the White Sea. Before turning to the priest, burnt and hurt.
"IF YOU WANT ME THAT'S FINE BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE THE SHIP! THEY PUT ME IN CHARGE OF IT AND I'M NOT LETTING THEM DOWN! SO YOU CAN BACK OFF NOW, MISTER!"
Suddenly the door to the quarters slammed open, Chopper looked over forgetting Luna was still below resting. In the doorways stood Luna but Chopper could feel something off about her. Her white hair seemed to float, while her blue eyes gave off a white glow. She stomped out onto the deck, which shocked Chopper more since Luna was always a quiet walker.
She stopped between Chopper and the priest, her head slightly turn towards the reindeer, seeing him injured her head snapped sharply to the priest. Chopper then realized what she felt like, this was murderous intent. Even the villagers that attacked him never felt like this.
"Well, well, well there was another one aboard. Now if you just let me-"
The priest was cut off by Luna appearing right in front of him before grabbing his face and slamming him into the altar floor.
The priest gasp as he pulled himself up to look at the woman, now standing on the railing.
"I believe our doctor told you to get off our ship."
It was said so coldly, Chopper had shivers down his spine.
"Luna!"
The woman looked over her shoulder at the doctor and gave an apologetic smile, "sorry for keeping you Chopper. You did great protecting Merry."
Chopper got teary eyed at that, "but what about-"
She cut him off by placing a finger to her lip, "now no need to worry I can handle this wannabe holy man."
With that she jumped off the ship right onto the priest's leg. The man screamed in pain, retreating to his bird.
"You don't have the right to-"
"To stand up to a god like earlobes?" The priest face turned to horror at the nickname. "Oh please that man's a god as much as a cockroach is."
Before the priest could argue both of them felt a presence, Luna smirked at the priest.
"Looks like your number is up priestie boy."
Gan Fall attacked the priest, before the man rushed to his own bird yelling out to Gan Fall. Chopper happily jumped excitedly about Gan Fall, Luna stopped him from jumping so much while injured. The two shipmates watched the fight from the altar. Gan Fall attacked the priest shooting him off his own bird, before landing on Pierre. They circled back to line up with one another.
"Ordeal of String!"
The two men clashed so quickly Chopper could barely keep up.
"This battle is intense."
Luna looked rather bored with the fight and knew Gan Fall would soon be caught. Just as she thought that Gan Fall and Pierre stopped moving mid flight. The priest struck Gan Fall, as he fell Chopper cried out. Luna decided now to jump in, with a wave of her hand Gan Fall was pushed up to the steps to allow Chopper to get to him.
In an instant she was infront of the priest again, her nails dug into his face smashing his goggles.
"I'm sick of you. Thinking you are better than others cause you follow a guy with power. A power that would be common on the 'Blue Sea,' he is nothing special except for arrogant but even that's common anymore."
The priest couldn't do anything, it was like his body was frozen. Her nails felt like ice digging into his face, even his bird couldn't move. His eyes lowered seeing water wrapping around the woman's feet and his bird. Eyes widen, how was she doing this?!
"You've hurt our doctor, my friend, you've hurt our ship, and now you've hurt Gan Fall." She locked eyes with him, "if you weren't on my shit list before, you sure as hell are now. How about I show you want a true 'God' can do?"