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Connor sat with Chopper was looking after Ice-Berg and Paulie and directing their treatment. After they had jumped out of the burning building the Galley-La workers had immediately surrounded them but when they realised they had saved both Ice-Berg and Paulie they pulled them away from the burning building and begun to give both Connor and Chopper medical treatment.
Connor and chopper were not too badly hurt from the events in that had transpired; they both had some cuts and some minor burses. Chopper had some damage in his back from the fall and Connor had some glass in his arms but that was it. Once Chopper had been treated and bandaged his back up the reindeer began to treat Ice-Berg and Paulie.
Connor sat close by and kept out of the doctor's way, he watched the Galley-La fight the fire of the collapsing building. He had offered to help but the shipwrights refused and insisted he not push himself.
He glanced over to where Nami was lying, none of the Galley-La workers had helped her yet nor had they touched her. They were too busy trying to put out the fire, Connor supposed that this was a good thing as it meant that Nami would be left alone for now as Chopper was busy with Ice-Berg. Connor could tell compared to Nami Ice-Berg and Paulie needed the doctors attention more and he wanted to go over and see if she was alright but he also knew he shouldn't push his luck as he didn't know how the workers would react to him trying to help her.
After all they were only being ice to him and Chopper because they had saved Ice-Berg and Paulie.
Not long after Chopper had finished with Ice-Berg the mayor regained conciness, he sat up and looked around confused. Connor came walked over squatted down next to him encase Ice-Berg needed anything.
"I'm alive…What happened?" he mumbled.
"Chopper and I got you out of the burning building," Connor answered "by jumping out of your bedroom window,"
Ice-Berg looked up at him.
"That's on the third floor," he stated.
"I know, but there was no other way," Connor shrugged "Chopper took the brunt of the fall though so you me and Paulie weren't harmed,"
"Paulie…where's Paulie?" Ice berg asked worriedly at the mention of his friends name.
"Over there, Chopper's looking after him," Connor said and looked past Ice-Berg.
Ice-Berg followed Connors gaze and saw Chopper trying to get Paulie to stay still while Paulie was yelling at the doctor that he was fine however chopper knew otherwise. Ice-Berg sighed in relief at seeing his friend.
"He woke up just after chopper finished with you," Connor claimed.
Ice-Berg looked around and the crowd of people and saw Nami who was just coming round herself, however she was instantly grabbed by some of the workers and they started shouting ate her; demanding to know where Luffy was.
Nami tried to push them off her but she was still disoriented and in no condition to stand up for herself. Upon seeing this Ice-Berg got up and walked over to them.
"Excuse me…but could I have a word with her," Ice-Berg asked.
The workers stopped and looked at him.
"Ice-Berg…you need to rest, let us take care of this," one said.
"I will rest…once I talk to her," Ice-Berg claimed "Besides that fire needs your attention,"
The workers were reluctant to let Nami go but Ice-Berg was the mayor and their boss so they had no choice. Ice-Berg led Nami back over to where Connor, Paulie and Chopper were; Nami was happy to see Connor and Chopper were not crushed by the falling roof and was concerned about their injuries.
They sat down with Paulie, Connor and Chopper; Paulie had finally agreed to let Chopper treat his injures now that he could see Ice-Berg was alright.
"Nami what happened to Luffy and Zoro?" Connor asked.
"They got thrown out of the room by Lucci and Kaku," Nami said sadly "and…Lucci has a devil Fruit too,"
"Which one?" Connor asked.
"A Zoan type, he called it the Neko Neko no Mi, Model Leopard," Nami said.
"Leopard, is that some kind of animal?" Connor asked.
"Yes it's a yellow spotted cat,"
"Odd, Lucci doesn't seem like the cute kitten type," Connor pointed out.
"Leopards are predators Connor, they are very fast and very dangerous and take great pleasure in hunting and killing their prey," Nami explained.
"Okay that sounds more like Lucci," Connor agreed.
Nami nodded and looked over up at Ice-Berg.
"What did you want to talk about?" Nami asked.
"Well, first I wanted to apologise for the way me, my employee's and my city have treated you and your crew," Ice-Berg started "we falsely accused your crew of a crime you didn't commit and for that you have my apologies,"
"You also have my gratitude for saving both mine and Paulie life, once things calm down I will sort everything out so you and your crew will not be persecuted for this crime,"
"Oh…um…thanks," Nami responded.
"However, I also wanted to talk to you about Nico Robin," Ice-Berg said.
This peeked Nami's, Chopper's and Connor's interest. Chopper stopped his work on Paulie to listen in and Paulie leaned in closer as well.
"What about Robin?" Nami asked.
"Straw Hat claims she would never have attacked me like she did…so I need to know. Did Nico Robin start acting strangely once you lot arrived on this Island?" Ice-Berg asked.
"Yeah, it was around the time Robin and I were exploring the city," Chopper answered.
"Can you tell me exactly what you were doing at the time?" Ice-Berg asked looking at Chopper.
"We were just looking around, I spied a book shop so we were going to go and look at some books since Robin and I both like reading," Chopper claimed "I went in but Robin never followed and when I went outside to see if she was coming she was gone,"
"I see…so that's when they got to her," Ice-Berg sighed.
"That's not possible, Lucci, Kaku and Kalifa were at the shipyard with us at the time," Paulie pointed out.
"And the next morning we find out that you've been attacked and Robin did it…and we took the blame," Nami said.
"I trust you went out to look for her," Ice-Berg said.
"Yeah we eventually found her but she said she didn't want to travel with us anymore," Connor said sadly.
"Did she say why?" Ice-Berg asked.
"Only that she had a something she wanted to do that she couldn't do with us," Chopper answered.
"We came here tonight to get answers as to why she left the ship, but all she said was the same thing Connor and Chopper told us. That she had a wish she could not fulfil with us and even after everything that happened we still don't know what that is," Nami sighed.
"About that…I do," Ice berg claimed "I know what her goal is,"
"What how?" Nami asked in shock.
Nami, Chopper and Connor were stunned; Robin had told Ice-Berg her goal and not them. None of them could think of a reason for it.
"I asked her tonight while the rest of CP9 were not in the room…a last request if you will," Ice-Berg claimed.
"So what is it…what's her goal?" Nami asked.
"First you must understand a few things. The government has been working here in this city long before you came so no one is going to blame you for their presence," Ice-Berg started "however they must have gone to look for Robin when they learned that your crew was here,"
"Didn't that Admiral we met say he wanted to confirm Robin's location and that he would need to report to HQ that she was with us?" Connor asked.
"That's right he did," Nami realised "CP9 must've already known that she was with us by the time we landed...after all Kalifa stated that she was part of our crew when listing off our bounties,"
"So they knew she was you guys. But why target her? I know she has a massive bounty on her head but so do Straw hat and another of your crew. Why only seek Robin out?" Paulie asked "the government can't claim their own bounties,"
"Well that's my fault," Ice-Berg admitted "You see both Nico Robin and I have the power to awaken an ancient and terrible weapon. The government wants that weapon,"
"A...An ancient and terrible weapon?" Nami gasped.
"Yeah, I was entrusted to some blueprints to build it and government was less than thrilled at my refusal to give them it. That's why CP9 was here, to take those blueprints by force," Ice-Berg said.
"But the blueprints you sent me to destroy were fake," Paulie claimed, he was now piecing things together.
"They were, I no longer have them. The truth is I gave them to someone else to hide not long after I became mayor...this was about a week after Klifa, Lucci and Kaku were hired,"
"Then...the fakes were planted to throw them off the trail," Paulie realised.
"Who did you give the real ones too then?" Connor asked.
"Franky," Ice-Berg said.
"Wait him...why the hell would you trust him with something so important?!" Paulie yelled.
"Because Franky was the only one I could trust," Ice-Berg claimed "It had nothing to do with you or any of the other workers. I was Toms apprentice and the government wanted the same thing from him as they did from me," Ice-Berg explained "Once I united the ship yards, became mayor and it was made public knowledge that I was toms apprentice then I knew I too would be targeted by the government. I could not trust anyone at that time,"
"Still why him? Franky is the most well-known hoodlum on the Island," Paulie pointed out.
"Franky isn't his real name, he changed it at my suggestion," Ice-Berg claimed "his real name is Cutty Flam,"
Paulie started at Ice-Berg in shock.
"No...that can't be right...Cutty Flam died years ago," Paulie claimed "everyone knows that,"
"I thought so too...but no he didn't. Franky is Cutty Flam. He came to see me but I turned him away because I did not want to appear suspicious. I met Franky Later that night in secret and told him everything, I gave him the blueprints and told him to take them and leave the Island. He agreed to change his name and hide the blueprints but he refused to leave,"
"So where did he hide the blueprints?" Connor asked.
"I don't know, other than reports of Franky's troublemaking deeds I have not had any contact with him since then," Ice-Berg claimed "But CP9 know that I gave him the blueprints and have likely gone after him,"
"But how dose Robin fit into any of this?" Connor asked.
"Well there is a chance that Franky got rid of the blueprints and if he didn't he would not tell the government where he hid them," Ice-Berg claimed "In that case they would simply have Robin tell them what they need,"
"But how would Robin know about it?" Nami asked.
"Because Nico Robin has the ability to read the Poneglyphs," Ice-Berg said.
"What's a Poneglyph?' Connor asked "Robin has never mentioned it before,"
"There special stones that have a record of the worlds history carved on them, however their written in a language no one can read anymore. The blueprints I had were said to have been copied from one of these Poneglyph," Ice-Berg claimed.
"Wait so...if they can't get what they want, there going straight to the source?" Chopper asked.
"Yes, I don't know if it is true that they were transcribed from a Poneglyphs but if it is true then yes. All they would need to do is get her to transcribe some new ones," Ice-Berg claimed.
"But wouldn't they need to find this history block thing first?" Connor asked.
"They know where it is, those blueprints while have been passed down from one generation to the next by famous shipwrights, it can be traced back to where they originated from...Alabaster," Ice-Berg claimed.
"Alabaster...wait didn't Luffy say that he fought Crocodile near a big stone block with squiggles on it?" Connor remembered.
"That's right and Robin was there for...oh no," Nami gasped.
"What is it?" Ice-Berg asked.
"Robin...she was in Alabaster...and...the tomb where Luffy fought Crocodile...she...she already has the information the government wants," Nami realised.
"Then that's not good, that weapon is one of three capable of destroying the entire world," Ice-Berg claimed.
"There's more of them?" Paulie shouted in shock.
"Yes but the other two locations have been lost to time," Ice-Berg claimed "The only record of their locations would be on one of those Poneglyphs,"
"But none of that tells us the real reason she left," Nami pointed out "or what her goal was,"
"CP9 have a weapon called the buster call, it calls 10 fleets of highest grade of military ships to a certain location. Those fleets then completely and utterly destroy that location," Ice-Berg explained "CP9 threatened to use it against you,"
"Us?" Nami asked.
"Yes, if Robin did not cooperate with them. She agreed on the condition that the 6 members of the straw hat pirates leave Water 7 safely," Ice berg said.
"But there are 7 of us," Chopper said.
"Only if you include Nico Robin in that count," Ice-Berg corrected.
"So...So...So Robin didn't betray us...she was saving us," Nami realised.
"Yes she said she would let the whole world be destroyed if it meant your safety," Ice-Berg said seriously "she chose you, a small band of pirates over the entire world,"
Nami, Connor and Chopper stared at Ice-Berg in shock as they processed what he had just said.
"So...that's the reason Robin did all this?" Connor asked.
"Yeah it is," Ice-Berg confirmed.
"This is…this..." Nami started.
"I know it's a lot to process and I am sure you will need some time," Ice-Berg stated.
"THIS IS GRET!" Nami cheered out loud.
"Yes it is...wait what?" Ice-Berg asked confused.
"Isn't this great guys?" Nami asked Connor and Chopper.
"Yeah it is," Chopper agreed.
"It's a relief to know she doesn't hate us and it wasn't something we did," Connor nodded.
"Umm...I'm sorry but why are you acting like this, don't you understand what I just told you?" Ice berg asked.
"Of course, you told us everything we need to know. Robin didn't betray us and now that we know the real reason we can get her back," Nami claimed "We have to find Luffy and Zoro and tell them,"
"What about the Buster Call? If that's hanging over your heads then..." Paulie started.
"Who cares about that, we'll deal with that later, right now we need to get to Robin," Nami declared.
Ice-Berg and Paulie blinked a few times, this was not how either of them expected the pirates to react to such news.
"Well if your serious about saving Nico Robin, you had better hurry," Ice-Berg claimed "once she leaves this Island you may never catch up with her,"
"Huh...what do you mean?" Chopper asked.
"There is a special service to Enis Lobby tonight at 11pm, it's for government personal only so I suspect Nico Robin will be on it too," Ice-Berg explained "It's the last train out due to Aqua Lagna. If you miss it there will be no way to go after it,"
"Alright what time is it now?" Nami asked.
"10:30pm," Ice-Berg answered.
"What...we only have 30 minutes?!" Nami cried out "That's not enough time,"
"Nami, Chopper and I can look for Luffy and Zoro," Connor offered "Once we find them we can meet you at the train station,"
"Okay," Nami agreed.
They turned to only to come face to face with the Galley-La workers, the fire was now out and the workers were now coming over to deal with the pirates.
"You pirates are going to pay for what you did here tonight," one of the workers hissed.
"We don't have time for this," Nami moaned.
Suddenly Paulie stood up and walked in front of Nami, Chopper and Connor.
"Oi you lot, get the Yaggeras out and help these guys find their friends," Paulie ordered.
"Huh...why? After everything they have done?" the workers cried out "they attacked you and Ice-Berg,"
"Shut up, they didn't do it, if it wasn't for them Ice-Berg and I would be dead," Paulie scolded "So get your asses in gear and give them a hand,"
"But what about Lucci and Kaku?' another asked "they could still be trapped in the mansion,"
"Forget about them, they had to go home for an emergency...they won't be back," Paulie said, while trying to keep his anger in check "Right now we're going to help them and that is final,"
The workers looked at him and then over at Ice-Berg, unsure what to do. Ice-Berg nodded and the Workers began to disperse and get their Yaggaras. Paulie turned to look at Nami.
"You come with me, I'll get you to the train station," Paulie said.
"Thank you," Nami said gratefully.
Once the Yaggara's were all out Paulie and Nami both got in separate ones with another galley-la worker and they sped off. Chopper and Connor went with the rest of the workers to start searching for Luffy and Zoro. One of the workers stayed with Ice-Berg to help him get to a safe place to rest. Ice-Berg watched them all go with a thoughtful gaze.
"They're not going to make it," Ice-Berg muttered.
"Sir?" the worker who had stayed behind asked.
"Nothing just thinking that those people don't appear the type to give up," Ice-Berg stated.
He stood up and began to walk away.
"Ice-Berg wait, you need to rest...where are you going?" the worker called after him.
"There is something I need to do, go help the others in the search," Ice-Berg ordered as he walked away.
Nami and Paulie's Yaggara sped down the cannels at top speed; normally it would take a good 45 to 50 minutes to get from the Shipyard to the train station. However due to the fact that there was no one else on the canals and the wild storm leading up to Aqua Lagna had turned the canals into insanely fast rapids. It was a struggle to hold onto the Yaggaras, however the bulls did not seem to mind the how fast they were going; in fact they enjoyed it.
"We're about half way there," Paulie shouted at Nami, he needed to shout so she would hear her.
"If we keep going at this speed we'll make it," Nami said happily.
"Maybe...that is if they don't leave early due to the weather," Paulie said.
"Wait...that's and option?" Nami asked.
"Of course, especially in weather like this," Paulie shot back.
"Crap...we need to hurry," Nami cried.
Ten minutes later the station came into to view. However both Paulie and Nami herd the whistle of the train.
"There it is, where's the train?" Nami asked Paulie.
"Straight down the central staircase," Paulie answered.
"Got it," Nami said and she jumped out of her Yaggara the second it was near the shore of the station before it had even stopped and ran towards the station.
Nami ran down the stairs as fast as she could even missing a few steps as she ran.
"Robin please...don't go...don't get on that train," Nami begged "we'll fight them, CP9 the government all of them, just don't get on that train,"
As Nami came down the final flight of stairs she saw the Train was still there, she smiled as she had made it in time. Unfortunately that relief was short lived as the train began to move and pull away from station.
"No...no no no no no..." Nami cried out.
She jumped off the last few steps and ran across the stations floor but the time she made it to the edge the train was gone and she caught a last glimpse of the caboose as it disappeared into the storm.
"No...No...ROBINNNNN!" Nami cried out after it. But it was too late, the train was gone.
Paulie came down a few seconds later and ran over to her.
"Hey did you..." he started and Nami instantly hugged him and started crying in his arms.
Paulie was a bit shocked by this but wrapped his arms around Nami anyway to comfort her.
"I'm sorry," Paulie said.
As Paulie was comforting Nami he noticed two conductors hiding nearby watching them. Paulie let go of Nami and took a few steps forward to address them.
"So the train left early did it?" Paulie asked.
The conductors flinched at having being caught and they came forward. One was a short plump man and the other was a tall man skinny man, both were wearing a conductor's uniform.
"Yeah the seas were getting rough and everyone was on board...so we thought it best to move up the departure time," the plump conductor explained "After all Aqua Lagna is due soon,"
"Right. We should get to safety then," Paulie stated, he then turned to Nami "We need to go, it's too dangerous here and there is nothing you can do to stop a train that has already left,"
"No," Nami said seriously.
"No?" Paulie asked.
"No I can't accept this," Nami said angrily "Lend me a ship, a big strong and fast one,"
"A...A ship?" Paulie asked.
"Yeah I'll chase that after that train myself," Nami declared "I'm not staying on this Island anymore,"
"Idiot, do you know how dangerous the sea is right now?" Paulie scolded "there is no way I am giving you a ship,"
The conductors watched Nami and Paulie argue.
"Hey what's going on?" the tall conductor whispered to his companion.
"I think there braking up," the smaller on responded "and Paulie is trying to stop her from leaving,"
"I see. there must have been something between them but now she's leaving him...what could have happened though to make her want to leave in right before Aqua Lagna?" the tall one asked.
Before the conductors could jump to their own conclusions and the argument could continue Paulie instantly grabbed Nami and both conductors and ran out away from the edge of the train station. A second later the a massive wave flooded the lower floor, it was so powerful that the time table board and several chairs that were bolted down to the floor were ripped off and dragged back out to sea.
Nami, Paulie and the conductors were lucky that they hadn't been pulled out as well.
"See this is why you can't go," Paulie said to Nami.
"Was that...Aqua Lagna?" Nami asked.
"No that was just the lead up, there will be more of those over the next hour, increasing in size and strength until the big one hits," Paulie claimed
"Now come on, the station will be flooded soon,"
The group left the station and once outside they were greeted by the two workers who had come with Nami and Paulie. One of them ran up to Nami and handed her a letter.
"This was left for you," he said.
"A letter? how did you find it?" Nami asked.
The man pointed to the wall of the station and everyone turned to look. There painted on the wall in large bright pick letters was a message and an arrow pointing to the spot where the letter was found.
'Nami-Swannnn Read this. No one else is allowed to read this expect Nami-sawn because there all idiots,'
"That Idiot," Nami moaned.
"Do you think...do you think there is another man involved with this woman?" the tall conductor whispered to his counterpart as he read the message.
They looked towards Paulie and Nami.
"SO what does it say?" Paulie asked.
"Hang on, most of it is an annoying love letter," Nami claimed as she read the letter.
"Ah so there is a second man involved," the plump conductor said quietly "Poor Paulie, he never stood a chance,"
Paulie looked over and noticed that the conductors were looking at him with sad and sympathetic eye.
"Why the hell are you two looking at me like that?" he asked.
"He's being so strong," the conductors said together.
Paulie rolled his eyes as he was in no mood to deal with whatever the conductors were thinking and refocused on Nami.
"Good news, Sanji got on the train before it left," Nami said a happily "Along with Usopp and a...funny blue haired man,"
"That's probably Franky," Paulie claimed "he's the only one in town that fits that description,"
"Wait there is a third man too and a fourth too?" the plump conductor asked "and the fifth is Franky?"
"Poor Paulie, he'd better give up now," the tall conductor said.
"Don't worry Paulie we support you, you'll find someone who loves you for you one day," the conductors cried.
"What the hell are you two going on about?" Paulie demanded.
"Anyway Sanji left me this Den-Den Mushi and he's going to call me when he can," Nami continued.
"He left her a phone with the promise of calling?" the conductors gasped "that is commitment,"
"Alright lets go join the others in the search, you can need to tell that beast man doctor of yours," Paulie claimed.
"There's a beastly doctor now...that makes seven men...just what kind of woman is this?" the conductor wondered.
Paulie left to with his partner and Nami ran over to the conductors.
"Hey I need a favour," she said "I need you to find meat and alcohol,"
"Meat and Alcohol?" the tall conductor asked.
"Yes and lots of it, find it and then come find me," Nami ordered.
"Umm...why?"
"Trust me it will make things easier on everyone involved if I have meat and Alcohol," Nami claimed.
The conductors looked at each other for a second and agreed to Nami's request. Nami then ran back to her Yaggara with her Galley-La worker and they headed off to find Chopper and Connor.
"Is she planning an orgy or something?" the tall one asked.
"With so many men involved it's the only possible explanation," the plump conductor agreed.
"Right...hey if we get what she asks for...do you think we could join in too?" the tall one asked red faced.
"Lets...let's just see," the plump one responded.
It did not take long for Nami to find Connor and Chopper; as soon as she did she updated them on what had happened at the train station. Hearing that Robin had already been taken and Sanji was with her only made them more determined to find Luffy and go after her. However even with all the Galley-La workers searching every street there was still no sign of Luffy.
As the search continued the only place the workers had not searched was the back streets and lower parts of the city, but no one wanted to go down there as it was too dangerous.
Nami, Connor and Chopper had eventually reached the end of the upper area of Water 7, despite the poor visibly and heavy storm weather they were determined to find their missing crew mates. As they looked Connor spied a familiar figure looking out towards the ocean
"Hey look, it's Kokoro," Connor said and he pointed out to the drunken woman and small girl who was next to her that they met earlier.
Nami looked and saw her, she and Connor ran up to her.
"Kokoro, you came to Water 7?" Nami asked.
"Hmm..." Kokoro responded and looked down at them from her place on the railing.
"Oh your those Pirates from yesterday, did you get your ship looked at?" she asked.
"Yeah we did...we need a new one," Connor said sadly.
"Oh...sorry to hear that," Kokoro said.
"But what are you doing here? Did you come to take shelter from Aqua Lagna?" Nami asked.
"Of course, if I stayed at my station in this weather I would drown in the sea," the woman claimed.
"Then what are you doing out here in the rain?" Connor asked.
"Judging the size of Aqua Lagna," Kokoro claimed "the sea always pulls back right before it hits, depending on how much it pulls back depends on the size of the wave,"
"Really...then how big of a tidal wave will it be?" Connor asked interested.
"Take a look for yourself," Kokro said.
Nami and Connor did so, Connor struggled to climb up onto the thick boundary railing and their eyes widened at what they saw. The entire back streets and lower town was completely devoid of water, the lower building that were normally submerged could be seen clearly along with reefs, sunken fishing bots and coral. they could see off into the distance was what looked like a wall of water.
"What...what happened to the ocean?" Connor asked.
"I told you, the sea pulls the water back before Aqua Langa strikes," Kokoro stated "although...it's never gone quite this far back before. This year is going to be the biggest wave yet,"
Connor and Nami stared at her for a few moments and then back at the now empty lower part of town. Neither one of had any idea the massive amount of damage that Aqua Lagna could do.
"Hey, there's something out there," Chimney suddenly said.
"Where?" Nami asked looking out to the lower town.
"There, between those two buildings," Chimney claimed and pointed to two tall buildings right next to each other. There was a tiny gap between them.
Nami didn't see anything and she squinted her eyes. Connor however activated his second sight and he could make a faint blue glow.
"Nami there's something glowing blue out there," Connor claimed as he deactivated his sight.
"Glowing bl...you don't think..." Nami said but trailed off. She looked closer and sure enough she could see Luffy stuck between the buildings.
"Luffy...it's Luffy," Nami said happily.
She jumped off the railing and ran towards the nearby stair that led to the lower area of the city.
"Luffy...Nami wait how did he get out there?" Connor called after her but Nami was already running towards the stairs that led to the lower part of town.
"Hey where are you going...Aqua Lagna will hit any minute. Do you want to die?" Kokoro cried upon seeing what Nami was doing.
Nami ignored both her and Connor and once she was on a level close to the rooftops she jumped off the stair and started running along the roof tops towards Luffy.
"Idiot girl, does she have a death wish?" Kokoro hissed.
"Connor," a familiar voice called out.
Connor turned to see chopper running his way with the Paulie and the rest of the Galley-La workers.
"What's going on?" Paulie asked "why is that shameless woman running across the rooftops?"
"It's Luffy, he's out there. He's stuck between two buildings," Connor answered.
"He's what!" Paulie yelled and instantly began looking for the rubber captain.
"What we have to..." Chopper started and then tailed off as he noticed something in the distance as well.
There not that far out in the opposite direction of Luffy was what appeared to be two legs striking out of a chimney and they were wiggling about.
"I think I've found Zoro," Chopper said.
Connor looked in the direction chopper was looking and he to saw Zoro's legs.
"Oh yeah, that's him," Connor agreed with a sigh.
"Right better go get him," Chopper said and he followed Nami's lead in heading out and jumping across the rooftops to get to Zoro.
"Wait what about the tidal wave?!" Connor called out after Chopper. But it was too late; Chopper was already half way over to Zoro.
Connor sighed and considered joining him; however the fact was that Connor was too small and not strong or athletic enough to successfully make cover the distances between the roof tops; so he settled for watching from the railings with Kokoro.
Connor kept his eyes on Nami since Zoro and Chopper were closer, due to the poor visibility it was difficult but since he knew roughly where Luffy was he was able to follow Nami. As he watched Nami stop in front of the buildings where Luffy was supposed to be Paulie ran up next to him.
"Hey where is that shameless girl and the reindeer?" Paulie asked.
"Out there," Connor said and pointed to the lower town.
"What...what are they doing out there?" Paulie demanded "don't they know how dangerous it is?"
"Luffy and Zoro are stuck out there, they've gone to get them," Connor claimed looking up at him.
"THE HELL IS WORNG WITH THEM; THEY'LL NEVER MAKE IT BACK IN TIME!" Paulie screamed.
"What do you mean?" Connor asked.
"Look," Paulie said and pointed out to the ocean.
Connor looked beyond the edges of the lower city and his eyes widened, the massive wall of water was now getting closer and approaching at an incredible speed and Luffy, Nami Zoro and Chopper were still down there.
"Shit," Paulie hissed and started to run towards the stairs leading into the lower area.
Suddenly the two building that Luffy was trapped between were forced apart, Luffy grabbed Nami and stretched an arm out to reach the top of a domed building and used it to fling themselves to safety. At the same time Zoro had also gotten free from the chimney and Chopper quickly swallowed a Rumball, he changed to his jumping point and he and Zoro leapt out of the lower area and landed on stairs just as Aqua Lagna hit and flooded the lower streets with water.
"They made it," Connor cried happily.
"No...they didn't," Kokoro claimed.
"What do you..." Connor started but he got his answer as the top of the stairs where the rest of the straw Hats were was suddenly engulfed in a giant wave.
"WHAT THE...I THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE!" Connor screamed with worry "DOSE THIS NORMALY HAPPEN?"
"No this year's Aqua Lagna is unusually large," Kokoro stated "they
"Hey, I need a little help here," Paulie called out.
Connor and Kokoro looked and saw that Paulie was struggling to hold four knotted ropes that shot out into the water. Connor ran over to him and grabbed on to them as well and began to pull. Several other Galley-La workers who had just arrived saw Paulie and ran over to help as well and with the combined strength of everyone they managed to pull in the Luffy, Zoro, Nami and Chopper.
Once the four pirates were out of the wave and crashed on the ground. Everyone who was pulling on the ropes also fell over backwards as the immense weight from the water instantly disappeared once the pirates were free.
Connor stood up and ran over to his friends.
"Are you all alright?" he asked.
"Oh man I thought I was going to die," Nami panted.
"Speak for yourself," Luffy said weakly.
Zoro didn't respond he was too busy trying to pull chopper off his, the tiny doctor appeared to have fainted while he had an incredibly tight death grip on Zoro's head. Connor saw Zoro struggling so he went over to help the swordsmen.
"Alright enough fooling around," Nami said standing up "We need to go after Robin,"
Luffy nodded and stood up as well, he turned and looked at Paulie.
"Hey lend us a ship, now," Luffy demanded.
"A ship...you still want to sail in this weather?" Paulie yelled.
"Yeah, we're going after Robin weather you give us a ship willingly or not," Luffy said seriously.
"Don't be stupid, I already told that woman that no ship in the world can sail through Aqua Lagna," Paulie claimed.
"Then what about the sea train?" Nami asked "that made glides over the oceans surface and it made it through the storm,"
"Well yes but..."
"Then give us a seatrain, it'll be faster and can get through the storm," Luffy said.
"We don't have another sea train," Paulie explained "Puffing Tom is the only Sea Train in the world and even if we did it like any other ship would not be able to handle this kind of weather,"
"But the one Robins on left just fine," Nami argued.
"They left with time to get out of Aqua Lagna's range, if they had waited to leave till now even puffing tom at top speed would not be able to make it through the tidal waves now," Paulie claimed.
"So what do we do?" Luffy asked.
"For now let's get to safety, the sea will have calmed down enough tomorrow. You can set out then," Paulie said.
"No that's too late, Robin will be dead by then," Nami claimed.
Suddenly Zoro let out a huge gasp and he took deep breaths, he and Connor had finally managed to pull Chopper off the swordsman face.
"Oh thank god...are you trying to suffocate me?" Zoro yelled, he then noticed the tense atmosphere "what's going on,"
"They're refusing to give us a ship to after Robin," Luffy said angrily.
"Oh...so are we taking one by force then?" Zoro asked.
Luffy, Zoro, Nami and Connor had no intention of leaving Robin to the government and if they had to fight the Galley-La workers to go after her then they would do so.
"Now now there is no need for violence," Kokoro interrupted before a fight could break out "You lot should listen to Paulie,"
The Straw Hats tuned and looked at her.
"Aqua Lagna is unusually large this year, any ship would be torn to shreds in a normal year but you'd all be obliterated the second the ship touched the water in this," Kokoro explained "Even Puffing Tom would be not make it out of the station now,"
"So what we just leave Robin to die?" Nami asked.
"Where was Puffing Tom going?" Kokoro asked Paulie.
"Enis Lobby," Paulie answered
"Enis Lobby huh...hate to tell you this but Criminals never come back from Enis Lobby," Kokoro said sadly "your friend got on a one way train ride,"
"What's Enis Lobby and why won't Robin come back?" Connor asked.
"Enis Lobby is one of the three main government Islands that make up the world governments power," Nami explained "There's Enis Lobby, Impel Down and Marine HQ,"
"Enis Lobby is where they take high profile criminals the government or marines capture for sentencing. If your friend is going there then she must be a very high profile pirate," Kokoro claimed "Once she's been judged your friend will either be executed at Marine HQ or sent to Impel down...either way her next stop is hell,"
The straw hats stared at the station master in silence as they processed what she said. If Robin was really going to one of the government Islands then if they were to go after her not only would they be walking into an Island that would be filled with top government agents but it would be like handing themselves over. Going after Robin would mean taking on the World Government itself and if they lost or made a single mistake then the rest of the Straw Hats would suffer the same fate as Robin; even if they did succeed there would be no guarantee they could escape.
"Knowing this do you still intend to go after her?" Kokoro asked seriously.
"I don't care where they've taken her. We are not giving up on Robin," Luffy said firmly.
Kokoro started and Luffy and then burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Luffy demanded.
"Nothing, you just reminded me of someone I knew a long time ago," Kokoro said "He had the same conviction and determination for the impossible as you,"
Kokoro took a drink from her bottle and let out a sigh.
"Alright, if you lot are so desperate to die then follow me," Kokoro said and she turned and started walking away.
"Where too?" Nami asked.
"To a hanger only I and one other has access too,"
"Why would we want to go there?" Zoro asked.
"Simple, I'm going to loan you a sea train," Kokoro smiled.