* You quickly eliminate the zombies that you see using salt getting closer to where the battle is taking place. Once you go through the exit, the first thing you see is an enormous spider zombie not moving with Franky and Robin in the middle. You wave your hand towards Franky and Robin calling their name. Robin turns around and greets you with a gentle smile. Franky is well… Crying?
"Frisk! It's good to see that you're doing okay." - Robin
* You nod your head saying that you're glad to see them safe too. You ask why Franky is crying.
"SHADDUP! I'm not crying!" - Franky
* You look at Robin for an explanation. Robin explains to you how the two just met Brook telling them about what's going on here and how to get rid of the zombies. Also a bit of Brook's past.
"What a real man he is!" - Franky
* Allowing Franky to have his moment, you tell them that you found Nami, Usopp, and Chopper. Robin pats your head gently.
"Well that's good to know." - Robin
"That's SUUPPER! Where are they Frisk?" - Franky
* You tell them that you gave them a den den mushi to communicate with you when the time arises. Speaking of the devil, the den den mushi rings immediately and you accept the call. Before you can say anything Usopp speaks out first in a stressed whispering voice.
"No matter what, don't reply right now cause we're hiding inside a bear costume! No time to explain! Frisskkk! We just saw Luffy's shadow be taken by the guy…! Right now! We're heading towards some freezer! Helpp usss!" - Usopp
* With that the den den mushi hung up.
"Well let's start heading there! Frisk, do you remember where you last saw them?" - Franky
* You nod, it was the opposite side of this castle. You all start heading there but shortly after, there is a massive rumble going on in the castle with a roar that shakes the castle even harder.
"What is going on…?!" - Franky
"I'm worried about the others, let's go quickly!" - Robin
* On the way several zombies are blocking the way. However, the three of you simply over power them. Shortly after, you see Usopp and Chopper holding their grounds against the zombies. Many are taken down but they looked overwhelmed by the numbers. The three of you jump into fray eliminating all the zombies together.
"Franky! Robin! Frisk!" - Chopper/Usopp
"Are you guys injured?" - Robin
"I guess we didn't arrive in time though, huh? Nami is missing." - Franky
* Before more zombie arrive, you all quickly head down the stairs of the castle back towards the Sunny
"Nami just got kidnapped by a guy that can turn invisible!" - Chopper
"It's not as if her life is being threatened. If we reset back to the boat, we will be able to definitely save her!" - Usopp
"What on earth was that monstrous roaring sound we heard earlier?!" - Franky
"That was Luffy's voice! We'll tell you everything that we saw!" - Usopp
* Usopp and Chopper explains how once Luffy's shadow was cut off, his shadow was put inside a dead giant that's even bigger than the regular ones and how that is all the commotion going on right now. You all see that the Sunny is parked at the back of the castle. The zombies must have moved it. Once back on the ship, you all see that most of the furnitures were taken.
"... Thank god that you keep our money at least Frisk. Nami would have had a raging fit if she saw this and that the money's gone too." - Nami
* You all look around the ship looking for Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji. Usopp finds them all sleeping in the kitchen with pranks done on their face. Fortunately, Sanji has his shadows back but is still unconscious.
* Usopp, Franky, and Chopper promptly bite, punch, and kick the three but to no avail.
"Huh… Any idea's left? Because the last option is me using the bazooka on them to wake up." - Franky
"No… It's alright. Watch me. A Beautiful swordswoman has come with meat!" - Usopp
* The three wake up quickly.
"Beautiful!?" - Sanji
"Meat?!" - Luffy
"A sword!?" - Zoro
"These guys are hopeless!" - Chopper
"Why are we back up at the Sunny…? And my shadow is gone..! This is an eerie feeling…" - Zoro
"I still have my shadow… I remember being captured and having it cut off too and I passed out. What happened? Oh! Frisk-san! You're safe!" - Sanji
"Oh, thank Frisk for that. She recognized that the Penguin Zombie had your shadow so promptly freed it with salt." - Usopp
"Ahh~~! Frisk-san, you're always like a guardian angel who protects me! You can always have my shadow whenever you want!" - Sanji
"Idiot." - Zoro
"What was that?!" - Sanji
"Shut up! We have bigger problems we have to deal with." - Luffy
* A mature response from Luffy.
"All our meat is gone!" - Luffy
* ….. You promptly pull out some food for Luffy.
"Oh! Meat! Thank's Frisk! Did you have fun?" - Luffy
* You nod telling him that that this is an interesting place
* Usopp and Chopper finds out that the man that was stealing the shadows is a Shichibukai and that in order to get the shadows back, they need to put salt inside the zombies. You all also talk about how there is a giant zombie Luffy and how Nami was kidnapped for marriage. Sanji gets so upset of Nami being kidnapped for marriage that he bursts into flames. Sanji is quite literally on fire. Not even metaphorically. You are the only one that marvels at how he is physically generating heat.
"Good job finding their weakness." - Zoro
"It was the skeleton guy who told us about their weakness. And told us to get you guys first." - Franky
"You met Brook!?" - Luffy
"Yeah… I asked him a rather rude question. Since you wanted him to become a comrade of ours… I decided to check his character. He might be a frail skeleton… but… HE'S A REAL MAN!" - Franky
* Franky talks about how Brook has a promise he has to keep. One that he made when Brook was a pirate. How they would definitely come back to that place. How he has an obligation to keep a promise and how dying for 50 years doesn't count as an apology. The name of that friend is Laboon. Surprisingly, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp happens to know that very whale and how it is still waiting for the pirates to come back and keep the promise. You're lost in your thoughts before Franky explodes with tears
"UWAHHHHHHHHH. I LOVE BOTH THE BONE GUY AND THE WHALE!" - Franky
"Shut the hell up!" - Sanji, Zoro, Usopp
"I'm all pumped up! He's a musician, a talking skeleton, an afro, and he's Laboon's Nakama! Even if i'll have to drag him, i'll get him to board the ship! I'll make him one of our Nakama! Does anyone have an objection!?" - Luffy
"I concur, Dammit!" - Franky still crying
"I concur as well! I'm not scared of skeletons!" - Chopper crying along
"Fufu… Even if we object, would that change your opinion?" - Robin
"I want him to meet Laboon!" - Usopp
"He can join! But before anything, we have to stop Nami's wedding damnit!" - Sanji
* Zoro jumped down the boat and started walking towards the castle again.
"Zoro! Where are you going?" - Luffy
"I'll set food on land. The numbers of shadows we have to retrieve just increased? Hasn't it?" - Zoro
"Shishishi!" - Luffy
"All right guys! Start preparation for a counter attack! We'll blow out Thriller Bark and i'm going to beat the guy's ass!" - Luffy
"Yeah!" - Everyone.
* As you get ready to go back to the castle. You think about Brook and Laboon. How they waited countless years for a promise… You think about Asriel… You promised Asriel that you won't give up saving him. A miracle happened because both of them never gave up. It was infinitesimally small but neither gave up. The bonds that are made with others is not something you can give up. You look up at the sky. It is slowly becoming morning. Wanting to help Brook and get everyone's shadow's back. It fills you with determination.
