Chapter 5

Mew meats the stew crew, and a long-nose or something

"Okay, so in the proper order of priorities." Nami muttered around the tip of the quill she was holding in her mouth, while also glaring at a sheepish Zoro and Luffy, both of whom had big red bumps on their heads from Nami smacking them.

"A proper ship to carry us, a cook, at least one more crewmate, supplies that include meat and booze, and finally whatever else we can think of for later. Agreed?"

"Aye, yeah, Mew!" The two pirates and one pirate mascot eagerly agreed.

"Good. Now we can step off the boat!" Nami ordered while she gestured to the beach that they had landed at. A beach that they had largely ignored because of a comment by Luffy had started the entire priorities discussion. One that had taken several minutes to sort out despite the fact that the beach was guarded by an army of pirates, or an army of pirate flags at least.

"Pay attention to me! I am the almighty Captain Usopp, leader of 80 million vicious pirates, this island and its village worships me as a god!" The long-nosed pirate atop the cliffs shouts, pulling back his slingshot to fire at them again. The stone bouncing off of the Barrier that Mew had created, much like every other shot he had taken since they arrived.

"Will you give it a rest already?!" Nami screamed as she whipped her head around to glare at Usopp. "You don't have 80 million men, it's just you and 3 kids up there! Mew already told us!"

"And another thing!" Nami, while she had been shouting, had gotten out of the boat and stomped up to where Usopp was currently standing. Well more quivering in fear as the terrifying red-head stalked up to him. Nami proceeded to give him the tongue lashing of a lifetime as she laid out every single thing that made his lies unbelievable. Along with suggestions about how to make them more believable.

Once she finally ran out of steam Luffy interjected to ask a question. He, with Mew on his shoulder, and Zoro having exited the boat during Nami's rant. "Hey you said your name was Usopp, do you know someone named Yasopp?"

Mew quickly grew bored of the conversation even as it was introduced to a bunch of kids with names of stew ingredients. Instead Mew flew around the beach in a slow circle after leaving Luffy's shoulder. Soon spotting a crab that scuttled about on its own little errands. Unaware of the Pokemon that followed it from overhead. Mew wondering how this place had such small Krabby's.

"Mew we're heading into the village to get some food!"

Looking up from the crab Mew could see Luffy waving at it, beckoning Mew to come join as the group started to depart. Mew quickly flew over to perch itself on Luffy's shoulder as he chatted with Nami, Zoro, and Usopp. The trio of stew ingredients ran ahead of them while occasionally interjecting comments of their own.

It didn't take them long to reach the village, a nice little place even if the villagers did a double take upon seeing Mew, then the restaurant, where the staff also did a double take. They were too professional to comment however, placing a plate stacked high with food, and a bottle of milk down in front of Mew.

It didn't take Mew very long to devour all of its food. The pink Pokemon patted its bulging belly before it floated over to curl up around Luffy's neck. Eyes blinking slowly with tiredness until Mew fell asleep.

Mew didn't manage to sleep for very long however before panicked shouts made it open its eyes. The group had gone somewhere while Mew had been napping, as it found the group all standing beside a tall stone wall. Carrot, Onion, and Pepper, the stew ingredients, having joined the group as well.

Mew had just started to fall asleep again when Luffy jostled it as his arms stretched out, to grab onto the top of the fence.

"Gomu Gomu No..." Zoro, Nami, and the kids all latching onto Luffy in a vain attempt to stop him.

"Rocket!" With the sound of a rubber band snapping the entire group flew into the air, just clearing the fence before the weight dragged them back down. The lot of them landing in a heap except for Mew who had flown up just before they crash landed.

"What the heck are you guys doing?"

"Usopp, who are these people?"

Two voices asked at the same time, Mew tilting it's head back in the direction the voices came from. Usopp was standing on the branch of a large tree looking down at them. The branch almost reaching the open window of the nearby mansion, where a pale young woman with blonde hair was sitting in bed, also looking down curiously.

"Mew?" Mew asked as it flew up to the window, startling the young woman enough that she scooted back a bit from the window.

"Ah, umm Mew this is Kaya, she's a good friend of mine. Kaya this is Mew it's well I have no idea what it is, but it's the creature I was telling you about."

Mew floated closer as Kaya tentatively extended her hand, Mew bumping it's head against the hand playfully which caused Kaya to let out a giggle, fingers soon scratching behind Mew's ears. Basking in the attention Mew continued to study Kaya before reaching behind it's back, pulling out a white egg which it offered to her.

Kaya took the egg from Mew before glancing at Usopp who could only shrug in response. Mew bumping Kaya's hand with it's head, pushing the hand towards Kaya.

"Mew." The creature proclaimed, nudging the hand a second time. Usopp and Kaya staring at it blankly.

"Mew want's Kaya to eat the egg, says it help heal her like the milk did with Zoro!" Luffy shouted from down below, extracting himself from underneath the pile of bodies. Kaya looked back at Mew just as it nodded, bumping her hand for the third time.

Finally Kaya raised the egg up, taking a bite out of the Soft Boiled gift that Mew had presented. Kaya made a pleased noise as the taste hit her tongue, not noticing the sparkles that swept across her body, nor the way she briefly glowed. Usopp however did, staring at Kaya and Mew with wonder in his eyes.

Mew, still very full and tired from getting woken up, yawned before it flopped down onto the bed beside Kaya. Mew sauntered up to the top of the bed before it crawled beneath the sheets. A lump visible underneath the sheets as Mew made its way into Kaya's lap, tail wrapped around itself as it curled up to return to sleep. Very determinedly ignoring the angry words and scuffling that occurred soon after.

Mew remained asleep despite Kaya shifting about, leaving and returning to the bed several times, and Mew being moved up to beside the pillows so that it was nestled between them and the wall. Night fell, the crescent moon rising into the sky before Mew's eyes snapped open. A smothering wave of killing intent radiating from the man that had just stepped into the room. Intent that was focused on Kaya as she slept.

Mew launched itself into the air with a Screech of rage, tail flashing as it hardened while also gaining a metallic sheen. The Iron Tail smashed into the assassin's long clawed glove, breaking one blade at the same time as it sent the man flying backwards towards the wall. The flash from multiple Barriers going up around Kaya illuminates the room, even as the man twisted in midair and kicked off of the wall, landing perfectly poised beside the open door.

"Klahadore! Mew! What's going on?! Is that blood?!" Kaya shouted as she bolted upright in the bed, eyes flicking between Klahadore, her butler for the last three years and the blood-stained clawed gloves he wore, and Mew, the pink Pokemon Growling as it floated between her and Klahadore.

"..What Usopp said wasn't a lie, you are a pirate!" Even as she spoke Kaya's face ran through various emotions. Surprise, betrayal, fear, anger, and finally hardening into resolve.

Klahadore straightened slowly, pushing his glasses up with the palm of his hand, a habit that even three long years hadn't managed to break. One that Kaya was only now understanding the reason behind. It was so he didn't cut himself with his claws.

"Ah Miss Kaya it seems that I get the pleasure of killing you tonight after all." Klahadore's voice dripped with malice, the man practically vanishing as he charged towards Kaya in another attempt to kill her.