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Bold is for attacks

Wyper's POV

That damn cook dragged me out to help me with his food shopping. While we were out we saw Robin, Chopper wasn't with her.

"You think that guy in the mask was him?" Sanji asked me.

"Doubt it why would he need to wear a mask to walk around. Maybe your eyes were playing tricks on you? Maybe your eyebrow burrowed into your brain?"

"Shut it!"

We finished the rest of his shopping and got ready to head back to the ship.

"Sanji!"

We looked over and saw the fur ball running towards out boat. He hopped in and told us he couldn't find Robin anywhere.

"This isn't good." I said.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Sanji said.

"It's all my fault I should have been paying attention." Chopper said.

"It's not your fault Chopper. Let's head back to the Merry and hope she's there."

"She'd better be, cause if she ain't Steve will throw a fit." I told them.

The cook mumbled something about how Robin should pay more attention to him not Steve.

"You're not pulling them apart." Chopper told him "I may be young but even I can tell they have something special."

I just laughed "They should just stop skirting around it and make out already."

That only seems to set the chef off "We're going back to the ship now!"

Steve's POV

"What'd you mean you can't fix the Merry?!" Luffy begged.

"It's the Keel isn't it?" Paulie said.

"Yep."

"Do you folks know what that is…It's like the backbone of a ship. Every piece of wood connects to that beam. If it's cracked there's nothing that can be done. You can't replace a Keel you have to build a new ship." Paulie explained.

"Really, there's no way." I said.

"Your ship is nothing more than a pile of wood waitin' to be scrapped."

"How could you say that?!" Nami yelled.

"I'm only telling you the truth." Paulie explained.

"Well can't you just rebuild the Merry?" Luffy asked.

"Impossible!" The bird cooed "there are no two identical ships."

"What do you mean?"

"There are no two identical trees, the wood may be the similar, but you would be the ones who would notice the difference."

"So you're saying Merry will never sail again?" I asked him hoping this was all just a bad dream.

"That correct." Iceberg said cutting my soul "You can leave it here and take it apart now or let it die naturally. But there is a brightside, now you can buy a new ship. Even if you ship was brand new a model like that wouldn't last much deeper into the Grande Line, the seas are just too strong and your opposition will only have more powerful ships as well."

"Well Luffy…?" I looked at him.

"No…I don't want a new ship!" Luffy said whining "Just fix it I'm sure Merry can keep going, we sailed here today didn't we!"

"Luffy there professionals, they know what they're talking about. I know it's hard but we should listen." I told him.

"No I don't believe them!"

"Then you're going to sit on it and watch it sink." Iceberg said "A whiney brat like you thinks he can call himself a captain."

We all just looked at each other for a while, I think what Iceberg had just said hit Luffy personally.

"That's enough for today. Come back if you want a new ship, the 300 million you have will be plenty for a new ship."

The secretary handed us a magazine of ship models and went to help her boss. Some agents from the government came by so we hid behind a nearby pile of wood.

"Hmmmm." Luffy mumbled.

"What's wrong?" Nami asked him.

"They feel light."

"Don't joke like that Luffy." I told him.

"Yeah there's 100 million Beli in there it can't possibly be light." Nami told him as she opened up the cases.

"AHHHH!"

"What the hell are you screaming for?!" Paulie yelled.

"IT'S GONE. 200 MILLION BELI GONE!"

"Those briefcases aren't even yours!"

A man with a bad cowlick asked Kaku if he had been with the Franky Family earlier.

"What are you talking about I haven't seen them all day."

"That's odd I swore I saw a long nosed man with them today."

Wait…Long…Nose…

"USOPP!"

"Why was he with them?"

"Well he wasn't with them as much as they were carrying him." The man explained.

"So he was kidnapped!" Nami yelled. "You two go find him!"

Luffy and I went off to try and find our friend. Luffy went to the top of the buildings while I hit the streets.

"I'm gonna jump like that foreman."

"Luffy this isn't the time to fool around!"

He jumped anyway.

"Wait for me idiot!" I said throwing a whip around the soaring Luffy.

We flew across the city. It was beautiful from up there in the air. We splashed down in the water and I had to pull Luffy out onto dry land. I looked around and Saw the whole crew, well everybody except Nami, Robin, and Usopp.

"What are you two doing?" Rose asked me.

"HEY! Usopp got taken!" Luffy told them.

"We know we're going to the place he got taken." Sanji explained.

"Usopp got the crap beaten out of him." Wyper said "There's a lot of blood here."

"He must have gone on alone…This is the place Nami found him but he's not here." Zoro said.

"We need to find this Franky Family." I growled "NOW!"

We headed to the Franky House, the base of operations for the people last seen with Usopp. Outside we found Usopp on the ground, he wasn't in good shape. Chopper treated his wounds and said he'd be okay.

"Just wait for us a little longer Usopp."

"Do whatever you want in there." I told them "I don't give a damn how wild you guys wanna be, raise hell."

When we got close to the door a large man emerged from the house, we sent him flying back into the house without hesitation. They were having a party, most likely at our expense.

"Look at them, here for the money. What can you do you're just six men and a woman."

Another man about as big as the last guy "If you're as weak as the Long nose I'll give you a free hit."

"Gum-Gum Bazooka!"

The thick armor that the man was wearing shattered with the blow.

The men were terrified of Luffy's attack "Le…Let's talk this out like gentlemen."

Before they knew it Rose was already behind them "It's far too late for talk. Sunset Shower!"

She jumped off their backs as multiple men suddenly fell over bleeding.

They tried to fire a bunch of cannonballs at us but Zoro took care of them. He not only cut the cannonballs but the cannon as well.

"Holy Crap! He even cut the cannon!"

"You need to be taught a lesson." Sanji told them "Party Table Kick Course!"

"Let me show you a real pain Flame Dial!"

Wyper scorched the men and sent them running at me and Chopper.

"Roseo Coronedo!"

"Whip Crush!"

"Listen let's all calm down. If you want the 200 million it's too late. Our boss Franky took that already. He was getting on the Sea Train and we have no idea where he's going or when he'll be back. No matter how much you destroy you can't get your money back!"

Luffy punched the man in the face.

"You still don't get it." Rose told them.

"This isn't about the money." Sanji explained.

"You made a big mistake." Zoro added.

"We're going to annihilate you." Luffy and I told them.

The fired a bunch of random junk at us.

"Burn Bazooka!" Wyper melted all the shrapnel that was shot at us.

The rest of us went on a rampage to eliminate our problem.

"36 Caliber Phoenix!"

"Gum-Gum Gatling!"

"Whip Tornado!"

"20,000 Thorn Broadsword: Fell Stinger!"

It took us a few more minutes to tear the whole house down and knock out most of the men.

"Are we going after Franky?" Sanji asked as we sat amongst the rubble.

"Where would we go?" Zoro asked.

"Those guys didn't know anything." Wyper said "We'll have to wait and ask Franky."

"But by then he'll be done shopping and spending our money." Rose said.

Chopper told us Usopp was ready to move, he just needed someone to help him carry the sniper.

"Let's head back" I told them "Nami's alone on the ship and you guys said you didn't know where Robin was. Come on Luffy."

I'm worried about Robin, I hope she's okay.

"I've decided." Luffy said looking out at the sea "It's time to say goodbye to Merry."

AN

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