One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda
Kingdom Hearts characters belong to Square Enix and Disney
OCs belong to me.

-Chapter Four-

"What?" Vivi owlishly blinked, perplexed by the sudden aggression that came from the rubber man who mere hours ago was laughing and having the time of his life.

"Hey, Zoro, what did you do to piss him off?" I called out with a raised brow, staring at the swordsman in curiosity as I tried to recall if he had done anything recently that might have upset the captain.

"What do you mean "what did I do?" I didn't do a damn thing!" Zoro snapped before looking towards our captain who started to rush down the hill that he had been standing on—running straight towards Zoro with a furious look in his eyes. Perhaps if the captain wasn't inflated to the size of a balloon I would have taken the sight before me more seriously...but I couldn't, he just looked too ridiculous for me, especially with how that inflated stomach of his seemed to just jiggle.

"Oh! Ow!" I winced the moment Zoro harshly kicked the raven-haired man and sent him flying straight towards the two people he had been about to face himself, knocking them both back in the process. "That's got to hurt..." I mumbled, scrunching up my nose before shaking my head as I turned my attention towards the princess.

"Shouldn't we stop them?" she asked, looking quite concerned about the events that were currently unfolding.

"Nah, they'll be fine" I assured her with the dismissive wave of my hand. "Once I'm sure Luffy's gotten out whatever anger he's built up, he'll be easier to talk to" I said. "So, princess—"

"Just call me Vivi" she interrupted

"Right" I nodded. "So, Vivi, mind giving me the basic rundown on the situation at hand?" I asked. "Like who exactly those two over there are?" I inquired while motioning with my head towards the two individuals that Zoro had just knocked back by using Luffy.

"Those two? If I'm correct, they go by the names Mr. Five and Miss Valentine's Day, both employees of Baroque Works" Vivi explained after a moment of thought.

"I see..." I mumbled with a nod, my attention once more brought back towards Luffy and Zoro who both were stilling going at it. It was quite clear to me though that their fighting seemed to have now frustrated Mr. Five and Miss Valentine's Day as the two attempted to interfere—attempted to shove their way into the two pirates fight as if wanting to prove that they weren't meant to be taken lightly. Neither of them got very far though as Luffy and Zoro didn't even bother to spare them a second glance before they knocked them both out of the way. It was clear that their minds were only focused on the fight between themselves and nothing else. "See that's why it was for the best not to jump right on in" I said, rubbing the back of my neck the moment I caught sight of Vivi's terrified look.

"T-they took them both out in the blink of an eye!" she sputtered out in shock. I only hummed in agreement, now crossing my arms over my chest as I continued to watch the fight between the two of them—it wasn't long before it eventually just turned into a full-blown fistfight that led to them hitting one another's face at the exact same time with the exact same force that sent each of them flying back. I winced as their bodies painfully crashed through the walls of two nearby buildings which caused such a large mess of debris and dust as an unnerving silence finally settled between us all.

"Are the two of you finished now?" I asked aloud, uncrossing my arms and placing my hands on my hips as I patiently waited for them to answer. My actions seemed to receive me a raised eyebrow from the princess due to how feminine the stance was as opposed to how a man would stand when waiting to receive an answer. I was quick to fix my mistake as I continued to stare ahead at the mess the two had created during their brawl, soon raising an eyebrow when neither one seemed to answer as more silence was the only response I received.

"Come on, Carue" Vivi suddenly cooed out, her voice soft and comforting as she petted the top of the duck's head.

'Carue...what a nice name' I softly smiled before curiously watching as she and her duck started to slowly inch forward.

"I'm not so sure that's the best thing to do right now" I said, crossing my arms behind my head while staying put—they were silent now, but I had no doubt that they would quickly recover from the blows they had received and would most likely go straight back to fighting, I doubt they've gotten everything out of their system that quickly. Vivi seemed to only brush off my words as she and Carue carefully moved forward and it wasn't until she was halfway through did she come to a halt, startled as the two men suddenly stood up and lunged at one another once again—both ready for round two of their fight.

"You idiots!" Nami's sharp growl suddenly cut through the air. "You're supposed to be protecting the princess so I can get my money!" I winced as I watched how she violently struck the back of the two's heads and sent them both crashing into the ground—both of them now groaning in pain as she picked them right back up by the back of their shirts and gave them both the most venomous glare she could muster.

"When did you get here?" I asked, carefully inching my way towards the woman as I did my best to be mindful not to get too close unless I wanted to risk getting hit myself.

"That's not important right now, what's important is knowing why you didn't stop the two of them!" she angrily snapped, quick to jab a finger in my direction. Man, if looks could kill, I was sure I would have already been six feet under by now.

"Tch! Sorry, sweetheart, but I don't really have a death wish right now" I scoffed with the roll of my eyes.

"What? What's this about money?" Vivi butted in before Nami had the chance to wring my neck out like I knew she wanted to based on the way she was glaring me down for my response.

"Oh! That's right, we need to talk" the ginger seemed to calm down just a little as soon as she turned her attention towards the princess whose head was tilted in confusion. Her attitude now seemed to just change into a much sweeter one opposed to the venomous tone that she had just a few seconds ago towards the rest of us. "Will you two quit it?!" she irritably snapped the minute Luffy and Zoro tried to start another fight with one another as they now smacked and pulled at each other's hair in a childish manner while still in her hold. I couldn't help but turn my head to the side, raising a hand to cover my mouth as I attempted to stifle my laughter at the ridiculous sight.

-Later-

"So you see, in return for protecting you, I get one million beli" Nami finished explaining.

"Oh, well you see…that might be a problem..." Vivi hesitantly mumbled, quick in directing her gaze elsewhere as she nervously scratched at her cheek. It seems this small action of hers and the sudden change in her behavior was enough to instantly catch Nami's attention.

"Why's that?" she questioned with a raised brow as she leaned forward, looking quite curious to know why the princess would have such trouble in rewarding us for offering to safely deliver her back to her kingdom. Despite being hesitant at first, Vivi didn't waste a minute as she went straight into explaining the current problem that seemed to be plaguing her homeland.

"Oh, I see" I said once she had finished her explanation. "Since you're in the middle of a civil war currently, it makes sense that you wouldn't have that much money" I noted which caused Nami's shoulders to slump downwards as a dejected look settled on her face.

"That makes sense..." she mumbled in agreement as she leaned back against the wall behind her and let her head droop.

"So what's the boss' name?" Luffy suddenly asked, now eagerly leaning forward from where he was seated as it seems he had become quite curious about the villain in the princess' story.

"Excuse me?" Vivi owlishly blinked, not quite following along with what the pirate was asking.

"The boss' name? Come on, you have to know it, don't you?" he asked once again, this time provoking a reaction from the blue haired woman as she fearfully took a step back and raised her hands in defense. Wildly shaking them in front of her as she harshly shook her head from side to side.

"Yes, I do—but please, ask me anything but that!" her voice was strained, her tone was frantic, and her eyes were wide with fear as a nervous sweat started to build up upon her brow. "This man is quite dangerous and he would not hesitate to kill you if I were to reveal his name to you!" she warned.

"You're right" Nami nervously laughed as a strained smile now tugged at her lips. "I mean, this guy is trying to take over a whole country" her voice quivered in slight fear, similar to Vivi's.

"Well yeah, that's true—but I mean, what's so bad about his name?" I asked, not seeing why either woman was getting worked up over this. "It's not as if he could hear us from all the way out here" I pointed out, raising an eyebrow as Luffy excitedly nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, so it wouldn't hurt for you to tell us" he grinned.

"Trust me, none of you would have a chance against a Warlord like Crocodile" Vivi suddenly claimed which caused a tense silence to fall between us all that was soon disturbed by the sound of a bird's wings flapping from the top of the building right beside us which was then shortly followed by a vulture's cry. Looking up, we quickly spotted the strangely dressed vulture that sat peacefully on top of the building along with an otter who was sitting on its back. With another caw, the bird soon took flight with the otter clinging to its back the minute it had noticed that we had spotted it.

"You idiot!" Nami cried out as she harshly grabbed the front of Vivi's jacket and begin to violently shake her back and forth. "Why did you open your mouth?!" she cried out, tears now rushing down both of their faces as Vivi babbled out incoherent apologies.

"Was that just a vulture and an otter? How long had they even been sitting there?" I questioned, curiously staring out in the direction the two animals had disappeared in.

"Cool!" Luffy laughed in excitement at the sight as he happily clapped his hands, and I could not tell if his excitement was based around the fact that the princess' enemy was a Warlord or if it was because of the two animals that had been eavesdropping on our conversation. "Hey, where are you going?" he asked when he noticed that Nami was starting to walk away.

"They don't even know what I look like yet! So I'm leaving!" she angrily shouted right back.

"Where would you even go?" I asked.

"Don't know, don't care! Just as long as it's away from here!" she huffed before stopping and clapping her hands in awe as the vulture and otter returned, now holding up detailed drawn pictures of us all for her to see. "Wow! That's amazing" she praised, before angrily turning around and storming her way back towards us with a scowl on her face. "Now what are we supposed to do?!" she snapped.

"Worry not, I will lead them off your trail" a new voice suddenly piped up which caused me to turn my gaze away from the fuming navigator and instead towards the owner of the voice. An uncomfortable feeling soon settled into the pit of my stomach when I spotted Igaram who was now dressed up in clothes that looked similar to Vivi's...the man did not make a good looking woman. Well, more like the clothes weren't really his style.

"You look funny, old man!" Luffy burst out laughing upon seeing the older man, finding great amusement in the costume he wore.

"Igaram, what are you doing?" Vivi questioned, looking quite surprised by the sight before her and the man's sudden appearance out of nowhere.

"I will be disguised as you, princess, and—along with these dummies—I will buy you and the others some time to escape" Igaram simply explained as he held up a total of four dummies.

-Later-

"Bye, old man!" Luffy happily waved along with the rest of us as we watched Igaram set sail in his own boat—one that was of a decent-sized as he now had the four dummies leaned up against the railing of the ship so that they would appear almost like the figures of regular people from a distance.

"I got to give him credit on those dummies, from this distance, they almost look like real people" I remarked, impressed with how it felt like the man's plan might actually work...just as long as no one got close enough to get a good look at him or the dummies he had set out.

"Yeah, they kind of do now that I look at them" Nami agreed with a smile...though it wasn't long before whatever peace that had been between us all was soon destroyed by the sudden sound of a loud explosion that came from the small ship Igaram had taken. It was an explosion that had been large enough to light up the night sky as it quickly set the entire boat aflame and ate away at the wood quicker than anyone would have been able to jump ship and dive underwater to survive.

"Igaram!" Vivi screamed in horror, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes as her knees finally gave out on her and she dropped to the ground. Nami was the first to snap out of her horrified state, reacting quickly as she dropped down to her knees and wrapped her arms around the distraught princess in a comforting manner.

"We're going to have to go now if we don't want Igaram's efforts to go to waste!" she shouted. "Luffy, go get Sanji and Usopp and bring them to the ship!" she ordered with a snap, already motioning for the rubber man to go without a second glance. "Skylar, Zoro—let's go" she told us, quick to pull both her and Vivi up off the ground as she pushed the young princess to move we the rest of us quick to follow.

-Later-

Once we had all boarded the ship and set sail away from Whisky Peak, all that was left to do was for Nami to simply explain to Sanji and Usopp what was going on—all she needed to do was catch them up to speed and then we should be good. Though, to be honest, I found her methods of explaining to be a bit violent. Softly did I pat Vivi's back, occasionally rubbing circles around it as I mumbled comforting words to her in an attempt to help her through her grief as she silently mourned Igaram's death. Despite everything though, Nami couldn't help but voice her relief over the fact that we had managed to get away so easily without any trouble. Eventually, her words started receiving responses from a strange, yet calming voice that didn't really sound familiar...

Wait a minute.

It seems I hadn't been the only one to notice this new voice as we all quickly turned towards the owner of it. Easily spotting the raven-haired woman who was comfortably seated up on top of one of the ship's railings, silently staring down at us all in quiet amusement. I couldn't help but narrow my eyes in suspicion as I wondered how exactly she had managed to make her way onto the ship with such ease that none of us had spotted or heard her doing so.

"Who's that?" Zoro asked.

"I-It's you!" Vivi sputtered out, her eyes widening as she stumbled back in an attempt to put some distance between herself and this strange woman.

"I just happened to run into Mr. Eight a short while ago, he didn't look so good" the woman grinned.

"You killed Igaram!" Vivi sneered, a look of pure hatred in her eyes.

"You! What are you doing on my ship?!" Luffy angrily asked. "And how did you get here?! Who are you?!" he snapped.

"Answer him! What are you doing here, Miss All Sunday?!" Vivi demanded.

"So you know who she is?" Nami questioned. "Which of the number guys is she partnered with?" she asked.

"Her partner is Mr. Zero, the boss" Vivi answered.

"Gah! Crocodile's her partner?!" Nami cried out.

"She's a bad guy?" Luffy questioned.

"She was the only one who knew the boss' identity—that's how we found out who he actually is, by following her back to him" Vivi explained.

"To be accurate, I allowed it" Miss All Sunday lazily smiled.

"So she's a good guy then" Luffy said, not quite following along with what was happening.

"I know you knew we were there, you were the one who told the boss what we knew!" Vivi snapped. "Weren't you?!" she frowned.

"That's right" Miss All Sunday nodded.

"Alright then she is bad..." Luffy grumbled.

"Luffy, would you cut it out already?" Zoro frowned in annoyance.

"She's a bad guy, Luffy, just leave it at that" I said.

"You still haven't told us what it is you're doing here!" Vivi snapped.

"Oh, right" Miss All Sunday said as she realized that she had yet to answer the questions from earlier. "You were just so serious about the whole thing that I couldn't help myself—a princess doing whatever it'd take to help her country while making herself an enemy of Baroque Works, the idea was just so...ridiculous" she chuckled.

"You killed him!" Vivi hatefully screamed as we all pulled out and pointed our preferred weapons right at the woman, each of us now looking ready for a fight.

"Sanji...um...you do realize what you're doing here, right?" Usopp asked from his spot on Miss All Sunday's left where he had his slingshot pulled back and pointed right at her.

"Nope, not a clue—I just know that the beautiful Miss Wednesday needs me" Sanji said from his spot on Miss All Sunday's right where he had a gun pointed at her head.

"I would really appreciate it if you would stop pointing those at me" Miss All Sunday sighed as Sanji and Usopp were suddenly tossed over the side of the railing and down onto the deck of the ship while the rest of us were forced to drop our weapons.

"You mean..." Zoro clenched his jaw as mine and his swords were suddenly smacked right out of our hands which caused them to clatter to the ground

"She's eaten..." Vivi frowned.

"A Devil Fruit" Zoro glared.

"Yeah, it seems so, but what exactly is her power?" I questioned after having not been able to catch a glimpse at what exactly had knocked all of our weapons from our hands or what she had done to so easily be able to toss two full-grown men over the railing and down onto the deck of the ship without even touching them.

"Wow! Now that I get a look, you're beautiful!" Sanji swooned as his one visible eye turned into a heart the second he looked up and finally got a good look at the woman above him.

"Now there's no need to get so excited, you can all calm down, I haven't been given any orders to follow here" Miss All Sunday assured us. "I have no reason to fight you" she said as she suddenly stole Luffy's hat and began to spin it around on her finger. "So, you're the captain—I heard so much about you, Monkey D. Luffy" she said.

"Give me my hat back! You want me to come up there and take it!" Luffy snapped, his breathing now labored due to his sudden anger.

"You are a bad person, I demand you leave this instant!" Usopp frowned.

"Bad luck, taking up a princess who Baroque Works has already made up their mind to see eliminated" Miss All Sunday grinned as she placed Luffy's hat on top of her head. "Protected by a mere handful of pirates" she seemed to tease. "But you're luck gets even worse because of the direction your Log Pose is indicating, you see" she said which caused Nami to quickly look down at the Log Pose. "The name of the next island is Little Garden," she grinned, "we won't even need to lift a finger, you'll all be dead long before you reach Alabasta."

"My hat, give it to me!" Luffy demanded once more.

"I told you to leave now, e-evildoer!" Usopp shouted.

"Evildoer? Seriously?" Zoro questioned.

"Yes, keep calling her such childish insults, that will surely get her to leave" I sarcastically said.

"You don't think it's a little foolish? Allowing yourselves to be wiped out?" Miss All Sunday grinned as she finally gave Luffy his hat back while tossing a small item towards Vivi in the process. Looking over at her, I leaned in close to peer at the item only to find that it was just an Eternal Pose. "With that, you'll be able to avoid Little Garden altogether and head straight to an island that's just short of Alabasta, Nanimonai" she explained, her grin seeming to widen as she added on the small comment about how the chances of our pursuers following us there would be slim.

"She's...helping us...?" Nami hesitantly questioned as she looked up at the woman in confusion.

"Why are you doing this?" Vivi cautiously asked.

"I don't believe it, there has to be a catch to all of this" I said with the shake of my head

"I have to go with "him," this is most likely a trap" Zoro agreed as he crossed his arms. Miss All Sunday only seemed to mumble something underneath her breath, the amusement on her face even growing more prominent with each passing minute as she waited for someone else to speak. Vivi seemed to be lost in her thoughts as she stared down at the Eternal Pose, her eyebrows furrowed as if she was debating on whether or not to accept this alternative route given to us.

"Luffy?" I questioned when he suddenly walked past me, his eyes ablaze with ferocious anger.

"Who the hell cares?!" he sneered as he snatched the Eternal Pose right out of the princess' hand and held it as tightly as he could until it broke—glass shattering into a million pieces which earned him a few surprised squeals from Nami and Vivi, even I couldn't help but flinch at the sound of the glass breaking and the sight of how calm he was as he destroyed the compass.

"Idiot!" Nami snapped, harshly striking him and sending him back as she stood over him with an infuriated look. "She told us the best way to go! What if she really was trying to help us?! Then what?!" she shouted while pointing back at Miss All Sunday who just silently watched this all happen.

"You don't decide where this ship goes" Luffy seriously said as he looked away from Nami and towards the strange woman.

"How unfortunate" Miss All Sunday hummed as she stood up and walked over to the side of the ship. "Though I don't hate those with high spirits, hopefully, we'll meet again" she remarked as she looked back towards the rubber man just as he sat up.

"No!" was the only response Luffy gave as he crossed his arms which in return only caused the woman to smile before she jumped off the ship and disappeared out of sight.

"I-Is the island she m-mentioned really that bad?" Usopp stuttered out as his legs began to shake.

"I don't know" Vivi admitted. "By the name of it, Little Garden, it doesn't sound bad" she shrugged, clearly unsure of herself.

"Little Garden, huh?" I questioned.

"Do you know about it?" Nami asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Uh...no..." I shook my head, averting my gaze elsewhere as I cleared my throat. "The name just sounds strange is all" I really didn't know much about the island itself, just that many books seemed to deem it as dangerous. But it couldn't really be that bad of an island…

Could it?

It didn't really take that long until we found ourselves sailing down a riverbank that led straight through the island of Little Garden nor was it that long before the peaceful silence of the air around us was soon interrupted by the loud ferocious growl of a saber-tooth tiger that now steadily followed alongside the ship by land.

"Maybe we shouldn't stop" Usopp nervously suggested as he and Nami started to shake in fear at the sounds of the tiger's growls.

"You think so?" I hummed, casually leaning against the railing and watching the tiger's slow movements as if it looked about ready to pounce right towards us. "Maybe he just wants a friend" I joked.

"That's not funny!" Usopp and Nami snapped which caused me to snicker...though the humor quickly died out the second the tiger came to a sudden halt and kneeled over—a pool of blood already beginning to form underneath it.

"What?!" Nami gasped as confusion swept over the ship and we all now nervously looked at one another. It took quite a while before we decided to finally dock, coming to the conclusion that it'd probably be safer to just wait on the ship for the Log Pose to set...well at least at the beginning we had all agreed on that. "And where do you think you're going?" the navigator questioned the moment Luffy hopped off the ship and right onto land.

"Exploring" was the response she had gotten as he turned his back to her and was about to walk off.

"Wait, Luffy!" he came to a stop and look back when he heard Vivi call out his name, now curiously watching as she jumped over the ship's railing to join him on the ground. "Let me come with you" she said.

"Hold on, Vivi, I'll prepare you a lunch box and Carue something to drink" Sanji suddenly called out to her after hearing her desire to leave with the captain.

"Oh! Sanji, make me one as well!" Luffy shouted, instantly perking right up at the thought of food as he excitedly waved his arms around in an attempt to catch the blonde's attention.

"Yeah, sure, whatever..." the cook grumbled as he disappeared back into the kitchen. It didn't really take him all that long to prepare what he said he would and without another second to waste, the three were off, leaving the rest of us behind.

"A walk sure does sound nice right about now..." I mumbled to myself just as an argument seemed to break out between Sanji and Zoro. It was a common trait between the two I found, then again, Zoro always did have a bit of a temper so I wasn't really all that surprised that he'd go picking a fight with someone like Sanji. As for Sanji though, I have yet to figure what it was that made him agitated whenever he practically had to talk or interact with another man.

"What was that, Skylar?" Nami asked as she turned her attention towards me, seemingly deciding to ignore the two that were still arguing. Before I could respond though, our attention was quickly drawn right back towards the blond and moss haired man as they both suddenly hopped off the ship and started to storm off in separate directions.

"Hey, Sanji! Zoro! Where are you both going?!" Usopp called out to the two, not really receiving an answer at all as they both simply disappeared into the thick jungle that seemed to cover this island.

"Just leave them be" I said, waving my hand in a dismissive manner before jumping off the ship as well. "I hate to leave you two alone, but I think a walk sounds like a pretty good idea" I grinned, stretching my arms upwards while giving a pleasant moan at the tingling feeling of my muscles stretching out.

"Then why didn't you just go exploring with Luffy and Vivi earlier?" Nami curiously questioned.

"Wasn't really in the mood for a walk earlier, and now I am, so have fun watching the ship you two" I simply responded with a lazy wave as I turned away from the two and left.

-Later-

I grounded my teeth as I defensively held my two swords out in front of me, my body harshly sliding back as the bottoms of my shoes tore through the dirt in a desperate attempt to stop myself.

"So much for a peaceful walk..." I grumbled as I finally dug one of my swords into the ground which caused me to come to a screeching halt.

"Is that all you got?" Mr. Five asked, his lips drawn back into a grin as he cracked his knuckles—of all the people I had to run into on my walk, it had to be one of the enemies and not one of the others.

"Hey! You just caught me off guard that's all, don't go getting cocky with me now!" I snarled as I straightened my posture and got into my usual fighting stance.

"Tch! Yeah, whatever you say" he scoffed and I was sure that he must have rolled his eyes behind those sunglasses of his as he seemed to wave off what I had said. Puffing out my cheeks in frustration, I narrowed my eyes before sucking in a deep breath of air and releasing it all in one heavy sigh.

"Focus..." I muttered to myself. "One mistake might cost you your life if you're not careful" I softly reminded myself.

"What was that?" Mr. Five asked, cupping one of his ears with his hand as he turned his head to the side and leaned forward. I ignored him as I slowed down my breathing and silently watched his every move, being mindful to look for any openings that I could use to my advantage. "What? Not going to respond?" he mocked, now straightening his posture which left a perfectly good opening for an attack. "Eh?" he tilted his head the minute I shot forward, quickly rushing towards him and it wasn't long until I was just within an arm's length of him.

But before I could go through with my attack, I almost thought to drawback and put distance between us once more when I spotted the sudden smirk that tugged at his lips as he breathed something out underneath his breath. From the corner of my eye, I saw his balled-up fist coming straight towards me much quicker now due to my sudden hesitance in getting any closer towards him then I already was. I wasn't really prepared for the loud explosion that ringed out in my ear as the right side of my face flared up with a painful warmth that could only be compared to that of a raging fire. I cried out in pain as my body was harshly thrown to the side—skidding across the ground as it rolled around and around before finally coming to a stop as I clutched at my now painfully loud ringing ear. It felt as if the eardrum had just exploded with how loudly it was ringing as I now could barely hear anything with it.

"What the hell?! Do you have dynamite strapped to your fist or something?!" I snapped as I shakily pushed myself up, giving a startled gasp the minute the front of my shirt was grabbed and I was harshly yanked up off the ground. "Oof!" I groaned the minute I received a swift punch to my gut and it wasn't long before the same action was being repeated over and over multiple times before suddenly another explosion seemed to sound out. The force from this one was enough to send me flying back and through the air. Despite the pain resonating throughout my entire body, I couldn't help but be amazed when I saw that my bandana was still on, only having inched up enough for a few stray strands of hair to escape out from underneath it. My amazement was short-lived though as I was snapped out of it the minute my back made harsh contact with the hard surface of a boulder.

I grunted as gravity did its part in dropping me back onto the ground, my vision now blurred as both ears were painfully ringing to the point that my skull began to throb and I could barely hear anything that was happening around me.

"Skylar?!" I just barely heard the muffled yell of my name, though I didn't know who it was exactly that was calling for me due to both the ringing making the voice indiscernible and due to the fact that my vision was slowly fading to black. Just barely was I able to see the two blurred figures worriedly standing above me before completely blacking out.

-Later-

I sucked in a sharp breath of air and released it all in a startled gasp the minute my eyes opened and I regained consciousness—slowly was my vision starting to come back to me along with my hearing as I was now only left with a pounding headache and the smell of a burning fire from somewhere nearby. Slowly pushing myself up, my ears suddenly twitched to the sounds of shouting and pleas that happened to come from a very familiar voice that I was used to hearing by this point.

"Usopp?" I quietly questioned, fixing my bandana and making sure that my swords were still secured to my side before racing off towards the sound of his distressed screaming. "W-what the hell?!" I sputtered out in surprise the moment I saw the mess in front of me. "What the hell happened here while I was out?!" I shouted as my attention was quickly drawn back towards Usopp's fearful cries as he flailed around underneath Miss Valentine's Day—his face twisted up into a look of agonizing pain as if he was slowly being crushed underneath the woman's weight. "H-hey! Get off him right now!" I snapped which caught the woman's attention as she looked up towards me in confusion as if she didn't know where I had suddenly come from before quickly turning to look back at the raging fire behind her when we both suddenly heard shouting.

It was at that moment that two familiar women suddenly jumped out of the flames, the soles of their shoes smashing straight into the blonde's face and sending her flying straight towards me. When I knew she was close enough, I kicked the side of her face and sent her flying off to the side where she went tumbling across the ground. A painful groan leaving her lips the minute she came to a stop as she now laid there in a daze before completely blacking out.

"Skylar! What happened to you?!" Nami worriedly asked the minute she took note of my disheveled appearance as she and Vivi came rushing over towards me.

"Luffy and I saw you just fly right by us and strike that boulder earlier, are you alright?!" Vivi asked in concern.

"Oh" I was a bit confused by their immense worry before I finally looked down at my shirt which was ripped and frayed in certain areas—exposing flesh that was bruised and now turning a pinkish colored as if it had been singed by a strong flame. "Ow!" I whined as I finally registered the aches and pains that shot through my body, especially the immense amount of pain that was coming from my spine due to where it had struck that boulder head-on.

"You're just now feeling the pain?!" Nami snapped as I nodded and continued to quietly whine. "Be a man and suck it up then!" she huffed.

"Do I have to?" I whined, lips slightly twitching upwards as I listened to the way she sputtered over her words.

"What do you mean "do you have to?" Of course, you do! You're a "man," aren't you?!" she frowned as I chuckled.

"Yeah, I guess I am" I joked before my eyes lit up as I finally took a closer look at her appearance. "Hey, Nami, what happened to—" something suddenly struck my back as another painfully loud explosion sounded out, interrupting me. Immediately did the aches and pains in my body start to increase now as my ears started to ring once more and my headache seemed to just get worse.

"Shit! Skylar? Skylar?!" I could barely hear Nami's muffled voice as my body tilted forward and fell against hers which forced her to hook her arms underneath my own as she tried to keep me upright.

'Not again' I weakly groaned as my eyes slowly slipped shut, the pain too much for me to stay awake.

-Later-

I immediately began to shift around the second I started to gain consciousness, quickly becoming aware that I was underneath something warm as my eyes fluttered open while my surroundings slowly started to become clearer until I could make out the wooden ceiling of the ship.

"This is bad..." I heard Vivi mumble as I slowly sat up and looked around, just barely able to lean back against my arms as they began to tremble under the slightest amount of pressure I was now putting on them. It seems everything else decided to start aching at that moment as well as my skull now started to be hammered in by a headache. "Skylar's badly injured and Nami's fever seems to have worsened, we need to find a doctor soon" I turned my head to the side, quick to spot Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, and Vivi all standing near Nami's bed.

"Hey, what happened? Is Nami alright?" I croaked out, my voice sounding rough as I shakily moved to get up, now concerned for the ginger that was laid up in her bed—heavily panting as her face was flushed and coated in a thin sheen of sweat.

"H-hey, you shouldn't move!" Usopp sputtered out when he saw me, quick to motion with his hands for me to lay back down. "You're badly injured and you shouldn't strain your body like that after just waking up" he scolded.

A/N: Enjoy

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