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

-Chapter Forty-Seven-

"I should, but you did just save my life" Smoker eventually sighed, lowering his Jitte. "Go, this is the only time I'm letting you Straw Hats off—got it? When we next meet, it's going to be as enemies" he huffed, bringing a smile to my face.

"There they are!" a sudden shout made us aware of the group of Marines that were now running toward us. This sudden turn of events was enough to make Zoro laugh as he shook his head. "Reinforcements have arrived, Captain Smoker, hold on!" the Marine shouted followed by even more shouting from the others.

"Don't let them escape!"

"Cut them off!"

"Well, that's our cue, Vivi" Sanji sighed. "Which way to Alubarna?" he asked, turning to the princess.

"That way" she answered, pointing in the direction that we needed to go. "To the east—across the desert" she said, the first to take off running with the rest of us quick to follow.

"They're running away, hurry!" a Marine shouted from somewhere behind.

"Luffy, come on—what are you doing? Aren't you coming?" Zoro asked, slowing to a stop and looking back at the captain once he realized that he wasn't moving to follow us.

"Better hurry or you'll get left behind" I called back while casting a glance back as well.

"Yeah" Luffy nodded before looking toward Smoker.

"They won't escape us men!" a Marine growled, causing the rest to cheer in agreement.

"Hey, you're not such a bad guy, Smokey" Luffy happily chuckled, causing Smoker to become rather flustered by his statement.

"Would you get the hell out of here, Straw Hat!" he angrily snapped in embarrassment, widely swinging his Jitte down at Luffy who only dodged the attack before finally, he took off running after the rest of us.

"You know what? He really isn't that bad of a guy for a Marine" I chuckled, causing the captain to burst out laughing.

"I know, right?" he agreed before gaining speed so that he could take the lead.

"Hurry, those Marines are hot on our heels!" Usopp worriedly shouted.

"Alright, guys!" Luffy exclaimed. "We got lots to do, so we're not going to stop until we get to Alubarna—are you with me?" he asked.

"Yeah!" we cheered.

"I see them—after them!" one of the Marines ordered as they continued to give chase.

-Later-

"Hey, please tell me you guys aren't planning on running all the way to Alubarna" Usopp tiredly panted once we finally shook off the Marines.

"We got Eyelash—just where the hell is that stupid camel anyways?" Nami frowned as she now looked around in search of the camel we had been using.

"We lost him like a long way back and you're just now wondering where he is?" I asked with a raised brow.

"Well, I didn't notice he was missing 'til just now" she quickly defended.

"It's a camel, how do you not notice something that big missing?" I questioned.

"Well, excuse me for not keeping up with an animal that isn't really my pet" she huffed before giggling the moment she heard me snort.

"You're greatly excused, madame" I grinned as she playfully rolled her eyes in response.

"I hope he's close by—doesn't this town have a stable?" Luffy asked. "Let's get some horses" he suggested.

"But the whole town is crawling with Marines" Vivi argued.

"I mean, they're already after us, so why not borrow some horses?" I asked.

"Not to worry, look ahead" Sanji suddenly pointed.

"Is that a...giant crab?" I owlishly blinked as I watched a rather large crab come rushing toward us. Chopper could just barely be seen sitting on top of it, holding the reins as if he was riding it like you would a horse or a camel.

"Hey, guys, hop on!" the reindeer loudly called out to us.

"Ah! A crab!" Usopp screamed in fright the second he spotted the large crustacean.

"Chopper?" Nami questioned.

"That's a Moving Crab!" Vivi quickly identified.

"Yummy" Luffy licked his lips as already I could hear his stomach start to growl in hunger just from the sight of the crab. "Whoa—awesome! I can't believe my eyes! I bet it's delicious!" he grinned.

"Is there anything out there that you won't eat?" I sweat dropped.

"Doubt it..." the others grumbled in response.

"All aboard!" Chopper cheerfully chirped.

"We get to ride it!" Luffy excitedly shouted as he suddenly stretched his arms upwards and tightly wrapped them around one of the crab's eyes. "Nice to meet you" he greeted, widely smiling as he dangled from the crab's eye.

"Is it just me or does its face look kind of shady?" Nami warily asked as she looked up at the giant crustacean that peered down at us with a wide smile.

"It's just you" I said. "I think he looks kind of cute in his own weird way—he's just a silly little guy is all" I smiled.

"Little?" Nami sweat dropped.

"Who cares?" Sanji dismissively waved. "At least we have a ride" he said, climbing aboard the crab's lower claw with the rest of us quick to follow.

"Say hello, he's Eyelash's friend" Chopper said as we were lifted onto the crab's head.

"That's cool, though I didn't know crabs and camels could be friends" I smiled with the tilt of my head.

"Yeah, Eyelash has lots of friends in this area because it's his hometown—he was born and raised here" Chopper nodded. "He's nice, but kind of pervy" he said.

"Really now?" I questioned in amusement. "I think I might know someone else just like that..." I hummed, holding back a laugh the second I was pulled down into Zoro's lap as the swordsman narrowed his eyes—staring me down as if daring me to just finish that train of thought.

"Go on, tell us who this someone else is" he threatened, face drawing closer to mine as I shrunk away.

"Would you accept Sanji as the answer?" I asked through sealed lips as my shoulders started to shake with barely contained laughter. He was silent for a minute before huffing out a silent laugh as he nodded, looking quite content with my answer as he finally drew back. Sighing in relief, I giggled as I comfortably leaned back against his chest while his arms loosely wrapped around my waist. "What are you smiling about?" I asked the moment I saw the wide smile spread across Nami's face.

"Oh, nothing" she giggled as I childishly stuck my tongue out at her.

"I can't believe that you found one" Vivi said, looking and sounding almost impressed as she examined the crab. "Moving Crabs are always submerged under the sand, so it's nearly impossible to spot one" she explained.

"Judging by its size, I say this guy's pretty fast" Zoro grinned, now resting his chin right atop my head.

"Okay, time to move out" Chopper nodded. "Hang on everyone—here we go" he snapped the reins in his hoofs, causing the crab to start moving at a relatively decent pace. A relatively peaceful silence soon settled between us all, one that didn't last very long before being disrupted by Vivi's startled scream in surprise as a familiar golden hook hooked itself around her waist and started to drag her backward.

"Chopper! Stop the crab!" Zoro shouted, moving me and jumping to a stand. Doing as he was told. Chopper pulled on the reins as the crab came to a screeching halt, knocking a few of us off balance in the process.

"It's him!" Luffy growled, instantly stretching his arms toward Vivi so that he could switch her out with himself. Once he had gotten her free, he tossed her back towards us with Zoro being the one to safely catch her.

"Hey, Luffy!" the swordsman shouted as he sat Vivi, leaving Nami and me to quickly check on her and make sure that she was alright.

"That damn idiot!" Sanji growled.

"Luffy, no!" Vivi cried out.

"You guys go on ahead! Don't worry about me!" Luffy shouted back. "Make sure you deliver Vivi home, safe and sound—you have to promise me! Good luck, you guys!"

"Idiot..." Zoro grumbled with a frown. "Hey, let's go, Chopper! Just keep going to Alubarna" he ordered the reindeer, turning away from the captain.

"Right, okay" Chopper nodded, already on the verge of tears as he loudly sniffed. "Let's go, crab" he snapped the reins once again and got the crab moving.

"Hey, hold on!" Usopp frowned. "Wait, Zoro, that's cold—stop the crab! You're not going to leave him behind, are you?!" he frantically asked. "I can't believe you'd do something like this! Well, if Luffy's gone then you better protect me, dammit!" he cried.

"We got to go back!" Vivi suddenly demanded.

"It's alright, Vivi, he'll be fine" Nami assured the princess as I rested a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Yeah, this is Luffy we're talking about" I nodded.

"You have to trust us on this, okay? I certainly feel sorry for the other guy" Nami suddenly smiled. "Luffy shows no mercy to his prey and there's not a single person he's gone after that was able to walk away."

"Crocodile will fail, Luffy will win—it's that simple" Zoro calmly yet firmly stated. "The moment the Rebel Army started running, this land's final hour was set. When the Royal Army and Rebel Army meet, this country—the Kingdom of Alabasta—will be gone forever" he said. "If you truly are the one and only hope for preventing that tragedy, then you must survive no matter what. So, from this moment on, what happens to Luffy or any of us isn't the least bit important" he told the princess.

"He's right, you're far more important than any of us" I nodded in agreement. "You're the only one that can really stop all this, no one's going to listen to a bunch of pirates—these people will only have open ears for their princess" I said.

"But…" Vivi whispered with a frown.

"Vivi, this is a fight that you and you alone started—you're the one who bravely left this land years ago and made the decision to stand up against a corrupted and evil organization" Sanji reminded her.

A/N: Enjoy. So here are some of the rewritten chapters that I have so far, don't worry, the other rewritten chapters will be posted sooner or later. But, please enjoy the ones I have out at the moment.

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