''So, Nami's off robbing those jerks and Zoro...?''
''He might be done fighting now, I saw him just before I found you stomping around.'' Miguel was starting to think it was a really good thing he did too, it was quite easy to picture things going terribly wrong with Luffy as angry as he had been. ''Zoro seemed to know something about those agents before. Msybe he knows what this is really about...''
Nami nodded in satisfaction, pleased that their ship was unharmed. Another glance at the Log Pose revealed that it hadn't settled on a course yet, much to her frustration. At this rate, they might have to leave without its guidance. She didn't know what was really going on here but that didn't mean they should push their luck. With those creeps defeated, that should be that, right?
Well, no point speculating. It was time to go find the others.
Around the same time, the agents found a surprise. A man with dark messy hair and sunglasses wearing a trenchcoat and a blonde woman with a lemon colored dress and a matching umbrella were making their way over.
''Mr. 5, Miss Valentine!'' Miss Monday exclaimed.
''Oh, I didn't expect to see you here but this is good news! Could you help us?'' Mr. 9 inquired.
Miss Valentine laughed ''You must be joking. Why on earth would we help losers like you? I'm amazed you have the nerve to face us like that after your failure.''
''Hmph, agreed.'' Mr. 5 scoffed. ''To think that not only so many of our billions but even the four of you would fall so easily.''
Mr. 9 cringed ''B-but that was...''
''...You're obviously sent all the way here for a reason. What is it?''
''Funny you should ask, Miss Wednesday.'' A smirk. ''The boss wants us to dispose of a couple of traitors...and what luck, we're already off to get a good start!''
Zoro growled in annoyance, yet another of his attempts to wake Sanji and Usopp failing. What was it going to take?! This was getting ridiculous...
''Ah, Zoro!'' Luffy jumping through the entrance as Miguel walked behind him ''...Wait, they're still sleeping?''
''I know, right?! I can't wake them up at all!''
Miguel idly wondered if this could be caused by his spell, concentrating on its power. Just then, he, Luffy and Zoro were surrounded in an aura of shimmering stardust. ''Oh...'' At their expressions, he recounted the explanation he'd given Nami. ''...I thought it might because of the spell but it looks like it's already worn off with them.''
''Which leaves us to lug their sorry asses back to Merry, right? Great...''
''About that...'' Miguel waved a hand, their friends were encased in the power of telekinesis and floated into the air.
Luffy gave a pleased hum ''All right, let's go!''
Nami had just been on her way to the inn where they had the feast when the sound of rapid footsteps caught her by surprise.
''There you are!''
Quickly aiming her staff at the newly arrived Mr. 8, her brown eyes were hard ''You still want to fight? Your secret's already out in the open.''
''No, no don't misunderstand! I was hoping to find you and the others to talk!'' She remained skeptic ''I know how this must look but the truth is Miss Wednesday and I have infiltrated Baroque Works to discover some information. We have no loyalty to its boss. If anything, he is the man trying to destroy our country!''
Whatever she expected, it certainly wasn't that. This raised a whole lot of questions and she almost missed him carrying on in her bafflement ''My real name is Igaram, the captain of Alabasta's royal guard.''
Nami raised an eye ''...Assuming I believe that for now, what's someone like you doing here?''
''That's just it. You see, Baroque Works' boss is in our home now. The kingdom of Alabasta is in civil war and he is at the center of it, we entered the organization to find out who he was and hopefully find a way to stop him. We couldn't find any other way.''
''Those are some drastic measures...'' No matter how she looked, Nami couldn't see any sign of him lying. Heck, she couldn't think of any reason why he would lie about this. ''...so who is Miss Wednesday? With someone of your station, it kinda seems like she's pretty high up there too.''
''That's right. She is in fact her royal highness Princess Nefertari Vivi. Which is why I needed to find you and your friends, I'd like to ask for your help in this crisis.''
''Well...we are pirates, you know.'' Nami's brain was whirling ''It's too much to expect us to do this so easily for nothing-especially after you tried to kill us...''
''I won't argue there but please you have to understand...''
''All right, all right.'' She held a hand ''Tell you what, we'll do it for 1 billion berri!''
''W-what?''
''Come on, you work for royalty, that must be pocket change for them!''
''I...I can't promise such a price, I'm only a soilder.'' Igaram admitted. ''That would be up to Vivi-sama and his majesty.''
Nami figured that made sense ''Fair enough. Where is she then?''
Miguel had quickly flown to the Merry to get Sanji and Usopp away before rejoining his friends, all wondering where Nami would be.
Luffy's eyes wandered the streets again before he spotted something ''Hey, there's that lady again...''
It was indeed the newly revealed princess Vivi, continuing to run from Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine.
She couldn't believe how things turned out. They had been discovered and then Mr. 9, instead of helping them like she thought he would have, actually sacrificed himself for her. She hadn't thought he'd ever do it but the man truly thought of her as a friend and the worst part was, there wasn't much she could do...
Vivi's eyes widened when she saw another familiar figure stand on the path she and Carue had just taken, focused on the other two agents. ''M-Miss Monday?''
''Go!'' The woman didn't look at her ''Don't throw Mr. 9's sacrifice away. We've already failed and I know what that means so if I go down, I choose to do it while fighting for a friend.''
''Miss Monday...'' She uttered again, floored. The thing is, she really wanted to help but she had to go, she couldn't stay here when her country's fate depended on it. She had to get to the docks.
Thus, she steeled her heart again and urged Carue to hurry onwards. Unaware of the trio looking on...
''You know, usually people run away from trouble.'' Even as he said it, Zoro wasn't the least bit surprised that Luffy's first impulse was to ffollow Miss Wednesday and jump to the heart of the chaos. ''Although, I'm wondering what it says that we're running there with you.''
''That someone's got to make sure Luffy doesn't break his neck?'' Miguel offered, he smirked.
''True...'' A shadow appeared over them, Zoro's eyes traveling to the air to find Miss Valentine floating in the air.
''Well, what do we here?'' She landed on a roof ''You're those pirates those losers were trying to trick, huh? No wonder we found so many of the millions knocked out. I guess this whole scheme is even lamer than we thought if you dismantled it so fast.''
''Millions? What's she talking about?'' Luffy wondered.
''I guess that's what they call those chumps I took down before.'' Zoro crossed his arms.
Recalling what their friend explained a long the way, Miguel concluded that this was another of Baroque Works' agents. A higher ranking one if the attitude was anything to go by. ''...So, considering you clearly don't care about them, what're you doing here?''
''You guys were actually pretty close to our target but I figure I can leave that to my partner and cash in on your little captain's bounty. I mean, hey, 30 million is nothing to sniff at!'' At the declaration, she suddenly swooped down to slam Zoro, who hurriedy got out of the way. Undeterred, she aimed a kick at Luffy, who was admittedly startled by the sheer weight of the move but it didn't stop him for long.
''That won't work on me! Gum Gum Pistol!''
The speedy fist slammed her nose, leaving her reeling as she choked, one kick from Luffy knocking her out. Zoro remained unimpressed ''What, after all that's grandstanding, that's all she had?''
A loud bang brought their attention to the area at their left, a yellow form dashing away...
Nami had tracked the sounds of fighting down, coming across the unconscious Miss Valentine. ''Oh, nice-looks like they've been busy after all...''
''Nami, hey!''
Blinking, she followed the voice to find Luffy waving at her from a rooftop ''Hey, it's just you here?''
''Miguel and Zoro are with that agent lady over there. Zoro beat up another of those agents guys in a minute. Those guys are really weak!''
''Yeah?'' This was looking promising, maybe handling this princess would be easier than she thought. ''Good job! So look about that girl, we're going to help her...''
''Really? With what?''
''Come on, I'll explain...''
Within minutes, they rejoined the rest and Nami recounted her talk with Igaram. Zoro raising an eye at the end ''How about that...''
''You really needed to go through all this to learn the boss' identity?'' Miguel wondered.
Vivi nodded, understanding his confusion ''Mr. 0's identity is top secret. Not even the highest ranking agents know it. But secrecy is among the most important parts of Baroque Works' operations so it took us years to find the truth.''
''Why go so far though?'' Nami couldn't help her curiosity ''Igaram just said it was really important for your future.''
''Yes, it is. You see, Alabasta is currently on the brink of war. It all started with that incident that led to the drought and everything just went worse and worse...'' Vivi bit her lip ''...people blamed my father but he'd never do such a thing. It didn't take us long to learn that Baroque Works was involved in everything but stopping the grunts and agents was no good. We had to find the boss.''
''I guess that makes sense.'' Nami was honestly impressed, she wouldn't thought a princess would go so far for her people.
''And considering your family was one of the sacred 20, I wouldn't be surprised if you guys had your fair share of enemies out there.'' Miguel received a nod.
''The what?'' Luffy cocked his head but the former waved a dismissive hand.
''Later, anyway Nami, if you talk about this to that guard, does this mean...?''
''Yup, we're going to be taking her back!''
Vivi looked up with a start, Luffy just shrugged, not seeing a problem ''Sure, why not?''
''How about the fact that she was an enemy not even an hour ago?'' Zoro gave Nami a suspicious look ''And I know you didn't forget that. What're you really angling for here?''
Vivi thought that was a valid point. There was no way she'd be so willing to help after all what went down. They were complete strangers.
''What, you mean I can't help out of the goodness of my heart?'' Nami mock-pouted ''Like I can't care enough to help save a nation from the villains?''
''That's really nice of you!'' Luffy chirped, ignorant of Zoro's incredulous look. A sentiment Vivi shared, both having recognized the sarcasm.
''Your good heart was never in doubt, your intentions on the other hand are very debatable.'' Miguel informed.
''That, exactly that.'' Zoro pointed at him.
Nami opened her mouth to respond before pausing ''...Yeah, okay, I walked into that one. Anyway, princess, I told the guard we'd take you back to Alabasta for one billion berri.''
Vivi and Luffy gawked at her while Zoro sighed ''And there it is.''
''Oh, come on, they're royalty! It's no skin off their backs!''
Miguel thought that was quite the exaggeration. Given his experiences, the thought of anyone having enough money to pull that off was hard to believe ''Now you're really pushing it, didn't we just establish that their country was on the brink of war?''
''E-exactly!'' Vivi put in ''You'll definitely be rewarded but I can't possibly promise such an exorbitant price.''
Nami's response halted when she noticed Miguel's expression flickering. ''What's wrong?''
The next thing both girls knew, he'd run out in front of them, water sword shining just as an oncoming projectile exploded.
Mr. 5 grit his teeth as the resultant smoke began to clear, revealing the quintet surrounded by a dome of water. ''You little...''
Vivi unconsciously recoiled, Carue stepping in front of her. The duck's legs quivered but his determination to protect her was clear, something Luffy didn't fail to note. ''Carue...''
''There you are!'' An angry Miss Valentine landed nearby, growling.
'What, you're up already? That was fast.'' Luffy remarked.
She growled ''You just got a lucky shot, Straw Hat, it won't happen again! Crescendo Stone!'' Suddenly descending with great force and speed, causing a crater on the ground as they got out of her way.
In moments she and Luffy were clashing again, Vivi knew Miss Valentine was dangerous because of her skill with the Kilo Kilo fruit but even with any attack she tried, Luffy was more than ready. When she tried to increase her weight and attack, the teen threw her off by sending her spinning with his rubbery arm before she could finish and then his follow up punch sent her flying. Even when she tried to throw him off by lightening her weight,
The princess found herself watching in awe, to think he was this powerful. Any doubts she had about Luffy earning his bounty were long gone...
She quickly realized what a mistake staying there was when she heard Mr. 5's voice ''I found you, you're not getting away this time, traitor.''
She stiffened and turned around in time to see the man aim a gun at her and fired. The next thing both of them knew, the explosive bullet was halted by what appeared to be a dome of water. Clicking his tongue, Mr. 5 attacked ''Breeze Breath Bomb!''
Undetered, Miguel dismantled the oncoming explosive blast with gravity magic to force it high into the sky. The next thing Mr. 5 knew, he himself was sent flying, an intense force slamming him hard into the wall. When it was clear the man still wasn't out, Miguel knocked him out with a beam, the concentrated starlight shining so bright that he could barely react.
And Luffy was already done with Miss Valetnine, Vivi could only stare in awe. Knowing they were strong was one thing. But seeing them dismantle those two so easily...
''Well, if we're taking her along...'' Zoro looked at Luffy meaningfully.
''Yeah, sure-let's do it!''
Miguel gave Nami a look when she made to speak ''Captain's orders, besides you're not actually going to leave her in this kind of situation, right?''
''Like you have to ask? But that's not the point...'' Huffing, she looked at the increasingly bewildered Vivi ''...anyway, what's the deal with this organization anyway? Why the hell is all this happening?''
''Baroque Works' goal is to build a utopia. But it's not nearly as good as it sounds, they're going to destroy Alabasta! My country and its people have suffered so much because of them. It's been building power and gathering forces for years, the people you saw here are just a small part of the organization.''
''Huh...actually, that yellow lady said something about a boss.'' Luffy mused ''You found out who he is, right?''
''Well, yes but if I tell, your lives will be in terrible danger!''
''Why?''
''Just leave it alone, Luffy!'' Nami snapped.
The captain cocked his head ''But I'm only asking, is he really that strong?''
She scowled, they didn't need to know. Wasn't her reaction enough proof?
''The boss is feared by many. For good reason, that's why I don't want to tell you about Crocodile...''
Luffy blinked, Zoro quirked a brow, Miguel frowning. Vivi clapped her hands over her mouth in horror as Nami gripped her shoulders ''Why would you do that?! You literally just said it was too dangerous for us to know!''
''I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It just slipped out!''
''Slipped out?!''
''So, who's he?'' Luffy turned to the others.
''Trouble, big trouble. He's another of the Seven Warlords.'' Miguel grimaced, muttering ''Somehow, I'm not all that surprised they were involved...''
''I heard of them too.'' Zoro crossed his arms. ''Elite pirates whose bounties were frozen by the government in exchange for an agreement for their aid...Mihawk's another of the seven.''
''So he's really tough. Cool!''
''Heh, things are getting interesting.''
Nami gawked at the pair, she was used to their love for battle but this was too much ''Are you guys nuts?!''
Miguel seemed to share her sentiment ''Guys, that's not nearly as good as you believe it to be. Remember what happened to Krieg? If we take this lightly, we'll be lucky to wind up like that.''
''Exactly!'' Nami had heard all about the incident from Usopp. ''You said it yourself, Zoro. They're elites!''
But Luffy didn't even blink ''Don't worry about it so much. We'll have to deal with one eventually.''
''Well, someone has to since you clearly don't care!'' Nami groaned. ''I swear you're going to give me gray hairs soon...''
Zoro agreed that this was trouble but there was no point freaking out ''Look, for now...'' He blinked. ''...ah, hey guys? Is it just me or are those animals drawing us?''
The princess gasped ''They're the Unluckies! They came here to gather information about us to tell Crocodile!''
''What!?'' Nami paled as the bird began to fly. ''We have to stop them!''
Something flashed and both animals were held in mid-air by a glowing aura which seemed to lift the otter up as well, bringing attention to Miguel.
''Nice going!'' Zoro smirked, amused by their shock.
Miguel kept his eyes on the unluckies ''Bear in mind that I could have done worse. Enemy or not, I'd rather not kill you. Forget everything you saw here and leave or stay, that doesn't matter. You're not telling him anything.''
''That's better!'' Nami let out a satisfied breath as they finished tying the currently unconsious animals with rope and making sure to destroy anything that could tip Baroque Works off.
It wasn't long before they were able to find Igaram but certainly not the way they expected.
Vivi was almost scared to ask ''Igaram, what is this?''
He was dressed up in some of her clothes with a wig and some lipstick. Was this an attempt to look like Vivi? How did he imagine that would work? ''I'm going to lure them away, Princess.''
''Sounds like you're on to something, you look just like her!'' Luffy chirped, drawing a look from Zoro.
''Like who, exactly?''
Vivi barely heard them, her heart racing in worry ''Igaram...''
''...Are you sure about this?'' Miguel was no less troubled. ''You could just as easily come along.''
''I appreciate your concern, young man but it's just fine. I know what I must do.'' Igaram stated. ''Please see to it that she returns home safely.''
''Leave it to us!'' Luffy assured.
''Luffy!'' Nami still wasn't sure about this, it was so much trouble and their deal most likely wasn't going to go through. Taking Vivi to a safe place was fine with her but getting involved with something this big? Why should they?
''Relax, Nami, it'll be fine.'' Oh, right that was why. She threw the captain a look before turning away. Didn't anything faze him?! They'd literally just entered the Grand Line to walk into something of this scale?!
''My princess, remember what we agreed to. I have the eternal pose so you'll have to take the island hopping route to Alabasta, it should be about three or four islands I believe. I will see you at our home.'' He declared, Vivi nodded back. The boat began to sail but almost a minute later, it blew up.
''What the...?!'' Zoro exclaimed while the rest recoiled in shock.
''Igaram!'' Vivi screamed.
''Guys, we have to go!'' Luffy commanded.
''Right!''
Nami quickly noticed that Vivi hadn't moved, though she could tell that the girl was still in shock. She hugged her ''It's okay. We'll help you, come on!''
Usopp was waking up ''Hey, there you guys are. Why're we back here? We were just having so much fun!''
''Oh, Miss Wednesday! I'm so happy to be in your presence again!''
But Sanji was duitfully ignored, Vivi still in shock at the fate of her long time caretaker. Igaram had always been there for her, ever since childhood. Despite the wild and colorful times, he'd always had her back. He was one of her father's most loyal men and just when they could finally save their home, this happened...?
A hand was extended to her, bringing her attention to Miguel before she let him help her to her feet. He hadn't said anything but his gentle expression conveyed more than words ever could at the moment.
Sanji spluttered but Miguel gave him a sharp look, shaking his head. The cook understood when he took Vivi to sit next to Carue, the two immediately sharing a hug. Okay, so whatever happened, it clearly caused her a lot of distress. He took a moment to appreciate that Miguel was being so thoughtful to a lady in need.
''Wait, we have to leave already?'' Usopp cried. ''Let's stay a little longer!''
Moments later, he was left groaning from Nami's punch. Rolling his eyes, Sanji looked at Zoro ''Does this have to do with...?'' His eyes travelled to Vivi, the latter nodding.
''Long story short, we're helping get home. The sooner we get away from here, the better.''
Within moments, both were helping Nami prepare to set off. They were shortly joined by Miguel, who stopped to cast a look at the downcast Vivi before continuing.
Sanji grit his teeth ''If I ever find who hurt her like this...I wish there was anything I could do...''
''She lost someone important to her, give her some space.'' Nami put in softly. Igaram clearly cared for Vivi a great deal and their bond was strong. She knew how such a loss hurt. Words couldn't possibly help now.
With the ship sailing smoothly, they took a moment to fill their crewmates in. Sanji groaning ''Oh hell, I knew I was a little drunk but I can't believe I missed all this...''
''Yeah, I've been meaning to ask. Miguel, could that spell you told me about have anything to do with this?'' Nami wondered.
His response was cut off by Usopp ''Wait, you cast a spell on us?''
''It was a protection spell and considering we were going through what we were almost completely sure was a trap, it seemed like a good idea.''
''...No arguing there.''
''For the record, it wasn't that.'' Zoro told Nami ''Miguel checked when we were trying to wake them up. The spell had already worn off by then.''
''Oh, so they were just being layabouts.''
''Pretty much.''
''Um, about that.'' Vivi put in timidly ''Why would go along with that if you knew it was a trap?''
Sanji had the answer ready and it was why he completely understood their choice ''Oh, that's easy, Vivi-chan. Our chances of pulling Luffy away from free food were slim to none.''
A number of nods followed the declaration, Vivi didn't miss that the teen in question never denied it.
Well...at least he was self-aware, she supposed.
''Well, this is interesting...'' They started at the new voice, soon spotting a black haired woman with tanned skin and blue eyes watching them from her perch near the figure head.
''Miss All-Sunday!'' Vivi all but snarled.
''Why hello, Miss Wednesday, I just saw Mr. 8. Did you run into each other?'' Her calm tone only left the former more incensed.
''So she's another agent. Who's her partner?'' Nami demanded.
''The boss, Mr. 0! We followed her to find more information.''
''To be more accurate, I let you follow me.'' Miss All-Sunday informed.
Luffy blinked ''Oh, so she's a good guy.''
''Of course not! Didn't you hear what was just said?'' Zoro grabbed his swords while Nami prepared her staff. ''Here for a fight, huh?''
Miss All-Sunday smirked and before they knew it, their weapons were knocked out of their hands and they glimpsed what looked like petals for a second. Nami was alarmed as she reached for her staff, seeing that she also managed to knock the revolver and slingshot away from Sanji and Usopp ''So she's a devil fruit user?''
''But what kind of power is this?'' Usopp wondered.
''Wow...looking at her like this, I can see she's beautiful!'' Sanji swooned.
Both growled ''Is this the time?!''
Miss All-Sunday's amusment never faded even when Vivi tried to attack, managing to stop and trip the princess with little effort. But then she noticed the floating sword right behind her. It didn't take her long to pick out the owner.
''What do you think you're doing, Miguel?! Don't point that at her!'' Sanji snapped.
''In case you forgot she's the enemy.'' Now Miguel was all for respecting women but only up to a point. It was clear to him that this woman was not to be taken lightly.
''Ah, so you have a wizard in your ranks.'' Miss All-Sunday remarked. ''I take it you had something to do with the Unluckies' disappearance?''
''Wouldn't you like to know?'' He never took his gaze off her. ''What is this supposed to be, a gloating session?''
She smirked for a moment ''Afraid not. I was merely...curious, let's say. You're certainly an interesting group after all. Don't get so worked up, I'm only here to observe. I don't have any orders to deal with you. I heard what you were up to. I mean a princess hoping to win against Baroque works...it just sounded so ridiculous that I had to see for myself. I let you two follow me to see where you were heading with that harebrained scheme, I never realized how right I was until now.''
Vivi glowered at her, almost missing the arm that appeared until Miguel pulled her away, moving his sword closer.
''You sure you want to push your luck?'' Miguel knew that while he didn't understand how her powers worked, he could do his best to stop her. Her confident demeanor had him wondering if she had some sort of advantage over them, or was she simply that nonchalant? Would she have come here without some sort of measure to defend herself?
Miss All-Sunday hummed ''Well, seems like we're in a bit of a stalemate. As I said, I'm not here to fight but I'd rather avoid such a situation.''
''You're not in a position to choose.''
''Indeed.'' A pause ''So you're Monkey D. Luffy, I heard a lot about you. You've got quite a terrible luck, picking up a princess targeted by Baroque Works. Let's see where this luckmay bring you.''
''Leave now, evil...doer!''
''Seriously?'' Zoro stared at Usopp, who remained hidden behind the mast. Not only was the insult lame, he barely even moved from his spot. And somehow he wondered why Zoro questioned his courage...
''That's all a matter of opinion.'' Miss All-Sunday tossed an item to Luffy, who caught it, now puzzled. ''That's an eternal pose, it's set to Nanimonai Island, which isn't too far from Alabasta.''
Nami blinked twice, wondering what was going on. Usopp peeked out tentatively ''Is she really trying to help?''
''Fat chance. This has to be a trap.'' Zoro shot back.
''Do you really want to take that chance?'' Miss All-Sunday returned.
Vivi looked like she was wondering the same thing. While she couldn't work out why the woman would help, this seemed like quite a boon in the situation. An eternal pose set to somewhere near her home would be far more reliable than the island hopping route. Should she...?
''And we're supposed to believe this because why?'' Miguel verbalized the question they all had in mind.
Both were distracted when Luffy smashed the item against the deck. ''Forget this thing! We don't need it!''
''Why would you do that?!'' Nami punched him ''Sure, it may be a fake but it might have helped us too.''
Luffy just frowned ''She doesn't get to decide where the ship goes.''
''Well, that's too bad.'' Miss All-Sunday returned as she walked along the deck.
''She killed that funny old man and he was nice so now I hate her.'' The teen crossed his arms.
''I'm sorry to hear that. Also that you didn't accept my offer...Should you survive, I hope we meet again.''
''Nope.''
''Don't be so rude!'' Sanji snapped. But Miss All-Sunday's smile remained as she jumped off the ship, letting them see that she landed on a giant sea turtle going back to Whiskey Peak.
''Whoa, cool!'' Luffy kept watching it swim away.
''So that's one of the organization's heads then? She must be pretty confident in herself to face everyone like this.'' Nami remarked.
''Yeah...it's always like this with her. I just can't figure that woman out!'' Vivi grimaced.
''What kind of organization are we dealing with here?!'' Usopp groaned.
The girl lowered her heard ''I'm sorry...I'm just causing you trouble.''
Sanji jabbed him harshly ''Don't mind the idiot, milady. He's just a coward, I'm happy to help you anyday!''
''We've already decided to help, we'll see it through.'' Miguel added.
''Yeah, besides it's a little late for apologies. If you didn't want to cause us trouble you shouldn't have told us who you were for starters!'' Nami poked her in the forehead.
''Sorry...''
''Well, for now, we know we're heading.'' Zoro remarked.
''Yeah, let's go to Little Garden!'' Luffy called out.
Welp, that's about it.
Hope you liked this, for now I'm going to be retreating to sort out some plans. I'm practically done with Little Garden and I have a couple of ideas for the Drum Island Arc but I don't know how I'm going to handle Alabasta's arc just yet so...yeah, back to the drawing board. Till next time!