MELANCHOLY ; one piece

3. - Alubarna Ahead !!

"Tony-kun is a decoy?"

"Yeah. He'll be fine." Sanji responds, making me grin.

"Chopper is stronger than you think." I follow up, making Vivi nod.

"Let's hurry, Vivi-Chan. Explain the situation to us." Sanji puts a hand on Vivi's shoulder as the three of us run.

"But Sanji-San, you were shot earlier, weren't you?" Vivi questions as she frowns.

"Me?"

Sanji summarized for Vivi what had happened as she listened closely, and honestly? I was bored. Sorry not sorry, Princess, but couldn't you have found out a different time? ...That's probably just my impatience speaking.

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"Try as hard as you can not to make any noise at mealtime."

Sanji kicked that damn alligator like it was nothing. See, I was gonna cheer him on, till I realized this place was submerging with water.

"AAH SANJI!! I CAN'T TOUCH WATER EITHER YOU ASS!!" I shout at him as I get splashed with water due to the impact.

"Sorry, [Y/N]-Chan." He lets out a puff of smoke, looking at the members stuck in the cage. "Hey there. Been waiting long?"

I peek into the cage from behind him, noticing a familiar marine in there with the 4 Straw Hats. "Smokey?" I mutter under my breath. What could a guy like that be stuck in the cage for?

Luffy and Usopp cheered for Sanji, as Zoro yelled at him to find the key.

"NAMI-SANNN! L-LOVE ME NOW?"

Whatever god is watching please just kill me right now.

Sanji was ready to attack the alligators, while I went to a specific one. Something about it didn't sit right with me.

"Are your ears just for show? That one clearly has the same growl as the one who swallowed the key." I hear Smokey say, making me silently cheer that it was the right one.

Sanji kicked the alligator, and a ball came flying out of its mouth.

"What's that?!"

"That doesn't look like a key!"

"Wax-Wax Ball!! Release!"

I chuckle as a almost dead looking man emerges from the ball, leaving everyone else star struck.

"Oh! W-Water! It's water! It's a miracle!"

"It's him!" Zoro mutters.

"Three! It's three!" Luffy follows.

"Mr. 3! What was he doing in the belly of an alligator?!" Vivi exclaims from where she's watching.

Mr. 3 picks up a key he spotted, staring at it as Nami, Luffy, and Usopp began to shout at him for the key. His eyes looked like they were gonna pop out of their sockets when he finally noticed they in the cell.

"You're Mr. 3, aren't you?" Sanji questions, walking up to the male.

"AAH! You startled me!"