Chains That Bind Us |One Piece

Jaya 4

Even though the ship had escaped from the sound attack, the Going Merry was still damaged because of it and when they were unable to see the cause of it Usopp, filled with anger... "Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. That... orangutan. Putting even more holes in the ship..." was back to fixing her once again with hammer and nail.
"I've never seen her in such bad condition." Zoro was helping with the repairs to the mass.
"Is it alright to be traveling on such a rundown ship?" Lián was looking to Jiàn as he asked her. "It would be best to just get a new one." He moved onto saying only getting an elbowed in the ribs by his sister.
"I DIDN'T ASK FOR YOUR OPINION, ASSHOLE!" But it only had Usopp snapping at him with shark like teeth and in the pose of the sea horse.
"ASSHOLE!" And since he found in amusing, Chopper had copied him again.
"You DO know how we GOT this ship on the first place, don't you!?" Usopp was shouting.
"DON'T YOU!?" And Chopper was still coping him.
"No." Both twins had responded to him in sync, one more chipper then the other. Which the long nose's mouth open wide in shock.
"We know Usopp." Then Luffy spoken up, with nail and hammer in hand. "But complaining isn't going to do anything. The Going Merry is an important crew member to us. So, let's work hard and fix her ourselves." Luffy was speaking quite seriously
"Luffy... you are such a..." which had began to bring tears to Usopp's eyes.
"It would be far more convincing if you didn't destroy the ship while saying that." Both the twins were speaking in unison once again, in their own ways.
"...BASTARD!!" Because Luffy destroyed the bits they just fixed moments ago. "ARE YOU TRYING TO FIX HER OR DESTROY HER!?"
"Well, I really wanna fix her..." But then ended breaking something else. "Ah, I did it again."
"LUFFY!!" And it had both Usopp and Chopper screaming to him in disbelief.

The Going Merry had been completely patched up, the best that Usopp was capable of, and the group had all gathered at the front of the ship where the map that was given by the twins was laying across the deck for all to see. "After leaving Mock Town, we came around to the east." Nami was speaking as they were getting close to their destination. "We should be at the place on the map soon." Before informing the others. "So this guy we're going to see... what's his name again?" The navigator looked up over to the twins asking as she forgot his name.
"The name is Mont Blanc Cricket!" Which Lián answered with hype and her hand raised.
"This man who speaks of dreams lives there, right?" That had been asked next.
"That would be correct." And it was Jiàn that answered her this time, not even a change in his emotions.
"A-AWESOME!" The shouting of Luffy and Usopp caused the crew to look up from the map towards what they were looking at.
"Is that his house!? It's a palace!"
"Is this Mont Blanc Cricket guy loaded or something!?" They were yelling loudly while looking at the coast all impressed as they were looking from a distance at a castle. However, others had noticed that it wasn't the case.
"Idiots, take a closer look." Zoro had told them.
"A man who dream, huh? More like a big show off." Sanji had stated.
"What do you mean?" But the three idiots didn't know what the pair was talking about. However, when Luffy took off leaving the ship and headed for the castle he had discovered what they meant.
"It's just a board!?" The captain was shocked finding out that the castle was nothing but a painting placed on a large wooden board. 
"WHAT!?" And it came as a shock to the other two
"Hey, he has half a house!" Lián seemed to be extremely amused at this.
"Stop laughing." But Jiàn couldn't feel the same way.
"What kind of dreams was he talking about that got him kicked out of town?" Nami was asking slightly worried.
"It was about a large amount of gold located on Jaya." Jiàn turned around to her answering.
"Gold?" And that was something that caught attentions.
"You mean like some pirates treasure or something?!" Especially, the navigator.
"Well, who knows." Robin didn't know much looking over to the twins.
"GOLD." And before they could explain much, Nami was off the ship in excitement. "Dig, Chopper! We're gonna find gold!" And had ordered the reindeer...
"I just have to dig the ground and we'll find it?" ...that changed forms to look more like an actual reindeer which dragged with it's antlers.
"Are we sure we want to travel with them?" Jiàn being the one to ask this looking over to the his twin.
"Well, it's either that or he might take back everything." That had been the response given by Lián before both of them had leaped off the ship to land on the island with the rest of the crew.
"Living alone out in the boonies, eh?" Sanji was saying while walking over to a tree stump that seemed to be acting like a table.
"Hello. Anyone home?" Luffy didn't even hesitate to barge into the house without anyone answering him.
"YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK IN!?" Which only had Usopp screaming at him.
"What? Nobody's here." However, he had already entered the house. "HELLO!" That was shouted loudly through the single room home. "No answer."
"Wait up, idiot!" The long nose came running to the door but didn't enter the house unlike his captain. "What if some really dangerous guy is in there?"
"Oi, guys! He ain't here!" But it seemed that both Luffy and Lián completely ignoring him as they were standing in the door way. While the others were still standing outside looking around.
"Look at this..." Nami had come to a stop upon seeing a book resting down on the tree stump. "A picture book? A pretty old one at that." She was holding up the book. "It's called 'Liar Norland'." The cover title had been called out and it made her laugh.
"That's a cool title!" Usopp seemed to be impress.
"Really?" Both twins didn't understand why he would say that.
"'Liar Norland '?" Sanji asking this had caused all to turn towards him.
"You know it, Sanji?" She had then asked him looking at the details on the book. "But it says this book was published in North Blue." And normally when a book is published in one of the four blues, it doesn't leave that sea unless it was written by someone extremely famous or was piece that could change the world.
"Ah, I was born in North Blue. Didn't I tell you?" Sanji had informed the people before him.
"News to me." That had been said. "I thought you were from the East like the rest of us." Since the first five members to join the crew were all from the East Blue.
"That's where I grew up." The cook had explained to them.
"How long is he going to dig?" The topic had changed as both Lián and Jiàn came to ask this, looking over at Chopper who was still digging.
"Shut up, Chopper! What the hell are you doing!?" Which had him being snapped at by Nami and he become quite shocked as it was her that told him to dig.
"This is a pretty famous story in North. It's just a fairytale for kids now, but I heard this Noland guy was a real person." Sanji had explained remembering the fact behind the book.

Once upon a time, long long ago... Perhaps over 400 years ago.... In a certain country in the North Sea, they lived a man name Mont Blanc Noland. Noland was an explorer who always spoke of adventure so grand, they sounded like lies. By the people of the village could never tell if those stories were true or not. One day, Noland returned from an expedition and went to report to the king. 'I saw a mountain of gold on an island in the Great Sea.' The brave king, wanted to see for himself... Set sail for the Great Sea, taking 2000 soldiers with him. After overcoming great storms and battling horrific monsters, they only wants to reach were Norland, the king, and 100 of soldiers. But all the king and his men found there was an empty jungle. Nolan was sentenced to death for his lies. And there were Norland's last words: 'That's it! The mountain of gold must have sunk into the sea!' The king and his subjects were astounded. No one would believe Noland anymore. But to the day he died, Noland would not stop lying. - Tales from the North Sea, 'Liar Noland'.

"And so the pitiful lair... perished..." Nami had came to a end upon reading the book and looked to Usopp as she spoke. "...without ever becoming a brave warrior of the sea."
"DON'T LOOK AT ME! AND DON'T ADD SUCH A PAINFUL SENTENCE!" Which had the long nose shouting to her. However, it all changed when all heard the sound of Luffy screaming and the water splashing that had them all turn in the direction it was all coming from.
"Luffy fell into the sea!" Which was where the found Luffy in the see.
"Why are you panicking?" Lián had come to ask since she and Jiàn didn't know about Luffy's Devil Fruit.
"It's because he ate a Devil Fruit!" Until Usopp shouted that, running for the water.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!?" However, when someone, a muscular, middle aged man with blond hair, had emerged from the water all came to a stop. He had this large chestnut on his head and he was shouting at them. "You've got guts, barging in another man's home! This stretch of seas is MY territory." It was clear by his words that this man was Mont Blanc Cricket.
"There are a lot of people talking about territory today, isn't there?" This was being said by Liàn as if everything were normal.
"That is true." And it appeared that Jiàn was no different.
"Oi, Usopp! Go get Luffy!" Sanji was shouting while dashing for the man.
"Got it!" And the long nose took off again.
"You're after the gold, aren't you? THEN DIE!" As Cricket had swung his leg at at Sanji who
dodged, and when a round house kick came his way the cook dodged he ducked. Bit it was by ducking that Cricket tried to take advantage of him by striking him with his hand, although, Sanji stopped him with ease until a gun was pulled and fired in Sanji's face.
"SANJI!" Which was why Chopper cried.
"Sanji-kun!" Nami was also side him shouting.
"Don't worry! He missed!" But the cook shouted this upon lifting up his head without a single scratch. "W-Wait a second!" But Cricket began to fire over and over again at Sanji feet, and he was dodging them all quite well.
"His good." Lián was clapping as if this was some sort of show as she spoke of Cricket
"Don't be impressed." Which only had Jiàn telling her that.
"Idiot, that's what you get for underestimating him." Zoro had been up against the outer wall watching. "Get back! I'll handle it!" Before he came  running at them with one of his swords in hand. However, it was then when all had come to a stop upon noticing that the man came crashing to the ground in pain. Soon Usopp came emerged from the water.
"Oi, what the hell were you doing!?" He had come to ask Luffy that had his arm over his shoulders.
"Bubbles were..." Luffy was struggling to explain coughing up the water he drank. "...coming up from the sea!" He was coughing more up. "I was looking at them, and then a chestnut appeared! But the chestnut was an Ossan...! And then he pulled me into the water...!" If no one saw the man, they would think Luffy was completely crazy. Usopp had gotten out of the water, where she placed the captain on the ground. "Ossan!" But was slightly shocked upon seeing the man collapsed on the ground, while Lián walked over towards him
"Is he dead?" Where she pocked him in the back as the others looked at her in disbelief, all excluding Jiàn...
"Stop that." who had then slapped her hand away after walking up to her.