After Cricket had come to collapse on the ground, the group came to move him to the half house. It had forced the crew to gather inside the house where Chopper was treating him. "Cool off some more towels!" He was shouting and Usopp ran around to get to towels. "Open all the widows!" And Luffy had pulled up blinds and Chopper had come to diagnose what had it been that caused Cricket to collapse.
"Decompression sickness?" Zoro didn't understand what it was.
"You mean this Ossan is sick?" If it hadn't been obvious with the collapsing, Luffy had to ask that.
"Yes, it's an ailment that sometimes affects divers." It was explained to them by the doctor. "It's not a permanent condition. The drop in pressure during the ascent from the ocean floor to the surface... causes the nitrogen in the body to fall out of solution and form bubbles." While that had been all said, the warm towels were placed all over Cricket's body, but would be replaced once they cool down. "The bubbles stain the blood vessels and the surrounding tissue, impending blood flow, muscles, and joints."
"Yeah, Mystery Effects." This had come to be said by not only Luffy but also Lián. This had caused Jiàn to glanced at the corner of his eyes at his sister.
"He must have been forcing himself to dive every day without allowing time for the bubble to be reabsorbed." That was the only reason Chopper could come up with as to why his condition was so back.
"But why?" Could only be asked.
"I don't know... but it's dangerous for him. Depending on the circumstances, decompression illness... can lead to death." It had been explained by the doctor of the ship. But it had then been when Jiàn noticed a picture on the wall, it had Mont Blanc Cricket and two others that looked more ape and monkey then human. One of the two faces looked familiar, completely forgetting about Shoujou. But in an interest it all came back to him as...
"OLD MAN, ARE YOU ALRIGHT!?" Two people began screaming from the door way. This had everyone looking over to see two heads just barely able to fit sticking in. One of them was Shoujou and the other was a human with ape-like features, he that wore an orange-yellow jumpsuit, with headphones and goggles. Both seemed to be quite panicked and blue.
"THEY'VE COME TO KILL US!" But seeing them seemed to have caused both Usopp and Chopper to run around screaming like lunatics.
"What the hell are you doing here!" That had been shouted by Shoujou.
"What did you do to our old man!?" Which was followed by that monkey which could only be Masira.
"What are you talking about?" Luffy responsed to their question with confusion. "We're taking care of the old men. Get lost." As of telling them that they were being a bother.
"IDOIT!" But it had Usopp screaming at him even more panicked. "Do you really think they're going to listen to that!? They're wild and vicious monkeys!"
"You guys are so kind..." However, despite his belief both Masira and Shoujou were now in tears.
"THEY ACTUALLY LISTENED." Which had come as a shock to Usopp and Chopper, causing them both to slid across the follow with everyone watching them.The group, excluding Chopper still treating the old man, had moved outside so that Luffy would be able to have a proper conversation with Masira and Shoujou who were to large for the house to enter. "So you guys live here too?" But despite seeing early, the captain had come to ask this.
"Well, the Ossan's house is also the base of the Allied Mountain Money Forces." That came to be explained as Masira was sitting on the ground.
"We usually sleep on our own ships, because this house is too small for us to stay in." And that Shoujou was sitting beside him explaining.
"I didn't know apes and monkeys grew so big!" Lián was shouting with amusement as she was standing with them.
"You guys are too big!" Luffy was getting along with them quite well. "Well, compared to the old Giant guys, you guys look like earwax!" And they were laughing about it.
"How can those guys become friends so quickly?" Usopp could only ask while watching from against the walls outside of the house.
"They must have a lot in common." Zoro was leaning up against its sitting, with his swords sitting beside him.
"That guy is a complete idiot." Jiàn had come to say.
"Then what of your sister?" Zoro came to ask, pointing at the young woman.
"I'm amazed you little guys could kick this guy so high into the air, though!" Shoujou came to say, glancing over to Masira as he was hitting the monkey guy across the back.
"You think? I would be able to do it!" Lián had told him.
"Yeah, you could do it too." Luffy then said to him.
"You think?"
"Of course you could. You're a monkey after all." This had been said by both Luffy and Lián as they answered. But then the door of the house had come to slam open.
"Luffy! He woke up!" Chopper was running out of it at full speed shouting.
"He woke up?" He had turned pleased but then Masira was sent flying off into the sky.
"Oh, you were right, he really does fly." Shoujou had believed Luffy after being the one to send him off flying with a kick.
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Chains That Bind Us |One Piece
FanfictionThis story begins when the crew arrives on Jaya in search for Sky Island. In that search Robin encounters two individuals that could answer their questions. Or at least lead them somewhere to get them. Note that I don't own One piece @Eiichiro Oda...