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The Going Merry sailed peacefully away from Little Garden and was following the Eternal Pose towards Alabasta.
"Guys, listen up!" Usopp addressed the rest of the crew. "I will go to Elbaph someday! TO THE VILLAGE OF WARRIORS!"
"YEAH, GREAT!" Luffy cheered.
Luffy and Usopp threw an arm over each other's shoulder and started singing and dancing. "Juh-juh-giants, juh-juh-giants! El-baph, El-baph, EV-RY ONE IS HUGE! They're soo hu-uge, be-cause they're giants! Juh-juh-giants, ev-ry-bo-dy's huge!"
Y/N sweat-dropped as he stood on the deck in front of Ms. Valentine and Ms. Goldenweek holding a bundle of blankets and pillows. He'd patched himself up and was now wearing a black t-shirt with a red 'x' going across the front and back, his cargo pants, and his steel-bottomed boots.
"Maybe we do need a musician," Y/N muttered before he turned to the two agents. "Technically, our women's quarters is Nami's room. But since she's hardly the most generous person on the ship, if I put you in the storage room there would be a lot of traffic going through, you can stay in the anchor room while you're here. It's not much but you'll at least have some privacy. These are most of our spare blankets and pillows, if you need more let me know. We have an extra hammock in the men's quarters so Mr. 5 will be staying down there."
"Thank you Mr. One Eye," said Ms. Goldenweek as she took the blankets and pillows from him.
"Yeah... thanks," Ms. Valentine added, she looked tired.
"Are you alright?" Y/N asked as he eyed the blonde agent.
"Yeah... I'm fine," Ms. Valentine insisted. "I got the fudge kicked out of me on Little Garden. I need some rest."
"That's probably a good idea," Y/N agreed. "While you're on this ship you're my responsibility. So if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask."
"We'll be fine for now," Ms. Goldenweek assured him. The two female agents went into the anchor room and took the blankets and pillows with them.
Y/N spotted Nami coming out of the galley and joined her when she sat down against the main mast.
"You alright?" Y/N asked as he eyed Nami suspiciously, she looked really tired too and her face was flushed.
"Yeah," Nami replied, she glanced at Luffy and Usopp who were singing and dancing on the railing. "Where did they get so much energy?"
"WAAAHHH!" Luffy and Usopp slipped and almost fell overboard, but managed to catch themselves.
"QUACK!" Carue quacked as he ran over.
"Ahhh," Nami let out a tired sigh, "After everything that's happened... I'm exhausted."
"I'll watch the Eternal Pose for you," Vivi offered as she came over and sat down across from Nami.
Nami smiled and handed her the Pose the once again leaned back against the mast, Nami smiled at the Princess, "You're on your way," she told her. "Soon you'll return to Alabasta. Well... my rosy outlook is assuming we can make it there safely and without any more surprises."
Y/N frowned as he cast a cautious glance in the tired navigator's direction, he didn't think they'd be that lucky, but chose not to vocalize those doubts.
"Yes, I must return, it's my obligation," said Vivi, as she took her eyes off of the Eternal Pose to her homeland for a moment and then glanced at Nami. "I am the person that everyone in the kingdom is counting on."
