Wapol of Tin:
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"Guys..." Zoro called down from the crow's nest as he stared through his binoculars. It was snowing and the Straw Hats were still searching for a doctor for Nami and Ms. Valentine. Zoro had spotted... something. "What do you think about people standing on water?"
"You've been up there too long and are starting to hallucinate," Mr. 5 offered.
"What do you mean?" questioned Luffy. "Do I think it's possible?"
"What kind of question is that?" Usopp wondered. "It's impossible of course."
"Oh yeah?" Zoro replied, "then... what's that?"
Luffy, Usopp, Mr. 5, and Ms. Goldenweek all stared in the direction Zoro had indicated.
"There's a person standing on the water," Ms. Goldenweek realized.
Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Mr. 5, and Ms. Goldenweek all stared in surprise at the strange man in front of the Going Merry. HE WAS STANDING ON THE WATER!
The man wore heavy-looking blue and green clothing that showed that he was seemingly used to the cold weather they were in. He wore a fluffy blue and white cape, a big coat that had a hood with jester-like top, thick green pants and blue shoes. Strapped to the man's back was a quiver filled with arrows and a bow.
Rub... Rub... Luffy, Usopp, and Ms. Goldenweek all rubbed their eyes to make sure they weren't seeing things. Mr. 5 raised his sunglasses and silently stared at the strange archer.
"..." The three Straw Hats and the two Officer Agents silently stared at the archer.
"..." The archer silently stared back.
"Hello! Sure is chilly today!" the man suddenly called out.
"Yeah, it is chilly today," Luffy replied.
"Definitely," Usopp agreed. "It's very chilly, in fact, it'd even say it's freezing."
"Really?" the archer inquired causing the five people on the main deck of the Going Merry to stare at him in surprise, but the archer stared back equally surprised.
"INCREASE BUOYANCY!" someone ordered.
SPLOOOOSH! The archer suddenly rose up out of the water, revealing that he hadn't been standing on the water, but was instead standing in a crow's nest. The crow's nest was on the top of a giant metal dome.
The waves from the dome rising out of the water caused the Going Merry to unsteadily drift backwards.
"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?" Luffy exclaimed. "A watermelon?"
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"WHY ARE WE SHAKING?" Vivi cried out in alarm, she staggered to the side as the ship tilted beneath her. Sanji stood nearby balancing Nami's bed on his leg while Y/N was holding onto the couch that Ms. Valentine was sleeping on and attempted to keep it steady. Carue slipped and went rolling across the floor.
"HOLD THE RUDDER STEADY!" Sanji shouted up towards the deck. "IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO NAMI I'LL HOLD EVERY ONE OF YOU RESPONSIBLE!"
"We can't trust them to steer the ship for two minutes," Y/N complained.
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"What the hell is that?" Zoro wondered as he sat in the crow's nest covered in a blanket and a layer of snow. "Is that a ship?"
KA-CHUNK! The top half of the dome started coming apart, revealing the numerous panels that made it up, the panels disappeared below surface and revealed the large central mast and the sails that were attached to it. KREEK! From under the water an animal head rose up and stuck out from the front of the bottom half of the dome. It was a hippo with a crown on its head, and from the looks of things, it was the figure dome wasn't a dome at all, IT WAS A PIRATE SHIP! The pirate ship was manned by many uniformed men that were standing on the main deck.
