With the plan discussed and the stew all gone, everyone had began cleaning up after eating. "Man, I'm stuffed!" Luffy exclaimed as he had been the one that ate most of the stew.
"There'll be gold tomorrow!" Chopper was carrying the bowls after collecting them from everyone.
"That's right!" Nami, right behind him, followed with the spoons.
"You think tomorrow's be sunny again?" The captain was looking up at the night sky above them.
"Sure! We're on top of the clouds." While Usopp was crouching down beside him, pocking the fire to prevent it from going out.
"It'S getting late. There's no need for the fire, so we should put it out. We'll give away our location to our enemies." Robin spoken up, logically speaking as they were in enemy territory and it would be easy to be caught due to it being night.
"What a stupid idea." Luffy had scoffed at her statement, a smug look across his face. "You hear that, usopp? Can you believe what she just said? 'Put out the fire.'" Hearing this caused her to become confused.
"It's cant be helped." Usopp had the same expression as his captain as he came to stand up. "Don't be so hard on her. Robin's a woman who has lived her entire life in darkness. She just doesn't know."
"What do you mean?" She finally asked, unable to understand what they meant by all this.
"We're SUPPOSED to have a campfire!" The two of them were on their hands and knees before her, pretty much crying.
"It's human nature to have a campfire when camping, even if it costs us our lives!!" They weren't making any sense.
"You're the stupid ones!" Nami was watching them. "Hey, that's enough fooling around! Do you know how dangerous this forest is, right?!" She had stated this at him
"Don't care!" Not that Luffy cared.
"There are priests out there! And gorillas too! And even without them, forest like this are still dangerous at night! That's probably furious beast or monsters lacking out there!" She began pointing all this out to him.
"Monsters?!" Causing Chopper to become frighten.
"Sky Island scary... Sky Island scary..." And Usopp to begin back out.
"Oi, Luffy!" The voice belong to Zoro had pulled all towards him. "Is this enough wood?" This was being asked as he, Sanji and Iris had created a bonfire stance.
"YOU GUYS ARE IN ON THIS TOO!?" Which casued Nami to snap at them in shock. "Why did you help them, Iris!?" The girl was shouting while pointing at the woman she was asking this question too.
"Because it looked like a lot of fun." She answered her, smiling like always. "Besides, normally wild animals are afraid of fire." Just as she said that with Sanji beside her holding a touched branch, shadows with glowing eyes appeared from behind them.
"Behind you! Behind you! There's something there!" The navigator was blue in the face as she was crying in fear. It was when low growls came as creatures began stepping out into the light. Both Usopp and Chopper were alright screaming like children because right beside Iris stood a wold that reacted up to her chest and it began saying something.
"Chopper, I think he is trying to say something." The blonde hair woman was looking over to their only person able to understand and speak animal.
"Eh?" He looked over to her a bit surprised. "'You puny pests have been keeping us awake!'" But a moment later he was translating. "'Go to sleep, you dumbass humans!'" He was even making the same face as the wolf, along with its tone.
"WHAT WAS THAT!?" However, this seemed to have pissed both Luffy and Sanji off as they snapped at Chopper.
"I didn't say it!" He began sweating in fear at their shouting.
"'Hey, you'd better not be trying to move in on our territory." The wolf was acting like a gangsta.
"No, we were forced to come here." The doctor had informed him of this, looking worried.
"'This is our land! You think you can just barge in and start a fire?'"
"Ah, sorry..."
"'Everything in this forest, from the tress to the weeds, is ours!'" But the moment that had been said the wolf was on the ground, with a large bump on its head, eyes spinning around.
"I'm not giving up my treasure!" Nami had come up to the wolf and ended up punching him in anger. However, this didn't sit well from the pack that was now growling, ready to attack.
"Hey, look! You pissed them off..." Usopp began backing away in fear. "What do we do now!?"
"Think of something!"
"Me!?" That's when the wolf barked causing him to finch as he braced for the attack.
"'Shut up.'" But the pack began backing down. "'The whole lot of you couldn't take her on.'" It was clear that the wolf with the scar had been the pack leader as they began lowing their heads in response to his words. "Babe, didn't know you had such a nice punch. I like you.'" The leader and Nami were looking at each other, an a spark appeared between them like they had an agreement.
"So things are under control?" The snipper asked this to the angel and swordsman beside him.
"It appears to be the case."
"Then, let's have our campfire!" Luffy was still hung up on this.
"AYE!" Then before long the fire was burning brightly as a party began with beating of drums.
"Come aboard! Come aboard!" They were having to time of their lives as Luffy, Usopp, Sanji and Chopper were dancing around the fire with the wolves.
"What is this? It's good!" Nami was holding a coconut that had been covered out to act like a cup. "Did you guys make this juice?" She was asking the wolf that was beside her. "It's delicious! I'll have some more!" A few feet away, Zoro was chugging down a wine bottle when he noticed a wolf beside him drinking as well. It was then they clapped their drinks together. Iris and Robin were watching, slightly laughing and clapping along to the drums beat.
"What is this wonderful drink?" Nami was already drunk on the juice.
"We're getting that treasure!!" Luffy comes to shout this to the sky.
"GOLD! GOLD!"
"Have they tamed the clouds as well?" A voice had pulled the two women watching together, away from it. "I know of no others who could cause such an uproar on Enel's land."
"Oh, you're awake." The one that was speaking had been the Sky knight, Ganfall who regained consciousness. "Are you sure you should be moving already?"
"I have been such a bother. I had intended to help you." The old man seemed a bit ashamed of himself.
"What are you talking about? You did plenty." Zoro came to ask him
"He's right, you saved Chopper and Merry. We can't thank you enough." Iris had come to informed him, while bowing to him graceful for him protecting their friend and home.
"What?" He came to take a seat.
"I think there's some stew left. Would you like some?" This had been offered to him.
"No, no. I appreciate it, but I think that I had best not." However, he came to decline the offer.
"Oh, the weird Old Knight's awake!" Luffy came to notice this fact. "Thanks a lot! Let's dance!"
"Let's dance, Knight of the Sky!" Chopper was too into the party that he forgot that he was a doctor.
"Aren't you the doctor!?"
"Hey, old man, how's Conis? Is she safe?" Sanji came to ask this since the last time he saw the girl was being taken somewhere safe by the knight.
"Yes, she and her father are at my house. You need not worry." Ganfall came to answer him, as he had also gone to get Pagaya in case he was in danger due to what had happened.
"Really? That;s great! I was worried!" It was then when Usopp had jumped onto his back.
"I'm glad they're both safe!" He was over joyed. "Yosh, let's throw Chopper!" He had suddenly stated this
"Why?" Which only confused the reindeer as he didnt understand. But a moment later, they were tossing him up into the air again and again, which he seemed to have begin enjoying.
"I heard a little of what you were talking about before." Ganfall began speaking to the three that were close to him, while the others were partying away. "Did you say that this island used to be called Jaya?"
"Yes."
"But I believe that you have yet to hear... how it came to be known as holy ground." He had stated which was followed by silence. Iris couldn't help but noticed sadness in the old man's eyes. "For you Blue Sea dwellers, the earth here must seem natural."
"Huh? Yeah, it does."
"I see." The man came to smile at hearing this, even though there was still sadness in it. "But this is something that does not naturally exist in the sky. Island Cloud is able to support plant life, but unable to bear it. Green plants and earth are not naturally found in the sky." The three of the continued listening to the man as he spoke. "We call this Vearth." Ganfall picked up a handful of dirt, explaining while holding it out in front of him. Slightly titling his hand caused the dirt to begin falling back to the ground. "The eternal yearning of all things living in the sky."
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Angel's True Face (One Piece)
FanfictionAfter leaving the home island of Usopp with their new ship the Going Merry, the new crew had rescued a young woman, called Michell D Iris, from the Ocean and join asks her to join the crew because he thought she was cool, however, one member of the...