Straw Hat: Rise of the Dragon Slayer

The Undead

"Hahahahah!"

I flinch hearing Natsu's voice echo around the dark moat.
"What the hell is going on?" My voice echoed the moat, my right ached terribly in the makeshift sling Chopper made with my scarf. It took me and the doctor to find where Nami and Usopp was. It was difficult either way the horrendous smell around us.

"That barrel was a signal flare"

"Don't worry Lil!"

I grumbled frustrated at Nami and gave her a dumbfounded look, Chopper and Usopp stood near the stone wall watching us. I tried to not make anymore movement to acknowledging Natsu's voice. Every time I looked around, it was almost like he was standing in the corner of my eye.

"Brook's shadow was stolen"

"S-scary ghost appeared in the kitchen"

"So let me get this straight. We are on a ghost island" I began to pace around running my hand through my hair. My thoughts all jumbled up as I tried to concentrate. It was bad enough that I couldn't get that stupid dream or memory out of my head. I don't remember a damn thing about whatever the hell it was. It left me terrified. The last thing I needed now was to feel defenseless on a ghost island. "And that flare was a signal for this traveling ghost island to find us?" Nami nods, I scratched my cheek frustrated. "how the hell does someone get their shadow stolen?" I questioned "Did I forget to mention that this place is called Thriller Bark, that is what Brook said" Nami gave me a shaky pointed finger. I snap my eyes to her for a moment, Brook was still connected to this. "Why a ghost island" I groaned and walked forward towars the stone wall and smacked my head against it. My feet creaked against the skeletons I stood on.

"Is that all you have to say!" Usopp shouted with his legs still shaking. Chopper was in his heavy point form now and was freaking out. "No wonder Brook called you Demon!" My eye twitched with annoyance. Damn it Brook, I should have known Usopp would have heard the skeleton call me that.

"You wanna say that to-"

"BARK!"

Silence filled the moat, my head perked up at the noise. I furrowed my eyes and turned my head to the sound, swuinting my eyes as it was too dark to see.  My back straightens feeling alarmed, I glanced in the direction of the noise. "What is it?" Nami questioned with caution as she stood behind me. I sniffed the air, all I could smell with something dreadfully dead. "Can't smell anything, it all smells rotten and dead" I voiced my frustration making everyone freak out at my statement.

"What the hell!"

"Y-you....cant just say things like that!"

"Woof!"

A good dozen feet away stood a large dog thing, I scued in a breath as my nose burned from the smell. "He reeks" I rubbed my nose trying to get rid of the burning senseation. "A dog?" Usopp questioned, he walked forward and stood next to me. We both observed the weird three-headed dead dog. I scratched my head confused and tilted my head. "Looks kind of weird of me" I shrugged and glanced at Nami who looked horrified. Tears streaming down her face with terror struck.

"That's not a dog!"

"Don't run! Fight it!"

Suddenly the weird dog thing began to charge at us, we all began to run away. Chopper had changed back into his small form from fear, I reached down and threw him onto my shoulders.

"Cerberus!"

"Woof!"

What the hell is Cerberus? Is it just a random name for a dog? I turned my head wanting to ask, but I ran faster seeing the weird dog thing catch up. "Does it really exist!" Chopper shouts as I felt my air ways close. It was the Doctor's poor attempt for murder as I choked. "C-Chopper!" I managed out as the doctor tried to relax his hold around my neck.