The Devil's Grin - A One Piece Fanfic (Snail-like Updates)

Welcome to Sky Island!!

Upon the Mary bursting through the clouds D noticed two things. First, the air was fairly thin. Everyone was going to be having some difficulty breathing. Second, they were now sailing on a sea of white clouds. Which was quite beautiful. Normally when he came to a Sky Island he skipped the journey and went straight to the destination. He could thank Roger for teaching him that pleasure.

"Is everyone ok?" Nami gasped as she lay on the deck.

"I'm alright over here." Sanji weezed leaning against the cabin door. "Robin?"

"Yes." Robin looked around at each of the crewmembers. Everyone but D was breathing heavily, Ussop even seemed to be passed out. Upon noticing her stare he smiled.

"Body's a copy." He chuckled. "Hard to have breathing problems when your not real." He answered as an explanation. In the background Chopper and Luffy freaked out over Ussop while Sanji and Zoro were getting into a fight.

"Wow! It's so white!" Nami exclaimed as she scanned the surrounding clouds. "How are we floating?"

"Clouds float boats float." Luffy shrugged.

"It doesn't work that way." Zoro and Sanji waved his explanation down.

"The clouds have an extra particle called pyrobloin in them." D explained. "The amount of pyrobloin effects the density."

"Someone set the clouds on fire?" Luffy asked.

"Never mind." D sighed. Robin wanted to know more about this pyrobloin but there was something more urgent to deal with.

"Hey!? The log post is still pointing up!" Nami exclaimed showing the log post to Robin.

"Then we simply need to go up." Robin shrugged smiling while Nami shuddered thinking about how they would go higher up.

"Champion swimmer Ussop will now be the first one to swim in the sky ocean!" Ussop crowed while Chopper and Luffy cheered him on. Before D could say it was a bad idea, though Zoro did say it, Ussop jumped.

"It's been a couple minutes and he's not coming up." Zoro glanced over the railing.

"It's possible this ocean has no bottom." Robin mused implying it only led to the sea thousands of feet below.

"Crap!" Luffy shouted stretching his arm down to try to grab Ussop.

"Stretch as far as you can!" Nami urged him.

"I am but I can't see!"

"Just keep going I'll take care of sight!" Robin instructed as she summoned eyes all over his stretching arm.

While this happened D sat by the mast inspecting his nails. "This wouldn't have happened if you guys listened to my explanation."

"Don't just sit there!?" Nami shouted. "Help us."

"Nothing I can do while he's in this cloud formation. Pyrobloins are part of the makeup of Sea Prism Stone."He shrugged. "If he falls through before you guys get him I can catch him."

Nami stared him down to see if he was telling the truth. It was hard to tell. D's involvement in their adventures were haphazard at best. You could never tell if he was going to let you struggle on your own or help you.

"We've got him!" Robin called out and everyone let out a sigh of relief. It took more than a minute for Luffy to pull him up and when he did Ussop wasn't alone.

"What is that thing it's huge!?" Sanji exclaimed as a giant octopus came bursting through the clouds followed by some kind of giant snake fish.

"I've got this one!" Zoro called out as he leapt up to cut the tentacles trying to grab Ussop. Upon being cut the tentacles burst like a balloon.