She Came From Outta Space... I Think?

Oh The Weather Outside Is Frightful, But There's No Fires To Be Delightful

"Hey Nami? You're not looking so bright are you OK?" Tani commented to the navigator who was breathing heavily when trying to get out of bed. Nami turned to the concerned tracker and waved her off.

"I'm fine," Nami said with a wispy voice. Her sweaty forehead and flushed cheeks said otherwise, but Tani wouldn't pester her about it. "Have you seen Vivi? I need to ask her some questions about Alabasta," Nami asked.

"I think she's gone to relax on the deck, she probably needs time to breath since we're about to go all 'saving the country from a civil war'... It must be nerve wrecking if you ask me," Tani rambled, pulling out a shirt from a set of draws and slipping it on. Nami nodded and sluggishly pulled herself out of bed and wobbled out the door, Tani's concerned eyes watched her the whole time.

...

"Nami!" the fearful cries of Vivi called out, interrupting the daily activities of the crew. Everyone rushed to the aid of their weakened navigator laying on the floor in a feverish mess. "Who's a doctor?" Vivi cried, pulling Nami onto her lap to make the sickly women more comfortable. The crew looked at each other, then pointed at Nami. Vivi's face blanked.

"We need a doctor! This fever doesn't seem normal," Vivi said shakily. Nami shook her head, pulling herself off the ground and standing up painfully. Her hands gripping the railing of the Merry with whitened knuckles. "Nami hold still, you aren't well," Vivi stated.

"We... We can't stop, I'm fine... Really," Nami struggled to reassure. Nobody bought it. Nami glared, "We can't stop, didn't you all see the papers this morning. Alabasta is on the brink of a civil war, we need to get there as fast as possible," Nami sounded desperate. Vivi looked pale, a flash of emotions flew across her face. Landing on a face of determination.

"You're right, we do need to get to Alabasta as fast as possible," Vivi parroted, a small smile crawled onto her face. "Captain, set your courses for the closest island, we're finding a doctor," she smiled, turning to the navigator who sighed and smiled weakly back. Luffy grinned and commanded as Vivi had requested. The crew set to work, while they left Nami to rest for the day.

The boat was set on course for the closest island. The crew decided to try and relax for for the ride there, but worry for Nami's condition lingered in all their minds.

"I hope she didn't catch anything contagious, I would rather avoid flu season this year," Tani spoke aloud while messing around with a yo-yo. Luffy looked curious about her random statement.

"Flu season? Do you get sick often?" he asked, leaning forward from his spot atop the Merry's head. Tani gave him a nod.

"Sorta, it's a yearly thing. Do you not have flu season?" she responded. Luffy shook his head. "Well if I think about it... Your out to sea all the time rather than cluttered in huge cities. So that space would probably make it harder to catch the flu or stomach bugs," she thought aloud. Luffy looked like his head was gonna explode from processing all that information. Tani laughed, spinning her yo-yo's absentmindedly.

"Sounds boring," Luffy stated bluntly, Tani giggled and nodded in agreement. Luffy lazed around, looking at Tani with a soft smile. "Sailing the seas with nakama is the best," he sighed happily, closing his eyes and sunbathing. Tani couldn't agree more.

The pair remained silent for the rest of the morning. At around lunch time they went to check on Nami, who had gotten worse. Not even Luffy's silly (and down right terrifying) faces could put a smile on the sickly girls face. It wasn't a pretty sight... Tani felt knots curl and form in her stomach at the deathly look of pain and agony on Nami's face. It was awful... Sanji looked depressed when serving her lunch, which she failed to eat. Vivi didn't leave Nami's side for the whole day.