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Sun was shining over Sunny, warming up the hearts of Strawhats who took the opportunity to make a water fight. It was a new thing for their new member, Jimbei, who never really played such a thing.
"You just splash others with water, that's all! You use water balloons, water guns… uh… buckets… you know, for fun!" Chopper explained with his set ready for a fight as others were way too hot to even move for now. Especially Usopp, who's workshop was today too hot to stay there to repair the next thing to which Luffy decided to stick his sticky fingers, and Nami, who had sun burns after she took the wrong cream from her shelf yesterday. Those two sat in the shadow of one of the trees doing everything other than what others did, visibly grumpy and swallowed by their own things. Only Nami popped from her magazine to glance with irritation at the forming gathering. "What are they doing? Can't they sit in peace for a moment?"
"You know they have to somehow… consume… the time GOD DAMN IT WHY THERE IS A GUM? WHO GAVE HIM THAT???" The attention of Luffy turned to today's grumpy duo as the sniper tried to get rid of the damn things that blocked work of one of his inginary projects. Noticing the fact that they stopped paying attention, the boy motioned towards the fishman to get closer so he could whisper to his ear.
"Something is off…" Long nose mumbled as his ginger friend nodded, noticing the same thing. Bold of them to think that it will end up on the boat as the giant wall of water made both pairs of eyes jump out of eye socks. "WHAT THE-"
"Fishman jutsu… ROCKET SWING!" Water kidnapped the two cowards who had only enough time to grab each other in fear as the giant wave decided to launch them into the sky, letting the other crewmates hear only long 'HELLLLLL' after them. Everyone thought that they would fall back on board in the matter of time. Fate decided that they will fly WAY longer, which finally alarmed the crew.
"Dear Neptun, I punched them way too hard…"
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Redhead pirates had a lazy, dreamy day on their hideaway which ended up a lonely little island without many people and only trees with many food what they would need, the greatest kind of the hideaway. The captain was slowly falling asleep as his head sniper started once again to talk one and only thing. "Probably my son right now is trying to invite his crewmates into a water fight… I remember when he was a kid and could catch me even in my greatest hideaways! Of Course my love was my saviour in moments like those when finally he would catch her on the fly. If you could see his face in terror! No one can copy such a thing! Face one in a billion!"
"Yhym… Maybe one day- !" Shanks finally snapped impulsively putting his hand on the hand of the sword, looking around. "Do you hear that?" Other crewmates woke up to start looking around as they finally heard it. The thrill on their spines as they looked up and saw two terrified faces dropping from the sky. "WE DON'T WANNA DIEEEEEEEE!" They could catch as their slow reaction, due to shock, let those two hit the sand, heads deep in sand. "That… that was the exact face- WAIT!"
The two first fly birds lost their consciousness so the crew put them in the doctor's room to let them rest. "So this is your son! Must say that it was the greatest timing I have ever seen. Question is who's the girl?"
"Nami, one of the crewmates."
"Or maybe a girlfriend?"
"And you always think about one thing, captain, and you are surprised that no girl decided to join your crew… Probably they all hate me with my son on the head..." Yasopp shrugged as he sipped his cup of rum, not getting used to the fact that his damn son hit the ground just before him. There was excitement too, as he could finally once again talk to him! Yet there was a worry too because why exactly did they appear there? That question was feeding his anxiety, controlling his cup for him. Night was dark and gloomy so everyone slowly left for the rest leaving the sniper and captain alone. Finally his head, even if drunk, appeared more serious this time. "You should not worry that much, besides the falling injuries there was nothing more."
"Ok but tell me, where is their crew?" Redhead only looked down at his now empty cup, bringing that question now to himself too. There must be a reason, but what exactly. Finally Beckmann appeared from nowhere and grubed those two by their collars and tugged them to the cabins for rest (and sobering).
As the night was old and dark, when everyone was sleeping, even doctors, Nami slowly opened her eyes weakly, looking around the dark room, unrecognized by her. While trying to sit up from sleep she finally felt her head, making her curse under nose from the pain. "Where the hell am I…" as her stare wandered over the room the other groan came from the bed next to her with a few bandages on her face and nose. "Nami..? Wh… what happened? Yish… my heaaad… my noseee… I think it's broken" She easily recognised her dear friend in the voice and silhouette in the darkness. "Don't ask me, I just woke up too but I think someone had to find us since we are in beds. It's night but by the sounds I assume we are on a boat." Usopp popped with a yelp and fear. "ON A BOAT??? WHAT IF IT'S MARINE'S BOAT OR WORSE, SOME ENEMIES' BOAT?!? I DON'T WANNA DIE!" Navigator had to calm her sniper as the one was ready to swim away from it by himself. "Calm down, idiot! Everyone is probably asleep so before you will make any decisions we have to better recognise our state and place… Let's start from our weapons and so. If it would be an enemy ship like that we would be a long time ago without it…" with getting used to the darkness and some luck after a few minutes they found a table on which they had Usopp's bag and Nami's stick and other remains that were in her pants, even her magazine. "You see? Nothing to panic!" Her smile calmed the longnose who mimicked her expression softly. That was much a relief to be with her in this situation because otherwise he would have a heart attack moment after awakening. A Dark man walked to the door to open it and close it fast as he saw what was there with heavy breath and shock in his eyes. "Hey, what have you seen there? Usopp?" His breath wasn't slowing, worse, it was faster and faster as his body trembled in shock and fear. Nami got closer to him to place her hands firmly on his shoulders, looking into his unconscious eyes. "Usopp, calm down, be with me! Where, are, we?"
"Re-re-re-"
"Re?" Her confusion was slowly overtaken by the same fear as the door to the glowy hall was opening and showing the tall figure with 3 shrams on the face.
"Re-re-redhair Sha-sha-sha-shanks!" They both yelped in fear, clutching to each other as the sleepy figure finally noticed those two being awake and scared with confused noise. They got on their knees to please him. "Sir, we are so sorry to bother you! It was not our fault! It was Jinbei and Luffy! Not us!
"Right! Exactly! We would never anger you! Just please, please don't kill us!"
"I'm too young to dieeeeee!"
"I'm too beautiful to dieeeee!"
"We will pay you"
"IN YOUR DREAMS IDIOT!" Cat thief grabbed God's nose, pulling it back and forth making him sorry. They stopped their fight as they heard snoring of the man once again, who fell asleep straight on his legs. "S-sir?" They both stood up, unsure what to do now, since every other person is probably asleep and fucking imperator stood before them deep in slomber. They finally decided to turn the light on and see how are they standing, which they even noticed fact that long nose's weapon flew with them too but poor thing had it's scratches. "MY CHILD! What have they done to you?! There must be something that will at least for a moment cover your wounds!"
"Would you be a lil bit quiet? And as you look around can you find me something for my sunburn? I noticed that they used it on me before but the second time won't hurt…" Ginger girl sat on one of the mattraces with her now dry magazine and continued to read it anxiously due to snoring Red hair in the doorway.
Morning came and so Shanks woke up with a few sleepy blinks and yawns before he could notice two teenagers reading together magazines loudly like there was no one. "This one would be nice, don't you think?"
"The creamy one? Yish… You look better with vibrant and cold colors. It has a nice contrast to your hair and eyes. Besides I think SOMEONE would like to see you in that…" Usopp wiggled his eyebrows to the blushy cringe on Nami. "I think some would like YOU in a dress too…"
"What? Guy has trauma after the whole island with guys like those!"
"You don't know… maybe you will cure him~?" Usopp, now red like a tomato, pushed the paper at her face which only made her eager to grab his nose in pain and get ready to punch him before they could both notice the confused stare of the captain of the boat on which they were swimming. "When did you wake up?" Their jelly coward bodies now shook in fear once again before Nami got some guts and smacked Usopp to get a better one too. "A-after midnight, sir! We ugh… probably woke you up at that time but you fell asleep… Shanks sir… I mean, Red Hair… sir… PLEASE DON'T KILL US! IT WAS NOT OUR FAULT THAT WE LANDED HERE!"
"Calm down kid! Why would I? Better tell me how do you two feel?" The two younger ones exchanged their looks a bit confused but relieved that they are not in trouble. "Good, sir. We have only a headache but we can survive without a doctor on their own so we are in less pain than we were when we woke up. If we could ask, where are we?" Nami spoke, taking the advantage to stand up first. Before Shanks could say anything his whole crew, like one dog, ran to their room, excited to finally meet the two members of Strawhats. "Maybe later, now let's get you out of here before my boys will run over you two!" He grabbed those two with one hand and pulled them with him threw the halls and rooms, jumping over people and pulling those two confused souls hearing only calls of males behind them. He finally let them run by their own on the roof of the boat where they can finally see the water all around them. "NAMI-SAAAAAN! PLEASURE TO MEET YO-" they didn't finished as the bolt shut them down, since girl was getting annoyed by the crowd. "OH SHUT UP YOU THIRSTY DOGS" Of Course her friend yelped but then nodded "right decision… right decision…" The Laughter of the Red hair made the two Strawhats turn towards him as he finally smiled brightly at those two. "Welcome on my board! I assume you must by hungry since you woke up in the middle of the night, huh? Come eat with us! Probably Yasopp is already by the table if he didn't overslept!" Usopp felt unknown feeling and fear as he heard the name. It was 13 years, if not longer since he last saw his father. Nami noticed his state on what she answered with a hand grasping his. "Come on, long nose, I'll help ya! Ok?" Mixed feelings over him flew, letting him only nod and walk with her. There was no doubt that Shanks could read the kid, and he noticed there was no anger in his eyes but guilt.