Recap:

Grandpa Ryu's eye turn in the direction of you and Apis. "Yeah. I know. I will save Apis!" Luffy says frantically. "And take you to the dragon's nest! So, fight hard to stay alive!" Apis sobs in your arms, then looks out a Grandpa Ryu. "GRANDPA RYU!!!!"

"Just hang on!" Mist cries. Luffy was trying to pull out Grandpa Ryu, with Mist pushing him to surface, but the senile dragon was too heavy for the two of them; no matter their strength. Nami was gripping tightly on the railing, watching this. "Damn those guys!"

Zoro and Sanji look back at the rest of the crew and Apis and Grandpa Ryu. "This is bad." Sanji nods, looking down at the dragon. "Yeah. He can't swim, huh?"

Meanwhile Commodore Nelson is watching the scene from his ship, pulling out his pink fan to cool himself off. His entire body was sweating, from Grandpa Ryu's attempted attack. "That was close! It came right for me!" One soldier uses his telescope to look from afar, observing how Grandpa Ryu was sinking slowly. He also spotted Mist. "Commodore! The Millennial Dragon is starting to sink! And there is a strange pink dolphin next to it!"

"Fire a harpoon at them, and drag them to the ship!" he yells. Commodore Nelson is carried by the Navy soldiers over to where the harpoon launcher is set. When they are ready, Commodore Nelson smirks, pointing at Mist and Grandpa Ryu. "Fire at them!"

The long black harpoon is released, with a rope attached to the end. Luffy goes to stop it, but you run in front of him and Grandpa Ryu. Mist lets you stand on him, and you bend the water in the air to catch the harpoon. "What?!"

Luffy lets out a loud, "Whoa that was close!" You grit your teeth, your fist clenched tightly. "What the hell are you doing?!" Commodore Nelson lets out a laugh, loud enough you could hear him from where you were standing. "You have no idea of the value of the thing you stand on! All I want is the Millennial Dragon's bones! Once I have it's Dragonite, I can attain everlasting life!"

You step off of Mist, hopping onto Grandpa Ryu's head.The water around the harpoon forms into a large fist, grabbing the harpoon tightly. You reel your arm back, along with the water fist holding the harpoon. You throw it at the ship, aiming for Commodore Nelson. The harpoon hits the ship, but barely grazes past him. He sits there in shock, his petty fan now shredded. "Grandpa Ryu isn't an "it"! And neither is Mist! They're our friends! They're our dear friends who are on a journey with us!"

Commodore Nelson scoffs. "What utter nonsense! If that's the case, you can sink with your pathetic "friends!" How dare you fire a harpoon at me! Fire at that brat!"

"B-but sir, if we do that, we'll blow up the Millennial Dragon too!"

"No matter! Bone fragments will do just fine!"

"Y-yes sir! Aim the sub cannons out to sea!"

Grandpa Ryu groans, as he sinks a little bit more in the water. Luffy is by his side, his left foot dipping in the water. "You're fine with staying here?! What kind of wimpiness is that?!" You look back at the two. "Grandpa Ryu. I can't understand you like Luffy, Apis and Mist but, I can tell you that you're not going to give up! We're going to take you to the dragons' nest at all costs!"

Luffy nods, trying to keep the dragon's focus on him. "Yeah! Don't worry about Apis, we'll protect her." The ground suddenly starts to shake. All of the villagers on Warship Island feel it too, and some are sent in a panic. You look up at the ship and see Apis tied to Usopp's back. She is clearly trying to come down where you and Luffy were. "Untie these ropes! I need to be with Grandpa Ryu!"

Usopp shakes his head. "L-leave Grandpa Ryu to Luffy and Y/n!" Apis tries to escape still. "No, no, no! I gotta go!" Nami let out a yelp as she was trying to regain her balance. "The entire sea is shaking! What's going on?! What's happening?!"

Luffy is still trying to pull Grandpa Ryu up, but it's still no use. You noticed that Mist has swam away toward the Going Merry. "What're you doing?!"

"Look below you!"

You look down at the water, and notice green splotches in the water, appearing around Grandpa Ryu and some of the navy ships. "What......is this?" You close your eyes, sticking you hand into the water. 'There shouldn't be any volcanoes in these waters.......I don't feel the presence of a volcano......'

Note: The reader can use her powers to detect certain objects in the water, using the currents. For example, if there was a Navy ship coming a few miles away, she could focus on the currents in the water and detect the ones coming from the ship. She is doing that now, looking for the presence of any volcanoes.

'Is this........land?!'

"Don't tell me-! Mist! Is this what I think it is?!" You can't hear his response as the navy starts firing cannons at Grandpa Ryu again. You quickly take your hand out of the water, blocking a few of the cannons. Grandpa Ryu suddenly rises again. You lose your footing, and tumble down toward Luffy. He catches you in his arms bridal style. "Gotcha! Shishishi! Hm?"

Luffy looks up at Grandpa Ryu who is letting out another low screech. "I see! You've got friends of your own too!" you frown at this, wishing you could understand them rather than rely on Luffy's non-explanatory reasoning. "What do you mean Luffy?"

Mist gasps. "He's calling...."

"Calling?" Nami repeats, looking over to Apis. "Yeah. Mist is right. He's telling all of the Millennial Dragons in the world, 'it's time'."

"'It's time'? What does that mean?" Usopp lets out a screech when he looks out at the distant sky. There is a whole flock of Millennial Dragons coming toward them. Nami and Apis watch them in awe, as they fly over the Going Merry. "Th-there's so many Millennial Dragons!"

Apis giggles. "There's Grandpa Ryu's friends!" Meanwhile, Sanji and Zoro along with the other navy soldiers watch the Millennial Dragons soar over the warships as well. "What the?!" Sanji nearly dropped his cigarette. "Where the hell they'd come from?"

Commodore Nelson's eyes widen. "Those are....Dragonite! Dragonite! It's a mother load of Dragonite!" Your eye twitches seeing he clearly did not learn his lesson. "Why you! Luffy put me down so I-" The Millennial Dragons beat you to it, as they start flying around Commodore Nelson's ship, scaring him. "Shoot them! Shoot them down!!" he screeches furiously.

"W-we can't Our cannons can't reach that high!"

Grandpa Ryu lets out his final screech, then collapses back in the water again, unable to get up. You and Luffy fall forward, and of course, Luffy is still holding on to you through it all. "Grandpa Ryu! Oh, you okay Y/n?"

You nod, and Luffy pauses at Grandpa Ryu for a while. You guessed the two were communicating again. When he's done, Luffy nods. "Yeah! I know! I promise I'll tell Apis!"

Grandpa Ryu lets out his final breath, and lets his snout fall into the water. You can hear Commodore Nelson's repulsive laugh, seeing Grandpa Ryu die. You sent a deathly glare at him and see Luffy is just as mad as you. He stretches his arm out toward the Millennial Dragon. "Gum-Gum....."

It's then you realize that Luffy is still holding onto you. You let out a panicked squeak, flailing your arms and legs around in a panic. "W-w-w-wait a second Luffy! A-at least put me dow-"

"Rocket!!!"

"Put Y/n down!!!" Mist screeches, but it's too late. Luffy's arm catches one of the Millennial Dragon's necks, and Luffy uses it to pull himself into the air. "Gonna borrow your neck!" Luffy then stretches his left leg in the air, aiming for the Navy ship. He then notices you still with him. "Oh, hang on a sec Y/n!"

And your idiotic captain does the worse thing possible for you:

He throws you in the air, and you scream, as you're now higher than the Millennial dragons. The whole crew watches the scene from below, hearing your terrified screams echoing throughout the sea.

"Y/NNN!!!!" Usopp and Apis scream, terrified. "YOU IDIOT!!!!!" Nami and Mist screech, with angry eyes. Sanji, who also saw this was just as pissed and worried, cursing your rubber captain. "LUFFY!!! DON'T FLING MY OCEAN PRINCESS!!!"

Zoro, remained silent. "Battle Axe!" Luffy slams his outstretched leg out on the warship with Commodore Nelson, cutting it in half. The soldiers and Commodore Nelson who are on the ship, are in a panic as the ship's wood and other pieces of it, sink come crashing down onto them. The ship sinks in the water in two pieces.

"T-the Commodore's been defeated!!" One soldier cries now in fear, seeing Luffy's destructive power.

Everyone is in total shock and awe, seeing Luffy take down the warship. The crew had forgotten about their anger for Luffy flinging you into the sky, but only for a brief second. "OI LUFFY!! WHAT ABOUT Y/N-CHAN?!" Luffy hums to Sanji, before remembering "Oh yeah!"

Luffy jumps off the remaining pieces of the warship, and sees free falling . He stretches his arms, grabbing you and pulling you to him. You had the same passed out expression from your ride with Grandpa Ryu earlier, but you were overall alright. "Shishishi! Sorry about that Y/n! Zoro!"

Zoro looks over at the male, yelling a bit due to the large distance gap. "Yeah, Luffy?"

"Take Y/n back to the Going Merry!" Luffy prepares to fling you across again, until Sanji stops you. "Wait Luffy! Don't you dare throw Y/n-chan again!"

"Huh? Then how am I gonna get her to you?!" Zoro bit his lip, tears in his eyes as his lip was twitching. "Keep her with you then! Just, don't throw her in the.....the....." Zoro lets out his loud catchy laugh, clutching his stomach in pain from laughing so hard.

"What's so funny about this marimo?!"

"Oh? She didn't tell you? Y/n is-"

"Enough out of you three! Just get on the ship already!" Nami hisses, and saying a silent prayer for you. Zoro and Sanji run off the Navy ship, but Sanji temporarily pauses, seeing the dragons circling in the sky. "What are they doing....?"

Nami snaps Sanji out of it when she shouts, "Where's Y/n and Luffy?!" Zoro and Sanji climbing the ladder onto the Going Merry. Meanwhile, Luffy has slung Y/n onto his back, and stretches his arm out to the Millennial Dragon, grabbing it's neck again.

"Gum Gum.....Rocket! Sorry to bother you again!"

The crew looks up in panic seeing Luffy falling straight for the ship, with Y/n on his back. He lands on the Merry, practically shaking the whole ship. Mist yelps, hearing the whole ship creak, being that he was in the sea after all. "Careful you dunce! What if you break the ship?!"

Y/n groans, starting to wake up. Luffy notices and sets her down gently on the deck. Apis, notices that Grandpa Ryu has completely sank under the water. Tears start to pool in her eyes again, and she collapses on her knees. "Grandpa Ryu......"

Everyone turns their attention to Apis. You get up, dashing over to the railing. You look down, seeing that Grandpa Ryu was truly gone. Your grip on the railing tightens. Mist and Azul look at you and Apis sympathetically. "It's okay Apis...I'll just...I'll lift him out of the water! It's fine!" you say with a shaky smile.

Mist grimaces. "Y/n, you know you can't-"

"Yes I can!" you snap. "Y/n, you don't need to! Grandpa Ryu's wish came true." Both of you turn to Luffy. He's stepped forward and is standing behind you and Apis. "Can't you hear the Millennial Dragon's voices?" A large sound wave is sent out, blowing you and the crew back. Warship Island and all of the navy ships are in a panic, from the "earthquakes" and now the sudden shockwave. You look and notice the sea, "The sea's pulling back!"

Sanji and Usopp are looking over the railing, noticing something green, almost land like rising. An image of the drawings from the dome appear in Nami's mind, and you see it too. "That's what it meant!" you both say in unison.

"What do you mean Y/n-chan, Nami-swan?!"

"The dragons' nest really is here! The Millennial Dragons aren't called that because of their life span! It's because they come to this island once every 1,000 years!" Large pillars of rock start to rise from under the navy ships, as they're being destroyed. You notice land starting to show under the ships as well.

"Mist, you better move." you tell him as he swims away, not wanting to get caught in the shallow water. "They must be migratory! It's no coincidence they've all flocked here now! This is why people call it Lost Island! It only shows up every 1,000 years! No wonder no one remembers today the last time it surfaced!" you conclude.

When the rumbling finally stops, you take in the scenery. There are many rock statues that look like the shapes of Millennial Dragons. There are a few coral growing as well, and small puddles of water scattered. The Millennial Dragons have already started to rest on the island as well.

"Is this what I think it is?" Apis asks, taking in what was now the dragon's nest. "Yeah! It must be the dragons' nest Grandpa Ryu wanted to go back to!" Luffy says, nodding proudly.

Apis notices Grandpa Ryu laying motionless by a small pool of water. She jumps off the ship, running to him. Meanwhile the rest of you and the crew step off the boat as well. Then you remember you're still pissed at Luffy. "Luffy!" Luffy starts to sweat nervously when he sees your expression. Zoro snickers, turning around. "Y-yeah?"

"Come here~" the male shakily tries to take a step forward. "W-w-w-w-why?"

You don't accept his hesitation. You form a large water fist from the several pools of water, raising it above your head. Usopp screams, at it's size. "I'm going to murder you!!" you yell.

"GYAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

Luffy takes off full speed, and you chase after him. He starts screaming "I'm sorry!" over and over but you show no mercy. Once you're far enough, Zoro lets out a long laugh.

"What's so funny?!" Usopp demands, hiding behind Sanji. "I cannot believe she didn't tell you!" Zoro cackles. Nami growls. "Just say it already!!" "She's afraid of heights!"

"I'm sorry! I won't do it again!!"

"Accept your punishment!" You slow down when you and Luffy pass Apis, who is in the water ankle high by Grandpa Ryu. Your anger melts away, and you drop your water fist, walking into the water with Apis. The crew seems to notice too, and they walk over to the land closest by. Luffy finally stops running, able to catch his breath.

Usopp eyes the strange rocks that were large, and had several curves, "So this is the dragons' nest? Look at these weird rocks...."

"They're probably made out of Dragonite." Sanji says, shocking Usopp. You nod in agreement, reaching out your hand to touch one. "I think you're right Sanji-san." Zoro raises an eyebrow, finally calmed down from laughing. "What makes you say that?" You gesture to the shapes of the wings and overall body of the fossil, "Take a look; don't these rocks looks exactly like a dragon?"

"Yes you're so smart Y/n-chan~!!!" Usopp crosses his arms over his chest, trying to put this all together. "But why are the rocks shaped like dragons?" Nami grimaces, feeling sad for the dragons, "Because they were on the ocean floor for a thousand years. The materials in their bodies fossilized."

Usopp nods, pretending to understand. "Oh, I see!" Sanji sweat drops, clearly able to tell the male was lying. "You don't get it, do you?" Usopp throws his arms up in surrender. "Nope, not at all!"

You look around, seeing as this was clearly from being in the water for so long, "They say when elephants are about to die, they hide themselves in their elephant graveyard. It might be the same here; a dragon graveyard."

"No! It's not!" Everyone turns back to Apis, who was standing in the ankle high water, trying her hardest not to look back at Grandpa Ryu's corpse. "Grandpa Ryu said going to the nest would make him better! This can't be a graveyard!" Luffy stepped forward, seeing Apis practically shaking with anger. "Grandpa Ryu was a lost Millennial Dragon....He lived alone for a 1,000 years. Then he met you. He said, out of the 1,000 years he lived, this last year with you was his happiest."

Nami was shocked. "Luffy, you understand the dragons' language?" He shrugs "I just somehow do." Nami sighs, finding it sad she knew he wasn't lying. "Geez, talk about half baked...."

Apis sniffled, "You liar......You liar! You're such a liar Grandpa Ryu! If you've made it back to the dragons' nest, open your eyes and talk to me! Talk to me! Get better!"

Apis is crying again, and you feel bad. You gently kneel down, and hug her tightly. Apis hugs you back, crying on your shoulder. You stroke her back gently. "I may not understand him, but I don't think Grandpa Ryu was lying. If the legends are true, then the Millennial Dragons come to the nest every 1,000 years to be reborn again."

Apis's eyes widen. "Really? Is that true?" Luffy nods. "Yeah, Grandpa Ryu said that." Nami lets out a gasp, "L-look!" she stutters. Apis and you turn. There is an egg, and it begins to crack. Out pops a yellow feathered baby dragon. "A baby Millennial Dragon?"

"S-S SO CUTE!!!!" you squeal. You are about to run over to grab it, but you stop as the Millennial Dragons surround it. The baby dragon opens it's eyes, looking at Apis. It lets out a small screech, and Apis starts to tear up again. She nods. "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

The two of you climb out of the water. You hold onto Apis's hand, and the two of you walk up to where the crew are. "You know Apis, this isn't just a graveyard. I think it's a place that connects to new life." you say, hoping it'd cheer her up. "Yeah, thank you, Y/n, everyone!"

"You all put your lives at risk, and took Grandpa Ryu to the dragons' nest." she says, making you crack a small smile. "Yeah, I guess we did huh?" Apis and you reach the top. She looks up at Luffy with a smile. "Thank you Luffy!" The males nods, giving her an innocent smile. "Shishishi! You're welcome, Apis!"

Luffy turns to face the crew. "Yosh! Let's hurry back to the ship and leave the island! Man, I'm hungry!" You nod, seconding Luffy's request, "Me too! Sanji! Can you make some food when we get back?"

"Yes Y/n-chan~!!!" As the crew, Apis and you headed back to the ship, you couldn't help but look at the dragons, wondering about this so called Dragonite. "So these all used to be Millennial Dragons?" Nami nods, having the same suspicions. "Yeah, it looks that way."

"But, even if they are Dragonite, there's no way to extract it. So the elixir of immortality-" you conclude. Usopp merely shrugs, figuring just as much. "Was nothing but a dream within a dream."

"Even if we took these coral fossils with us, we'd never get an elixir from them." Nami says, hoping the dragons would peacefully be able to rest. You guys continue walking, but suddenly there is a loud scream. The voice reminded you of Commodore Nelson. You all look up and see Eric standing on the top of a large rock, slicking his hair back. "You!"

Eric chuckles, feeling as if he's in paradise. "This is all Dragonite, the elixir of immortality!" Nami tries to reason with the male. "But, breaking these fossilized dragons won't produce anything usable!"

"Yes so I hear. But there is more than enough live Dragonite here." You let out a gasp, already creating a water sword to fight. "You wouldn't dare!" The male pushes up his glasses, smirking. "Well? What do you say? It's pointless to have a tiring fight. How about we make a deal and split the treasure?"

Luffy immediately says, "No."

"You're not interested in eternal life?!"

"No." the two of you say in unison, only angering the male. "There's no one who's not afraid of dying! The three of us may have Devil Fruit powers, but a pirates' life is always only inches from death! There's no way you can't be afraid of dying!"

At this, Zoro smirks. "I don't know. He's the kind of guy who'd die smiling, considering what he does. And I don't know about these two but," His expression hardens, looking at you then Eric. "I won't let Y/n die."

Eric sighs, not really caring all that much to begin with. "Fine, have it your way. You can sit there and watch as I take my Dragonite and leave." "NO!" Apis cries. She runs toward Eric, and he does the same motion, sending a small whirlwind at Apis.

"Apis!" Usopp forces the girl on the ground, narrowly missing it. "U-Usopp!" she stutters in surprise. "Don't be so reckless Apis! I know you want to protect them-"

"Yeah! I'm gonna protect this place forever and ever!" Luffy smiles and nods at Apis. Usopp sits up, still holding Apis. Eric glares down at the two of you. "So you insist on defying me? In that case, you can all die! Sickle sickle....... Whirlwind!"

He makes an X slash, as it comes straight for Usopp and Apis. You go to stop the attack, when Luffy beats you to it, taking the hit and falling to his knees. "Luffy!!" You and Apis cry. Zoro steps forward, his sword partly drawn. Luffy has an X cut on his red v-neck. Zoro smirks, seeing him stand up. "I'll deal with him." he tells Zoro.

Luffy reels his fist back, charging at Eric. "Gum Gum...." Eric catches on and swipes his pointer and middle finger up and down in a quick motion. "I don't think so!" he yells. "Pistol!/Whirlwind!" the two yell at the same time. Eric's whirlwind hits Luffy's arm, cutting him all along his arm and reaches his legs. Eric is able to dodge his punch. Luffy pulls back his arm, wincing from the cuts.

"You can't hit me, rubber man! Hmph! Well, are my wind slashes sharp enough? Run or hide wherever you want; there's no escape!"

"You Sicko! I'll come over there and beat you myself!" You start to get up, but Luffy turns around and sits you back down. "I'll deal with him Y/n!" he repeats. "Sickle Sickle....." "But, Luffy-!" you begin only to see Eric's attack. He makes the same movements from before, only he creates them one after the other. Luffy smiles at you. "Trust me." he says.

He turns to Eric, and runs through the wind slashes with no hesitation. "I'm not gonna run or hide!" Eric scowls, "Fool! Go ahead and get chopped up!" He runs through the slashes, cutting his arms and chest up, but the jumps above them. He stretches his arms out, grabbing Eric's shoulders. "Gum Gum...."

"W-what?!"

Luffy stretches his neck back and brings it forward, headbutting him so hard, his glasses crack. "Bell! And....." Luffy stretches his arms back, then forward, hitting his back and sending Eric flying. "Bazooka!" Luffy catches his breath, seeing that Eric went flying. Everyone stares in awe.

"I win!" he shouts happily, not even addressing the cuts on his arms and chest. Apis cheers with him. "You did it!"

Some of the villagers start popping out of their hiding places, seeing that the fight was over. The villagers are shocked to see the flock of the Millennial Dragons, and have gathered around, looking at them. "I can't believe creatures like this exist!"

"Aren't they supposed to be a legend?!"

Grandpa Bokuden was with you and the crew. You all were standing by the railing and saying your final goodbyes to Apis. Mist was still hanging over by the ship, for safety reasons. Apis looks at the island, speaking up, "I was just thinking; the island will sink down again soon, right? And even the baby Millennial Dragon will fly off too......" she looks down sadly.

Grandpa Bokuden steps forward, deciding to try and cheer up the mood. "Hey, what do you say everyone? Why don't you have some of my special pork buns before you go?" Nami starts to panic, flailing her arms around. You sweat nervously. "Oh thank you! But that's okay! We really need to get back on our journey!" she chuckles nervously.

"Really? I wanna eat some of the p-" Nami smacks Luffy on the head before he can finish. You felt it was best to leave out that you indeed wanted to stay for them as well. Sanji let out a small sigh of relief. "We'll take the recipe." he says.

"I see. That's a shame. It'd only take three days to prepare them too. I could tell you all about the royal family of the Lost Island in the mean-"

"NO!" you all scream.

"Yosh! Let's set sail!" Luffy says before looking back down at Apis. "Hey, Apis? Wanna come with us?" Apis shakes her head. "I've made friends with you all, and I would like to come with all of you.......But I'm going to stay on this island. I'm gonna learn about all sorts of customs from Grandpa Bokuden and protect the dragons' nest like my ancestors before me! I'm going to wait for the baby dragons to come back here someday!"

Usopp looks at her in worry hearing this. "But those baby dragons won't be back for another.......ummm.......A-another 1,000 years!"

"Hey now! Don't be so cynical!" Sanji scolds the male, ready to smack him on the back of the head. Apis smiles. "No, it's okay. I won't be able to see the dragons all grown up, but I'm sure my kid's kids will get to see it! So I'm going to keep protecting this dragons' nest forever and ever!"

Usopp made a small choke sound hearing this, "That's crazy talk!"

"You guys kept doing crazy stuff too, you know!"

"We did?"

You all turn to Luffy, jaws practically hitting the deck. You and Zoro drop the sails, and the Going Merry takes off. You and the crew stand at the back of the Merry, waving a last farewell to Apis. "See ya Apis!"

"Apis! Never forget about Usopp-sama brave warrior of the sea!!"

"Bye-bye! Take care, everyone!"

When the ship is a good distance away from Warship Island, you relax a little. Mist pops up next to the Merry. "Will Apis really be okay by herself?" He asks. Nami looks down at the dolphin and smirks. "Of course. I have faith that she'll protect the dragons' nest." Luffy nods, "Yeah! She's our friend!!"

You couldn't help but smile at this, crossing your arms over your chest, staring out into the open sea. "She sure is..."

The next day, rain was pouring heavily. Sanji and Zoro were on the mast of the ship, as look outs. Mist was swimming next to the Merry as usual, you were with Nami on the upper part of the deck, her sea chart in hand.

"Nami-swan~! I have a report of love! I see big rain clouds ahead. Looks like a storm under them!" Nami grimaces, looking up at the gloomy sky. "Looks like we're back on our original course..... We should be seeing the Red Line at any time now....."

Luffy stretches his arms up to where Sanji and Zoro are. "The Grand Line! Finally!" He starts smacking Sanji continuously on the back, agitating him. "Hey Sanji! We're finally going! We're finally going!" He slams his foot into Luffy's face. "That hurts!"

"Sowwy......Hey Zoro!"

You laugh watching Luffy do the same thing to Zoro until he finally has enough and smacks Luffy as well. You look to your right and notice Nami in deep thought. "What's up Nami?"

"Look at this. I'd heard rumors about this and it's drawn on the map too! If it is really true, the Grand Line is a mountain!" The Monster Trio jump down from the mast to listen. Mist swims closer to hear as well. "We gotta crash into a mountain?" Zoro says in surprise.

Nami nods, looking at the four of you with a serious expression. "I didn't believe it myself but the map has canals that lead to the mountain. That might mean we have to go up it!"

"What're you talking about?! Even if there are canals or whatever, a ship can't climb up a mountain!" Zoro says, wondering if Nami's lost her mind. You gesture to the map. "But that's what the map says, right?"

"That's right! Nami-swan and Y/n-chan would never say anything that's wrong!" Sanji nods furiously.

"Well, first, Y/n isn't that bright-" Zoro begins. "Hey!" you hiss, only to be ignored. "Second, you stole that map from Buggy, right? Can we really trust it?"

"H-h-hey! Someone help with the rudder!" Everyone looks over to Usopp who was struggling to control the rudder, as he could barely move it on his own. "It won't budge!" Nami turns to Sanji. "Sanji-kun! Give Usopp a hand!"

"Yes Nami-swan~!!" he goes over to help the male, but notices you had your eyes closed. You were detecting the currents in the water. You open them again after a moment, turning to Usopp. "Usopp, is it just me or does the current seem a bit strong?"

Nami's eyes widen. "Eh?! Y/n, what did you just say?" she asks, practically shaking you by the shoulders. "The current seems a bit strong." you repeat, before it hits both of you. "They really do go up the mountain!"

Zoro sighs, seeing the two of you ."You still spouting that stuff?!" Nami leads everyone inside where Usopp was, so that it was easier to talk. She slams the map on the table, pointing toward the location of the Grand Line. "Look here! See? The guiding light was definitely pointing to here on the Red Line..."

Nami points on the sea chart, showing a picture of the Grand Line and where the four currents of the major sea meet. "Reverse Mountain is a "winter mountain" so any currents that collide with the Red Line will plummet from the surface into the depths. If we screw up and miss the entrance to the canal......The Going Merry will run smack into the Red Line's rock face and get wrecked. And then we'd be at the bottom of the sea. Understand?"

Luffy nods, "Oh I see! It's a mystery mountain!" Nami groans, seeing she should've expected as much. "Anyways, we're on the right current. As long as we don't mess with the rudder, we should be able to head up Reverse Mountain!"

"Nami-swan! You're so amazing~!" Sanji says, not even paying attention to helping Usopp with the rudder anymore. Zoro sighs. "I've never heard of ships going over mountains before." "I've heard some stuff before!" Sanji says, "I heard that half of everyone that heads to the Grand Line dies before entering it........."

You grimace hearing this, "Getting in won't be easy, huh?" The storm picks up and the ship starts rocking a little bit. You create a small water dome around Mist, pulling him along with the ship.

'Thanks Y/n!'

'No problem! Just make sure to not lose the ship!'

"Sanji-kun! Could you get the sail?" Nami says, now worried as the storm could throw the Merry off. "Yes Nami-swan~! Luffy! Help out!"

"Eh? Come on Y/n!" he says going to grab your hand only for Sanji to kick it away. "NO! Y/n-chan shall relax~" You sweat drop at this, looking between the two males. "Umm, I'll try to keep some of the currents around the ship under control......"

Nami gives you a thumbs up. "Yeah, thanks Y/n!" Luffy goes up to the sail, rolling it up and sees the large maroon colored rocky mountain. "Hey! I see the mystery mountain!" he shouts. Everyone in the crew runs to see the mountain. Usopp is nearly in tears when he sees the mountain. "I-It's insanely huge!"

"Don't worry guys! If anything, I can push us if we can't get up the mountain properly!" you say, detecting their fear for the mountain. Usopp narrows his eyes, trying to see past the rain and wind. "I-I can't see the top because of the clouds!"

The waves start picking up, and you can visibly sees the currents, as the waves suddenly jolt the entire ship. Luffy falls off the mast, his arms still hanging on the mast, but his body bouncing up and down. "We're getting sucked in!" For once, Luffy was right. The Going Merry was heading straight for the mountain, but due to the rain, it was hard to see the entrance. Zoro looks ahead with a pair of binoculars, watching in shock at the ocean going up the mountain. "This can't be real! The damn ocean really is going up the mountain!" Up ahead there was water gates, leading up the mountain. Mist notices them, and swims so he is under the ship directly so he doesn't have to dodge them or get in the way.

"N-Nami! Where's the entrance?! I can't guide the ship if I can't see the entrance!" you cry, only for Luffy to start panicking. "We're gonna crash!" Nami looks at the mountain, gasping as she saw a crack in the center. "Keep going straight ahead!" "A-Are you crazy?!" Usopp screeches.

"Just do it!" Nami yells. Luffy notices the ship's slightly off course, as he runs back to the two trying to move the rudder. "We're veering off course! Turn to the right!!" he yells. Both Sanji and Usopp pull as hard as they can and there was the horrible sound of the wood on the rudder snapping, making Nami cry in fear. "WE'RE GONNA CRASH!!!" she screams, seeing the end as they were charging straight for the gate. "OI Y/N! DO SOMETHING!!" Zoro yells.

"On it!" You close your eyes, drowning out the sound of Usopp's screaming, and the other noise on the ship. You can see the waves surrounding the ship. You thrust your arms outward then slam your arms and hands together, making a loud clapping sound. The ship suddenly jolts again, this time straight.

Luffy's eyes instantly lit up, stars twinkling in the as he looked to you. "SO COOOOL!!!!!" Zoro was impressed, not that he would admit it of course. "What did you just do?" You look down at the waves, "I just focused the waves so that they're going the same direction as the ship. Of course, they shifted a bit, and the ship did too."

You grimace seeing the broken rudder, knowing you are going to have to take charge of this. You hold your arms straight out, feeling as if you were carrying chains on your arms. 'The weight of the sea is crazy!' "We're way off course! Go to the right! Right!" Luffy shouts.

You turn your arms upward, shifting them to the right slowly. The ship turns slightly, and you are struggling to move the ship, thanks to the waves and how strong they were. "Y/n can you do it?" Zoro asks, and you grimace, seeing the waves were becoming more restless due to the fact they were shifting up the mountain.

"Sorry everyone... Just one second!!" and with that you jump off the deck, shocking everyone. "NOOO!! Y/NN-CHAN!!" Sanji cries, along with the rest of the crew who was worried for your safety. You see Mist swim next to you as he speedily swims to the gate, where you create a miniature tsunami that guides the Merry away from the ship, as it's now straight on course.

'Yes!'

The Going Merry continued up, and Mist quickly swims to catch up with the Merry, and once you were close enough, pops out of the water and you let out a gasp, looking up and seeing the crew at the railing. "Y/n!!" Luffy stretches his arm down, as it stretches around your waist and pulls you up back onto the deck. Luffy remains silent, as he turns away after, not saying anything to you. "Luffy...?"

Nami lets out a loud sigh of relief. "Thank goodness! Now it's just a straight shot to the summit!" You think nothing of it. and stand next to Zoro by the front of the Merry, watching as you go up the summit. Zoro gives you a harsh pat on the back. "Not bad, not bad." he says smirking.

"Hey!" you huff, shivering slightly from the cold. "That's better than what you did!" Nami comes over to the front, wanting to see too. Sanji and Usopp are dancing around together but it all comes to a stop when you see Eric standing on the railing next to you. He also doesn't have his glasses from earlier, so his eyes you have to admit are pretty tiny. His eyes look practically closed. "Curse you all!"

"YOU AGAIN?!" both you and Zoro screech, followed by you saying, "What tiny eyes!"

"Curse the whole lot of you! Thanks to you my dream of Dragonite has been crushed-"

'Mist! We've got a situation!'

'*sigh* Fine.'

"But! I'll at least have a 100 million berry head! Eric points his finger at you. You merely deadpan at this, hoping Mist would hurry up. "Really?" He holds up his hand, ready to do his wind slash. "Surrender to your fate little girl!"

"You will not touch Y/n-chan!" Sanji says, already stepping forward to fight. Zoro is quick to stop him. "Still, if he uses his wind slash here, there's no telling what he'll rip apart!"

Suddenly, you get an idea. "Oh! Look, Dragonite!" you shout, pointing back. Eric immediately turns, "Where?!" he exclaims, and you take the chance to create a water chain around his ankle, seeing Mist grab the opposite end and drag him down into the water. You turn back to the crew shrugging, "He can't swim so I don't think he'll follow us anymore."

"Oh, you're so smart Y/n-chan~!" Sanji says, grabbing your hand and now on his knees. Zoro sighs, "This is why I can never scold you....." he mutters while casually pulling out his katana to cut Sanji only for the male to notice and start fighting.

Luffy on the other hand, was still pouting for some reason. You walk over to the male. "Hey, what's wrong Luffy?" you ask. The male huffs, "It's nothing..." you sweat drop, watching him obviously pout, with his arms crossed and cheeks puffed out. "Luffy, tell me."

He looks back at you for a second before looking away. He does the same, before finally telling you. "Baka Y/n!" he hits you on the head lightly making you frown. "What...?"

"That was dangerous! What if Pinky didn't bring you back?!" He scolds you lightly, though the fact that he still had a pouty face only made you unable to take him seriously. You sigh, patting him on the shoulder lightly. "Alright, I'll try to be more careful, Captain."

Luffy grins, before pointing behind you. "Hey look! We're in the clouds!" Your eyes widen, turning the same direction. "W-wait a minute! Did you just say c-c-clouds?!"

Zoro and Sanji stop fighting, with Zoro looking to you and knowing what's coming. "Uh, we're going up!" Luffy runs to the front of the ship, "Ooh we're above the clouds now!"

The ship is heading for a sharp turn, and goes flying off of the mountain. Usopp hangs on to the mast, and you hug immediately cling onto Luffy. "Huh? Y/n?"

"I can't see the height, I can't see the height, I can't see the height!" you chant loudly, hoping it'd do something. Zoro is going to tell Luffy to knock it off, but he knows you didn't like heights, so he left you be. Of course, it only gets worse, when the ship falls, and lands back on the water again. Your grip on Luffy tightens, and you don't notice, but there is a small blush tinted on your cheeks.

"Shishishi! You can look now Y/n! We're just going down." You slowly open your eyes and sigh with relief. "Thank goodness..." you mutter. Luffy grins, holding you close to him. "This is it! We're finally here! The greatest sea in the world; the Grand Line! The One Piece is up ahead, somewhere!"

To Be Continued..............