One the beach...
Straw hat was standing on his small boat as he looked at the woman from the other boat on the beach as he said, "Wow! There is really an island here."
"So what did you expect? We followed the map, so it will not be wrong." answered Nami as she looked back while holding the map.
"Is there a village here? " asked straw hat as he looked at the woman.
"Uh huh! Looks like there is a small village." said Nami as she looked at her map for another look.
Up on a ridge over the beach was the Usopp Pirates, watching the trio below.
"Hey! Tamanegi, are those the pirates you were talking about? " asked their captain.
"That's right. Look, there is a pirate symbol." said the onion boy, while keeping an eye on the ships.
"They do not look scary." commented the pepper-like boy, while the carrot-like boy said "Yeah! "
A shocked and series looked crossed Usopp's face as he continued to watch.
The green haired man stood up and stretched as he continued, "Been a long time since I last stood on firm ground..."
"That's because you were sleeping all the time we were on the ocean." said straw hat as he held his hat on his head.
"By the way, I just noticed a moment ago... what are those guys doing there? " asked green hair as he pointed straight at the Usopp pirates. Usopp was shocked and surprised, causing him to look at his men. Men who were running for their lives in the opposite direction.
"Hey! You... Do not run away! " shouted Usopp as the young boys shouted, "Waaaaa...! We have been found out! "
The trio were still looking at him as he turned around to take a moment to gather himself. He then took on a more confident look and demeanor as he told them, "I am the great pirate fleet leader, Usopp, who is in charge of the security of this village. I am also known as 'Captain', 'Captain Usopp'! "
He moved to stand right in front of them as he continued with his speech, "It's best if you do not try to attack this village, because my 80 million men are not going to forgive you! "
"You're lying, right? " asked the orange haired girl, which cause the 'Captain' to act as if he had been hit. Hands to his head as his jaw dropped showing off his teeth.
"Waa! I've been caught! " said Usopp as he tried to recover.
"See, you even said it yourself." continued the orange haired girl, as she started to sweat.
"Arghh! Did I just say that? Bad planning! Bad planning indeed! " shouted Usopp as his head tilled up, as his legs twisted also in a different direction.
Straw hat started to laugh as he said, "Shishishishi! You are so funny."
"Don't underestimate me. I am a man with high self-esteem, and everyone calls me the 'Honorable Usopp' . " answered the 'captain' as he started to get mad at the way he was being treated by these pirate trio.
Later at a bar and restaurant...
"What? Looking for companions? You are looking for companions and a big ship? " asked Usopp as he took the trio for lunch, trying to figure them out.
"Yup! " said Straw hat as he tore into a leg of meat. Green hair was drinking down a bottle of sake, while orange hair was drinking her own glass.
"Oh, Sounds like a big adventure! " said Usopp as he was getting more and more excited. Dreams of piracy danced in his head.
"There's only one place where you can find the stuff you want in this village... Although it's not a very big ship, but it's not that small either." continued Usopp to the small group of pirates.
"Where? " asked the only female at the table.
"There's a mansion not far from this village that belongs to a wealthy family. This ship belongs to the mansion's owner. We say that she is the owner of the mansion, she is a pitiful young girl. A weak and sickly girl that always lies on the bed..."
"Eh? Then how come she is the owner of the mansion? " asked Orange hair in result of Usopp's continuing story.
"Ma'am! Another plate of Meat! " cried out straw hat with a bone sticking out of his mouth.
"I want some more sake..." cried out green hair as the two of them seemed to not paying attention to Usopp's story.
The reaction was simple as Usopp screeched out, "Are you listening to me? "
Usopp continued his story for the woman's sake, "I think it happened around a year ago... that girl's parents died of sickness, leaving her a large inheritance, a mansion, and over ten servants. Even if you are really rich, it doesn't exempt you from sorrow.
The woman looked like she was making plans in her head when she banged her hand to the table before saying, "Forget it, Let's forget about searching for a ship in this village. We will go to search somewhere else..."
"Okay, but we are not in a hurry anyway. I still want some more meat! Let's buy some more meat for our supply." said straw hat as he grinned with his eyes closed.
"Oh yeah, you said earlier that you are looking for companions? " asked Usopp as he looked at the pirates before him.
"Is there somebody who wants to be our companion? " asked straw hat as he was stopped from his meat rampage.
"Let me be the captain and I will join you! " said Usopp as he puts on his world famous hero pose.
"Never mind! " came the collective reply of the trio.
"What kind of attitude is that? " asked the shocked young man.
In a mansion near the village...
A girl lay in a bed as she called out, "Uhm... Clahador..."
She was a blond and long haired girl with brown eyes in a simple one color dress of white. As she lay next to a window she was answered by a man with a towel on his arm, one of her servants.
"I... I want to see Usopp-san..."
Outside the restaurant where Usopp and the trio is eating...
Piiman, Ninjin, and Tamanegi are lurking outside the building, hiding from sight of the windows. Piiman asked the question to Tamanegi, "Did the pirates really go into this shop? "
"Yup, I saw them. Captain brought the pirates here! We must save him!! " said the boy as he sweated with his nerves.
"But real pirates are savages, he might have been eaten!" asked the carrot headed boy.
"Idiot! Its only demon hags which eat people. Ninjin, you must be willing to die! This is going to be the most dangerous battle since we started the 'Usopp Pirate Group'! " said Piiman as he gathered the other boys. They rushed into the building and announced they were there!
"What? " asked the orange haired girl, as she turned to look at them and started to sweat.
Straw hat just sipped his tea and said, "I do not know. Who are they? "
"Hey... the Captain is not here... It cannot be that... He is been eaten up! " shouted on boy to be followed by the other finishing it up, as their battle aura flamed into life.
"Hey Pirates! What did you do to our captain Usopp! Give us back our captain." continued the boys as straw hat ignored them, orange hair looked confused and green haired just stared.
After finishing his tea, Straw Hat said, "Yum, Yum! What a delicious meal of meat. Not as good as Piscciss seafood, but there is a lot more variety with that."
"Mee-eee-eeat! He... he... ate the captain?! " cried out the surprised children as orange hair held back some laughter.
"Your captain..." started the green haired man with the swords.
"Wh-what?! What did you do...!? " asked the children as eyes turned to green hair.
"We just... ate him." Green hair said it in a soft, yet creepy voice. A ghastly smile on his lips as he told them what happened.
"Gyaaaaaaahhhhhhh! Demon Hag! AAAAAAAAA! " screamed the kids as their eyes started to cry and their haws dropped.
A rage look crossed the orange haired girls face as he eyes darkened and her teeth were bared, "Why are you looking at me? "
The kids fainted as the woman turned her rage on the swordsman, "Why did you tell them those weird things? "
This all occurred as the older man laughed his gut open, and straw hat was watching the kinds on the floor. Time passed as the kid woke up and all was explained.
"It's that time again? " asked one kid, as they stood in a row at the table.
"Yup, after he said that, he left the shop." continued the green haired man, as the trio had their eyes on the kids for an explanation of theirs.
"Oh, so it was time to go to the mansion then." said the pepper boy as they stood like their were facing inspection by a superior officer.
"Mansion? The place where the sick girl lives? " asked the woman as she took more notice of the younger trio.
"Yup." answered Ninjin as simply as possible.
"Why does he go there for? " asked the straw hat boy, as he turned to look at the weird thing on his wrist.
"To tell lies! ' said Ninjin again, which cause another question to appear.
"Isn't that a bad thing to do? " asked the straw hat, as sweat ran down the back of his head.
"That's not bad. Actually, it's great! Na! " said Piiman as he smiled with his friends at the news.
"Yes, It's very good! " finished Tamanegi as he pumped his fist back and forth to his body.
"Eeeehhh? " asked Luffy, as he tried to understand.
(Posted Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:40)
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