(A/N - Say it with me... We. Hate. School.
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After the shitshow with the three-headed-dog, Cerberus, on this island known as Thriller Bark, Nami, Chopper, Usopp, and I stand in front of the mysterious carriage that someone offered us a ride.
Our destination is the Castle in the middle of the island, so Nami said yes.
In her mind, anything was better than staying outdoors on this island and she wanted to get to the castle as fast as possible.
But no matter how scared I was, I didn't want to get into the carriage. The little man and the two creepy guys on the front were weirder than the island itself. I'd trust an emo magician with a saw trick more than those guys. *cOuGh CoUgH*
But, to spare me from Nami, Usopp, and Chopper's wrath, against my better judgment, we got into the carriage and headed off.
The beginning of the ride was silent, and I sat in between Usopp and Nami.
"Hey, the fog kept me from getting a good look from the horses, but didn't they seem a bit strange?" Nami asked.
I thought about it, "Their silhouettes looked close to the horses as if one was behind the other, but that's all I saw."
"You two must be imagining things. Hehehe." The little man giggled, causing me to cringe on the inside.
"Really?... I hope that's all it is..." Nami said, the second part being under her breath.
"Anyway, you're a lifesaver! Thanks for saving our hides!" Usopp intently looked at the little man who seemed to own the carriage.
The man brushed off the thanks while pouring Nami some wine, and I finally got a good look at him in the light.
He had pale white skin. Literally as white as a shirt or the clouds. He had large eyes with black circles surrounding them and seemed to blink at the rate of a snail. He had long spiked-up blonde hair, and two visible scars; One around his nose(which looked a lot like Usopp's, but smaller), and one going from his right eye to his hairline...
The main things that stuck out to me, though were his teeth pointed like fangs, and the number over his left eye. 21.
I don't know what it means, nor have any clues on what it means, but people wouldn't get something on their forehead for everyone to see without it being symbolic.
I kept my suspicions up as I tuned into the conversation.
"Yeah, I was surprised! I thought Cerberus was an imaginary animal." Chopper responded to the little man.
"That terrifying beast must be a mutant or something!" Usopp grumbled at the thought of the three-headed dog that chased us into the forest. I shuddered remembering the memory.
"I was afraid we were going to be eaten when you found us." Usopp continued.
"The mansion is the best place to wait for your friends." The little man responded, yet again, not blinking, " It stands out and it's safe."
'He's right about one thing. It stands out. When Luffy or Franky get on this island, I know they are heading straight for the castle.
But safe? I think the four of us will be the judge of that, though I don't want to be...'
"Plus... I'll get to meet Dr. Hogback!"
I sighed thinking about Chopper and one of his idols.
Chopper has been venting this whole time about meeting one of his favorite doctors, but now that I've been to Thriller Bark, any man who lives on this island willing is a freak and a nutcase. End of discussion.
"Is he all that Famous?" [Usopp]
"There isn't a doctor that doesn't know his name! He's a famous surgeon." [Chopper]
'Great. Now the nutcase is a surgeon.'
"With his miraculous operations, he's saved as many people as there are stars! He has obtained status, honor, and everything you could get as a doctor! He's earned the respect of doctors around the world!" [Chopper]
"But then he suddenly vanished one day."
I sat up in my seat seeing Chopper's distressed face.
"Some say he went missing, others say he was abducted. It threw the medical world into an uproar for a while, but in the end, no one could find any leads. Now, he's on the verge of becoming a legend."
Chopper's mood did a 180.
"You mean that Dr. Hogback, right?" He lit up, looking at the little man.
"Indeed! The doctor is still inducting research that goes beyond the boundary of human knowledge." [Little man]
"Would it be ok if I asked for his autograph?~" [Chopper]
"If that's all you want, then I'm sure you'll be fine." [Little man]
'-If that's all you want?-'
"-NO!" [Nami]
Usopp, Chopper, and I jumped in our seats to the random yelling of Nami, who was slamming the curtain shut next to her.
Nami dumped her glass over to Chopper, who screamed at the wine, while Usopp screamed just because he was scared.
"Jeez!- Nami, what's wrong?!" I yelled.
"What's your problem?! Don't freak me out!" Usopp yelled after me.
"What was it?!" Chopper questioned.
"J-Just now I saw a l-lion outside!" Nami stuttered
She held up a pathetically drawn lion with a stitched face and a butt chin, "I-It looked like this." She said with all seriousness.
"I don't buy that!" Usopp yelled as I looked at the picture.
I thought about Cerberus, then the little man and f Nami is telling the truth, now this lion-man.
'Strange, all have weirdly placed scars. No, not exactly scars, surgery scars...'
As Usopp and Nami were arguing, I leaned over Nami to look out her window, which for some reason, made her freeze and become tense, from what I felt.
I peeked through the curtain, sweat rolling down my face as I saw...
"-Nothing."
"EH?!"
I sat back down and looked at the slightly red-faced girl, "I didn't see anything... weird... Are you sure you saw it?"
She grabbed me by the collar and shook me around, "OF COURSE I SAW IT! WHY WOULD I HAVE SCREAMED IF I DIDN'T?!"
She held me with one hand and pointed to Usopp with the next, "Usopp! You look!"
Usopp looked and Chopper and I peeked our eyes out as well.
Trees.
Not just trees.
Trees with stitch marks and randomly patched colored wood.
And mouths.
And eyes.
Living, breathing, talking, trees.
Usopp, Nami, and Chopper rubbed their eyes, which I thought was very coincidental, because by the time I looked away from them and back at the trees, the said trees were gone.
I was too scared to speak.
'What. the. Hell.'
The trio laughed and took a breath in, very relaxed like, before yelling at the top of their lungs.
"Weird stuff's out there! Super weird stuff's out there!" They yelled, almost shaking the entire carriage.
Nami and Chopper were clinging to my sides, over my arms, as Usopp grabbed his cross and other anti-demon things.
Nami let go of me and looked at the little man, "Stop right here! Stop the carriage, Hildon-san!"
'Hildon?...'
'...'
'...Little man.'
"Why are you so worked up? Are you having hallucinations?"
Now, I can take a lot of insults, but I loathe being called crazy.
I pushed my fear aside and looked at this Hildon guy, putting a hand on Nami's shoulder.
"Look, Hildon-san, Those weren't hallucinations. We all saw it and we heard them too. Besides, the rest of this forest is so messed up, it wouldn't shock me to see those things in there!" Through the sentence, I slowly moved my face closer and over his, making him shrink back in his seat.
"I-I suppose! T-This forest is a little s-strange." He responded, "The combination of thick fog and fear can induce hallucinations in some." He said, more calmly that time.
I looked him in the eyes one more time before I sat back down and crossed my arms, still glaring at Hildon.
'I'm not fucking crazy. Halucination my ass...'
"What a relief!" Chopper sighed as I looked at his more relaxed figure.
'Well, if them believing it's a hallucination will keep them calm, I'll let it slide...'
"Really now? A hallucination?" Usopp put a hand to his chin. Seems he's just as skeptical as me, "Nah, it was too vivid for that!"
"Hildon-san! Sorry, but could you take us back to the shore? Even if it's dangerous, we'll manage somehow." Nami said in a serious tone.
"What?!" Chopper cried, tears already streaming down his face, "But then I won't get to meet Dr. Hogback! I wanna meet him!"
"Yeah, yeah, I get how you feel! But this is when we've gotta listen to our Something's Fishy Sensors!"
I nodded, "I agree with Usopp. Something's wrong here, and I'm not comfortable being near this guy anymore..." I said the second part quietly, referring to Hildon.
"Are you willing to die to meet that doctor? Or will you skip meeting him so we can leave this island alive?" Usopp kind of guilted Chopper into saying yes.
"Is that right? I'll go inform the coachmen." Hildon said, but for some reason, when he said the second sentence, he looked dead at me with his creepy eyes, "Everyone please wait here. Stop the carriage!"
Hildon got out as Chopper was crying on the seat, but when Hildon closed the door, I heard him giggle for some reason.
~~~
"Ok, it's been 10 minutes. I'm gonna go check where he is." [(Y/N)]
"No, (Y/N), you'll die!" Chopper whined, but I shook him off of me and hopped out of the carriage.
I looked to the head of the carriage and saw...
"AH! NO ONE'S HERE AND WE WERE LEFT IN A GRAVEYARD?!"
"WHAT?!" I heard from inside the carriage.
They started talking while inside the carriage, while I stayed outside against my better judgment. I was shaking in my boots as I walked around a little, making sure not to go out of ear-shot or jumps-length from the carriage.
I was standing over one of the graves and I looked at it closely, before something shifted under my feet.
The dort was moving, and out popped a hand.
Lovely.
I screamed louder than I had and slightly after I yelled, I heard more yells and turned to the carriage only to see more bodies popping up from the graves.
I booked it back to the carriage, jumping over hands and legs, and dove through, landing on my stomach at everyone's feet.
"Z-Z-Zombies!" I cried as I was now shaking head to toe.
We were all screaming as full-on zombies started closing in on the carriage.
One zombie peeked its upper body through the top window and grabbed Usopp's shoulder, pulling him outward. Nami and Chopper were hugging each other, so out of reflex, I went to help Usopp.
"Please help me!" [Usopp]
I grabbed Usopp's foot, but he was dragged out, causing me to go with him.
"Ussop! (Y/N)!" I heard Nami yell.
"J-Jesus, these zombies are strong!" I whined as I pulled Usopp as far as I could to a small clearing without Zombies. I was in time to see 1. Nami and Chopper fall from the carriage, and 2. Usopp getting his bottom half bitten.
I kicked the Zombie square in the head, causing it to go back a few feet, hitting other Zombies in his path.
I helped Usopp up but when I turned, a Zombie grabbed my arm and pulled me towards other Zombies. A whole group was around us at this point.
"(Y/N)! Usopp! I'm on my way!"
Usopp and I were both pinned down at this point, while Nami had a few coming at her. At the moment, I panicked and couldn't do anything, but Chopper was brave enough to save us.
He looked so cool in his heavy point form as he saved us, after being scared of one Zombie losing his head.
"Save me! They're about to bite me!" [Nami]
"Nami!" [Chopper, (Y/N), Usopp]
I immediately threw my hands together and sprouted wood panels off of Nami's body, pushing the Zombies away.
'Now I'm glad I blew up at that guy because I put my hand on Nami's shoulder.'
The Zombies were about to pounce on her again, but Usopp sent a Fireball towards them, causing them to... yell at us?
"Fire!"
"That's rottin' bad!"
"That was dangerous, you pyro punk!"
"What if I actually caught on fire you stupid jerks?!"
"Rotton scum!"
"That ticked off the Zombies!" [Chopper]
"You'd better Hurry, Nami!" [(Y/N)]
"This is our chance to escape!" [Usopp]
"R-Right!" [Nami]
Chopper held Nami on his back as we started running.
"No matter how much I hate to say this, the Mansion is probrably the safest place to recollect our thoughts in peace!" [(Y/N)]
"Yeah, let's go there!" [Chopper]
"That was scary!" [Nami, whining]
"We'll be ok, they won't catch up if we run like mad for the mansion once we're outta the graveyard!!" [Usopp]
"Zombies can only walk at a snail's pace and groan at you!" [Usopp]
"..."
"T-They're fast!" [Usopp and (Y/N)]
We were all running while screaming and crying our eyes out.
We kept running, but I noticed Usopp, stop yelling, so I turned to him, sweat dripping down my face from being scared and running, as Chopper stopped next to me.
The Zombies were catching a breath.
'Oh my god.'
"Usopp! Don't antagonize them more and let's loose 'em!" I yelled so he would hear, but the zombies wouldn't.
"R-Right!" he caught back up to us and we continued.
I couldn't help but think while we were running about how well or not well Robin and Sanji's group was doing on the Sunny.
~~~
"One, two, three."
Three plates hit Usopp square in the face.
"W-What the heck?!" I stutter as I graze my hand on the stone floor of the dark cold castle.
"Four, five!"
"Stop aiming at Usopp!" I yell at her with Chopper.
"I will not. I cannot invite you into the mansion." The lady with the red spotlight on her bellowed.
We basically found a well inside the castle doors and out pops blondie.
She was blonde, obviously, with patchwork across her face, with violet eyes and a pink boa over a skin-tight back dress.
Now that I look at her, if her skin wasn't so pale, and the patchwork wasn't there, this woman could be a model! She's gorgeous!
"These three may step inside, you cannot!" She said, pointing at Nami, myself, and Chopper, then at Usopp for the second part, "Eight, nine!"
"Why me?! Usopp yelled.
"That's enough! Hold your hand!" A loud grave voice bellowed.
I hid behind Nami as we looked for the source of the sound.
"What was that?" [Nami]
"I can't take any more scary stuff!" [Chopper]
"Me either!" [(Y/N)]
A large door next to the well with a small staircase leading into it opened, revealing a yellow light with a large silhouette on it.
"S-Someone's coming out!"
"I think we can make this one exception, Cindry-chan." The voice yelled again, but not as deep, "I'm sorry if she startled you guys. A long time ago this woman was engaged to her wealthy master. To test his love, she broke all of his prized plates. He tossed her out, and her tragic past has made her develop an aversion to plates."
Now that I got a look at her out of the light, She had an orange boa on, and purple eyes, but she had a pretty necklace on with a purple jewel in the middle.
"She's my servant, Cindry-chan."
"... And I've failed to introduce myself. I am the world-renowned Hogback!"
"..."
Round man. Very round man. He was wearing black gloves and black pants, and fishnets covering where his shirt should be with a black fluffy necktie around his neck. He had slicked back black hair, something around his chin, probably a mask, weird tiny glasses, fang-like teeth, pointy ears, fangs, and a big purple boa on his back.
Out of all the people that we've met so far, he has the least amount of scars. Only one, connecting eye to eye in an arch on his forehead.
After Hogback introduced himself, Cindry threw her last plate at Usopp, causing him to fall over.
Hogback lightly scolded her as I helped Usopp up.
"C-Chopper is this...?" [(Y/N)]
"...the guy you were talking about?" [Usopp]
"Dr. Hogback in the f-flesh!" [Chopper]
"He doesn't seem too bright..." [Nami]
"Watch. It. Na, Mi!" [Chopper, with almost a chant rhythm]
"You may talk inside. Today, I will make an exception. All four of you may enter. Come in." [Cindry]
"R-Right, right. Come inside my mansion!" [Hogback]
"I don't get why I wasn't welcome, but should we take them up on their offer?" Usopp asked, rubbing the name of his neck. They all turned to me as I crossed my arms and closed my eyes.
"Hmm. I guess we should accept the hospitality before it goes sour. The if anything sus[picious happens, we will just sneak away."
They all nodded and we entered the room to see a big dining room.
I sat across from Usopp and next to Hogback, who was at the head of the table, with Chopper on my other side.
He got upset he couldn't sit with Hogback, but I wanted to make sure I heard every little detail of the next conversation.
We explained to him that there are Zombies, but he seemed relaxed about them.
"So, you made it here in one piece? I'm glad to hear that!" [Hogback]
Hogback explained that he doesn't know what they are and that this was the reason he willingly lived on this island, to study them.
"So you didn't disappear into thin air huh..." I said, looking at Hogback.
"I did not!"
"So you're here to study zombies?!" [Chopper]
"Indeed I am! People are terrified when they hear "zombie." But what if I rephrase it to "Resurrecting the dead?" [Hogback]
'Doesn't really change much for me...'
" Hasn't that been all of mankind's dream?! Everyone has someone or two they'd like to be back from the dead. But toying with human morality is unorthodox medicine that disrespects God! That's why I slipped away from the public eye so I could continue my research on this island in peace!"
Chopper praised Hogback and Hogback complemented Chopper's open-mindedness while calling him Dr. Chopper, which sent him into a spiral.
Chopper got his autograph, but while Hogback was signing it, Chopper asked to see his lab later, to which Hogback freaked out and scolded him from across the table with his creepy smile still on his face. I'll be honest, even I was scared of the change of attitude.
After that, Cindry brought us Flan without plates and the men didn't even use spoons. Usopp asked about Brook, and described him a little, while Hogback lie face down, tongue on the table, sweating bullets.
"N-No, I don't..." Hogback responded to Usopp's question, his voice full of uncertainty.
These were the only unnatural things that happened at that dinner and after that, Cindry brought us about halfway up the castle to bathe.
( Nudity Mentioned!! The original plot is gonna change a little...)
We walked into the large bathroom as Usopp and Chopper stood to watch outside. They were complaining about having to watch out while we bathe.
"Shut your traps and watch out for us!"
"Yes ma'am."
Nami settles into the bath, as I let him shower first. She sat down as I put some shampoo in my hair.
"Gosh Darn it, Nami! Why do we have to stand guard while you guys clean up? Don't bathe if you're scared!" [Usopp]
"I'm amazed you don't care that Zombies touched you!" She barked back as she put some more soap into the bath, "Nasty!"
"We're just gonna get dirty again, right?" [Usopp]
"Right!" [Chopper]
"We're leaving as soon as night falls." I intercepted the conversation.
"What?!" {Chopper and Usopp]
Usopp poked his head through the door and glared at me, "Whoa there! Are you crazy, you moron?!"
Nami threw a bottle at him, causing him to fall out of the doorway and shut the door. I silently thanked her.
"Anyway, we should try to stay put! Luffy and the others are sure to come to save us. You hear me?" [Usopp]
"I'm with him! I don't wanna go outside again! I'm not going back onto the forest or the graveyard!" [Chopper]
"It's the same whether we stay inside or out," I said as Nami got into the bath facing the window as I was to her left, leaning against the wall of the tub.
"Have you paid close attention to this mansion?" Nami asked, crossing one leg over the other.
"Y-You don't mean..." [Usopp and Chopper]
"Yep. If I'm correct, the halls and rooms are filled with the presence of people. The mansion is already teeming with zombies." I responded as I leaned my head against the wall, looking a the ceiling.
The boys squealed, "W-Where were they?!"
"And if they're inside, that makes Hogback the most suspicious person here," Nami said, as she seemed she put some pieces together and I nodded.
"He's lying to us... There is no way he or anyone could live on this zombie-filled mansion or on this island if he wasn't connected to these zombies in some way, shape, or form."
It got quiet outside the door. I knew Chopper wouldn't take that well.
I sighed, "At any rate, let's play ignorant. Once it's night, we'll make our break-"
Nami gasped, and perked up.
She looked around the room and as we got quiet, I heard a small growling noise. It was very faint, but there.
"You're a rather clever woman." the voice said.
"Huh? What was that?" Nami said as I made sure to touch her foot and the side of the bath just to be safe.
I got out of the bath, "Usopp, Chopper, did you say something?"
"Huh? We didn't say anything." [Usopp]
[pfft]
"Ah, I just farted!" [Usopp]
"Usopp, that stinks!" [Chopper]
I ignored them and looked around the bathroom.
"The other woman is pretty, but you..." I heard quietly next to me.
Out of nowhere, I felt something grab my arm. It started pulling me, but when I went to hit it with my other hand, something grabbed that one too.
I was shoved against the closest wall, my hands being held next to my head tightly.
"(Y/N)?!" Nami muttered, "W-What's going on? I-I don't see anyone!"
I heard another growl, but this was much closer to me. I held my breath.
"The red-head may be weaker, but you're weaker and smarter than the woman on my ship– more my type."
'Someone, not something!'
"Usopp! Cho-"
My mouth was covered by whatever was holding me down.
"Woman, be my blushing bride!"
Chopper and Usopp threw open the doors, "Hey, (Y/N)? Is there a problem?"
Suddenly, Usopp screamed, a large hue of red covering his face.
"Thank you very much!" He bowed at a 90-degree angle.
"You just thanked her!" Chopper whined.
"They're in the way!" The person holding me down grumbled.
I lifted my knee to directly in front of me and heard a grunt.
'So it's here.'
I took in a breath of air from my mouth being closed and covered my ... areas.
Nami barked "Usopp, Chopper, Help us! Someone's in here!"
I saw the window open and before I could get a piece of wood there fast enough, whoever it was, was gone.
Nami handed me a towel and I wrapped it firmly around my body.
"I wonder if we'll make it out of here..." Nami fell to her knees as she held the towel to her form.
"Nami, are you ok?!" Chopper asked.
"He overheard our entire conversation," I said, my voice and hands still shaky.
"H-Hey, (Y/N), what was all that about? I'm really confused here..."
"He was here the whole time..." Nami muttered.
"He was an invisible man," I responded, trying to push the fear from my mind.
Nami and I changed quickly into some spare clothes Cindry told us about and we planned out escape then, not at nightfall.
"There's no such thing as an invisible man!" [Usopp]
"But I'm sure he was back there!" [Nami]
"Not if he doesn't exist! It was a hallucination or an illusion! You scared yourself into thinking you saw the impossible!" [Usopp]
"What are you talking about, Usopp?! Didn't you see how something was pinning (Y/N) down against the wall?!" Nami barked at him as she pointed at me.
"Uh, er, well... Nope! I didn't see anything.!" [Usopp, tinted cheeks]
"Yess, you did!" [Nami]
"Gah, You're leading the witness! You're trying to make me admit that I saw (Y/N) naked so you can charge me for it!" [Usopp]
"I'm sorry, what?-" [(Y/N)]
"WHAT?! How greedy do you think I am?! Although I'm still charging." [Nami]
"You are?!" [Usopp.]
"Guys, be quiet! You're gonna attract attention!" I barked at the two and they apologized.
We all started talking, but when we included Chopper in our plan, he didn't respond right away, then when we got his attention, he told us that it will be hard to get out of here but he doesn't believe that Hogback is doing anything wrong.
"Aren't you putting a little too much faith in that man?" Nami asked.
"Dr. Hogback is a truely wonderful man and I respect him! You're the one being rude! Don't accuse the Doctor for conspiring with zombies if you don't have any proof!" Chopper barked at Nami.
"Even if I can't, everything is pointing in that direction! The Doctor is the Zombie King!" Nami barked back.
"Knock it off you two! You're freaking me out!" Usopp whined.
"Anyway, let me talk to the doctor. Is that acceptable, (Y/N)?" Chopper looked at me.
I sighed. He didn't give me time to answer before he walked off, with the three of us following behind.
We came across a staircase by the time the next person spoke, which was Nami, "Usopp? (Y/N)? Chopper?"
"What is it, Nami?"
"Isn't that the room we were in earlier?" She questioned as I looked to the end of the staircase.
There was a doorway with the corner of a rug in view. The rug which was in the dining room earlier. The room was almost completely dark except for the pale moonlight.
"Yes, it is. Why is it so dark though?" I responded.
"What?" Usopp shook.
Usopp and Chopper were calling for Cindry and Hogback while Nami held the candle and I looked around. I was taking notice to all of the paintings, the feeling that I was being watched, and the fact that these painted people also have stitch marks.
All of the sudden, the room lit up, and the chandelier above Chopper and Nami lit up, showing the whole room and how truly creepy all of these paintings are.
"Those two have already turned in for the night."
"Hildon?!" Usopp and I gasped at the same time.
"You jerk! How dare you abandon us at the graveyard?!" Usopp continued.
"My humblest apologies, "Hilson said, "I left to attend some errands with the horses. The moment I took my eyes off them-"
"You're a bag of lies!" Nami barked.
"Everyone on this island is affiliated with one another, right?" I yelled as Hildon turned his had towards me.
"P-Please don't make such vile accusations!" He used random bat wings and flew to the top of a nearby staircase, "Come right this way, I'll show you to your rooms."
"You're at it again, trying to 'show us' somewhere!" Usopp barked as he stood next to Nami while I stood next to Chopper.
"I wonder if that's the real entrance to the underworld. " I scoffed
"Thanks for the offer, but we must be off now!" Nami yelled at the little bat-man.
"What?! Wait a second, let me talk to the doctor a bit more!" Chopper whined.
"She has spurned you, Hildon." A woman's voice came from the blue.
"W-Who's there?" Chopper panicked.
"I don't see anyone..." I responded.
"Keep out of this! I'll be sure to take them to their rooms." Hildon spoke, not to us, but into the air.
"Why don't we drop this charade?" The woman said again as I looked in the direction of the voice, "They are already starting to grow suspicious. Especially the (H/C)-one."
I looked at the painting of the woman with a patchwork face and black hair, as it moved its mouth, "Before we slip up and give them a chance to escape..."
Now we were all looking at the painting of the woman, frozen in fear. I started to sweat.
The head and neck of the woman extended from the painting and we all made a small noise of fear, as we all started to rattle.
"You're trembling. How adorable! You're so cute... I won't let you leave, children!" The painting yelled as she came lunging at us with her arms out.
She came right at me and Chopper, so to be safe, I kicked him towards Nami as the Painting lady put her hands on me.
She was so big, one hand was enough to cover my torso, but she used both.
"HYA!" I yelled as she laughed at me.
"(Y/N)!" Nami yelled.
"WAHAA! SAVE ME!" I whined as she took us back towards the painting at a fast pace.
Nami grabbed my feet and started yanking while Chopper was heading over still.
"N-Nami, did you see that? T-The wall mount it talking, the wall mount is--" Usopp yelled, but was cut off by the bear rug coming to life.
The woman painting and Nami stopped pulling to watch Usopp as he swung from the chandelier, grabbed the candle, and burned the bear-rug, scaring all of the other paintings in the room.
The woman let me go and Nami held me close as we back away from the painting of the panicking woman.
"(Y/N)! Chopper! Nami! Head to the door!" Usopp yelled from atop the chandelier, "We're leaving the mansion!"
"Got it!" Nami yelled as the three of us made out way to the door.
"Yeah!" Chopper responded.
"I've had it with this place!" I yelled as I ran to the large double-door through the stone archway.
I started yanking on the handle only to find it was locked.
"Dammit, locked!" I yelled as I shoved on the door.
'This sucks. My devil fruit power is pretty much useless here so I can't fight back, maybe I can pry the door open.'
Before I could try, all of the painting zombies were behind us in the dining room, locked onto us and aggravated.
"Now you've made us mad. I won't let you escape!"
"NO!" The four of us screamed.