Last time....
".....they disappeared!" Miss Wedsnday said in frightened shock.
Imagine their surprise when they found the duo and squirrel among them.
"So, who's first?" Zoro asked.
"Get the whitette! She's must be the weak point!" One bounty hunter said.
But Yukiko smirked as Amphitrite appeared. "Amphitrite, Sparkling Aria! Pachi, Thunderbolt!" She said as the two Pokemon launched out attacks, catching the Bounty Hunters off-guard.
"What the-?!"
"How did she do that?!"
"Did she eat a Devil Fruit?!"
"Dead wrong." Yukiko said as she used three more Pokeballs, "Jacaranda, Petal Blizzard, Seraphina, Sacred Fire, Twilight, Night Shade!" She said as her Pokémon overwhelmed the bounty hunters.
"They destroyed our weapons!"
"Run! They're too strong!"
But Twilight fooled them with an illusion that sent them into the water.
After the two of them went around beating up the bounty hunters, Yukiko went to tell the others about their situation, when she found Nami gone.
She went to look for her when she spotted Luffy and Zoro fighting for some unknown reason.
(*sighs* When it comes to food Luffy can believe anyone unless otherwise.)
They appeared to have also defeated 2 mystery people. A tan man in a leather coat, and a blonde woman with a lemon sundress. Their fight would've continued if Yukiko didn't step in.
"Thundurus, stop them now!" Yukiko said as her Bolt Strike Pokémon appeared and the legendary used Hammer Arm to stop Luffy and Zoro.
The blue-haired girl was surprised, but actually more at Thundurus.
'He, this, that being.....he looks like.......!' She thought before Nami appeared to snap her out of her thoughts.
"Just what do you think you're doing!? Well at least the girls okay that's the main thing. But do you realize you could've cost me a billion berries?!" The navigator said shaking them.
"Wait what? What berries?" The confused Miss Wednesday said.
"Nami, will you explain what's happening?" Yukiko asked.
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After clearing the misunderstanding with Luffy, Nami was trying to talk about payment to help the other girl get home for a billion berries!
However......
The blue-haired girl, now dubbed as Vivi, explained her situation.
She was a princess of a country known as a Alabasta, a place that was known as a pillar of civilization. Or at least it used to be. Now it was in the middle of a civil war.
"I learned of a secret organization called Baroque works. Agents of this criminal organization have been stirring the citizens. Matter how much I tried I couldn't uncover information that would help us fight them. So, Igaram and I decided to infiltrate Baroque works by applying as agents. We could then find out who's pulling the strings and learn the intentions of the boss." Vivi explained.
"That's pretty gutsy for a princess." Zoro said impressed. "Were you able to find out their intentions?"
"To create an ideal Nation. That's what Igaram said. Is it?" Nami interrupted.
" I think that's a lie. A cover story that the boss is using. Right Vivi?" Yukiko asked.
"That's right. Their true goal is to take over the Alabasta Kingdom! Thats why I have to return home, tell them the truth and stop the war! If I don't do something, if I don't tell them!" Vivi said with a anguished look.
"Oh, I get the picture now. I suppose you don't have much money laying around during the Civil War." Nami remarked.
"But who's pulling the strings?" Luffy asked all of a sudden.
"What?! No, I can't tell you his identity! Anything but that!" Vivi suddenly panicked. "You'll be hunted too!"
"Haha, yeah I would not want to be targeted by him. He is trying to take over an entire country after all.." Nami said nervously.
"You may be strong but you don't have a chance against one of the seven shichibukai, against Crocodile!" Vivi slipped out.
.......
Nami and Vivi gasped in shock and fright, Luffy had an excited look on his face, Zoro had an irritated look.
As for Yukiko and Pachi, they looked lost.
"Crocodile? Shichibukai?" She asked with a confused expression.
Above them were two animals vulture and an otter. They looked at each other then at the group, and took off.
Nami was shaking the poor princess in anger about the two animals, while Luffy and Zoro were talking in excitement. Yukiko decided to ask about what a shichibukai was.
"Um, not to interrupt, but what's a shichibukai?" She asked.
"Oh, right. You don't know anything about them. Basically, they're Pirates Who are given Authority by the world government." Zoro said.
"This world's government actually supports Pirates?!" The whitette asked.
"And they're not the type to be messed around with. You see they go around beating up other Pirates one by one, and that's why the government supports them. The idea is to have them get rid of all the other Pirates." Zoro explained.
Nami was trying to get away on her own but, the otter from earlier had already made a drawing of her, Luffy, Zoro, and Yukiko.
"Where were you going to go anyway woman?" Zoro asked.
"It's already too late. We're all at the top of Baroque works' hit list now." Yukiko said as this wasn't her first rodeo having tangled with a criminal organizations before.
"It's kind of exciting!" Luffy said laughing.
Then Igaram appeared. Poorly dressed like Vivi.
'Oh Arceus......' Yukiko blanched.
"Fear not, I have a plan!" He said. "Listen carefully. Now they're your wanted by Baroque Works, they will send someone right away, especially since you beat Mr. 5 and his partner Miss Valentine. As a shichibukai, Crocodile has no bounty on his head. But long ago he once had a bounty of 80 million berries." Igaram said seriously.
"80 million?! There's no way!" Nami and Usopp yelled.
"Princess Vivi, I'll be heading for a straight course for Alabasta disguised you with dummies of these people. While I do that you travel by a less direct route. Please, will you do this for us?" Igaram asked.
Despite Nami's protest, Luffy agreed, and so did Yukiko, being a the bleeding heart she is.
Igaram's ship was sailing out of sight when suddenly, it exploded into flames, shocking the whole group.
"Can't be.." Zoro said.
"They're here already?!" Yukiko shouted.
Luffy had a mad, straight look, and bellowed. "I LIKED THAT GUY!"
"Nami! The log pose?!" Zoro asked.
"Ah, it's set!" Nami said.
"We're setting sail!"
"Nami, get Vivi to the ship! Luffy, you get Usopp and Sanji! Everyone else, to the boat! We have to leave, pronto!" Yukiko shouted as she returned her Pokémon to their Pokeballs.
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With everyone on the ship, they set sail for the next island on their course to Alabasta.
"Hey, how many agents will Baroque Works send after us?" Luffy asked Vivi.
"Well, Baroque Works has about 2000 members and there are other towns like this in these waters." The princess said.
"That's the case they could send over a thousand after us!" Nami said.
"Huh, hey the ship's leaving!" Usopp yelled as he and Sanji finally woke.
The two of them started to yap as they wanted to stay another night, until Nami knocked them out.
"There's a fog up ahead!" Zoro shouted from the Crow's Nest.
However......
"Nice ship." A new voice said.
Everyone turned around to see a black haired woman on the railing of the ship's upper deck.
"I think I met your friend Mr. Eight a little earlier, Miss Wednesday." She said with a sultry voice. "He didn't look so good."
"You! You killed Igaram! What are you doing here Miss all Sunday?!" Vivi yelled.
"Another agent, whose partner is she?!" Nami asked.
"She's the boss's partner. Mr 0." Vivi said in an angry voice.
"Crocodile's her partner?!" Nami and Yukiko asked incredulously.
"She was the only one that knew the boss's true identity so we followed her and found out who the boss was!"
"Actually, I let you follow me." Miss All Sunday said.
"We knew that until you told the boss that we learn his identity!"
"Let Me Be Earnest for a moment. You just seem so desperate. a princess declaring war on Baroque Works to save her country? How pathetic!" The woman mocked.
"You killed him!" Vivi yelled at her as everyone else on the ship in the position to aim at the woman if she made a wrong move.
But something else happened.
"Don't point those things at me, it's rude." Miss All Sunday said and then all of the weapons were knocked out of peoples hands. And Sanji and Usopp were knocked over the side of the railing, now on the lower deck with the others.
"Wha?!" Luffy.
"She's eaten-!" Yukiko.
"A devil fruit!" Zoro finished.
"But which one? What's her power?" Nami asked freaked.
"Besides I have no orders at the moment. And I don't need to destroy you, your log pose indicates that you are heading to a much more dangerous place. Little Garden is your next destination. We may not have to deal with you after all." She said before Luffy's hat suddenly was snatched by her. "So you're the new pirate Captain everyone's talking about. Monkey D. Luffy."
"Hey! That's picking a fight! Give it back!" He yelled.
Usopp was in no position to yell as he was hiding behind the mast.
Then Pachi started floating but Yukiko was quicker and held Pachi to her chest, glaring at Miss All Sunday.
"I don't know what your power is, but Pachi ain't a toy to play with and neither is that strawhat. Please return it." Yukiko said in a steely voice.
"Hm. Well you did ask politely." Miss All Sunday said before continuing.
"Sailing into danger and knowing about it is silly. Here." Miss All Sunday then tossed something to Vivi while Luffy got his hat back, it was an eternal Log Pose, set for some island. "You can skip Little Garden with that. It points to an island just before Alabasta: Nothing Island. None of our employees know that course, so no one will chase you."
Vivi looked contemplated, but then Luffy took it out of her hand and crushed it.
Nami kicked him in the head and shouting at him. " You moron! She just gave us an easy route! What if she was really trying to help us!?"
Luffy looked at miss all Sunday and said with a serious face:
"She's not deciding what course we take! Besides she blew up the guy with the rollers."
"I see. Well too bad. If you do survive, I hope we meet again."
Miss all Sunday left on a large turtle, and they were on their way to Alabasta.
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After things were explained to Sanji and Usopp.....
Luffy asked if it would snow again, and Vivi explained that it could happen but it was caused by the magnetic fields from Reverse Mountian.
"But, we still can't relax yet. The sea may not be as rough as they were but they'll be worse than the normal oceans. Never underestimate the Grand Line!" Vivi said with a serious look on her face.
But the crew didn't pay much attention when Sanji brought out a new drink Yukiko made. A mixed fruit soda pop with malasadas.
"Wow this is good Yukiko!" Luffy said.
The crew then talked about fishing, and about how Usopp would make some fishing gear.
Vivi was a bit appalled at their carelessness.
"Are they supposed to be doing that?!" She asked Nami.
"They'll pitch in if there's a storm. They don't want to die either." Nami said as she handed Vivi a drink.
Then a dolphin appeared. Only problem was...
"IT'S HUGE!!!!" Everyone exclaimed.
They were able to get away while staying on course. Afterward, Yukiko was still having her drink near the ship's figurehead.
"Oi, Yukiko. You talked about being a good chef the other day, what does that mean and a class?"
"Oh, That is the Charizard Class Medal I gained after achieving 100 points for completing the curry recipes perfectly. Apart from my planting, taking care of my Pokémon, performances, and other stuff, I guess I can be a jack-of-all-trades." Yukiko said as she wasn't wrong.
She filled a role as scout, beast master, combatant, part-time cook, and gardener.
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Vivi watched Yukiko and Luffy interact and thought they were good friends.
"Are the two of them close?" She asked Nami.
"Yeah, though she's only joined the crew less than a week ago, she's very capable. And Luffy's quickly gravitated to her. She's been keeping him out of trouble, for the most part."
"What about her creatures? I've never seen anything like them."
"Yukiko is actually from another dimension, instead of marines and pirates, they have Pokémon Trainers, they are like beast tamers. And Yukiko happens to be the best there is."
Vivi saw Luffy asking Yukiko about her Pokémon Contest Ribbons and some of her Ancient Items, like the Lunar Wing, Rainbow Feather, Silver Wing, and other stuff.
And she can't help but think they are cute together.
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And if you are wondering, the Forces of Nature will play a role for Alabasta.