A while later, Usopp's made three underwater suits out of barrels connected to air hoses on the ship. Luffy, Zoro and Sanji all put on the suits and we lower them into the ocean.
Yukiko made sure they were accompanied by Magnum, Marissa, Rubius and Neptune.
"You sure they are stable?" Yukiko asked. "Maybe I should've come...."
"Don't worry, they'll be fine!" Usopp says, patting her shoulder. "Those barrels are my special design, they've never been busted! Plus they are with your Pokémon, they'll be okay." Chopper continues to lower them when they hear noise that sounds like chanting.
"What's all the noise?" Usopp wonders, pulling down one of his goggles.
"Is that another ship?" Yukiko asked she heard the high pitched noises of whistles and cymbals from a giant... monkey-banana boat(?).
Then a giant monkey appears near the bow, "Prepare to raise the ship!" he yells. "What lies on the bottom now belongs to the King of Salvagers, Masira of the Masira pirates!"
"Great, a boat of unstable men led by an unstable monkey…" Nami mutters.
"Then again....." Yukiko said as she thought of their own crew....
"Hey, what are you people doing here?!" Masira demands. "In case you didn't know, all these waters belong to me!"
"They do?" Nami asks while Usopp sinks behind the pulley and continues lowering Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.
"That's right; every vessel that sinks in these parts automatically becomes mine!" Masira answers. "You're not trying to take what's mine are you?"
"So they're going to raise the ship." Robin muses. "Easier for us."
"But not for our guys already down there!" Usopp points out.
"We should just keep our mouths shut and let him do it!" Nami hisses. She then waves to Masira, "Excuse me, can I ask you a question first?"
"You've got questions for me?!" Masira exclaims. "Fine, whatever, ask away."
"Are all you big strong men gonna salvage that ship?" Nami asks sweetly.
Masira freezes before blushing and grinning, "Stop, you're making me blush!"
"This...is disturbing…" Usopp mumbles.
"Ugh…" Yukiko and Pachi grimaced.
"What a loser…" Nami grumbles before putting on a smile again. "Do you mind if we watch you big strong men work?"
Masira laughs, "You just watch us to your heart's content!" Well, that was easy.
"Captain, we have a problem!" One of the salvagers yells. "Something happened to the guys who were trying to set the cradle; it looks like this thing went to town on them with their fists! And they said something big attacked them too!"
"What?! You mean someone else is down there?!" Masira demands.
'Oh dear......' Yukiko thought.
"I'm gonna kill him…" Nami whines.
"You may not get the chance." Usopp says.
"Listen up!" Masira yells to us, making us jump. "There's someone else down there, so be careful!" ...Seriously?
"Oh sure!" Nami says.
'Wow, he makes Luffy look like a genius.....' Yukiko thought.
They watch as Masira barks orders and sends more people in suits under the water.
The next thing they knew...
The salvagers begin turning a big wheel and the figurehead of the ship is lifted out and lowered under the water. Once it's in place, Masira holds up a giant air hose. "No way…" Nami says. "He's really gonna raise the ship with his breath?"
Masira blows into the hose and a giant bubble of air travels down the hose and into the ocean. He then connects the hose to a bigger air pump and the salvagers begin pumping even more air as the ship slowly starts to come up. Just then, screaming can be heard from the air hoses of the salvager's ship. "Talk to me, what's going on down there?!" Masira demands. "Is it the intruders?!"
"Yes sir, they're in the ship!" The voice responds frantically before the screaming dies away. Geez you three, show a little sympathy, you're beating up people underwater with no air!
I flinch as Masira stands on the railing and lets out a loud cry. "How dare you intruders lay a hand on my hard working men!" Masira yells.
The area starts to rumble and a giant shadow movers under both our boats. I flinch as I hear what sounds like a faint crunch and the waves start to move rapidly. We all stare as the biggest sea turtle ever rises out of the ocean.
"Does anyone else see the monster the size of an island in front of us?!" Nami shrieks.
"One tooth is the size of our boat!" Chopper yells.
"There's no way this is real!" Usopp agreed. "This is all just a messed up dream that we're all having together for some reason!"
"A dream, great!" Chopper chimes in.
Thankfully, the three Gyarados and Wailord saved the boys.
Just then the sky goes dark. We all blink; what just happened?
"It suddenly got dark?" Usopp wonders fearfully.
"Scary…" Chopper squeaks.
"This can't be right, it's not that late to be this dark…" Nami muses, looking at a pocket watch.
"Yeah, it isn't cloudy, Nami would've known if it was. It's like someone put a giant shade over us." Yukiko looks around then she and Pachi freezes when they looked up and color drains from their faces.
"What's up with Yukiko?" I hear Zoro.
"Yukiko, are you okay?" She feels Chopper's hoof on the back of her leg, "You haven't moved for a while."
"Ah...Mo-mon!" Yukiko squeaks as she points up ahead making everyone look.
Silence envelops the entire area as everyone else finally catches on. It's not dark...we're in something's shadow. Three gigantic figures tower over us, bearing wings and spears. They're miles away, but they're easily taller than the clouds.
"Pa...Pa...Pa...Pa…" Pachi stutters like a broken record. One of the giants raises his spear and Luffy and Masira break the silence along with Pachi and Yukiko as the word is finally said.
"SEA MONSTER!"
"PACHIRISU!"
The boys get the oars out and ready faster than you can say 'Run for it!' and the Merry zooms across the water like a rocket. The Gyarados trio and Neptune gave speed with a large Surf.
Soon, they were out of the dark and back in the sunlight.
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"That was too close!" Luffy breathed as Yukiko leaned against him.
"That couldn't have been real…" Zoro breathes.
"Those things were taller than the sky…" Usopp whimpers.
"Man, today has just been a nightmare." Sanji comments, taking a drag.
"First that galleon nearly falls on top of us and now giants…" Zoro starts.
"The Log pose starts pointing to the sky…" Nami continues.
"A psycho monkey shows up and blocks our way…" Usopp adds.
"A gigantic turtle eats our salvage ship…" Chopper says.
"And then darkness fell…" Robin starts.
"Because the biggest monsters I've ever seen in my life blocked out the sun!" Luffy finishes.
"I swear someone up there must love to toy with us...." Yukiko said as she got her breath and checked on her water Pokemon.
"I must admit, even I got scared by those things." Masira says.
' Why is he still here?!' Yukiko thought as
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji punt him into the ocean, "BEAT IT!"
While the wind picked up and Yukiko was checking for anymore giants, Nami berates the boys for their lack of information.
"Bad day?" Robin says as Nami storms up the stairs.
"It's only gonna get worse with these guys." Nami growls. "I'm gonna snap on them any second!"
" Honestly, I'm surprised we made it this far." Yukiko said.
Robin reaches into her pocket, "Maybe this will help." Nami perks up as she hands Nami an Eternal Pose. "I took it off that salvager's ship a while ago just in case."
"Wow, you can give Nami a run for her money with burglary!" Yukiko said.
Tears of joy prick Nami's eyes, "You're the only one I can depend on. Well, besides Yukiko and Pachi. "
Robin looks down at Luffy who's holding a decent sized octopus that got caught with the salvaging haul.
"Who's up for an octopus dinner tonight?" Luffy calls.
"That boy has got to learn to relax." Robin says.
"Don't count on it." Yukiko said.
"Jaya…" Nami says as she examines the Pose. "That must be their home port."
"Is that where we're going next?" Luffy says, hanging on the railing and eating some takoyaki!
"That would be your decision Captain!" Nami snaps.
Luffy nods and drops from the railing, "All hands on deck! Set sail for Jaya! ...Uh, anyone know which way that is?"
"Starboard." Nami answers flatly.
"Alright, you heard her Chopper!"
"Right!"
"Hold on." Usopp says. "If we go there won't the Log Pose reset? Then we won't know where Sky Island is anymore!"
"Whaaa?!" Chopper screams.
"All hands full stop!" Luffy yells. "Why are you messing with my head, Nami?!"
"I'm not, you're the one who wanted to go to Jaya." Nami responds easily.
"Oh yeah...but I didn't know it would ruin our plans to go to Skypiea!"
"It's not my fault you have the memory of a goldfish!"
"Guys remember when we got the Eternal Pose to Alabasta? The Log register another Island on the way. I don't think the Log will reset that quick. We just have to leave before it adjusts." Yukiko reasoned.
"We do need directions to Sky Island." Usopp points out.
"Maybe someone in Jaya knows." Luffy agrees.
"Alright, Jaya it is." Nami says.
"Alright, set our course for Jaya!"
"You already said that!"
Hopefully this Jaya place will have the answers the crew needs.
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