"Yohohoho... Oh, but today is such a lucky day..." the skeleton Brook whispered as he picked up his cane and violin case, and headed out the door. "Not only did I see people once more, but my deepest wish has come true as well!"
The Straw Hats ran towards the stern of the ship, to see Brook take a flying leap that landed him all the way on top of Sunny's figurehead.
"He's so light!" Sanji remarked.
Brook lifted the purple top hat on the afro lightly. "Of course! Since I'm 'dead bones', I have to be light! Now please, find a way to go through that gate behind you and leave this place. Do not drop anchor here. I was so happy to meet you people! I will never forget your delicious food! If possible, I hope we meet again!"
Then.......the skeleton leapt off the ship.
"Oi, Brook!" Luffy called.
"Where's he going?" Sanji yelped.
"Isn't he a Devil Fruit user?" Usopp wondered.
"Hey, wait, look!" Yukiko pointed.
They saw the gentleman skeleton dash on top of the water with a speed to rival a tap-dancer, making way towards the ghost island with a fine spray of water being kicked up in his wake.
"He's running on the water!" Usopp called.
"Eh!?" Luffy called. "Woah, cool!"
"Wow, a Surskit would want to achieve that speed!" Yukiko said.
"A-anyway, Luffy!" Nami stuttered. "Let's do what he said! We don't know what's going on here, but we do know that it's dangerous!"
Luffy turned around, a big grin on his face. "Eh, did you say something?"
"He's going!" Nami, Chopper and Usopp echoed simultaneously.
"W-what's a ghost island, anyway?" Usopp stuttered.
"Hey..." Chopper panicked. "Hey, where'd that ghost from earlier go? Is it still onboard?"
"No, it floated towards the island," Yukiko said. "It probably lives there."
"Hey..." Everyone turned towards Robin. "Earlier there was a lot of shaking. Perhaps it was the sound from that mouth-like gate closing?" She pointed far off in the distance where said mouth-like gate was. "I believe we were 'eaten' by that mouth."
"Eaten?" Luffy asked.
"It's difficult to tell with all this fog, but it looks like there's a fence that extends from the gate all the way around the island," Robin explained. "Which means that right now, we are trapped inside that fence."
"Oh!" Usopp realised. "That must be why he told us to hurry and get outta here!"
"Then, that would mean that someone made it into a wandering island!" Nami realised. "But why?"
"Whatever the reason, what matters is that we're in the middle of the ocean." Franky pointed out. "And like that guy said, We can't drop anchor here."
Usopp bristled. "Oi oi, why are we talking about stopping? We need to leave now, before we're cursed!"
"Listen everyone..." Nami slumped against the upper deck. "I think I have the 'I can't go on that island' disease."
"Me too!" Chopper looked ready to cry beside her.
"Yosh!" Luffy appeared, with a portable basket and a butterfly net in hand. "Then you guys can stay here!"
"You have the 'all ready for adventure' disease!" Usopp yelled at him. "Think about it! Luffy, take a good look!" He gestured towards the island. "That creepy looking building... That's a real haunted house! You're underestimating evil spirits..."
"Usopp, the only evil spirits I've seen are that of man," Yukiko said as Pachi nodded.
"What're you talking about?" Luffy dismissed him. "I'm gonna be as careful as I can! I'll catch that ghost from before and keep it as a pet!"
"WAY underestimating!"Usopp yelled, shaking his head as Yukiko laughed
"But, anyway," Luffy added. "We've got to get back our precious nakama. Sanji, pirate bento!"
"Nakama?" Usopp echoed. "I'm against that! If you let that skeleton come with us, I'll be too scared to sleep at night!"
"I have the bento," Robin interrupted, holding up the large picnic box.
"Luffy, Franky," Sanji growled, lighting a cigarette. "You two take good care of Robin-Chan."
"Going to explore an unknown island just gives me the chills," Franky eagerly flexed his biceps.
"You're kidding me!" Nami exclaimed. "Robin's going too?"
"I love thrills," Robin simply answered.
"Yosh!" Franky called loudly amidst grumblings. "Alright you guys, we're going to have to take a boat out to the island... But, you guys haven't seen my present. Soldier Dock System, Channel 2." His sunglasses glimmered in the little light as he declared it.
"2?" the crew echoed.
"Yeah," Franky answered. "This system has five channels. Two Channel 0, and then, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each one has it own specialised use."
"Hang on," Nami said. "We've already seen Zero's paddles, along with Docks 1 and 3..."
"But you said 2 and 4 were empty!" Usopp added, sliding down the ladder that led to below decks, Nami, Chopper, Yusei and Franky following slowly.
Franky laughed. "I told you that 'cuz it's a present!" He walked over to the door with the number painted on it, opening it easily. "The guys who aren't going to the island can test it out first."
Three of them looked in, gasping in surprise and cheer at what they saw.
Soon enough, Yukiko found herself squashed into the back of the tiny vehicle, with three others, on the maiden voyage of the steam powered paddle-ship, the Sunny's shopping boat, Mini Merry II.
"No way!" Yukiko smiled as Pachi cheered.
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Although in the process, they did end up on the island and somehow Yukiko got separated from the others.
Holding Varian in her arms and Pachi on her shoulder, Yukiko found herself at a broken down house.
"I wonder if someone lives here." Then the door opened and she was suddenly pulled in.
"Ssssshhhh! They may hear you!" A voice whispered.
The figure had dark brown hair and eyes, they were a female somewhat older than Yukiko.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Nadia, a prisoner here." She said as she lit a candle, and Yukiko noticed she didn't have a shadow.
"Your shadow. Was it...?"
"Yes, it was stolen, by Gecko Moria."
"Gecko Moria?"
"Pachi?"
"Ee?"
"He's one of the Shichibukai, and user of the Shadow Shadow Fruit." Nadia said.
"So I was right. Brook was attacked by someone that could steal shadows." Yukiko said.
"That's just part of his power. He can use it on zombies and they move and act the same as the owner of the shadow. But he's not the most creative with it." Nadia said.
Then she turned to Yukiko.
"Though I know you may not want to, I need a favor." She said when they heard a commotion.
"Is that woman around here?!"
"Boss said to find her and the fruit!"
Nadia panicked as she took out the light and then took out the fruit which looked strange to Yukiko.
"There's no time, please you have to eat this, I can't let them have it!"
Yukiko looked shocked but recalled something......"Is it....?"
"Yeah, a devil fruit. The Crystal Crystal Fruit. It allows the user to create, shape and manipulate crystals and crystalline materials. And more. The possibilities with them are endless of you know enough about them. I can't eat it because I already ate the Psy Psy Fruit, making me a Psychic human."
The noise got closer.
Nadia grits her teeth.
"Sorry about this." She said as she suddenly stomped Yukiko's foot making her open her mouth wide, and got a part of the fruit in her mouth and shut it, making Yukiko swallow it.
Then she threw the fruit out a window to distract them and took Yukiko to the woods.
A figure spotted the eaten fruit.
"Oh no! Someone ate the fruit boss was after!"
"He's not going to like this!"
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Yukiko had one thought in mind
"Most disgusting thing I tasted...." She grimaced.
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Yup, there's the Devil Fruit!
It will be important later in the story.
How do you think the others will react now?
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