The lightning was becoming more savage, and more dangerous the more your group stayed there.
"Watch out! Something's falling again!" shouted Usopp. "Everyone's head down!"
This time, instead of a lightning bolt or a part of the beanstalk, it was a huge leaf with something written on it.
"A leaf" stated Aisa. "Oh? There's something written on it. It's a message! From Luffy and Nami!"
"What does it say?!" asked Usopp.
"Cut down this huge vine so it falls towards the west" read Robin.
"Um, what'll happen...if we do that?" the sniper arched an eyebrow inquisitively.
"Hey, where's west?" demanded simply Zoro, not caring about the weird request.
"A-Are we really gonna do it?! So...where's west?"
"It's the direction where Enel's ship is" you stated, and you gasped. "D-Don't tell me?!..."
The others sent at you questioning looks, following your glare at the sky. Some part of the sky was cleared out of the dark clouds that revealed a bigger sphere made of thunderclouds. This one was far more bigger in size than the previous one. This time, the whole Sky Island will be whipped out.
"Enel!!" growled Wyper.
"Damn him!" added Gan Fall.
"That is way bigger than the one from earlier!" said Usopp with a shaking voice. "We...won't be able to escape from this land...any longer! But more importantly, they're gonna jump to the ship by crossing the falling vine?!"
"What else could it mean?" grunted the swordsman.
"T-That's crazy..."
"Then you go up there and stop them"
"AS IF HE COULD BE STOPPED!" snapped Usopp.
"In any case, reckless or not, we've got no choice but to let him do this!" stated Zoro.
Wyper grabbed Aisa and jumped out of the way of a lightning bolt. Usopp was taken by surprise while Robin lifted Sanji with the help of her Devil Fruit.
"Long-nose!" she called him, tossing Sanji to the sniper who caught him.
"Got it-GYA!" he said, avoiding a lightning.
"If we stay here, we'll be pushed off to the ruins below!" said Zoro, holding Chopper to his chest. "Everyone, get away from the vine for now! Escape to solid ground!"
Your group grabbed the wounded ones who still didn't wake up yet before running far away from the vine. You ordered Steven in his other form to bring Gan Fall and his bird to the other side.
"Anyhow, I'm gonna do it! I need to cut the vine down towards the ship, right?!" asked Zoro.
"W-what?! But-"
"The only ones on the sky island who can reach Enel before that thing is dropped..." trailed the swordsman before he ran back to the beanstalk. "...are those two!!"
"I'm going to help you, Marimo bastard" you said, running next to him.
"I don't need your help, stupid mummy!" he spat angrily and you rolled your eyes.
"You were going in the wrong direction!"
"I wasn't!"
"Yes, you were!"
"Arg! Alright!" Zoro groaned, but complied in the end. "Don't stand in my way"
"Same thing. Demi-God Realm: Atlas Offering!"
Your bracelets glowing green, you took some speed and went ahead of Zoro, who watched your back in shock. Since when were you that fast?! He shook his head and speed up too. Your right eye now purple, you did your best to avoid the lightning Enel was sending at you, leaping left and right. You were so fast that to others' eyes, you looked like you were teleporting yourself at another spot to avoid the lightning bolt.
You glared over your shoulder to see that Zoro was having the same treatment, dodging the lightnings at the last minute. He finally reached the vine and jumped high in the air. With a cry, he sliced it and you watched as a huge part was cut. Stopping, your naginata appeared in your hand in you swung it back:
"Human Realm: Edge End!" you cried out, swinging your weapon back to slice another huge part of the beanstalk.
You panted and took a deep breath, glaring at the vine in anticipation. To your disappointment, the beanstalk wasn't moving at all, or highly. Suddenly, you heard Zoro call your name in panic, and you barely had the time to turn around that he pushed you out of the way. There was a lightning strike, one that could have cost your life if it wasn't of Zoro. Your eyes widened when you lost your foot and fell to a lower level, where the ruins of Shandora were situated at.
You landed on your back, with Zoro on top. His face was squished between your breasts, your limbs entangled with his. You released a grunt, lowering your chin to glare with red cheeks at the swordsman.
"Thank you for saving my life, but get off now!" you barked.
"You're the one who is holding me, stupid mummy!" he replied with bright cheeks too, motioning your arms enrolled around his neck.
Showing that indeed you were the person at fault in this situation who seem to be cradling his head in your bosom. You gritted your teeth, your face taking a deeper shade of red, before you pushed Zoro off you. The green haired male rolled away, bringing a hand over his forehead.
"Were you hit?" you asked, seeing that his lower half was slightly wounded and burned.
"Just the legs. I can't really move right now..." he breathed, before his eyes wandered to the vine. "It didn't fall?!"
"I think it still needs a little push. I can hear explosions above. Maybe that Wyper guy and Usopp are trying to make it fall...?"
You heard a loud noise and your eyes widened when the giant snake from before stood up, crying and trashing. The blue snake continued to cry and charged forward, where the vine was situated at. You deadpanned when the giant snake's head collided with the beanstalk, until you came to the realization that it might be the little push that was needed for it to fall.
"The vine moved!" you told Zoro. "One more hit, and it will be done!"
And as if your wish was granted, you heard a lot of commotion at the top, and something big breaking. With Usopp's loud yell of 'IT'S COMING DOWN', you guessed that the vine was falling down.
"Well, our job is done..." you smirked, giving a look to Zoro only to groan. The bastard was sleeping. "WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!"
You sighed and shook your head, looking back up at the sky.
"Luffy, Nami. We're counting on you two. If the sky island disappears now, we won't be able to ring the golden bell. Old man Cricket needs to hear it once, after all. So go, everything depends on you. Jump to where Enel is, and bring him down!"
Lightning were shot at the bottom of the vine, destroying parts of the clouds, and revealing the ruins of Shandora. It didn't take long before you could see a sky once again, and this time, you noticed of the sphere was bigger than last time.
Your right eye was bleeding heavily, but you could care less about the pain. You were waiting for the fate of the Sky Island. Will it be saved, or destroyed? Only one person can decide it, and it's Luffy. You were surprising yourself by putting so much faith in a young boy like him.
Suddenly, you heard it. You actually heard the crack inside the sphere. Purple lines appeared around the the mass of thunderclouds, before a bright light blinded you. The sphere exploded, and revealed the blue sky that you came to love with the years. It brightened the ruins all around you, but mostly Skypiea. Then, you heard the cry of victory of Luffy. He certainly used the gold that trapped his hand against the sphere.
"STRAW HAT! RING THE 'FIRE' OF SHANDORA'!!!!!" you overheard from the cannon man.
"Ring the Bell, Luffy" you whispered. "Wait. What the heck is that?!"
Something big appeared next to the ark. And when this huge thing shot a large electric beam toward Luffy, you concluded it was Enel in a supreme form of his Devil Fruit. You watched as your captain nearly fell, until he grabbed a lonely cloud that was floating under the ark. He pulled himself up and jumped back to Enel's height.
He swung back the arm with the gold sphere, and finally lashed it toward Enel, hitting him square in the chest. The gold sphere was aimed to the Golden Bell, sending Enel at the same time straight at its center.
"For 400 years, the city of gold has been here all this time...in the sky" you stated. "Now let us hear its song!"
After this very sentence, you heard the chime of a bell, signaling the end of this battle. You almost wanted to cry in relief. You let a sigh, and let yourself fall down on the ground. You raised a brow when you heard the snake's cry, seeing that it was looking at the sky while tears were falling down.
"I think a lot of people will cry after all that" you mused. "Hey, Pot plant. Wake up, it ended"
"Hm?" he yawned, rubbing his eyes. "Already? We won?"
"(y/n)! Zoro!" yelled the voice of Chopper, who was running to where you were situated at.
"The others seems to be okay too..."
"Yeah..."
"No! You have to get treated right away!" scolded the reindeer.
"My treatment can wait" grunted Zoro. "Before treating me, do something about that guy, or he'll die"
Chopper and Usopp both looked at their left to see the fallen form of Wyper, who looked beat up by using all those Reject dials. The doctor panicked and ran with his little legs toward the patient.
"You're right! His body's falling apart, right down to the bones. This is terrible!"
"Hey, that's one of the guerrillas. We don't owe him anything" grunted Sanji, arriving next to you.
"Yeah. I don't really know why, but it seemed like he was going all out, so..." trailed Zoro and you scoffed.
"Pot plant going all softy suddenly! What a sweetheart!" you cooed teasingly, grabbing and pinching his cheek.
"SHUT UP, WOMAN!" the swordsman snarled.
"Don't use that tone with (y/n)-swan, moss head!" said Sanji, before he calmed down. "So, in the end, both the golden bell and Enel's golden ship..."
"I think they fell" said Usopp.
"Ah. So now it's a city of gold in name only, huh?" sighed the chief.
"Which means our journey in poverty continues.." smirked the swordsman.
"Don't say it too loud. Our navigator has ears for that..." you muttered.
"I'd want those dials rather than gold, since we won't be able to get them once we get back to the Blue Sea" smiled the sniper. "Hey, (y/n). I have a few ideas for Nami's weapon. Can I make a request to our Master Gunner when it's done?"
"Don't make me build another carnival trick, that's all I ask" you groaned and Usopp pouted.
"Talking about her, I hope Nami-san is alright~ And I wonder where Conis-chan is..."
"YOOOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOO" you heard a large yell.
Talking about the two girls, they were running with Luffy leading them. The young man was already eating while running with a huge, HUGE bag in his hand behind him.
"NAMI-SAN! CONIS-CHAN!" shouted Sanji.
"LUFFY!!!!" yelled in happiness Usopp as your captain stopped in front of your group.
"Everyone! I'm glad you are okay!" sobbed in relief Conis. "I was so worried, but I couldn't do anything!"
"Conis-chan, so you were worried about me that much!" said the chief, twirling into a tornado of perverseness.
"I don't think so" deadpanned Usopp next to him.
"Is that food?" asked Zoro, approaching the large bag. "Where'd you get it?"
"We found the priests' food storage on our way back through the forest" explained Nami.
"There were more" said Luffy through a mouthful.
"But how did you get down from that height?" you questioned.
"We used my Gomu Gomu no Balloon" answered Luffy before he gulped down his meat and threw himself at you. "(YYYYYYYYYY/NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN), I THOUGHT I LOST YOU"
"GET OFF, YOU DUMBASS" you snarled at your captain, who only tightened his hold around you.
"I never would have let Enel make you his Goddess or whatsoever!" whined the childish captain, and you release a sigh.
"Goddess....?"
Both Zoro and Sanji repeated the word with thick marks over their head, a dark aura engulfing them. Usopp blinked in confusion, before his mouth opened wide in horror as he quickly stood up to avoid Sanji's kick. The chief destroyed the ruin where the sniper was sitting on earlier, a pissed look on his face. On the other hand, the swordsman was holding his weapon close to him, about to unsheathe the blade with a pissed smirk. You stared at the two men silently with a deadpanned expression, while Luffy glanced at them in mild curiosity. When Sanji calmed down, he light himself up a cigarette, blowing the smoke:
"I hope that bastard has fell and cracked his skull" the chief mumbled darkly. "(y/n)-swan is a single Goddess"
"I feel like it wasn't enough...I should have sliced him in pieces when I had the chance..." grunted Zoro, using the same tone as the blond man. "His Goddess? That shithead..."
"What's wrong with you two?" you arched an eyebrow at the weird duo.
"By the way, Conis, where's your old man?" asked the swordsman. At this question, she frowned and stared sadly at the ground.
"Well...um...he protected me...and then Enel..." she trailed, closing her eyes.
"Don't tell me..." gaped Chopper.
"Conis-chan..." murmured Sanji.
"Conis-san..." said a very much alive Pagaya.
You glared at the man for a good minute, waiting for the others to react. Eventually, they did after a long pause.
"HEY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU!!" they snarled in unison, swerving around.
"I'm sorry I'm still alive!"
Conis sobbed and threw herself at her father, relieved that he was still alive and well. Pagaya then went on explaining how he found himself in the White Sea and how he came back with the other citizens of Angel Island by using the Milky Roads. But since there's no Angel Island anymore, they will head for Upper Yard.
"Hm. It looks like everything's going in order" you muttered, before standing up. "I really need to change clothes, I feel like I have them since forever!"
When night fell, it resulted with Luffy throwing another party to celebrate this victory, and all the people of Skypiea were invited. Even that huge snake was partying. You, on the other hand, returned to the Going Merry a little while later that night, changing your dirty and ripped clothes to a new outfit ().
You also opened other letters that Steven brought you three days later of the victory against Enel. You read all of them carefully, all the while having the necklace of Moitra open with the pictures inside facing you.
Dear (y/n),
Moitra is still on the wild to become a Master Gunner. I never saw him work so hard on a project like this, and I can't hide that I'm very proud of my son. I'm not recovering of my sickness, but at least it isn't worsening. Though, I can stop vomiting each mornings for a reason that I can't explain.
(y/n), I always pray for your safety, and I hope you're making friends along your journey. Now that I think about it, how is Luffy and the others? You could give me news of them in your next letter if you want. Anyway, I must be going now. The doctor is about to come to our house for a daily analysis. I cross my fingers for it to be positive!
Your sister that loves you very much, Anita
You shook your head, letting out a scoff. You tossed the letter in the trashcan, and started to write back a memo. After finishing it, you gave the piece of paper to the wooden doll. Steven lifted his hand in a sign of salute, before he disappeared.
"Let's get back to the others now"
You returned in the ruins of Shandora, seeing Zoro practicing his swordsmanship on a block. The green haired male was able to cut it in half without even the blade touching the material.
"Wow, Marimo can cut things now" you teased.
"So the mummy has returned...I thought you were going to change clothes? What are those rags?" demanded Zoro, eyeing you up and down.
"You seem to like them, your eyes are fixed on my chest"
"NO IT ISN'T THE CASE" barked the swordsman.
"And now back at my hips and stomach..." you drawled. "You truly are a pervert, sea cucumber"
"Don't make me hit you! And it's not my fault you decided to let them out in the open!!!"
"As if you could! AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO STARE AT THEM"
"Want to try?!"
"Give a shot, big boy!"
Fire of purple and green colors engulfed the two of you while you were headbutting each other. You snarled as Zoro gritted his teeth at you, growls and barks coming out of your mouth. However, you both stopped when you heard Usopp coming toward you with a bright smile.
"Shells! I got shells! Oh, yeah! Lucky, luck! I got so lucky!" sang the sniper.
"You're awfully in a good mood" you stated the obvious.
"Did the negotiation go well?" demanded Zoro, eyeing the bag he had over his shoulder.
"Hear that? I got lots of dials! I press it and..." trailed the sniper, pressing the apex of a Fire Dial. "Just like that!"
"Good for you" deadpanned the swordsman, and returned to his training.
"Good for me! With this many dials, I can do many different things! The Usopp factory'll be running full steam!" he cheered. "Hey, Zoro, if you make your swords Flavor Swords and store the smell of stuff like melons in them, you can enjoy your everyday training!"
"No thanks..."
"It could cover the hideous smell of you" you smirked and Zoro eyed you evilly.
"If it can push you away, then I don't mind"
"Oh, but you love it when I stand next to you..." you said, and without any warning, pressed yourself against Zoro's back who froze up. "...Even more when my you can feel my big breasts against you, p-e-r-v-e-r-t P-o-t P-l-a-n-t ~"
"GET OFF, YOU HARPY" he snarled. "AND THEY ARE NOT THAT BIG"
"Keep telling yourself that, sea cucumber"
"Oh, (y/n). Nice clothes you have here" said Usopp when he noticed your outfit.
"See? At least we have a gentleman here" you pouted, walking to Usopp.
The sniper blinked in confusion when you stopped next to him, and started to blush bright red when you enrolled an arm with his. Your face was so close to his that he could feel your breath on his cheek.
"Long Nose here knows how to compliment women" you puffed a breath of air on his face, pecking his cheek. You released the poor man with a smirk when he crumpled down like a rag doll.
"T-T-T-T-Thank you, G-God..." Usopp stammered, his cheeks flaming. Zoro was glaring daggers at the sniper.
"So, where are Robin, Luffy and the others?" you asked with your hands on your hips.
"Luffy and the others are still inside. Robin went somewhere" responded Zoro.
"In any ace...this snake's really conked out" trailed Usopp, approaching the sleeping form of the giant snake.
"He kept dancing day after day...thought I don't know what he was so happy about" said the swordsman. "Anyhow, they'd better come out soon, because if he wakes up, he could give them a hard time again"
"Huh? This good-tempered snake?" blinked the sniper.
"I got poisoned by him" you pointed out.
"And you should have died after this event"
"You don't mean it, Marimo bastard"
"This good-tempered snake?" continued to question Usopp.
"You can be so optimistic because you didn't see what a pain this snake can be" replied Zoro.
"This good-tempered snake?"
"HEY, now listen here, Usopp!" barked Zoro in frustration. Usopp turned to him with a smile, pressing the apex of a dial.
"This good-tempered snake?" the dial repeated.
"It was a Tone Dial!" smiled goofy Usopp.
"DON'T DO STUPID STUFF LIKE THAT!!" snarled the swordsman.
Later that day, Luffy's group returned from the snake's stomach with bags of gold in their hands. It seem there was a lot of it inside the giant snake.
"What's Robin doing? She's late!" stated Luffy as he gazed at the horizon. Until his stomach growled: "Darn! I'm hungry!"
"You're always hungry" you sighed.
"In any case, this place is so empty. What's going on?" questioned Sanji. "Where the heck did the guerrillas and angels go?"
"Well, it's better they aren't here. If they find us, they'll chase us around! Since we're trying to steal this much gold and run, they won't let us go!" said the sniper. "Well, Nami and Conis are preparing to set sail, but we still have to hurry"
"Before that, Sanji, do you have something to eat?"
"Not until we get to the ship" the chief told your captain.
"But you've gotta have something to munch on, right?" whined the young boy. "Give me some!"
"What a pain. I can't give you what I don't have! Just give up!"
"We don't have to wait for that woman, do we?" grunted Zoro. "I'm gonna go on ahead and get on board"
"IDIOT. DON'T" yelled Usopp.
"IDIOT" repeated Luffy.
"IDIOT MOSS HEAD" enriched Sanji next to them.
"MOSS HEAD IDIOT!" added cutely Chopper too.
You watched with a blank face as all hell broke loose. Chopper was knocked out first with only one punch, leaving the four idiots to yell and wrestle again each other. Usopp was mostly getting punched by Luffy, who was laughing stupidly. while Sanji and Zoro used their fists to fight each other. A thick mark appeared on your head, becoming annoyed by all the noise.
You finally snapped and walked toward the men. You cracked your knuckles, and in simply one hit, knocked all them out on the ground. Large bumps appeared on top of their head, and they groaned in pain.
"Realm of God you're all annoying! Just shut up already!" you snarled.
"S-Sorry ma'am..." the boys said in unison.
"Hey, look! It's Robin!" told Usopp.
"Robin-chan!" cooed Sanji with hearts in his eyes.
The older woman was sauntering toward your group with a mass of people behind her, who was bringing a huge sack.
"Yoo-hoo, Robin! Hurry! We've gotta run! We stole some gold!" yelled Luffy.
"IDIOT. DON'T SAY THAT! TAKE A GOOD LOOK BEHIND HER!" yelled Sanji. "They're all coming back here together!"
"UHAAA! THERE'S TONS OF THEM!!!" panicked Chopper.
"THIS IS BAD! THIS IS SUPER BAD!!" screamed Usopp with his hands on his head. "AND WHAT'S THAT?! A HUGE CANNON?!"
"They all came back all at once!" growled the swordsman.
"Hurry to the ship! We can no longer stay here!!" said Luffy.
"Hey! Stop! Stop, you guys!" yelled one citizen.
"See?! They found us out!" said alarmed Sanji.
"RUN!" laughed your captain.
"I'll strike a pose and say it!" sighed Usopp, before running to stand on a ruin. "You guys say, 'Stop! Stop!' but..."
"Yeah! Tell them, Usopp!" cheered Luffy.
"We risked our lives to come all the way to this sky island! And we've found the legendary city of gold!" the sniper yelled, with a shout of 'That's right!' from Luffy behind him. "How the heck can we, proud pirates, just go back empty-handed?!"
It didn't take long before you all ran away with the bags of gold, with the shouts of the citizens telling you to stop.
"THEY'RE ALL AFTER US! IT'S SCARY!!" sobbed Chopper.
"How was that?! Wasn't I cool?!" asked Usopp.
"Yeah! Well done!" replied Zoro.
"Robin-chan! Hurry!" yelled Sanji to the older woman, who waved back.
"Guys! Keep running all the way to the end of the sky!" shouted Luffy.
"Yeah!!!