You put back your clothes on and exited the bathroom, only to meet the others who appeared at the end of the hallway, walking in your direction.
"Hey, (y/n). Finished with your bath?" asked Nami, handing you the candle holder.
"Yeah. But I got some bad news-..." you trailed but raised a brow inquisitively when the navigator passed you with clothes under her arm and went straight for the bathroom.
"You can tell them while I'm washing myself. I'm so dirty I can't take it anymore" sighed Nami.
She changed herself while ordering the boys to look in the other way, and entered the bathroom. She started the shower and the three of you stood outside to guard.
"I wanna take a peak..." sighed Chopper with red cheeks.
"WHAT?! YOU DO?! FOR REAL?!" exclaimed in shock Usopp.
"I'm not interested in a naked human woman, but I wish I could peek inside Dr. Hogback's lab..."
"Pff. I don't wanna see it! I'm too scared! Darn it, Nami! Why do we have to stand guard while you clean up? Couldn't you just ask (y/n)? Don't bathe if you're scared!"
"I'm amazed you don't care that zombies touched you!" she replied behind the green curtains. "Nasty!"
"We're just gonna get dirty again. Right?" Usopp stuck his tongue out, booing.
"Rigth!" added Chopper on the same tone.
"In any case, we're leaving as soon as night falls"
"WHAT?!"
"Whoa, there! Are you crazy, moron?!" cried out the sniper as he opened the doors and yell at her inside. Nami threw at him a wooden bucket, sending the male backward. "He said we could spend the night! Can't you see what'll happen if we leave in the middle of the night?! We should try to stay put. Luffy and the others are sure to come save us. You hear me?"
"I'm with him! I don't wanna go outside again! I'm not going back in the forest or graveyard!" enriched Chopper.
"It's the same whether we're inside or outside" you stated, leaning against the wall. "Haven't you paid close attention to this mansion?"
"EEK!....Y-You don't mean...." stammered in unison the two scaredy cats.
"If my gut feeling was right, the halls and rooms were filled with people's auras" continued for you Nami. "This mansion is already teeming with zombies"
"HIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE WHERE ARE THEY?!"
"And if they're inside, that makes Hogback the most suspicious person here. He's lying to us....There is no way he could live in this zombie-filled mansion or on this island if he wasn't connected to those zombies in some way!"
"Wh-What do you think, Chopper? If her speculation is right..." whispered Usopp at Chopper who had an aggravated expression on.
"At any rate, let's play ignorant. Once it's night, we're getting out of there" you sighed.
"Usopp? Chopper? (y/n)? Did you say something?" asked Nami after a moment of silence.
"Huh? We didn't say anything" replied the sniper, before farting. "Ah, I just farted!"
"Usopp! That's stinks!" said Chopper, and the two idiots laughed it off.
You sweatdropped at the sight, pinching your nose to avoid sniffing the hideous smell. However, you froze and your eyes hardened. Both Usopp and Chopper stopped laughing and stared at you in a questioning manner. Lifting your leg, you slammed it against the doors, sending them flying across the room.
Your right eye activated, you distinguished the familiar aura in the room. It was the man who molested you, pinning Nami against the wall.
"(y/n)! What's going on?!" yelled Nami in fright, staring forward. "Help me!"
"Oi, (y/n)! What are you-" Usopp's sentence was cut short at the naked sight of the navigator, bowing down. "THANK YOU VERY MUCH!"
"He thanked her?!" said Chopper in disbelief.
"Damn it, it's the woman from before!" said the invisible man with a shiver.
"Nami. Don't move a muscle" you said firmly, rolling your right wrist. Taking an attacking stance: "Demi-God Realm: Atlas Offering"
Your bracelets and earrings glowed a green color, and you disappeared from everyone sight. Moving at a fast pace, faster than the eye could register, you teleported yourself next to the invisible pervert. Swinging your arm backward, you punched the male straight to the jaw, knocking some of his teeth out as his face was whipped to the right by the hit.
The window was broken and the shattered pieces fell on the floor of the bathroom and outside. You ran toward the edge and looked down, but the man disappeared once more. You let out a growl of frustration, punching the wall next to you.
"That damn pig! He returned in the end!" you scowled.
"What....was that?! Why did the window broke?! I saw nothing!" said Usopp in shock.
"That's was the bad news I wanted to talk about....It seems we got an invisible enemy on this island"
"Invisible?!" repeated Usopp and Chopper, arms in the air.
"And now I wonder if we'll get out of there alive...." muttered Nami, falling on her knees and clutching a towel against her chest. "He heard our entire conversation"
"There's no such thing as an invisible man!"
After leaving the bathroom with Nami changed in cleaner clothes, your group made its way back to the dining room. Usopp still didn't believe about this insane situation, and Chopper was hesitating about Dr. Hogback being behind the zombies.
"There was someone there, you moron. Do you really think the girl is the kind to pin herself against the wall else?" you grunted.
"No, he doesn't exist! It was a hallucination or illusion!" trembled Usopp, his face pale.
"Why would it be impossible? Devil Fruits exist and I will eat my own hat if there isn't one of them who gives the user invisible powers!" you cried out.
"And you saw me pinned down!" added Nami, stopping next to him.
"N-No I didn't!" blushed the sniper. "Y-You're trying to make me admit I saw you naked so you can charge me for it!"
"What?! How greedy do you think I am?! Although, I'm still charging"
"YOU ARE?! Anyway, I refuse to believe anything I see on this island! Including you naked! You both just imagined the invisi-HIEEEEEEEEE" hollered Usopp when you grabbed the collar of his cape and pushed him against the wall, bringing a knee between his legs.
"If you ever dare finish that sentence about me being crazy of imagining a DIRTY PIECE OF SHIT WHO PUT HIS FILTHY HANDS ON ME, I WILL MAKE SURE YOU WON'T MAKE IT THROUGH THIS NIGHT. DO. YOU. UNDERSTAND?" your tone became louder gradually as you near finished your sentence, the young man cowering in fear.
"IMSORRYIMSORRYIMSORRYIMSORRY" Usopp nodded his head, a look of pure fear in his face. "B-B-but you must admit there is no stinkin' way the dead can come back to life! Right, Chopper? Isn't it natural to assume they were something along those lines?"
"Well, from a medical perspective, all of this has been impossible" replied the reindeer. "I think your logic makes more sense. But Dr. Hogback has abandoned his life of glory to delve into his research. Just maybe, miracles of that scale have been happening on this island!"
"Miracles?..." you repeated, and the others stared at you. "This isn't a miracle to come back from the dead. It's revolting"
You released Usopp and continued to walk, only to stop and stare at your comrades from over your shoulder.
"Death is a natural thing. It comes hands in hands with Life. People are born to live a story, and are at the same time born to die in the end. This is all our fate, and I will live it many times. But...to bring someone back for what reason? Because of grief? It's an emotion you will have to live through. It's revolting to know that someone can play with a dead man's fate....The balance of the Universe is at risk, and I won't allow it. Hope you understand, Chopper"
"But, can you at least let me talk to the doctor? Is that acceptable, (y/n)?" pleaded Chopper.
"....I suppose" you sighed, continuing to walk forward.
"I hope Luffy and the guys save us soon..." breathed Nami, following you.
Your group descended the staircase, and when you arrived in the dining room, it was pitch black. Cindry and Hogback were nowhere to be seen, and the room looked creepier than before. Usopp called for the servant, but no answer came. It was pure silence. Suddenly, the lights turned on, illuminating the room. The weak trio let out a scream.
"Those two have already turned in for the night" said a voice, and you looked up at the chandelier to see Hildon.
"Hildon?! You jerk! How dare you abandon us in that graveyard!" scowled Usopp.
"My humblest apologies. I left to attend some errands with the horses. The moment I took my eyes off them--"
"Enough with your excuses" you scowled.
"Everyone on this island is in cahoots with each other, right?!" added Nami.
"P-Please don't make such vile accusations! Come right this way. I'll show you to your rooms" pointed the bat a corridor.
"You're at it again, trying to 'show us' somewhere!" said Usopp.
"I wonder if that's the real entrance to the underworld. Thanks for the offer, but we must be off now!"
"What?! Wait a sec! Let me talk to the doctor a bit more!" whined Chopper.
"She has spurned you, Hildon" a woman's voice echoed in the room.
Your comrades observed the room, searching for the woman in question. Your eyes settled to a painting, where the woman was very much alive, her lips moving.
"Keep out of this! I'll be sure to take them to their rooms" sweated Hildon.
"Why don't we drop this charade? They are already starting to grow suspicious. Before we slip up and give them a chance to escape...We need the (h/c) haired woman there"
The weak trio's face blanched terribly when the woman's neck lengthen itself and she came out of the painting, a smirk on her lips. Her stare went straight to your soul, and you returned it with a glare of your own.
"You're trembling. How adorable!" she cooed evilly. "You're so cute....I WON'T LET YOU LEAVE, CHILDREN!!"
She extended her upper body out of the painting, grabbing Chopper by the waist. Both him and Usopp screamed in terror while Nami yelled out the reindeer's name. Wasting no time, you threw yourself at the woman and tugged Chopper away from her grasp. Instead, you were the one dragged away as the weak trio yelled your name in shock.
You struggled in the zombie painting's hold, your limbs becoming numb while the woman giggled at the sight. Usopp pulled out his slingshot, but he didn't have the time to shot that a sword impaled between his feet, and he let out a cry of surprise.
"I'm Oinkchuck-sama, the head hog of the zombies in this room" the pig head above the chimney introduced himself. "You'll be dead before you get so much as a single foot out of the door!"
"T-The wall mount....talked!" said Usopp. "N-Nami, did you see that?! The wall mount was talking!"
"Ow...Ow, ow, ow...." groaned a voice beneath the sniper's feet. The bear skin serving as a rug stood up. "Who was the jerk that stabbed me in the back?!"
Usopp grabbed his head, yelling as the bear turned to glare at him.
"IT'S JUST LIKE NAMI AND (Y/N) SAID! THIS MANSION IS TEEMING WITH ZOMBIES!!"
"Took you long enough!" you grunted, before letting out a yell as you were dragged inside the painting.
"(y/n)!!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed in unison Nami and Chopper, running to help you.
Half of your body was already inside the painting while your legs were still outside, tangling in the void. Nami grabbed your left while Chopper grabbed your right, and they did their best to pull you back. Unfortunately, the woman was stronger than she seems. The zombie gave a hard tug and the duo fell on their butt. They cried your name again, and you on the other hand disappeared inside the painting, leaving no trace behind.
"(y/n), what are you doing here?"
You were sitting at the edge of a cliff, staring at the dark horizon filled with stars. You didn't need to turn to know it was your old man, who walked toward you and took a seat next to you. You remained silent, your eyes fixed at the sea. The male sighed and stretched his arms backward, crossing his legs while doing so.
"They are beautiful, aren't they?" your old man tried to hold a conversation with you.
"I guess" you responded simply.
"Say, how about returning home tomorrow? I'm sure you miss your bed"
"Which home?" you scoffed, standing up abruptly and your old man smiled sadly.
"Please, (nickname). Don't walk away..."
You didn't listen to him and merely sauntered back to the camp the both of you made on this nameless island. However, you stopped and slowly turned to stare at the ocean. Your lips parted at the sight and you quickly passed your old man who blinked in confusion, jumping down from the cliff. Leaping from rocks to rocks, you landed on a platform covered with vines and flowers. On each of them were small lights, glowing brighter under the moon.
One by one, they started to fly in the sky. You gazed at each with an expression of awe, finding this serenity more than beautiful. Your old man appeared next to you, smiling at the face you were making.
"If you didn't leave that island, you would have never assisted to a spectacle of fireflies" he chuckled more when you pouted at the end of his words.
"Go drown yourself, you senile fart"
"Ow..." you groaned, clutching your head in pain.
You opened your eyes to see only darkness. There was some noises outside, but you couldn't distinguish the voices. Lifting one hand, your limb met a hard surface, and you slowly realized that you were inside some kind of box. There was something shuffling across the room, and the lid of your coffin came off. You let out a grunt as the light blinded you, and you lifted yourself with the help of your elbows.
"What the Realm of Hell happened here?" you muttered, blinking a couple of times to adjust your eyes.
You observed your surroundings to see you were inside a more luxurious room, looking like the insides of a castle. A red and black checked floor. You whipped your head to your right to see three small figures standing there, without a doubt zombies.
"Kishishishishi"
That laugh gave you chills in the back. Your head did a slow turn toward the source of the laugh, only to freeze like a stone when seeing some kind of giant dressed almost like Dracula. More chills when you gazed at the creepy smile he was giving you. Yelping, you jumped out of the coffin and went to grab your guns.
"W-Where are they?" you pat the empty spot, and you sent a dark glare at the giant. "Where did you put them, you asshole?!"
"Kishishishi! You certainly are a bad mouthed lady, Silvers (y/n)!" chuckled the giant. "Your weapons were taking away from you since you won't need them anymore..."
"Who are you?" you demanded firmly, standing your ground. "Are you the guy behind the zombies and everything weird that happens on this island?"
"I am Gecko Moria, master of Thriller Bark" the man introduced himself, adding his weird laugh at the end of the sentence. "To answer your last question, I'm indeed guilty"
"What have you done to the others?"
"Questions after questions..." sighed Moria, rolling his eyes. "It's only a matter of time before I get my hands on them...and their shadows. Kishishishi!"
"....Shadows?" you repeated with a raised brow, only to come the realization. "You're the one who stole that skeleton's shadow!"
"Oh, you encountered him it seems. That fool still want to challenge me in the end, even after everything I done to that pile of bones....But this is about other matter. Let's talk more about you and what's waiting for you!" smirked the giant.
"Let me guess....Steal my shadow?" you drawled in sarcasm.
"That...and something even better. Kishishishi"
You didn't have the time to blink that he snatched you by the waist, lifting you so you were eyes level with him. You let out a small cry of pain when he tightened his hold, a laugh escaping his lips at your struggle. You winced when he brought you closer to his face, his smile widening even more than before.
"I will enjoy you as my bride!"