Pokemon Trainer of the Strawhats

Travel Across the Desert pt 1

Yukiko was up on deck watching the waves with Pachi with a smile.

"Never thought that we'd be sailing with pirates to end up helping a princess rescue her country. Huh, Pachi?"

"PA, chu." Pachi sighed in contentment.

Unknown to them, Luffy was Yukiko then hid as she looked back.

Luffy had some red on his cheeks, as he was thinking over the 'talk' he just had with Ace.

Though he remembered what Ace said.

'Bro, if you really want to be with this girl, ya gotta let her know soon. Otherwise other guys will be interested.'

Luffy got ticked at that remark, but he knew Ace was right. Yukiko is very pretty and she doesn't need the makeup that Nami would wear sometimes. Plus she's smart, a good cook, has amazing Pokémon, she's very talented, helpful, resourceful, tactful and nice.

Any guy would want her as a girlfriend.

Well, maybe when he finds the right time, he'll tell her.

But first, he'll stay by her side.
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Docking at Erumalu definitely got off to a rocky start. Just before the crew dropped anchor, they had last minute preparations, but those preparations weren't appreciated by everyone…

"Ahhh! Nami! What happened to your dancer outfit?!" Sanji cried as Nami came down wearing a full body robe. Sanji was dismayed even further when he spotted Vivi and Yukiko wearing the same thing. "Vivi, you too!" he exclaims. "Why are you wearing that?! And Yukiko, why aren't you wearing the outfit I got you?!"

"Because any exposed skin will get sunburned." Vivi explains. "You have to cover up in the desert."

"Besides, wearing hot baggy clothes beats skin cancer any day." Yukiko added as she helped Pachi get a robe on.

Unfortunately, Sanji still doesn't agree. "But those outfits...were so sexy…" Sanji whined as he rolls on the ground like a burrito.

Luffy at first wondered what she would look like with that outfit on, but thought Sanji would get in the way.

After dropping anchor, Luffy, Pachi, and Yukiko went ahead and leap onto the shore, only to sense movement under the water. Suddenly, a bunch of weird seal-turtle hybrids, leap onto the shore and block the path. "Those are Kung Fu Dugongs!" Vivi exclaims.

"Huh?" Yukiko asked.

One that seems a bit bigger than the others comes right up to Luffy and Yukiko. Chopper comes up to the railing and translates what he's saying, "If you want to come ashore you have to beat me; but I doubt that'll happen you coward!"

"Be careful!" Vivi warns from the ship. "Kung Fu Dugongs are really strong!"

As if to prove her statement, the leader rushes forwards to give Yukiko a hard punch to the face. But Luffy intercepts. "Back off you jerk!" He said as he punched the Dugong out cold.

"Ha! They're not so tough!" Luffy laughs.

"Beating them is bad too!" Vivi exclaims.

"What?" Yukiko asked.

The Dugong gets up and bows to Luffy; then all the Dugongs look at him with large eyes, glittering with admiration.

After making a deal with them, they head off.

They walk for a good while until the group stumble across what looks like the remains of a town. "Is this Yuba?" Luffy asks.

"No, this is Erumalu, also known as The City of Green." Vivi answers, sadness coming to her voice.