A Pirate's Soul Chapter 7

Chapter 7:: Don't Mess With Him

%Narrator%

Zoro was tired of this. He hated that everything and everyone just kept moving. It annoyed him to no end how one second, he was walking along side Rhythm and the next she was gone. He is well aware of the fact that everyone had a horrible sense of direction and always blamed it on him for getting lost, when they in fact were the lost ones.
At the moment, Zoro was wandering around along the harbor, an unfamiliar one that is. The one the Sunny was at the port that sent the smaller boats out to those famous coral reefs, and was bustling with burly fishermen coming in from morning fishing. This one, however, was shadier. The docks were grubbier and the people looked, well, not very friendly. Covered cargo was being loaded and unloaded large ships and it wasn't as loud or bright. In fact, the mountain behind them sort of blocked the sun so it was cooler here. What made the swordsman stop was the Marine warship docked here. The residents here were on edge with the unwelcomed guests, trying not to seem suspicious to the Marines.
"Well, then," a voice said from behind, " Zoro turned and ducked into an alley, just as a couple officers walked by, "I'm glad that's over. Na-san is really getting on my nerves with this chase."
The one speaking was a robust man with a light-bulb shaped nose and little pig eyes. His buddy was slightly smaller, but much more stupid looking than the first. He had his hat on backwards, as though trying to be cool, with watery blue eyes and greasy blonde hair and a wide, toad-like face and flabby, old-lady-like Bingo arms.
"I sort of want him to get the hell out. All he does is order us around, sipping his Earl Grey or whatever as he does nothing," Bingo-arms said.
Bulb-nose just snorted in laughter and said, "I feel bad for the sucker. He's actually really scary."
"Thank God I won't be at the receiving end of his scary Devil Fruit powers," Bingo-arms shivered.
That was all Zoro caught as they turned the corner and disappeared.
"Damn," he growled.
He slipped out of the alley and headed the opposite direction the Marine's came from, hoping it was towards the Sunny.

(~)

~Rhythm~

"May I ask you a question?" I asked the woman.
Chi looked over at me and nodded, cold eyes not leaving my violet ones.
"Why the hell are you still following me?"
We were walking down a half empty street towards the harbor we docked this morning. The sun was starting to set and I was getting hungry again.
"Na-san still needs you. It's his job," she said passively.
"Oh. Cool," I said blankly. I was getting real damn tired of all this shit.
"I must be going now. The Marines will attack your ship and 'crew' sometime in the next twelve hours, so don't die, and-"
"Wait what?!" I spun around and faced the angelic female, "the Marines?!"
"Well there is a base here and you weren't being so secretive about landing here. And-"
"And?  What now, a Sea King in the bay that loves eating pirates and sushi?" I snapped.
"No, this concerns your condition."
I stopped and met her eyes in question.
"Na-san wanted me to tell you at the end of our meeting that he can do more than control what you see. Emotions are a part of the brain."
I threw a glare at her and stormed off.
I could feel her dark eyes between my shoulder blades all the way down the street until I turned the corner, but I couldn't shake that cold feeling from my spine until long after.

(~)

"WHAT?!" Nami screamed, dropping her bags. Purchases spilled from the labeled bags. "An attack?!"
"I heard that there was a Marine base hidden in the mountain and that pirate's didn't land here often, so it was more of a self-defense than anything," Robin nodded, pushing up her sunglasses, "but what puzzles me is why they would plan a sudden attack and where you heard this."
"I overheard it," I lied easily. No way would I tell them I have a stalker like Chi. She wasn't really hurting anyone, as far as I know.
Robin didn't seem to take the bullshit but she settled by throwing a look at me.
"Okay, it might or might not be true, I'm not saying I don't trust you, Rhythm, but just in case we'll move the ship to a more secure location. We'll have to wait until everyone gets back."
"Ah~ wasn't swordsman-san with you?" Robin asked.
"Oh he was," I started twisting the longer lock of hair at the side of my face.
"Ah yes, Rhythm-san how was your date with Zoro-san?" Brook asked.
"Oh well we didn't even make it across the street before the dumbass got lost," I shrugged, tossed my hair over my shoulder with a flick of my head. "Brook I'm sorry for ditching you-"
He waved his milky hand, "That's quite alright, Rhythm-san. Lovers sometimes need their alone time. Though he is one lucky man, yo-ho-ho-ho~"
I rolled my eyes.

(~)

An hour later everyone but Zoro was back.
"Someone should go out and look for the shit-head," Sanji huffed.
"Okay Sanji-kun, you can do it. We'll be moving the ship off to the north shore between the Stromata Harbor and here. Usopp reported a rocky out crop that'll be best to hid the ship without it looking to suspicious," Nami said.
"Nami-swan . . ." Sanji whined, trying to pull a puppy dog face.
"It's all right, Sanji. I'll go with you. My fault to for him getting lost," I said, "Besides it would be easier with more than one person."
"Ooh~ I can tease him about having to form a search party because he got so lost," Sanji snickered.

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For a loud and busy port, it was surprisingly silent for night. The streets were littered with trash, but the occasional worker came over and picked up some trash here and there. The afternoon heat was gone and was replaced by a chill. Clouds had moved in but not enough for any sort of storm.
"That shit better get his ass back here soon," Sanji growled around his stub of a cigarette.
"He'll be fine, so will the crew," I shoved my hands deep into my jacket pockets.
"Rhythm-dwono are you cold? Here take my jacket," He started unbuttoning his double-breasted jacket but I waved him off.
"It's all right, Sanji. You spoil me enough already. Besides you'll get cold." I spoke the truth. He was a hurricane of affection to Nami, Robin and I. Sometimes it could get on my nerves on how affectionate he was, but at the same time I found it adorable. Sometimes I felt he was giving too much and not receiving enough, that his happiness is our very own happiness. I oh so dearly wanted to give back for all he's done for us, mainly just Nami, Robin, and I. He was just so sweet and caring and put 110% in to everything for us. He was a true gentleman.
Then again, he would do pretty much anything to get a night with any of us, especially Nami. No matter how beautiful and imposing other women could be, his eyes were dead-set to Nami, and sometimes Robin. I hadn't known him long enough for him to dote on so much, but I guess he would probably do anything to get Zoro and me apart.
"It's nothing, really. I can handle it," he smiled sweetly. "I would never let a lady freeze in this weather."
"Sweetie it's only 60-something degrees out," I said. "Come on, last I saw Zoro was by that bar."
"He's probably up the mountain and stuck in some cave." Sanji stamped out his dead cigarette and tapped out a new one.
"Fighting off a family of angry bears," I grinned.
"Protecting some kids who are also lost," he lit up the new cigarette with a slight click of his silver lighter.
"Who also happen to be spies for the Marines so they were planning to lead him into a trap afterwards."
"And then we'd have to go on a mission to save him from the base."
"Only to find him being seduced by a 3-ton Marine beauty with a bigger mustache than Whitebeard."
"And it turns out he's the king of a lost country and needs our help reviving it, so he infiltrated the Marines to find us."
"Who said the 3-ton Marine was a man?"
We lost it at that. Sanji almost choked on his cigarette as he started guffawing. I was literally holding my side from snickering so hard. When our laughter finally died down, a strong gust of sea wind blew in, ruffling Sanji's golden tresses and my own inky hair.
"Okay we have to find the stupid kelp-head," Sanji said, wiping a tear from his eye, "Save him from the 3-ton Marine queen in disguise."
"Exactly. We should split up to cover more ground."
"Be careful, Rhythm-dono! Meet up here again in a half-hour alright?"
And just to piss off Zoro for getting lost, I sang, "Loser has to kiss the winner on the cheek~!"
Never before had I seen Sanji run so fast.

(~)

The wind dropped the already low temperature immensely, making me shiver in my three layers of tops. At the moment, I regretted wearing the cut off shorts, thigh high socks and strapless.
I turned the corner, only to grab it and yank myself back around it, my leg swinging around to hold my balance. Running past me, was a squadron of marines. I pulled off my hat and tied the band to the purple fabric around my hips. I couldn't count how many there were, they just kept coming.
They were in neat lines, weapons raised in an orderly fashion, steps marching in sync, and in straight rows of four, taking over the entire small street. I assumed they were headed towards the harbor the Sunny was docked.
"Miss Jade," a familiar voice whispered into my ear. I jumped slightly, not turning. Behind me was a solid brick wall, so I knew I wouldn't be able to see the voice's owner.
"Hn~ go away. I'm looking for a nakama," I said.
"I know." Oh course her does. Warm breath tickled my right ear, right next to the sapphire crescent moon earing.
"Then leave, there's nothing interesting that catches your eye, Natsuki," I growled softly.
"I see a unit of Marine's headed for your ship. That looks interesting." Smartass.
"Well shoo, unless you're going to help me."
"Oh I am."
I turned, but all I found were a set of ghostly pale lips in the brick wall next to my ear. The dark bricks were swirling around me like the ocean currents, but still stayed in their solid forms. "Get the fuck out, Na-san."
"I can control everything about you, Rhythm. I am a puppeteer. And you are my little puppet."
"I'm nobody's bitch, bastard." I hissed. He needed to leave. Now.
"No, you are not. You're a puppet. A bitch can go where she likes, but has to do what her pimp orders when the time comes. She can control herself and her actions, but as a puppet, you can't do anything."
"Can a puppet do this?" I started waving my arms around like a maniac, "Or this?" I bobbed my head and jumped around in circles along with my frantic arm waving.
"Jade, stop." The lips frowned.
"No I won't. lee-lee-lee-dee-lee~!" I started singing. It  as amazing no one has investigated the noise yet. Maybe Na-san here made sure no one did.
"I can do more than control what you see! What you smell and feel! I can control your emotions, erase your memories and replace them with new ones! Rhythm D. Jade I can turn you into a mindless slave, a killing-machine with no heart!"
"Try me," I stopped my rain dance and stuck my tongue out.
"Very well," The lips disappeared and the wall stopped swirling. I instantly regretted my challenge.
A cold wind came by, blowing my hair up and making the three charms on my sword chime. The scent of cherry blossoms and decay filled my nostrils as everything blurred then went black.

(~)

<Sanji>

I must get that kiss. I could already feel her soft, full lips on my cheek, brushing my coarse goatee slightly. Maybe she'd give me more, and then maybe she'd fall for me with that passionate kiss instead of the shit-for-brains marimo.
I slowed my run to a steady jog as I turned the corner, searching every corner for a glimpse of green.
It actually didn't take me long. I found him on a roof of a apartment building, his feet swinging casually over the edge as he barbarically chugged a bottle of sake down.
"Oi shit-face, get down so I can kick your ass for making the ladies worry!" I yelled up at him.
He put his finger to his lips and shushed me, "Shut up dart-brow this is a residential area. People are sleeping."
"Stop being a smartass and get down here so we can leave!"
He complied and jumped down, landing gracefully next to me.
"The Marines know we're here and are coming for us tonight, so we moved the ship. Nami-san sent Rhythm-dono and I out to find you. Rhythm-dono said whoever finds you, gets a kiss on the cheek from the loser." I then realized my mistake. "Wait, that means I beat Rhythm-dono, so now she loses. Oh god I can't take this! The contest is off, I can't let her fail!"
"But you get a kiss on the cheek," Zoro pointed out.
"I do~!" I sang out.
"You do know she's just messing with you," he took a swing from his sake.
"No~ why would she do that?"
"Well you're a naïve idiot," Zoro stated bluntly.
"You're a shit, you shit head."
"Ooh, scary. I'm a shit man."
"I'm going to pound you into the ground with your own sake!" I hissed.

(~)

We reached the meeting point at the exact time we were supposed to; 11:46 (since we departed at 11:16). Rhythm wasn't anywhere in sight.
"Maybe she's lost." I chewed my cigarette nervously.
"Maybe she just doesn't like you and ditched you."
"Maybe she's checking the Marine base to make sure you're not being seduced by a 3-ton queen in disguise."
"What?"
"Nothing. You're too stupid to get the joke."

(~)

~Rhythm~

First all I could do was hear. Something, or someone, was gurgling close in front of me, only to fade off. There was silence; except for the pounding waves of the ocean not far off. Second was feeling. The rough hilt of my sword was definatly in my hand, posed in front of me in a front ward jab.  My legs ached, throat burned, and I was sticky. Adrenaline was pumping strongly though my veins, and the after-effects of my power still buzzed in the air. Next was my smell, the coppery scent of blood and sea. And lastly was my sight.
What was in front of me was blurry, but came into focus. And when it did I jumped back. My katana, Chōwa no Warai was the only thing holding up the dead Marine by the throat against the wall. I quickly took in my surroundings.
Dead soldiers littered the ground like fallen dominos, the ground stained red. A few impact craters scattered the ground, ranging in size as the familiar ringing sound was slowly fading. I brushed a smudge off blood from my face, realizing it wasn't my own. Well, fuck.
This wasn't any regular massacre; it was I-9 all over again.
"I told you," I whipped around to find Natsuki sitting casually on top of a balcony railing, legs crossed and his hands clasped over his knee.
I knew I wasn't hallucinating; this was the real Na-san.
He was a tall man, 6 nothing to be exact, cropped hair like Zoro's but black, and skin so pale he seemed to glow in the dim street lights. His eyes were even darker and colder than Chi's, one of which was shadowed by the brim of his silk top hat. A light blue up-side-down triangle was tattooed under both his eyes with a blue dot at the point at the bottom. He wore a black suit with a blue tie with silver and ruby clasp on it. His coat tails swayed in the gentle wind and his shiny shoes glinted in the golden street lamps. A white gloved hand held a twisted cane topped with an ivory dragon head eating a deep red spinel. His hat was the weirdest part of his features, besides the cold eyes and face tattoos. It had a blue silk band with a couple safety pins, a happy face patch crudely sewed on with X-ed out eyes and dark red splatters on the left side of the rim and band. But sticking out of the back was a branch of cherry blossoms. It was the same gnarled branch with the same flowers, dropping small petals here and there. But what was weird, is that no matter how many flowers it loses, it seemed to grow back, like his head supplied the flowers enough energy to grow.
"I believe you, but why go this far? They were innocent people with a family and an actual life." I waved my hand to the grotesque sight.
"I thought you hated Marines," he cocked his head.
"I do, but no enough to murder them in cold-blood."
"You did at I-9."
"That was you!" I threw a miscellaneous hand at him, one I found on the ground right at my feet. He dodged it easily. "You did the same freaky thing you did to me here and used me to do your dirty work! What the hell did they even do to you?!"
"They didn't follow my request and so I used you to terminate them," he nodded, like it was no big deal.
"Well cut this shit out, Natsuki. I'm getting real tired of this."
"No, you're too perfect to let go so easily."
"Nobody's perfect, dick-wad," I spat at his general direction and turned to leave.
"The sad truth is, Jade-love, you're still weak. You have power, you just won't use it correctly," he called out.
"Your definition and my definition of strength vary greatly," I retorted, winding through the bodies and towards the harbor.
"You hid your ship, remember?" He laughed softly.
I stopped, swore under my breath and turned and headed the other direction.
"M'dear," he chuckled darkly, "I know what you can do. You have potential. Join me and we can release your true power. Shake the world itself with our combined forces."
"Nope," I waved off his invitation as I trekked down the windy road, my hair sweeping off to the side.
"Think about it. You, me, and those Straw Hats that everyone has been talking about. I have a plan, Jade, and I want you part of it."
"Nope!" I retorted louder.
"Fine." I looked back, only to see his form dissolve into a whirl of cherry blossom petals, swirling out over the island and carried away with the ocean gale.
"Drama King," I muttered as I turned and continued my path home.

(~)

I can't head back just yet. It's already past the destined time for Sanji and I too meet up after our search for Zoro. And I had no idea where I was.
I admit it; I do have a bad sense of direction. But plop me in an unfamiliar town for a few days and after a while I'll have a vague understanding of the layout. I guess I was just slower at figuring out locations than most people. We haven't been here for more than half a day, so of course it was difficult for me to get around.
It was worst because it was dark, cold, and nobody around to ask for directions.
"Yeah can you point me to that funny looking fountain with the three naked men in it, all erotic and all, but was supposed to be some sort of 'art' since they put it in the middle of this square?"
I asked a lamppost, but since it's a lamppost, it didn't help.
"Well then," I huffed and jogged on. "Some lamps are just jerks."

(~)

After a good twenty minutes of frantic searching, I found the meeting place. The three erotic men (and there's a kid in there too. Lovely) in a large pentagram fountain. The area around the square was cobblestone, dimly lit with the golden lampposts.
In the dim lighting were two distinctive figures, bickering loudly.
"At least I don't get a wet dream every time I close my eyes."
"At least they're reasonable dreams! What about you? Sake and swords?"
"Maybe death and forbidden love~!"
"Ooh~! How ingenious~ something that millions of those corny romance novels already wrote about."
"You know that because you read them."
"In my defense they can give one good ideas for when they are getting laid."
"Which you never do. So all you have are ideas, but nothing to test them out on."
"I bet you've never fucked before."
"More than you have."
"How does that-? No, don't even shithead."
"But I did."
"Okay," I usually enjoy their bickering, but right now, I wanted to get back and sleep. When someone uses you like that, they're not aware of how much energy they are depleting, so they keep going. One of the reasons I hold back is because I want to save my energy for more useful things like being able to actually get to bed, "Let's get going. I'm hungry and want to go to sleep." I grabbed the two by the arms and started hauling their asses towards where the ship was hidden.
"Rhythm-dono, I apologize for finding marimo before you, so we can call this contest off if you want," Sanji sighed sadly putting his hand over mine.
"It's quite alright," I grumbled. "Let's just go."
"Stop being such a sore loser," Zoro said.
"Ah, but the contest-"
"Sanji it's really up to you. I don't care if you want to do it or not. I was mainly kidding about it all."
"Do it?" Zoro asked.
"No, it's up to you, Rhythm-dono. I don't want to force you into something that you don't want to do."
"What?" Zoro said quizzically.
"Drop it Sanji."
"Drop what?" I think Zoro's getting a bit frustrated, being out of the loop like this. Sanji noticed it and used it to his advantage.
"Rhythm-dono and I made a bet that whoever finds you green ass first gets the best face oral from the loser." He practically muttered the word 'face'
"Oral?"
I started snickering. Good God, for being a gentleman, Sanji knew how to twist words around.

(~)

Finally clearing up that prank, we reached the ship, hidden behind large rocks, rocking in the high tide. Light shined in all the portholes, even up in the gym/crow's nest.
"Oi Squid," Zoro said to me, "You got something right here." He swiped his thumb across my jawline. Sanji stiffened. I think he'll never get over the fact that we're more than just friends.
He held up his thumb towards the lights of the ship, trying to see what was on my face. I realized what it was and took action.
"Ah~ it's nothing, probably just mud or ketchup. I tripped a little while ago so that might be it." I grabbed his hand and made him wipe the substance onto his coat.
He arched an angular eyebrow at me but made no comment.


(~)

%Narrator%

It was well into the night when the search party came back, but everyone was awake and buzzing with talk.
"Sanji~, Luffy tried raiding the fridge but Franky managed to catch him but then they got into a scuffle, breaking the counter," Usopp reported, "Nami got pissed because she's going to have to loan more money for repairs. And out doctor was knocked out in the brawl."
"Oh goody," Sanji said unenthusiastically.
"Is he alright?" Rhythm asked the long nosed man.
"He's still out, nothing more than a bump really. Robin's taking care of him now."
"And Usopp-san here almost fell overboard when Luffy went blasting through the kitchen door." Brook laughed, "Scared him too much."
"Then Brook was caught sneaking out of the girl's quarters!" Usopp argued back.
If Brook had blood, he would have blushed. He laughed off his attempt to getting away with stealing some of the ladies panties.
Brook leaned down and whispered in Sanji's ear, "But unlike most times, my mission was accomplished." He tugged the edge of the lacy black thong from his sleeve to give Sanji a glimpse. "I got one of each."
"oh I've been looking for this," Rhythm tugged a pair of boxers from Brook's pants. He stood stalk still, scared from the oncoming storm.
Instead, she sniffed them and crammed them down her shirt and started around the ship towards the bathrooms. "I'll be in the shower if anyone needs me. God knows how long I've taken one."
"Brook-san," Robin said, brushing her denim skirt as she stood up.
He probably would have gulped.
If he could.
(AN: lolz skull jokes)

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No one left the ship. The next day they waited, just in case the Marines would look for them since they weren't at the harbor. Besides the ruckus the ship made throughout the day, the rest of the island seemed to be deprived of life. Nothing past the stretch of trees where the ship lay hidden made any noise. No wind, no animals, and the ocean was calm. Every once in a while, a Straw Hat member would disembark the ship to wander the coastline a bit, or hang out on solid land.
"This makes me wonder if something bad is going to happen," Chopper said thoughtfully, picking apart his cotton candy.
"Or the calm after a storm," Robin said thoughtfully.
"What would have happened?" he asked her.
"I don't know. I guess we'll just have to leave it to one's imagination," she turned back to watering her flowers.
"I think it's fine now. Maybe tonight we'll go to town and hang out, get a nice hotel to stay at and then tomorrow we'll finish our shopping and head out late afternoon," Nami announced to the dozing crew.
"Sounds like a plan," Usopp said, putting the last of the newly picked Pop Greens into his bag.
"I think it'd be cool if we could have some sort of invisibility barrier over the ship so no one can find it," Rhythm said lazily. She was sitting cross-legged on the railing behind Zoro, galloping a little white horse figurine through Zoro's green hair idly.
"I should do something like that," Franky mused.
"That would be awesome," Luffy yelled from the top of the mast.
"I don't even think that's possible, Franky!" Usopp called out.
"They said it was impossible to build a sea train!" Frank retorted.

(~)

The entire crew had a jubilant night out. They laid low and tried their best to stay unsuspicious, but proving nearly impossible with an eccentric rubber captain and a 8-foot-8 skeleton musician.
They sent Usopp and Nami into the fanciest hotel in the entire island to reserve some rooms, only able to afford three.
The remainder of the day they visited the coral reefs, without an incident, and went to the mountain, stopping at a temple near the middle and relaxed there a bit. They didn't have enough time to travel further.
Despite the Straw Hats relaxed aura, the island was tense. Whispers of last night's massacre flitted through the shadows, scared that whoever did it is still there on the island, waiting to strike again.
"This explains the calm after the storm," Robin muttered to herself, tucking a pretty daisy that Sanji gave her behind her ear.

(~)

Later that evening, after eating at a decent restaurant (Sanji had a hard time not complaining about the "half-assed meals" and "shitty service"), the tired pirates trudged to the hotel for the night, and just bask in its richness.
The three rooms they got were right next to each other at the end of the hall, So they wouldn't have to worry as much about waking other people up. The biggest room went to the girls, and was appointed as meeting point if anything happened.
The luxurious room had gorgeous ornate furniture, plush carpeting, a large crystal chandelier, a fully-furnished, white marble kitchen with stainless-steal appliances, a door leading off into the bathroom, and two large, overly decorated beds. They were huge and had a mountain of fake pillows and that kind of really soft, fluffy comforter that you could just sink into. The back wall had a large window with velvet curtains, and a great view of the dimly lit town.
With the creamy walls and golden hued furniture, the place had a sort of calm but regal feel to it.
"Ooh it's so nice!" Nami complimented. "Definatly worth the money I paid."
"We paid," Usopp interjected.
"With money I gave you." That earned her an eye roll.
Rhythm ran across the large room and lunged onto the nearest bed yelling, "I call this one!" She sunk into the mountain of pillows and out of sight. She started flailing and yelling "Wait help! I can't swim!"
"She'll be fine."
"I think we should talk about the rumors I heard," Robin said, perching herself at the edge of the couch, "or news that's been flying around."
"News?" Zoro asked.
Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook ran off and explored the other two rooms and rolled around in the plush carpeting. Sanji was examining the kitchen, and Nami, Franky, and Zoro joined Robin at the couches. Rhythm was still flailing in the bed, unable to get up from all the pillows and the sheer bounciness of the mattress.
"There was a massacre, and it set the town on edge, so it explains why no one came after us," Nami said.
"I wonder who would go so far as to just brutally kill them," Franky inputted.
"I got a paper. It says that only most of the Marine's that were going to raid us last night were caught and killed, the remaining had no clue it happened until they reached the harbor and literally turned around to see them.
"Talk about oblivion," Zoro yawned.
"It makes me wonder if whoever did it was on our side or not," Robin said.
"Tea, Nami-san, Robin-chan?" Sanji offered them some simple tea cups filled with steaming tea.
"Arigato, Sanji-kun," Nami said, sipping her tea and snuggling into the arm of the couch.
Robin had nodded and taken hers kindly, but didn't drink it.
"If it helps, I heard there was a guy named Na-san here. He didn't seem like someone those Marine guys liked all that much, but they had to respect his power anyway or something," Zoro said.
"I'm drowning in stylish pillows!" Rhythm's hand waved from the mountain of pillows until it was practically consumed with them.
"I'm coming for you Rhythm!" Luffy and Chopper burst into the room and jumped into the mount of stylish pillows, attempting to rescue her.
"Wait, I can't swim either!" Luffy yelled, floundering around just as Rhythm had before.
"Idiots," Nami grumbled, sipping the rest of her tea.