Yet another fanfiction from Super Puppy! Hehehe.
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Part One: A Change in the Wind
It was, as always may be, a day of days. That is, a normal day aboard the Thousand Sunny on the Grand Line. The sun burned brightly in the cloudless sky, and the gentlest of breezes swept through the air, ruffling the feathers on the seagulls gliding across the surface of the sea. The ocean was relatively calm for the Grand Line, though they surely weren’t trapped in the Calm Belt again. The Mugiwara were all outside, enjoying the rare and quiet occasion. However, as many silences with the pirates go, this one was broken far too early (in the opinion of some).
“Yosh!” The captain’s loud cry arose, so literally shattering the peace that you could almost hear it smash and flee. “I see land ahead!”
“No, Luffy, you don’t. Stop imagining islands,” Nami had looked up from her table, which was covered with various scattered papers and books from her mapping progress, “Find another way to occupy yourself.”
“But it’s so BORING right now,” Luffy complained in his loudest and most annoying whining voice. This time you could very nearly see the last of the boring, filling silence packing up and heading away (perhaps to the Naruto World…)
“I want to DO SOMETHING! Are there any Marines around to fight?” He suddenly perked up and looked around for a ship; his quick-turning head resembling that of a bird’s.
“No, Luffy. There are no Marines,” This time it was Usopp who spoke, “Can’t you go take a nap or something? Use Zoro as an example. Sleep’s the only thing he’s good for, anyway,” From a few yards away, he heard Sanji, Chopper, and Franky chuckle softly at the comment. Robin smiled as well. Zoro opened one annoyed eye to glare at them before returning to his slumber.
“Okeey-dokeey!” And with that, Luffy stood up, moved to the nearest wall, pulled his hat over his eyes, sat down, and fell asleep. The whole process looked so smooth it could have been rehearsed.
“Hmph,” Usopp turned back to his work. He was working on designing some new weapons to fire out of his slingshot. His favorite of the time was the Exploding Ink Star. This was a thin balloon-type-material filled with condensed dark blue ink (courtesy of Nami). When it impacted an object, the shell would burst, and the condensed ink would explode. The victim would be soaked in thick fluid that would slow them down, possibly reduce visibility, and permanently stain their clothes (it would also take hours to get out of skin and hair). He had decided early on that his unwilling and unwitting test subjects would be Zoro and Sanji. After carefully thinking it through, he had concluded that however they tortured him, it would be wholly worth the few moments he would get to see them soaked, stained, and confused. This came right before the anger part. But before testing, he was still working out some problems with the construction (he’d ruined some good clothes attempting this). But he figured that –
“Uh-oh,” Nami interrupted his thoughts; again looking up from her table and towards the sky.
“Nami-swan! Is something wrong?” Sanji glided over to her table in concern, complete with heart-eyes.
She ignored him. “I don’t like the look of that sky, and I can feel the air pressure dropping quickly. The temperature has lowered a few degrees, and the humidity… no, this isn’t good at all… hmm…” She was talking more to herself now than anyone else.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem with the weather?” Franky inquired. He had been tinkering with some machinery on his arm and now looked up.
“We… are we going to… what’s going to happen?... Oh, I feel sick…”
“Quiet, Usopp. This is no time to panic,” Nami stood up and looked at the sky again, “We need to get inside. Zoro, roll up the sails… Zoro… ZORO!” He was asleep, and therefore didn’t hear her.
“I’ll do it, Nami-swaaaan!” Sanji was quick to come to the rescue. Before Nami could respond, he had climbed up and was pulling the sails in.
“Ah… thanks Sanji-kun,” she regained focus, “everyone else, in the galley. Usopp, get the rudder. And can someone bring Zoro in?”
Usopp, Chopper, Robin and Luffy headed directly inside. Franky went back to drag Zoro in, and Sanji finished tying the sails. Nami’s predictions had definitely been correct. Already, the first raindrops were falling and the sky was grey. Soon, thunder could be heard rumbling in the distance and lightning streaked across the sky. Usopp looked out nervously, and Chopper started shaking.
“Don’t worry,” Nami said, “it’s not that close…” she stopped short when a huge lightning bolt slammed the ocean not 200 yards/150 kilometers from the ship. The waves rocked Thousand Sunny, causing everything to tip and turn, and Usopp and Chopper to hug each other tightly in fear. Nami gasped a little. She knew that, although lightning usually didn’t strike the same place twice, it could often strike close together. She was worried that it might be attracted to the boat. Her worries were about to come true.
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Alright, that's the first part. Please give me some advice!
I know I went a little crazy with strange details and analagies in the first few paragraphs… but hey? It's something new.
