" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

"Smooth sailing, not a hitch... It's kind of unsettling."

*Leaving Fishman island behind... The crew have finally set sail for the latter half of the Grand Line... The New World awaits them above.*

Nami: How do you like my shower tempo ? You want to come try it out too ?

Chopper: No, I'm fine ! I washed the day before yesterday ! That cloud look so fluffy and delicious, though... I bet it's sugary-sweet !

Brook: 'Something sweet and delicious in the bathroom, you say... ?'

Sanji: Sweet and delicious is right on the mark !'

Nami: ... Chopper, stay away from the cloud, okay ?

*SCHBROOOOOOOM*

Sanji/Brook: GYAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH !!

Chopper: I think I'd better not eat it after all...

Nami: Whew ! That feels good ! It's been two years since I last took a bath on the Sunny ! And it's an amazing feeling to enjoy a hot bath while gazing out at the sea depths, black as the night sky !

Chopper: D'you think they'll be all right up on deck without a navigator... ?

Nami: I'll be done by the time we reach the upward current, so it'll be fine. If any sea monsters show up, the other can handle those, right ?

"I have a distinct feeling someone somewhere just doomed us all..."

Luffy: Hurry up, Usopp !

Usopp: Have a little patience ! We're dealing with super-giant fish here ! We won't get anywhere with a normal rope !!

Robin: My, you all seem to be having fun.

"Well, I did need to come up with a way to keep them busy until we resurface to make sure they don't cause another cataclysm..."

Luffy: Shishishi !! I didn't think of it on the way to Fishman Island because I was too excited about getting there... But this time we've gotta catch us some deep-water fish ! Then Sanji can cook'em up for us when we get to the surface !

Franky: I just hope they go well with cola !

Zoro: It's a great idea. Once we get to the New World... We can celebrate with a feast and a good drink ! How about this one ? We could fry it up... And eat it salted.

Luffy: That one looks like it would be tasty with mayonnaise !

Usopp: I'd like to try that one broiled in soy sauce !

"Hmm... Oh, that one would make some great sashimi, maybe with some origano or olive oil..."

Luffy: Well, it doesn't really matter which one we get, Sanji can make anything taste delicious !! Gomu Gomu noooo...

Usopp: He went for the mayonnaise one anyway !! is it not a bit too big, though ?!

Luffy: Hurry up, hurry up ! You gotta reel it in !!

Usopp: CAPTURE STAR !!

Luffy: : All right !! We did it !! We caught a deep-water fish !!

Franky: ... Are you sure it's really a fish, though ? Looks kind of like an old guy to me.

Luffy: An old guy ?!

"... ... Hey, what's that behind... ?"

*CHROMP*

Usopp: WHOOOOOAAAHHHH !! ANOTHER ONE TOOK THE BAIT !!

*CHROMP*

Usopp: AAAAAGH !! NOW AN EVEN BIGGER ONE !! THIS IS IT, I GIVE !! THIS THING'S GONNA PULL THE SHIP RIGHT OVER !!

"... What is this, some kind of deep-fish Russian dolls ?"

Robin: Russian ?

Nami: The ship's shaking about, and they sure are being noisy up on deck... ! Maybe I shouldn't have left them on their own after all...

Zoro: Ittoryuu...

Sanji: A deep-sea fish to cook, eh ? That sounds like a challenge !

Usopp: What happened to you... ?

Luffy: Not just one deep-sea fish to cook ! There are two more inside it !!

"... Franky, can you confirm we're still on course ? I can't help but get the feeling that thing's dragging us back down..."

Luffy: That's just your imagination ! Ooh ! What's that ?! A snake ?! A giant sea snake ?! We can eat that as well !!

Usopp: The ship can't pull a thing that size !

Robin: Hold on... Could it possibly be... ?

Robin: THE WHITE STROM !! They say it appears suddenly and without warning, like a writhing dragon in the depths of the ocean... It's a gigantic white whirlpool !!

Luffy: A whirlpool underwater ?!

Nami: Oh, no !! Is that... The White Strom ?!

"I've seen that before... They say that ships that encounter the white strom are discovered days later in waters impossibly far removed from their original location... And with no crew on board, to boot."

Usopp: YOU MEAN THE WHOLE CREW WAS KILLED !! WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE !!

Luffy: The ship appears in a far-away ocean ?! You mean it's like... A warp zone ?!

Usopp: I DON'T THINK SO !!

"Eh, more like an horizontal Knock-Up Stream, really."

Nami: Hurry, everyone !! We have to get away from that vortex !!

Usopp: And there's our navigator !! You heard her, let's get outta here !!

Nami: ... AAAGHHHH !! What the heck is that fish ?!

Luffy: Oh, that ? We caught it !

Nami: WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT ?! WE CAN'T SAIL THE SHIP WITH A THING THAT SIZE ATTACHED TO IT !!

"Not wanting to be the bearer of bad news here, but the fish is getting caught up in the vortex... And it's dragging us with it."

Luffy: Oh, no !! We've gotta get it back !!

Nami: No !! We've got to cut it loose !!

Nami: WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT, THE FISH OR YOUR LIVES ?! HONESTLY, I LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR TEN MINUTES AND THIS IS THE SITUATION YOU MANAGE TO GET US IN ?! Franky !! We need a Coup de Burst !!

Franky: Sorry, bit it's Super too late for that ! We're already getting dragged in, see ?

Luffy: Whoaa !! This is awesome !!

"EVERYONE HANG ON TO SOMETHING !!"

*SHPLOM*

Luffy: We've stopped ?! Did we bump into somethi...

Brook: EEEEEHH ?!

Luffy: LABOON !!

Brook: ... ... ...

Brook: Laboon ! We'll travel around the world and come straight back here !!

Brook: LABOON !! You've grown so much... !!

Usopp: Don't be stupid !! Laboon's back in the first half of the Grand Line ! He couldn't even make it through the hole in the Red Line with a body that size !

"An entire school of Island Whales... Between that and the White Strom, the New World sure is rolling the red carpet for us already..."

Zoro: Quite a few of 'em have got wounds on their heads just like Laboon did.

Luffy: Yeah, they look just the same... ! I can't believe it !! Are they really not Laboon ?!

Brook: GOING TO DELIVER BINKS' SAKE~ !! LABOON !! WAIT !! LISTEN, PLEASE !! IT'S ME, BROOK !!

Usopp: Get a grip, would you ?! You've got the wrong whale !!

Brook: LABOOOOOOOOOOON !!

Sanji: Anyway, should we really be just enjoying the view ?! We may be out of the whirlpool, but we're not out of danger yet !! First, we oughtta make sure we didn't lose anyone back in that crazy vortex !! I'll take a roll call !! Nami-san !!

Nami: Here !

Sanji: Robin-Chan !

Robin: I'm still here.

Sanji: ALL RIGHT !! ... Then let's get the ship moving !! It won't last five seconds if one of these whales bumps into it !!

Chopper: Sanji, call our names too !!

Usopp: Sanji-Kun, it's with great regret that I confirm that the other seven members of our crew are all present and accounted for !!

Sanji: Nami-san, we await your orders !!

Nami: There's no need to go anywhere !

Sanji: YOU HEARD THE LADY !! We don't need to do a thing, you layabouts !! Now get admiring those whales- OWOWOWOWOWOWOW !!

"While I'm glad to see you've reverted to your old persona, I don't appreciate that sudden boost in authority you're getting."

Nami: A group of whales this large will cause a powerful current as it moves ! Trying to fight the flow would only put us in more danger !! So we raise the mainsail and point the ship in the same direction the whales are moving !!

Whales: *BUOOOOOOOOOHHH*

Brook: Of course... this must be Laboon's home... !! IS THERE ANYONE HERE RELATED TO LABOON... ?!

Robin: Be careful, Brook !

Brook: IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE LOOKING FOR A YOUNG WHALE WHO WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS FAMILY FIFTY YEARS AGO... THEN HAVE NO FEAR !! YOUR CHILD IS SAFE AND SOUND... LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OCEAN !! I HEAR HE HAS GROWN TO A MAGNIFICENT SIZE !! SO PLEASE DO NOT WORRY !!

"RIDE THE CURRENT !!"

Luffy: Right !!

Brook: Yohohoho, Yoooohohoho... Yohohoho, Yoooohohoho...Going to deliver Binks' sake ! Following the sea breeze, riding on the waves~ ! Far across the salty deeps, the merry evening sun~ ! Painting circles in the sky, a jolly island song~ !

Robin: What... ?

"I guess they want to give us a lift. They must really like the song too."

Luffy: Hey ! Are you gonna carry us ?!

Nami: If they want to take us for a ride, let's take them up on it ! It looks like they're getting on an upward current.

*Going to deliver Binks' sake

Today, and tomorrow, our dreams through the night

Waving our goodbyes, we'll never meet again

Today and tomorrow, our dreams through the night

Waving our goodbyes, we'll never meet again.

Never-ending wandering...

Our funny travelling tale...*

Luffy: Here comes the surface !! We're here !! IT'S THE NEW WORLD !!

Usopp: The weather's terrible !!

Brook: Yohohoho !! What a stormy sky !!

Robin: Mighty gales in the air !

Franky: The waves are rough and wild !!

Nami: Our compass spinning wildly !

Chopper: I can see red waters ahead !

Sanji: A raging ocean of fire !

Zoro: It's like we're standing at the gates of Hell.

"It's time to see who will conquer who."

Luffy: BRING IT ON !!