" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Shakki: Well then, take care. At the very least, the marine knows that the big-name rookies are on the archipelago.

Brook: Th... That's not good... Then we don't know when they'll attack.

Shakki: But it's all right. It looks like you rookies have gotten lucky. Right now, the marine Headquarters is occupied with another matter. They should be too busy for anything else. As long as no major problems arise, the Marine won't come in force. So, just be careful not to make too much of a mess.

Chopper: Phew... Um, what are you writing ?

"Planning the emergency escape plan for when Luffy makes too much of a mess."

Luffy: Okay, got it !! Thanks, we're off ! We'll go look for the coating craftsman guy !!

Kidnapper: Are you sure, you two bounty hunters ?!

Hunter: Yeah, probably... The girl with "Strawhat Luffy" is a mermaid. Now that I think about it, when she took off her shoes, she didn't have feet there. She had fins !

Kidnapper: is that so... But it's bad that she's with someone that strong. No matter, seeing a mermaid on land, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance ! You can't catch them in the water ! Thanks for telling us ! Your reward for this info is 10% of what we get for selling her, all right ?

Hunter: H- How about 20... ? ... No, 10 is fine !! Yes, that's plenty.

Luffy: WE'RE HERE !! SABAODY PARK !!

Pappag: Are you going to search for that guy or not ?!

Luffy: the lady said that the craftsman guy likes this place.

Pappag: That's only if he wasn't in the lawless zone !!

Camie: Waaaaah... !! The ferris wheel~ ! This is the first time I've seen it this close...

Luffy: ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS !! LET'S HAVE FUN !!

All: YEAAAAHH !!

Pappag: YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR HIM AT ALL !!

Camie: Waaaah !!

Pappag: Camie !! You can't go in !! Absolutely not !!

"Give her a break, it's not like the guy will just vanish into thin air because we spend some time here."

Camie: Uwaaaah~ ! We're so high up !!

Luffy: Shishishi, you're so happy you're crying ?

Camie: This has been my dream since I was a child... This is the first time I've been this high up ! I'll remember this for the rest of my life ! Thank you ! The only reason Hacchin and Pappag would let me come... is because you and your crew are so strong !

"Is it really so rare for you guys to be able to get here ?"

Hatchan: Nyuuu, you have no idea... i'm remembering my dreams from my childhood, too. All mermaids and fishmen children must dream of coming here.

Camie: Let's do that next !! Gondola !!

3rd person POV:

Pirate: High priest Urouge !! That's...

Urouge: ... The Tenryûbito, huh... ? They even swagger around in the lawless zone... What troublesome people. Nothing for us to do other than sit around and wait for them to pass.

Charlos: Mufuuuuun, Sharlia and father both left me. Where on Earth did they go ?

Guard: We will meet them at out final destination, so please rest easy.

Charlos: YOU !! It's because you walk as slow as a turtle !! And you sway too much, it's a terrible ride !! You piss me off !!

Charlos: ... Hey, you over there, wait ! Why are you moving ? You lowly humans !!

Doctor: M- My apologies, please overlook this !! That man's bleeding too badly !! We must act as quickly as possible, and the hospital is right there !

Charlos: ... Indeed, this looks really bad... Well then, as quickly as possible... I'LL PUT YOU TO REST !!

*BAM*

Doctor: Waaah !! Please stop !!

Urouge: Ooh. He really does whatever he wants... !

Charlos: Which is more important, showing proper courtesy to me, or some commoner's life ?

Guard: The commoners' lives belong to the Tenryûbito.

Charlos: Exactly. Hm ? ... ... ... You. Alright, I'll make you my wife.

Nurse: EH... ?!

Guard: very well, I'll make preparations to take her to the Holy Land as your thirteenth wife...

Charlos: Ah... i'm tired of wives number 1 to 5, so send them back to being commoners.

Nurse: please wait, I... !

Guy: Please hold on a second ! She's my fiancee... !

Charlos: How dare you stand in front of me ?!

*BANG*

Nurse: KYAAAAAH !! Y- You murderer !! How could you... ?! Someone !! Please help him !!

Urouge: That's messed up... Even worse than the rumors...

Charlos: ... What, do you have a problem with me, woman ? Take her to the port first.

Guard; Yes, sir.

Nurse: Please, let me go !! I beg you... !! Someone please help me !!

Citizens: ... Eh ?! Who's that... ?

Pirate: Captain Apoo, he's... ! The "Pirate Hunter" from East Blue !!

Mafioso: What's he doing in the middle of the street ?! Doesn't he know anything ?! He's in trouble !!

Charlos: ... Eh ?!

Zoro: ... What ? Are you lost or something ?

All: *ZA MASSIVE GASPATION*

Apoo: Hey, what's he doing ?! If he does that... !!

Zoro: A kid... ?!

Kid: EHHHH, WHY DID YOU DIE, BIG BROTHER ?! BIG BROTHER !! '"Big brother", you stay still.'

Kid: DID YOU GO AGAINST THE TENRYÛBITO ?! THEN THERE'S NO HELPING IT !! UWEEEEEH !!

Charlos: ... I... I hit him ? For a second there, I though he dodged it... Just my imagination... ? Well, as long as he's dead...

Zoro: Why'd you get in my way ?

Bonney: I DIDN'T GET IN YOUR WAY, YOU MORON !! What the hell were you doing ?! Did you want to bring an admiral down on these islands ?! If you're a pirate, you should be able to tell other pirates at a glance, right ?! Don't make trouble for us, too !!

Zoro: Tomato juice... You... Huh... ? Weren't you a kid ?

Bonney: Are you right in the head ?!

Zoro: Well, I'm not hurt.

Bonney: YOU IDIOT !! THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT !! YOU'RE REALLY A MORON !

Mafioso: Thanks to Jewerly Bonney, we managed to avoid the worst case scenario... That man was the "Pirate Hunter" Zoro, from the Strawhat pirates.

Bege: I'd heard that they were all crazy, but... To attack one of the Tenryûbito... That's just insane.

Hawkins: Of course he was saved... he doesn't have the look of death about him.

Apoo: That bastard. For a second there, he let off a ridiculous amount of killing intent... He's a beast.

Urouge: To think he's just the 3rd of his crew, with a bounty of 120 Million... he doesn't even look like a guy who follows orders... I guess that says a lot about the rest of them...

Zoro: Hey, where's the hospital ?

Bonney: Hospital ?!

Zoro: I'll take this guy. He got shot.

Bonney: What ?! Just leave him, he's just some guy ! I'm shocked... ! A pirate saving someone ?! I've never heard of something like that !

Sanji: I took a peek at the town. It looked like there were soap bubble bicycles flying around.

Usopp: I saw that, let's buy one !

Franky: We'll have to try them out first.

*Pururururururururururururu*

Franky: The Dendenmushi...

Sanji: I hope it's Nami~.

*Click*

Chopper: HELLO ?! IT'S ME, CHOPPER !! UM... THERE ARE TOO MANY FLAVORS OF ICE CREAM !!

Sanji: Huh... Hey, what happened ?

"Chopper, give me that !! Sanji !! The worst happened !!"

Sanji: What, someone didn't laugh at one of your puns ?

"CAMIE GOT KIDNAPPED YOU MORON !!"

Sanji: WHAAAAAAT ?!

Chopper: It was probably some kidnapping team... !! I don't know why, but mermaids and fishmen are sold and bought here, even if they haven't done anything wrong !! Camie's gonna be sold !! She's gonna be a slave for the rest of her life !! It's all our fault !!

"There are way too many human shops on the archipelago... We don't know where she'll be sold, or even who took her ! We need to split up and look... !

Sanji: Tell me where you guys are, in detail. And just wait there. We know some pros at this... !

"You don't mean..."

Sanji: I'll call the "Flying Fish Riders" !!

Duval: IIIIYAHOOOOOOI !! I'M HANDSOME !! AH !! NO, THAT'S WRONG !! I'M DUVAL !!

Riders: We're underlings !

Duval: Good day, young master black leg !!

Sanji: You're late, Flying Fish riders !!

Duval: Hold on just one moment, young master !! We're the "Rose-colored life riders" now ! *Winkrunk*

Sanji: FINE !! I DON'T CARE, WHATEVER IT IS !!

Duval: What ?! Some kidnappers came ?! What bastards !!

Franky: Well, "It takes a serpent to follow a snake's path", so we need your help !

Duval: Of course ! Thank you guys for giving us the honor.

Usopp: Are they really okay... ?

Duval: By the way, now that I'm handsome, I went to a town that had some girls !! ... They didn't like me as much as I thought they would...

Sanji: I can't fix what's wrong with your personality.

Duval: But don't mind me !! We got it, young master !! We just need to find the mermaid before she gets sold, right ?! We know these waters like the backs of our hands !! We also keep an eye on several other kidnapping teams ! Anyways, let's ride !!

Duval: Let's go ! You can count on me, 100% !! We're off, men !

Riders: YEAH !!

Your POV:

*nyoooOOOOOOOOM*

'ShitshitshitSHITSHITSHIT !! Why did I have to take my eyes of her for ONE SINGLE SECOND ?! Now she's god know where, and the worst's about to happen to her, and...'

"Okay... Okay, stay calm... panicking here is counter-productive... Let's keep things rational. Camie got kidnapped, that is a fact. Mermaids fetch a really high price, that too is a fact... So, whoever kidnapped Camie, will try to get as much money as possible from her..."

"And in order to do so... There are a lot of human shops here, but only a handful probably have the money to afford a mermaid... Plus, they probably won't just sell her like that... They'll make this whole thing a show... And the biggest store in this god damn archipelago is..."

"... Target locked. Annihilation approaching."

Chopper: Sanji told us to wait, but... the other all went running off... I think that splitting up at a time like this is just dangerous... Right, Brook ?

Brook: ... ... Eh ?

Chopper: YOU'RE BEING TOO CALM !! You're so calm, I was surprised !! CAMIE WAS KIDNAPPED !! IF SHE GETS SOLD, SHE'LL BE A SLAVE FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE !!

Brook: Gah !! Yohoho, but Sanji told us exactly what we're supposed to do. No matter how we spend it, we'll wait for the same amount of time.

Chopper: ... I see, that's true...

Rider: Boss !! We've arrived at Sabaody park !!

Duval: Find the Strawhat pirates and pick them up !!

Rider: According to the directions, the public Dendenmushi should be around here.

Usopp: Hey !! There they are !! the two by the bench !!

Usopp: WHY ARE YOU TWO SO RELAXED ?!!

Brook: Well then !! Time to get lively again !! Let's go !! No, wait !! I take it back ! Hold on !

Usopp: LET'S GO !! Operation "Rescue Camie no matter what" !!

Chopper: H- he got mad at us, Brook !!

Grove 5:

"Ah, shit... Probably should've expected as much... After I burned down the whole thing, they rebuilt it elsewhere... But then that leaves..."

Peterman: All right, you take care of selling her, 'Kay ?

Clown: A piece like that, I won't even have to try to get a high price ! Come by later to collect your cut ! Good work, Peterman !

*nyooooOOOOOOOOM*

Clown: Hm ?

*BROOOOOOOOM*

Clown: What ?! A- Are you okay,sir ?!

"I'm fine, I'm fine... Say, are the rumors true ? Did you really got a mermaid for sale here ?"

Clown: Wow... the... the rumors sure spread fast... But you are correct ! Brought to us by none other than Mr.Peterman over there. If you want to buy it, then you better get a seat for the next auction !

"I see... And, just one thing. Would you know where I could find a Dendenmushi around these parts ? I have a few calls to make."

*Purururururururururu- Click*

Sanji: What is it ?!

"I found her."

Sanji: WHAT ?! WHERE ?! WHEN ?! WHO ?!

"Yes. Grove 1. Hurry up. A no longer recognizable pile of flesh."

Duval: ... Hear that ?! Hurry, Rose-colored life riders !! Pick up the rest of the Strawhat crew and go to the auction house at Grove 1 !! We're racing against the clock here !!

Hatchan: Nyuuu ! We don't know if she's been sold yet... If we at least knew who took her...

Luffy: HEEEEEEY !! CAMIEEEE !!

Pappag: GA- GABIEEEE !! WHERE ARE YOU ?!!

Pirates: 'Look... That's Strawhat Luffy, from East Blue...'

Pappag: Damn it... It's all my fault... the amusement park is the kidnappers' favorite spot. I knew how much they wanted a mermaid... A... Ahhh... that was... I don't want that to be my last conversation with her !! It's my fault !! I never should have let her come to the amusement park !!

Luffy: I don't know why... But she was so happy ! Isn't it fine that we came here ?!

Pappag: It's not fine ! To be honest... For a fishman or mermaid, just coming to these islands, is not okay !! But... But Hachi wanted to help you guys no matter what !

Hatchan: Pappag ! Don't say any more !

Luffy: Why isn't it okay, Takohachi ?!

Pappag: It's not just the kidnapping gangs... That are Camie and Hachi's enemies. Every human that lives on this archipelago is an enemy.

Nami: 200 years ago... ?!

Robin: that's right, up until 200 years ago, historically, the world was a bad place for mermaids and fishmen. They were classified as "Fish", and were persecuted by people all over the world. Everybody despised them...

Nami: even those strong fishmen... ?!

Robin: Having "Numbers" is a strength in itself that nobody can stand against. This continued until the world Government extended an olive branch to Fishman island 200 years ago... Another remnant of history is the culture of "slaves" and the "human trade" that is still tolerated on this archipelago. So, I thought that maybe mermaids and fishmen were still discriminated against here.

Nami: I wonder if that's why Hachi and Camie hide who they really are around here...

Robin: I hope I'm just over-analyzing things, though.

Franky: GIRL !! ROBIN !!

Nami: Eh ?! Franky ?! And don't call me that !!

Franky: Get on a flying fish !! The mermaid got kidnapped !!

Nami: KIDNAPPED ?! CAMIE ?!

Clown: ... Oh my !! Saint Roswald ! And princess Sharlia !! Welcome ! i'm afraid I must ask you to put aside your rank temporarily and stand with the commoners.

Roswald: It matters not, I have no intention of bidding.

Clown: Thank you very much, this way to the VIP seats.

Sharlia: Brother Charlos is certainly late...

Roswald: It's because he rides a lame human. If you're going to ride something, at least make it a fishman. They're ten times as strong as a human.

Kidd: ... Tenryûbito... Slaves and human shops... Compared with the purity of the greedy nobles, the villains of the world look pretty damn humane. They don't even understand that the world is in this state because scum like them control it. We've got our bad side, but we've got our cute side too, right, Killer ?

Killer: No mistake...

Kidd: If someone interesting comes up, let's buy'em, hahaha...

Pirate: Boss Kidd, that's...

Kidd: Hm ? There's some familiar faces... North Blue's 200 Million bounty, Trafalgar Law... I've heard some pretty bad rumors about you... Your manners are lacking, too...

Kidd: And straight from East Blue, 255 Million... What is he doing here all alone ?

"... ... ..."

Kidd: Hey, where's your captain at ? Aren't you supposed to follow him like his shadow or something ?

"... Touch me again and we'll be calling you Shanks Bis in no time."

Clown: Mister Disco, something amazing came in today !

Disco: The big prize today is the Giant, right ? I know, just leave it to me. I'll make sure to bring the price up. Are the shills ready ?

Clown: It's a mermaid ! A young, female mermaid !! I think there's going to be a huge bidding war over her.

Disco: Really ?!

Camie: LET ME GO !! THAT HURTS !! HACCHIN WILL SEND GUYS LIKE YOU FLYING !!

Disco: Oh, my ! We'll fetch a huge price for this ! How rare ! She seems to be in good shape ! And she's got some fight in her ! Who brought her in ?

Clown: The "Hound pets".

Disco: Peterman, huh ? Well done. The Flying Fish Riders didn't bring anything in this time.

Disco: YOU DAMN FISH !!

Clown: Wait, Mister Disco !! She's a valuable auction piece !! If you hurt her, the price will drop !! If you're going to kick her, at least do it somewhere where we can cover it up with her clothes...

Camie: You... !! HACCHIN WILL KICK YOUR BUTT, TOO !!

Disco: Still cheeky... AGH- !!

Clown: Eh... ?! Disco ?! Hey, what's wrong, Disco ?! Doctor ! Doctor !

Giant... Hey... Old man... Stop acting innocent. It was you. That was "Haki" just now, wasn't it ? ... Just what are you... ?

Old man: ... Fufu... I'm just an old man who owns a coating shop. And, you know... I love young girls...