" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Shoujou: Listen up ! It's 7 in the morning right now ! It'll be around 11 by the time we get to our destination. Like our boss said, the Knock-up Stream changes location every time, so we'll have to quickly search for its exact location as soon as we arrive there. Now since we're a little behind schedule... Hey ! Are you listening to my expl-

Luffy: Look, look ! It turned back around !

"That sure is one weird bird. It can't face any other directions than South, like a living compass."

Southbird: JÔOOOOOO !!

Usopp: What did it say ?

Chopper: He said he'll face another direction to make trouble for us.

Luffy: Ahahahahaha ! Let him try !

"Oh ? He's facing North now."

Luffy: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! It can't rest unless it's facing South !

Crew: Hey ! How dare you ignore our boss !

Shoujou: Ah, it's fine, it's fine. Their ignoring me is making me a little nervous...

Luffy: Huh ? What is it ? Panicking now ain't gonna solve anything. So let's take this easy, eh, guys ?

Sanji: And whose fault do you think it is that we're late ?

"Bellamy."

Sanji: I...

Masira: Well, he's got a point. We've still got a few hours left, so there's no point in staying nervous all the way through.

Shoujou: ah, okay then... Alright boys, put just half of your spirit into it, and sail on !

Crew: Aye... Aye...

"Ahh... Nice weather we got..."

Masira: Uo... Uo...

Zoro: Is this really gonna be fine ?

3 hours later:

Crew: BOSS ! THIS IS BAD !

Masira: WHY, WHAT IS IT ?!

Crew: Night's falling... From the Southwest ! IT'S THE EMPEROR-NIMBUS !!

Masira: ALREADY ?! What time is it ?!

Crew: It's only 10 ! It's here much sooner than we thought !

Masira: This is bad... SHOUJOU ! You think they can still make it ?!

Shoujou: Utan divers ! Dive at once and find where the stream is forming !

"So that's the Emperornimbus..."

Sanji: What's going on ?!

Nami: The Emperornimbus cloud's here much sooner than they thought ! And we still don't know where the Knock-up Stream will be !

Diver: ECHO DETECTED ! LARGE OCEAN CURRENT AT 12 O'CLOCK !!

Diver: UNIDENTIFIED LARGE ANIMAL AT 9 O'CLOCK ! MOST LIKELY A SEA KING !

Diver: WAVES CRASHING AGAINST THE OCEAN CURRENTS DETECTED AT 10 O'CLOCK ! LIKELY TO BE A GIANT WHIRLPOOL !

Masira: THAT'S THE PLACE ! TURN THE SHIP TO 10 O'CLOCK ! THAT WHIRLPOOL IS OUR SIGN ! WE HAVE TO CATCH UP TO IT !!

Nami: WHA ?! The waves got huge all of a sudden !

Usopp: GAHHH ! We're gonna sink !!!

"The tremor before the blast !"

Robin: Miss Navigator ! Where's the Log Pose pointing ?!

Nami: It's... It's pointing straight up ! The winds are perfect ! They're directing the Emperornimbus right above the whirlpool's eye !

Usopp: What Whirlpool ?! I don't see a whirlpool anywhere !

Masira: Looks like we guessed right this time, bro !

Shoujou: And the blast seems to be just the right size !

Luffy: We can make it ?!

Masira: Yeah, you should ! We'll take you to the whirlpool !

Nami: Then what ?! What do we do after, then ?!

Masira: Just follow the currents all the way to the center without resisting !

Nami: The center of the whirlpool ?! I never heard anything about getting swallowed by a giant whirlpool !

Sanji: Nami ! Robin ! Don't worry, I'll protect you two !

Robin: Interesting. I've never seen a whirlpool of this size before.

Usopp: TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK TURN BACK !!!

"Give it up, there's no way we can turn back now. And even if we could, there's no way we would."

Luffy: LET'S GO !!!

*Blub*

Masira: Alright then ! From now on, do your best with your own strength !!

"Got it ! Don't forget to thank Cricket for us !"

Usopp: WAAAIIIIT !!! LET US GO !! THIS IS TOO TERRIFYING !! LET US GO BACK, ASSHOLES ! WE'LL DIE FOR SURE LIKE THIS !!

Chopper: WAAAAAAAAAAAAWAWAWAWAWAWAHHH !!!

Southbird: JÔOOOOOOOOO !!!

Nami: YOU NEVER MENTIONED THAT THE WHIRLPOOL WOULD BE THIS BIG !! LIARS, LIARS !!!

"Okay, 'night's' already fallen ! You better grab on to something before we get swallowed !"

Usopp: Let's go back, Luffy ! it's not to late ! You understand, right ? This whirlpool alone is already deadly enough ! That "Sky Island" is just a fantasy of a fantasy !!

Luffy: Fantasy of a fantasy... ? Sounds about right...

Nami: Yes ! Luffy ! I think it's probably false, too !!

Luffy: ... This "Island of the fantasy of a fantasy." If we miss the chance for a Grand adventure like this, we will regret it for the rest of our lives for sure !!

"And he's enjoying this, of course. Also, you guys may have been too busy freaking out to notice, but..."

Usopp: But what ?

"We're just about to be swallowed by the giant whirlpool."

Nami: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH !!

Sanji: Nami, quick, lay in my arms !

Chopper: We're going to fall !!!

Usopp: GYAAAAAAAAAHHHHH !!!

Sanji: What ?! Disappeared ! Why ?

Luffy: What happened ?!

"A whirlpool that big... What's the catch ?!"

Nami: That's not it... ! It's started ! The whirlpool has only disappeared in the seabed !!

"But then... That's the calm before the storm ! Attach everything that could fly overboard and brace yourselves ! We're in for one hell of a ride !"

???: WAIT !!!

Luffy: ... Hey, Zoro ? That's...

???: ZEHAHAHAHAHAHA !!! I finally caught you, Strawhat kiddo, Luffy !!

Nami: He's... When we were in Mock Town...

Sanji: Who's that ?

???: WE ARE HERE TO TAKE YOUR HEAD THAT IS WORTH 100 MILLION !! SURRENDER TO US NOW !!

*Captain of the Blackbeard pirates: Marshall D. Teach, Blackbeard.*

Shoujou: Hey, who are those guys... ? Friends ?

Masira: No, don't know.

Luffy: My head ?! What do you mean "100 Million" ?

Blackbeard: So you didn't know after all... ! Why is it only dark here ?!

Blackbeard: There's a bounty worth 100 Million Berry on your head !! Your Vice-captain's worth 85 Million as well ! And let's not forget "Pirate hunter Zoro" !! You have 60 Million Berry !!

Usopp: It's true... ! These are new bounties !! Zoro !! You've become a wanted pirate !!

Sanji: What ?! Hey, wait ! And me ? There's a bounty for me, too. Right ?

Usopp: No.

Sanji: Look again carefully !

Usopp: Still no.

Luffy: hear that ? 100 Million !!

"85 Million ? Looks like I'll never be as popular as you."

Zoro: I'm not satisfied. 60 Million isn't nearly enough.

Nami: ... Really ? Did the incidents in Alabasta drastically increased their values... ?! 100 million... YOU THREE ! DON'T BE SO COCKY !!!

Shoujou: YOU GUYS !! STAY FOCUSED !!! It's coming. Knock-up Stream... !!

Blackbeard: Prepare to die !!

"Yeah, that's nice and all, but right now you might want to take a few steps back."

Blackbeard: Ah ? What ?

"Everyone ! Hold on to something or go inside !!"

Usopp: GYAAAAAAHH !!!

"IT'S ABOUT TO BLOW !!"

Luffy: Ooh... ?!

Shoujou: THE SHIP IS GONNA FLIP !

Masira: HOLD ON !! DON'T FALL INTO THE SEA !!

Both: Go, you guys, to "Sky island".

Usopp: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH !!! WHAT'S GOING ON ?!

"The ship is sailing vertically on the surface of the stream !"

Luffy: Yaha ! This is so funny !! What is the reason behind this ?!

Nami: ... The wind ?

Luffy: ALRIGHT !! If we go like this we can get to the sky !! Forward !! GOING MERRY !!

Sanji: Wait a sec... ! It's not as easy as you think !

"A problem ? Forgotten luggage ?"

Sanji: the ship is beginning to leave the stream ! If this goes on much longer, we will get bounced off !!

Usopp: E... E... Even if you say so... !! But what do we do ! It's hard enough to just hold on to the ship !!

Chopper: Yaah !! What's that ?!

"Oh, that ? Must be the sea monster that got sucked in earlier."

Chopper: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH !!!

Sanji: We're gonna end up like that if we do nothing !

Zoro: Hey hey hey, no point talking like that ! This ship is ascending from the power of the explosion, so now with our own strength...

Sanji: This is just a normal disaster after all !!

Usopp: Waah !! There are a lot of different things falling down ! Other victims of the Knock-up Stream !!

Robin: If we fall down at this height, everyone will be smashed to bits.

Nami: SET DOWN THE SAIL ! HURRY !!

"Huh ?"

Nami: This is sea ! It's no mere stream ! It's a sea current that is flowing vertically up !! Coming from below, there are water vapors coming from the explosion... It's an "Up drift" !! If our opponents are the wind and sea, we will sail on ! In their faces !! After all, who's this ship's navigator ?!!

Sanji: IT'S MISS NAMI OF COURSE !!

"Aight, we got tasks to do !!"

Nami: Let the wind push the right, to turn the ship to the left ! Make the body of the ship parallel to the stream !

All: YES, SIR !!

Chopper: This is bad !! The ship is starting to completely loose contact with the stream !!!

Usopp: It's falling down ! It's going to fall down ! Nami, come up with a plan !! Quick !!

Nami: No need, it's already good to go !!

Usopp: IT'S FLYING !!

Luffy: ... ...

"Don't look at me like that, it ain't my doing."

Luffy: SO COOL, THE SHIP IS FLYING IN THE SKY ?!!

Usopp: REALLY ?!

Chopper: WAAAHH !!

Nami: I... I did it.

Zoro: Heheh...

Sanji: NAMI, YOU'RE SO COOL !!

Nami: if we stay on this stream and wind, no matter where, we can ascend there !!

Luffy: Hey, are we going to be there soon ?! To Sky island ?!

"If it's somewhere, then it'll be above these clouds."

Luffy: On top of the cloud ?! I wonder what is on top of there... ?!

"ENTERING THE IMPERORNIMBUS !!"

Blackbeard: ZEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !! Looks like we lost !! They got away !

Doc Q: *Cough* Those guys... Are lucky.

Burgess: Don't say it like it doesn't matter. Our preys just got away ! Think of something, captain ! Hurry, chase them down and bust them up !

Blackbeard: Zehaha, quit worrying, Burgess... It's not like they're gone forever. We'll meet again soon, as long as we stay on the Grand line !!

Van Augur: Exactly. Since this world, makes all who are on the path to become strong... Meet each other, just like a giant gear.

Blackbeard: Zehahahaha... Right ?! You'll see.

Burgess: ... !! Damn !!

Doc Q: *Cough*... yeah...