Two Dreams, One Adventure

Eventful Descent

They talked about their own experiences, besides Sanji, until they got to the deeper parts, and the more dangerous creatures came out.

Though Luffy was able to not frighten animals anymore, he could still do it voluntarily. But it wasn't necessary, and the monsters mostly left them alone. For now, at least. Luffy noticed something a bit annoying. Everybody looked at his arm more. When it didn't move too much unless he was doing something with it, they looked at it. "Please stop looking. It's not gonna change, and I can use it just fine now." He brought it up and waved it around, and stretched it, covered it in haki. Chopper was amazed by it.

The others nodded. They'd try not to look. It was just unsettling to them, like it had been for Luffy at the start.

Zoro took him inside by the hand, his right hand, and to the bedroom. He pulled his kimono down and to the side. It sure was a different look than before. But he looked even more buff. He trained with Hawkeye after all, after the guy tried slicing him in half. Luffy took the hint and bit down.

His blood still tasted better than anyone else's he's ever had before. Zoro ran his hands up Luffy's back, one hand rubbing fingers in Luffy's scalp. He let out breathy moans, but was able to control it now. He didn't moan super loudly. Luffy pulled away and licked the spot, and began to cry.

"I'm so happy, too," Zoro said in his ear, knowing why Luffy was crying. Not in sadness but complete relief. "Let's go watch the scenery." Zoro said, kissing Luffy softly, their lips moving together slowly, lovingly. They left and went outside. Sanji was bleeding from the nose badly, and Chopper was setting up blood bags.

"What the hell? Those are Luffy's blood bags!" Zoro said in annoyance and anger. Luffy asked what on earth happened. Apparently Sanji looked at Nami too long. This was weird... was he more obsessed with women now than before? He ate three of the lunch boxes Hancock made as he watched Sanji get treated in worry.

He asked, "Will he be okay?"

"Well, if he can control his nosebleeds, then he should be fine I think."

"God, what a loser. Getting sick from a nosebleed?" Zoro scoffed. Brook wondered what on earth happened to him for him to act like this. The reaction was completely over the top and concerning. Luffy nodded. He wondered if it really had to do with where he went. There were women in the new kama group. Even if they used to be men, well, they were women now. Pretty ones for most people! Luffy had seen them all. They were a fun bunch of people. Luffy hoped Bon-chan somehow made it back to level 5.5 and was safe there. He liked to imagine his friend hadn't died there.

Luffy smiled at his memory. What a lifesaver he was. "Hey, what will pop the bubble?" Luffy asked, looking at a school of fish. He wondered if he could catch them. Nami said the bubble could stretch to a certain extent, but they wouldn't be trying anything stupid.

"That means you! And Zoro, nothing stupid at the bubble, understand?" Nami threatened. Luffy nodded and Zoro scowled, looking away. Luffy watched his crew in content silence, so happy to be back. They all made it. Things went according to plan perfectly. It was strange, but lucky! Luffy was excited for Fishman Island now that he could control his aura completely.

Chopper came over, and commented on that. "Yeah, I can control it completely now. Animals aren't afraid of me unless I want them to be. I hope the same is with fishmen. Jinbei wasn't afraid of me at all. Even when I kind of went too far against Blackbeard. He didn't think I was a monster or wanted to get away from me," Luffy said with a happy smile. "I can't wait for everyone to meet him!"

Chopper asked how Luffy had killed Blackbeard when Ace couldn't even do that. "I strangled him with a seastone chain. Along with some other stuff, but I don't want to talk about that. The seastone stopped his fruit from working. I'm so glad I was collecting them through the prison and the marine ship," Luffy explained proudly of his idea.