***Amaya's POV***
We entered the dense fog that was spread throughout the woods. There were gnarly looking trees in every direction that twisted into odd shapes. The tops of the trees would suddenly stop after thinning the higher it went, leaving no leaves, only a sense of unease.
We walked a dirt path with dark green shrubs lining the sides. Luffy continued to ride his three headed mutt that he tamed with the majority of us walking on either side of it. Sanji was the odd man out, walking in front of the group and hollering for Nami.
"Between the weird layout and this fog, my sense of distance is fried!" Franky spoke.
"There is also the possibility that we're walking in circles." Robin announced.
"I would bet on it in fact. I mean look, Zoro's still with us and he's always lost, so that must be the case." I snicker.
"Oi!" He complained on the other side of the beast I was walking next to.
"Nami-san!" Sanji yelled, receiving no reply once again. "Maybe we should have left moss head behind after all..." He muttered loud enough for us to hear.
"You're blaming me?!" Zoro got up in arms again.
"Huh?" Luffy's questioning sound turned our attention to the side of the forest, showing an interesting view.
A tree with a patchwork face on the side of the trunk along with added arms and legs was pouring a glass of alcohol of a patchwork unicorn that was sitting in front of it. Both creatures gasped at us, having noticed their audience. They froze in surprise, causing the cup that was being filled with alcohol to overflow onto the forest floor.
"An elderly tree and a unicorn are sharing a drink!" Luffy barely got the words out due to his shock at the scene.
"I think it would be more accurate to say that they are wasting alcohol." I clarify.
Next thing we knew, Luffy was chasing the tree with his butterfly net down the path that we were walking.
Franky in turn was chasing the unicorn as well.
Both creatures ran for their lives, but they were too slow as they were quickly captured by the duo.
"Hey, Luffy. What are you gonna do with them?" The swordsman questioned.
"He wouldn't," Sanji speculated mentally.
Luffy's eye twinkled as he was holding onto the tree creature. "Guys, why don't you join my pirate-"
"Cut it out!!!" Both Sanji and Zoro yelled, cutting off their captain from finishing his suggestion.
We continued our journey after Luffy begrudgingly left those creatures behind. Sanji's been lecturing him this whole time, despite him ignoring him as he rode the large patchwork dog.
"In any case, stop jumping at the chance to recruit these weirdos!" The twirly brow continued. "As it is, we've already got a raccoon dog and a robot!" He finished, ticking Franky off.
"Hey, I'm not a robot! I'm a cyborg, moron!" Franky shouted at the blonde from his position on the dog next to Luffy.
"It's obvious you aren't human anymore!" Sanji snapped back.
"At the core, I'm human!" Franky pointed his thumb at himself.
"At the core, you're a pervert!"
"Well as long as you understand." Franky's mood changed for the better as he continued to talk to the blonde.
"That wasn't a compliment!" Sanji shouted in shock at the quick change of attitude.
"Kinda ironic that he called Franky a pervert." I mumble.
Zoro snorted to my left as he heard my comment while Chi squeakily sighed in agreement on my shoulder.
A sound started to echo within the forest. The laugh-like, high pitched sounds reverberated around us, coming from different angles.
Then the source of the sound appeared.
"There's a ghost!" Luffy shouted, pointing at the ghost as his eyes bulged from his sockets.
The ghost was rather small yet had long features. It continued to make those noises as it started to multiply. They each swung their little arms in a dance-like fashion, going up and down.
"That's one creepy cheer." Sanji comments.
"Really? I find it kinda cute." I mention.
"I'll catch them and keep them as pets!" Luffy declared, trying to snatch one with his net. The net went through its body, leaving Luffy with no prize. However, Luffy didn't stop as he tried over and over, hoping for a new result.
Some of the spirits stuck their tongue out at Luffy as he continued to capture thin air.
"Their spirits through and through." Franky states. "All right," he sucked in a large amount of air. "Fresh Fire!" He called, attempting to blow torch the ghosts. "Shoot! It didn't work." He lamented, seeing no result.
One of the ghosts then ghosted through Franky's body. Once it left, Franky slouched over in defeat. "That was an epic fail. I'm such a loser this week." A meeker version of his voice spoke out. "Nothing I do works out. I'm not sure I can live like this." His voice started to wobble as he went to the ground on his arms and knees. "I can hear the whole world booing me!" He finished depressingly.
"Are you really that bummed out?" Sanji yells at him with shark teeth and exasperation.
"Okay! I got the punk!" Luffy ditched the net to attempt to catch the ghost with his hands. He went right through it before landing on the ground next to Franky in a matching pose: on his hands and knees.
"If I could be reborn, I'd like to be a clam." His sadden voice spoke as a cloud of depression covered him too. "I suck! I wish there was a hole for me to crawl into."
I snapped a quick picture of the two of them in matching poses before stashing my camera back away. Gotta love blackmail material for later on.
"What the heck are you two doing?!" Sanji's veins on the side of his neck started to pulsate due to his rising anger.
I shook my head. "Sanji, chill. You're blaming the wrong people." I state, looking towards the floating ghosts.
"Do you think touching those ghosts weakened their will?" Robin questions.
"That's absurd." Sanji retorts.
"Those two are pathetic! They're at the mercy of those weird ghosts because they aren't calm and collected most of the time." Zoro declared.
A ghost floated through his chest after the end of his statement, making him too collapse in a state of depression.
"I'm sorry I was ever born."
Snap. Sorry, couldn't help it. I had to get a picture of that. He's the most prideful of the group, so of course I had to get a picture.
"That's enough!" Sanji screeched even louder than the other times. "Sheesh, looks like you two were right, ladies."
