When Tani woke up from a full night of sleep, she didn't expect to find herself underneath a huge pile of nakama. Luffy, Usopp and Chopper were sprawled across her and each other, forming a ball of tangled limbs and snoring faces. Around them leaned Zoro, Nami and Sanji, all of them sleeping soundly.

Tani groaned at the ache in her chest from all the pressure that Luffy had pressed against her. For someone so small and thin, he sure could be heavy. She went to push herself up, but the arms tightly wound around her waist pushed her back into the sand. She tilted her head down to stare at Luffy's arms, which had looped around her waist at least three times. A snicker was heard from the girls left, she turned her head to find Ace looming nearby with a smirk.

"Yeah, he's not getting off anytime soon," he grinned. Tani went to speak, but the pile shifted. Luffy was pushed by Zoro, shoving the captain closer to Tani's face. The girls face went beet red when his nose smooshed into her cheek. She sent pleading eyes to the older brother, who was no help at all because he was too busy laughing at her situation.

"Morning already?" yawned a very tired Nami, she stretched her arms. Her balled fists accidently landing on the snoozing head of Sanji, waking him up instantly. The cook groaned, but seeing Nami so early in the morning seemed to snap him out of his groggy mood.

"Nami my love, what a beautiful morning it is to see such a gorgeous lady first-" Sanji cooed, only stopped when Zoro turned again. Knocking into Sanji and sending him face first into the sand. Sanji was not amused. "Oi! Stupid shitty swordsman, you ruined my perfect morning," Sanji growled, Zoro snored in response.

The cooks leg lifted high into the air, slamming down like a guillotine against Zoro's snoring head. The swordsman's head broke the surface of the sand, he kinda looked like an ostrich when they stick their heads in the ground. Tani burst into laughter, the shaking of her body disturbing the small form of Chopper.

"Uhnnn? Wha-" Chopper yawned. Shrieking when Zoro's sandy head burst from the ground with murderous intent. The rivaling crew mates kicked and sliced at each other, not causing any damage to one another but the conflict was loud.

Usopp stirred beside Tani, blinking himself awake when Chopper scrambled to run and hide from the scary fight. Tani was still laughing at the image of Zoro being an ostrich.

"Hmm?" Luffy mumbled sleepily. His grip loosened slightly as he woke up more and more. Tani took the opportunity to hook her fingers under his twisted limbs and scoot herself out of the loops. The air filled her lungs fully, it was glorious.

"Is it breakfast yet?... Sanji," Luffy whined, elongating Sanji's name like a child. "I'm hungry," he sulked. Flopping back into the sand with his arms held out, handle barring Tani with him. Her head smacked into the sand bellow.

"Ow! Luffy watch what you're-" Tani began complaining, but a leg slammed into Luffy. Ostriching him into the sand like Zoro was moments ago. Tani burst into laughter, holding her gut at the humorous sight.

Man what a way to wake up!

...

"Hotttt..." Luffy whined, his mouth agape and hiking stick dragging behind him.

"You're not the one carrying all the bags," Tani complained back. Sure she's holding them because she felt like it was her responsibility, but she felt like complaining so she was gonna do just that. Luffy couldn't be trusted after losing half their stuff to those thieving birds.

"Tani my dearest, let me hold all those bags for you~" Sanji twirled around to face the sweaty girl. She gave him a small wave of the hand to signify that she didn't want the help. Sanji insisted again but Tani walked faster to catch up with the main bulk of the group.

"If you're not going to share the load, don't complain," Zoro told Tani with a stern tone. The girl just stuck her tongue out and distanced herself from him. Walking beside Ace who remained quiet for most of the journey.

"Huh?" Nami said from the camels back, her face scrunched into thought. Vivi tapped her shoulder.

"What's wrong?" the princess questioned. The navigator was stuck in her thought bubble, and didn't respond.

A strong gust of wind whipped a layer of sand into the exposed faces of the travelling pirates. Tani and many others covered their faces to shield from the annoying element. A gasp was heard.

"The winds! They've picked up, we're about to be hit with a massive sand storm!" Nami cried. Tani peeked from behind her arm, only to stare into the face of the massive cloud of darkened sand rushing towards them.

"What do we do?" Usopp wailed hysterically. Nami sharpened her gaze, her navigation instincts kicked in.

"Everyone! Hold onto the person closest to you, don't let go until we've exited the storm. If we get separated, you'll have someone with you," she commanded. Tani felt a warm hand grab her upper arm, she knew it was Ace just from the heat this man packed, with her eyes covered she failed to witness the dissapointed pout of Luffy, who was now paired with Sanji and Usopp.

"Keep walking straight. See you on the other side everyone!" Nami instructed. Charging forward into the storm with determination, the group followed behind her.

The sand was brutal. Tani was lucky to have the cloak covering her exposed stomach and arms because the sandy spawn from hell was whipping with the wind so fast that she now had small cuts across her cheeks and feet. Ace's grip on her was firm, he powered through the storm like a champion. Tani's focus was on the choir of bells ringing from her nakama, a comfort to her ears. Knowing that they were all so close to her kept her from panicking.

That is until a particularly powerful gust of wind slammed into Tani with the force of a ten tonne elephant. The girl was sent flying through the air, with her only anchor being pulled along with her. The bells from her nakama faded, until only one remained. That being the man who was still holding onto her for dear life.

The sandy veil surrounding the pair faded into nothing but dusty particles in the air. The barren wasteland of sand was silent as a mouse, leaving Tani on edge.

Her nakama were nowhere to be seen.

"What the hell? What the hell! Everyone?" Tani shouted, her hands cupping around her mouth to project her voice. "Luffy! Zoro! Sanji!" she called, "Usopp! Nami! Chopper! Vivi!" she was in hysterics at this point. Walking in circles with no direction in mind.

"Tani, calm down," Ace said in a calm tone. Of course he wasn't worried! He's been a pirate for who knows how long, and has experience with travelling alone. The most Tani has ever done is catch the bus from her house to work which is only a 30 minute walk if she wasn't feeling lazy... Moral of the story! She has no survivalist experience and will promptly perish in this desert.

"Don't you tell me to calm down cowboy! I've been split from my crew and have no idea how to survive on my own in this world," Tani cried angrily, more at herself than at Ace. The older man stood calmly, with that smirk on his face.

"You're not alone klutz, you've got this guy," he pointed at himself with his thumb, "We'll find your nakama, Luffy is a magnet for trouble," Ace said lightheartedly. Tani could already feel her nerves calming down. At least she wasn't running around in circles anymore.

Slapping her cheeks to snap out of the panicked daze. She took a couple deep breaths and refreshed her mind.

"OK alright yep alrighty, what's the plan cowboy?" she asked. Ace flicked the top of his hat up and turned around.

"We'll walk this way, we were heading up north and judging by the sun," he pointed at the massive ball of heat and death in the sky, "This way is north," and with that he was off. Tani trailed behind him without a moment's hesitation.

The pair travelled in silence, give or take a couple conversations about little things like what a den den mushi was, or what adventures they've been on since becoming a pirate.

"Wait, so you're telling me that you tried to murder your captain for over a month... And he still let you join his crew?" Tani questioned the sanity of Whitebeard. Ace laughed at the memories.

"I had no choice, he wasn't taking no for an answer. Which I'm grateful for now, the old geezer is like a father to me," Ace said with a solemn smile. Tani thought about how much her own father sucked.

"At least you have a father figure, mine bailed the moment my mum said she was pregnant with me," Tani stated, Ace gave her a sympathetic look. "But who needs that loser anyway, I've got my mum and she's the best," Tani's eyes lit up at just the thought of her mum.

"She sounds like a fighter," Ace remarked, Tani nodded.

"She's the toughest cookie I know! I really miss her..." Tani looked up at the clear sky, Ace gave a sigh.

"I'm sure you'll have a chance to see her again," he said, patting her on the back. She gave him a small smile.

"I hope so-" the ground underneath the girl wobbled and shifted. The girl was pushed into the air just as she had been when that giant purple lizard showed up. Only this time it was a giant...

"SCORPION!" Tani shrieked. The menacing stinger loomed over her quivering body that rested on the slick backside of the scorpion. She looked over the side of the creature and almost had a heart attack from how high she was. She covered her face in fear, why was everything in this world so tall!

Yank!

The back of her cloak was scrunched into the ball of Ace's fist. His demeanor was serious and battle ready. He jumped down towards the ground, Tani shrieked and hooked her arms around his neck in fear. His arms shifted her into a princess carry position. Landing with a thud on the solid sandy ground. Tani flopped on the ground as he dropped her to deal with the threat.

"Geez, aren't you rude interrupting another man's conversation," Ace said with the crack of the knuckle. His burning gaze staring holes in the scorpion, which roared a battle cry and charged. Ace flicked the rim of his hat and with the rearing of his fist, charged forward in a ball of flames.

"Hiken!"

It was impressive for the stunned girl sitting dumbly in the sand. The whole scorpion burst into flames, which subsided and left the once purple shell of the beast as a raw pink. This desert was full of purple creatures wasn't it?

Ace landed on the ground with elegance, turned on his heel to face a stunned Tani. He grabbed her upper arm and hauled her off the ground. Her jelly like legs causing a fumble or two.

"That... That was awesome!" she stammered. Ace gave her a prideful grin, "That was like a super hero move! You were just bam pow boom!" she threw her arms around with excitement. Probably using up the adrenaline that her body had pumped her with. Ace let out a chuckle.

"Shall we continue?" he swept a hand towards the direction north. Tani nodded and started her trek towards her nakama.

...

"I think it likes you," Tani giggled as the small purple lizard with big googly eyes mirrored Aces ever step. Ace glared at it with a twitchy eye, the lizard burst into tears. Tani was clutching her stomach in laughter at the display. Ace glared at her but turned his attention back to the lizard. His arm lit up a brilliant orange glow as the fire danced across it. The lizard cried harder, frantically waving it's stubby arms and tail in a panic.

"How's barbeque lizard sounding?" he asked aloud, not really looking for an answer. Tani snorted, looking at the pathetic display of fear on the lizards face.

"Better than cooked scorpion," she commented. The lizard squealed and ducked it head to the ground. Ace looked at the cowering creature and did what any rational person would do... He mounted it.

"Ace what the hell are you doing?" she said with slight shock. The fire man flicked the rim of his hat with that trademark smirk. Beckoning her over with the tilt of his head. Tani trotted over, Ace held out a hand to the curious girl. Which she took because let's be real he's the only reason she hasn't been stabbed to death via giant scorpion.

"We've got ourselves a ride klutz," Ace said smugly while hauling Tani onto the lizard that was much stronger than it looked. "Now let's go find my little brother," he declared, pulling on the red scaly whatever that part of a lizard is called.

The lizard squealed and ran forward quickly, kicking up dust clouds of sand in its wake. The wind whipping into Tani's face and hair felt refreshing in this smoldering heated desert.

...

"Hey klutz?" Ace asked, breaking the hour long silence that had reigned over the pair since acquiring the lizard steed.

"It's Tani... Flames for brains," she replied with her tongue poking out in mockery. Ace scoffing, giving her a pout that wouldn't look out of place on Luffy. Huh... She hasn't been away from the straw hatted captain for this long since she arrived.

Now that she really thought about it, she was feeling that nervous pit from before fill her stomach. She missed the meaningless banter between Sanji and Zoro, and Usopp's funny jokes. She missed her crew, even though it's been only a couple hours.

"...Klutz? Are you even listening to me?" Ace's voice burst her thought bubble. The girl shook her head and responded with a dazed look. He rolled his eyes and repeated. "I asked if you needed a break? The sun looks like its about to hit late afternoon,"

"No!" she blurted out without thinking, Ace blinked in surprise. "Uh, I just really wanna find Luffy and the others for now," she explained, Ace gave her a knowing smirk. What did he know? Beats her.

"Luffy will find you, don't even worry," Ace assured. A small smile spread over her face, because she knew that what Ace had said was very true. Hell Luffy wouldn't let her stay behind on the Baratie when she offered to take his place.

"What was Luffy like when you guys were growing up? If you don't mind me asking?" Tani asked with peaked interest. Luffy never really talked about his past, except that his hat was very important to him because he needs to return it to the rightful owner when he's surpassed him. Ace practically beams at the request.

"He's pretty much the same as he was as a kid, except now he can actually hit things with accuracy," Ace said with a small chuckle. Tani snickered at the thought of Luffy getting tangled around trees and buildings.

"Luffy's always been the kinda guy that draws people in, it's annoying as hell but I'll be damned if it isn't effective," Ace smiled, losing himself to the fond memories of his idiot little brother.

"Luffy was my first real friend in years..." Tani said out of the blue. Ace gave her a surprised look. "Back home, people can't seem to look past my looks and childish personality. I only have my mum and myself," she said with a jolt of sadness. Her lids drooping as she stared out at the empty desert. Ace remained silent.

"Luffy didn't even question wanting me to join his crew, he knew nothing about me. Didn't even question my motives or skill sets, he just smiled and accepted me into his life with open arms," Tani's eyes teared up a little. "I don't think he knows just how much that declaration of friendship means to me," she sighed with a smile. Ace looked into her teary eyes with a softer version of his smirk. Tani coughed and looked away.

"You heard none of that," she huffed, Ace only laughed at that and turn back to steering the lizard. A comfortable silence once again taking over.

...

"I think there's a town up ahead," Ace yawned, having dropped out of this conscious plane of existence for the last 40 minutes. Much to the fear of Tani, who now had both her yo-yo's tied around his waist to keep him on the lizard.

"Oh so you wake up now! The lizard almost dropped you like a mile back!" Tani scolded, smacking Ace upside the head. "Now stay still I need to untangle my strings," she grumbled, much to the amusement of Ace.

"Quit laughing, honestly how can you pirate by yourself if you fall asleep randomly?" Tani thought aloud. Ace chuckled.

"Just can, sure it's annoying at times but you manage it," he said like it was no big deal. "Plus it only happens when I'm relaxed, and let's be honest you aren't a threat,"

Tani puffed out her cheeks and smacked him upside the head again, earning a groan and glare from the fire man. He rolled his eyes and point back at the approaching town up ahead.

"Let's go see if Luffy and the others have shown up yet," Ace suggested. Tani nodded in agreement. Ace directed the lizard to speed up.

When the pair arrived, they wandered around for an hour before realising that the straw hats were nowhere to be seen. Tani let out a heavy sigh of defeat, Ace bumped her shoulder and gave her an assuring smile.

"Wanna grab something to eat?" he asked. She nodded, might as well pass the time. He took the lead, walking towards the nicest building in the whole town, why this one? It didn't look like a pub or anything. In fact it looked more like the house of the mayor or something along those lines.

Ace walked through the entrance and surprise surprise, it was indeed a house. He kept walking, probably following the smell of food wafting through the air. Pushing open a large set of doors, the pair found themselves facing a large table of cooked foods that made their mouths water at the sight of it. They practically ran to the table and shoved food into their mouths. Well Ace did, Tani had some table manners... Barely. What she was hungry! And seeing fresh fruit was her breaking point.

"Who the hell are you guys?!" a new voice called from the entrance. Tani's eyes widen as she turned her stuffed face to look up at this bandit looking blonde guy. Ace didn't even bother to look away from the mountain of food he had piled in front of him... Luffy's brother indeed.

"Uh..." Tani gurgled, swallowing the chewed food in her cheeks and stammering over an explanation as to why Ace had brought them here. But the guy ignored her, pushing her aside to glare at Ace who was still ignoring him.

The guy grabbed Ace by the shoulder and turned him to face his angered glare. Ace just stared back lazily, before flicking the guys hand off and turning back to his food. Tani tried to draw the mans attention back to her so he wouldn't bother Ace who was very clearly stronger than him.

*Thunk*

The rooms inhabitants all turned to find a snoring Ace with his face planted in a plate of food. The bandits all jumped into action, going in to attack the downed pirate. Unfortunately they underestimated Tani, who whipped out her yo-yo's in annoyance and proceeded fend them off without much effort, they weren't a threat at all. She almost had some trouble against the blonde guy (who she now knew was named Camus). Though to her surprise she managed to take them all out without much trouble.

Ace let out a yawn, lifting his face out of the plate. Tani burst into laughter at the sight of his food covered face. Honestly considering taking a photo... Oh she had a camera! She could do that. Ace looked at her with confusion as she pulled her bag in front of her and whipped out the device.

"Say cheese!" she snickered, taking the shot before he had time to register what had happened. He blinked twice before registering that she had take the photo. He jumped out of his seat and chased after her, the girl laughed as she bounced off walls to narrowly avoid the maddened fire man. All while ignoring the bandits that laid knocked out on the concrete flooring of the room.

"Camus! Camus! Hurry there's been sightings of desert pirates headed towards the town! We need the rebels help!" a man begged from the other side of the door. The blonde groaned from his spot on the ground. Answering back at the man that they would take care of it. Tani and Ace had halted their game of chase to listen to these "rebels" plan of taking them out.

What Tani didn't expect was for all of them men to panic and beg for Tani and Ace to help them keep up their facade of being rebels. Ace took the reins of the conversation, asking for them to provide supplies like food, water and camping gear as compensation for the work. The fake rebels agreed and handed them a fully prepared sled of said items.

So here they were now, riding towards the massive ship that had docked for a moment outside the town (yes a sand ship! Tani was excited at the thought) the ship was only there for about 20 minutes before it sped away. Ace and Tani looked at the spot the boat was, only to find a small group walking towards the town. A choir of bell chimes very barely hit Tani's ears, her excitement bubbled as she made a mad dash for her nakama. Ace followed behind slowly.

"Everyone!" Tani called out with a huff. She had no time to react when she noticed Luffy slingshot himself towards her direction. The rubber man collided with her unsuspecting body, sending them both into the sand with a thwump. "Luffy! I missed you!" she hiccuped, much to her embarrassment. Wrapping her arms around him as he did to her.

"Tani! Where were you? We missed you so much," Luffy whined. Tani gave a laugh and just hugged him tight. The rest of the crew arrived and began welcoming Tani and Ace back. Vivi was quick to point out the extra supplies.

"Where did you find the money for those? I hope you didn't spend your own funds Ace," Vivi asked with guilt in her tone. The older man brushed her off.

"No we got this for free, Tani and I encountered some fake rebels or whatever they were," he started. Vivi widened her eyes at the mention of fake rebels. "The mayor asked them to dispatch the sand pirates but they got cold feet and asked Tani and I to do it. In exchange for supplies," Ace explained. Tani stood up with Luffy still clinging to her side like a monkey.

"There was like five guys doing it too. That village is screwed if there's an actual attack," Tani commented. Vivi balled her fists with anger.

To say Vivi was royally pissed off was an understatement, the thought of those bandits lying to exploit the vulnerability of those people. Yeah she wasn't having it.

"So what are we going to do about it?" Usopp asked, knowing exactly where this was going.

Vivi felt a smirk crawl up her cheeks, beckoning the straw hats to huddle and listen to her plan. A plan that would test the bandit groups courage in the face of a real threat.

...

Tani ran back into the town with the plan on her mind, her hands cupped over her mouth as she shouted loudly for all to hear.

"SAND PIRATES ARE HERE! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

She repeated the message over and over. The sounds of screaming and panic filled the town. The towns people all crowded around the bandits hide out, pulling them out to face the pirates that awaited them outside the gate. Tani made sure to position herself exactly where Vivi had told her to. Right beside the main gate into the town, within Luffy's eye sight. The straw hat pirate put on his most intimidating face, as did Zoro, Sanji, Usopp and Chopper (in heavy point) who were surrounding the now exposed "rebels".

"We've come to take over this town!" Luffy shouted, his voice echoed over the crowd of people watching the fight. Camus was standing in the centre of it all. Wide eyed at the horror that is the straw hatted captain. Tani had a hard time keeping the grin from crawling up her face.

"Oh yeah!" Camus said with a slight shake in his tone. "Well you better leave! This town houses 10,000 rebels that will wipe you out at a moment's notice!" he threatened with a very very obvious lie. Honestly who would believe-

"10,000?!" both Luffy and Chopper gasped at the same time, eyes bugging from their heads. Usopp rolled his eyes and pointed at Camus with an accusing finger.

"Idiots! He's lying, it's a trick!" Usopp assured the moron captain and naive reindeer. The pair calmed down, Luffy's shock was replaced with anger.

"How dare you lie to me!" he roared, winding up his arm to pistol the liar. Tani took that as her cue to speak.

"What are you waiting for? Take out the pirates! Save the town!" she shouted, her voice boomed over the silent townspeople. "Save us! Save us!" she chanted, it was like a football game at school. When one person starts to chant, so does everyone else.

"Save us!"

"Go rebels!"

"You've got this!"

The overwhelming support from the townspeople seemed to cause a switch in the "rebels" attitude. Camus who looked like a deer in the headlights before, was now standing taller. Still shaking but with a new found determination bubbling like an inferno.

"You scummy pirates! Leave this town," Camus demanded, balling his fists ready to attack. His followers doing the same, brandishing their weapons. "Leave now! This town is under our protection!" Camus shouted with his heart and soul. Tani looked up at Vivi, who was behind a rock with Nami. The princess gave a nod, and signalled to Tani that this was over.

Tani nodded and signalled to Luffy that it was go time. The captain gave a smirk and nodded. Turning his gaze back to the bandits turned rebels.

"Oh no! They're too strong!" Usopp called from the sidelines. Flailing his arms in horror and making a run for it. Sanji mimicked Usopp's actions and took off. Zoro ran away without making a fool of himself, Chopper tucked under his arm. Luffy gave a smile and turned tail to run back to the girls.

Ace appeared from the shadows, placing a hand over Tani's shoulder. She gave him a satisfied smile, turning to follow after her captain. She really was grateful to have them back.

...

"Hey... Who was messing with my camera?" Tani asked while walking with Luffy beside her. She noticed the lack of roll left in the canister, she wanted to take a photo of the sunset. She'd need to replace the roll... So who used the extra film?

"Tani can't this wait until we've found a place to rest for the night?" Nami groaned, though her tone revealed that she was somewhat curious about the mystery photos. Tani sighed, putting the camera back into her bag. Fingers brushed against a plastic packet, oh right!

"Hey Luffy," she said, Luffy turned to acknowledge her. Pulling her hand out of her bag she revealed a handful of beef jerky. "I saved some for you, since you had to chase those birds and stuff," she smiled. Handing him the dried meat sticks.

Luffy snatched them without a word and shoved them into his mouth. He didn't say a thank you because the guy has the manners of a pig, but the face splitting smile and twinkling eyes was enough to know that he was thankful.

"Hey Nami," Luffy whined, elongating her name. The red head looked at him with a death glare that could and should have killed him. "Can I have some water?" he whined. Nami rolled her eyes.

"No, we need to conserve it," she said bluntly, turning back to the front of the group. Luffy whined and slowed down.

Tani giggled but kept walking faster, now standing beside Ace and Sanji. The two were having a rather pleasant conversation about the many adventures they'd been on. Tani didn't want to interrupt, but she was bored. So she decided to fix that, grabbing her Walkman and shoving her head phones on without a word.

The music began, a boppin tune already adding a spring into the tired girls step. The urge to sing was strong, but with so many people around and the resurfacing memories of her "Wake me up before you go-go" scene. She managed to quell the musical beast within her. Not really expecting that anyone would want to listen to her screech "Bennie and the jets" like the banshee that she is. Elton John would be disappointed in her for butchering such a song.

"Luffy what are you doing?!" Usopp's voice seemed to pierce through the girls headphones. She lifted one of the ears and turned to find Luffy running around like a manic with a stick, roaring about fighting Crocodile. His eyes were bloodshot and dazed.

"Why is Luffy high off his ass right now?" Tani blurted. He was being held down by Zoro, who was the only person on the crew who had any chance of actually apprehending the moron. Usopp bounced on both legs and pointed at the empty cactus piece that had been abandoned in the sand.

"I thought you could drink cactus juice?" Tani pondered, wasn't that like desert survival 101? Maybe the rules were different here. "What are we gonna do about him now?"

"I'll take him," Ace offered, walking over to the flailing Luffy. The crew watched with fascination as the older brother someone managed to calm down the cactus fueled boy. Luffy practically fell asleep as he was moved to rest on Ace's back. The straw hats all looked at each other, than Ace, than their sleeping captain. Only one question on their minds...

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT!?"

Ace just laughed and continued to walk towards their destination. Tani smiled softly, walking faster to catch up with the fiery brother.

The crew remained silent for the next coupe hours of their travels, it was unusually quiet without Luffy causing trouble. Though it didn't go unappreciated. Tani still found herself pondering over how Ace had managed to pull off such an impossible task.

"So how'd you do it?" Zoro asked from behind. Ace turned his head to look behind him, Tani lifted one of the ears on her headphones again to listen in.

"The Luffy thing?" Ace asked, motioning his head towards the drooling boy resting on his back. Zoro nodded.

"Easy, I'm his brother, that's how," he snickered. Zoro rolled his eyes but dropped the subject. Ace pulled the slipping form of Luffy back into place, a loving smile graced his features as he looked at the brother he'd left behind years ago.

Tani smiled to herself, dropping her headphones back into place and continued walking to the beat of her music. She really loved her crew.