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"What a mess," was all the commander could say. Once the AP Corp's ship landed on the island they just left, the first thing they noticed were the toppled buildings and damaged homes. The second thing they noticed once they came ashore were the very very large sets of footprints.

"Three sets Captain," one of his men answered. "Probably ate all of them to get this big."

They ate them. What a waste. One would figure anyone with access to that kind of power would sell it immediately. Did they know what they had?

"The townspeople are scared stiff," another replied, "but they mentioned a ship with a straw hat on top of a skull and crossbones."

"Pirates?"

"Presumably."

The captain looked on at the wreckage before clutching the sword on his hilt. "Considering we backtracked while they went forward, they're probably two days ahead of us."

"Your plan sir?"

"We need to put in a call to Commodore Jagi."

Jagi. That was one of the people who attended the private demonstration. "His fleet is closer?"

"If they're taking the standard Log Rose route," the captain explained, "they'll inevitably pass by his base of operations, Mask Peak. And all 4 of his galleons. Not to mention, the commodore is quite the lover of pirate hunting. He uses the bounties for his own vices. I'm sure the opportunity to collect a few million more Berri would be to his liking."

"I'll put in the call now sir. Do you think he can win?"

"Even if he doesn't, it should give us time to see what he did wrong."

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"Nami? It's me, are you OK?"

"Go away," was all Nami could muster as a reply. This insanity was all his fault, so her captain was pretty much the last person she wanted to see. A captain who heard her odd desire and went to grant it. A very cute looking captain who she could probably hold in both her arms like a child.

"Nami, I bought food. Are you sure?"

This was serious. Usually the only time Luffy even dreamed of sharing food was when he thought someone was on their deathbed. Sighing, she adjusted her makeshift dress.

"Come in."

Smiling, Luffy, looking the same as always, invited himself in the room, but not before putting his hat on Nami's head.

"So why did you even bother coming in here?" Nami asked.

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The mood of the crew relaxed considerably once their captain was able to put some clothes on. Most chalked up the new abilities to a growing list of wonders and insanity that was almost par for the course on the Grand Line. Some admittedly were more skeptical than others.

"This is like giving the trigger for a Buster call to a two year old," Zoro mused as the crew sat down to dinner. "It just has bad news written all over it."

"As long as he wears pants," Franky answered, "and you know, NO ONE SHAKES THE SHIP WHILE I'M SLEEPING!"

"These old bones shouldn't be knocked around! It's like pins flying all over the place!" Brook added, his usual 'skull jokes' causing a few of the crew to groan.

"Eh," Luffy answered nonchalantly, "I feel fine."

"You sure?" Ussop asked, noticing their usually energetic captain seeming someone distant, almost as if thinking of something else.

"Yeah, I mean, it's no big deal. I can still fit on the ship and eat, right?"

"You can," Sanji replied as he mulled over his meal, "but poor Nami-swan, stuck a ten foot amazon, in a body she despises! The horror! She won't even leave her room now!" Sure enough, Nami was absent from the deck.

"I dunno," Luffy added, "I like it."

The crew gave Luffy a stare for a few moments, to which he could only reply "What?"

Once the crew left, Luffy found himself continually thinking about his navigator. The idea of her being unhappy due to something he gave her, well, he couldn't deal with it. Taking some extras from the kitchen, Luffy went down into the hold to see Nami.
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"So you wanted to see the freak?" Nami asked, practically on the verge of tears.

"You're not a freak," Luffy replied flatly. Truth be told, he was not good at the inspirational speeches or any of the mushy stuff that usually came out of Sanji's voice. Usually when his crew had a problem, it was easy to fix. Someone made his navigator cry? Beat him up and destroy all his worldly possessions. Someone thought kidnapping their archeologist was a good idea? Lead a rescue mission and save her. He would have done it for any of his crew.

But this, there wasn't just someone he could beat up to make it better. All he could do was put his hand on her shoulder to offer comfort. "I screwed up, huh?"

Nami shook her head. "I was the one that asked for it. It's like someone thought it was a funny joke."

Her eyes darted towards him again. He looked so cute fidgeting, thinking of a way to fix the problem. Taking her hand, the ten foot amazon pinned her captain onto the bed.

"...Nami?" Luffy asked confused, although he didn't resist.

"You know," Nami began as she loomed over him, her breasts heaving on top of the confused pirate, "I think I finally found a good use for this body."

"...What do you mean?" Luffy asked, his naivete clearly showing.

"Just stay still. I'll handle everything, little guy."
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