9As Rose now known as Pete walks with Lulu through the woods he couldn't help but wander in his thoughts. (Man, this Halloween wound up pretty nuts. Hehe, I shouldn't expect anything less with Luffy or should I say Lulu.)
He sneaks a glance at Luffy's new feminine appearance while walking with his hand holding hers. (I'm kind of surprised we're the same height. Am I short compared to other guys or is she just a tall girl?)
He shrugs while Lulu sees him staring. "What's up?"
He shakes his head. "Nothing, I'm just still surprised that this happened. Sorry about this by the way."
She tilts her head in confusion. "For what?"
"If I didn't mention the witches back at the festival then this wouldn't have happened."
She shakes her head. "Don't worry about it. I was the one that made them mad. As long as we get back to normal it's fine." She gives him a sweet smile that made his heart melt.
(Too cute!) He wraps his arms around her with a light blush on his face which is nothing compared to Lulu's red face.
Pete blinks in surprise before letting go. "S-sorry about that. You were being so cute that I couldn't resist." (Crap, this spell's starting to mess me up too…)
Lulu pulls her hat down to hide her face. (Damnit, is this how Rose feels when I hug her?! How does she handle it?!) She turns around to avoid his gaze. "D-don't worry about it. Hey look, there's the festival!" She runs ahead causing Pete to run after her.
"Wait up!" He flies up next to her after her face recovered to see the festival still going on. "So, what do you want to do first?"
Before Lulu can say anything her stomach spoke for her as it began to growl like a bear. "Let's get some lunch."
He nods as the two of them make their way to the nearest restaurant they saw. Once they seated the waiter immediately walked up to them.
"What can I get you two?"
"A lot of meat!" Lulu says.
"I'll have some chicken." Pete says causing him to nod as he writes down the order and rushes to the kitchen.
Lulu looks at him curiously. "What should we do if Ace or the crew finds us?"
He scratches his pumpkin hat in thought. "That's a good question. They might be able to recognize you because you look pretty similar to your guy form except your hair is longer and you're even cuter than before."
She blinks in surprise before pouting and looking away. "Stop calling me cute!"
He chuckles. (No wonder Luffy tries getting me to blush all the time. This is fun.) "Sorry, I can't help it. Anyway, since we can't tell the others what happened I say we try to play it as if we're meeting them for the first time. This could be a fun prank."
She nods. "That sounds pretty funny.
He nods as he takes a drink of his water before looking at her curiously. "Hey, how do I look as a guy? Do I have a cheesy mustache?"
She giggles before shaking her head. "No, but you still have your freckles, your hair's shorter, and-" She freezes when she looks at his neck then looks down. "Oh, right!"
She takes the rhombus shaped crystal necklace off of her neck and holds it out to him. "Shishishi, my bad. I'm sure you want this back."
He blinks in surprise before grinning as he takes the necklace back and puts it on. "Thank you."
She nods when the waiter arrives with their food. Lulu eats exactly the same way as she did when she was a guy while Pete continues to guard his food from her rubber hands.
As the two pirates were enjoying their lunch Ace, Franky, Brook and Zoro walked into the restaurant while arguing.
"I'm telling you, there's no such thing as sake withdrawal." Ace says while a vein pops on Zoro's forehead.
"Then how do you explain me seeing Luffy with dog ears and a tail?!"
Franky sighs. "Are you sure you've been getting enough sleep bro? Maybe you need to nap more."
"I'm telling you I know what I saw!"
Brook looks around and freezes when he sees the back of Luffy's pumpkin hat at one of the tables. "Isn't that Luffy-san over there?"
Ace looks at Brook's direction and nods. "I'm sure Luffy's the only one who would dress as a pumpkin man for Halloween. We can ask him about what you saw Zoro."
Zoro sees him and nods. "Good idea."
The group walked up to the table but froze when they saw Pete and Lulu looking at them.
Franky lifts his sunglasses up and blinks in shock. "What the hell?!"
Brook keeps turning to Lulu then Pete frantically. "You guys are seeing this too right? My eyes aren't playing tricks on me? Though I don't have any eyes."
Ace couldn't look away while his mouth was hung open. (What the-?! Who are these guys?! Why do they look so much like Luffy and Rose?!)
Zoro stares at them for a minute before slowly turning to the others. "I told you sake withdrawal's a real thing. We're all hallucinating now."
Lulu holds back from laughing while she keeps eating.
Pete tries his hardest to keep a straight face while waving. "H-hi there, can we help you guys?" (Oh man, it's harder to keep a straight face than I thought!)
Ace shakes his head but keeps a shocked look on his face. "Is that really you Rose and Luffy?"
(We should test if we really can't tell them.) Pete chuckles before smirking while crossing his arms over his chest. "Sorry, we're not Rose and Luffy. You must have us confused with some other people." (Wow, the spell really does alter our sentences.)
Zoro look at them skeptically. "Who exactly are you guys and where did you get those costumes?"
Pete shakes his head. "Isn't it rude to ask for someone's name without introducing yourselves?"
Lulu giggles while Ace groans. "I'm Ace, and these are my friends Brook, Franky and Zoro now it's your turn."
He nods. "You can call me Pete, and this is Lulu. We got these costumes from a random shop on the island."
Franky takes a deep breath then nods. "I see. Sorry, I guess we really did mistake you guys for someone else." (I can't believe I thought these guys were Freckles and Straw Hat.)
Brook nods before turning to Lulu. "I have a question as well for the lovely lady. Would you let me see your panties?"
She shakes her head before getting back to her food. "Nope."
Pete chuckles at the rejection. (If Brook ever finds out who we are he's gonna go nuts.)
(We really are losing it…) Zoro calms down and turns to Ace. "Let's get out of here. We should try finding Luffy."
Ace nods then freezes when he sees Pete's necklace. (The only one who has that type of necklace is Rose!) He narrows his eyes. "Where did you get- *Snore*" He fell asleep while still standing.
Zoro face palms before picking Ace up over his shoulder while mumbling. "If I'm not dealing with one idiot brother it's the other." He turns to the couple and nods. "Sorry for interrupting your meal."
Lulu laughs while waving. "Shishishi, no worries Zoro. See ya!"
He and the other guys freeze while their eyes widen as they share the same thought. (Why does she have the same laugh as Luffy?!) They look at the couple nervously for a moment before making a run for it.
Zoro turns to Franky and Brook while running with Ace sleeping on his shoulder. "We need to go to a bar to get some sake quick!"
Franky quickly nods. "You got that right bro! We gotta get out of this withdrawal before we see something SUPER weirder!"
"I know a good bar at the end of the street! Let's go!" Brook leads them out as the group makes their escape from the restaurant causing Pete and Lulu to lose control and start laughing.
Pete bangs on the table while laughing. "Hahahaha, did you see the look on their faces when they first saw us?! I wish I had a camera!"
Lulu nods as she keeps laughing. "Shishishi, Zoro was acting even weirder than when he saw me with the dog ears!"
Pete freezes at this then laughs again. "He saw that?! No wonder he was ready to chug a bottle of sake! He must think he's going nuts!"
She nods as they start calming down then paid for the food and left.
As soon as they step outside Lulu froze. "Umm Pete…"
He quirks an eyebrow then freezes when he sees the worried look on her face. "Are you ok?"
"Y-yea, it's just... How do I go to the bathroom as a girl?!"
(CRAP!) He blushes lightly before rubbing the back of his head. "U-umm, when you go to the toilet just sit and go. But now that you mention it…" (Crap, now I gotta go! I'll figure something out when I'm there!)
He looks around the festival frantically. "I gotta go too. After the bathroom we'll meet… At that stand over there!" He points to the dunk tank causing her to nod before they both run back inside to use their respective bathrooms.
Lulu happily grins as she walks out of the restaurant. "That wasn't as bad as I thought. I wonder why it usually takes girls so long to go to the bathroom?" She shrugs before heading to the dunk tank to find Pete not there yet.
(I wonder what's taking him so long?) She looks around the festival when the smell of food hits her nose. "I'll be back in just a second." She walks to the nearest fried foods stand and starts drooling. "This looks great!"
"Not as great as you do mademoiselle!"
She freezes then turns to see Sanji grinning down at her with a small smile. "Hello miss, my name's Sanji and you are?"
(He's doesn't recognize me! *Pfft!*) She holds back from laughing before nodding. "I'm Lulu. Can I have some meat?"
"Anything you want Lulu-chwaan!"
She holds back from laughing as Sanji orders her some meat. Once he turns to give it to her he sees that she already ate it. He blinks in surprise before chuckling. "Your appetite is as big as your lovely smile. If you want anymore then feel free to ask me."
(Wow, Sanji's not scolding me for eating so much! This is fun!) She nods. "Thanks, what are you doing out here?"
"I'm celebrating the festival with some of my crew mates. What about you? I can't believe a beautiful girl such as yourself is alone on this wonderful festival day."
She shakes her head. "I'm here with my boyfriend." She widens her eyes at what she just said. (What the-?! I was going to say girlfriend! Was this part of the spell?!)
Sanji blinks in surprise before clenching his fists. (What kind of boyfriend leaves his date alone?! Did he abandon her?!) He looks at her softly for a moment before grinning.
"Would you like anything else to eat Lulu-chan?"
She nods with a toothy grin. "Sure. I wish you-"
Sanji looks at her in confusion while she shakes her head. "I mean I wish the chef on my crew was generous with food like you."
He looks at her in shock. "What?! How could he do that to you?! If I was your chef I'd make you as much food as you want!"
She holds back from laughing before nodding. "I hope you remember that. Let's go."
"Mellorine!" His eyes turn into hearts as he follows her to the next stand.
Meanwhile Pete walks out of the restaurant with a look of disgust on his face. (Guys bathrooms are the grossest things in the world… I hope I didn't make Lulu wait too long…)
He looks around to find her taking some food from Sanji. (Oh crap, Sanji found her! Don't tell me he's flirting with her now…) He walks closer to them then hides behind the closest stand to overhear Sanji talking.
"You know Lulu-chan, you can come join our crew if you want."
She blinks in surprise before giggling. "O-oh really?" (I can't believe Sanji just asked me to join my own crew!)
He nods as he gets down on one knee in front of her with a rose in his hand. "I'd never lie to a beautiful princess such as yourself. No wait, you must truly be a sorceress because you've placed a spell on my heart. Please say you'll join. If you do I promise to make your favorites everyday and-"
He was cut off when he was hit in the side of the face with an orb of wind causing him to be sent flying into a pumpkin decorating stand and crash head first into a giant pumpkin.
The stand owner rushes to pull Sanji out of the pumpkin while Lulu laughs then turns to see Pete walking up to her with a smile to hide his annoyance. "There you are Lulu. I've been looking all over for you. You ok?" (Damnit, was Sanji always that annoying?! I can't believe I was pissed enough to hit him with a wind cannon…)
She nods while being oblivious to the situation. "I'm ok, sorry about not waiting. You were taking too long in the bathroom."
He rubs the back of his head sheepishly. "My bad."
"Oi asshole! What was that for?!" Sanji says as he walks up to Pete angrily while wiping the pumpkin goo off of him.
Pete smirks up at the taller male while casually waving him off. "My bad, I thought I saw a swirly bug on your face but it turned out to be your eyebrows. I'd love to stay and kick your ass, but my girlfriend and I have to be going now." (As annoying as he is I can't fight him. Especially if he figures out I'm really Rose.) He picks Lulu up bridal style and runs away before he could face Sanji's wrath.
Sanji blinks in surprise as he watches the fast fleeing couple. "What just happened?"
"That's what we want to know." Nami says as she and Robin walk up to him from behind.
Robin giggles as she watches the leaving couple. "We saw what happened Sanji. That boy managed to hit you with something similar to Roses wind cannon."
"What?! Why that little-" He freezes then shakes his head before smoking a cigarette. "If I saw someone flirting with my girlfriend I'd hit him too. Still, that girl seemed so familiar that it drove me nuts."
Nami nods. "She looked a lot like Luffy. Did you get her name Sanji?"
He nods. "She told me her name was Lulu."
Nami widens her eyes at this. "Luffy never mentioned having a twin sister did he?!"
Robin shakes her head. "No, but it's definitely interesting. What intrigued me the most was that they were wearing the same clothes Rose and Luffy were wearing."
Sanji freezes at this. "You guys don't think that somehow…" He pales as he slowly looks back to see Pete and Lulu gone. (Please god, tell me I wasn't just pouring my heart out to Luffy…)
Nami shakes her head to recover from the shock and starts running. "We gotta check this out!"
The others nod as they follow Nami to find Lulu and Pete.
Pete pants from exhaustion in an alley while keeping Lulu in his arms when he looks around the corner to see no sign of anyone. "Looks like we lost him. Sorry about that. I felt it would be better to get away before Sanji could have the chance to fight me. Sanji wasn't being too weird to you was-"
He freezes as he looks down to see Lulu pulling the witch hat down to hide her face. "Hey, are you ok?"
She nods while doing her best to hide her blush. "Please put me down…"
He blinks in surprise before remembering the position they're in. "Oh, right!" He puts her down before grinning "You know, this spell actually worked out pretty well. I can see why you like carrying me around so much. That was fun."
She blinks in surprise before looking down. "Damnit, do you always feel this weird when I hug you?!"
He nods. "Yea, but it's not because I'm a girl. That's just how my personality is. I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you earlier. The witches messed up our personalities a bit too. I guess to help us understand each other." (Or to make it more fun for them to watch from their house. Probably the latter.)
Lulu widens her eyes in shock. "What?! Is that why you hit Sanji with a wind cannon?!"
He nods before rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. "Yea, when I saw Sanji flirting with you it pissed me off… Sorry about that…"
She giggles. "Don't worry about it, it was funny. I can't wait to turn back into a guy though. Sanji said if he was my chef he'd feed me as much as I want. He'd better hold his end of the deal!"
He blinks in surprise before laughing. "I can't wait to see how that plays out tomorrow."
"How much longer until tomorrow comes?!"
He looks out at the sky in thought. "You know, that's a good question. The sun should be setting soon, so we still have a while. I wonder if the vampires will show up too."
She freezes. "Oh yea, vampires live on this island too! Do you know if they poop?"
He sighs in exasperation. "What is with you and that question?!"
She shrugs her shoulders. "It's the first question I can think of when I see something cool."
He sighs before chuckling and walking over to her. "You know, I don't think I'll ever fully understand you." He wraps an arm around her shoulders before leaning in to kiss her cheek then pulls back. "And I like it! Wanna head back to the festival?"
She looks away to hide her face while nodding. "Ok."
He nods as they walk out of the alley and back to the festival where they continued to play the day away.
Usopp, Zira and Chopper have been searching the festival frantically for garlic pins but with no luck. They go into their tenth clothing shop where they immediately walk up to a tan old lady in a blue dress with a pair of black devil horns placed on her head of long white hair.
"Excuse me, but do you have any garlic pins?" Chopper asks.
She widens her eyes before shaking her head. "Sorry, I make those pins, but they're only for the locals."
Zira widens her eyes at this as she lands on Usopps shoulder. "Why are they only for the locals?! If it's about money we can pay you."
She widens her brown eyes in shock. "A talking bird?!"
She groans. "Yes, yes, I'm a talking falcon now please tell us."
She blinks in surprise before chuckling. "Tired of the shock huh? Sorry dear. I'd love to give you guys pins, but you see it's part of the treaty the witches and vampires have."
Usopp blinks in confusion. "A treaty?"
She nods. "Though the witches like to play pranks on people they mean no real harm. They sort of serve as the guardians of the village. I'll tell you the story if you three wish."
The three nod as Usopp grabs some chairs for them to sit on before she takes a seat in front of them. "For over a century 3 vampires: two women and a man while hundreds of years old still retain their youth through human blood have been living on this island in the Western Woods. They've terrorized this town for years and while our ancestors tried to fight back they were no match for them. Then 50 years ago the parents of our town's witches came to this island and managed to defeat them. Knowing what it's like to be persecuted by normal humans they decided to form a truce with them. The guidelines of the treaty were that in exchange for staying here they were not to harm any locals on the island. They know who can't be bitten with the garlic pins. Needless to say, this doesn't mean all foreigners are fair game. They also agreed to avoid any World Government attention by only attacking pirates. I can tell you this story is true for I was there 50 years ago and saw the whole thing."
Usopp, Chopper and Zira start to pale at the story causing her to freeze. "You guys are pirates aren't you?"
They slowly nod.
"Don't worry, those three vampires aren't as crazy for blood as they used to be. They only take what they need now. I heard they're usually busy on Halloween night anyway because relatives come over to visit."
Usopp widens his eyes at this. "Shouldn't we be more scared then?! What if the relatives attack you guys?!"
She shakes her head. "They all know of the treaty so the other locals and I are safe. I heard the relatives bring a supply of blood from their homes, so they don't go crazy. While I can't give you any pins I can give you a few recommendations. One would be to stay close to the witches, they succeeded their parents in protecting us and know full well how to handle the vampires. A few other recommendations would be don't make yourselves stand out, try to stay in town, and most importantly don't wander alone after sunset. Alright?"
The three slowly nod as they get up.
"Thank you for letting us know." Zira says as they leave the store while she waves them off.
"Good luck and Happy Halloween."
They shudder as they close the door behind them.
"So what should we do guys?" Chopper asks.
Usopp looks at the sky nervously to see that the sun is starting to go down. "I think it's best if we get back to the ship before the sun finishes setting. Everyone knows vampires hate the sun so we're safe until after sunset."
Zira flies in front of him. "Normally I'm for that, but we gotta tell the others about this first! You heard what she said. We can't be standing out and our crew's famous for that!"
Usopp widens his eyes at this before groaning. "Shit, you're right… Where should we look first?!"
Chopper looks around then spots the back of Luffy's pumpkin hat and Roses witch hat at the goldfish scooping stand. "Guys, I think I see Luffy and Rose over there!"
They follow Choppers gaze then spot them.
"Come on!" Zira flies ahead while the guys make their way through the crowd.
She flies above them as they keep trying to scoop the goldfish in a small paper net but the nets keeps breaking. She lands right in front of them and freezes when she sees Pete and Lulu's faces.
(What the hell?!) Zira's golden eyes widened in utter shock as she looks at the pair.
Pete holds back a chuckle while Lulu waves. "Hi!"
(What the?! Why do they look like Rose and Luffy?! This is weird…) Zira nods and slowly waves with her wing causing Pete to chuckle.
"You're one smart bird. Where are your friends?" (Usopp and Chopper should be somewhere close.)
"Zira! Did you find them?!" Pete and Lulu turn to Usopp's voice as they see him and Chopper running up to them then freezing.
Lulu grins as she waves at them. "Hi, I'm Lulu."
Pete softly laughs at their frozen states as he waves. "I'm Pete. Is the bird with you guys?"
Chopper shakes his head to snap out of the shock before slowly nodding. "Y-yea, that's Zira, I'm Chopper and this is Usopp."
Zira flies over to the guys while Usopp recovers and turns to Lulu. "You're not related to Monkey D. Luffy in any way are you?"
She shakes her head. "No why?"
(Because you look so much like him it's scary! Wait, what if the witches switched Luffy and Roses genders. Get a grip Usopp! That can't happen!) Usopp shakes his head. "Never mind, we're looking for our friends and we thought you were them. Sorry to bother you."
Lulu nods. "We can help you guys look if you want."
Chopper nods. "That sounds good thanks."
Pete nods. "No problem, let's go see them." (Seeing their reactions have gotten pretty fun.)
The three of them nod as they walk around with them.
Zira looks at Pete curiously as they're walking. (This is really weird. Forget about Lulu for a moment if Rose was from this world I'd think this guy was her brother… Wait!) She widens her eyes at his necklace then flies right in front of his face. "Where did you get that necklace?!"
His eyes widen as he looks down at the necklace. (Right, forgot about that…) He plays with the crystal while keeping a soft grin on his face. "I've had this for a long time. I guess you can say it's my treasure. Wait, you can talk? Cool!"
She blinks in surprise. (Not the answer I was looking for… I better keep an eye on this guy.) "Mind if I sit on your shoulder?"
"Go ahead Zira." She lands on his shoulder while Usopp turns to them.
"You guys aren't locals right?"
Lulu nods. "That's right, we're pirates. How'd you guess we weren't from here?"
"Because you guys aren't wearing garlic pins. You guys should be careful. Vampires are going to be preying on people who don't wear them." Chopper says.
Pete looks at him curiously. "Really?! That's good to know. Is that why you're looking for your crew mates?"
He nods. "Yea, some of our friends went to see the witches so I'm sure they're safe, but we need to tell the others."
Lulu clenches her fists. "Those witches are jerks! They played a prank on Pete and I!"
"What?! What did they do to you?!" Zira asks.
"They kicked us out of their house!" She groans in frustration. (Damnit, I was going to tell them about the spell! Stupid witches!)
Usopp quirks an eyebrow. "Kicking you guys out of their house doesn't sound that bad."
Pete internally groans. "No, but Lulu managed to get herself dog ears and a tail by drinking one of their potions at the house and almost got herself roasted by one of them." (At least we're able to tell them that part…)
Usopp, Chopper, and Zira sweat drop at the story. (Shouldn't that have been mentioned first?)
They keep walking while a group of 4 low ranking marines head in their direction.
"Man, this sucks. Why are we the only ones sent on this island? Shouldn't we be enjoying the festival?" A scrawny blue haired marine says.
A muscular, tan marine with short red hair sighs. "I know it's annoying Bob, but we're paying our dues. Besides, pirates don't take breaks so neither should we."
The muscular, tan marine with buzz cut blonde hair groans. "Says the guy who's only been here a week. Seriously Lou, you need to loosen up. There's a reason the three of us left our den den mushi's home. It's because it's a time for us to have fun, and we know we're not gonna see any pirates out here."
Lou twitches an eyebrow in irritation. "If you would take your job seriously Gary then maybe-"
The pale, muscular marine with an orange Mohawk under his hat raises a hand to shut him up. "Shut up and take a look over there! Aren't the long nosed guy and the raccoon dog Straw Hat pirates?!" He points to Usopp's group causing them to freeze at the sight.
Lou widens his eyes at this. "Holy shit Eddy you're right! Come on!"
The others sigh before nodding as they start charging.
Zira looks over and sees the marines approaching. "Oh, for crying out loud! Guys, we gotta run!"
The others look over to see them then quickly run out of the festival to the outskirts of town with the marines in pursuit.
Chopper looks at Pete and Lulu while running. "How famous is your crew? Maybe they're not after you guys."
Pete shakes his head while clenching his fists. (Damnit, it's too late to play innocent since we ran on instinct!) "Trust me doc, we're from a pretty famous crew. We should split up!"
The others nod as they start running towards to a four way fork in the road. Usopp took the path on the far left, Chopper and Zira went on the path to middle left, Lulu went to the path in the middle right and Pete went on the path in the far right.
The marines see that they're splitting up causing Eddy to shout. "WE NEED TO SPLIT UP AND CAPTURE THEM ALL! THE OTHER BOY AND GIRL COULD BE NEW RECRUITS!"
The others nod as they split up so that a marine is running in all four paths in pursuit.
Chopper and Zira quickly keep running on the path while less and less pedestrians can be seen.
"Stop right there raccoon dog!"
They turn around while running to see Bob with a rifle at hand chasing after them.
Chopper glares at him angrily. "I'M A REINDEER!"
Zira glares at him as she flies over him while avoiding his gun shots. "I'M A MEMBER OF THE CREW TOO YOU JACKASS!" She uses her sound sound fruit abilities to create an ultrasonic screech from her beak and aim it at his head causing him to writhe in pain before passing out.
Chopper stops running and claps. "Great job Zira!"
She nods as she lands in front of the marine and checks for a den den mushi but couldn't find one. "As long as I get my dues I'm happy. You think the others got away?"
Chopper nods as he goes into heavy point, picks the man up and lays him down in an alleyway where the public can't see him. "I'm sure Usopp will be fine, but I'm worried about the other two…"
She groans in frustration. "Something doesn't add up about them. If they were from a famous crew how come we haven't heard of them? Also, Rose is the only one who would wear that kind of crystal proudly. Just looking at them is too weird!"
He nods. "I know what you mean. Luffy and Roses scars are on the same spots on their bodies too and-" He freezes before face palming. "I'm such an idiot…"
Zira tilts her head. "What's the matter?"
"The guy called me doc, but I didn't tell them I was a doctor…"
Zira widens her eyes at this and manages to piece everything together. "THE WITCHES SWITCHED LUFFY AND ROSES GENDERS!"
"Why didn't they tell us?!"
"I don't know, but we're sure as hell gonna find out! Come on!" She flies off with Chopper rushing to keep up with her and leaving the unconscious marine behind.
Usopp chuckles triumphantly as he manages to evade the marine that was chasing him. "Leave it to Captain Usopp to lose a stupid marine!"
"THERE'S THE GIRL! GET HER!" Usopp freezes at his chasers voice and pales.
"Shit, I gotta help Lulu!" He runs out and follows the marine's voices into a dead end street where two marines have Lulu cornered. He hides behind the corner of the alley while getting his slingshot ready. (I just gotta wait for my shot.)
Gary smirks as he stares at her. "My, my, what a beauty. Hard to believe you're one of those pirates."
She grits her teeth as she gets in a stance. "I am a pirate! Not just any pirate either, I'm the one who's gonna be the king of the pirates!"
Usopp widens his eyes at the statement. (What the hell?! Luffy?!)
Eddy starts laughing. "Hahaha, I think I heard it all now! Look cutie, why don't you come with us and make this easier on-"
He was cut off when Lulu punched him in the face and knocked him out.
Gary gapes in shock before pulling out his rifle. "Don't say we didn't try to be nice bitch!" He pulled the trigger and shot her shoulder but froze in horror when the bullet didn't pierce her skin and the shot ricocheted an inch away from his head.
Lulu laughs with a toothy grin as she pulls her arm back. "Shishishi! That won't work on me! I'm made of rubber! GUM GUM PISTOL!" She punches the marine in the face and knocks him out.
Usopps jaw dropped to the ground in shock. "L-LUFFY?!"
She turns to Usopp with a grin. "Hey Usopp, told you I wasn't related to Luffy."
He recovers from the shock and walks up to her. "You didn't tell me you were Luffy either! What the hell?! Did the witches do this to you?!"
She nods. "We'll be ok by tomorrow."
"What?! Ugh, I told you that you guys were gonna get hexed! Wait, you mean that Pete was actually Rose?!"
She nods again. "Today's been pretty nuts. We should go find him and the others."
He slowly nods then freezes when he looks up at the sky to see that the sun's already set. "Oh shit, we gotta find Rose quick! The old lady that told us about the vampires said that the worst thing you can do on this island when avoiding vampires is be alone!"
Lulu widens her eyes at this before running. "Come on then! We gotta go find him!"
Usopp nods as he follows her out of the street in search of the others.
Pete keeps running near the edge of town under the evening sky with Lou close on his tail.
"Stop asshole!" Lou yells as he tries to shoot him but keeps missing.
Pete smirks as he flips him off while running. "Like I'd stop just because you told me to loser!" (If I fly it might raise some suspicions… I'd rather not have my wanted poster picture change into a-) He was cut off as he hits a wall and realizes that he ran into a closed off alley.
Lou snickers as he walks up to him while cracking his knuckles. "Looks like you have nowhere to run kid. You know, I'm kind of annoyed that you made me run so far, but since it's Halloween I'll be nice. Come quietly and I'll only rough you up a little."
Pete chuckles as he gets in a stance. "Sorry, but I doubt you could even land a hit on me."
He clenches his teeth in irritation as he tries to bull rush Pete, but the brunette easily dodged his punches before punching him in the nose.
The red head groans as he holds his broken nose in one hand and grabs a pistol with the other then tries to shoot him, but he dodges the bullets before knocking the gun out of his hand and kicking him in the gut. While he was falling back Pete grabbed his arm, flipped him over his shoulder causing him to land head first into a pile of trash cans to knock him out.
Pete walks up to him curiously. (Wow, I didn't even need to use my devil fruit on him. Must have been a newbie. I better make sure he can't contact his superiors.) He kneels next to him then after making sure he was out cold picked his pocket for his den den mushi and smashed it.
During the fight neither men managed to notice the handsome, pale, muscular man with narrow red eyes and short black hair wearing a dark red dress shirt, black pants and black shoes smirking down at Pete from his spot on the rooftop to reveal his white fangs. (What a strong boy, pretty smart too. I sense something different about him as well. Interesting.)
The vampire keeps his smirk as he swiftly jumps down and lands behind Pete. "I must say, that was an impressive fight."
Pete nods while making sure the den den mushi is unusable then stands up. "Thanks, I-" His purple eyes widen before he turns around to meet the taller vampires hypnotic gaze and feel his body freeze from the hypnosis.
"Go to sleep boy."
He falls asleep under his hypnotic power and starts collapsing, but was caught in the vampires arms before he could hit the ground. While the vampire kept Pete in his arms he took his pumpkin hat off and dropped it on the ground to get a better look at his prey. (Hmm, he's not a bad looker either. Judging from that scar on his stomach he's had his fair share of fights. He might be perfect. Better get going before the girls start worrying.) He threw him over his shoulder while keeping his smirk on his face.
"I hope you're ready for a night you'll never forget little one. I know my family surely will be." The vampire doesn't look back as he jumps up to the rooftops and swiftly leaves with Pete to the Western Woods. While travelling the vampire doesn't notice the letter the witches gave Pete falling out of the brunette's pocket and landing next to his abandoned pumpkin hat.
TO BE CONTINUED