Chapter 59: Sky Island....

" OH! We are finally here. Sky Island." Luffy exclaimed and suddenly remembered something and said, " I hope no-one is stupid enough to go swimming here! If you do, you'll fall back down on the Grand-line. "

Everyone acknowledge and but their excitement didn't die down even a little. Especially Yamato was running here and there like excited about this new adventure.

Then they suddenly heard a splash. A huge fish rose from the water and jumped right at their ship to take a bite.

But Luffy immediately caught it and dropped it on the deck.

" Would you say this is a Skyfish? " Robin asked, " The strange fish Norland mentioned in his journal? Since the sea has no bottom, they must have evolved various adaptations to survive. "

" Looks tasty! " he muttered. He ignored Robin, Zoro and Nami as they talked about the topic further and just handed it to Reiju, who quickly cooked it.

Luffy took a bite. " This is SOO GOOD! " he announced. Nami sighed and slapped her head.

" We weren't done, you know. " she told him.

" Try it! " Luffy told her. She took a bite.

" You're right! " she chirped out, " It's delicious."

" I'm glad you like it, Nami-san! " Reiju thanked her.

" Let's eat another big one too! " Luffy announced and Reiju shrugged.

"Just find one. " she told him. Luffy turned to Robin and handed her the plate. She looked at him.

" You should try it! " he told her. Robin took a bite and nodded in satisfaction. Luffy then suddenly sensed a relatively strong aura approaching them.

" What is it? " Nami asked. Luffy looked at her.

" Someone is approaching. " he told her.

In a few moments, a masked man who seemed to ride on top of the cloud sea, appeared in front of them.

" OI, you there! " Nojiko called, " What do you want? "

" I shall reject you! " the man declared.

" He wants a fight! " Zoro told them and took out his katana. But Yamato jumped down from the Crow Nest and punched the man viciously with her haki coated fist.

Everyone watched her blatant display of violence with awe.

" Don't interrupt our adventure. " she said and once again returned to her spot.

Then another man appeared out of the sky. He rode a weird, pink bird with purple circles. He wore a shiny silver armor and he had a silver lance as a weapon.

The man landed on the railing of the ship.

" So it seems you didn't need my help. " he said simply.

" What is going on? " Nami asked. She glanced at the some of the members of their crew, who laid on the ground, " What are you all doing? "

" Don't blame them, Nami. " Luffy told her, " It's just that the air here is much thinner than down below. "

" Right, now that I think about it … " Zoro confirmed. Nami looked at Luffy.

" How come you aren't affected? " she asked. He grinned, " I'm an anomaly. " he replied.

" Are you Blue Sea dwellers? " the knight asked.

" Yes. " Luffy answered. Nami looked at him oddly.

" Blue sea dwellers? " she asked. Luffy looked at her.

" This is known as the white sea and the sea bellow is known as the blue sea. " he told her. He looked at the knight.l, " Right? " The knight looked at him in surprise.

" You seem to know some things about this place. " he replied, " Were you here before? "

Luffy shook his head.

" No, but I've heard about it from someone, who was. " he replied. The knight quirked an eyebrow. " Shanks, the apprentice of Gol D. Roger. " The knight's eyes widened.

" So you've met him? " Luffy asked after seeing his surprised expression. The knight nodded.

" How is Roger doing? Is he well? " the knight asked. Luffy sighed.

" I'm afraid he's gone. " Luffy replied, " He became the pirate king … and then he was executed. " The man's face fell visibly.

" That's too bad. He and his band were a good bunch. I'm sorry to hear they're gone. " he replied sadly.

" Oh, but they're not all gone. " Luffy told him. He looked up in surprise. The crew also looked at Luffy, " Most of them are still alive. "

" But how, Captain-san? The government said they were all captured. " Robin interupted. Luffy shook his head.

" They weren't captured. " he told them. Everyone gasped at the revelation, " The Pirate King surrendered because of some personal reason. "

Luffy ignored the shocked expressions and continued, " Silvers Rayleigh, Shanks and Buggy all still live. " he told them. Nami and Zoro looked at him with wide-eyed expression.

" Y-You're kidding, right? " Nami asked. Luffy looked at her and shook his head. Zoro blinked a few times.

" Buggy, that clown was one of the Pirate King's nakama? " she asked after a few moments. Luffy nodded.

" A cabin boy, like Shanks. " he answered. Both of them shook their heads.

" Every herd has a black sheep. " Reiju offered. They both nodded repeatedly.

" Who's Buggy? " Robin asked. Everyone looked at her.

" An East Blue pirate. " Nami told her, " A nobody basically, i have looted his treasure several times. "

Somewhere on the Grandline, a certain red-nosed pirate got the sudden urge to murder someone.

" Ah, by the way, what's your name? " Luffy asked as he forgot this old man's name form the anime.

" I'm the knight of the sky, Gan Fall. And this is my partner Pierre. " he replied, " So, seeing how you don't need my help, I shall take my leave. "

" Wait! " Nami yelled after him. He stopped and she asked, " What do you mean help?"

" This is a service. " he answered, " This is a dangerous land. I make my living as a knight for hire. I give this whistle to whoever wants my help and if you blow it I come to your aid. "

" But for a fee of 5.000.000 Extols. " the knight added. Everyone sweat-dropped as the fee seemed outrageously high.

" I think we'd like to take the whistle. " Luffy answered, " I can't be everywhere at once after all and may be we need you. "

" I see. " the knight replied, " Here you go. " He threw him the whistle and Luffy caught it.

" Since you told me about Roger's fate, I'll give you one service for free. " The knight replied, " But every next service will cost 5,000,000 Extols. "

" What're you talking about, old man? " Bonney shouted, " What's this extol thing? Is it edible? " Gan Fall gasped and sweated.

" You mean you didn't come here from High West? " he asked. Everyone looked at him oddly. " But you must have at least stopped by one or two islands? "

" Hold on! " Nami interrupted, " You mean there are other ways to get up here? And what do you mean one or two islands? There are more of them? "

" You mean that you- " Gan Fall began.

" We rode the Knock-Up stream. " Robin interrupted. His eyes widened again.

" You mean that monstrous current? " he asked, " To think that there are still souls brave enough to do that … "

" I knew it wasn't a normal route! " Nami cried. She grabbed Luffy's cardigan and shook it, " I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE! IF WE HAD GATHERED MORE INFORMATION WE'D HAVE AN EASIER TRIP! IT'S ALL YOU FAULT? "

" But it was fun, wasn't it, Nami?! " Luffy asked cheerfully. Gan Fall resisted the urge to sweat-drop.

" Have you lost any of your crew? " he asked.

" Nope. " Luffy replied cheerfully.

" I see. " the knight replied, " But the other routes would not have been so merciful. Here you either all die or all survive. "

After a few more minutes of conversation, the knight of the sky left on his bird/slash horse partner and the Devil Dragon Pirates continued to their destination.