"You don't seem like a good mom."

"W-what?!" Sora looked shocked at the bluntness from the captain. She grit her teeth and took in a breath. "Whatever do you mean..? I love my Sanji the most in the world, I would do anything for him."

"I dunno, I mean, I figure knowing your son's dream is the basic of the basics..." Luffy replied.

"I do know! I know everything about him!" Sora started ticking off her fingers, "I know about him liking to cook, and how he used to visit his mother every day! I know he likes that swordsman, and I know all his crewmember names. I know his favorite food and color!"

"That sounds just like a list of stuff to me." Luffy rubbed some crumbs off his face and shrugged. Sora's eyes flashed with anger.

"Look here! I spent a year studying everything I could about that damn brat so that I would be chosen to be the queen! I even know his favorite bedtime stories from when he was a child!" She shouted back, slamming her hand on the small table and making the silverware clink.

"Wait... you studied him?" Luffy tilted his head, trying to comprehend what was going on. Sora's face turned red with alarm. Realizing she had slipped up, Sora jumped up from her seat and reached down, pulling out a blade she had hidden on a sheath on her skirt covered legs.

"Well... we would have gotten rid of you anyway..." She said, lunging at the captain with her knife.

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Law felt the barrel he was enclosed in hit something and then stop moving. He pressed his ear against the side and listened intently. He could hear the sounds of life: birds, a distant voice, crickets. Thinking it was safe, he knocked the lid off of the barrel and peered out. The barrel had washed ashore a relatively large looking island. He stepped out of the barrel and stretched, working out the kinks from his confinement. It was obvious their plan had gone horribly astray, and now he was on some random island in the middle of the ocean with no way to get back or contact anyone. And he didn't have his sword.

First things first, he made his way towards the distant sounds he heard. It was almost a bustling sound, like that of a town. He immediately noticed a worn path from the beach and followed it until he saw the makings of a town in the distance.

When he was close enough to see the structures, he felt weird. Something seemed off but he couldn't place it. He approached cautiously.

"WE HAVE A VISITOR!" Yelled an extremely happy sounding voice that Law could barely react to before he was hit from behind the knees. He fell backward and before he could register what was happening, he found himself riding on the back of a man who was running towards the town on all fours, carrying him like a horse carrying its rider.

The man skidded to a stop once they entered an empty looking town a few moments later and Law immediately jumped off the man.

"What the hell are you doing!?" He questioned the man. The man honked, which seemed like his own way of laughing.

"Welcome visitor! You are the 35th visitor to the Island of Human Objects! We hope you have a pleasant time! Please check out our massage chairs in the visitor's center!" The man said excitedly before running off down the street, still on all fours. Law froze and looked around slowly, suddenly realizing that the town wasn't empty but simply full of people pretending to be things.

"Oh god..."

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"Are you sure you're okay?" Zoro asked as she looked down at Sanji's bandaged foot.

"Well I've certainly felt better..." Sanji replied, glaring at her as he limped towards the door.

"Sorry... I really had no idea I was that strong."

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