"What's going on?!", Luffy shouted as the shrimp carried us higher and higher up the winding river, "the cloud is shaped like a belt, or a river!"
"I doubt this is something that formed naturally!", Nami shouted, clinging onto the rails.
As we climbed higher, we could see a hole above our heads, with light shining down through it. The bright light combined with the spiraling pathway and high speeds created a dizzying effect that made my head spin. A normal person would likely have thrown up or passed out. As we neared the top of the path, I could just barely make out a sign on the rim of the hole.
"There's something written up there", Usopp shouted, pointing at the sign covered in bold lettering, "I think it's the exit!"
As we neared the sign, I could pick out the words, 'God Land Skypeia' written on it.
"It's not an exit! It's an entrance!", Nami shouted excitedly.
Right before reaching the hole in the clouds, the shrimp suddenly sped up, launching high into the sky upon passing the entryway. It then launched our ship off its back, sending us soaring through the air. As we hovered for a moment, I looked around and smiled widely upon seeing an actual island floating atop the clouds. It was dotted with bright green palm trees, and I could see there was a sort of village scattered across the tiers of cloudy platforms. To the east sat a large bridge of clouds with curvy rails, and a shorter, but much wider bridge connected two islands to the west. At the very top of the village sat what looked like a temple of sorts, perhaps dedicated to some deity that lived amongst the clouds.
"There's an island!" Luffy exclaimed, mouth wide open and grinning as his eyes sparkled with glee, "IT'S SKY ISLAND!"
The ship landed with a loud splash a few seconds after going airborne, sending a spray of watery clouds up into the air, before raining down onto the ship and getting us soaking wet. Ratha let out an indignant squawk and fluttered his wings rapidly to shake off the water, further soaking Navirou, Zoro and I.
"This place is incredible!", I exclaimed, staring starry eyed as we approached the shoreline. Once we reached the shallows, Usopp, Luffy, Chopper and I hurriedly leapt off the ship and ran to the beach. Ratha did a sort of seagull hop through the water, wings constantly flapping to avoid getting drenched again.
"Ooooh, the island is made of a fluffy cloud too!", Usopp exclaimed, digging his toes into the soft, cool cloud.
I knelt down and scooped up a piece of the fluffy clouds, removing my one of my gloves to fully feel the soft texture. I then looked back at Zoro and smirked deviously, before scooping up a few more tufts and setting them aside in a discreet little pile.
"Hey! What about the anchor?! There's probably no bottom here, right?!", Zoro shouted over to Luffy, hoisting the anchor with ease.
"Don't worry about it!", Luffy shouted back, jumping around and playing in the clouds with Chopper and Ratha, "Hurry, look! This beach is so fluffy!"
Ratha then tackled him, shoving him into the cloudy beach. Luffy giggled and threw a clump of clouds at the wyvern, making him squawk as one hit him in the face. He then started chasing Luffy and Chopper around, all while avoiding clumps of soggy clouds being thrown at him.
"Come on you guys!", I called out to them.
Sanji was quick to jump off, diving into the water like a dolphin. Nami disembarked soon after, followed after by Zoro, then Robin. As soon as Zoro walked onto the beach, I snuck up behind him, cloud tufts in hand, and shoved a couple down the back of his shirt. He jumped at this, clawing at his back to get them out, and I threw one right in his face.
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Monster Hunter: Open Ocean. (One Piece x Monster Hunter)
FanfictionA rider and her monsters become stranded in a world covered by oceans. This world is locked in a Great Pirate Era, and, with the help of a certain pirate crew, Saurus and Navirou must make there way through this unknown world. Will she ever leave...
