Chapter 32 - 32: Angels and God!

Luffy was the first to leap from the ship to go explore the island of clouds. As he landed on the shallow sea of clouds the rest of his crew also leaped from the ship and followed him. Usopp and Chopper began playing in the shallow water like-cloud while everyone else began making their way to shore. As Luffy's feet touched the shores of the beach he froze along with Zoro, Sanji, and Nojiko. It was this feeling washed over the four of them causing them to stop in their tracks.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Nami asked as she and the rest of the crew stopped when the four of them stopped. Before Sanji, Zoro, or Nojiko to respond to Nami, Luffy spoke up.

"Nothing just surprised at how big this Sky Island is," he said in a calm tone before shooting a look at the other three causing them to nod their head slightly in understanding. "The Sky Islands I have seen are much smaller compared to this," he added as he turned his attention back to his crew.

"Yeah, this place is something to behold," Nojiko said as she walked up and stood next to Luffy.

"Well, what are we just standing around here for?" Usopp suddenly said with a large smile on his face. "Let the relaxation begin!" he yelled as he pumped his fist in the air before he took off running onto the beach with Chopper and everyone else except the four who sensed something earlier. The four who stayed behind looked at each other and didn't say anything aloud but were all thinking the same thing.

'Someone is using haki to watch us,' was the common thought among the four.

"Stay on your toes," Luffy said cryptically to the three causing them to nod. "And watch out for one another," he said while staring at the other four members of his crew. The three of them nodded their heads understanding the message that Luffy sending. The four of them then way to join the rest of the crew. As they were walking, they heard a strange bird call over their heads. When they looked up, they saw the South bird they caught on Jaya fly over their head while shooting them a dirty look.

"I wonder how he got free?" Sanji wondered aloud as he lit a cigarette.

"Who cares," Zoro said as he resumed walking. "We don't need him anymore," he added. The rest of them just shrugged their shoulders before continuing their way. When they arrived at the spot on the beach where the rest of the crew were, they saw Usopp building a sandcastle in the clouds while Chopper was rolling around on the ground taking in the softness of the clouds. Robin was laying against a palm tree reading a book while Nami, who took her shirt off in favor of a bikini top instead, was laying on a chair made of clouds in a nearby cabana. As they arrived Sanji took off in the direction of some flowers he saw growing by the beach, Luffy went and leaned against the same palm tree that Robin was leaning against and pulled his straw hat over his eyes, Nojiko followed her sister and also took her shirt off revealing a blue bikini top before making her way to the cabana to be with he sister, while Zoro, on the other hand, decided to go investigate something he saw on the beach. He bent down and picked up something fluffy that was on the beach.

"What's this?" he asked he pick up the object. As he held it up to inspect it, the object started to move, startling him. He quickly released the creature causing it to fall onto the ground. The creature landed on all fours before looking back up at Zoro. Upon careful inspection, Zoro could see that the creature was a little white fox, but at the same time, it wasn't like any fox Zoro had ever seen before. "Huh, what do we have here, some kind of fox?" Zoro asked as he stooped down to inspect the creature. Just as he was inspecting it the beautiful sounds music filled the air getting everyone's attention.

"Huh? Is that music?" Luffy asked as he raised his hat from his face.

"Look!" Zoro said while pointing off in the distance of the beach. "There is someone over there on that cloud," he said causing everyone to look down the beach where he was pointing. When they looked, they saw a figure standing on top a tall could looking out to the White-White Sea.

"Oh great, it's another monster," Usopp said in a scared voice. By now, Luffy had already gotten up from his position under the palm tree and went to stand where Zoro was standing with Robin following behind him and the rest of the crew joining them as well.

"It's not a monster," Sanji said in a disbelieving voice. "I-its...it's an angel," he said in an astonished voice as he stared at the silhouette of a beautiful woman with wings playing the harp.

"An angle?" Usopp replied in a disbelieving voice as he turned his attention to the woman. The girl then finished the harp and turned and looked at the crew with a smile before she spoke.

"Heso," she said warmly confusing everyone.

"Heso?" Nojiko asked with an eyebrow raised. "What's heso?" she asked.

"Do you think she is trying to say hello?" Chopper asked.

"It does sound like hello," Zoro suggested. Before anyone else could say anything, the girl spoke once more, this time to the fox instead of the crew.

"Su, come here," she said to the fox who began trotting over to her when she called it. "Did you come from the Blue Sea world?" the girl asked the crew as she started walking towards them.

"Yeah," Luffy replied to the girl.

"Then I would like to welcome you to Skypiea's Angel Beach," she said warmly. "My name is Conis and this little one is Su, she is a cloud fox," she said as she bent down to pick up the little white fox. "If you need anything at all please let me know how I can be of service," she added with a smile. Even though her words seem genuine, Luffy could sense that something was off about her.

"Actually, we have tons of questions," Nami said as she stepped forward. "Most of us have never been to a place like this before," she said as she walked up to Conis.

"Guys," Zoro suddenly said getting their attention. "Something is coming," he said as he looked out to the White-White sea.

"Oh, that's just my father," Conis said with a smile. When they looked out the man heading towards them, they saw that he was riding on a strange contraption on top of the clouds.

"Conis," Nojiko said getting her attention. "What is that thing that your father is riding on?" she asked as she stared at the strange machine.

"Oh, that is my father's sky waver," she said amazing them.

"That's so cool," Usopp and Chopper said simultaneously.

"Get out of the way!" Conis's father yelled out as he approaches the beach. "Stopping this thing is kind of tricky!" he yelled as the waver started to wobble on the clouds. "AHHHHH!" he yelled as the waver skid on to the beach and crashed into a palm tree. "Is everyone okay?" the man asked as he shakily stood up.

"You're the one who crashed!" Nami and Zoro yelled back at the man.

"That must be the boat we read about in the Nolan the liar book," Nami said as she stared at the waver. "A boat that can sail with no wind," she added in a surprised voice.

"Did you make some new friends, Conis my dear?" the man asked his daughter as he began to pick up the waver.

"Yes, they arrived only a few moments ago from the blue sea world," she said causing the old man to chuckle a bit before he spoke.

"Oh, still adjusting," he said with a chuckle. "There must be a lot of things that puzzle you about the White-White Sea, I'm sorry," he said.

"No need to apologize," Usopp replied to the old man.

"Forgive me for not introducing myself, my name is Pagaya," he said.

"So, father, how was the fishing today?" Conis asked her father.

"Oh, quite a successful venture," he replied as he saw Nami walking towards while staring at his waver. "I have an idea; you all should come over for dinner. We will fill your bellies with the tastes of the island," he suggested causing the Straw hats to get excited.

"Sounds good to me," Luffy replied with a nod. He was skeptical about these people, there was something off about them. So, he decided to go along with whatever they were planning for now until he can figure out what's going on. Besides, if they were stupid enough to harm a member of his crew then he would slaughter every living soul on this sky island. It was then Nami's voice broke him out of his thought.

"This boat," she said as she bent down to examine the waver. "It doesn't have any sails to catch the wind, and just now you weren't rowing it. So how did you get it to move?" she asked Pagaya.

"Oh, that's right, you people from the blue sea world don't have dials," Conis said while looking at Nami.

"What are dials?" Chopper asked. Conis and her father then began explaining what dials were and the different kinds of dials to the crew. After they finished explaining it to them Nami decided that she wanted to try and ride the waver. Much to the surprise of Pagaya and Conis's surprise, Nami was actually pretty good at riding the waver.

"Is it okay if I stay out here and ride some more?" Nami asked.

"It is fine, just be careful!" Pagaya yelled back at her.

"And don't cause any trouble!" Luffy added. After that everyone began following Pagaya and Conis back to their house for dinner. They began walking up a giant set of stairs made of clouds that seem to lead into the island from the beach. As they were walking up the giant stairs Pagaya began explaining to the different types of clouds they had on Skypiea. It was fascinating to hear about how they differ from the normal clouds that the crew is used to. Even Luffy found this knowledge interesting, he had no idea that the island clouds that were made from special particles that are in sea prism stones. When the group got to the top of the stairs Nojiko pointed out the amazing view causing everyone to stop and look back down at the beach where they came. They could all see a small silhouette of Nami riding around on the waver. Everyone then went into Pagaya and Conis's home. Sanji followed Pagaya into the kitchen while the rest of the crew made themselves comfortable in the living room. As they were all relaxing in the living room Robin decided to ask Conis a variety of different questions about Skypiea. After conversing with each other for about 30 minutes, Sanji and Pagaya finally came into the living room with the food.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I present you sky lobster with special sauce and a side of island fruit that I can't pronounce," Sanji said as he placed the delicious-looking food on the table.

"That looks so good!" Usopp said as he started to drool slightly.

"Let's dig in," Chopper added. While everyone else is eating Sanji walked out to the balcony to smoke. While there he looked out to the White-White Sea for a few seconds before to turned and spoke to the crew.

"Hey, do you guys know where Nami is?" he asked.

"She's out there riding on the waver," Usopp said while gulping down the food.

"I can't see her anywhere," Sanji replied as he continued looking out.

"She probably just went out too far," Zoro suggested. Luffy, on the other hand, could see that both Conis and Pagaya look more worried than his crew.

"Do you think she is okay?" Conis asked her father in a slightly worried tone.

"I have my concerns," Pagaya replied. By now Luffy had placed his plate down and was staring at the two citizens of Skypiea.

"Why are you two so worried?" Luffy asked in a calm voice as he stared at the father and daughter.

"On the clouds, there is a place called Upper Yard," Conis explain with a worried look on her face. "No one is ever allowed to go there, and it is not too far away. It would only be a short trip by waver from here. I am afraid your friend Nami might have set ashore there out of curiosity," she explained. By now Nojiko had begun to worry about her little sister.

"What's so special about this island that no one is allowed to go there?" Robin asked as she took a bite of her meal.

"It is a sacred land," Conis said surprising them. "But more importantly...it is the island where God lives," she said causing everyone except Luffy's eyes to widen in shock. Luffy did not look shocked by that information, he had a look as though he had just remembered something.

"I knew I forgot something!" Luffy suddenly said getting everyone's attention. "On Skypiea, you Skypieans call the ruler of this place God, correct?" he asked.

"Yes, how did you know that?" Pagaya asked Luffy.

"Some friends of mine came here about 20 years ago," Luffy said surprising the father and daughter. "I had heard their stories about this place and its people," he said with a small smile.

"I'm sure you all saw the sign when you came here, 'God land Skypiea'" Conis said still sounding a bit worried for Nami. "This land is ruled over by the almighty God Enel," she said causing Luffy's eyes to narrow slightly.

'Could it be this Enel guy who knows haki?' Luffy thought to himself.

"He knows and sees everything," Conis continued in a slightly scared voice. "He is truly omniscient. He keeps his all-seeing eyes focus on everyone, always," she said as she looked down slightly.

"So, what you are saying is...he is watching us right now," Zoro said as he narrowed his eyes along with Sanji and Nojiko.

"Yes," Conis replied as he turned and looked at the swordsman.

"So Conis, if this god is really named Enel and this Upper Yard is so close to here, you must have seen what he looks like. Right?"

"Oh no!" Conis replied in a slight panic as she raised both of her hands up in the air. "Upper Yard is sacred ground and a place only for our god to rest. We are not allowed to go there," she said quickly as though she was hoping not to anger this god.

"Do you know the punishment of going to this forbidden place?" Robin asked as she looked over to the duo.

"It is our belief that if you break the rules and go to the Upper Yard then you won't return back alive," Pagaya said grimly causing the crew to narrow their eyes. "It is why I am just as worried about Nami as the rest of you," he added.

"Luffy," Sanji said as he looked at his captain.

"I know," he replied as he stood up and placed his plate down. "Let's go," he said causing the rest of his crew to stand up as well. The entire crew then began making their way back to the beach where their ship was docked. When they arrived on the beach, they all got onto the Going Merry except for Pagaya who stayed on the beach. "Let's set sail for this Upper Yard," Luffy commanded.

"I think that is going to be a problem," Pagaya suddenly said getting their attention. When they looked over at him, they saw he had his finger in the air as though he was checking the wind. "There seems to be no headwind blowing. If you were to set sail at this time you would spend an extraordinary amount of time getting to the Upper Yard," he in an apologetic tone.

"And how long exactly is that?" Nojiko asked.

"It is exponentially longer than it would take if your ship was powered using our dial energy," Pagaya replied from the beach causing Luffy to sigh in frustration as he looked at the old man.

"Luffy, can't you just fly over there?" Nojiko asked as she looked at her captain.

"I could, but before I do that I need to know where 'there' is," he replied before he turned his attention back to the old man. "In which direction is this Upper Yard, old man?" he asked. The old man thought about it for a few seconds as though he was contemplating whether it was a good idea to tell Luffy. However, just as he was about to give Luffy an answer someone shouted from the giant stair getting everyone's attention.

"YOU THERE!" someone shouted getting the crew's attention. "STAY RIGHT THERE!" they ordered. When everyone looked up at the stairs in the distance, they saw a group of men marching towards them.

"Are they talking to us?" Sanji asked as he lit a new cigarette. When the group of men got to the beach, they laid flat on their stomach and started to crawl towards the crew.

"What's up with them?" Zoro asked as he stared at the group of men crawling towards them.

"Are they soldiers?" Nojiko asked with a bewildered look on her face.

"Whoever they are they are strange," Usopp added. When the men got in front of Pagaya and Conis, who hopped off of the ship when she saw the men, they held up the index and pinky fingers of their left hand and placed in front of their forehead before they spoke.

"Heso!" all of them said in unison.

"Heso, gentlemen!" Pagaya and Conis replied.

"Well look what we have here!" a man in front of the group who clearly was their leader said. "You must be the Blue Sea dwellers who have been breaking the rules of the sovereignty that is Skypiea! Prepare to have the weight of heaven's judgment brought down upon you!" he yelled as he looked at the Straw hats. Luffy just raised his eyebrow and stared at the soldiers before hopping off the ship along with the rest of the crew.

"Oh, and what rules have we broken?" Luffy asked as he walked up and stood right in front of the man.

"You have illegally docked you ship on angel beach, that is a class 8th offense!" the leader said.

"Seriously?" Luffy asked while looking at the man. "No one said that we couldn't dock here," he added.

"What's the punishment for this crime?" Robin asked.

"Ten Nights in the local jail," the man replied causing everyone to start laughing.

"He thinks we are going to spend ten nights in jail!" Nojiko said while laughing.

"Let's forget these idiots and go find Nami," Sanji suggested while Luffy nodded his head in agreement and began walking away from the soldiers.

"We still have the problem with the wind thing," Chopper said as the crew huddled together trying to come up with a plan.

"Are we even sure she is at this upper yard place?" Zoro asked.

"Yeah, what if she just taking a joy ride somewhere. If we leave now and she comes back we might miss her," Usopp said. The crew continued to discuss their current problem with Nami in detail while ignoring the soldiers causing their leader to become very angry.

"IGNORING THE WHITE BERETS!" the leaders suddenly shouted. "That is a 9th class crime!" he yelled out causing Conis and Pagaya to gasp in shock while the entire crew just turned and narrowed their eyes at the men.

"Why don't you shut up over there," Nojiko said to the leader.

"Before we come over there and shut you up!" Zoro added as he placed his hand on his sword.

"Threatening the white berets! That is the 7th class crime," the leader said. Luffy was about to say something, but before he could the voice of Nami got everyone's attention.

"Hey!" Nami yelled out. "I'm back!" she said as she rode closer and closer to the beach. She rode onto the beach and carefully placed the waver in front of Pagaya. "Thanks for letting me use it, it rides great!" she said with a grateful smile before he walked up and stand with the rest of the crew. "Who are these guys?" she asked.

"A couple of idiots who are trying to charge us with a bunch of bogus crimes," Nojiko replied.

"How dare you!" the man said very angrily. "We are part of god's guards. We answer directly to God Enel's priest," he said causing Luffy to chuckle slightly before he walked up and stood directly in front of the man before he spoke.

"You make it sound as though I am supposed to be afraid of you god," Luffy said in a menacing tone. As he said that a loud thunder boomed overhead causing everyone to pause. The Skypieans had a fearful look on their faces while the Straw hats had a confused look on theirs. "Was that thunder?" Luffy asked as he turned and looked back at his crew who nodded their head and looked at him as though to asked if it wasn't his.

"It's God Enel!" Conis said in a fearful voice.

"Well, well, that is interesting," Luffy said with an excited smirk. "Okay God Enel, now I'm intrigued," he said before he released a wave of conqueror's haki knocking the White Berets out cold.

**CHAPTER END**

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