One Piece: Rise of the Pirate Queen

Omake Corner Special Two-Shot

(Word of warning: For those who are just interested, and have never read my main series One Piece: Rise of the Pirate Queen, Mika, her brothers, her guardian, and her group of friends are from that series.)

I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book (or Two-Shot),
to raise the Ghost of an Idea,
which shall not put my readers out of humor (or in it)
with themselves, with each other,
with the season, or with me.

May it haunt their houses pleasantly,
and no one wish to lay it.

Their faithful Friend and Servant,

Charles Dickens
December, 1843

A One Piece Christmas Carol

Part One: The Queen That Never Let Go

It was Christmas eve, a usually joyous time to celebrate with friends and family alike. The town of Cocoyashi was lively decorated for the season as was the castle of the royal Monkey family where ruled over the Goa Kingdom. However, despite this time of cheer, joy, and good will towards fellow man, the the streets were silent and vacant. The town was deserted, and the mode throughout the town, nay, the whole kingdom and the world was gloom. For today, a great lost had occurred that sadden all that knew. For within the castle borders was a large precession being held. And the crowd that stood before the precession, not one wore a smile.

The king, Monkey D. Luffy, had died, stricken with a fatal disease that not even the best doctors could cure. If you asked anyone in the crowd about the king, most would say, "He may have been an idiot that wanted nothing but to have fun, but he cared for everyone and made sure to bring a smile to everyone's face." For one reason or another, everyone loved the king, even when the young man was a child prince, playing with the peasant children.

The large wooden doors swung open catching the attention of all that came to see their king, one lost time. Proceeding out of the castle church, came the coffin bearers with the closed casket that contained the body of their lifeless king. The ones carrying the coffin were some of the most trusted servants, guards, and friends of the king. Zoro, the General of the Royal Army, Sanji, Head Chef, Usopp, Head of the Royal Guards, Franky, Royal Architect, Brook, Local Musician to the town and castle, and Jinbe, Head of the Royal Navy. All the crowd bowed their heads as the king and the coffin bearers walked down the cobblestone road.

"Wahhh~!" All the crowd winced as they heard the single most saddening part of the whole funeral. From behind the coffin came, the now widowed queen, Nami, carrying her twin baby sons crying with her young daughter, Namika, following next to her trying to put a strong face, but failing. The queen, though surrounded by sadness and wailing babies, held a straight face being covered by a black veil as they proceeded towards the royal burial chambers. Coming from behind her was Robin, the Royal Historian and Archeologist, Chopper, Royal and local Doctor, many other royalties such as Queen Vivi of the Alabasta Kingdom, Empress Hancock of Amazon Lily, and King Fukaboshi, his brothers, and sister from the Ryugu Kingdom.

After having only the king's closest friends pay their final respects, they buried the king with his father, brothers, and grandfather before him. Soon enough, the crowd began to disperse as well as many of those closest to the king walking inside the castle. The only one left was Nami, having given the twins to their sister to tuck into bed as they had fallen asleep. She stood their in front of the door which her beloved husband laid thinking of her life before she had meet him.

Flashback

"Hey! Drop that!" shouted a fruit vendor as he grabbed the nine-year old Nami's hand forcing her to drop her stolen goods. For most of her life, Nami had to steal what she needed to survive. This was the first, in a long time, that she had been caught. The vendor then grabbed a nearby butcher knife showing it to the girl.

"Do you know the penalty for stealing, little girl." growled the vendor scaring Nami like it would any kid. Roughly placing her hand on the chopping board, Nami looked around for someone for help. However, all the people just ignored her situation like it was a normal occurrence.

"Please sir! I'm sorry!" cried Nami as tears fell from her eyes.

"Too late, brat!" With that, the vendor raised his knife readying to chop. Nami closed her eyes as she waited for the cold metal to come slicing through her thin arm.

"Hey! There you are!" The vendor froze in mid chop and Nami opened her eyes as they both saw a smiling young boy wearing a straw hat with above average peasant clothes running up to them. "I'm glad I caught up, you forgot the money."

"Huh?" said both thief and fruit vendor. The boy kept his grin as he pulled out a small bag of coin belis and gave to the girl.

"Uh, thanks." said Nami absentmindedly as she took the money. She then immediately gave it to the vendor. "Here you go sir."

"Whatever, brat. Just take apple and go." said the man grouchily letting go of Nami's hand allowing the two kids to run off.

"Shishishi! That was close." laughed the boy still grinning as he and Nami rested behind a building far away from the vendor.

"Thank you." the boy stopped laughing as he looked over to the girl as she bowed her head to the boy. "Thank you so much."

"No problem." grinned the boy. Nami looked up and smiled at the boy. "Hey! You wanna play pirates? We need one more for a game."

"Sure." said Nami quickly and happily. The boy smiled and took the girl's hand as he lead her to his friends. "By the way, my name is Nami."

"My name is Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy." smiled the boy.

Flash in

'It was so much simpler back then.' sadly smiled Nami was fresh tears began to fall. After that game of pirates and a lengthy explanation about Luffy's heritage, Luffy asked her to live in the palace with him and his friends. The moment she started living in the palace, she promised Luffy she would never worry about money again.

"Why need money, when you can have so many friends!" Nami recalled that simple explanation from her husband as kids. Though she had just that, what she wanted most wasn't friends, she just needed Luffy. Of course, she only discovered that after two years of separation. However, that was all in the past. Nami soon brought up her clenched hand and opened it, revealing two coins that were suppose to be in her dead husband's pockets, a tradition for any burial to pay for the trip over. She didn't want to take the coins, but taking them seemed to...comfort her.

"I'm sorry...Luffy." Nami regrettably clenched the coins in her hands and left the burial chambers to be with everyone inside.

Seven years later, Christmas Eve.

"Get Out!" With a loud boom of the queen's voice throughout the castle making the servants inside cringed hearing upon hearing it. Inside the castle, the doors that lead into the throne room swung open quickly as two male figures came running out quite frightened.

"But your majesty!" pleaded Johnny loudly in distress as he looked back towards the throne. "It Christmas!"

"Yeah! Have a heart!" shouted Yosaku also trying to plead with the queen

"Eh, Christmas. Bah! Humbug!"

"You don't mean that your majesty." pleaded the black-haired donation collector.

"There are so many this year that are in need!" added Yosaku also pleading with the queen. "If you could only give a small donation for the poor..."

"Enough! Begone, before I call the guards!" yelled Nami sending the two donation collector running out of the castle with frightened expressions.

"Ne, idiots." spoke Nami as she leaned against her throne's arm in frustration of the two donation collectors. Of course, they had been trying to for years to get donations from her. "I should've made a law against donation collectors."

"Your majesty, I believe the outcome would turn disastrous." Nami looked over to the older lady sitting at a table with a book in hand.

"I guess your right." sighed the queen knowing full well that Robin knew what was popular amongst the lower class. With the king dead, it was the queen's job to rule over the kingdom until she either remarried or her children married and took over. Nami decided on the second. However, her rule was far from what anyone expected her when she took over.

"Your majesty." Nami looked back towards the doors seeing Usopp, Head of the Royal Guards, enter the throne room giving her a bow.

"Where are the tributes!" shouted Nami angrily as the guards stood before the queen.

"The guards are just finishing up the counting and will be here shortly." stated Usopp nervously. Since Nami began her rule, she began imposing strict taxes on the townspeople. Most of the townspeople could barely pay for the basics for living standards. Nami didn't care, she hadn't cared for years. In fact, since she rule started, the kingdom had finally gotten out of debt with their allies. Thus allowing Nami to fill the royal treasury to her hearts content.

"We are here, your majesty!" With a swing of the wooden doors, two more guards carrying a scroll of the numbers. The queen caught sight of the running guards gracing her angered face with a content smile.

"Thank you guards." contently smiled Nami. As usual, the guards gave the scroll to Usopp and he came up to the queen handing her the total amount collected. Taking the document, she quickly reviewed it.

"What! Down by ten percent!" gasped Nami in anger. She looked up from the paper and at the guards stunned by the queen's loud outburst. "What is the meaning of this Usopp!"

"I'm sorry, your majesty." bowed Usopp though sweating nervously as he came up with a lie. The truth was that the guards usually cut back around the Christmas season usually adding a bit of their own paycheck to lessen the queen's tax. However, with the queen reducing their own paycheck so much, they couldn't met demands. "You see, there were some-"

"Mom! Were Home!" Before Usopp could continue his lie, his and the guards were saved by the three things not money related to ease the queen's anger and selfishness. Standing in the opened doorway stood the last things the queen had of her late husband. Their eldest child and only daughter, Namika, and their twin sons, Ace and Sabo. All three had been studying abroad, as requested by the queen, but usually came home for the holidays.

"Hey mom!" shouted the twins in unison with cheerful smiles in front of their sister. The queen's stern appearance quickly softened and replaced with a gentle smile. She left her seat, ignoring the guards, and meet her children halfway hugging first the twins then her daughter.

"Welcome home, everyone." smiled Nami while hugging her daughter. The guards gave a sigh of relief hoping that they may have gotten off the hook. If anyone could get the queen to change her attitude it was her children. Meanwhile, another figure stepped forward. Nami soon released her daughter from her hug and stepped back to see all of her children. "Did you have safe trip back? Did you all do well in school? Have you been keeping your health? Do you need any-"

"Mom, mom, we're fine. The trip was good, my grades were...fine." smiled Namika though everyone around her knew that 'fine' usually meant she barely passed.

"I got excellent in...a-a-achoo!" sneezed the small boy then quickly rubbing his noise. "In all my classes." grinned Sabo showing his usual missing tooth.

"It looks like you caught a cold, hun." smiled Nami in concern as she rubbed the boy's already ruffled black with orange tip hair. "We'll get the doctor to give you some medicine."

"Sniff...Thanks mom." smiled Sabo. Nami then looked over to Ace to hear the rest of the school story.

"Eh~." Was all Ace said as he looked away from his mother while digging around in his ear. Despite the other two siblings showing possible poor scores, Nami did not seem to care.

"Enough about school," smiled Nami relieving the the eldest daughter and son from further interrogation. "we must prepare for the feast."

"A Christmas feast!" questioned Namika with hope with her brothers also excited about the possible Christmas feast.

"Eh, sure." nervously smiled Nami. With the death of her husband, Nami only had their children left and she made sure that they were always happy.

"Yeah!" cheered the three siblings. Nami gave a small giggle, her children always reminded her of her husband and that's what she loved most about them. With her youngest grabbing hold of her hands, they began pulling with them wanting to show off something of theirs. As they walked, Nami addressed the male figure waiting patiently.

"Greetings, your majesty." bowed Drake, long time caretaker of both Mika and the twins.

"Greetings, Drake." said Nami flatly showing no emotion. Before leaving, she then turned to the lone women reading a book.

"Robin, can you deal with the guards." said Nami cheerfully. The black-haired women looked up from her book and gave the queen a nod and smile. "Thank you!"

"Come on mom!"

"Hurry up!" said the twin individually as the queen left the large throne room leaving Namika, Robin, and the guards. With the guards closing the door, the guards breathed in relief.

"Cutting it kinda of close, don't ya think Drake." stated Usopp in a casual manner.

"Sorry, but the carriage was delayed. Mika wanted to try something a new trick." stated Drake breaking from his gentlemen-like manner being more casual. Unlike her brothers, Namika, often called Mika by everyone when the queen isn't around, knew of her mother's personality difference when they were gone and tried often to come home for the villager's and servant's sakes.

"Shishishi! Sorry, but it succeeded." apologized Mika with a grin. She then looked over to Robin and Usopp.

"Merry Christmas guys!"

"Merry Christmas Mika." smiled the two feeling truly happy that someone gave the usual Christmas greeting.

"What's the damage this year."As quickly as she came in, Mika's mood changed to a more serious tone.

"Nothing new, other than an increase in taxes." said Robin solemnly. Mika sighed, she didn't understand why her mother became so greedy after the death of her father, but it was bringing a toll on everyone outside the royal family. Worst off, why she hid that side of her from her children was something beyond her.

"Still no Christmas decoration?" Robin shook her head saddening the young princess. Like many things that had changed since the death of her father, Nami had all but forbidden Christmas from the kingdom.

"Sorry Mika." said Usopp sadly as the guards left the throne room to their other duties.

"Well, maybe next year." said Drake almost naturally, though sorrowful, since he had been saying the same thing for the last seven years, ever since the queen hired him to watch Mika after the king's death.

"I can't take this anymore." stated Mika clenching her fist in frustration. "She does this every year, hurting everyone she and dad loved, hurting her friends, and lies to her own children. Why can't she just-"

"She's still grieving Mika." Mika felt a hand on her shoulder turning to see Robin trying to calm the young princess down. " All we can do is help her move along."

"But, it's not working." sadly stated Mika with both adults nodding in silent agreement. "This place used to be so festive during this time of year. The town couldn't go through life without helping putting up the decorations with everyone from the palace."

"Aye, your father never wanted to see a frown during this time of year." nodded Usopp recalling many years back. "He loved this time of year."

"Then, dad would invite everyone and their grandmother into the palace to enjoy a feast that ended all feast, giving various gifts to anyone that needed it, and playing with the children even though he was a king."

"Your father was always a child at heart." smiled Robin remembering the king's games he played with the children and how many others would join in.

"And mom," Mika paused for moment remembering her mother before Luffy's untimely death. "she always seemed so...happy. She may have found dad's antics childish, but it always seemed to put a smile on her face whenever dad seemed to be having fun smiling back."

"Time...changes all."said Robin flatly.

"But I want my mom that was always willing to drop everything and help with the villagers, willing to give money to the less fortunate, actually enjoyed Christmas, and...never lied to us." With that last bit, Mika grew quiet as well as the other adults as they all wished for those times to return.

"All that we can do is move on." stated Usopp grimly.

"Exactly!" The two adults looked at the girl in surprise as the girl's mood changed in an instant. "I have an awesome plan to celebrate Christmas again."

"Mika." said the adults warningly.

"Don't worry, everything's been planned planned out. See." Digging into her pocket, Mika pulled a piece of parchment and relieved it's written plan to the adults. Usopp and Robin looked over the plan, their smiles growing with each sentence.

"This could work." commented Robin fairly impressed by the girl's planning.

"Could? This will work!" stated Usopp excitingly. Mika soon donned a smile seeing as her long time family figures were willing to help. "How can we help, Mika!"

"That's easy." smirked Mika as she whispered what she needed them to do.

"Namika! Where are you!" shouted Nami as she looked around for her only daughter. With her youngest sons playing with Zoro, who conveniently got lost and ended up at the twin's room, she noticed her daughter did not accompanied them.

"Namika!"

"Here mom!" Nami turned around and looked up to see her smiling daughter directly above her on the next floor. "What ya doing?"

"Looking for you, silly." stated Nami playfully as he walked up the stairs. "I have something for you."

"Really?" said Mika curiously. Nami nodded and lead her daughter further up the stairs towards Nami's bedroom. Formally the King and Queen's bedroom.

"Wait right here." said Nami waving her finger playfully. Mika grinned and nodded allowing her mother to disappear into the walk-in closet. As she waited, Mika took a closer look around the room. Mika was shocked to see how normal it was. Everything was as she remembered when she sneaked in here as a kid to play with her father and mother. The only difference, the straw hat that now laid where her father would normal sleep.

'I wonder how you're doing, dad?' thought Mika with a sad smile. Hearing her mother comeback, Mika completely recomposed herself as Nami stepped out of the closet holding a small box.

"What is that mom?" asked Mika interestedly. Nami only smiled as she opened the box revealing a beautiful golden pendent of a straw hat, much like her father's, but with rubies where the red band was, casually hanging off a mikan. "Ooh~, it's so pretty."

"I think so too." smiled Nami as she then opened the pendent revealing two pictures that greatly surprised Mika. On the right was a group picture with her and the twins with all of her mom and dad's friends, her uncles and aunts only in name, all smiling looking cheerful. Looking on the left was the greatest surprise to Mika, it was a family picture showing just them; Luffy holding Sabo, Nami holding Ace, and Mika cheerfully smiling in between her parents.

"Wow." stated Mika plainly but clearly amazed. Nami smiled in satisfaction, closing the the pendent then unhooking the necklace attached and slinking it around her daughter's neck.

"Your father had originally intended to give this on that Christmas so many years ago." stated Nami with a hint of depression as she hooked the necklace. Seeing her mother finish, Mika found the closest mirror to see how it looked. Needless to say, she loved it. To think her father, usually clueless and hungry, would ever think about giving her such a beautiful gift.

"I would've given it to you earlier, but..." Nami went quiet reflecting slightly on her past actions not wanting her children, especially Namika, to know how she had been acting. Of course, Mika already knew and refused to tell her brothers. Despite her mom's past actions, she loved the gift even if it was late.

"Tea, my beautiful queen and princess~." It pained her that she was about to throw all out the window. The two women looked over to see the head chef, Sanji, carrying a platter with a tea set.

"Thanks Sanji!" grinned Mika as the chef set the platter down.

"Yes. Thank you, Head Chef." said Nami plainly and nearly coldly. Since her husband's death, she didn't allow any man, friend or not, to get close to her. Sanji nodded and left, but not before looking over to Mika, as Nami was currently distracted pouring tea, giving Mika a sly smile and a thumbs up. Mika gave him the same reply then turning back to her mother as Sanji left.

"Mmm, it smells good." said Mika taking a whiff of the steaming tea. Nami said nothing as she finished pouring and taking a few of the scones that Sanji had prepared. With her mother taking seat, Mika followed also grabbing a few scones.

"So please," said Nami after many seconds of silence gaining Mika's attention away from the scones as her mother picked up her tea. "how are your friends?"

"They're good." smiled Mika though watching Nami's cup closely.

"Lena's still the best marksmen in class," Nami nodded as she began bringing her tea to her mouth.

" Akio's still undefeated," Nami blew on the tea trying to cool it down.

"Ryuudo wants to join the Royal Navy here," Finally Nami took a sip of the tea to which Mika internally cheered.

"Ryuudo would be an excellent naval captain from what you told me." nodded Nami putting her cup down.

"Nicole made an awesome cake before I left, and Nore's still mysterious." laughed Mika recalling her friends. Nami just smiled, she was glad Mika was gaining such good friends.

"Now, how are you doing?" asked Nami curiously. Mika stopped laughing hearing her mother's question. Like always, she went to her default.

"Everything's fine, but you know what would fun?" smiled Mika while asking her question.

"What." sighed Nami knowing full well what was coming next.

"We should have a-"

"No." stated Nami flatly before Mika could finish her sentence. Mika looked at her mom with a pout receiving the same answer as last year.

"Aw~, come on! It'll be fun." whined Mika. Nami shook her head 'no', but with a small smile, caused by Mika acting like her father.

"Mika, we've been through some rough times. We simply can't host a party." stated Nami giving her daughter the lie that persuaded her for years.

"Damn." fake pouted Mika. She had learned long ago that her mother was lying to her. She played along anyway since she had already set up a plan in motion. "We'll maybe next year."

"Yeah," nodded Nami with small smile happy that her daughter wasn't pushing forward. "We can always-." Nami felt a slight headache come upon her stopping from continuing their talk.

"Mom? You okay?" asked Mika curiously with a sly smile. Looking at her daughter, Nami saw the smile and it greatly confused her. She tried to stand up, but found her legs slightly give.

"W-w-what's happening." stuttered Nami as she vision started to give and her headache increase. She stumbled her way to her bed and leaned against looking back at the blurry figure that is her daughter.

"Nam-...Mika?"

"Sorry mom..." Was what Nami heard before hear vision finally failed her and her headache forced her into sleep.

"Mika!" shouted Nami waking from her deep sleep screaming her daughter's nickname, a feat which she hadn't done since her daughter was a kid. She found herself in her now darkened room in her bed, when she clearly recalled being on the edge of her bed in the afternoon talking with her daughter.

"Namika?" Nami looked back to where her daughter sat, but only saw the tea set brought in by the head chef. Nami panicked a bit as she threw her legs off the bed and onto the floor. She quickly stood, losing a bit of her balance, but caught the nearby night stand. She took a minute to compose herself and while doing so she heard a faint sound.

"What the?" said Nami to herself as she slightly struggled to the door. As she walked closer and closer to the door, she slowly got her footing until she could start a fast walking pace. Quickly opening the door, the sound got much louder and light started to fill the room. Looking around, she found many of the castle lights lit, however, the music grew louder as she left her room.

"No." said Nami starting to recognize the sound; music. More specifically, Christmas music. She walked to the stairs then looking over the edge to see and even brighter light shine through the ballroom. "It can't be."

"Shishishi! Merry Christmas Everyone!" shouted Mika with wide smile as the ballroom was craftily decorated with Christmas decorations long since used and filled with both townspeople and those that actually lived in the castle.

"Merry Christmas! Kenpai!" shouted the crowd sending everyone in cheer. Mika kept her wide grin as she looked over her party. Even though it was such short notice, the townspeople couldn't have gotten her any faster unless they were horses. Her plan of knocking her mother out for the night to host a impromptu Christmas party went off without a hitch.

"This party is splendid Mika." The princess turned around to see her friend that she had mentioned to her mom earlier. Instead of going to their respective homes, her group of school friends had traveled with Mika to partake in the kingdom's once legendary parties. They were not disappointed, as many of them were still enjoying themselves.

"Thanks Nicole!" said the princess still with her legendary grin.

As she looked back out into the party, she all that she considered her closest family and friends were enjoying themselves. Akio was in a drinking battle with Zoro as a crowd cheered around them. Sanji and Brook were partaking in the ladies as they usually did. Drake, being able to break from his gentlemen character, was partying up with Usopp and Franky as Chopper danced around with chopsticks in his nose protruding into his lower lip. Ryuudo was conversing with Jinbe probably about working with the Royal Navy. Ace and Sabo were having a blast running around with the other kids, something the could rarely do since their mother had forbade it after their father's death. Nicole joined Lena sitting with Robin and Nore talking about who knows what. But no matter where you looked, everyone was smiling. Which was the very thing Mika wanted.

'I hope your enjoying this dad. It's been long over do.' though Mika to herself hoping her father was someone hearing her voice. Mika was about to walk into the party, going straight for the buffet, she heard a small, but audibly loud, gasp from behind. Maybe a late guest? She turned around to greet the newcomer, however, her wide grin turned into shock as she saw who was standing in the doorway.

"Wha-What?" Nami could barely find any words to describe what she was seeing. Everyone, the whole kingdom even, was partying on this day known as Christmas Eve. But to Nami, she saw it in a far more negative way.

"Mom!" gasped Mika, the only one to see her mother speechless. For the first time in a long time, she was now scared. She had never acted out of manner that her parents, or mom in this case, had not found appropriate. However, she knew this would possibly happened. "Mom, let me explai-"

"WHAT IS EVERYONE DOING!" Finally, Nami broke out of her shock and roared with a fury that the devil himself would fear. The music playing in the background stopped abruptly as the whole party looked towards the ballroom entrance seeing their queen, royally pissed.

"Mom! Let me explai-"

"EVERYONE OUT! NOW!" Before Mika could talk to her mother, Nami released another fury of anger sending all the townspeople running for the nearest door opposite of their furious queen. Meanwhile, all the castle staff as well as Mika's friends and brothers stayed where they were knowing full well they were about to get the lashing of a lifetime.

"STAFF! FAMILY! EVERYONE ELSE! UP FRONT NOW!" As the last of the townspeople left, Nami once again gave furious orders. Everyone quickly made their way to the front of their queen many very panicked and worried.

"But mom! We-" Nami did not answer her daughter. Instead, she pointed to the growing line of staff and friends. Mika was about to try and plead for a third time, but the fury in her mom's eyes stopped her. The young princess gave a sad nod and went over to the front of the line, where her brothers, quite honestly scared, hid besides their sister as they looked towards their mother.

"Now." said Nami calmed down but still angry seeing everyone was where they were suppose to be. She stepped forward a little to get a better look of her servants and family. "Who planned this party!"

"Nami be reasonably." said Robin softly without a hint of fear, though inside she was quite fearful of what her friend would do to them. Even more so, she was trying to draw blame away from Mika, who everyone knew was the instigator of the party.

"SILENCE!" boomed Nami quietening Robin causing some to flinch. "I am your Queen and you will treat me with respect. Now, WHO hosted this party!"

"Come on Nami!" shouted Usopp, helping in misleading the queen's blame, from the back gaining her furious attention. "It was just a small party with the townspeople, it's not like back in the day when-"

"I Don't Care!" shouted Nami silencing the head of the guards. "Do any of you know what day is today?"

"It's Christmas Eve, your majesty." said Zoro very tempered but controlled.

"Bah! Humbug!" The staff and others gasped in shock. Not once had Nami ever stated she did not care for Christmas Eve or Christmas day. "Today's The Day HE Died Remember!"

"Of course we remember!" said Jinbi from just off the edge of the crowd. Many of the staff soon began shouting back, appalled that the queen would accuse them of forgetting when the king died. Nami, however, did not seemed deterred from their shouting, but now more furious. Meanwhile, Mika was starting to get rather angry with her mother while her brothers were starting break under the stress.

"Oi! We would never forget Straw Hat." stated Franky calling the king by his nickname.

"Then Why Are You Partying On His Death Day!" The crowd was silenced. Of course they knew that this day was also their king's death day, but it was also one of his biggest parting days of the year. It only seemed right, at first. But now.

"All of you." The crowd of staff looked back up to Nami as her hair shadowed her eyes though she clearly expressed anger. "Everyone, except my family and guards, leave now."

The crowd gasped at what the queen had just did. She had fired everyone, minus the guards, for something trivial as a party. Though many knew the deeper meaning, the strangely obliged to the queen's orders. One by one, the staff began walking towards the exit. Most of them were just the regular staff. Eventually, all that was left was the ones she had once called friends, Mika's friends, the guards, and her family. Soon enough, the head staff and friends began to leave. All the while, Ace and Sabo had started to tear up losing all their friends and family while Mika.

"I did it." whispered Mika softly only barely audible as her eyes were hidden by the shadow of her hair, much like her mother. The head staff and friends stopped hearing something and turned back before they would leave. Nami had also heard something and looked at her children, specifically her daughter, with a calmer look as to not frighten the younger ones.

"What was that Namika?" asked Nami softly as she walked up to her children.

"I'M THE ONE WHO THREW THE PARTY!" screamed Mika in a fury the matched her mother. The head staff and friends gasped in shock hearing the young princess yell at her mother. Meanwhile, Nami was frozen in shock.

'Namika...just...yelled at me.' Nami was stunned by her usual loving daughter's action. Not only was stunned by the mere anger of her sentence, but staring at Mika, Nami saw nothing but hate for the one she was directly looking at.

"Namika..."

"MIKA!" roared the princess once again silencing her mother. Though, this time Mika herself began tearing up about to do the hardest thing she ever down in her life.

"You used to call me Mika all the time!" shouted Mika in mix of anger and sadness. Nami was taken back at what her daughter's words. "You used to love hosting these parties every year! You use to smile, really smile, all the time! You used love visiting the townspeople and buying mikans, and make us something delicious with them! You used to love hanging with everyone: Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, Jinbi. All of Them! You used to love reading books to us! Playing with us! Getting me to wear those stupid dresses!"

"Mika." For the second time today, she called her daughter by her nickname. She tried to approach her, was stopped when her daughter looked at her with an angered glare.

"You use to tell us the truth." In that one sentence, Nami knew nothing would be the same between her and her daughter.

'She...knew.' She then saw her daughter, normally strong-willed and never cries for anything, starting to break down before. All the while though, Mika was smiling through her tears remembering the good times she had.

"Mika." Nami tried to approach her daughter slowly and steadily, but the young princess stepped back with her brothers following.

"No." shook Mika as she stepped back hugging herself tears still falling. "I've had enough."

"What are you-"

"With this!" shouted Mika as she pulled off the necklace her mother had given to her only a few hours ago. Nami gasped in shock as she saw her daughter break the necklace and threw the pendent away from her. "You've haven't been the same since dad died! You've become greedy and selfish. All because of dad dying. And everyone is suffering because of it."

"Mika!"

"I've even had to trick you into thinking you were receiving a certain amount of tax from the townspeople, just so they wouldn't starve." Nami gasped.

'That explains why their was such a huge percent missing.' realized Nami thinking back to earlier before her children arrived. She now stared back at her daughter, now solely angered that her own family had tricked her.

"How could you Mika!" accused Nami as she stomped up to her daughter. Seeing this, her sons ran away towards Zoro, being the closest one nearby. "How could you trick your own mother just for some peasants!"

"How could I? How could you! You used to be one!" retorted back Mika recalling her mother's past that she and her father spoke about in their stories of of their youth. She honestly didn't care, but with emotions rising nothing seemed to matter. Nami stepped back appalled that her daughter played that card. However, it only added fuel to the fire.

"This coming from an ungrateful royal brat! You had it easy compared to my childhood!"

"Of course I did! You wanted us to have a way better life than you did!" replied back Mika furiously as the two women got into each other faces. "At least, dad got us to do dangerous and wild stuff making us independent."

"Please, that idiot would've gotten you killed if I didn't intervene." Now Nami went too far. She hadn't called her husband an idiot, and mean it hurtfully, since she had accidentally caught Hancock trying to seduce Luffy and blamed it all on him. The true problem, however, was that no one, not even her mother, would be forgiven for insulting Mika's dad.

"You Bitch!" screamed Mika shocking her mom and the everyone in the room once again. Luckily, Zoro preempted the curse and covered the two boys ears before hearing it. Mika was now beyond mad with her mother's insult at her father, but she did not want to hit her mother. Deep inside, she was crying wishing for the days when everything was fun. She still wanted her mother to smile like she used to long ago.

"Why you little-" Before Nami could finish, Mika raised her hand signaling to her mother to halt as she took deep breathes to calm herself down. Nami found the action confusing not knowing that Mika was trying not to attack her mother, she still loved her enough not to attack her. A pleasantry that most wouldn't get. Seeing her daughter doing this, Nami started to recalling everything she said and regret it.

"Mika, I-"

"I'm done." Was what Mika said not even bothering to listen to her mother. Her tone was flat and uncaring which stunned Nami. The princess then turned around and walked away from her mother.

"Mika! Wait! I'm so-"

"Everyone else has moved on," stated the princess without looking back at her mother causing Nami to freeze in her spot. "so why can't you."

"Mika." said Nami tearfully. However the girl did not listen, and she continued to walk away from her mother joining the rest of her family and friends. At this point, the rest started walking with Mika all turning their backs on the one they called friend. Nami just stood were she was as she saw all, but Usopp, leave the castle without saying a word.

"You know what." said the queen as she stared at the floor absentmindedly. However, her expressionless face soon turned to one of anger as she yelled back. "Fine! I don't need a daughter or sons! All I need is money, guards, an army to protect my vast fortune, and money. So go ahead, leave! I don't care! I don't want to see any of you ever again! And neither one of you are getting a single copper beli from me! I'm disowning all of you!"

"Just keep walking." said Mika flatly to her brothers who tried their best to remain undeterred, but couldn't hold back the tears. Eventually, all who was left in the castle was the queen, the head of the guards, and the guards themselves.

"I'm going to bed!" shouted Nami still not having cooled off from her argument with her daughter. The guards solemnly nodded not wanting to further anger the queen.

"Yes, your majesty." bowed the guards and Usopp obediently and with no emotion. The queen didn't mind, as she left the throne room and headed back to her room. As the the guards relaxed, Usopp took this time to retrieve the thrown pendent. As he picked it up, he inspected it checking for any damage.

"Sir?" asked one of the guards as he approached the head.

"Huh," sighed Usopp. Seeing no damage, he placed the pendent in his pocket hopefully to give it back to Mika. Or Nami. "just stick to the routine as usually."

"Right sir." nodded the guard.

***SLAM***

"Ugh!" roared Nami after slamming the door to her room. She angrily pulled on her hair as she once again recalled everything that had just happened between her and her daughter. "That Girl! I don't know where she gets it from!"

"Maybe it was from you?"

"Shut up Luffy! I'm not in the mood to-" Nami stopped in mid-sentence as she realized who she was talking to. Slowly, Nami turned around feeling an odd presence behind and hearing said voice from behind her. Fully turning, her eyes grew wide as she saw the very last person she would ever see in her room again.

"L-L-Luffy." gasped Nami as she saw her dead husband in front of her. Of course, he wasn't exactly the same. Actually, he was the same as the day he died. The main difference, he was incredibly pale and see through. As well as floated a few feet above the ground.

"Hi Nami." grinned Luffy as he gave his wife a wave. The queen squealed in fear and fell back knocking over the nearby table that she and her daughter sat at earlier. All the while, she stared at the appreciation that was her husband.

"You-You can't be Luffy!" shouted Nami freaked out of her mind.

"I can't?" repeated Luffy as he tilted his head in confusion.

"Of course not! He's dead!" Nami then stood back up as she tried to get a grip of the situation.

"Well yeah." agreed Luffy with a nod. "I am dead."

"I see that!" shouted Nami in frustration. She then walked over to her bed, ignoring her ghostly husband, and threw herself back into bed. "I must be dreaming. There's no way that all this could be happening today of all days."

"Yeah, that wasn't very pretty what happened down in the ballroom." Nami looked up seeing her husband where he would sleep laying right next to her. The very sight of this brought back old feelings that she had rarely shown even to her children. Of course, she was quickly deterred remembering the fight she had with her daughter again.

"Why are you here?" Luffy looked over Nami hearing her question while Nami barely looked at him trying to be strong. "Shouldn't you be in heaven? You know, playing games with your brothers, arguing with your grandpa, and getting to know your dad?"

"Yeah, but" Nami gave her full attention to Luffy who had suddenly gone solemn. "I can't cross over."

"Huh?" Nami picked herself up in surprise. She knew that id anyone deserved to go to the great beyond it was her husband. Her sweet, goofy, courageous, husband.

"I don't have any money to get on the boat." childishly cried Luffy. Nami's eyes widen, she had taken her husbands coins that were meant to help him cross over. She was the reason why he was still here.

"I'm...I'm sorry." Luffy stopped his childish moping and looked over to his wife seeing her sadden looking into her pillow.

"That's okay." Nami turned back towards Luffy in shock seeing his legendary grin that she had only been blessed to see from her daughter. "I got to see the world, and got to see everyone grow."

"But I-"

"Ahh! I forgot!" shouted Luffy in realization as he jumped off the bed. Nami was surprised but quickly followed after behind. "I'm suppose to tell you something! Something important!"

"What? What is it?" said Nami curiously and a bit worried. She waited a while for her ghostly husband to recollect what he was suppose to tell her, and she was patient. She wanted as much time with him as she could.

"Ah! Right!" Luffy finally recalled what he was suppose to say and turned to Nami pointing his figure at her. "Nami."

"Yes?"

"You've been really stingy!" grinned Luffy causing his darling wife to comically fall from being hyped up.

"You Came Back From The Dead Just To Tell Me That!" yelled Nami as she tried to bop her husband's head. Of course, being a ghost Luffy didn't feel a thing.

"No~." spoke Luffy very childishly as he stuck his tongue out at Nami. "Some angel guys said that you've been stingy and mean to everybody for the last seven years since my death. Especially around Christmas."

"Well, I've-"

"They also said that if you don't get back to the way you used to be, when you die you won't be able to go to heaven and you'll have where heavy chains. Forever!" continued Luffy with extreme worry for his wife. Nami was frozen in mid-speech as she took in the information.

"What! Why?"

"Because you have no Christmas spirit." Nami seemed appalled at what here husband said and started getting furious.

"What! That's the lamest thing I've ever-"

"Oh, and you're gonna be visited by three other ghost." finished Luffy with a grin on his face. Once again Nami was stunned.

"Three more!" gasped Nami not believing what the ghost had said.

"Yeah! The first one at midnight."

"Midnight!"

***DONG*** ***DONG*** ***DONG*** ***DONG***

"Eh?" The two looked over to the nearby grandfather clock as the hands were now on midnight. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew open the doors leading out onto the veranda with snow blowing in. The two looked at the opened doors to see a figure float into the room wearing all white and holding a candle.

"Oops, too late." said Luffy seeing the newcomer. Nami looked at the two ghost frantically.

"This can't be happening! This can't be happening!"

"I am the ghost of-" As the cloaked ghost softly spoke, she paused seeing that Luffy was still here. "Luffy! What are you still doing here!"

"Sorry, she woke up late and she wasn't alone until a little while ago." apologized Luffy with his usual grin. The cloak figure shook her head, and removed the hood to reveal her face.

"Whatever." said the blue haired girl. She turned to Nami getting back to her introduction. "I am the ghost of Christmas past, or Nojiko will work too."

"Christmas past? Long past?"

"Your past." stated Nojiko pointing to her. Nami pointed herself in confusion with Nojiko gave her a simply nod. She then gently grabbed Nami's hand and pulled her to the veranda."Come, there is much to see."

"Bye Nami." grinned and waved Luffy as he watched the two leave.

"Wait!" Nojiko stopped pulling and looked back at Nami taking back her hand, whose eyes never left Luffy. Luffy's grin disappeared as he now show concern towards Nami. Both waited for the queen to speak until finally. "Not without Luffy."

"Hmm." thought Nojiko thinking over Nami's request. "Sorry, he's already done his part."

"But-"

"Don't worry, you'll see him soon." smiled Nojiko as she extended her hand towards Nami. Nami was hesitant to take the ghostly figures hand, wanting to with her husband just a little longer. However, she felt a nudge moving her forward. She looked back to see Luffy the one pushing.

"Go, you have to keep moving forward." smiled Luffy as he shooed away Nami towards Nojiko. "I'll be fine."

"But Luffy." said Nami wanting to be with the man she loved.

"No time!" Suddenly, Nami felt her hands grasped by and icy feeling as she was whisked away by Nojiko.

"No wait! Luffy!" shouted Nami as tears formed around her eyes as Luffy's figure grew smaller and smaller.

"Keep moving forward, Nami!" As the two flew in the night sky, Nami could hear her late husband's last sentence as the castle and the kingdom grew distant.

"Luffy!"

TO BE CONCLUDED...