A/N: Well, I've finally wrote this chapter, first I had computer problems which caused me to not write this chapter, then on Saturday when I was planning to write this, my parents finally made me clean my room... well not so much made as bribed me... I am an adult after all (and I got 80 bucks from it).

Well anyways! Hurray! This story hit 100 reviews and 20,000 hits! Yay! Review wise out of all my fanfics it's 8th (behind: The Biju Biju Fruit, Bleached Marimo, New Lives C, New Lives S, New Lives R, Family Piece and New Lives) and 4th in terms of hits (behind: The Biju Biju Fruit, Bleached Marimo, New Lives and Souls Reborn), man... I remember years ago before The Biju Biju Fruit came around when this was most popular... wow... how things change...

Enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 46: More and More Mysteries

It had been two days since the battle with Bari… and Zatch had barely moved since the fight… He wasn’t hungry, he barely ate. Everyone was worried… Luffy wasn’t doing good either, but he wasn’t as bad as Zatch. The only person Zatch would even talk to was Luffy… but even then when they did try to talk… it was barely even a conversation. To say it was quiet would be an understatement.

Luffy was sitting on the figure thinking quietly…

“How am I supposed to cheer up Zatch?” he thought.

“Ahoy!” came a voice from the dock (they were docked at an island if one couldn’t tell).

Luffy looked down and saw pink haired rabbit girl smiling at him.

“Oh hey Usa!” said Luffy.

“Can I come on board… I need a place to stay for a while.” Said Usa who seemed to be toned down as well.

“Sure of course.” Said Luffy.

Usa jumped aboard, both of them looked at each other… and both of them asked.

“What’s wrong?” asked both.

There was a silence

“Please don’t do that.” Said both at the same time.

“Stop it right now!” said both.

There was another a silence, “Hey, your good.”

“Please don’t do that.” Said Nami joining the conversation.

“Do what?” asked both Luffy and Usa at the same time.

Nami sighed… then turned to Usa.

“Say where’s Ko?” asked Nami.

Usa looked down, “I… I… don’t know…” said Usa who looked like she was going to cry.

Sometime later in the galley, Sanji made Usa a giant salad. She began to eat it, everyone on board (minus Zatch and Robin) watched the bunny girl eat her salad. After she finished she gave a small bow.

“Thank you…” she said.

“So what happened to Ko?” asked Kaya.

“Well… she just went missing, I can’t sense her Ki in anyway, so I know she didn’t die.” Explained Usa, “She… just vanished… I’m worried about her.”

Usa began to cry…

They didn’t know how to react, after all with the Trent incident, Usa had to use her sister to stand up, and now she missing.

“Don’t worry… I’m sure it’s going to be all right.” Said Luffy.

“You shouldn’t be giving me hope.” Said Usa.

“Why?” asked Luffy with a sweat drop.

“Because your depressed yourself.” Explained Usa.

“How did Usa know she was depressed?” asked Usopp.

“Don’t ask me.” Sighed Nami.

That’s when Zatch entered the room… he looked slightly disheveled

“Can I have something to eat?” asked Zatch.

“Sure.” Said Sanji.

Usa looked at Zatch then at Luffy… then picked up the pieces, “You lost a Mamodo fight didn’t you.”

Everyone sweat dropped…

“Aren’t you supposed to be the ditzy sister?” asked Brago.

“Yeah…” sighed Usa with a sweat drop, she coughed then quickly changed the subject from depressing matters, “Where’s Robin?”

“She went exploring around town.” Said Sanji.

“I see.” Said Usa.

“Hey Usa… where’s Ko?” asked Zatch.

Usa began to cry again…

“Is it me… or are we going around in circles?” asked Tia.

Before any one could answer Robin showed up with a large backpack.

“Hey, Robin, what’s going on?” asked Usopp changing the conversation.

“I found this in town.” Explained Robin.

Robin opened her backpack revealing a stone tablet… normally it wouldn’t seem that strange had it not had Mamodo writing with the image of a Mamodo on it.

“What is that?” asked Kaya.

“I have no idea.” Said Robin, “I found it at an antique store. The owner of the store told me it’s been there since he bought the store himself.”

“So you think it had to with the Mamodo Battle?” asked Nami.

Robin nodded and turned to the non-amnesic Mamodo in the room (Well those that regained their memories that is) “Do you know what this is.”

All the Mamodo shook their heads in the room.

“I vaguely remember seeing a Mamodo like that in book once though.” Said Tia.

Brago nodded in agreement without saying anything.

“I’m going to investigate what it is… there might be more to the battle than we know.” Explained Robin.

“Maybe Luffy, Zatch and Usa can help you.” Suggested Kolulu as way for the three of them to fell better.

Robin looked at Usa who was quiet for some reason… and knew right away something bad happened… however before she could answer Usa said something that would change everyone’s minds.

“No…” said Usa, “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Why?” asked Nami.

“Because we’re all book dumb… we can be smart when we need to be… but when it boils down to is, trying to find the secrets of tablet, not only will we not be useful, we might also wind up destroying it.” Explained Usa.

Everyone stared at Usa with sweat drops.

“Not only that but if we did help, would it really make us feel better, I mean both mine and Luffy and Zatch problems need to be healed with time or in my case also finding my sister.” Explained Usa.

Everyone continued to stare at her with sweat drops.

“I agree.” Said Robin understanding what she meant.

“Why are you suddenly smart?” asked Luffy voicing everyone else’s confused thoughts involving Usa.

“Sometimes I go though bouts of extreme intelligence… it happens very rarely though.” Explained Usa.

Everyone’s sweat drops began to get bigger.

“I’m going back to bed.” Said Zatch going back to bed.

Sometime later in the girl’s room of the Merry Go, Robin was looking though Brago’s spell book, using it as a code breaker for the tablet.

“Have you been able to find anything yet?” asked Brago as her entered the room.

“No.” said Robin, “I thought I would be able to figure it out by using the book, however none of the words appear to match.”

“I see.” Said Brago, “Dinner is ready by the way.”

“Thank you.” Said Robin, somehow knowing that Sanji was distracted by Usa at the moment.

Robin and Brago left the room to get eat dinner. Unaware that just a few minutes after they left a mysterious figure entered the room somehow and stole the tablet… apparently this figure knew it’s true purpose… but only time will tell what that is.

Next Time: Another Mamodo Team shows up the Challenge the Straw Hats: He's whacky, he's silly, he's a liar... he's Usopp's Grand Uncle? Okay... thing are getting weird... What will happen? Find out next time!