Chapter 4: The Heart Pirates

"This is just awful"

Yulie muttered to herself as she began bandaging everyone she saved from the wreckage. Everyone was breathing but still unconscious which made her work quick. She knew a little about medicines and first aid but she was no doctor. She'll have to find help quickly if she wants everyone to survive. Her gaze went to the part of the ship that she was able to salvage, although the ship was cut in half she was certain it could still get back to one piece once a master shipwright put it back together. 

Her gaze then flew to the last person she was applying first aid to. She knew all too well who he was, sideburns, black hair, earrings on both ears, and tattoos that were scrawled all over his body. She saw him multiple times in newspapers alongside her brother as an ally. The very reason why she's trying hard to save him and his crew now.

Even if he and Luffy had gone separate ways already, he was still someone who spent time with Luffy, and everyone who spent time with him was bound to be recognized by Luffy as a friend. Yulie knew that too well, that was why she felt the need to help Trafalgar Law.

Her gaze then went to the polar bear who was breathing heavily, out of everyone he was the only one who was almost conscious. When Yulie reached Law and him by the shore, his body which is in what she guessed as his Sulong form was wrapped protectively around Law. He was also hissing at her like he didn't want her near Law, but when she said that she wanted to help and when he saw that her butterflies were rescuing his crewmates one by one, he finally went back to his normal form and fell unconscious.

Yulie returned her gaze towards Law and saw the damage he had done to his body. She wasn't a doctor and she knew that they all needed professional help but would anyone want to help a ragtag crew of pirates who were on the verge of death?

She could try to find one but she doesn't think anyone would want to.

Yulie got up and went inside the wrecked ship which wasn't hard since there was a large opening on it. She made her way through every corner and every room and finally found one that seemed like an operating room.

She scanned it and found medicines as well as instruments that could help her. She remembered the room before looking around more until she ended up in a room full of books.

Almost seemingly like a library. Yulie let out a sigh before she rolled the sleeves of the shirt up to her elbows.

"Let's do this"

Yulie wanted to pat herself on the back for a job well done. She patched everyone up and put them into beds she had pulled out of the ship earlier.

She had read every possible book explaining the human body and what medicine to give to certain illnesses. Of course that didn't make her a doctor and she wasn't that confident in her skills but seeing how everyone's breathing became stabilized made her hope.

"Thank you"

Yulie turned her head around and saw Bepo sitting up, his back on the trunk of a large tree. Bepo had regained consciousness earlier and helped Yulie with what she should do with Law.

Being a member of Heart Pirates gave him a little bit of knowledge of medicine.

"Are you feeling alright now?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, Thank you"

Yulie stifled a laugh, compared to when he was in his Sulong form the Bepo in front of her was much more timid.

"Well, let's pray that everyone gets through this safely"

***

Law could hear the loud noises and bickering from his crewmates, he could feel the gentle soft blow of the wind in his face. He moved his fingers and felt the soft mattress of his bed underneath.

What had happened? He tried to think.

Sea.

Attack.

Blackbeard.

Crew.

Immediately Law opened his eyes and sat straight up earning a loud groan from him when he felt every last bit of his muscles ache.

He scanned his surroundings and saw everyone's eyes looking at him. Every last one from his crew, in front of him, they had bandages all over their bodies but nonetheless, they were all alive.

Alive on an unfamiliar island with the wrecked Polar Tang nearby.

He felt his eyes burn, an indication of an incoming tear. He closed them and flopped back down before putting an arm over them.

"Tsk"

A soft sound coming from him made everyone jump on their feet and run towards him, a few hugging his waist as they wailed.

"Ahh captain you're awake"

"I knew you're still alive"

"Thank God you're finally awake"

"We were so worried"

"AHHH ENOUGH GET OFF ME! IT HURTS"

Having had enough of everyone's relieved voices, Law sat back up once again to push Penguin and Shachi off of his waist.

"Captain"

Bepo's sniffling voice made Law turn his head. He found Bepo not far from him standing alongside a woman he had never met before.

"Bepo"

"Waahhhh Captain"

Bepo ran towards him crying but before he could squash Law, everybody else hugged him and pulled him away.

Law couldn't focus on his crew at all because his eyes were still glued to the unknown woman smiling at him. Somehow she seemed familiar but Law knew better for she was beautiful and he knew that it would be impossible to forget that kind of face.

The woman walked towards him and stopped when she was just a foot away. She looked down at him and smiled.

"I'm glad you're awake now. I was afraid I might have killed you while treating you"

Her voice made everyone stop in their tracks. Law questioningly sent a stare at his crew, they were not hostile towards her which meant she might have been the one who helped them.

"Did you save us?"

Before she could answer, a butterfly hovered around her and stopped right on her ear. Law wanted to ask her some more but she tilted her head and seemingly listened before nodding her head.

"I found you someone who could help fix your submarine and to answer your question, yes, I'm the one who helped you, the name is Yulie"

"Yulie"

Law repeated her name and somehow the way it rippled on his lips felt surreal. There was something about her that made his heart ache and he didn't know why.

He should be suspicious of her but before any thoughts of that surfaced, Yulie said something again.

"Yes, Monkey D. Yulie Anne is the name. Wonderful to meet you Trafalgar Law"