Merry's Transformation: Crew Surprise.

When Gohan got back, the party had already started. The Straw Hats saw him and came running towards him. Nami was in the front; she spread her arms and shouted, "My gold!" She hugged the gold and started rubbing her cheeks against it. "Isn't that too much?" asked Vivi. "Yes, can Merry carry that thing?" asked Usopp. "Even if she's able to carry it, it's too big to fit anywhere on the ship," said Sanji.

"I will take care of that. Usopp, let's go! You will be buying some Dials. Don't worry about the money and buy all kinds of Dials. The bigger, the better," said Gohan. He picked up the gold and told Usopp to sit on top of it. He had to take Nami with him because she refused to let go of the gold.

"Hey Gohan, we forgot to ask the location of Merry from Pagaya-san and Conis," said Usopp in worry. Gohan smiled and said, "I already know where Merry is." Usopp and Nami were confused, but Gohan didn't say anything else. They found Merry in front of a small house. "This should be Gan Fall's house," said Gohan.

"Usopp, go bring some crates," said Gohan and started cutting the gold into small cubic shapes. Usopp brought the crates and started putting the gold inside. They only had four crates available, so Nami decided to keep the remaining gold inside the girls' room.

After they were done with that, Gohan said, "Don't disturb me for a while." He sat down cross-legged on the deck and started sending his ki to Merry. Nami and Usopp could feel what he was doing but didn't know why he was doing that. 'Oh? It looks like you are quite hungry,' thought Gohan and continued to provide Merry with his ki. After a while, "Unbelievable! She ate almost fifty percent of my ki," thought Gohan in shock. After a few seconds later, Merry stopped absorbing the ki. 'Looks like you're finally done,' thought Gohan.

"It feels weird to have a body." Suddenly, Gohan heard the voice of a child. He looked back and saw a small girl with short blonde hair sitting on the railing. Gohan stood up and smiled. "Gohan!! We heard a child's voice. Hm? Who's this little girl?" asked Usopp, as he and Nami looked at Merry.

"She's—"

"Usopp!!!" But before Gohan could explain, Merry jumped towards Usopp and hugged him. Usopp got surprised by this. "Wait! What? Who are you, little girl? How do you know my name? Hm? You look familiar, have we met before?" asked Usopp as he looked at Merry's face.

"I also think she looks familiar. What do you think, Gohan?" asked Nami. Gohan looked at Merry's face but didn't remember seeing anyone like her. "No! I don't remember seeing anyone like her before," said Gohan. "Hmm... that's weird. But anyways, do you know who she is? Is she related to Gan Fall?" asked Nami while looking at Merry, who was holding onto Usopp with a smile.

"No! She's not. Actually, she's Merry," said Gohan. "Merry?" asked Nami in confusion. "Yes! She's Going Merry," replied Gohan with a smile. Nami and Usopp's eyes widened in shock as they both looked at Merry.

Merry raised her head and said, "Yo!" and smiled like Gohan. Nami and Usopp sweat-dropped after seeing her smile just like Gohan. "Now that I think about it, she looks like Kaya," said Usopp. Nami also looked at Merry's face closely and agreed with Usopp. "But how did it happen? Did you do this, Gohan?" asked Nami. "Yes and no. I just provided her with my ki when I noticed she was absorbing my ki," said Gohan.

"Can you leave to travel away from your original body?" Gohan asked Merry. "Yes! Now I can travel with you guys on the land too. I don't have to wait on the shore," said Merry in excitement. Usopp put Merry on his shoulder and said, "Ok, Merry! From now on, Captain Usopp will take you on all kinds of adventures. We will fight dangerous monsters, fight bad guys, and find treasure." Declared Usopp while trying to look cool. "Ok! Let's go!" shouted Merry as she raised her hands.

"Let's go back before the party ends," said Gohan. He grabbed Usopp and Nami while Merry sat on his shoulder.

When they got back, there were a lot more people in Shandia. Some Shandians were dancing around the fire, and everyone else was having a good time eating and drinking. When everyone saw them coming, they welcomed them with a smile and offered them food and drinks.

Luffy and the others noticed the presence of Merry and asked, "Who's this little girl with you guys?" asked Sanji. "You didn't kidnap another one, did you, Mr. Instructor?" asked Robin with an amused smile.

Gohan's face twitched at her question. "No! Look closely... Doesn't she look familiar?" asked Usopp. Everyone got closer to Merry and observed her face. "She looks like Kaya," said Zoro. "Yes," Luffy nodded his head with a smile.

"Yo!" greeted Merry while smiling like Gohan. Everyone turned towards Gohan, and Gohan just shrugged his shoulders. "You didn't tell us that you have a child, Mr. Instructor," said Robin with a smile. "How can I have a child? I am just eighteen," said Gohan in annoyance.

Usopp started grinning and said, "No! She's not Gohan's child. She's our crewmate who's been sailing with us since I joined this crew."

Luffy started to smile, while the rest of them were confused. He ran towards Merry and picked her up. "Merry!!!" shouted Luffy in delight. "Yes! Captain," said Merry.