-Previously-

"Alright. I'll go, but I got one question" she crossed her arms over her chest "What's a 'Marine Ford?"

-Now-

Toph had been apprehensive at the thought of having to get on a ship since she figured she wouldn't able to see very well. 'Can't be worse than sand' Toph grimaced slightly as her toes dug into the loose material of the beach as the old man's crew was finishing loading up the ship with what they would need for the trip. She could feel the old man standing beside of her with his hands folded behind his back. It was a fuzzy picture, but at least she could somewhat feel where everything was.

The old man had told her that he was a marine and sounded shocked when he answered her many questions about what 'Marine Ford' was, where she was, etc. She had asked if she was in the Earth Kingdom and the man replied that he didn't know what that was. That response had made Toph's heart stop. She had almost passed out, but had managed to calm herself.

Needless to say, she didn't bring that topic up again after answering Sengoku's questions about where she was from.

"Alright, Toph" Sengoku spoke, drawing her out of her thoughts. "The crew is ready to leave the island" he told her with a smile on his face as he led her towards the dock. She walked beside the man as he led the way onto the dock and to the ship's ramp. When Toph stepped onto the wood of the dock, she was amazed to feel that she could feel the vibrations of everything on the wood. It was an even better picture than when she was on the sand.

Not as good as being on solid ground, though.

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Toph leaned against the railing of the ship, her arms resting on the railing with her head laying on them. Her eyes were closed as she mapped out the entirety of the large ship by feeling the waves hitting the ship's sides and the men moving around on the many levels. She let out a quiet sigh as she released her focus and just relished the gentle breeze that moved her bangs out of her face.

The smell of the sea was the only thing that comforted her besides the fact that she could 'see' on wood. She took in a deep breath and tried to imagine that she was back on Appa with Twinkle-toes, Snoozles, and Sugar Queen. It worked to relax her for a while before she was struck with a sickening feeling deep down in her stomach. 'What if I can't find my way back?' she bit down on her bottom lip to keep the tears from escaping from her eyes.

She moved so that she was sitting down on the deck and let her forehead rest against one of the poles, her eyes shut as she tried to come up with some ideas on what she was doing there. 'Maybe the spirits had something to do with it' she suggested to herself.

'I wonder if Twinkle-toes can even reach me in the place' She mused, a small smile working it's way on her face.

"Miss" a quiet voice spoke up behind her, causing her to lift her head up and look over her shoulder, even though see couldn't see who it was. "Fleet Admiral Sengoku has tasked me with showing you the way to the mess hall" the male voice informed her. She stood up without a word and motioned for the other to lead the way, following once the other had began to walk.

She stayed silent the entire walk as she focused on memorizing the path that they were taking. She could feel many of the people on the ship moving towards one area and she figured that was the mess hall. The door was opened for her and she stepped inside, continuing to follow her guide as they made there way over to Sengoku's table. She sat down on the cushion beside of the old man and listened as she was introduced to the higher-ups of the ship.

The night went on without any difficulties and soon Toph was situated in the room that she would call her own for the next few months, left alone to relax and get some rest. She flopped down onto the bed, laying there for a few moments before slipping under the covers and letting her eyes close. She didn't even bother to change her clothing as she began to fall into a dreamless sleep, only to wake up early the next morning to someone knocking on the door and saying something about breakfast.

The months went by relatively quickly as Toph fell into a routine on the ship. Wake up, get a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, learn something called 'Braille', meditate at the railing, eat lunch, and anything after that would depend on what mood she was in.

She had been right in the middle of her meditation when she heard Sengoku calling out orders for docking. She stood up right before the sound of cheering reached her ears, making her furrow her brow in confusion 'What the heck? Why are they cheering?'. Toph could feel Sengoku walk up behind her before he placed his hand on her shoulder, leading her over to the ramp and back onto stone.

'Oh, spirits! It's been ages since I felt something other than wood!' She almost flopped down to kiss the material, but the vibrations of someone walking over to them made her pause. "Hey! Sengoku!" A gruff sounding voice came from the figure "Is this the brat you've been talking about?". Sengoku nodded his head before looking down at the young girl "Toph, this is Vice Admiral Garp. He is going to be your training instructor".

Toph frowned at the idea of having an instructor, but thought about it for a second. She was in totally different world than what she was used to, so it couldn't hurt to learn about the place and how they fought. "Alright" She finally replied before listening to Sengoku give this new old guy instructions to take her to her new room once training was over. Garp led the young girl away from the docks, asking her several questions.

Sengoku allowed a small smile to grow on his face as he watched the two walk off towards the training grounds. 'Welcome to Marineford, Toph' he thought to himself.