(Later that noon)
Everything at the ship was peaceful, the crew have offered to take Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9 at the next island who is named Whiskey peak. Luffy was happy that his daughter has return back and also that he and Robin had the opportunity to see again one member of his family after a long time.
As usually Luffy was sitting at his throne with Amaya at his lap (the girl is unlikely to leave his eyesight for a long time now, after that incident) and Robin next to him as he's reading a book.
"Luffy can we talk?" Zoro say to him as he approach and Luffy nod his head, he stand up from his throne as he excuse himself and walk towards Zoro.
"Let's go to the meeting room, we can talk there." Luffy say to Zoro and lead the way, they entered the room and Luffy closed the door behind him as he activate his Kenbunshoku haki just in case someone try to overhear their conversation.
"So Zoro, what bothers you?" Luffy ask him with a smirk having in mind the possibility some certain people might had approach him at the past as had approach himself. Zoro see the look at Luffy's face and smirk as well.
"You recognize those two, aren't you?" Zoro ask him with a raising eyebrow and a smirk at his face as Luffy nod his head.
"Yes I recognize them, but the girl isn't what she seems" he say to Zoro and he look at him with a question at his eyes.
Luffy smiles and then he sigh.
"Let me explain what I mean" he say and Zoro nod his head.
"The man as you already may know is an agent from Baroque Works, a secret undercover criminal organization. But he is not so strong, as his name is only 9, as lower is the number of one agent so stronger he or she is" Luffy say to Zoro and he nod his head understandable as he already know a few things about that.
"The girl from the other hand" he say and Zoro look at him carefully, "She's definitely not an agent, but I don't know why or when she enter this organization" Luffy continue to say to Zoro without the intention to reveal her identity, at least for now and Zoro nod his head.
"So, I know that is more than that about the girl… but I will not push the subject. I will ask you only one question" Zoro say to Luffy smiling and he nod his head.
"Do you trust her?" Zoro ask him with serious voice and looking Luffy at his eyes.
"I don't know her personally if that's you mean, but yes I had heard that she is a good person so yes I trust her and I will talk to her later." Luffy say to Zoro truthfully as he actually didn't know her personally but only for what his father told him when he was younger and what he was read from the newspapers. Zoro nod his head understandable and both of them exited the room.
Zoro was heading to the training room as always does, as for Luffy he now is looking for his daughter. He want her close to him as more as possible and not because Amaya was missing only for a few hours or that his nearly crisp everyone at the crew that they failed to notice his little daughter's absence.
But because he see now things from another perspective, after he found the little girl and she has start to call him papa and bonding together he start to think how his family had going crazy every time when he was out from they reach, how must be worried if something had happen to him and they are not there to help him and protect him. He start to realize how Whitebeard must be felt and still feel the same way as himself now, if something happen to Amaya his heart will shatter into pieces as his father's if something happen to one member of his family.
But as he's thinking all that he feel something or actually someone to tug his coat and break him from his trance, and this someone is none else that his adorable little princess. He kneels down and put Amaya into a tight hug making the little girl to protest at the beginning but soon after that to return the hug and look Luffy at his eyes.
"Papa are you feeling alright? What's wrong?" Amaya ask him worried, not that she didn't liked the sudden hug but usually she was the one that she's running to his father lap and hug him.
Luffy smile at her and pat her head. "I'm fine my little princess, I just thinking something. That's all and also I missed you" he say to her with a smile and she grin. He take Amaya and put her at his shoulder as he start to look for Ms. Wednesday to talk.
After a while he found the young girl at the kitchen with Makino, Sanji and Robin to drink a hot tea made by Sanji. He sit down with his daughter at his lap and ask for Sanji if he have any more tea, Sanji nod his head and put both him and Amaya's some tea. The young girl continue to observe carefully Luffy's behavior to the others and to the little girl and Luffy smirk as he realize that she observe him.
After they had finish their tea Luffy ask from the young girl if they can talk in private, that make her feel nervous at the start but after a while she nod her head and follow him at the meeting room. Luffy let her enter first as he open the door for her and after he also enter he close the door behind him.
He pull the chair for the young girl to sit and she thank him, after that he also sit down across her.
No one say a word for a while, the girl has getting nervous as the times passes and that is something didn't go unnoticed by Luffy. He faked a cough to break the ice and look at her eyes.
"You have nothing to worry about" He say to her with a smile, "I want only to ask you a few questions if that is ok with you" he continue and she nod her head.
"If I'm not mistaken you are the princess of Alabasta and your name is Nefertary Vivi. Am I correct?" He ask the young girl and she widen her eyes. "How…How do you…How do you know my name?" she mumble making Luffy smirk.
"That's easy princess, my father has told me about you and also I read a lot. So I found it very interest when one day you just disappear from your kingdom and no one has start to look for you" Luffy explain to her and she start to sweat drop.
"And may I ask who your father is?" The princess ask him thinking that if someone is know her then he must be someone very big and special. "Whitebeard" Luffy just say and Vivi's jaw drop open as she has heard about Whitebeard pirates.
"Your one of the Whitebeard pirates?" She ask him and he just nod his head.
"I was, but now I start my own crew" he explain to her.
"Now" he start to say and Vivi gulp. "I want to thank you that you kept an eye to my daughter when I was not there." He say to her as he bow his head and she smile.
"May I ask you a personal question?" he ask her and she nod her head, he smiles "Why are you infiltrate Baroque Works and what's your motives?" he ask her and she froze, was so obvious she start to thinking.
She sigh but after a while she start to tell him the story from the beginning. She has start to trust him for a strange reason who she can't explain even to herself. He told him how one man has started a civil war that ruined her country and that the people blame the King for that, but the real guilty is the leader of that organization. She told him that she infiltrate with the purpose to find out who the leader is and to reveal it to the people of her country. Luffy was listening carefully and with interest as he observe that not once Vivi say the organization's leader name. But then he start to thinking that must be someone big and if the Marines have not intervene then he or she must be a shichibukai, and the only person who has not seen for a long time is the Crocodile.
He smirk at her and she sweat drop, "It's the Crocodile. Isn't it princess?" Luffy ask her and she was in shock and speechless. Luffy saw the girl and stand up, he put a hand at her shoulder to reassure the terrified girl. She look at him and smile.
"Please call me Vivi and yes the leader's name is Crocodile. But how you know it?" She ask him and Luffy smirk. "It's simple really!" Luffy start to say as he sit beside her. "Crocodile is the only one of the shichibukai who has not seen for a long time and besides that, he have enough power and resources to do something like that. Also it must be a shichibukai, if it was any other person the Navy will have interfere by now." Luffy say to Vivi with a smirk as she look at him.
"I can help you if you want, but before that I want to ask you something and I want to tell me the absolute truth" he say to her and she gulp but nod her head.
"I have observe you enough time now and I have seen that as more closer we get to the Whiskey peak so much nervous you're getting." He say to her always looking her at her eyes. "Before I ask you the question I want to tell you one thing." He say to Vivi with a serious tone and gaze and she start to sweat drop.
"My crew is my family and also I have my daughter on my ship, so if anything happens to any of them…and especially to MY DAUGHTER. There is no power in this earth and no one that can save you from me. I will hunt down and kill anyone who will try to hurt my family and then I will obliterate the whole island.!" He continue to say and now Vivi was paler than a dead person. Luffy look at her.
"So I will ask you this. Is something at this island that I must worried about?" he ask her and Vivi start to feel terrified as she know very well that Luffy told her the truth. He mean it, every single word that exited his mouth and told her, he absolutely mean it.
After a while as Vivi found her voice again she told him the truth about Whiskey peak and that is a bounty hunter's town. Luffy nod his head and ask him if is something else that she want to tell him, Vivi shook her head negatively and they exited the meeting room.
Luffy walk to Robin and told her to call the other captains to the meeting room for briefing and to tell Nami to stop the ship. After a while the whole armada has stop and Kuro, Arlong, Mai and Don Krieg has aboard at Luffy's ship. The four of them salute Luffy and he told them to follow him at the meeting room, as they enter the room they found already Zoro with Kuina, Johnny and Yosaku. Alvida with Buggy. Nami with Nojiko and Belle-mere. Aladdin with Robin, Sanji, Makino and Amaya. Usopp with Kaya and finally Blueno, Kaku and Kalifa sitting around the table and waiting them.
"I call a briefing because the next island where will landing is a bounty hunter's island, and you must be very careful." Luffy say to all of them and they listen him carefully. "And that goes double for you Amaya" he continues as he look at his daughter and she nod her head. "Arlong, Kuro, Mai and Krieg I want to inform your crew as well for that and to tell them that they must be an alert as they may try to attack us or try to set a trap on us" he continue to say and they all nod their heads in understanding.
"Kuro I will need you soon, there is a chance that might need your skills." Luffy say to Kuro and he nod his head as the others expect from Zoro who smirk look Luffy with questioning eyes.
"I want for you to be prepared to make us an attack plan who will include to fight with three different armies. The two of them are casual armies but the third is possible to be small but strong group of devil fruit users." Luffy explain to him. "Aye Luffy" Kuro say to him with a smirk and Luffy nod his head.
"Luffy can you tell us more about this?" Robin ask him and everybody look at her and then at Luffy who smile.
"It's not sure yet that we need to engage in fight, but either way I need to be prepared for that option." He say to them and they all nod their heads. "Also IF we enter this war it might be needed from me to fight a shichibukai" Luffy say and all of them look at him with widen eyes and at shock from what they just hear.
"Oi oi…Luffy, I know that you are strong but don't say such things so easy.!" Usopp protest as Luffy told them that he might be needed to fight a shichibukai as is something so casual and usual. And make Luffy laugh as Usopp frown.
"I will tell you more about this as the time will come and IF we decide to be engage to this war. But for now I can't reveal to you something more than that I already told you" Luffy say to all of them and they agree to not push more the subject as they complete trust Luffy's decision and judgment. And with that they exited the meeting room, the four captain's return back to their ships and the whole fleet start to sail again.
After some more hours they finally see the island who seem to looks like cactus town. Is late at noon and slowly start to getting dark, so they decide to spend the night here as they wait for the log pose to reset. But before they all land at the shore Luffy look at them and they all nod their heads as they remember the conversation from before. And with that the whole fleet crew start to landing except from forty people who they stay behind to patrol the ships.
As they begin to walk they found the town people to welcome them and the town mayor who is a tall man with a small red nose and has blonde hair. He has introduce himself as Igarappoi and he say that they will throw a welcome party for them.
The whole crew thanks him and they start to walk to the town's bar. Having always at their minds that the whole scenery may be a well-organized trap.
The party started after a while, the food and the drink flowing continuously while many of them start to flirt with the town's people.
Luffy decide to sit with Amaya at his lap and beside him was Robin, Makino, Aladdin, Kuina, Kuro, Mai and Arlong.
Nami decide to start a drink contest with Nojiko, Belle-mere, Johnny, Yosaku, Zoro, Gin, Buggy, Alvida and the town people.
Buggy with Sanji and the other part of Luffy's fleet start to flirt with the girls from the town.
Luffy with Zoro and Kuro start to observe the behavior of this people and thinking that something here is not right. No one as nice as is it throw a welcome party for some strangers let alone for a pirates. But for now they decide to play along.
Luffy also start to observe the behavior of Vivi's and the mayor as they start to talk alone. After a while both of them come to Luffy's table and sit down, from the look of the man Luffy guess that Vivi told him who he is and what he will do if something bad will happen to his family because the man looks very pale and even terrified.
Amaya start to look tired so Luffy before excuse himself murmured to Kuro to keep an eye as long he is away, and he with Makino and Robin start to walk back to ship, but before that he nod to Vivi and the mayor to follow him and they did.
Luffy with the others aboard the ship and he put Amaya at his bed to sleep, Makino with Aladdin stay at the ship to look her and if it need it to protect her and the rest of them start to walk back to town.
As they walk the mayor suddenly stop and look at Luffy.
"Is it true?" he ask him and Luffy raise a brow.
The mayor sigh. "Vivi told me about you, Is it true that you are willing to help us?" he ask him again and Luffy smile. "Yes I'm willing to help you, but that is not entirely my call to make it. We will vote and if the entire crew are ok with that then we will help you." Luffy say to him and he nod his head in understanding.
"Also I presume that Vivi told you also what I will do if anything bad happen to my family" he continue to say and Igarappoi gulp but nod his head.
"You and your crew take a good care of Vivi so I will inform everyone to not try to attach you, besides that you are also one of Whitebeard's son and a very powerful one so either way we have not so much possibilities to win over you" Igarappoi say to him and both Luffy, Robin and Vivi smile.
And with that they start to walk again back to the bar where the drink contest still continued.
After some hours the party has ended as the most of them was sleeping, the winner of the drink contest are Zoro and Nami as they both are equally while they knock out everybody else. Luffy decide to pretend that he is sleeping but the truth is that he is waiting to see if Igarappoi and the others will attack or if he will keep his promise to them.
He wait for a long time but no one has made a move to attack them, he start to smile thinking that Igarappoi indeed keep his word. Now he stand up as he start to feel boring and decide to take a walk at the island and maybe will find Vivi or this guy and talk some more.
As he exited the bar and start to walk he found two hands to rest on each of his shoulders and he smile.
"Are you going somewhere" Zoro start to say, "in particular Luffy?" and Robin continue the question. He look back at them with a big smile at his face, "No I just start to feel bored and I decide to have a walk, care to join?" He told them and they nod their heads as they walk beside him.
After a while and as they walk they found Vivi with Igarappoi and decide to join them. "Zoro let me introduce to you the princess of Alabasta Vivi Nefertary" Luffy say to him and Zoro smirk as he start to remember their conversation earlier this noon while Robin giggle. "Then let me introduce also myself" Igarappoi say to them and they smile.
"I am the captain of the Royal army of Alabasta and my name is Igaram" The man say as he bow his head while the others bow too their heads.
"I don't want to ruin the moment…but soon will have company" Luffy say to all of them and they get on alert. "Two people are approaching" continue and they nod their heads.
"Zoro with me, Robin stay here and protect them" he say and both of them nod their heads.
And with that Luffy and Zoro start to walk to the two stranger's direction, after a while they reach them. They see a tall dark-skinned man with black hair in short spiky dreadlocks, he wears a brown trench coat with a pink cravat and a pair of sunglasses and a woman with short blond hair and bright green eyes, she wears a yellow and orange hat on her head a yellow dress with a lemon-like pattern, lemon earrings, and white high-heeled shoes while is holding a bright green umbrella with blue stripes at her hand.
"So, can I help you?" Luffy say to them and the girl giggle finding him cute while the man just smirk.
"We came here to inform someone, I don't have any intention to engage into fight with you Luffy of the Whitebeard pirates" The man say to him and he smirk. "And you?" He ask the young woman and look at her. "I don't want to fight either, I have another priorities now. So you will have to excuse us" she say to him and he smiles.
"Then if you want follow me and I will take you to that person" He say to them and they start to sweat drop as they know very well that this man is very dangerous but after a while they decide to follow him.
As they start to walk Luffy suddenly stop and both of them froze from fear, as he look at them with serious gaze "I will say this only once" he say to them, "If you have lied to me or try anything I will kill you in spot…both of you. Am I clear?" he continue and both of them nod their heads as they start to sweat drop.
"Ok then, let's continue" Luffy say to them and they start to walk once again. After a while they reach the others but at the sight of them Vivi and Igaram start running towards them.
"Valerie, Greg what are you doing here guys?" Vivi ask them and Luffy smile, "We came here to warn you" Valerie say to her and both Vivi and Igaram start to sweat drop.
"Warn us about what?" Igaram Ask her, but both of them didn't answer only looked at Luffy, Zoro and Robin. "It's ok they are willing to help us, you can relax" Vivi told and they nod.
"Crocodile plans are at their final stage, you must hurry" Greg say to them and both Vivi and Igaram start to panicking. "Have he found Vivi's true identity yet?" Luffy ask and they shake their heads negatively.
"That's good then, because for now we still have the advantage over him" Luffy continue and they all nod their heads. "Let's go wake up the others and to call a meeting, also you can stop hiding and follow us too if you want" Luffy say as he look at the direction of a nearby wall and all of them look at him with questioning eyes, but soon enough they see Mr. 9 and a woman who Igaram said that she is Ms. Monday.
All of them start to walk back to the bar to wake up the others, but as they reach the bar most of the crew has already woke up except from Usopp and Sanji. Luffy wake up the remaining duo and they start to walk back to their ships.
As they reach the shore Valerie and Greg was amazed by Luffy's fleet but especially for Luffy ship. "Are we good?" Luffy ask the patrol team, "Welcome back Luffy, we are good" they told him and he smile.
They all aboard on Luffy's ship and they headed to the meeting room all of them and also the four captains.
"Can we start?" Luffy ask them earning an "Aye" by all of them.
"Good, first of all I want to introduce you the princess of Alabasta Vivi Nefertary and the chief of Royal Army Igaram" he say and both of them stand up and bow their heads.
"The war you told us before has to do with Vivi's country?" Nami ask Luffy and he nod his head.
"As I said before I can't take that decision myself, I don't work like that." He say to them and all of them start to admire and respect him even more than before if that is possible. "Excuse me, but YOU are the captain. Aren't you?" both Valerie and Greg ask him making all of them smile.
"Anyone who knows Luffy for a while is aware that Luffy isn't the average captain. If you decide to stay with us you will find that soon too" Zoro say to them with a smirk at his face.
"I can't risk everyone life without even ask them, I have not that right.!" Luffy say to them and they widen their eyes.
"So I suggest to put it on a vote if we are willing to help her or not." He say to them and they all agree with him, they all say their opinions and last of them talk Luffy. All of them decide to help Vivi and her country as the decision was unanimous.
"Good then, we will help Vivi. Kuro I want from you to make a plan and Blueno, Kaku, and Kalifa I want to help him at that." He say to them and they agreed.
"Now. Valerie, Greg, Mr. 9 and Ms. Monday, I have a proposition for you." He say to them, "But before that I want to ask you a question" he continue and they nod their heads. "Why are you help Vivi and risking to blow your identity?" He ask them with a smirk. "Because she is our friend" All of them say to him with one voice and make Luffy to smile.
"Then I want to consider the option to join me and my crew, I can protect you from Crocodile and also I can help you with your dreams." He say to them leaving them dumbfounded and making everybody else to laugh.
"Are you serious?" Valerie ask him, "You know nothing about us." Ms. Monday say as the door open a blue-violet bullet hit Luffy leaving him at the floor as he was the only one who is standing up at the whole duration of the meeting. The four of them look at him at shock about what just happen while all the others laughing even harder and Luffy start to think that the night just became a lot longer and a lot more difficult.
He stand up again holding Amaya at his hands, "What is it my little princess…Are you saw a nightmare?" Luffy ask her as he pat the little girl at the head. "Papa…papa I woke up and you are missing, I start to think that something happen to you" Amaya start to say as she crying make the Valerie and Greg to look them with sweat drops as they couldn't believe what they seeing.
"It's okay baby girl, you have nothing to worry. I just has a few business that's all." Luffy try to reassure the little girl as he put her on her shoulder.
"Ah yeah. Valerie, Greg I want to introduce you my daughter." He say to them and they smile at the little girl.
"Hello, my name is Amaya, Monkey. D. Amaya, it's nice to meet you" say the little girl leaving all of them dumbfounded and even Luffy.
Amaya climb down from her father's shoulder and walk towards to Valerie and Greg. "Nice to meet you too Amaya" both of them say as they handshake with Amaya.
Now the little girl look at the rest of them and blink, "Have I said something funny?" the little girl ask them as a vein popped at her forehead making everybody at the room to roll at the floor from the laughs.
"She is really your daughter Luffy" All of them say to him laughing and Luffy nod his head as he smiles.
"Sure she is." Luffy say as take Amaya at his hands and put her on his shoulder.
"Nami is the log pose reset?" Luffy ask her and she nod her head. "Good then guys set the sails" Luffy say to them earning an "AYE" from all of them.
And with that they start once again to sail.