After landing on Fishman Island and going to the mermaid cafe. The Demon Pirates split into groups to explore. Mizore decided to go with Perona. While they were walking around Perona asks Mizore a question.
Mizore and Perona
"Do you think maybe he would let me join?"
"Perona you want to join the crew?"
"Yes." Perona replies to Mizore
"Are sure you know what that initials right?" Mizore asks the ghost girl.
"Is there someone kind of requirement or something?"
"No, but it would mean giving up your humanity and becoming a demon in service to the house of Arystar. Do you really want to join our crew officially?"
"Yes I don't mind, that and I don't wanna go back to that man's castle." Mizore wonders who she is talking about, but decides not to bother her about it.
"Well then we can ask him."
The Devil's Fortune, two hours later
Nathan and the crew are preparing preparing to leave Fishman Island. The only thing left to do was wait for the ones that are missing. Everyone is here, except for Mizore, Perona, Akane and Levy.
" Damn where are they, they're late." Nathan says pacing the ship, and concern for his crewmates." Oh Satan, I hope nothing bad has happened to them."
"Relax Nathan, I'm sure they are fine. I say another few minutes if they don't show up, then we go look for them, okay?" Says Temari trying to ease her Captain's worrying.
As Temari finishes saying that Perona and Mizore, land on the ship. Nathan looks up at the two girls and says "you're late."
"Yeah, sorry about that Nathan," replies Mizore. " we went to a restaurant to grab some food, but it took longer than we expected as they were really busy, but perona has something she wants to ask you."
Nathan looks at the pink-haired ghost girl and Asks." Oh really? And what do you wants to ask about, Perona?"
Perona was looking down , and being kind of quiet, which was unlike her. Normally she was acts without hesitation on things, so this must be hard for her." I um... I want to know if um... if I could be a Demon Pirate too."
Nathan raises an eyebrow at the ghost girl. " You want to become an official member of my crew? I thought you only joined to keep an eye on Roronoa Zoro."
"Yes well, now I want to join you!" Perona says rather abruptly.
"What made you change your mind, if I may ask?"
" Well I still think you're kind of a pervert , for gathering a bunch of girls on your crew, but I don't know. There's just something about you, that makes me want to stay with you. I feel like you could protect me, the way Gecko Moria used to."
"I see, but are you sure that's what you want? You would be giving up your Humanity and booming demon in service to my household. Are you absolutely positive this is what you want?"
"Yes, I'm positive." Perona replies to Nathan.
"Very well, the you may join." Nathan pulls out his remaining evil pieces, and only three Pawn pieces are left. two regulars and one mutation piece. Nathan thinks to himself. " That mutation piece should be used for someone really powerful. I'm going to try to use the two regular pieces on her." He put the mutation piece away and the looks up at Perona, as he hands her the two Pawn pieces. "Perona, take theses, and hold them close to your heart as you repeat after me, just replace my name with yours. I Nathaniel Arystar, pledge to serve as a pawn to the house of Arystar."
Perona puts the Pawn pieces to her chest and says. "I Perona, pledge to serve as a pawn to the house of Arystar. "
"I vow to serve as a pawn to my king and protect him as long as I live. " Nathan continues.
"I vow to serve as a pawn to my king and protect him as long as I live. " Perona says as the pieces absorb into her body. She starts glowing for a second or two, then stops. "That it, I don't feel any different."
" Yes but now you are a demon. Even if you're not really going to use them, try concentrating your energy into the upper part of your back." Nathan says.
Perona does just that, and wings appear on her back. " I have wings I can feel them, although I don't think I'm really going to use them." She says as she retracts her new wings.
Just as Perona's wings disappear Akane and Levy land on the ship. "Sorry we are late, Nathan. Levy just wanted to copy down the information found on the sea forest poneglyph."
"Ah I see, it's ok all is forgiven. Because right now is a happy moment. We have a new edition to our household." Nathan says smiling.
Akane gives Nathan a little bit of an annoyed look. "What girl did you seduce into joining you this time?"
"No no! It not like that! It not a new girl, It's Perona and she ask me to join. "
Akane looks rather relieved it wasn't some random new girl and turns to Perona . "Welcome, to the crew."
"Oh, Akane look at your log pose." Says Nathan causing the vampire girl to look down at her wrist.
"Yea, I noticed that earlier, it seems to be going haywire, almost like it can't lock on to the next magnetic field. " She says staring down at the compass on her wrist.
Nathan hands Akane a new log pose, unlike the previous this one has 3 needles. " The harbormaster said that second half of the Grand line, makes the first look like a paradise. It's way more unpredictable then the first half. The log pose you have won't work because, magnetic fields in the second half, otherwise known as the new world, are unstable. An Island's magnetic field can, at times disappear altogether. This new log pose has 3 needles, so that if one Island disappears you always have another."
She takes the new log pose, takes off her old log pose and puts on the new one. "The needle are all shaking does that mean they are not locked on?"
" No each needle locks to an Island and the shaking represents the stability of its magnetic field." Nathan replies to Akane.
Akane starts heading below deck. "I'm gonna go store the old log pose in my room, just in case we need it again. " She goes below and comes back up a moment later. "Ok captain what are you orders?"
"We set sail immediately! Time to head to the New World! Everyone man your stations." The Devil's Fortune had already been coated for the descent up, to the surface. Nathan made sure that it would get done while they were exploring the island.
Perona looks around like she is a bit lost, "And what should I do Nathan?"
"Sorry, perona I don't really have anything for you to do, as most of the jobs needed for sailing someone already has." He replies.
Perona looks a bit disappointed for a sec, then quickly says. "Fine I didn't wanna help anyway?"
"Perona it is ok you will find out you role on the crew, just give yourself some time." Says Levy coming up from behind her. The causes the ghost girl to freak out, and shoot off one of her ghosts at Levy.
She suddenly sinks to the ground, and says. " Please end my miserable existence. My life is worth less the a flea."
After a moment or two Levy get back up." Damn, please don't hit me with that again."
"Then don't fucking sneak up on me like that." Perona says with an annoyed look.
Kojika suddenly appears in front of Nathan "Sweet, I think I'm getting the hang of my new powers."
Nathan smiles at har and says. " That's great Kojika, Now just need to use it in battle."
The ship leaves leaves the the protective bubble around Fishman Island and starts ascending up rather quickly. After only bout 10 hours they reach the surface.
Nathan looks around with an extremely excited look on his face." This it everyone the New World. " Our journey is gonna get alot harder from here on out. Is everyone ready?"
Everyone nods as Nathan says "Good now everyone pick a number between one and three. Whichever number gets the most votes is the needle we follow. "
Nathan points to Xenovia as she says "one." he continues pointing at all of his crew mates until everyone has picked a number. Zac, Temari and Levy chose two. Akane, Perona and Mizore chose Three. Yoko, Kojika and of course Xenovia chose one.
That only left Nathan and Tayuya left to chose. Nathan looks around for the loud mouth redhead, but she is nowhere to be found. "Where is Tayuya-chan? She needs to cast a vote as well."
"She went to go lie down." says Yoko "She drank to much, and was having a headache on top of one of her little episodes."
"Then I guess the deciding vote is up to me. Akane set a course, in the direction that the third needle is pointing." Following their orders Mizore and Akane walk over to the helm as Nathan says." Perona fly up the crows nest and use you ghosts to scout ahead."
Perona nods and leaves her body. She floats up to the crow's nest, in her ghostly form. She returns almost immediately to her body. " We might have a problem! There is a whole bunch of marines coming this way."
Just as she finishes saying that a cannonball explodes in the water next to the ship. "Everyone man your Battlestations. Yoko get on the Cannons now and start firing back."
With Yoko on the cannons firing back at them. Nathan and the other are defending the ship against cannonballs. The Marine ships are sailing towards the Devil's Fortune, at an alarming rate. "Kojika, Xenovia fly up and unfill the sails more we need to be at Full Sail."
As Nathan says that two Marines land on the deck. Xenovia comes flying down, at the Marines at full speed. "Elizabeth!"
"I knew if we waited here, you would come stupid pirates. This is the end of line pirates." Says the big humanoid panther, now on the deck.
"No you're the stupid one, Panther. You still haven't learned, that you can't beat me."
As fighting breaks out between Pirates and Marines, Perona sends her ghosts over to the Marine ship and makes her ghosts attack them to stop the cannon fire.
Meanwhile up in the sky Xenovia and Lt Elizabeth are locked in fierce battle. Xenovia swings her sword at the Marine officer, whom quickly blocks the hit. The Lt then counter attacks shifting her weight and swing down. Xenovia just barely misses it as she moves to the side. The Lt is it's so focused on Xenovia, that she doesn't notice Kojika flying towards her from behind. Kojika swings at the Eagle girl, only for her to dodge.
"I sensed your attack coming with my observation haki." Says the Lt.
"Oh yeah, well then sence this!" Yells Kojika as swings at the Lt rapidly. Despite the fact that Kojika is using two swords, the Lt is able to match her blow for blow. Kojika quickly teleports behind the Lt, this catches her off-guard, as Kojika lands a hit. The attack doesn't do to much damage as the Lt turns around to face Kojika only to be stabbed in the back by one of Xenovia's Kunai.
Back down with Nathan and Captain Kasu, the fight rages on. Kasu is swiping his claws endlessly at Nathan, tying to land a blow. Nathan however is not giving him that chance, as he is blocking and sidestepping all the attacks. " Is that really the best you've got you big baka cat?"
Suddenly Elizabeth drops from sky and lands on the deck in a kneeling position. She looks up at the captain, and says." Sir, I know you want to capture the pirates, but we need to retreat now. "
Kojika and Xenovia stop in the air, just above the lieutenant upon hearing her sudden declaration. The Marine captain gives his lieutenant a look of confusion. "I will not retreat! We have these stupid pirates on the offencive. "
"Yes sir I understand that, but just look at the water." Her words cause not just, the captain but everyone to look out at the ocean. The sea beyond them was an odd color, like someone kami-sama had poured purple food dye into the sea.
"Ah, yes we do need to retreat now. Just know this is not over pirate. I will see you again if you live." As the Marine captain finishes speaking his lieutenant grabs him by the shoulders and they fly off towards their ship.
The Demon pirates look at the retreating Marines with a puzzled look. "What was that all about. How can they call themselves Marines, if they're scared of a little oddly colored water? I mean seriously, what's so bad about the water. " Temari says saying what eveveryone else was thinking.
On the Marine ship
"Captain do you think they will make it out of her territory alive?"
"Well the odds are most certainly against them, but those pirates are resourceful. I have a feeling they will somehow survive. Let's just wait and if they can make it out of her territory."