And hello once more for this fic, this time we will get to know not just about Shirahoshi's daughter, but also a bunch of the crew's kids, so let's get to the chapter.
She was completely terrified. On that calm and simple morning, she had gone for a walk through the coral reefs, near the line that divided their territory and out of the area protection the Straw Hats offered her people, wanting to feel a little freer than usual in that city, something her entire family said she inherited from her father.
Not that she was a prisoner, but the feeling of breaking the rules and wandering where she wasn't allowed gave her an excitement and a desire to keep going. She realized that adrenaline could be quite addictive. However, unfortunately, that day, she realized and understood the dangers her uncles and grandfather spoke of, about the evil humans who had captured her. They took her by surprise and trapped her on the ship. It terrified her deeply, and it still did, but she had not yet given up hope.
Sounds of cannons resounded in the sea as they hit near the ship. She recognized from the times that her long-nosed uncle showed his shooting skills. She heard desperate screaming sounds filled with terror. They must have been seeing him coming to rescue her, which made her smile in relief.
The kidnappers soon stopped caring about the storm that happened, as he was more devastating than it. No matter how many they were nor which weapons they had, as he would rip them apart in seconds and take her back. No matter how scary they were, for he was a hundred times worse. The reason she still remains confident. Her father, Monkey D. Luffy, the King of Pirates, has arrived.
...
The men were locked in fear, their bodies simply not responding even though their brains screamed for them to move. However they doubted that even if their limbs decided to move they would be able to make it, after all, the tension and fury in the air was practically palpable.
They never imagined things would end this way, they didn't even think they would actually be lucky enough to catch a mermaid, but miraculously they did, and a big one. One of them even commented on the resemblance she seemed to have with the princess, but everyone thought it was silly, after all, what would someone from the royalty be doing there?
They just hoped to make a quick and profitable sale. After the New World Government banned slavery, the buyers became rare, as well as sellers and especially the "products". It was practically impossible to sell a mermaid these days, especially since the government was always on the lookout for such things, and the moment they found the slightest trace, it would be enough for many of those involved to be discovered and eventually killed. So they wanted to get out of there as soon as possible to try to make a sale.
Also, they didn't say anything, but it was a silent agreement between the bunch that they should get out of there as soon as possible. That area was under the protection of the Straw Hats, even if not oficially, it was just common knowledge. And they definitely didn't want to meet that freak. They even prayed that in fact that wasn't the princess, because if she was and the rumors about her being the one of his many daughters were true...
And now all their fears have become reality. A few feet away from their ship was the Pirate King's legendary vessel, the Thousand Sunny. Most frightening though, it was the six people on their own ship that made them tremble, all emanating great fury and murderous intent.
"And to think there are still humans foolish enough to try to kidnap mermaids. Indeed, you are the disgrace among all beings in this world."
Jinbe spoke, staring coldly at the men on deck, the same people who dared to try to kidnap the princess. Otohime might not approve of the violent methods they would take now, but even if Jinbe himself didn't do anything, the others would surely do.
The other people were Luffy himself, Nami, Robin and Saul, who was now around sixteen years old and even a taller than his mother. Of Luffy's sons that were currently on the ship, he was the oldest, so he promptly joined the battle. Zoro and Sanji could have gone in his place, the one with the curly eyebrows especially wanted to go, but they respected the boy's desire to help his sister.
Saul was in his hybrid form, his body nearly reaching the six and a half feet of height, almost the same as his father. He could go further, but it wasn't the best option right now. His ears were wolf ears, his whole face resembled that of the animal, and his fangs were white as marble. His muscles had grown to five times their normal size, and his frightening appearance only added to the smugglers' terror.
"So captain, do we kill them?"
Nami asks with an amused smile on her face, but her eyes were cold, clearly filled with hate, not even trying to her true intentions. After all, these bastards tried to capture her cute musu-mei, so of course she wanted to make them suffer as much as possible.
"This idea really sounds interesting."
Beside her, Robin responds with a cold smile, her thoughts the same as those of her sister in marriage.
"I agree mother..."
Saul responds quietly, it was almost difficult to understand what he said. His fury was affecting his transformation and it was affecting his mind as well.
"I don't disagree with you." Luffy began, only increasing the smugglers' terror. Some even fainted just hearing his voice. "But I don't want Kai-chan to see blood." For a single second they thought there was hope, that's until they heard his next words. "So let's just throw them into the sea."
In less than ten seconds, they were gone. Jinbe, Saul and Luffy moved faster than anyone present there could keep up. The men on deck just had the feeling of a great force pushing them, and the next moment they were in the air, hundreds of yards away from their ship, in the ocean of the Grand Line in the middle of a storm.
Nami, on the other hand, only caused a stronger gust, knocking some of them down, and Robin created human-sized hands, grabbed them and threw them away. All in less than the blink of an eye.
"Is there anyone else dad?"
Saul asked, even though he no longer smelled any other crew on the ship, or sensed their presence with his haki.
A small smile formed on Luffy's face. If anyone looked closer they would notice that his eyes at that moment changed shape. They were vertically shaped, and instead of dark eyes, they were tinted red, and the entire white part of his eyes were yellowish. But as soon as he thought about his daughter, his eyes returned to normal.
Wasting no more time they walked to the bottom of the ship, where the princess was.
"Kai!"
And all the apprehension they felt when they got the call from the Den Den Mushi that she was missing and had to run from Wano, ended in that hour.
Kaimono was a lot like her mother. By mermaid standards she was gigantic, but not quite as big as her mother, though she was about a little more than half her height, somewhere around thirty feet. She had long hair like Shirahoshi, but unlike her mother, her hair color was dark pink, and she wore only a ponytail. Again, unlike her mother and very much at the insistence of her father, she wore a shirt that covered her entire upper body, one that was from the Criminal brand. Pappag couldn't have been happier when he first saw her. At her waist she wore a pearled belt, and her tail was long, with stripes ranging from red to pink.
The moment she saw her father her face lighted up and she moved forward. The part of the ship they were on barely had room for her, but she still managed to move.
The chains that bound her arms and waist would have hindered her if Luffy hadn't broken them the moment he saw them. He was so fast that his daughter only noticed him when he was in front of her.
"Daddy!"
Even with his two and a half meters tall, Luffy still looked small next to the mermaid. She grabbed him in a hug, her thin arms squeezing him tightly.
"Shishishi, it's okay now."
He speaks, gently stroking the top of her head and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"You know, I was a little scared at first, but I knew you would come!"
She said giving him a big smile.
"Of course I would come for my little princess."
Luffy's speech increased the smile on her face even more.
"This way you are letting me jealous."
Nami arrives at their side, and speaks with a playful tone.
"Fufufu, me too."
Robin adds with a chuckle and a look that showed she was having fun.
It was listening to the two that Kaimono noticed their presence.
"Nami-kaa-san! Robin-kaa-san! Ah, Saul-nii-chan!"
She quickly reached out and caught everyone in a hug.
"Hello Kai-chan."
Nami says with a big smile and responding to the hug.
"I'm glad that you are well."
Robin said joining Luffy and stroking her hair.
"Hey, Kai."
Saul speaks with a soft, gentle smile as he gives his younger sister a kiss on the cheek.
The pinkette enjoyed the moment, tightly hugging her family. After all, as much as they visited with a good frequency, she missed them every time.
"Aham, I'm glad you're fine Kaimono-sama."
Jinbe spoke, a little embarrassed to interrupt the family moment.
Hearing his voice, Kai was surprised and looked from side to side, until she looked down and faced the helmsman.
"Oh! Jinbe-sama! I'm sorry I didn't see you!"
She lets go of the four of them and I start to lower her upper body, bowing to Jinbe for forgiveness.
When she interacted with the Pirate King, who is also considered the hero of Fishman Island, who saved it on different occasions and was acclaimed by all the people, her first reaction was to swing him from side to side, after all he was her beloved father.
Jinbe, on the other hand, despite being a great friend of the family, was still treated with much more respect and reverence by his grandfathers and uncles, even her mother. After all, Jinbe was seen as having inherited Fisher Tiger's will. He was also seen as the man who fought as the Pirate King's companion for their people. And as much as he was practically an uncle to her, unlike her father who she grew up almost worshiping and spending every second she could with, Jinbe was someone she had great respect for.
"This is not necessary Kaimono-sama, I'm just happy to see you well, and I'm sure your uncles and grandfather must be better now."
The martial artist speaks with a gentle smile, which the princess unconsciously responds by smiling too.
"Come on, everyone is wanting to see you Kai-chan."
Saul says leaning on her arm. The pinkette gaze lights up as she imagines meeting her uncles on her father's side, as well as seeing some of her brothers and sisters, as well as her other kaa-sans, though she heard not everyone was in the Sunny now.
"Hai!"
"Will you want my help dad?"
Saul asks staring at Luffy, who just smiles at him.
"No need."
He stretches out his arms to hold his daughter, and simply lifts her up and carries her in a princess position. It didn't look like she was thirty feet tall, he wasn't even making an effort.
"Show off."
The user of the fruit of the Fenrir whispers, rolling his eyes. Robin, Nami and Jinbe laugh and go after them.
When they arrived on deck, just as Luffy wanted, there was no trace of the kidnappers, nor was it possible to hear them screaming at the sea. They had probably all been drowned by now.
Jinbe jumped into the sea, going to swim to the Sunny, Nami called Zeus, with her and Robin climbing on the cloud. Saul would just jump onto the ship, and Luffy would use Geppou, still carrying Kaimono.
"Daddy, can't we go flying?"
Before he takes the first jump he hears his daughter's question, and sees her staring at him with puppy eyes, something Nami taught her, actually she taughted that to all of Luffy's wives and daughters. The redhead knew he could never say no like that.
"Shishishi, of course."
Luffy gently puts her on the deck and begins his transformation.
The others had already arrived at the Sunny and looked back in surprise that Luffy and Kaimono hadn't arrived yet.
"Why they are taking so long?"
Zoro, with a bottle of sake in his hand, asks looking at Saul, who was watching what was happening on deck.
The brunette sighs and responds.
"I bet Kai-chan asked to fly, dad is transforming."
Zoro rolls his open eye and takes a swig from the bottle.
"He's too soft."
"Shut up, marimo, you act the same way with Kaguya-chan."
Sanji speaks from the kitchen, causing a vein to appear on Zoro's forehead as he becomes slightly embarrassed.
"Yohohoho, in fact, even Zoro-san is soft on Kaguya-chan."
Brook says as he takes a sip from a cup of tea, and laughs hard at the embarrassed face of the best swordsman in the world.
"Not only Kaguya, even my mother has him in the palm of her hands."
This was said by Roronoa Kozuki Ryuma, Zoro's eldest son. His haircut was similar to Zoro's, but instead of green, his hair color was turquoise, just like his mother's, and his eyes were dark blue. He was relatively tall, being only a little shorter than his father, and just as Zoro, he had a muscular body. He wore a blue kimono, with a light blue sash around his waist, and lefting a part of his pectoral showing. On his feet he wore simple sandals. He was around the same age as Saul.
"Shut up."
He spoke to his son, tapping the base of one of his swords on his head. In response, Ryuma just stuck his tongue out at his father.
"Even the best swordsman in the world is weak against his wife and daughter. But so is the Pirate King, so don't feel too embarrassed about that."
This was said by Monkey D. Jewerly Bonney, who joined the crew, and married Luffy, after he destroyed the Red Line and defeated the Old Navy. She had allied with the crew long before that, believing they would be the best way for her to reach her goals after losing her own crew. She never imagined it would end like this, but now she wouldn't trade this life for anything.
"Dad really is softy."
Monkey D. Jewerly Jeanne spoke, agreeing with her mother. She ate a donut and laughed, remembering that even if she asked her father for a piece of meat, he would give her, even if very reluctantly. She was a year younger than Saul, looked like her mother, also having pink hair, but hers she kept short and messy. She wore denim shorts like her mom and dad, a white shirt that reached her belly button, a green jacket, black boots, and a brown hat with her dad's Jolly Roger symbol.
Zoro rolled his eyes, not saying anything else, but actually feeling a little better with their lines.
While this small talk took place, Luffy granted Kaimono's request.
His skin started to turn blue, his eyebrows grew and took on a cloud-like shape, his muscles became much bigger, looking as if they were exploding as scales covered his body. His face went forward, taking a more reptilian-like shape. Two horns grew on top of his head, and a mustache appeared on his muzzle. His torso grew in hundreds of meters, his hands turned to paws with sharp claws, and from the below part of his body turnde into a tail with dark hair.
The mermaid watched her father's transformation in awe. She had already saw it before, but no matter how many times she had seen it, she would always be impressed. After all, the transformation of the legendary Mystic Zoan, Uo Uo no Mi, model Seiryuu, was truly amazing.
"Let's go?"
He asked, stopping in front of her. With her eyes shining she climbs and her father flies her through the air.
"Hi guys! Hi Bonney-kaasan! Jeanne-chan!"
The princess waves happily at the two, and they can't help the smile that forms on their face as they wave back happily.
"Hi Kai-chan, you better have a feast prepared for us huh!"
Jeanne talks playfully, making her sister laugh.
"Are you guys ready to go? I will go flying with Kai."
It took less than a second for him to reach the Sunny, after all the distance from his body was greater than the distance between the kidnappers' ship and their ship.
Nami gives him a thumbs-up, an eternal pose for New Fishman Island was already in her hands.
"Wait dad!"
From inside the ship, a dark-haired girl ran to the wall and jumps, also climbing on Luffy.
"ANN!"
Nami, Robin, Bonney and Saul scream at the same time seeing the girl's recklessness.
"Shishishi, hi Kai-chan!"
Ignoring the screams, she hugs her older sister.
"Ann-chan!"
Kai responds to the hug, lifting the brunette up to her head and rubbing their cheeks against each other.
"Shishishi, you're still cute."
Ann says, squeezing her sister's cheeks, making her laugh even harder as it tickles her.
Robin and Saul sigh.
"I think we should have expected something like that, right?"
Nami speaks with a weak smile. It was amazing how Ann could be as reckless as her father, causing the four of them to be frightened quite often.
"Shishishi." And of course she noticed their reactions. "Sorry Mom, Nami-kaasan, Bonney-kaasan."
She speaks with her palms together and lowering her head a little, though she is still laughing.
"And I don't deserve an apology too?"
Saul speaks to his sister with an incredulous face. She just looks at him with a neutral face, until she sticks out her tongue, making a vein pop out on his forehead.
"Brat."
He mutters, making the others on the deck laugh at their interaction.
"Anyone else want to go with me?"
Luffy asked, turning his draconic head a little to face the deck.
"Wait Luffy! I have to see if Kai-chan is alright!"
A small blue-nosed reindeer with some humanoid features emerged from the Sunny's door, entering the deck with a med-pack.
"Hi Uncle Chopper."
The mermaid in question waves at him, who for a second forgets about his work, leaves his kit on the ground and waves back.
"Wait, no!" He says stopping to wave and getting his med-pack back. "Kai-chan, come here, I have to see if you don't have any injuries."
He yells, assuming his most professional demeanor, and pointing to the princess, who just keeps laughing at him.
'He makes a cute face when he tries to look angry.' She thought to herself as she carried a goofy smile.
"Shishishi, she doesn't need that Chopper, she's fine. If she wasn't the first thing I would have done would be to bring her to you."
The captain speaks, laughing both at his doctor's reactions and at being sure what his daughter's thoughts were.
The blue-nosed one wanted to keep arguing, after all the medical work was his responsibility, but he couldn't refute Luffy. If Kaimono had even the slightest scratch, the captain would have taken her to him right away.
"Is Uncle Luffy giving a ride? I'm in!"
Who said it was a boy, younger than Jeanne, with an average height for his age, dark and straight hair, dark skin and blue eyes. He wore a bonnet on his head, which also had mechanic's glasses on them, a dark jacket with several pockets, a belt with a few more pockets, a pair of shabby jeans and black shoes. He also had a band-aid on his left cheek that looked like it had been recently put on.
He was Usopp and Kaya's son, Edward.
"Of course Ed, just go up there."
Luffy replies smiling.
"Thanks uncle Luffy!"
When the boy was going to the wall to jump over the dragon, an arm holds his collar, stopping him.
"Sorry, but I promised your mother I wouldn't let you do this again."
The voice belonged to no one else than Usopp.
"What? Why?"
The one in the cap asks with an incredulous expression. In response, apart from Luffy, Ann and Kaimono, they all look at him with flat faces.
"My because every time you fly with Uncle Luffy, you try to create a machine to fly right after and end up falling out of the sky?"
Ryuuma responds with an obvious tone of irony in his voice.
"Shahahahahahahahaha! Really?"
Kaimono starts laughing and asks, wiping away a tear that has formed in the corner of her eyes.
A large drop of sweat trickles down Edward's forehead.
"But... Uncle Luffy any help here here?"
He doesn't even try to convince his father, who keeps looking at him skeptically. Ann and Kaimono laughed even more at the boy's attempt.
"Shishishi, my bad Ed, but I won't go against your father."
The boy assumes a defeated expression and stands in the corner drawing circles with a dark cloud forming around him.
"You fell from more than thirty meters high a few times and they never let you fly again..."
He mutters to himself, making a drop of sweat trickle down everyone's foreheads on the deck.
"Yohohoho, I'm always surprised how Ed-kun can be so different from Usopp-san."
Brook comments as he stares at the boy in the corner. Usopp gives a big proud smile when he hears his friend's speech.
"It's just that Kaya was telling him my stories since he was little, so he always wanted to be like his father."
He spoke with a proud smile and pointing at himself with his thumb.
Nami rolls her eyes and turns to her husband.
"We wasted enough time already, Hoshi-chan must be worried sick, as well as her father and brothers, so let's go."
"Leave it to me."
Following the navigator's orders they put the ship on course while Luffy follows them flying.
Ann had fun feeling the wind on her and the thrill of flying with her father, but Kai was having an even better time. She watched everything in awe, whether it was the clouds in the sky rushing past them, the sea water stirred by the weather, the wind passing them, even how high they flew. For the princess who lived most of her life only on New Fishman Island, listening to stories of the world and her family's adventures, this was all amazing to her.
And none of that escaped Luffy's eyes, in fact while following Sunny he paid full attention to his pink-haired daughter's reactions.
With an idea in mind he goes to the tiller area, where Nami and Jinbe were, the first one navigating and the second taking care of the helm.
"Yo, I'll do something real quick and I'll be right back."
Before he could hear any response, he lifts his body up.
"Girls, hold on tight!"
Kaimono puts Ann in front of her, and hugs her father, also putting her sister between them, in an attempt to protect her. They felt the pressure descend on their bodies for a moment, until yellow clouds formed around them protecting both. In a few seconds Luffy had climbed several meters, passing through the rain clouds and standing above them, showing a clear and starry sky.
"So beautiful..."
As she hugged her sister, Kaimono watched the stars, her eyes shining like diamond. As a member of royalty she had seen many glittering gems and treasures, but none of these things were as beautiful as the sight in front of her. The stars shining against the dark sky and yet in perfect harmony with the full moon in the sky seemed to form a picture that could never be fully captured on a canvas. It was a vision the princess never had living only on New Fishman Island, especially since she was most of the time on the castle.
"Thank you Dad!"
She almost couldn't hold back her tears. Earlier in that day, out of a desire to try to have a little adventure she ended up being captured, but now, this little adventure was really happening.
Ann had a smile from ear to ear, especially seeing her sister so cheerful. As someone who had inherited her father's adventurous spirit, she understood the princess.
"Shishishi, all for my little princess. But now, let's go home."
He says, diving back towards the Sunny.
...
On New Fishman Island, built after the destruction of the old island and the Red Line at the hands of the current Pirate King, at Ryugu Palace, a group of people were gathered in the throne room.
Princess Shirahoshi, the giant mermaid who was no longer, so much, that crying girl, was now one of the Pirate King's wives and mother of one of his daughters. She had a gentle smile on her face as she shook her head slightly from one side to the other, humming. She was calm knowing that Luffy had already intervened, in fact she knew that her daughter must be having a lot of fun.
But her father and brothers were not having such a simple time...
Neptune had a floater around his waist, allowing him to move in the air as if he were in water. He needed it because he was anxiously moving from side to side, rubbing, almost tearing off in reality, his beard with a few white streaks.
"We should have sent an army, or at least some soldiers!"
He said almost pulling the hair from his beard.
"Dad, you worry too much, Nami-chan already said that they found Kai-chan and are bringing her back."
Shirahoshi responds without losing the smile on her face. Just the thought that she would soon be reunited with her husband and the rest of the family put her in a high mood.
"Then why are they taking so long?"
The question came from the older brother, Fukaboshi, the current king.
After the destruction of the old island and the rebuilding of the new one, Neptune thought it was time to pass the throne on, so that the next generation would guide the people to the future, like his wife would have desired. In a way, his beloved granddaughter was also a symbol of that future.
But at the moment the current king looked as anxious as his father.
"Ah, you know how Fukaboshi-niisama, Kai-chan must be having fun with her father."
And the mother herself didn't seem to carry a tenth of the worries her brothers and father were carrying.
"Straw Hat... first my daughter... then my granddaughter..."
Neptune kneels on the ground, a dark aura seems to cover him as a dark cloud forms on his head.
"When she was little Kai-chan thought I was awesome... but now she only talks about her father..."
He continued his lamentation with tears in his eyes, while his daughter just watched with a weak, embarrassed smile.
"We understand your pain father, akkamanbo!"
Spoke Manboshi, Shirahoshi's third eldest brother. He hugged his father crying, seeming to understand his feelings well.
"Me either! So-la-ti-do!"
Ryuboshi, the second child, speaks humming, joining in the hug, tears also coming out of his eyes.
Fukaboshi sighed tiredly and Shirahoshi laughed at their reactions.
"THE STRAW HATS WERE SIGHTED!"
The scream came from a soldier who ran into the palace room. The ministers on the right and left, who were also in the room, breathed a long sigh of relief, the smile on Shirahoshi's face grew even more, the king also gave a slight smile, while Kaimono's grandfather and two other uncles became stood up celebrating.
In the next instant, the entire palace was covered in a gigantic shadow.
"He always knows how to make an entrance."
Fukaboshi comments, and his sister nods smiling.
The big shadow disappears and at the same time three people seem to appear inside the palace, almost like they teleported, but it was just that he was too quick for anyone else to follow.
"Yo, guys."
Luffy appeared with his daughters in each arm, Kaimono being carried in his right arm as if she were weightless, and Ann in his left arm. The girl was smiling from ear to ear, and waved at Shirahoshi, who smiled even more and waved back.
"Hi, Hoshi-kaasan."
"Hi Ann-chan."
"Mommy!"
The princess jumped from her father's arms, crossing the room and hugging her mother. Next to her, Kaimono actually looked small, as her mother was almost twice her height.
"Shishishi, won't you say anything to me, Hoshi-chan?"
Luffy speaks, appearing on his wife's shoulder and kissing her cheek.
"Luffy!"
While still hugging her daughter, Shirahoshi places Luffy in the palm of her hand and gives him a kiss.
"Kai-chan!"
Her grandfather and her two uncles exclaim, trying to go hug her.
"Fukaboshi-oji-sama!"
Just for her to go talk to her uncle, and completely dodge them, making them fall to the ground. Luffy, Shirahoshi and Ann couldn't help but laugh at their situation.
"Kaimono." The fact that Fukaboshi didn't just refer to her as Kai, or Kai-chan, made the pinkette realize that she was in trouble. "We warned several times that you shouldn't leave this part of the island, and yet you didn't listen." He had his arms crossed and was looking at her seriously. "Because of your irresponsibility, not only did I have to ask your father for help, but the entire army was on standby all day. So what do you have to say?"
The princess wiggles her fingers a little, clearly uncomfortable.
"Excuse me?"
She speaks, looking more at the ground than at her uncle.
"Let's take it easy Fukaboshi, you don't have to be that hard with Kai-chan."
Neptune speaks, trying to intervene. A small smile forms on the princess' face as her uncle sighs again.
"You have to stop spoiling her."
"Nii-chan, you don't need to worry about that, it's alright now."
Shirahoshi comments running her right hand through her daughter's hair.
"Yeah, relax, it wasn't any trouble."
Luffy says too, still on Shirahoshi's shoulder.
"Thank you mommy, daddy."
Even though she had been scolded by her uncle, she was too happy about her father's arriving to care.
Once more Fukaboshi sighs before speaking.
"Kai-chan, a week without being able to leave the castle."
The girl's jaw drops to the ground as she stares at her uncle incredulous. With tearful eyes she turned to her grandfather and other uncles, and they were about to say something, but Fukaboshi just glared at them and the three became quiet staring at the ground.
As a last hope she went to look at her parents, but they just laughed while talking to each other. Even if they didn't say anything, they didn't intend to go against the punishment either.
Her younger sister laughed at the situation and hugged her cheek. A small smile formed on her face and Kaimono stroked her head with the tip of her finger.
A few moments later the rest of the crew arrived, and soon the hall was full.
"I'll stop by the library later..."
Saul comments impressed as he stares at the room. Nami and Robin were beside him, and the brunette walked holding the hands of two children, Razu and Nashi, who along with Cheri were Nami and Luffy's triplets. The navigator also walked around holding the hands of a girl who looked a little older than the three of them, Mikan, her first child.
Bonney walked beside them with Jeanne, they both ate a slice of pizza, and ignored the two little ones' eyes for the food in their hands.
"It's always amazing to come here, although I would have loved to see the old island, and the route to it."
Mikan, who had red head like her mother, comments. She and her brothers had dark circles under their eyes, they had clearly just been woken up.
Seeing her daughter talking about it, a smile forms on the navigator's face.
"It was very beautiful, but also a very dangerous path. Now that the island is on the surface it's a lot easier to get to."
Excitement could be seen on Mikan's face.
"I still want to map it all by myself! And the stars then..."
Nami smiled happily at her daughter's ambition.
A snore was heard from their side, and they didn't even have to look to know what it was.
"I am hungry..."
Razu and Nashi spoke at the same time. A large drop of sweat ran down Saul's forehead.
'At least Cheri is different.'
He thought to himself, looking sideways at the third triplet.
The boy was walking close to Edward and talking to Sora, ignoring the look of Sanji who seemed to want to fry him with his mind.
"Stop!"
His wife, Pudding, yelled pulling at his ear. Sora's younger brother Keki was being hold by Pudding as they walk.
Saul wasn't sure what their story was like, he just remembers hearing his Nami-kaasan and Pudding sometimes talking about when she, his father, his uncles Chopper and Brook, and Carrot-kaasan invaded the territory of Pudding's, an Yonkou of that time. Apparently they were enemies, and Sanji would have to marry her or something, this was one of the few adventures the crew had that they never told him the full story. All he knew was that, despite the fact that she was actually planning to kill him at first, the trichoples ended up falling in love with the blonde.
At times she could look stiff and thick, but it was remarkable how much she loved Sanji. And she had also fitted in well with the pack, even becoming big friend of Nami. Her split personality with time was disappearing, and now she was only more brutal with Sanji when he acted like that because of their daughter.
As soon as she saw Shirahoshi and Kaimono, Mikan let go of her mother's hands and ran to hug them. Razu and Nashi also let go of their older brother's hands and ran to both of them.
"Sora-chan, I'll be right back."
"Okay, Cheri-kun."
The redhead and the blonde had a slight blush on their cheeks as the boy went to join the others. Seeing the interaction between them Nami and Pudding had a sweet smile, Luffy laughed happily, Keki just yawned and Sanji looked like he was going to explode.
"Hoshi-kaasan! Kai-chan!"
Jeanne also joins them, the five jumping into their laps, trying to hug both mermaids.
"Guys!"
Kaimono grabs her brothers and sisters in her arms, lifting them to the height of her head.
"Hello Shirahoshi-kaasan."
Saul greets both princesses.
"Hi Saul-kun, are you okay?"
The question was asked with a tone of concern that confuses the brunette and the children, while the other members of the crew become slightly tense.
"I am, why?"
As soon as he asks, realization hits him.
"It's just that I heard you fought against-"
"SUPER! Is there a party here or not?"
Franky's arrival, who entered the hall dancing and interrupting Shirahoshi, eased the slight tension that began to build in the air. But Saul understood what she was going to ask.
"Don't think about it too much."
Ryuma told him, leaning on his friend's shoulder. Jeanne had also arrived at her brother's side, leaning on his shoulder and looking at him worriedly.
"I am fine."
Robin and Luffy looked worried at their son, Nami also looked at him sighing and Bonney bit her lower lip.
"Straw Hats, it's always an honor to have you all here. And Luffy-san, I know you would have helped even if it wasn't your daughter, but thank you very much."
The king, Fukaboshi spoke, bowing to the crew. Even after all this time, they still hadn't gotten used to the fact that people from royal families sometimes lowered their heads to them.
"Shishishi, relax Fukaboshi. I don't care if you guys are part of the New World Government, I will always protect this place. And also, of course, I'll come running to save my daughter."
He said while playing with Kaimono's hair. The princess smiled and moved her head in glee.
"You should have seen Dad when he got the call. If Mom didn't stop him, he was going to transform inside the kitchen to fly away straight from Wano to here."
Mikan commented. At the time she was drawing a map on his lap while being supervised by her mother. When they got the call, she remembered the stories her uncles had told her, about when Luffy was little and lost control of his transformation. She swore that it would happen again and maybe it would, if not for Nami's intervention.
"This reminds me, Yamato, Carrot, Hizen, Amagi and Celery couldn't come, but they said hello. They are gonna stay a litlle in Wano before we go get them."
Robin explained to the princesses, that understood well their feelings, but still felt it was a shame they couldn't meet them this time.
"But in the end everything turned out well. So to celebrate your visit, and that my niece is doing well, how about a feast?"
Their answer couldn't have been more obvious.
...
As with all previous occasions, the banquet soon became a party. Chopper, Usopp, Edward, Razu and Nashi climbed on top of the table and stood posing with sticks on their noses. Zoro and Ryuma had a drinking contest, they almost asked Saul to participate but one look from his mother and they changed their minds. They were lucky that they still let pass that Zoro was allowing Ryuma to drink. Brook sang to everyone, even making some soldiers dance. To complement it, Franky made colored lights come out of his wrists giving it even more of a party atmosphere.
Mikan ate a little more politely, Cheri was besides her, talking to Sora. Luckily Sanji had his attention taken by his wife and son, who had fallen asleep in the middle of the party.
Bonney, Jeanne, Ann and Saul were devouring everything placed in front of them. The four were in a food competition, which usually ended with either Bonney's victory or Luffy's when he participated. Jinbe was talking to Fukaboshi and Neptune, recounting the crew adventures and telling them about how the Sun Pirates were doing.
Nami, Robin and Shirahoshi were talking, while Luffy had all his attention turned to his daughter.
Unlike most would assume with a father and daughter relationship, he was on her lap, telling her several of his adventures, either before or after becoming the King of Pirates. Some of these stories Kaimono had already heard, some she hadn't, and yet she listened intently with her eyes shining at all of them.
"A God?"
She asked as he told her the stories in the islands in the clouds.
"He called himself a god at least. But he was a pretty annoying guy anyway, he even managed to defeat your uncles Zoro and Sanji."
The princess put her hands in front of her mouth and slightly widened her eyes.
"Shishishi, of course, they were much weaker compared to today."
"And how did you defeat him?"
Luffy's smile intensified even more.
"He bragged about his fruit, but not even his electrical powers hurt my scales. And back then, as unrefined as it was, I had some control over armament haki. Shishishi, he didn't even see what hit him. And the last time I went there, dragons were holy. You had to see the expression that Connis made when she told me this."
They both laughed at the last part. The brunette wiped a tear that formed in his eyes and was about to reach out with his right hand to pick up a piece of meat that was on the table, and seeing that his daughter took an even larger piece than the one he was going to get, and gave it for him.
"Shishishi, thank you Kai-chan."
He spoke devouring everything in a few seconds.
"Dad..."
She whispered something in his ear.
"Of course!" He replies smiling. "Guys, we'll be right back!"
"Just don't leave the castle."
Fukaboshi speaks, reinforcing his niece's punishment.
"Leave it to me!"
...
They were on top of the castle, just above the head of the dragon that gave Ryugu's palace its name.
The two watched the clouds, and some of the stars in the sky. That was the highest point on the island, it wasn't like when they were flying through the sky above the clouds, but it was what they could do considering her punishment.
The stars seemed farther away, and there were also some clouds. But now they could also see the whole of New Fishman Island, which in itself was also very beautiful. Because of the night, the lights around the island were already on. After centuries they were finally above the sea, they could hear the distant waves lapping at the back, it was quite relaxing.
"Dad, how long will you stay here?"
She asks, anticipation clearly shining in her eyes.
"A week or two, anyway I can't come here without visiting your sisters right?" Kaimono nods with a smile. "Besides, Saul will want to research more about the story here for his book, Mikan will want to make one map of the island and the stars, and I can use it to train Gen, Razu and Nashi. Also, Yamato, Carrot and the kids will still enjoy their Wano for one week or two, too."
The pinkette's smile grew more and more.
"I'll stay with you all the time!"
She declared hugging him tightly.
"Shishishi, I know you will."
There were a few seconds of silence, while Luffy just played with his daughter's hair.
"Dad, what if... what if you hadn't found me?"
The one in the straw hat stopped his movements for a second. He wouldn't fail to notice the apprehension in his daughter's voice.
"That was never going to happen. No matter what I had to do, I would find you and I wouldn't let anything happen to you."
He spoke as he went back to gently stroking her hair. Kaimono bit her bottom lip.
"Will you always protect me?"
A slight smile appears on Luffy's face.
"But of course I will, my little princess."
...
"And with that, there goes the last one."
A dark-skinned young man with blue hair said as he lowered the blade of his sword into the back of a man trying to get away from him. The blade sliced the man in half as if he were butter, spilling blood and organs across the floor.
The young man who wielded the sword wore a sailor's suit, with a cape with "JUSTICE AND PEACE" on his back, the new motto, after the fall of the old World Government and the Old Navy. Underneath the cloak however, he wore only a beige shirt, a pair of shabby but well-kept jeans and a sandal. He was muscular, had dark navy green eyes, his hair was short and messy, and he had tribal tattoos on his arms.
He holstered the sword in its scabbard. It was noticeable that he carried two katanas at his waist.
"Just remembering that the mission was to capture these guys. Well, not that I can say much since I killed them too, but at least I left the boss alive."
A second voice came from the base, belonging to a second sailor. This one had short red hair, freckles on his face, brown eyes, and white skin. Like the other sailor he also had the cape with the words "JUSTICE AND PEACE", but underneath he wore a dark green shirt, dark shorts tied by a belt with a red buckle. He also wore dark shoes, and a log pose on his wrist.
He carried a man tied and passed out on his left shoulder. A trickle of blood came out of this man's forehead, clearly he tried to resist, but it was in vain.
"It's not my fault."
The blue-haired one replied, only for his friend to scratch his head and smirk.
"Hehehe, my bad, I got carried away."
"I know..."
The two speak as they exit the building. It was a five-floor building, built in an area farthest from the rest of the island's population, and in an area that people hardly ever visited. However now, everything from the second to the fifth floor has been reduced to nothing. There weren't even ruins to show that there had once been buildings there, there was only the first floor.
It was already night, the weather was humid and the noise of cicadas could be heard throughout the forest that surrounded the clearing where they were.
Ignoring the bodies aroudn them, the blue-haired one stopped and turned on his den den mushi.
"Hello?"
"Helmeppo-san, we've finished the mission."
He spoke while the one with the freckles yawned.
"Ah, it's... ok, understood Commodore Ichigo, Captain Taiyo. Yeah... how much stuff you guys destroyed this time..."
Helmeppo asked, almost unwillingly. A large drop of sweat ran down their foreheads, they faced each other for a moment, faced the building and faced the captured leader.
"We've captured the head of the smugglers, Vice Admiral."
Taiyo responded with a forced smile, even though his superior couldn't see it.
"REALLY?" The Vice-Admiral's truly surprised poked at their pride. "That's great! Much better than we were expecting. Stay there, do not leave the place, if possible do not even move! A ship will be arriving soon to pick up the leader and interrogate him, so don't do anything until then!"
"Understood!"
The two spoke, even though they were frowning in annoyance.
"Okay, see you later." At that moment he should have hung up, but in his excitement Helmeppo forgot about that little detail. "I DON'T BELIEVE THEY DID IT! THE FIRST COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL MISSION IN THREE MONTHS! FINALLY!"
Ichigo and Taiyo began to grit their teeth, until the Commodore forced a cough. For a second the screams stop, and for a moment there is complete silence.
"You heard it right..."
"Yes, Vice Admiral..."
They responded at the same time, veins popping out of their foreheads.
"Well... goodbye!"
This time, he hangs up for good, leaving only the two young sailors to sigh.
"So what happened?"
Taiyo asked Ichigo, glaring at his friend. The bluenette rolled his eyes, clearly not wanting to answer the question.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, what happened?"
However, the captain ignored the message and kept nudging him until he reacted.
"Argh, stop!" He said, shaking his hand, pushing Taiyo's hand away. Ichigo sighed, looked from side to side. He make sure the boss was unconscious, and said. "It's just that when we parted, they got a call... one of their crews that work for them claimed to have captured someone similar to the mermaid princess."
Taiyo widened his eyes.
"Do you want to...
He doesn't finish the sentence, but his intention was obvious to his friend. Ichigo sighs and shakes his head.
"No need, I know that... he wouldn't let anything happen."
The conversation dies there, and the two stay silent, just watching the sea. Ichigo's hands unconsciously go inside his shirt, where his body was surrounded by bands. His wounds had already healed, and wouldn't leave a mark, but it still took him a while to get out the bandages tied around him.
"Are we really going to have to attend Admiral Smoker's awards ceremony?"
Ichigo rolled his eyes at his friend's question.
"It will be tedious, but yes. The New World Government and the Navy have been completely established for a few years now, they have even removed the ban on the image of the... Pirate King, as there is no longer any risk of the Old World Government coming back. Now that they are more open about it, they want to take advantage of Reverie to reward one of the greatest heroes. Besides, some nations also want to reward Smoker-san for some of his actions in their countries."
"This is going to suck... Any chance of anything happening?"
A sarcastic smile formed on Ichigo's face.
"Only a crazy idiot would try something like that during such a ceremony. It's practically impossible."
So, what did you guys thought? As you can see I am big Bonney sim... I mean, fan, so I couldn't let her out. And also, once again, this is an AU, so I am giving myself freedom. But sorry if you thought this chapter lacked between Kaimono and Luffy interactions, sooner or later I would have to do a chapter showing a bunch of chapters, and it happened to be this one.
And, about that thing about the ending of the ban on the Pirate King's image, that's something that will be expanded in future chapters.
And who you think those two at the end are?
Also, next chapter will be a introduction to what I would call a small arc for the crew kids. It's not great or anything, but it's a small adventure that they have.
Reviews:
Fate Rider 88: Not just one, Sanji has two kids, but indeed, I also think it's cute that he named his daughter Sora. Robin has two, Nami... well, you saw it. Well, you also get your answer this chapter. Any thoughts on his fruit. And, yes Kaido existed, he just had other fruit.
Darkvader2015: Thanks! And here it is.
Guest: Yes, she has! Well, here we are. Also, this fic will have a lot of pairings with Luffy, he is indeed Big Dad. He basically inherited Big Mom's will, some could say. Thanks!
Guest: They are already planned and will appear(or be mentioned) soon.
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