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"Can you really read what is written here, Olvia?" Gan Fall asked as he sat down on one of the many ruins surrounding the Poneglyph.
On her knees in front of the ancient text Olvia held her pen in her hand the tip creating a black blotch in her notebook.
"Make me a promise. Whatever you learn from this Poneglyph. You keep it to yourself if it doesn't need to be shared."
Pulling her pen away from her notebook she closed the book and stood up. She had never had any intentions of keeping her promise to Captain Portgas. After searching for Poneglyphs for years letting a pirate dictate what she did with her findings was something she would not stand for.
But now she understood. Whoever the Captain had brought with him to Skypeia before, his friend from Ohara, they had told him what was written on the Poneglyph.
"Olvia-san, are you alright?"
Looking down at her hands Olvia realized she was shaking.
"I'm fine, Gan Fall. Just surprised is all." She said picking her bag up and setting her notebook inside.
"I'd been searching for so long. To finally be able to read another part of history. . ."
"Are you ready to return to your ship?" Gan Fall asked standing up from his seat. "Do you not wish to copy what was written?"
Olvia shook her head.
"I have everything I need."
What was written could never be translated.
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"You have to feel the attack coming, Drake."
Wincing as he was smacked with a marine training sword again Drake clenched his fist holding the anger he felt inside of him. He hated this training. Had hated it since the second it started after Olvia and Gan Fall had left the ship, which was hours ago.
And in those hours he had been introduced to Haki.
"We're sailing for the New World, Drake. Past the Red Line will make what you've seen so far look like Paradise. You have to be strong enough to fight if I'm not around to protect you."
"Whack!"
"Dammit!" Pulling the blindfold from his eyes Drake jumped to his feet and spun around glaring at the man who wanted to be his captain.
"What is the point of this?"
Luffy frowned, hadn't he already explained?
"It's to teach you how to use your Ha-"
"Haki, yes, you said that. But what is Haki?" If Drake was going to go to sleep with welts on his head he wanted to make sure they were actually worth it. For all, he knew, this Captain Luffy was just smacking him for kicks. Just like his biological father.
"Huh? Didn't I explain it," Rubbing his chin Luffy replayed everything that had happened since they took the knock up stream to Skypeia.
Amazon, the old lady that guarded the gates to Skypeia let them in for free. The giant crab had lifted them to Angel beach where he had first met Conis. The awesome old knight that had helped them defeat Enel showed up and he was just as cool as he was twenty years from now.
"And then Drake woke up. Olvia left with Gan Fall, and we started training."
"Shishishi, I guess I didn't explain it." Luffy scratched the back of his head. "Sorry."
"Just explain. please." Drake sighed. How could a pirate captain be so carefree and dare he say it. . .stupid."
"Right." Luffy nodded. "Haki is a latent power that everybody has. However, most people don't realize their power or don't know how to bring them out, until the very end."
Reaching out Luffy switched the blindfold in Drakes' hand with the wooden sword he was holding. Covering his eyes with the black cloth he tied the ends behind his head keeping it in place.
"Hit me."
"What?" Drake looked from the captain to the stick in his hand, and then back to the captain. "You want me to hit. . .you? With this?"
What kind of captain let his crew hit him?
"Yes." Luffy grinned. "Or try to at least."
Gripping the wood tight Drake swung it like a bat aiming for the captain's head. It was time for a little payback.
"Having no doubt," Luffy leaned back just enough for the wooden sword to barely miss his nose. "That makes you strong."
"What?" Swinging again Drake's eyes widened as his attack missed. "How is he dodging? He can't see."
Ducking under another swing Luffy grinned as he recalled his own surprise when Rayleigh first showed him about Haki.
"There are two prominent types of Haki. The power to feel others presence more strongly, called Observation Haki." Luffy explained as Drake kept trying to hit him.
"If you enhance this power, you can tell where your invisible enemy is."
Holding up his hand he clenched his fist coating his arm all the way up to his elbow in Haki.
"Next, Armament Haki. This power is the same as wearing armor."
Gaping as the training sword hit Luffy's arm and snapped Drake dropped his half to the ground. "This is what he was teaching me?"
To be dodge attacks without seeing them, and how to block them if he couldn't dodge the attacks.
"There is another part to armament Haki." Luffy untied the blindfold around his head. "Using it against someone who has eaten a Devil Fruit will allow you to bypass their abilities."
"A technique that negates Devil Fruit abilities?"
Luffy smiled handing the blindfold back to Drake. "Yes, and you'll need to learn how to use both Observation and Armament Haki if you want to survive in the New World."
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"Thank you for escorting me, Gan Fall-san." Olvia dipped her head to the God of Skypeia.
Gan-Fall smiled inclining his head as well. "It was nothing. Still, I am very surprised that someone from the blue sea could read that ancient script. No one in Skypeia has the ability."
"Not many on the blue sea can read it either. It's a dead language to most of the world." Something Olvia was very glad for.
She didn't know how Captain Portgas knew what was inscribed on the Poneglyph but she understood him a little more now. The promise he had her make before asking Gan Fall to escort her to the Poneglyph He was protecting the world from ancient weapons that if found would cause war on a scale larger than anyone had ever seen.
Looking out at the beach where the Captain was striking the pirate he had recruited on Jaya with a wooden stick.
"I'll keep my promise, Captain-san."
Whatever the great weapon Poseidon was, no one but her and the Captain needed to know that it was located on Fishman island. Not even the other scholars on Ohara. She didn't think that they would release the information but records could be stolen and anyone in possession of the knowledge she held would be a target for pirates and marines alike.
It was safer to keep the information to herself despite that in doing so she would be going against her beliefs that information should be shared. Some things were best left in the past it seemed.
"I must go now, Olvia." Gan Fall said as he mounted Pierre. "I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. Captain Portgas as well."
As the old knight and his bird/horse hybrid flew away Olvia watched them go for a moment a small smile on her face. When she had heard that Gan Fall was the 'God' of Skypeia she had been worried he would be some arrogant ruler who extorted those he ruled over. Someone similar to the Celestial Dragons that ruled the World Government.
"He was a cool guy."
Jumping at how close the captain's voice was Olvia turned around her blue eyes meeting near black ones.
"Did you find what you were looking for?" Luffy asked despite knowing the answer.
"I did," Olvia answered. "And I'll keep my promise. As far as anyone but us is concerned there was no Poneglyph on Sky Island."
"Good." Luffy smiled.
Despite herself, Olvia felt her lips rise up in a smile as well. Looking away so the captain wouldn't see it she asked.
"What were you two doing while I was gone?"
She would be lying if she said that seeing Drake blindfolded and being with a stick didn't intrigue her. Captain Portgas didn't seem like the type of person who was an abuser. So she was curious as to what they were doing on the beach.
"I was trying to get Drake to unlock his Haki." Luffy frowned as said boy finally reached the ship after being left behind on the beach by his teacher.
"It's not going to well."
"Haki? Don't you think he's a little young for that? Maybe something less advanced would be better." Olvia suggested.
She didn't know how Drake was, but the boy didn't look a day over nine. Most adults had trouble ever unlocking Haki, let alone honing the skill.
"Drake's strong. He'll be able to do it."
In the future, Luffy hadn't known the captain of the Drake pirates like he did Tra-guy or Beige but what he did know pointed to his fellow Supernova being strong. Kaido wouldn't have accepted anyone weak into his crew.
"Now, if you've got everything you need we should get going." Luffy jumped over the edge of the ship.
When he was captain of the Strawhats and they left Skypeia the Merry had taken a lot of damage when they hit the water. Now that he was stronger their descent would be much slower.
"Captain Portgas, what are. . .ahh!" Gripping the railing as the entire ship moved Olvia's jaw dropped as Luffy lifted it into the air.
"Back to the blue sea, Shishishi!"
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Hovering above a few feet above the ocean Luffy kicked the air underneath him keeping him safe from the water. Above his head, he held the hull of the battleship Koby had given him in his hands.
Even higher than that Olvia and Drake stood on the deck leaning over the railing gaping at Luffy.
"What the hell is he?" Drake didn't understand how someone stands on the air or carry a battleship. It wasn't a Devil Fruit power. He was sure of that. Captain Portgas had been very clear when he explained that the Devil Fruit he ate had been the Gomu Gomu no Mi. And that it had turned his body into rubber.
It didn't give him super strength or the ability to fly.
Setting the ship in the water Luffy kicked his way back up to the deck.
"Shishishi, what are you guys staring at?"
"Olvia!"
Turning around Olvia noticed her fellow scholars gathered on the docks and realized that Captain Portgas hadn't been talking to her and Drake but them.
"We're all glad you're alright, Olvia?" Roschet said. "Did you find the Poneglyph?"
"No," Olvia shook her head. "The inhabitants of Skypeia haven't seen anything resembling a Poneglyph and I couldn't find one searching either."
"So the pirate lied."
Olvia could hear the 'I told you so' in Roschet's voice and ignored him. He had been after her for a while and couldn't just take no for answer. Ever since he had joined the expedition team if felt like she had spent more time turning down his advances than she had studying.
"A fleet of Marine ships is coming to this island," Roschet informed her. "We need to set sail."
"Huh?" Luffy cocked his head. "Olvia's sailing with me now, you guys didn't need to wait for her."
Nodding Olvia stepped closer to Captain Portgas as Roschet gaped at them. She hadn't been planning to join the Spade Pirates, but Captain Portgas obviously knew more than she did about the Poneglyphs.
He could be what led her to the True History.
"We should get moving, captain." She said glancing at Luffy who grinned back at her.
"If the Marines are coming."
"Shishishi, Drake!" Luffy called as he walked to the front of the ship lifting the thick rope that had been piled up at the bow.
Throwing the end into the water he shouted.
"Laboon! We're back!"
Seconds later the water broke apart as Laboon's head surfaced.
"WHOOOO!
"Hahaha, forward! Laboon!"
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