"I'm adding one tomato", Kalifa said as she added some diced tomato to a boiling pot. Along with the contributions of Raymond's celery, Gurin's apple slices, Jabra's slices of lamb, Kumadori's fish, Blueno's rice, Moira's banana slices, Borya's coffee beans; which raised of few eyebrows, Fukurou's chocolate bar; which raised even more eyebrows, and Serenity's slices of bread, the pot of random foods stirred and created a very strange aroma that seemed to waft around the entire ship. "This looks like and interesting mixture. Are we sure we want to do this?"
"I think it's a good idea. What could be better than a meal with components contributed by all of your dear friends", Kumadori said as he stirred with a big wooden spoon.
"Looks just about done. Who will be the brave soul to try it first", Borya asked.
"It was Raymond's idea so he should probably do it first", Fukurou said as he nudged Raymond closer to the pot.
"Hold it, Raymond! I'll test if first. My body is stronger", Jabra said as he hopped in front of Raymond.
"I'm flattered, but stop it! It's just food", Raymond said as he moved closer to the pot. He scooped some into a bowl with a ladle, and sipped at it. "Hm..." he sipped at it again. "You know, it's full of strange different flavors, but its actually not half bad."
"Oh! Let me try", Fukurou said as he too sipped at some in another bowl. Oh, the chocolate really brings out the flavor!"
"Oh, it's like a potluck in ONE bite", Gurin said. The soup was a brown color, with many different foods sticking out of it. Everyone sipped at their soup bowls, with signs of satisfaction. It wasn't 5-star food, sure, but it was much better than eating burned fish.
"What island do you think we'll end up on next", Moira asked. The universe must have decided to answer her question. As soon as she said that, they felt their ship crash into something, nearly knocking them all over. "Did we just hot something? Oh no! The Sky Dancer!"
"Moira relax. I'm sure whatever it was, probably only left a dent that we can probably get out no problem...probably", Borya said as he wiped some of the soup off of his face. The impact made it splash a few areas. She didn't seem very comforted though.
"Where did this hideous ship come from!? What is it doing in my path", a feminine voice called out.
Raymond walked over towards the door that enters the deck. "I take it we hit another ship." As soon as he poked his head out the door...he saw it. "That...that's the...is it possible?"
"What do you see, Raymond", Serenity asked. As she too walked outside, she saw the Kuja ship. Owned by nonother than the Kuja pirates. All atop the Perfume Yuda. Isn't that the famous Kuja ship", she asked Raymond. He didn't respond. His face seemed emotionless, but she could read deeper than just skin deep. He was definitely lost in thought.
"Wait! You mean the tribe full of beautiful women!? What are the odds", Jabra asked excitedly? From Amazon Lily!?"
Raymond sighed. "Yeah, that's the one. All the way from that place." He didn't seem too enthusiastic with the response.
"Who dares stand in my path? State your name", a tall beautiful woman emerged from the group of women. "Well, I suppose the ship doesn't look so bad...but still!"
"I believe that's the snake princess. Boa Hancock, the pirate empress. She's captain of the Kuja pirates and Queen of Amazon Lily", Serenity said. We'd best be cautious around that one. It doesn't take much for her to attack anyone who makes her angry, and her devil fruit is quite deadly. She can use strange powers to turn her enemies into stone."
"Hey, how did you know that", Raymond asked.
"The cipher pole branch has info on all kinds of things. I'm definitely sure Fukurou probably already knew about her as well." Fukurou simply nodded.
Raymond looked out and saw the shore close by. There was a big pink island. "Let's just pay her no mind for now. We've hit land."
"This is...sort of out of character for you", Kalifa said. He didn't respond. "Why is this island so pink?"
"Wait...I think this is Momoiro island. We had records on this as well, Blueno said as he lowered the anchor. "How in the world did we get all the way out HERE?"
Gurin looked over the island. It truly was covered from head to toe in pink. Not only that, but the mountains seemed to be sprouting trees in a distinct heart shaped order. "I never thought I'd see an island like this! What do you think lives here?"
"See for yourself", Serenity said as she pointed to the inhabitants. There were many men dressed as women upon the beach. "These are what are known as Okamas. Welcome to Kamabakka kingdom."
Oh, we have visitors. The snake princess and her crew have arrived. And... from what I can tell...some strangers", one of the residents said.
"Well, isn't this lovely? What's the snake princess doing here", another one said. This man, seemed to be bigger than the rest of them."
"Oh, I believe that's Emporio Ivankov. The Queen of this island", Serenity went on." Everyone looked at her, seemingly very impressed. "Yeah, when you've been around for as long as I have in the government, you tend to know a lot of things."
"Government workers! Have you come to start trouble? I warn you; I have no mercy for those who try to hurt me, or my candy boys and girls", he said as he prepared a stance.
Kalifa came forward. "Relax, we're not here to cause any trouble. We don't even work for the government anymore. Not after they tried to hunt and kill us."
"Oh, so they turned against you? That's not surprising. Dark justice and all", Ivankov replied as he sighed. "But if that's the case, then why did you come here?"
"We were just passing through. There's an island we're looking for..." Raymond began to say.
"And they crashed into my ship with their tacky water skimmer", Boa said as she jumped onto the shoreline.
Moira instantly turned to her. "Tacky!? The Skydancer is one of the most beautiful ships in the new world thank you!" Her comment was purposely ignored by Boa.
"ANYWAY, we have some news to report about Luffy", she said as she approached Ivankov. The only thing between her and the Okama Queen was Raymond, trying to make heads or tails of the situation. Without warning she attempted to kick him out of the way. Raymond dodged her kick at the very last second. Stay out of my path, you fool!" This surprised the group of travelers. She attacked unprovoked, just like Serenity warned.
Jabra hopped over next to him. "Fool? Fool!? I'd rather be a fool, than a demon", Raymond said.
Boa stopped in her tracks, and turned towards Raymond. "No man is allowed to speak to me in such a way... have I made you angry", she asked mockingly. It was almost as if she was taunting him. As if she honestly believed she had the right to attempt to kick him. The look in Raymond's eyes spoke for him. He was not pleased at all. "Surely you could forgive someone as beautiful as me", she said as she batted her eyelashes.
Jabra smiled and nodded rapidly. "Hehe! Of course, we can forgive you! Anything for you!"
She cupped her hand together, and fired a pink beam that seemed to be in the shape of a heart. Raymond quickly pushed Jabra out of the way. The beam washed over Raymond like a light from a flashlight.
"Oh dear", Ivankov said.
"Raymond! Oh no", Serenity said, expecting him to be turned to stone. To her surprise, Raymond did not turn to stone. He stood there, staring at her. "huh? This is odd."
Boa gasped in surprise. "What!? How is this possible? There's only one man who can resist my power without causing himself pain, and that's my lovely Luffy! What are you, some kind of robot!? No...if you were a robot, you would still fall before me. Your taste in women must be aweful!"
Raymond shook his head. I'm aware of how your power works. That alone isn't enough to stop it however. While I do think you are a very beautiful woman, I am not attracted to you in that way."
"Huh? How does Raymond know how it works? Has he been doing homework or something", Serenity asked.
"No. He knows Boa Hancock. He was born on Amazon Lily", Fukurou shouted. Everyone looked quite surprised at this.
"That couldn't be, since the women of amazon Lily rarely had male children. And when they did, they didn't keep them", Serenity asked.
"They DIDN'T keep me. They abandoned me. More specifically my mother did. Asherah was her name."
"Oh! Now I remember you. You were the child of that Fuer man! The one that Asherah got rid of. I can see it was for the best. You clearly have no manners, just like every man. Your no different than the rest of the filth in the world that I have to deal with every day." She did her trademark point whilst "looking down" on her converser.
"That means a LOT coming from you" he replied sarcastically. You think your better than everyone you meet, don't you? Well, you're not. On the inside you're an ugly beast, and I feel bad for anyone who has to deal with you. Talking to you has always left a bad taste in my mouth. Lets go guys. This encounter left a me with a headache", Raymond said as he turned towards the ship.
It wouldn't be that easy. Boa seemed to become furious from his words. She jumped high into the air. And tried to slam her foot down onto Raymond. He avoided in the nick of time again. How dare you! I should have ended you at birth...but now I have another chance. You wont be leaving this shore alive! I'll kill you where you stand and feed you to my pets!
"Hmph. Want to try me!? Don't blame me if you wind up at the bottom of the ocean", he replied back.
The whole group stood on guard. They haven't been on the island for even 10 minutes yet, and things were already heating up. "I've never seen him so angry before. It's kind of cool. What's he so angry about anyway", Jabra asked.
"I plan on getting to the bottom of this", Serenity said. She looked more intrigued than anything.
"Uh oh. Shouldn't you do something, Iva San", another one of the residents said. He had a red and white afro, and was holding a glass of wine.
"Your right Inazuma! And I know just what to do. You two break it up! I have a fun little activity for all of you!"
"All? What does he mean all", Gurin asked.
"Hormone laser party!" Ivankov shot lasers out of each of his fingers, and swiped them across the battlefield. This unexpectantly caught everyone by surprise. The lasers swiped everyone at least once, even Boa and Raymond who seemed to be a bit further away from the others. The laser themselves didn't hurt on impact, but they each began to feel a very strange tingling sensation. Their vision blurred, and everything seemed to only last for a few seconds. Before they knew it, everything seemed to feel a bit...off.
"Iva! What is the meaning of this", a masculine voice shouted out. Upon closer inspection, it came from Boa Hancock...but...she didn't look like a she anymore. She had bulging muscles, and what seemed to be a beard. She had become a man!?
"What!? What did you do? Raymond asked. His voice came out in a very feminine manner. "He quickly covered his mouth! To his shock, he had breasts! He looked over to all his friends, and noticed a similar situation. Everyone had somehow become the opposite gender. "What did you DO to us!?"