After wandering the seas for what must have been days, the group finally decided to stop at the next island to replenish. They didn't get to get as many supplies at the last island considering they were attacked out of the blue. It worked out pretty well anyways, since they had to ask around about Last Call anyways. The island they were currently on was called full bloom island. An appropriate name considering it was covered in flowers from head to toe. Blue, yellow, white, red green, and purple flowers were all over the place. There was another quirk to this island however... all the inhabitants seemed to look like walking flowers! As they approached the shoreline, the pollen and pedals brushed by very frequently. For most of them it tickled their noses.

"Everyone feel ok? Noone feel like a weed of some sort", Kalifa asked as she examined her own body. The group was fully prepared to accept any possible changes to their bodies, after their last few transformations when landing on past islands. Though everything SEEMED to be normal for them all.

"I think we're all good this time. If something were to happen, it would have happened by now." Fukurou rubbed his nose, after it seemed to have been tickled by the wandering pollen.

"It is heavily pollinated here, so I'm not surprised if anyone has some sort of reaction to it, but that might be the worst-case scenario. Now, where do we start", Raymond asked as he looked around.

Blueno stepped forward to get a better look at the surroundings. "Be cautious. Though they may look like flowers, it could just be a façade.", he stepped up to one of the passing flower people. It had orange pedals all around its head, but its extremities looked humanoid. It also had leaves sticking out of various limbs. "Pardon me", he said.

"Yes? Welcome to Full Bloom Island. Where everyone here is as beautiful as the island itself. What can I do for you stranger?"

"We were hoping you could give us some information on an island called 'Last Call'. We are trying to head there but..."

The flower person quickly perked up, but not in a good way. The second it heard the name last call; it nearly lost its color. It quickly ran off towards a nearby plant person. "Well that was strange", Gurin said. What was that all about? It was so happy and cheery when it welcomed us, but as soon as we asked it about Last Call, it ran off."

"I'm not surprised. From what it sounded like, the place is probably as dangerous as it gets, in the new world. Though that does worry me a bit", Serenity added. The flower creature looked as if it were whispering to the other creature it ran over towards. The other one replying to it nodded and walked over towards the group. "Oh, its coming back!"

"Greeting! I was told your all looking for Last Call." I feel as though I should warn you. The place is very dangerous. We don't tend to tell people about it for just that reason", the purple flowered creature said.

"It's ok. We're going there of our own free will. There's someone we're looking for, and we're set on finding them. If something happens, it's on us. We won't hold you responsible", Moira said.

"Its not that at all. Is just, we worry about people's wellbeing. HOWEVER, if you insist on going there, we do urge you to make sure you are prepared to the fullest."

Raymond nodded. "Well, we do have to get supplies anyway. I guess it wouldn't kill us to spend on day here...or would it", he asked. He was still suspicious of the reaction the other flower gave once it heard about their destination.

"Whats wrong? Are you wary of us? We are a race of flower people that are often referred to as Floral pacifists. In fact, our bodies are too soft and fragile for combat."

"Hm...I believe that's actually legit. I heard about this race of flowers before actually", Serenity said. "They rely on spores and pollen to neutralize and troublesome enemy. They would have done so by now if they meant us any harm."

"Fine, fine. Let's just get our supplies and set up camp somewhere", Jabra said. He began to walk towards the way of what seemed like a city, but he stumbled for a quick second, catching himself before falling. That was pretty strange. Though there was plenty of grass all around the shore, it would probably not make the best camping area. They were much too close to the sea, and that would attract the attention of anyone trying to hunt them. They would have to go deeper into plant like city.

"Once you have gotten your vittles, and refreshed, come to the tall beansprout building in the center of town in the morning. That's where our mayor is", the purple flowered being yelled to them.

As expected, there was plant life all around the city. The thing that was unexpected however, was that all the houses were actually made of fruits and vegetables. One house was made out of a turnip. One was made from a carrot, several from pumpkins, and so forth. They looked to be cleaned pretty well, being able to house inhabitants. From the looks of it, there were the normal human looking people here as well, on the streets, and in some of the houses. Many of them were red faced, as if they were drunk, while some seemed to be not so red faced, but almost looked to have been drinking. "Is this town known for having a lot of booze or something", Borya asked. "These people look like they've been drinking all day.

"Maybe they have been. I mean this is probably one of the few places in the world where you can relax without worrying about being attacked", Gurin replied. "How are we going to find the shops? Every building here looks like a veggie."

"I...guess we'll just have to browse around until we see something that resembles what we're looking for, right", Serenity said. Even she was stumped. Her next guess was just to find the bigger buildings. "Look, that looks promising! There's a sign there", she said as she pointed to a big yam styled house. In most cases, those with heightened senses could smell it, or any other vegetable here, but thanks to the seemingly endless ambush of pollen floating around, it was nearly hard to distinguish. Though once they approached the sign, they noticed that they couldn't read it. It was complete gibberish. "Well that's, odd."

"It's more than odd, it's ridiculous. I saw another sign like this on the way into this city, but I thought it just wasn't finished or something", Jabra said. "Some kind of flower language or something?"

"Its as clear as day! Surely you can read it", a pink pedaled flower creature said. It had a more feminine voice.

Raymond shook his head in annoyance. "Really? Then tell us what it says."

"Its the town shop of course. You'll see pretty much anything you'll need in this place. I think...maybe", the creature said as it walked off.

Fukurou opened the door, and stared around the corner. "Oh, it was right. There is a lot of stuff in here. And it smells like yams too. Shocker huh?"

"It looks like most of this stuff is vegetables, which Gurin and I could grow...but I suppose it would be a bit faster if we just purchase some more things", Serenity said as she examined a cactus styled vegetable sitting on the table. At that second, she felt something strange. As if they were being watched. "Does anyone else feel like they're being watched?"

"No. But I do feel a bit uneasy. I feel... something familiar. I hope there isn't any silencers around here", Raymond said. He looked around as if he detected something in the air...but he only saw plant creatures. Even using his haki he couldn't seem to sense anything. But something was still off. "Lets just get whatever we need, and get out of here."

"Ok guys! Let's make a plan of action! So, let's split up into groups tomorrow. The town is small, but it's still easy to get lost. If we're going to find out as much information on Last Call, we're going to have to be thorough in our search. But there's something else we need to go over", Kalifa said. Everyone leaned in closely after seeing a more defined seriousness on her face. "I know you all have been following us up to this point, but this will probably be a level of danger that even us ex agents can't comprehend. It was one thing to fight the silencers to help us...but from what violet had told us, cannibal and his colleagues are going to be a threat we may not even be able to combat. Not to mention our whole Lucci and Kaku situation.

"What are you getting at Kalifa", Moira asked.

"If you are going to come with us, we cant guarantee you will walk out with your lives. This will be a battle that could kill any of us at any moment."

Jabra nodded and stood up. "She's right. It's a risk that might not be wise for people who aren't feeling up to it. And there's NO shame in that. If anyone feels that they cant go after hearing this, we wont blame you."

"I've come too far to turn tail and run. This is my first adventure out to sea, and its NOT going to end in failure", Moira said.

Serenity was also unmoving. "I gotta make sure you guys live through this. I want to see you all prosper."

"I cant let any of you go in alone. You'll need my strength", Borya added.

"I'll see this through to the end. Whether it be bitter or sweet", Raymond said.

"Then we'll all be going then. We'll do this together", Gurin added.

Kalifa smiled. "It's true then...I've found my family", she thought to herself. "Ok everyone, then it's a plan!"

"Coffee anyone", Borya asked. As per usual, he pulled out his coffee pot from nowhere.

"You bet", Raymond replied as he and Kalifa both grabbed mugs and presented them.

"Ah what the hell, give me some too", Jabra said. "It's been a while since I've had some coffee anyway. Everyone else gathered around for a mug of coffee. The group stayed up for a while talking about other things in front of the crackling fire. They were increasingly anxious, but not because of the coffee, but because of what might be in store for them. They occasionally wondered what might be ahead of them in the future. But soon it would be time for them to rest. They need to get as much rest as possible for the morning.

The sun shined, down upon them from the now orange like sky. That was strange. The sky was rarely ever a different color. Even the area around seemed to give off an orange like glow. Despite them having a whole ship to sleep in, they had decided against it, in favor of camping out on the island. They had to mask their ship, in order to prevent detection from outside threats. Not only that, but it was best to be closer to the city, in case they had to quickly lose an enemy. They did not wake up as they normally should have, for something was definitely off. They felt groggy, and somewhat tired. Their heads were hurting. Most of them have never fallen ill before, so it must have been a new experience.

"Oh, my head is pounding! Borya what did you put in that coffee", Raymond asked.

"Nothing. It was my usual East Blue roast. It's fairly new as well", he replied. He didn't seem to want to get up, but they had work to do.

"Perhaps its all of this pollen. It's clearly not normal, but I mean that's still no cause for concern. It's all over the island, so we'll probably feel like this until we leave", Gurin added.

Kumadori rose up still feeling pretty strange himself. "Then we must make haste, and find the information that we need if we want to free ourselves of this curse!" Though curse was an obvious exaggeration, he himself had probably never been sick before. If so, not many times before. Their current objective was to head to the supposed beansprout tower in the city. Strangely none of them saw anything resembling such a thing when they went through the city the first time. Maybe they just overlooked it?

"Does anyone see any beansprout shaped building", Blueno asked.

"No! All I can see is orange powder", Jabra replied. Can we just blow all this crap away?"

Serenity shook her head. "That would only be a temporary solution and would take more energy than it's worth. We just have to suck it up and keep moving." They did just that. They split up into a few groups and searched around the city for what felt like hours, but to no avail. They saw many vegetable shaped buildings but no beansprout tower. After their fruitless...or in this case beansproutless search, they all rendezvous back at the center of town, in front of a big pumpkin. "Any luck?"

"Not an ounce! I could barely tell anything apart anymore. I think my vision is starting to get blurry", Gurin said. She wanted to rub her eyes so bad, but that would only make things worse.

Raymond began to cough. "Now that you mention it, it is getting harder to see. Everyone...I have a bad feeling again. Maybe we should chance our luck with finding the island ourselves."

"I agrr...achoo! Oh! I agree! This pollen isn't as normal as we thought it was", Kalifa said

"What's the matter? You don't like the disrupting powder, made by the townspeople", a voice said from somewhere.

"Who's there? Show yourself", Jabra yelled as he frantically searched the area. He couldn't see much...but he did notice Raymond had one of the most cautious looks on his face.

"Have your forgotten my voice already, dog? I guess it has been a while, hasn't it? The source of the voice finally revealed itself. As, a tall Stingray man approached the group. He had a circular mass of water covering his head like a helmet, but it was obvious to Jabra and Raymond who it was. "You all fell right into my little trap.

"H-Hatchet! It...its you!" Right after he said that, Raymond fell to the ground.

"R-Raymond...what...", Moira said before she too fell to the ground. Everyone around began to feel very off...as the world around went from orange...to black. Soon enough, everyone was down...

In-between trips to and fro the dream world...they occasionally regained consciousness long enough to tell that they were being transported. They were at first transported by hand...then they could see the orange sky around...before blacking out again. Once they woke once more, they could see and feel that they were on a boat...it definitely wasn't the SkyDancer, that was for sure. They must have been transported on another boat. There wasn't much time to assess the situation. Darkness loomed upon them again, and this time they slept for quite some time. Until being splashed by what seemed to be water. This time, they were surrounded by an unfamiliar room. It didn't feel as though they were on a boat. It must have been a building of some sort.

"Rise and shine losers", Hatchet said. It was clear that he was the one who threw the water. "I didn't realize the plant people's pollen was so potent. Either way it seemed to work out in the end."

Raymond looked around and noticed that both his hands and legs were handcuffed. He was also in a cage alongside Gurin, Borya, Serenity and Moira. Each of them had cuffs on as well, but they seemed to be a bit different. He had seen those kinds of cuffs before. They were seastone cuffs. In another cage, the ex-agents were housed. Also wearing seastone cuffs, with Kumadori and Fukurou having ones that matched Raymond's. Hatchet! You! Everyone, wake up!"

Everyone began to shift, after waking up from a long sleep. They were still somewhat groggy, and wet thanks to the burst of water sent across the room. "Huh? What happened? Where are we", Blueno asked.

This is exactly where you wanted to be. Last call", Hatchet replied as he held out his arms. "So, wadda you think huh? Kinda homey huh?" It was a sarcastic question. The place was clearly a damp chamber of sorts. Possibly a prison.

"Very funny, you wet bastard...I...eh...", Jabra began to say. He had noticed that his strength had been greatly sapped by the cuffs. He wouldn't be able to do much of anything.

"Ugh! Are these seastone cuffs? I've had something like this on me once, with those ninja pirates. I don't like this", she growled slightly. A painful memory mixed with an insulting capture.

"Yeah, those were to stop you all from escaping. You see, the pollen in that town made the perfect trap."

Serenity shook her head rapidly. "Wait! You mean those flower people were in on this?"

"Well, sort of. Only two of them were. The first two flower people that you met. The purple headed one and the orange headed one. The ones who told you to look for the beansprout tower..."

"The one that didn't exist. It was all a ploy to keep us there, wasn't it", Fukurou asked.

"Indeed. Unfortunately for you, you all didn't realize that no one stays on Full Bloom island for longer than a few hours. The pollen is a natural relaxer...but extended inhalation of the pollen can affect your body in more ways than one."

"That explains why I stumbled when we first got there", Jabra yelled. And why our vision had started going bad the next day!"

"Yup. The poor flower people don't realize just how potent their pollen is. Well...two of them did. I paid them to misdirect you." this would explain why the two flower people were acting so weird.

"Alright, so you caught us! Big fuss! You think we cant break...out...of...these", Fukurou said. He was attempting to break free from the handcuff, but they just wouldn't give in. The cuffs were abnormally durable! "What the!?"

"Those cuffs were lined with haki by Cannibal himself. I bet you thought he wasn't aware that you were all trying to find him. But he's not the only one here who's aware that you were looking for him", Hatchet says as he pointed towards the door. The second he did, it opened, and in popped a familiar face!

Everyone around gasped in surprise. Their entire journey...more than half the reason they departed from zero island to begin with! "Lucci", Kalifa shouted.

"He looks much more unnerving in person. But something else is strange about him", Gurin though to herself.

"We've been looking all over for you! Where have you been", Jabra asked.

"I don't owe you an explanation...", that's all he said.

"What!? Where's Kaku", Blueno asked. Still, he got no response.

"Ouch...Oh well. He doesn't seem to be in the mood to talk, so allow me to explain your current situation. Robbie here found out about us targeting you all and the first thing he did was go pleading with Cannibal to call off the attack. To no avail of course...but then you all interfered!" He seemed to look at the group of non-agents as he said that. "And for a second, he was actually impressed...but of course our mission wasn't complete until you traitors were killed. And that's when Lucci decided that he'd talk to Cannibal, and this time, he actually bowed! Can you believe it!?" Lucci turned his head, once Hatchet said this. "He gave every possible reason as to why it would be more useful for you to be spared than to be killed. It obvious that he just didn't want you to die. I thought he was going to start crying! Hahahah!"

"Shut up, you jackass! He won't say it, but it's obvious he cares about them", Moira shouted. Though she raised her voice, her abilities were nullified by the cuffs.

"Anyways, before you got to Full Bloom, Cannibal made him a compromise. He really doesn't need you idiots, but he also does think it would be a waste to simply kill you. Ergo, with certain stipulations, he decided he would call off the hunt for you." Everyone in the room seemed to grow wide smiles. Sure, the silencers tried to kill them, but they didn't succeed. Plus they weren't going to bother them anymore. This wasn't the conclusion they had planned, but it was the next best thing! This nightmare would soon be over! "You shouldn't look so happy. There's that stipulation I was talking about."

"What is it? What could he possibly want", Gurin asked.

"The flesh of those who aided them, and thwarted us." He then looked over towards the ex-agents. "He and his crew want to eat your friends over there", he said He had one of the most deranged looks on his face.

"H-he w-wants what", Jabra asked. He thought maybe he misheard something...but It couldn't have been what he thought it was.

"You heard me. In exchange for the lives of the runaway agents, Cannibal wants the flesh and blood of you five", he said as he looked back over to the non-agents."

To be Continued.