The trip back to Marine HQ was an extremely awkward one. Not for Smoker though. Good thing he didn't have to ride in the van with their newest...cadet. She was probably bothering Tashigi and Weaver. There was however, one major problem with their newest recruit. Aside from her criminal background.

Amy was going to kill Lisa, Smoker was sure of it. The sun was on its way down, so today had been a pretty busy day. Amy's wounds were still fresh and bloody. Hopefully she was still asleep when they got back. They stopped at a red light. Hina would definitely be laughing at him now. Smoker wondered what she was up to now. She was probably still a captain, if not a commodore. She was competent enough for it.

The light turned green and off they went. A few camera flashes later, they arrived back at Marine HQ. Alby was scrubbing the garage floor when they arrived.

"Captain Smoker sir!" He jumped up saluting, accidently slapping himself in the face with the dirty towel. Smoker simply glared at him, as Squad One exited their van with their new guest. Weaver jumped off first followed by Tashigi and Tattletale with the rest of the squad.

"Mifune, escort Cadet Wilborn to her new quarters." Smoker ordered as Lisa looked around in wonder. Mifune saluted and was about to grab her when she spoke.

"Damn, the PRT really paid a lot for this huh." She caught sight of Alby who stood frozen in his salute. "What! You're the one who drew on the van?" Alby blushed softly and nodded.

"Yuppers." What the hell? Brockton Bay seemed to be turning his men soft. Who talked like that?

Lisa just grinned as Mifune dragged her to her new room. Smoker sighed for who knows how many times he had today. Squad One started to disperse.

"Weaver, Tashigi please come to my office." It was time for the talk that Weaver wanted. Withthat, Smoker turned around and started walking, not waiting for their response.

A few hallways later they were now seated in Smoker's office. He sat on one couch with Tashigi, while Weaver sat on the couch across from them.

"There was something you wanted to discuss?" Smoker asked. Weaver squirmed in her seat nervously. Tashigi just smiled like always. He could tell that they both were tired, most likely mentally.

"Yes." Weaver said after a few seconds, summoning all of the courage she had. Smoker simply raised an eyebrow and kept smoking. Weaver slowly raised her hands to her mask, and pulled it off along with her marine cap in one motion.

"I'm Taylor." A pretty young woman with curly hair and large eyes stared back at them. Smoker smiled, just like Tashigi. They finally gained her trust it seemed. This was good.

"It's wonderful to meet you Taylor!" Tashigi exclaimed, pulling Taylor into a hug. She really needed to be more professional.

Taylor's eyes widened in confusement once Tashigi let go of her.

"You don't remember me?" Taylor asked slowly, her eyes wide. Tashigi seemed oblivious and shook her head.

"I'm your next door neighbor."

"WHAT?" Tashigi's face turned red from embarrassment. Despite having her eyesight cured, she was still extremely clumsy.

This was...interesting in Smoker's opinion. Fate must have brought them together. Why else would such a coincidence happen?

Smoker took in a few more puffs of smoke. So many things were happening in one day. He was going to need that expensive liquor he bought.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" They were cut off by the screaming of a very familiar voice. Amy was awake.

Smoker was definitely going to need that whole bottle.

After Mifune dragged Lisa to her new room, she went to work. No bugs have been placed in the room. No one is listening in. Lisa grinned and jumped on the simple bed. She was finally free! Sitting up, Lisa gave her new room a good look. A bit spartan for her personal taste, but she could always fix that.

And she was going to need some new clothes. There was no way in hell that Lisa was going back to her old apartment, as nice as the clothes she had. She felt a pang of guilt about her former teammates, but Lisa did what she had to do. She loved herself more than she liked her teammates after all. Rachel barely tolerated her, Lisa only managed to communicate with her with her thinker power after all. Alec didn't care about anything and Trainwreck was only there to keep an eye on her. She felt sorry mostly for Brian.

He was a decent leader, but it was time to jump ship. She would never become Coil's slave. Still, joining the hero team of a group from another Earth was new. It was pretty easy to figure out. She did spend a few hours in her cell, and while mildly shocking, they were her best shot at survival. Captain Smoker is a hard man, but will follow his heart when needed.

That was all Lisa needed to know. Dang, there wasn't a computer in here, and she didn't have her cell phone anymore. Time to explore her new home then! Standing up, Lisa stretched her legs and left her room. Wow, no guard at her door? Nice.

Smokey never said she wasn't allowed to wander after all. With that, Lisa allowed her power to guide her to something interesting. Lets see.

Men's showers on the right and left. Women's shower is only available in one room. Not mines. She took a right down a hallway full of sweaty Marines dressed in workout clothes, all of them giving her weird looks. They're confused why I'm here. Training room is at the end of the hall. The youngest one thinks I'm cute. Around my age. Most likely has the rank of Chore boy.

Well that was interesting. He was...weirdly shaped in Lisa's opinion. Just a slight tad too muscular at the top. She kept walking. Mess hall is near the center of the building on the first floor. Second floor has a few rooms. The front of the first floor serves as Marine HQ's visitor center. Most barracks are on the first floor. This place was pretty big.

It seemed pretty defensive too. Walking past a window, Lisa got a good look at the Marines ship. Design is not from this Earth. Yeah no kidding. Did they still make boats with sails here? Yes. Well that was fun.

Walking up some stairs and lazily saluting another confused Marine with shoulder length blonde hair, Lisa continued her tour. He looks like a male version of myself. Is not a standard Marine grunt.

Too busy with her thoughts, Lisa accidently bumped into somebody.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Nah, I should have been looking where I was going." A familiar voice said. Wait a minute. Fuzzy brown hair, average height, bloodshot eyes, has been crying, that voice. Oh shit. Panacea.

Both of their eyes widened and Lisa made a prayer for the first time in years.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"

A/N

Basically, I have decided I will bring in more One Piece characters. Won't be saying when, how or who, but quite a few people managed to mention them in their comments. Here you get a cookie, you know who you are. More people than I thought mentioned them. I would write some omakes, but they'll distract me from the main story since I'm trying to update every day.