As Loguetown came into view. It was clear that something was up. Marine ships were everywhere. It was Johnny and Yosaku that had pointed out that something was wrong, even though Loguetown housed a Marine Base, there generally wasn't this much force shown. Had something happened in that storm? Ichigo wasn't really sure as he leaned against the cabin as they sailed into Marine ship filled waters. While they garnered some attention, it wasn't enough for anyone to call out to them to stop, it's not like they were flying a jolly roger or something. They were seemingly too preoccupied with whatever had happened.

Yosaku currently had hold of the rudder, easing them into port while Hachi and Johnny were doing something inside the Cabin, he honestly wasn't sure what Hachi had asked Johnny for help with, and it was probably better he didn't unless he wanted to get dragged into it. His crew… that was going to be something that he was going to have to get used to. So far, his crew was filled with a few large personalities. Two bounty hunters and a fishman.

If the crew was just going to get bigger, he better add some normalcy to it, people without personality quirks. Focusing on the town as it came closer Ichigo did his best to ignore the Marine presence. There were still people going about their days, some even repairing damage from the freak storm that had passed through. Yosaku directed them to a rather empty pier with only a few small fishing boats present. Both he and Ichigo grabbed some ropes and tied their boat up to the pier.

Ichigo jumped from the boat to the pier, stretching his legs slightly as he once more got used to stable ground. He was still getting used to life on the sea. He figured it was going to take him some time still to fully get accustomed to it. Especially if they were actually going to pick up a ship here. He was expecting to head to the Grand Line from here, or at least that was the plan. No point prolonging it and staying around here any longer.

"You two done in there?" Ichigo glanced down to the cabin's entrance where Yosaku had knocked on the door, Johnny walking out with a grin as Hachi followed after him. It seems they were doing their best to hide Hachi's status as a Fishman. No longer did he wear just his orange striped shirt, now he had a large button down overcoat roughly sewn together, only two of his arms were visible, the others hidden underneath the large coat. What surprised Ichigo the most, was probably the fake bandages he had covering the mark on his forehead. What was that about?

"You really think that a disguise is going to work?" Ichigo questioned, Ichigo figured he didn't need the disguise. Sure he could be associated with Arlong's crew, but nobody would know for sure. Was the prejudice against Fishmen really that bad?

"I used to come to Loguetown once a month for Arlong to get information on what was happening on the Grand Line." Hachi explained. "While it's not the best at the moment, it'll certainly do." He finished as he and Johnny followed Yosaku up onto the pier. Ichigo had to wonder why Arlong wanted information on the Grand Line, but shrugged it's not like it concerned him much. He'd figure the Grand Line out when he got there and with all the information Hachi had on the Grand Line, it was probably a good thing for them.

The four walked from where their boat was docked into the bustling streets, Ichigo noting that neither Johnny or Yosaku had brought their weapons with them. It was probably a good thing to be honest. If in some miraculous way trouble did start, they wouldn't be proficient enough with them to be of any use in a fight, at least not yet. He'd have to get to training them, first they needed to build up the strength to properly use their weapons. With any luck, his crew wouldn't be like Luffy's and find trouble everywhere they went.

Hachi took the lead, heading through the streets of Loguetown. Ichigo had come right out and told him why they were heading to Loguetown, to collect on Arlong's bounty. He had no reason to hide it and honestly if Hachi was going to be a part of their crew there was no way he was going to keep secrets. He'd had enough of secrets, while he'd still keep where he was from deep down, didn't mean he had to keep everything a secret. Hachi didn't seem troubled by the fact, despite Johnny and Yosaku thinking that he was going to freak out once Ichigo had told him.

"So this is Loguetown?" Ichigo questioned as they walked through the streets, it was clear that the storm had recently passed through here leaving puddles of water in its wake.

"It's generally the last stop for anyone heading to the Grand Line." Hachi explained. "It holds a rather unique place in history."

"The start of the Great Pirate Era." Johnny nodded. "This is where they executed Gold Roger." Ichigo frowned slightly, Nami had mentioned him before when they were heading to the Baratie. It was probably best not to act like he knew nothing, just nod and go along with whatever they said, they obviously would know more about this world then what he did. He'd pick it up over time and come to know it, just like he knew his own world's history.

"So what's the plan here?" Ichigo asked as they walked, Hachi presumably leading them to the Marine HQ so they could pick up their bounty. "We've been talking about getting a bigger ship, so that's at least a start. We should pick it up before heading out."

"There's a shipyard not too far up the coast." Hachi explained to the group. "We should be able to pick something up there, and might even find something good."

"After we get the money from the bounty, should we head straight there?" Yosaku asked as Johnny rose a hand to his chin in thought.

"Hmm, if we want to be productive, maybe we should split up?" Johnny suggested. "We'll just have to come back here to fill the ship with supplies anyway." He had a point, no point double tracking, it'd just be a waste of time. Not that they were in a hurry but Ichigo would rather get to the Grand Line sooner rather than later. He had to wonder if this was a ploy on Johnny's part to get to Fishman Island sooner, if even by a little?

"Johnny's right, we should split up." Ichigo agreed. "When we've got the money, Hachi and I will head for the shipyard, you two gather what supplies we need."

"Right Big Bro!" Yosaku and Johnny saluted, causing Ichigo to sigh as they walked, they were probably never going to stop calling him Big Bro.

"I'm going with you to the shipyard?" Hachi questioned pointing at himself as the two walked ahead of Johnny and Yosaku.

"Yeah, figured you wouldn't want to always stay in a disguise." Ichigo shrugged. "Don't feel that you have to wear a disguise either." Ichigo continued surprising Hachi. "I'm not going to treat you any different because you're a Fishman. If anyone causes you trouble, I'll help you settle it. If it comes to blows, so be it."

"You're different from most humans." Hachi smiled softly, remembering a young girl from years ago.

"That's an understatement of the century." Ichigo breathed out, getting a questioning look from the octopus man. "Forget it." He waved it off as the two continued on, Johnny and Yosaku following them as they headed for the Marine HQ.

The city of Loguetown seemed to be a bustling with Marines as they got closer and closer to the HQ. When they reached the Marine HQ building it was clear there was panic, orders were being shouted out and chaos seemed to be running rampant as the Marines tried to fix whatever mess had happened.

"I'll wait out here." Hachi stated, getting the three to turn to him. "I may be in disguise, but if Captain Smoker is around no doubt he'll be able to spot that something is up."

"Alright, we shouldn't be long." Ichigo told him, getting a nod from the Fishman who found a place to wait for the time being. Ichigo, Johnny and Yosaku headed inside to the chaotic mess of the Marine HQ. Ichigo set a scowl on his face as he looked around this unkempt chaos before finding what he assumed to be a reception desk. Walking over to it, pulling out the sealed envelope from his jacket's pocket.

The Marine behind the desk was hurriedly searching through papers, completely ignorant to Ichigo standing before him.

"Oi." Ichigo growled causing the Marine to pause and look up. "Where do I collect bounties from?" He questioned the man. The Marine looked around, seeing if there was anyone else that could potentially deal with this before sighing as he spotted Johnny and Yosaku, the two infamous for bringing in low bounties all across the East Blue. He didn't have time for this, he had way too much paperwork to do.

"I'm afraid with recent events, we're not giving out bounties for anything less than ten million beri's you'll have to try again another day. We're swamped and don't have time to deal with anything less." Ichigo's scowl grew, his eyes narrowing as the Marine simply went back to what he was doing, ignoring them once again. He remained calm going to speak up again but someone, more so the duo of idiots behind him, beat him to it.

"Hey punk! Big Bro Ichigo took down Arlong! Arlong the Saw! A Twenty Million Beri bounty! Got time for us now!?" Johnny and Yosaku shouted, causing the entire building to quiet down as the three became the centre of attention for the Marines. Ichigo rubbed his eyes in irritation, these two really couldn't keep their damn mouths shut.

"Look, I have a letter here from Commodore… Pudding Pudding." Ichigo sighed, he really never thought he'd say that. He showed the Marine the sealed letter who looked at it with wide eyes. The Marine hastily stood up as he took the letter.

"I just have to talk to my supervisor, please wait a moment." The Marine started getting a nod from Ichigo as he quickly rushed off. Ichigo cast a glare over the room and the Marines seemed to quickly get back to work. The three waited a few minutes before the Marine came back with a young woman wearing glasses and a floral t-shirt under a navy blue Marine coat. They walked over to where Ichigo was waiting.

"Bounty Hunter." The Marine called out to Ichigo as the teen looked up, a slight twitch in his brow forming at the name. "This is Master Chief Petty Officer Tashigi, she'd like to talk to you." Ichigo glanced at the young woman and nodded his head, at least they weren't sexist. He was still dealing with the racism aspect surrounding Hachi, he'd rather not have to deal with much more on top of that.

"Right this way…" She began.

"Kurosaki Ichigo." Ichigo introduced himself. The Petty Officer glanced around to where Johnny and Yosaku were standing awkwardly unsure what they should be doing, causing Ichigo to sigh. "Go wait outside with Hachi."

"Right Big Bro!" Both saluted before both hightailed it out of the Marine Base. Ichigo turned back to Tashigi who led him into the back office, the Marine who had sought out Tashigi's help going back to his work. Ichigo was led into a tidy office, noticing several katanas propped up on a set of shelves on the wall. Tashigi smiled as she saw the teen take notice of them.

"Swords that I've reclaimed from the hands of Pirates." Tashigi gestured for him to take a seat. "I'm sorry about the chaos at the base."

"I was wondering about what that was all about." Ichigo stated as he took a seat, Tashigi taking a seat behind her desk. "Something going on?"

"We had an… incident you could say." Tashigi sighed softly, knowing of her own folly in the mechanics of what had happened. "A group of pirates got rowdy and set the entire town into chaos." She explained. "Since then, pirates have been getting more and more brave, causing the Marine's to act, Loguetown isn't what it once was."

"Just because of one group of pirates?" Ichigo questioned, only getting a shrug from Tashigi. Deciding it was probably left alone for now. "So, about the bounty?"

"Right." Tashigi nodded. "Did you really take down Arlong?" She questioned.

"Yes." Ichigo nodded. "The Commodore said I wouldn't have any trouble collecting the bounty with his letter." He told her, hoping that there wasn't some kind of problem. Their purchasing of a ship, lay with that money.

"No, there is no trouble. I'm having it brought here as we speak. I've confirmed the letter's documents." She assured him. "I just wanted to give thanks. The people of Conomi Island must have been happy to know that they were no longer under such a tyrannical rule." Ichigo smiled softly, remembering how much they let loose when all was said and done. Honestly… he was just glad Bell-mère had been able to pass on.

"Tashigi!" A shout came from outside the room, obviously coming down the hall. "Tashigi! Where are you!?" Immediately the woman opposite him got up from her desk and hurried to the door, opening it and stepping out for a moment.

"Here Captain!" Tashigi called down before stepping back into the room. Moments later a large man with white hair that reeked of smoke entered the office and considering the several cigars hanging from his mouth and more lining his jacket Ichigo understood why, he was clearly not happy with whoever had pissed in his coffee that morning.

"Who's this?" Smoker ordered seeing the orange haired teen in the office as Tashigi saluted.

"Sir! This is Kurosaki Ichigo, a bounty hunter that took down Arlong the Saw!" She declared as Ichigo rose to his feet standing across from the man. "He's come to claim the bounty, Sir!" She had been so stoic moments before but now infront of this man was so professional.

"You took down Arlong?" Smoker scoffed, causing Ichigo to scowl slightly in response. "Whatever." Smoker turned his attention back to Tashigi. "Did you get those Wanted Posters authorised? I want Straw Hat's face planted on every wall of every city!" Ichigo's eyes widened slightly, they couldn't mean Luffy could they? The hell did Luffy do to get a Wanted Poster? Sure the straw hat wearing teen would be ecstatic to know that he was a wanted man, but still.

"Not yet Sir, I've yet to issue the bounty. Are you sure Ten Million is high enough?" She questioned.

"Do you mean Monkey D. Luffy?" Ichigo asked, curiosity getting the better of him causing both Marines to turn to him.

"You know Straw Hat?" Smoker questioned, eyes narrowing posture shifting. If Ichigo didn't know any better he'd say the man was about to lunge at him.

"Saw him at the Baratie by chance, less than a week ago." Ichigo shrugged, it seemed like the Captain and the Petty Officer wanted more information, or more so wanted to state why Ichigo was there and in no way allied to the Straw Hats. "That uh… what was his name." Ichigo wracked his brain, trying to recall the events that he missed at the Baratie that Nami had filled him in on, while she hadn't been there she heard what she needed to from the rest of the crew. "Krieg? Yeah, Don Krieg. I was after his bounty." Ichigo stated.

"Don Krieg was at the Baratie?" Smoker questioned, eyes narrowing. "Last I heard, he was on the Grand Line."

"Ah, not true Sir." Tashigi spoke up. "Don Krieg's bounty was claimed several days ago at a Marine Base, he must have made his way back." She explained rushing to her desk. "I've got the report somewhere." She searched through her desk before plucking one from the mess. "It was definitely Don Krieg." Tashigi nodded offering the page to Smoker, but the man ignored it and continued to stare at Ichigo.

"You turned in Krieg too?" Smoker questioned.

"No." Ichigo shook his head. "When I got to the Baratie, Straw Hat and Krieg were already duking it out." Ichigo shrugged, surprising the two Marines. "I'm not one to go after a beaten dog when it's down, so I picked my next target which happened to be Arlong."

"Why the hell didn't you go after Straw Hat then!?" Smoker shouted, gripping Ichigo by the jacket and pulling him forward, Ichigo's eyes hardening as he glared back at Smoker.

"He didn't have a bounty on him, so what was the point?" Smoker growled and pushed Ichigo away, the teen easily keeping his footing.

"If Straw Hat defeated Krieg, he's stronger than he looks." Ichigo mentally chuckled at that, he would have to say the same most people out there would definitely underestimate Luffy. "Raise his bounty to twenty… no make it twenty five million and get that request in by the end of the hour! We're pursuing Straw Hat as soon as the ship is ready."

"Sir?" Tashigi was surprised at the sudden order. "You've been given the clearance?" Smoker didn't say anything and left the office. Tashigi sighed as she hung her head slightly. "Sorry about that."

"Seems like you've got it tough." Ichigo mused. "Sorry if I made your job harder." He apologised.

"No, it's okay." Tashigi smiled. "Thankyou for the information you provided on Straw Hat Luffy, I'm sure in your line of work you know how bad a situation can get if you don't know how dangerous your enemy is." Ichigo nodded slightly, understanding the concept at least. He was sure Luffy would be happy about the increased bounty.


Ichigo left the Marine HQ with two large silver cases in each hand. Considering he was carrying fourteen million beri, he was surprisingly calm. He had Tashigi split up the cases, so that one held thirteen while the other held just one. He didn't think that Johnny and Yosaku would need a million beri's just for supplies, but figured they could splurge a little if they wanted too, after they got what they needed at least.

It wasn't long before Hachi spotted him and waved him over to where he, Johnny and Yosaku had been waiting.

"You were gone for a while Big Bro." Yosaku began. "Did we get the bounty?"

"Yeah." Ichigo started offering him the case with a million beri inside. Yosaku reached out to take it but it seemed to be locked in Ichigo's iron like grip. Looking up at Ichigo questioningly, the teen spoke. "Buy what we need, then buy what you want. Got it?"

"Yes Big Bro." Yosaku nodded as Ichigo released his grip on the case.

"Big Bro Hachi has given us a rundown of what we'll need to buy." Johnny continued getting a nod from Ichigo. The teen noticing the slightly humble smile Hachi gave as Johnny called him Big Bro, seemed like they were coming around to the Fishman.

"We won't let you down Big Bro!" Both Johnny and Yosaku declared before rushing off only making Ichigo sigh as he turned to Hachi.

"Think they can manage?" He asked as the two began to walk in the opposite direction, heading back to the pier.

"I don't think we'll be in any trouble." Hachi explained. "But there is one thing I'd like to pick up, personally." Ichigo raised an eyebrow in question. "It's probably the most important thing we need." Hachi told him.

"Sure, let's go get it then." Ichigo nodded as the two walked down the street. Hachi was keeping an eye on the shop signs, looking for something in particular while Ichigo casually glanced around, making sure to keep his hand firmly on the silver case in his hand, last thing he wanted was for someone like Nami to come in and try to steal it.

"There." Hachi pointed Ichigo glanced up to see where Hachi was pointing at, he looked up at the sign that read 'Every SeaFarers Needs'. "I'm pretty sure that's the place." Hachi led them inside, Ichigo astonished by the amount of maps, different types of compasses, sextants, eyeglasses. All kinds of tools used for navigation. Hachi walked straight to the counter where an elderly man sat with a smile on his face.

"Welcome." The clerk greeted the two.

"Hello, we're looking for a Log Pose, do you have any in stock?" Hachi questioned. Ichigo raised his eyebrow in question, he'd never heard of a Log Pose before, was it some kind of compass? The clerk pulled out a large wooden box from behind the counter and unclasped the lock and showed them the intricate orbs inside.

"Right now, these are the only three we have in stock. You've probably heard of the ruckus caused the other day. People have been buying the entire town out of them." He explained.

"No eternal poses?" Hachi questioned.

"If I had, I'd be sitting on a beach somewhere with my wife in retirement." He laughed. Hachi nodded as he looked over the three as Ichigo examined them half heartedly, Hachi said that they needed them so they probably did. Hachi turned to Ichigo who raised an eyebrow in question.

"I think we should buy two." Hachi spoke. "They're easily breakable and if we don't have one, we can't navigate the Grand Line." He explained to Ichigo.

"If they're that important, it's probably best to get a spare just in case." Ichigo agreed. "We'll take two." Ichigo told the clerk who smiled and nodded.

"That'll be one million beri's." Ichigo's eyes widened slightly who turned to Hachi who chuckled awkwardly, the Fishman seemingly knowing how expensive they were. Sighing, Ichigo placed the case down on the counter and opened it, getting the required sum he handed it over to the clerk who began to count in earnest.

Nodding happily once he had finished he put the two log poses into two separate cases and handed them over to Hachi who handed one to Ichigo. The teen tucked it into his jacket as Hachi did the same, careful not to reveal his hidden arms. The two exited the shop and once more headed for the pier where they had moored their boat.

"Sorry, I should have warned you about the price." Hachi apologised as they walked the pier.

"It's fine, we still have twelve million for a ship." Ichigo shrugged, not really caring how much they had to spend on them. "So what is a log pose anyway?" He questioned as both bordered the boat and undid the ropes from the pier.

"It's one of two ways to travel the Grand Line." Hachi explained as he began to lower the sails, their small boat sailing out of the bay, Hachi directing them to follow the coast line as he spoke. "A Log Pose is one way, an Eternal Pose is the other."

"We may not have been able to get a ship if we got an Eternal Pose if he had one." Ichigo mused, figuring they must have cost a small fortune if a Log Pose was half a million.

"A normal compass in the Grand Line is useless." Hachi explained taking a seat as Ichigo leaned on the railing of the ship as they sailed the coastline. "Due to the climates and the strange magnetic fields of the Grand Line." He continued. "Each island has their own unique magnetic field which can be picked up by a Log Pose."

"So we travel to one island, pick up the magnetic pose for the next?" Ichigo questioned starting to get what Hachi was saying.

"Yes. Although, some islands have multiple signatures that the pose can pick up, so which island you go to can be completely random. Also, the stronger the magnetic field, the quicker the log pose will reset." Ichigo nodded in understanding. "With the Eternal Pose, it's always locked onto one location and will never change."

"I can see why it's worth so much then." Ichigo stated, if the Grand Line was such a chaotic and unpredictable place, if you had an eternal pose you could get to exactly where you were going without much trouble. "About a ship." Ichigo began. "I'll be honest, I know next to nothing about ships so I'll be relying on you for this one Hachi."

"Right, you can trust me…" Hachi nodded with a thumb's up before awkwardly adding. "Big Bro."

"Yeah, you don't have to start calling me that." Ichigo sighed. "Ichigo is just fine, I don't know why those two morons are freaking obsessed with calling everyone big bro." He muttered to himself as Hachi nodded. The two sailed along for a while until the shipyard came into view. "You sure this is the right place?" Ichigo questioned looking out over the shipyard that looked more like a scrap heap.

"It may not look like much but you can find some decent ships here." Hachi explained despite Icihgo's rather unimpressed look. Hachi began to take off the coat he and Johnny had stitched together, no longer seeing the need for it. The Marine presence around the shipyard was lax and they hadn't seen a single Marine ship along the coast line. He stretched all six of his arms out as he began to direct them into the shipyard's waterway with the rudder.

The entrance of the Waterway was held open by a large wooden gate on either side, as their small boat sailed through there were lines of ships on either side. They were better to look up close than from a far. Ichigo stood at the bow of the boat, taking in each ship as they sailed toward the pier at the end of the waterway. He didn't know what he was looking for to be honest, most of these ships looked like they needed a twenty man crew to operate.

Maybe he should be looking at something smaller, like the Going Merry maybe? If he was being honest he'd rather something with an engine, something that didn't require a lot of effort to put into sailing, he wasn't especially proficient in that area with the experience he had on the Merry. He doubted he was going to find anything like that though. The closest thing he had seen to a working engine was the water drawing machine on the Merry which also stored the energy for the fridge, hot water and lights on the Merry. At least they had boundless amounts of energy to keep it going.

Pushing the thoughts of his previous crew away he continued to search through the ships. Soon enough they arrived at the pier, both mooring the boat up to the side of it and stepping onto the dock. There was a small building just on the other side with an open sign in the window. What he wasn't expecting was for a rifle to be pointed out through the window at them.

"You hooligans back for more!?" A shout came from inside. "Think you can perster an old man and get away with it! Huh! Well not this time punks!" Ichigo and Hachi shared a glance with one another.

"Easy old man!" Ichigo called back, only for the rifle to shift it's aim to him.

"Who are you calling old, brat!?" The rifle shot and the bullet impacted the dock at the teens feet causing Ichigo to scowl. "That's a warning, take another step and I won't miss, ya hear!?"

"We're not whoever you think we are!" Ichigo told him. "We're here to buy a ship, not bother you." There was silence for a short moment.

"Got the money?" The hidden man questioned as Ichigo raised up the case he had with him. The rifle drew back from the window before it slammed shut, there were a series of locks on the door that the man opened before opening the door to the building. He was a short man, wearing basic clothes and a white rope around his forehead. Rifle still in hand as he stood before the two, eyeing them warily.

"We're just looking for a ship, not going to cause you any trouble." Ichigo assured him once more, causing the man to shoulder his rifle.

"What kind of ship are you looking for?" Ichigo threw a glance at Hachi who nodded with a smile.

"We're heading for the Grand Line, something that can last long voyagers with a minimal crew." Hachi explained.

"Not a lot of options there, most caravels won't make it far on that sea." He mused, rubbing his chin. "Take a look around, I'll be with you in a minute." He assured them, getting a nod from Hachi as Ichigo walked along the dock, taking note that the man was just locking up his shop.

"Wonder who he was waiting for, locked and loaded like that?" Deciding it wasn't his business he looked at the ships, most were the traditional type that most of his history textbooks covered that generally revolve around pirates, or that general time period. Nothing that would easily be managed by a four man crew, even with Hachi's extra arms.

"Who did you think we were?" Hachi questioned the man now walking up to them, rifle still in hand. It seems like he didn't exactly trust them or was still expecting trouble to show up.

"Some local punks have come around harassing me lately, demanding I give them ships for free." The ship owner muttered. "Got to the point threats have been given, some of my ships have been torched. They call themselves the Barto Club, a group of wannabe gangsters." He huffed. "Their leader is ruthless." He shook his head. "But we're off topic, you want a ship."

"Any suggestions?" Ichigo inquired.

"It depends on the size of your crew." The man added.

"We've four members." Hachi nodded happily. "Me Hatchan, Johnny and Yosaku and Ichigo our Captain." Ichigo rolled his eyes slightly, when he associated someone with the title of Captain it made him think back to the Gotei Thirteen. The man rubbed his chin in thought before directing them to follow him.

"A crew of that size, your options are limited." He explained. "A caravel would do you best, probably until either your crew gets bigger or your ship sinks and you're forced to get something new." The man led them from the larger ships to where some of the smaller ones were. However something caught Ichigo's eyes, a massive structure on land that was covered by numerous tarps covering its entirety.

"What's that one?" Ichigo questioned stopping the man from his explanation as he turned to see what Ichigo was pointing at.

"No point bothering with that one, came from the Grand Line years ago, could never get it to run." The man shrugged. "Can't understand the mechanics of it in the slightest. Bunch of scrap metal all dazzled up if you ask me." He huffed before continuing on. However Ichigo didn't follow, instead walking towards the covered ship. "Hey! What'd I say! Damn brat!"

Ichigo walked up to the tarp, noticing it's stitching could easily be unraveled. Grabbing one of the ropes he imbued his arm with reiatsu before tugging on it pulled the rope through the holes causing the tarp to part to reveal the massive ship.

The massive structure consisted of three main parts, the central hull at whose sides are located two larger, elongated pontoons jutting frontwards both pontoons housing giant propulsors at the rear, the main hull also having a large propulsor. The hull's shape is that of an ordinary ship, possessing an arched pointed lower part.

Ichigo used bringer light and shot straight up from the ground to the wide open deck above a metal railing lining the sides. A large structure topped by an arched roof reminiscent of a capsized hull housed the main interior of the ship. On the top of the arched roof sat yet again another, similarly-shaped tower, sprouting from the main hull and going up several meters, which ends in a massive observation deck protruding frontwards, complete with large windows.

At the tower's sides, on the dark roof, is a pair of large, red and black wing-shaped ornaments jutting upwards; a similar pair of wings is also present on the airship's protruding sections, with one of them adorning each outer side.

The two attached pontoon sections of the ship possess frontal, protruding parts reminiscent of rostrums, each adorned by a light motif, somewhat similar to a stylized monstrous head. Both the hull and the two adjacent sections bear linear blank parts, where a multitude of square windows is lined up one after the other, these being highly reminiscent of hatches.

"Let's see how you work." Ichigo mused as he crouched down, placing a hand atop the deck and closing his eyes, reaching out for the ship's soul. It had worked with the trident and Kiribachi. Why not this? It didn't use the traditional sail systems, the propulsion systems were evident of that, meaning it was somehow mechanical. If he could figure out how it works…

Ignoring Hachi and the old man's presence he focused on the soul, coursing his fullbring ability to manipulate souls. Since it was such a large ship, it was taking time.

"What's he doing?" The old man asked, noticing a strange green glow from where Ichigo's hand touched the deck of the ship.

"I don't know." Hachi stated, watching as Ichigo did what he was doing. It took several minutes, the two remaining quiet as they watched the teen.

"It's a steam powered ship." Ichigo finally began.

"I could have told you that much." The ship owner huffed. "Damn engine room is full of coal, no matter what I do, damn thing still won't start. Tried everything." Ichigo rose to his feet rolling his shoulders as he cocked his head with a smirk.

"Did you try the keys?" The old man blinked.

"Keys?" The man questioned. "What keys, there ain't no keys! I've searched this ship from head to toe and there ain't no keys!" Ichigo nodded, he didn't feel the resonance of the keys when linking his soul with the ship, it was clear that the keys weren't aboard and probably lost considering the years that the ship had sat idle here. It needed work in some places but it was definitely useable.

Gesturing for Hachi and the shipowner to follow him, they headed inside of the main building, The interior needed work as well, but with time and care they could get it to how they liked it. Ichigo could already tell that it was above what a normal ship here would be like, it was mostly made out of metal instead of wood. Heading up the spiral staircase like he already knew his way around, they came to the Bridge.

Being the foremost section of the hull, it has a massive viewing area displaying everything ahead and would look out 180 degrees. Ichigo ignored the view of the shipyard, the windows covered in grime and whatever else. He instead walked up to the large wheel where the ship was obviously steered from. There was a small podium with all manner of dials, probably due to steam pressure and whatever else there was also a level next to it.

Running his hand over the wheel to the centre of it, where he pushed away a sliding cover revealing the key port. With a smile he reached fourth with his own soul, connecting it once more to the ships. Focusing on the mechanics, gaining an understanding of it, he began to turn the connections and soon enough a soft rumble rang out through the ship before it conked out on him.

"It'd need coal to start up fully." The ship owner began, wide eyed as he watched the teen do something he hadn't been able to do in years. He didn't know how the kid had done it, but despite the lack of key he had almost started it. Ichigo was smiling as he turned to the old man.

"How much?" Ichigo questioned.


Honestly, Ichigo wasn't surprised by the fact the man had let it go for the twelve million Ichigo had. Ichigo was probably the only one able to start it without the key, unless someone out there knew how to hotwire the damn thing. The old man seemed happy to just get rid of it, and Ichigo didn't have any qualms about taking it. It was a ship that didn't require the fundamentals of your basic ship and with time it would become cozy.

It needed a damn good clean, it took ten minutes for him and Hachi to wipe down the windows just so that they could see where they were going before finding the coal storage and engine before beginning to fire it up. It took a maximum effort but something else Ichigo had discovered was that it was great on it's coal reserves, continuing to burn hot long after they had filled it. Probably due to such long voyagers across the Grand Line. It was even lucky that the ship's coal storage was completely full.

All the pressure gages seemed to be in working order too. The ship even had a cargo hold where they had stored the small boat they had come from the Baratie. Never knew when it might come in handy. There was even a workshop down there too, if someone joined the crew with a knack for tinkering no doubt they'd find a use for it. The cargo bay had a ramp that could be used in water or on land.

The ship glided over the ocean, the waves not making it rocky barely feeling the discomfort as if it had a built in stabilizer, that'd come in handy in storms. It was a breeze to control too, responsive to the wheel's movements but not jerky either.

Ichigo directed the ship along the coast line just as they had done in the small boat on the way to the shipyard, although further out with the coast just in view. He didn't want to risk running his ship aground or something.

"It could use a new coat of paint." Ichigo mused as he rested on the wheel, Loguetown already coming back into view. The ship was fast. What had taken them almost an hour in their small boat now barely took them fifteen minutes.

"It's incredible." Hachi mused still awed at the ship. "I never knew such a ship would be here in the East Blue."

"He said it originally came from the Grand Line." Ichigo recalled. "Probably why it's so fancy." He shrugged. "No doubt it'll draw a lot of attention." Hachi nodded in agreement as the two watched as they sailed into port, seeing the gawkers looking on as Ichigo pulled the lever next to the wheel pulling them up to a stop. "Nice addition of a handbrake." Ichigo smirked as they came to a stop beside a larger dock than what they had originally docked at the first time around.

"Let's go see what trouble Johnny and Yosaku have gotten themselves into." Ichigo started getting a smile from Hachi as the two disembarked and headed into Loguetown. Unfortunately, it didn't take the two long to find them as they were the centre of attention, a large crowd gathering at the end of the docks. Ichigo and Hachi pushed their way through, people quickly getting out of the way as they realised that Hachi was a Fishman.

In the centre of the crowd, beaten black and blue were Johnny and Yosaku. Ichigo's scowl increased as he walked forward, Johnny looking up at him, his usual glasses broken only one lense covering his right eye.

"Big Bro Ichigo." Johnny coughed, wheezing slightly. "I'm sorry." He muttered as his head sank to his chest, anger clearly seen in Ichigo's eyes as Hachi crouched down beside the two, checking them over. Ichigo's hands tightened into fists, as he began to hear murmurs from the crowd.

"It's the Barto Club, they're at it again."

"Loguetown's gone to hell."

"Now that Captain Smoker's gone it's just going to get worse!"

"Hachi." Ichigo began. "Get them back to the ship, look after them." Hachi looked up in surprise before his face paled slightly at the anger written on Ichigo's face.

"Right." Hachi nodded doing his best to lift the two up without disturbing their injuries. The crowd quickly dispersed after they were gone leaving Ichigo seething in the street.

"It was the Barto Club." A voice snapped Ichigo from his rage as his glare shot to the woman standing a few feet away. She had fiery red hair with golden streaks throughout. She wore a long blue coat resembling that of a street thug, with the coat having pictures of the ocean on it a, underneath, she wore a sarashi binding around her chest and frilly light blue pants with a pink belt and the letter "S" in the center for a belt buckle, she wore dark red heeled boots.

"They saw the two morons singing about a spending spree and decided to rob them of everything they had, luckily they got away with their lives." She shrugged.

"Where are they now?" Ichigo questioned causing the young woman to pause as she raised an eyebrow. Did he really expect to go after them alone? He'd have better luck if his Fishman friend was with him. Despite that, his eyes held a look she couldn't quite place, shrugging she gestured for the main street.

"They've got a bar, in the executioners square." She told him, not like she had an allegiance to the Barto Club anymore with how their leader was acting after Straw Hat's show. "With Smoker Gone, Loguetown's going to turn lawless, don't expect them to just roll over."

"Trust me." Her eyes widened, she swore for a moment his eyes flashed black and gold. "I'm not expecting them too." With that Ichigo headed back into Loguetown.


Exterior Ship design is based on Grimoire Heart's Airship from Fairy Tail. If you were interested. I was going to base it off the Condor from Storm Hawks but decided to go this way instead. The interior will come later.