Chapter 7: New Life
The four girls looked shocked at first before Lexi snapped out of her thoughts.
"LIKE HELL!" She yelled causing Whitebeard and some of his crew to chuckle while looking at Ace who huffed and looked away indignantly.
"I don't want another father and I don't need one!" Rachel continued before glancing at a conflicted Zena. 'I don't understand is that an order or not?' then at a wide eyed crying Valerie, 'No I can't he'll die for sure just like the others.' and
"Will you relax that man wouldn't stand a chance against Whitebeard of his crew and you know it." Sherbet replied out loud.
'Sherbet!' Valerie mentally yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Ace asked while Valerie huffed and looked away after what looked like a silent argument with Sherbet.
"Well where we're from she was being stalked by a dangerous sociopath." He said bluntly while Valerie ignored him and looked out into the ocean.
"You were WHAT!" Rachel yelled/panicked.
"S-T-A-L-K-E-D…"
"I heard you the first time. Is this true Valerie?" the girl only nodded her head.
"Since you were 13 years old." She got another nod.
"For five years and they never caught the guy." Lexi joined it sounding furious. "This is exactly why I hate cops, they say they want to help, but they can't because they have to follow their stupid protocol."
"Looks like the authority figures over there isn't that great either." Ace said feeling bad for Valerie wanting to change the subject, and assuming that they aren't from their world.
"That's okay you don't need to answer right away you have time before we reach the next island."
"Rachel, Zena may I ask you two a question?" Sabo asked.
"Yes you may." Zena answered.
"Well we already know Lexi and Valerie have special abilities not caused from a devil fruit but do you two as well?"
"Devil fruit?" Zena asked.
"What are those?" Rachel questioned looking at them like they're crazy.
"So you two as well huh, may I ask what they are?"
"I can transform into demons." Zena answered.
"And I'm a weapons mistress. I can summon armor and weapons at anytime."
"Last question. You're not from around here are you? I mean from this world."
Valerie eyes widened while Rachel, Lexi and Zena looked confused.
"Well its true there aren't many islands where we come from." Zena began.
"And we weren't anywhere near the ocean last time I checked." Lexi continued. Valerie turned to face Sabo fully gaining his attention. She shook her he no in an answer to his question.
"Just as I thought. I have another question you seem to know a lot more than your friends why is that?" Sabo asked.
"What?! What do you mean? Valerie do you know what's going on?" Rachel asked.
Valerie sighed, and shook her head no to Rachel's question.
"But then how?" Lexi asked. "Can you tell us?" Valerie bit here lip fear in her eyes at the prospect of speaking.
"We don't know how we came here, and Valerie knows just about everything about this world because she can see the future." Sherbet answered.
"Really, then what does the future have in store for us?" Lexi asked.
"I will not say that's Valerie's job. We're going to have to convince her that it's safe to speak first."
"Well looks like we just found the four Guardians." Sabo announced.
"Guardians?" Rachel and Lexi asked.
"Yes, do you know what the Rio Ponneglyph is?" he asked getting a nod from Valerie.
"Well we don't mind filling us in?" Lexi asked.
"Isn't that the stone that tells the truth of what happened during the void century. Or the forgotten century." Ace asked.
"Yes that's exactly what it is, on this stone it mentions a prophesy, Four Guardians from another world will come here wielding abnormal abilities, and they will be rescued by the strongest man in the world." He explained.
"Did you know about this?" Rachel asked Valerie, who only shook her head no. "But Why? You know about everything else." She continued only getting a shrug from the mute girl.
"Well anyways we're supposed to protect you until you unlock your full potential." Sabo finished.
"So what we're supposed to just believe you and stay here. You know from our point of view you sound crazy." Rachel said trying and failing to ignore Valerie's puppy dog look.
"She's saying 'Please Please, we just have to stay. Besides if we don't a lot of bad things could happen to us.'" Sherbet interpreted.
"Like what?" Rachel asked.
"Trust me you don't want to know. Let's put it this way we're lucky we were found by Whitebeard." Sherbet answered.
"Fine, not like there's any other place to go anyway." Lexi reluctantly agreed. "Seeing as how we're in another world and all."
"Great." Sabo smiled.
"Alright then you three are in charge of them." Whitebeard said looking at Sabo and his first and second division commanders.
"Yes sir." They said. "Come on lets get you to the showers first. Izo got anything these four can wear yoi?"
"Leave it to me."
"Oh Izo you don't have to worry about me I've got plenty of clothes to wear." Rachel said. "Thanks to my weird abilities." She added after getting confused looks from everyone.
"Alright then."
"By they way Valerie are you injured?" Ace asked and she responded by shaking her head no. "But then who's blood is that?" He asked. She stopped dead in her tracks as her eyes clouded over becoming lost in the memory of her adoptive parents death.
"Hey are you okay?" Sabo asked as her body started to tremble.
"Valerie?" Lexi called as she placed a comforting hand on the blonde's shoulder, who flinched and looked up.
"Uh Oh." Sherbet said. 'Val Val listen to me…'
"Stay away!" She blurted out. "Just stop!" she begged falling to her knees and covering her ears. "Leave them alone! It's me you want!" she demanded weakly as tears built up in her eyes. "Why are you doing this. What did I do?" she cried.
"Valerie, Valerie! Calm down!" Lexi comforted.
"What ever you're seeing it's not real!" Rachel tried to reassure.
"Hey relax your safe now, calm down." Ace tried. Valerie took a deep breath snapping her self out of her flashback back. She looks up with an apologetic look at the concerned faces she was getting.
"Are you okay?" Sabo asked getting a nod.
"That's never happened to you before, you wanna talk about it." Rachel asked.
"That's probably a good idea Val." Sherbet added, but the blonde only shook her head no.
"Well whenever you're ready we'll listen okay. We left our old life behind us who ever was after you, they can't find you anymore." Lexi reminded.
The girls quickly undressed and headed for the showers, all except for Rachel who waited till she was alone before sending her clothes into her pocket dimension. As her clothes disappeared she revealed all the abuse her body has took from her 'loving' mother. Lexi has similar problems, but it isn't as much as hers.
After the shower they quickly got dress so that they could get something to eat.
Lexi put on a pair of jean short shorts, which showed off her skinny legs that have a few purple spots varying in sizes, and a red t-shirt that hangs off her shoulders due to her small frame and black flats. Her light brown hair now noticeable, now that it's washed of all the dirt and grim. Zena put on a pink double-strapped dress that fell to mid thigh with black flats as well. Her coal black hair now oil free and brushed so it fell down to the middle of her back, her bangs framing her pale face making her look like a doll. Valerie put on an orange tank top with blue mini skirt that fell mid thigh, with black flats. Her blonde layered hair cleaned and falling a little past her shoulders, her side bangs pushed out of the way until it dries. Rachel quickly reequipped in to dark blue skinny jeans, a sky blue tank top, with a white long sleeved cropped jean jacket, white scarf and black boots. Her long once wavy red hair now straight, due to the dampness from the water. Once they finished they took a quick glance at the mirror nodded and left the bathrooms, and headed to the deck to find their guides so they can be taken to the infirmary for a check up. Along the way to the deck Lexi paused and looked at her shaking egg.
"Guys look, I think it's hatching." She announced in a whisper. Not taking her eyes of the egg.
"What really?" Rachel asked as she turned back. She's never seen anything like this before and nothings going to get in her way now. The other girls were just as excited. They watched as the egg began to hatch.
"And this ones pink with white paws." Rachel observed.
"Wow." Lexi responded eyeing the creature.
"So it's another exceed after all."
"Excuse me. I'm not an "it" As you so tactfully put it. I'm an she, and where I come from I'm treated as a God." The exceed informed.
"What are you talking about you were just born how do you know this?" Rachel asked skeptically.
"Because I'm God you foolish creature." The Exceed responded in it's holier than thou attitude. Rachel tried to calm her nerves as a tick mark formed on her for head.
"Lexi control your pet before I kill it."
"No don't do that I promised to protect her an I will. She's family now." Lexi said holding the exceed close in a tight hug. Rachel gave in and decided to ignore the cat.
"Yeah don't be mad it is true where were from we are considered Gods."
"So you're the human who took care of me huh?" The Exceed said.
"That's right."
'Well thank you.'
"You're welcome." Lexi smiled.
"Uh Lex, she didn't thank you yet you know." Rachel mumbled.
"What are you talking about? She just said thank you." Lexi said confused.
'Since you were the first person to touch my egg we formed a special bond we know share our thoughts and we know everything about each other.'
"What really, so like Val and Sherbet?"
"Lexi you're really starting to scare me now." Rachel said slowly looking a little concerned.
"They're communicating telepathically." Sherbet reminded.
"Yeah, we can communicate telepathically, since I was the first one to touch her egg." Lexi sweet dropped just now realizing, that she probably looked crazy.
"Hmm what should I name you?" Lexi mused. "Oh I know. Ali Cat."
"That's perfect." Rachel chuckled.
"Oi I'm not a lowly street cat!" '...No offense.' Ali said.
"Ali for short." 'None taken.'
"Okay come on lets go find the guys, I'm still starving, and we still have to go through a check up."
"Okay."
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