With his pointed ear at the door listening to the clashing from the other side Meeko looks over at me "Hey Laurel, how long do you think we're going to have to stay down here?"

"I don't know Meeko. They've been fighting for a while now. What do you think Iggnes? You were on the ship last time both of the crews met."

It sounds like Garp and Whitebeard are having a grand old time though, thank Kami that they haven't gone all out though. If they did we would have already been blown out of the water.

Placing the kettle I just filled with water on the stove to boil I turn to Iggnes as he comes away from the door with Meeko. "Last time they battled on the high sea it was an all day battle and I'm pretty positive that Garp and Newgate only continued all day because they think it's fun. Garp was laughing all day."

That sounds extremely accurate.

*BOOM*

"Bwahahahahaha!"

"Gurahahahahaha!"

Yep, extremely accurate.

"Well there's nothing we can do until the fighting stops. Iggnes would you like peach or orange tea?"

"HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM!?"

How could I not? After all if you think about it there's only one way for this to end and that's for both parties to exhaust their strength and of mutual retreat. Even though Garp and Whitebeard are extremely strong if they were to go all out both crews would be wiped out by the backlash. And both captains care for their crews too much to do so. These battles are all fun and games for them.

"I don't want tea! I want to be out there fighting with my crew and my captian!"

"Mah mah, I'm not making you stay in the kitchen Iggnes. Garp just said to make sure that me and Meeko were safe. He didn't say anything about staying with us. Meeko stop pawing at my legs!"

"But….but…."

"Haha. What do we have here boys? Looks like a cook, a marine, and a pet all nice and neat in one room for us."

Oh hell no.

Turning around I see a group of three pirates at the door. The open door. "Meeko why didn't you say anything?!"

"I TRIED!"

Iggnes charges at the the newly entered pirates raising his sword and letting out a battle cry, the pirates laugh and two make a low jump and grab onto Iggnes legs as the third slams the hilt of his sword against his head instantly knocking him out. Grinning they turn towards myself and Meeko.

The pirate that hit Iggnes steps towards me as he motions for the other two to start moving, "Now now lady, we don't want no trouble and it looks as though neither do you. We just want some supplies for our ship so just stay there like a good little woman and let us do our jobs."

Condescending asshole

The others have already filled some bags with stuff and are on their way out of the door. Meeko is still pawing at my legs. Iggnes has got a pretty bad gash on his head that's slowly bleeding. Let them take what they want, after all everything is replaceable so no big loss in the long run. Iggnes is my first priority.

"Take what you want and leave, just don't hurt him anymore." Be passive and they'll lose interest, I can heal Iggnes quickly with Sana as soon as they leave.

"Haha! We have all that we can carry, goodbye pretty marine cook." With that he runs out the door after his crew mates and as soon as he does I'm on the floor hands over Iggnes head saying the incantation, my hands start to glow blue as it goes to Iggnes wound making the flesh slowly stitch itself back together and stopping the bleeding. I'll let it heal the rest of the way naturally so I don't use up too much strength. He'll wake up with a splitting headache that's for damn sure.

"Meeko what is it?! Either say something or stop scratching at my leg!"

"THEY TOOK THE BBBBOOOOOOOKKKKKKKK!"

"What book? Meeko there are books all over the room."

"THE SPELL BOOK! LAUREL WE HAVE TO GET IT BACK THAT'S THE ONLY ONE!" Meeko is crying huge tears at this point and his nose sniffing hard.

…..the spell book….only one…..no more learning magic to protect my friends…..no….its in enemy hands….the government…they'll blame Garp…no

FUCK! Getting up from the floor I grab the kettle off the burner and sprint out of the door to follow the pirates, Meeko running next to me still with huge tears waving in the air from his eyes. If that book leaves this ship then everything we've been working so hard for the past few months is over. Running up the stairs and slamming the door to the deck open I see Marines and Whitebeard pirates fighting everywhere and the pirates I'm looking for….there!

"Meeko run across the railings and cut them off! I'll be right behind you." Nodding he hops onto the rails and at top speed chases them down and bites onto the bag one of them is holding. "HEY!" Weaving in and out beside the combat I get four feet away from the pirates I'm chasing and shout at Meeko to move, making sure he's out of the way I take the top off the kettle and throw the scalding hot water across the feet and legs of the pirates causing a shriek to come from them.

That's what you get sandal wearing thieving bastards

"Meeko find the book!" Ripping open the first bag I start throwing things out of it to find my goal as Meeko's going through the other one. "I found it!"

Thank Kami, we can't afford to lose that.

A tall shadow falls over me as I'm reaching for Meeko and the spellbook.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing injuring my men like that yoi?"

Turning around slowly I see a terrifying sight. Blue khaki pants and a purple shirt opened to show the Whitebeard mark on his chest, lazy pale piercing eyes and blond hair hanging in his face….Whitebeard 1st commander Marco the Phoenix is crouching next to me blue flames licking his face in the most creepy way.

"Aureum Papilionem!" A gigantic WAVE of butterflies bursts from my hand and smashes into the Whitebeard commander as it lifts him off his feet from the force and sending him across the deck and back to the deck of the Moby Dick.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHA! ATTA GIRL LAUREL!"

And from the Moby Dick an enraged shout of "WHAT THE FUCK!" as well as raucous laughter from the pirates on its deck.

…..oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit

Scooping up Meeko and the book I make a break for the door to get off the deck, and as I'm halfway there hear a cry of panic from Bogard as I'm lifted off my feet from something grabbing the back of my dress and all of a sudden I'm in the air. High in the air. VERY FUCKING HIGH IN THE AIR!

"Put me down!" Twisting around in the air I see a very angry Marco the Phoenix in his winged form with butterfly wings caught in his hair and golden powder from the butterflies wings staining his clothes and face as a muscle tick is going by his eye.

"I SWALLOWED SOME OF THOSE DAMMIT! WHAT THE HELL GIRLIE?!"

"Don't blame me! You're men stole my book and then you scared the hell out of me! It was a normal reaction!"

"Normal reaction?! That was not a normal reaction! Most people throw a punch not drown someone in fucking butterflies!"

"I've never punched someone so I reacted in the only way I knew how!"

"What kind of marine has never thrown a punch?!"

"I'm not a marine I'm a secretary! Meeko help me out here!"

I can't blame Meeko. After all he did just what I told him to. He helped.

"Stop biting me you damn fox!"

Growling Meeko had bitten down hard onto Marcos hand that was around my waist holding me in the air. And in the process of getting Meeko off, he dropped us.

Into the water from the air.

Gasping for air as I come up from the water and grabbing onto the buoy that was thrown my way we are pulled back up onto Garps ship, coughing up sea water I'm glaring up at the Moby Dick as that blonde pigeon has made his way back there and is now yelling at his fellow commanders that are laughing at him. Marching my way across the deck I'm clutching the rails with rage as I yell up at the stupid turkey.

"Was dropping me necessary you jackass?!"

"Yeah it was you crazy woman! Your damn pet bit me in the hand! It's still bleeding yoi!"

"Stupid pigeon!"

"Insane idiot!"

"Flaming Turkey!"

"I'm a phoenix you raging runt! Get it right!"

"You look like a damn dodo bird!"

"GURAHAHAHAHA! Marco you found yourself a cheeky woman! Arguing like a married couple already."

Myself and Marco "WITH HIM/HER?! NO WAY IN HELL!"

"NEWGATE! KEEP YOUR MEN AWAY FROM MY PRECIOUS SECRETARY!"

Meeko's yapping away at the pirates from the railings as the ships start to pull away from each other. Mutual retreat just like I had originally predicted. The marines are bleeding and bruised but so are the pirates. Bogard is yelling at Garp again for some reason or another and Garp is yelling at Whitebeard and Whitebeard is laughing with his commanders at Marco whos finally realized that he has insect wings in his hair and is yelling at a man with a brown pompadour hairstyle who's pointing and laughing at him.

Feathered jerk. If this is the last time I see him I couldn't be happier. With a point of my finger and a quick Mutatis Colour I turn said feathered jerk bright a super bright orange. Skin clothes and hair, it'll last several hours at the least.

"What the hell yoi!?"

Thanks for staying with me guys and gals. Sorry about the delay in posting another chapter I've been super busy with starting a new job ( just got the job Tues! ) and my cars been in pieces at a mechanics shop -_- so I have had a lot going on. No worries though I haven't forgotten about my story. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!

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