About the songs. Starting now, and especially after the timeskip, I will be listing many different Attack on Titan songs. Most of these songs, if you listen to them, have two or three parts/movements to them. Each part could potentially sound very different from each other, so I will be listing which part of the song that I would like you to listen to. Enjoy!

Songs

Hancock's bath and conversation: Vogel im Kafig part one (Attack on Titan OST)

Luffy's choice: At Our Parting (Sword Art Online OST)

Slave Brand Conversation: Man of the World (Naruto Shippuden OST)

Hancock Master Assassin Reveal: Unity (Assassin's Creed Unity Soundtrack)

I appeared at the main entrance of Amazon Lily. One of the Kuja women walked up to me.

"You! What are you doing here?! Men are not permitted to be on this island!" I wasn't looking at her.

"Didn't one of your higher ups ever tell you about the two exceptions? This place hasn't changed at all. Hancock is slacking off with training her new recruits."

"Lady Snake Princess doesn't train us herself! Hey! Wait a minute! How dare you talk about her so disrespectfully!"

"I saved her and her sister's lives, I think I'm allowed to talk about her however I damn well want."

"You...saved their lives?"

"That would be accurate, yes."

"Are you by any chance...Fisher Tiger?"

"Don't be stupid girl, the capt- Fisher Tiger's been dead for years."

"What's going on here? Why are you shouting so much?!" came another female voice, one that I recognized.

"Oh, Sonia. Finally, someone who knows me."

"Ah! Aaron! I do hope that Ms. Julia here didn't cause you any inconvenience!"

"Well, she didn't have a clue as to who I was, so all she did was yell at me. You need to remind these women about myself and Rayleigh more often."

"Oh, I apologize. We'll make more of a habit of that in the future, I promise. Julia, this is Aaron Hawthorne, a good friend of my sister's."

"You mean that HE'S that legendary pirate and revolutionary that is supposedly invincible?!"

"Yes, that's the one."

"O-OH, I'M SOOO SORRY, LORD HAWTHORNE! PLEASE FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE!"

"I will if you stop screaming at the top of your lungs, Julia." I said, covering my ears.

"Oh, er...I'm sorry."

"Thank you. Sonia, is Hancock in?"

"Yes, she's about to take a bath. Would you like to see her?"

"Please."

"Follow me."

X

"Sister, someone's here to see you!" Sonia called in from the outside of the bathing room.

"Well, send them out! You know that I don't want anyone near this place when I'm bathing."

"...Just go in, Aaron."

"I thought you'd never ask." I opened the door, to see steam everywhere and Hancock submerged in the water up to her neck. I closed the door behind me.

"Didn't you hear me? I said no visitors-" She looked behind her and stopped.

"Oh, it's just you."

"Oh, that's the welcome I get? Nice to see you too." I took off my boots and socks, and sat next to her, dipping my feet in the water.

"What are you wearing?" she asked.

"Don't you recognize it?" I lifted my hood over my head, and pulled out my necklace.

"Oh my God, congratulations!" She stood up and was about to throw her arms around me, but I held my hands out.

"Maybe later, Boa. The armor's brand new, and I don't want to get it wet, nor do I want you to cut yourself on my swords or knives." I smiled.

"Oh. Right." She got out and sat on the side with me.

"I'm surprised that you trust me to be in here with you. You don't even let Rayleigh or your sisters in here."

"No, I don't. It's because I'm closer to you, and I owe my life to you. And that's worth a lot more than just covering myself up. I mean, I of all people know that you were never really one for romance."

"But what about all those times that Mihawk and I went to Solacia together to party at your strip clubs when we were younger?"

"You've both changed, and you're not just lovesick men anymore. What can my body accomplish in your presence at this point?"

"If you try hard enough, I may become turned on and get an erection."

"Ugh, you're so vulgar." She got back in the water. I laughed.

"You know, I meant that as a compliment."

"How was that supposed to be a compliment?"

"I'm saying that even you could be stronger than me if you tried. Face it, you're the most powerful woman in the world, and stronger than most men, too. Not because of your haki, although that helps a lot. It's because of your dangerous combination of your beauty and devil fruit. If anyone has even the slightest interest in you, they can get turned to stone. And since you're the most beautiful woman in the world, you can capture the hearts of almost anyone. And like I said, if you're seductive enough, you could even entrance me."

"What, like this?" she whispered in my ear in a sexy voice. A slight blush crept onto my face, which made her laugh.

"I don't like to brag, but you're right. And plus my years of managing Solacia give me immeasurable experience in that department. I've told you before, that even though I'm not a stripper officially, the boss has to know her way around the profession."

"And you do, too. I've seen your act before when you use the pole. You put on QUITE a show." She blushed heavily. I took my feet out of the bath, dried them, and put my socks and boots back on.

"Are you going to come out?"

"Yes, I suppose." As she just stood up, the ceiling collapsed. We both gasped as an object fell into the water.

"Wh-What just happened?!" she shouted. The figure finally rose out of the water, and he looked all too familiar to me.

"Ah! Now where am I? Oh, you! Are you Boa Hancock, the one that the others keep talking about? Oh, that mark...I've seen it before…" She quickly turned around so that he couldn't see her back, and folded her arms across her chest to cover her breasts.

"Y-You've seen this symbol before?" she asked.

"Y-Yeah, I think. It was kind of like that. Arlong had one, Aaron too."

"Aaron?" She looked up at me.

"You know him?"

"AARON?! YOU'RE HERE?!" screamed Luffy at the top of his lungs.

"I obviously don't."

"YOU MOST CERTAINLY DO, MISTER! Who is he?!"

"He's my captain, Monkey D. Luffy."

"Luffy? You don't look too surprised that he's here."

"That's because I'm not. Kuma told me when he separated us that he sent Luffy to Amazon Lily. I came here because I knew that he would turn up eventually."

"You should have told me, but it's too late. Besides yourself and Rayleigh, no other man is allowed on this island. Marigold, Sandersonia!" the two sisters came into the room quickly.

"You are to publicly kill that man in the arena!" she pointed to Luffy.

"WH-WHAT?!" he screamed. He looked to me for help.

"Aaron! Help me out here!" I thought for a minute.

"Mm, no. Sorry Luffy, but you're on your own on this one."

"WHAT?! But it wasn't my fault!"

"It was, actually. Hancock has an important rule on her island that all men save for myself and Rayleigh are allowed on it. It was also your fault that you just crashed through her bathhouse and saw her mark. So in conclusion, yes. It was your fault."

"That's not fair!"

"I rest my case." said Hancock. She stood up and dried off, quickly putting clothes on.

"Aaron, escort him to the arena, please." she asked.

"Of course." She left along with her sisters.

"Come on. This way." I started walking with Luffy following alongside me.

"Luffy, it's not as bad as it sounds. Normally, I'd get you out of a situation like this, but I think it will be good experience for you to fight against Marigold and Sandersonia. They both use haki, so it will be a good test to earn Hancock's trust. I'm confident that you'll win. Besides, it's not like you're fighting Hancock herself."

"Why? Is she strong?"

"Very. She's one of the Seven Warlords."

"She is?!"

"Yes. She can use all three types of haki, just like Rayleigh, and with her devil fruit, anyone who shows any romantic interest in her can be turned to stone."

"Do you think I would win against her?"

"Probably not. I know that you're not affected by her beauty, so her devil fruit would be useless against you. But her haki would probably do you in. She has one hell of a kick, you know."

"...You know her well, don't you?"

"Of course I do. She's my best friend."

"I thought my dad was your best friend."

"Dragon and I are close, but it's more of a cooperation type of friendship. We're allies with the same goal. I'll follow him unquestioningly, but Hancock is more of the type that I hang out and go have fun with. I suppose it's like she's another member of the crew, in my opinion. She's kind of like how you and Zoro get along. You're the best of friends and allies, and always get along and have fun together. It's like that."

"I see."

"We're here." I picked Luffy up by his collar and tossed him into the arena.

"Good luck!" Luffy looked angrily at me, then turned to see Marigold and Sandersonia facing him. The battle then ensued, and before long they transformed into their snake forms. I walked up to Hancock and made a chair out of my earth powers. I sat down next to her. She put her arm around me and pulled me into a hug.

"Huh? What was that for?" I asked when she let go.

"For before, when I was still in the bath. Congratulations again, on becoming a Master Assassin."

"Oh. Thank You."

"Why didn't you ask me to let Luffy live? I know that he's Dragon's son, and that he's an ally of the Brotherhood."

"This is a good test for him. Luffy's strong, but he won't survive a week if he goes off into the new world at this point. I can sense that he has all three types of haki in him, just like you, but he's not quite aware of it yet. He only just learned what haki is from Rayleigh. He doesn't know how to use it at all. This is a good chance for him to gain some experience against other haki users. It was very lucky where he and I got sent. Kuma sent me to Zou, and Luffy here, to an island ruled by a Master Assassin herself."

"And I heard about the Sage thing and the Ezio training from Dragon. He called me before I went into my bath. He said that you can use the first stage of Sage's Madness and that you can finally use chaos, and therefore unlocked the full ability of your devil fruit."

"And yet he didn't tell you about my induction into the Brotherhood?"

"He mentioned that there was one other surprise, but didn't give me the details. You know how he is. Can you show me your eye color change?"

"Sure." I turned to her, and closed my eyes. After concentrating my haki for a few seconds, I opened them again, and felt my power spike.

"Amazing. One's green, and one's yellow."

"Yes." I deactivated them, and they went back to normal. "Can you tell me why it's called Sage's Madness? Dragon didn't explain that to me. I assume you know about it as well. Is there a risk involved?" She sighed.

"Yes, in fact, there's a huge risk involved. What did Dragon tell you about it?"

"He said that all Assassin Sages have the ability to use a superficial transformation known as Sage's Madness. By using it, our eyes change color, and our power is multiplied, making us almost unbeatable. He said that there are two stages of it, the first one that I demonstrated, and a second one where the eyes turn red in color. He said that since this ability is new to me, that I shouldn't overexert myself, or I could cause my body to go into physical and mental relapse."

"That's right, but there's a much bigger risk to it, and it's happened every single time except for one."

"What is it?" She placed her hand on top of mine and held it tightly.

"You see, the reason why it's called Madness is because the Sage usually doesn't have the mental capacity to withstand both the power surge and the previous Legendary Assassins communications. That's why the power has a sanity effect on the brain, in which the power determines that if the wielder is not worthy of the ability, it makes them go crazy, and gives them the mindset or a radical Templar, to kill every Assassin in cold blood, and then commit suicide."

"..."

"As I'm sure you can guess, the one Sage who did not have this happen and was able to control the power was Ezio Auditore da Firenze. And since you're his descendant, I can only hope that you also have the ability to withstand and control such an enormous power." She squeezed my hand tighter.

"So do I." We didn't let go of each other's hand and looked back into the arena. Luffy then unleashed his conqueror's haki unknowingly, and everyone in the stadium became unconscious. We felt some of the power blow the wind back towards us, making our hair flail around a little bit. Hancock gasped.

"I told you that he possesses it."

"And it's very strong as well." The fight continued, but now the sisters were much more cautious than before, thanks to his frightening potential. But even after releasing Second Gear, he still had a bit of trouble fighting them. Eventually though, as I predicted, Luffy defeated the both of them.

"Hey Sonia, quickly, grab onto the railing before you fall into the pit of spikes!" shouted Marigold. Hancock looked angry that they lost.

"I knew he would win." Then I noticed something. The fire on her back burnt off part of her cape, and her slave mark was in plain sight. My eyes widened.

"Um, Boa, we should do something about that." I pointed.

"What? ...N-No! Her mark will show! You have to cover it!"

"On it." I was about to use Shave to get over there, but Luffy beat me to it. He jumped on her back and covered it. Hancock's eyes widened, and I stopped quickly.

"Don't move." he told her.

"W-What? What are you doing? Mari, hurry up and kill this man! Don't worry about me!"

"I-I can't, Sonia! He's protecting us!"

"Wh-What? What do you mean?" She suddenly heard shouting in the audience.

"Oh no! The fire on Lady Sonia's back burnt off her cape! The Gorgon's Eye will be exposed!"

"What?!"

"I said don't move. You said that you'd rather die than let someone see this mark. So they shouldn't see it." I relaxed a bit and looked over at Hancock who looked she was about to cry.

"Everyone clear out before the curse activates! The show is over!" she called out. She started shaking and sobbing slightly. The girls cleared out of the arena. I put my arm around her.

"Are you okay?"

"I'll be fine." Once everyone was gone, Luffy got off of Sonia, and helped her back into the arena. Hancock took my arm off of her and walked forward and started going down the stairs. I followed her.

"...Thank you for protecting our secret. You have my gratitude, Luffy. And for that, I'll give you something as a reward. Pick something. It's your choosing."

"Well, can you turn these girls back to normal from their stone statues?" The three sisters looked shocked that he would suggest such a selfless request.

"Yes, I can. But didn't you also say that you needed a ship to get off the island and go find your comrades?"

"Oh yeah, you're right!"

"I'll tell you what? You can have whichever of these two requests that you want, but you can't have the other." Her sisters smiled evilly. She whispered in my ear.

"I know he'll choose his friends over saving those three."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that."

"Huh?"

"Really?! Then you'll save them?!" He bowed his head to her. "Thank you so much!" The three were shocked. Never before had they ever met someone like this.

"Told you." I told her. Hancock looked slightly annoyed. She walked down the stairs and past Luffy.

"Such a strong Haki, and yet not a moment's hesitation. He bows his head for the sake of others." commented Gloriosa.

"That's just the type of man that he is. That's why he convinced all of his crewmates to join him thus far." I responded to her. After she changed them back, she looked down at Luffy.

"Later on, after dinner, I want you to come see me. We need to talk. Aaron, I hope that you'll attend as well."

"Of course."

"Okay." responded Luffy.

"I'm going to start preparing some food for the island. The chefs will pitch in as well, of course." She walked off, her white cloak trailing behind her. The other two sisters went back to their human forms, and followed her out of the arena as well, leaving just Luffy and myself.

"Come on, let's follow them." I told him. "Hancock doesn't cook herself that often, we should appreciate it." We started walking.

"Have you ever tasted her food? Is she a good cook?"

"Yes, I've had it before. She's an excellent cook, though not quite as good as Sanji. But you'll eat pretty much anything, so what does it matter anyway?"

"Hehe, I suppose you're right."

X

"WOW! THIS IS SOOO GOOD!" screamed Luffy, eating everything in sight. All of the kuja warriors were crowding around him, asking him stupid questions like 'Can all men stretch?' and 'Why do men have the ability to produce steam from their body?' I joined the Boa sisters up at the top of the dining hall. I sighed with my hand on my chin.

"These girls need to get out more. They've never met a single man before in their life. They're sheltered."

"It's for their own protection, I know you know that. At some point or another, a man will break a woman's heart. And although I act like a stuck-up snob to them, I wouldn't wish that upon any of them. There is no cure for a broken heart."

"And you've contradicted that statement four times now." She looked at me confused. I counted on my fingers.

"The Captain, myself, Rayleigh, and now Luffy. And come to think of it, if they knew that you were a Master Assassin and worked alongside a bunch of other men, and even under one: Jinbe, Shanks, and Dragon…" She looked at me annoyed.

"But they don't know that I'm a member of the Brotherhood. So those last three don't count."

"Even so, they know about the other four now. One of your guards even asked me if I was Fisher Tiger today when I got here. Sonia had to clear things up." She chuckled.

"That's because she was relatively new. She must have only just gotten inducted into the Kuja recently."

"That's what I told her. The Captain's been dead for almost 25 years now. Wow."

"Does it hurt to think about him at all?" she asked, concerned.

"Not really. He died of a sickness, which was unfortunate, but every time I think of him...I think of what happened afterwards, with us splitting off into the remaining Sun Pirates, and then to the Arlong Pirates. Arlong…" She placed her hand on mine.

"It's okay, you know that he's in jail now."

"Yeah...Yeah, you're right…" I looked at her outfit the elegantly patterned red, yellow, and white dress, and white cape draped over her shoulders.

"You should wear the blue one more often."

"You've told me before. That's your favorite, isn't it?"

"Yeah...Is that really all you do to hide your necklace, is stuff it in your cleavage? You can still see the chain, for God's sake." She blushed.

"I think it's smart. No one will ever get to see my boobs anyways, besides you and I guess when Luffy fell into the bath."

"Yeah, but I think it's kind of ridiculous to hide something where most guys are going to end up looking anyway. That, and the fact that they're huge only enhances that concept."

"Whatever." She finished her plate and put it down.

"Come with me, and grab Luffy." She walked into her room, down the long hall, and I turned to follow her.

"Luffy!" I shouted. He looked at me, and I waved him over.

"In a minute!" he called back. I turned and continued to follow Hancock. I closed the doors behind us.

Luffy opened the doors and closed them once again, running after us. Hancock sat up on her throne, her snake Salome wrapped around her. I stood on the steps and leaned against the wall, while Luffy sat at the bottom and looked up at her.

"I want you to see this." she said. She took off her cape and top, and turned around. She pushed her hair to the side, revealing her slave brand.

"You said you saw something similar to this mark, correct?"

"Yeah, both Aaron and Arlong had one tattooed on their backs." I took off my armor and revealed my tattoo to them.

"This is similar to Hancock's mark, but different. It's the mark of one of the Sun Pirates. Our captain, Fisher Tiger, branded us with this mark as a sign of honor. He wanted us to band together as brothers, and always complete a common goal by working together." I put my armor back on.

"My mark on the other hand," Hancock began, "Is the mark of someone who has been...branded a slave by the Celestial Dragons. They made my sisters and I do sick tricks for their amusement against our will. In fact, that's why we're devil fruit eaters. They made Marigold and Sonia transform and made me turn men and women alike into stone just to laugh and drink with one another. And of course, if we refused, they would beat us senseless." Luffy's eyes were dark as he listened to this story. I continued where Hancock left off. Luffy looked at me as I began to spoke.

"About 25 years ago, when Hancock and I were still teenagers, and I was still a rookie pirate, Fisher Tiger organized a raid against Mariejois to save all of the slaves that were being held hostage there."

"Did it work?"

"Yes, it was a great success. For the first time in history, the Celestial Dragons got what they deserved, and all of the slaves were freed. I personally helped the Boa sisters get away, and it was then that I was able to awaken my devil fruit powers for the first time." Luffy looked back at Hancock.

"I owe Aaron my life. If it wasn't for him or Fisher Tiger and the Sun Pirates, I would probably still be their slave today, or maybe even dead if they had gotten sick of me...So what do you think?" she asked, pulling her clothes back on.

"...Hancock." he started.

"Mm?" she asked.

"I've had my own problems with those damn Dragons in the past. One killed one of my brothers when we were kids, and just recently, one continuously shot one of my friends and badly hurt him, so I punched him in the face with all of my strength." Hancock's eyes widened. She looked at me.

"Did that really happen?" she asked.

"Yes, on Sabaody while you were out on your pirate raid. Kizaru was going to kill all of us, and nearly killed me too, until Kuma saved us by sending us away. That's why Luffy ended up here."

"I-I see. Are you okay? How badly did Kizaru hurt you?"

"He stabbed me in the chest."

"WHAT?! Oh my God, are you okay?!" She ran to me and placed her hand on my chest.

"I'm fine, Boa. Dragon healed me with his haki."

"Oh, good."

"Speaking of which...Luffy. I think we should tell you this. You know that I'm a Master Assassin, right? I pulled out my necklace to show him. And that your father, Dragon, is the Mentor of the Brotherhood, right?"

"Yeah, you told me before."

"Well, I'd like to formally introduce Hancock to you as another Master Assassin of the brotherhood." She pulled out her necklace to prove it.

"Whoa! Really?!"

"Yes, so as the son of Dragon, she'll be one of your greatest allies and confidants. Stay close to her."

"I will."

X

I walked into her room after hearing the other girls scream. I immediately saw Hancock laying in bed, a heavy blush on her face. She looked like she had an intense fever.

"Wh-What's going on?! What's wrong with her?!"

"She's lovesick! She's in love with Luffy!" yelled Gloriosa.

"...hehehe HAHAHAHAHA!" I burst out laughing.

"WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT?!" yelled the sisters angrily.

"The fact that Hancock's finally fallen in love, and it's with LUFFY of all people! I'm sorry, but that's just too good! HAHAHAHAHA!"

"You know, the previous Empress died from severe lovesickness!" shouted Gloriosa.

"Yeah, but that was because she never left the island, and the distance got to her. As long as Hancock sees Luffy once in a while, she'll be fine...Why is she in love with Luffy of all people anyway?"

"It's because...he's the first man to ever...reject me." she responded slowly.

"Sister! You're awake!"

"And I suppose that even if he says no, which I have a feeling he will, that you're going to keep trying harder and harder to win his affection, aren't you?" She looked at me, and then looked back up at the ceiling.

"I thought so. I know you better than anyone. I'll watch over her, girls. Go grab Luffy."

"Yes." they responded, and left. A few minutes later, Luffy walked into the room, and Hancock was feeling better anyway. She looked at him and sat up.

"Hancock? Are you okay?" he asked.

"I-I'm fine, Luffy."

"Good. I came here to ask a request of you."

"What is it?"

"...I want you to answer the Warlord's summons and take Aaron and I with you to Marineford." I glanced over at the two of them.

"Of course, Luffy. I'd follow you anywhere!" she said happily.

"Actually, Boa…" She looked at me.

"If we go straight to Marineford, then we'd be setting ourselves up with an ambush. We'll get there before anyone else will. We should go to Impel Down first to see if we can break Ace out of prison first. Could you set up an appointment with them?"

"I suppose so. I'll call them in the morning, and if they say yes, then we'll set sail right away!"

X

"We're heading out. We'll be back soon." Hancock told her sisters before joining us on the Navy ship. Luffy was hidden under her robes. I encouraged her to wear her Assassin hooded cloak to be able to hide Luffy, and thankfully, she took my advice

"Here we go! Off to save Ace!" shouted Luffy.

"Luffy, you idiot! You'll get us caught!" I yelled at him in a hushed whisper. Hancock placed her hand on her face and shook her head.

"You're both idiots."

End.

Whew! That was a long one. I was actually thinking that this one would be pretty short originally, but it was my longest one yet. I wanted to elaborate on my relationship with Hancock and her status as a Master Assassin, which I think I did a pretty good job of doing. To be honest, she's probably my favorite pick for the Brotherhood, as the others just make a lot of sense. I hope you liked it. :)