The new day had arrived. Robin, Ash and Pikachu reached Rayleigh's office when Shakky saw the two. "Ash!" she called. Ash and Pikachu turned to Rayleigh's wife.

"What's up, Shakky?" wondered Ash as Luffy emerged from behind a door.

"I had been visited by a member of the Amazon Lily district," Shakky mentioned. Robin seemed interested to the invite.

"Isn't that district only female?" she wondered.

"The Kuja Tribe is of only women," Shakky confirmed. "I should know since I was a member. Apparently, Tribe Leader Hancock has become highly interested in the Summoner." A seemed nervous.

"Hey, a trip to Amazon Lily District!" cheered Luffy. "Let me come along!" Ash seemed interested to Luffy's request.

"You know what goes on in this women-only place?" he questioned.

"It's a lot of fun!" answered Luffy. "Come on!" Robin and Shakky watched as Luffy dragged A out of the office.

Kuja Tribe! Ash in Amazon Lily

There was a new district with Grand Jipang. "So, how do you know about Amazon Lily?" asked Ash.

"You see, I happen to know Hancock pretty personally," Luffy replied. They reached the gate to the district. By the gate, two women in red robes and shoulder guards pointed spears at the three.

"Who dares enter the Amazon Lily District?" one of the guards demanded. Seeing Luffy, the other guard lifted her speak.

"Boss?" she voiced. "Are you on business with the commissioner?"

"Nah, I brought the Summoner here since Hancock wanted to see him," Luffy giggled. The guards gasped.

"The legendary Summoner is here to see Lady Hancock?" one realized. The guards turned to each other and nodded. "Very well… Beyond the gate is the district where few men traverse." The gates opened where they viewed women in different yukatas in design and color. Seeing Luffy, A walking through the streets of the district, the women became stunned before shrills. They came to the group.

"Boss Luffy, welcome back!" one of the women greeted.

"What brings you back to Amazon Lily?" another girl asked. Other girls surrounded Ash and Pikachu.

"Hey, cuties!" a young woman called.

"Are you the Summoner?" another woman believed.

"I am," Ash nervously replied. The women cheered wildly. They scooped Pikachu who hugged and kissed him. Pikachu was happily greeted by the numerous shows of affection.

"Say, can we see your jewels?" another woman requested.

"I don't have any jewels," Ash shrugged.

"Not those jewels!" another woman teased. "We mean between your legs." Ash's face became red as he jumped from what they wanted to see. They reached to his clothes to tear apart.

"Uh, Boss!?" yelped Ash. "A little help here!"

"Come on, Ash," Luffy smiled. "Why are you getting so worked up about? They just want to see your family jewels, that's all."

"EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!" snapped Ash. The women swarmed and kissed Ash repeatedly while getting pieces of his robe. He flailed to escape. Ash was helped up from the ground where the women continued to flirt and assure him that he's okay. That's when Sandersonia came to the group.

"I heard a ruckus and wondered what was going on," she spoke. Everyone cleared out.

"Lady Sandersonia, it's the Summoner!" a woman proclaimed. "And Boss is with him!" Sandersonia and a large rotund redhead woman came to Ash. The redhead wore a pink yukata while holding a spear. Her hair had swirls with the tips pointing up like horns.

"A vibrant young face…" studied Sandersonia. "Part of me wants to raise you as a son."

"Now, Sandersonia," the redhead warned. "Don't go wishing for something without Lady Hancock's advice."

"I know, Marigold… Still, he does spark an interest."

"Only you…" Luffy came to Ash's side.

"I see that you two are still as lively as ever," he joked.

"Of course, Boss," Marigold replied. "When we learned that the Summoner was adopted, Sandersonia was a bit upset." Sandersonia gave Marigold a stern look. "Now, Lady Hancock seeks the Summoner, though she will be thrilled to see the Boss." She and Sandersonia led Luffy, Ash and Pikachu to a temple in the center of the district. Inside, Sandersonia and Marigold came to the elevated step when they knelt.

"Lady Hancock, we have brought the Summoner," Sandersonia reported. Appearing in a royal red yukata was a slender young raven-haired woman. Her cleavage showed the size of her breasts. She approached as the four below knelt to her. Luffy stood in defiance. The woman saw Luffy and gasped.

"My darling!" the raven-haired cheered as she leaped and tackled Luffy. "Oh, I know you wouldn't leave me alone! I can't wait before you become my king to these women!" Ash and Pikachu seemed perplexed to the raven-haired's behavior around Luffy.

"Lady Hancock!" gasped Marigold. The raven-haired, Hancock, stopped before turning to the two grown women. Hancock straightened herself out while Luffy quickly recovered.

"My apologies," she confessed. "That was so rude of me to become excited at seeing the one man that I've laid my eyes on." Ash and Pikachu weren't sure about believing Hancock.

'Is she serious?' thought Ash. Hancock came to Ash and Pikachu.

"I am Lady Hancock, chief of the Amazon Lily district. See, when word of the Summoner got around, we of the Kuja clan have been anxiously awaiting you and your summons." She picked Pikachu from Ash's head. "Apparently, this is one that shows the magic of what the Summoner is capable of."

("I'm more than that.") Pikachu squeaked. Hancock hugged Pikachu, much to his delight.

"It's a stark contrast to stories I've heard of him having strong creatures," Marigold brought up. "Although, I've heard cute creatures will show their fangs should they need to survive."

"And Pikachu has shown that fang numerous times, especially his Thunderbolt," Ash briefed.

"So, you have powerful lightning magic stored in your body, is that right?" awed Hancock. Pikachu squeaked to confirm. "Summoner, I heard you carry many creatures among your person via the scrolls that you carry along. If it's possible, do you have any that are of the serpent kind?" The request made Ash blink.

"Serpents, like snakes?" he guessed.

"We're fond of reptiles and serpents," Sandersonia briefed. Ash understood and smiled. He pulled a green scroll from his robe. He unfurled it.

"SHE SPREADS THE LEAVES IN A SLITHERING PURSUIT!" he chanted. "COME FORTH, SNIVY!" The scroll was aglow. When it dimmed, a small green grass snake appeared with tiny arms and feet. The tail was a leaf that looked like a crown. There was a streak of yellow on the back and yellow leaf-like collars on the sides of the head with a cream-colored underside. The women awed the little snake with some cooing.

"Such a cutie-pie!" one of the women visiting cooed. Hancock hoisted the little snake up.

"You are blessed to have him as your Summoner," she praised. Snivy smiled and accepted the word.

"She seems like someone I would want," Sandersonia awed. Suddenly, a tall orange-haired young woman reached and hugged Ash. She wore a blue yukata with gold linens while her large breasts wedged Ash's head.

"I want this young man!" she cheered. Another orange-haired wrapped Ash up and pulled his head out of the first orange-haired's breasts. She had large ones herself under a green yukata with black spots and a cape. Her hair was bushy.

"He's perfect for me!" she laughed. The orange-haired women shared kisses to his face.

"Wow, these girls definitely have you coiled up!" laughed Luffy as Pikachu and Snivy looked on in concern.

"Ladies, let's not suffocate him-" voiced Hancock but she tripped. Ash slipped out of the grip when a beam of pink struck from Hancock to Ash. Ash flew back a few feet as everyone became worried.

"SUMMONER!" they cried. The orange-haired girls lifted Ash up as he started to reel from the attack.

"What hit me?" he groaned. The orange-haired in blue realized that Ash was okay.

"Lady Hancock!" she called as she turned to Hancock. "Your Love-Love Beam doesn't seem to affect the Summoner!" Hancock awed the accidental discovery.

"His heart is as pure as Boss," she awed. "I'm surprised." She came over and helped Ash to his feet. "My apologies… again. I have a special power that turns anyone who has impure hearts towards me into stone. Apparently, you don't fall among the type."

"I guess not," Ash shrugged. "I'd rather have you as a friend anyway."

"As do I," Hancock agreed. They spent time understanding each other.

"A slave? I can't imagine…"

"It's why I resented men before Boss came by."

"I don't blame you. I can see how your Love-Love Beam would scare them back."

"They didn't. They died when they were hit. They turned to stone before they shattered. You can't put a life back together once they're destroyed."

"They didn't act like living was a part of them in the first place."

"Now, that's being nice about it. You know, there is something I can teach you." This made Ash and the summoned creatures curious. "Have you heard of Haki?" Ash took a few seconds to think back.

"Not at the temple. It was during our journey that we learned about Haki."

"Oh, I thought you would back where you trained. Nevertheless, Haki is a power source within all of us. Training allows one to embrace the power of Haki. We of Amazon Lily have inherited and studied how to use Haki and its three types: Observation, Armament and Conqueror."

"The last one sounds extreme."

"It is. Conqueror's Haki allows dominance to others, and it cannot be unlocked by training. Observation and Armament Haki can be. Observation allows the user to detect dangers from anywhere by heightening their senses of sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. You can even predict your enemy's movments. Armament allows the user to strengthen their bodies and harden them. Think of it like growing samurai armor. You can even strengthen your blade to cut through almost all sorts of armor."

"It does sound like a lot to take in." Pikachu squeaked to agree.

"Animals have senses greater than humans. Pikachu could easily sense when trouble's coming with proper training." Pikachu seemed in awe to Hancock's explanation.

"I would like to come by and see about training with you on Haki." The idea made Hancock snicker.

"You're under watch with Rayleigh, correct?"

"Yeah…"

"I know Rayleigh, and he also has Conqueror's Haki. Ask him when you get a chance to be trained by him."

"Okay, I will." After the meeting, the orange-haired women found Hancock, Ash and the creatures.

"Lady Hancock," the one in green greeted.

"Daisy," she acknowledged. "Could you and Aphelandra guide Ash and his creatures out? I would like to see Ash be back with his friends."

"Of course," Aphelandra, the one in blue, accepted. However, Hancock had one more item.

"Before he goes, I do want to give Ash and Pikachu one more thing," she wished. Ash and Pikachu were curious.

"What would that be?" he wondered. Hancock reached, leaned down and kissed Ash on the forehead. Pikachu and the girls gasped to the kiss.

"Lady Hancock!" the women gasped. After Ash, Hancock kissed Pikachu, causing him to cheer.

"I want to help you as much as I love to," she wished. After that, Ash and Pikachu left. They returned to Robin's flat and bathed with his adopted mother.

"I bet that was chaotic being there," Robin teased.

"Yeah, well, learning about what Hancock's been through, I can't feel sorry enough," Ash muttered.

"I can imagine. I also heard that you returned to the Pinwheel."

"Onami was worried about me and Pikachu. Sanji and Brook weren't nearby. If they did, they would've heard from Luffy about how I was nearly naked with my 'family jewels' exposed." Robin simply giggled to the thought.

"I can imagine. The Kuja tribe have never really experienced men before, and those who do leave and come back expecting a child they made love with."

"I get that."

"Besides, you have what it takes with a love when she comes." The idea made Ash smile.

"I hope so." As they bathed, Hancock wrote on a scroll with Rayleigh in mind. Sandersonia came by.

"Lady Hancock?" she spoke up.

"Sister, I'm almost done," Hancock eased. "Rayleigh will know about Ash's wish to learn of Haki."

"Do you see him having it?"

"It's not that I don't see him with Haki… More of, how he will use it when it comes to finding his solitude." She rolled the scroll up as she pictured herself in a white kimono with Luffy wearing a black robe which they kissed. Ash and Pikachu stood by as did Marigold and Sandersonia. 'One day, Luffy… You will not be Boss, but King… with me as your queen.' Her mind focused on the one young man who would do it all… and his new friends.

TO BE CONTINUED...