Iizuka's ship
Iizuka and Mera brought their barrel of spring water back to their ship, setting off from the Travel Station. "By the way, Mera… wasn't that the pirate, Augustus, from the Big Mom crew?"
"He disbanded from the crew, if I recall, and he's not exactly dangerous. Still, knowing what his family is, I wonder if that has anything to do with where they found that spirit?"
"Heck, I wonder if what's left of the Big Moms would allow us to-" Their ship rumbled from a sudden crash. "What was that?!"
"Something crashed in the lower hull. Let's go look!"
The duo traveled down one floor, Mera's knives raised and Iizuka's hands in a knife fashion. A smaller ship seemed to have crashed into theirs, a fragrant smoke emitting from it. A figure with a wide silhouette stepped out of the smoke on very skinny, heeled legs. When their form became clear, she was shown to be a thin, wrinkly woman in a black gown, red high-heels, matching gloves, and a large, fluffy white, furred coat with black spots. She held a long cigar and had monochrome hair. "Ah, and you would be Iizuka and Mera." She spoke in a British accent. "Cruella de Vil, it's a pleasure~" She introduced herself with a wave of smoke.
"Cruella de Vil, the Fur Hunter." Mera narrowed her eyes in recognition. "Infamous for hunting animals with rare coats simply to wear them for yourself, and also well known for awful driving skills."
"Yes, yes, I do love a flashy entrance~" Cruella chortled. (From 101 Dalmatians.)
"It's one thing to wear the skin of your prey as coats," Iizuka said, "but from what we hear, you never eat the prey itself. A true hunter respects their prey by ensuring that every bite is consumed."
"Oh, pish posh, I'll do with my prey as I please. But tell me, what of your little excursion to Historia? I would have gone myself, but merely the idea of handing over my lovely coat was dreadful. Now, what marvelous creatures did you hunt?"
"We didn't hunt any animals." Iizuka said. "We secured water from the Emerald Green Spring. You may have a sip if you like~"
"Spring water? Ugh." Cruella scoffed. "Well, I'm sure the others will find a use for that."
"As if we're going to let you take it. In fact, I think our friend has a few things to say to you."
"HYAH!!" Cruella was pounced from above by a red-haired girl in a karate uniform, with cat ears and little fangs on her smirking mouth. "You're about to be the prey now, Fur Lady!"
"Right on time, Tsue!" Iizuka cheered.
"A Faunus? How fitting!" Cruella's head became that of a dog's, her skin turning white and spotted as she smacked Tsue off her. "A spotted coat was lovely enough, but with the Dalmatian Fruit, I can wear my own natural spots!"
"KNIFE!" Iizuka jabbed Cruella from behind. "Devil Fruits are the most disgusting excuses of food that've ever crossed the market…huh?!"
His knife impacted one of Cruella's spots and did no damage, though the spot itself disappeared. "My spots absorb attacks, imbecile!" She swiped her claws back at Iizuka, who jumped back. "And what are you still doing in there?! Get out here, you lug!"
"Yeah yeah yeah. Keep your coat on." A gruff voice said. A large, muscular man climbed out of the ship, wearing an orange tank-top, gray pants, and brown boots. He had magenta hair, scars on his pumped arms, and the left side of his mouth was ripped open, exposing his strong, grit teeth.
Iizuka and Mera stepped back in terror. "You're… ZEBRA!" Iizuka exclaimed. (From Toriko.)
"Nya? Is he a big deal?" Tsue asked, attempting to attack Cruella with karate chops.
"He's one of the Gourmet Elite 4 alongside Toriko." Mera answered. "He was locked in Zordoom for bringing 26 species to extinction! Don't tell me they freed you for the Gourmet Hunt?!"
"I have Gourmet Corp. to thank for that. Now then, we're taking over this ship." Zebra inhaled a deep breath and, "AAAAAAAHHH!" bellowed a powerful soundwave that seemed to terrifically overpower Mera and Iizuka…
But in actuality, the wave was being engulfed directly down Iizuka's throat, swallowing the last bit with a hearty smile. "You're considered to be one of the strongest soundbenders in the universe, Zebra! But I'm a soundbender, too, and I've practiced Dragon Style. AAAAAHH!" He bellowed the sound straight back, but Zebra blocked it with a shield of sound.
"Big deal." Zebra willed waves to reverberate around the walls to attack Iizuka and Mera from several angles. Iizuka tried to defend his partner and eat the sounds, but some had managed to cut him. Zebra followed up with a swift punch, only for Mera to pull Iizuka out of the way.
"Why are you jerks attacking us?!" Tsue demanded to know, attempting to pounce circles around Cruella. As the Fur Hunter lay punches to the cat Faunus, spots decorated Tsue's body. Cruella directed her following attacks to those spots, causing Tsue to yelp with greater pain.
"Because we will soon command ALL the universe's ingredients! And I will have all the marvelous furs to myself! I wonder what furs you're hiding? I can smell their scents on you. I can tell you snuggle yourself with furs every day!"
"I won't let you lay a PAW on my pets!" Tsue lay a passionate kick to Cruella's jaw.
DK Isles
The Kongs had invited their friends and relatives to a Gold Banana party, watching the Cooking Fest on a barrel TV. Ever since the climax of the Pirate War, the Kongs' spirits have livened up, and they wished for little more than a happy life.
BOOM! The sound of a gunshot rang throughout the air, birds cawing and flapping away from the island. The animals directed their attention to where the sound came from.
A strong, short-haired man with a thick yellow shirt and brown leather pants and boots marched out of the jungle, wielding a two-barrel rifle. (From Tarzan.) "Ah, the legendary Donkey Kong. How nice to meet you." The hunter said with a smirk, his thin mustache curving with his mouth. "I've been trying to meet you for ages, but those wretched Kremlings kept getting in my way. You put on quite the performance at Zootopia."
Gourmet Corp. Gorilla Hunter
CLAYTON
"You're quite past your prime, yet you handled your own against King K. Rool quite well. I'm sure… you'll make a splendid trophy." Clayton cocked his gun and trained it on DK.
Donkey glared and pulled out his own rifle, locking onto Clayton. Clayton's smirk grew, his teeth white as the fur that grew around his body. Clayton morphed into a white gorilla with a distinct purple spot on his back. "This should put us on equal footing!"
…
On the nearby Tiki Island, a giant golden eagle was diving down talons-first at Buhara, the chubby half-giant covering an egg under his big belly. The eagle was about to relentlessly impale Buhara, but the giant suddenly turned over and thrusted his belly up against the eagle's talons, suffering a cut, but pushing the avian back into the air with enough strength. Afterwards, his partner, Menchi tossed knives at the eagle with helicopter speed, slicing its feathers up.
The eagle retreated behind some ruins and seemed to shrink into itself. It had transformed into a potbellied man, tall and lanky with balding hair and a careworn face. He wore a brown Akubra hat with crocodile teeth and a gold eagle feather attached to it. He wielded a rifle the same as Clayton's. (From Rescuers Down Under.)
Gourmet Corp. Bird Hunter
PERCIVAL McLEACH
The man jumped out and shot the hunters, Menchi dodging the bullets and running to deal a punch to McLeach's face. As McLeach keeled back, he assumed a hybrid eagle form and flew up with gold wings, swinging his wings to launch the spiked gold feathers at his foes. "You must be a Devil Fruit eater." Menchi deduced.
"Damn right! I'm a sight to behold with the Golden Eagle Fruit! Now, why don't ya stop making things hard for yourselves and give me the rooster egg? We can't let a ripe ol' egg like that go to waste!"
"This is the only egg that hasn't been seized by the Kremlings! You'll never have it!" Menchi vowed.
"Well, that's a pity." McLeach held the rifle in his talons and resumed shooting.
Ace Hunter
Kohaku relaxed herself in the ship's bath, covered in bubbles as she released a blissful sigh. "So, this is what a modern bath is supposed to feel like. It's just as amazing as I imagined…"
"Nel agree with fellow Ripe Girl." The cavechild snuggled up to Kohaku. "Nel remember when Augsus give her bath. Nel have good time…"
"Ehhhhh…" Kohaku moaned uncomfortably.
"Haha haha!" Suika laughed, squeaking a rubber duck. "Suika doesn't get to bathe with ducks."
"O-Suika, wherefore doth thou not remove headwear?" Tama asked.
"Because Suika can't see well. Suika thinks bubbles are pretty."
"Suika must scrub hair! Let Tama help thee!" Tama gripped Suika's melon and tugged it off.
Suika had a rather big head and big, sparkling brown eyes, as well as fluffy golden hair. "Ahhhh! Suika, thou art so beauti-"
Criiiink!
Suika's face crinkled up in a distorted fashion. "AAAAACK!" Tama fell back under the water.
"Hold still, Suika, I'll wash your head." Kohaku assured, brushing a washcloth over the girl and straightening her face back out. "Don't squint your eyes like that or your face will get stuck that way."
"Gu-u-u-u-r-r-r-gl-l-l-l-le!" Tama bubbled from underneath.
"Ahh!" Kohaku pulled the ninja back up.
Haylee's eyes were weary as she parked the ship on a large asteroid. "Yaaaaawn. Okay… ship is parked, lights are out…" The bridge turned dark as she pulled a switch. "Time to hit the hay…"
On her way to her room, Haylee walked by the Baby Trio's room, where they and Gourmerry were asleep in cribs. She then glanced into Augustus's room, seeing the hunter in pajamas and flipping through his phone lazily. "Heh, you really are a teenager."
"Hm? So're you." Augustus replied. "Can't a guy catch a break after a long day?"
"If you stare at that too long, you'll only feel more tired by the morning."
"There ain't no 'morning' in space, dummy. Besides, I'm lookin' up our next game, and I think I got it. 'Soon as Yuzu gets back, we're headin' straight for Avalar."
"Sounds awesome. Now go to sleep, young man." Haylee proceeded to her room.
"Meh meh…" Augustus put his phone on his desk and closed his eyes.
Haylee changed into her light-blue pajamas with yellow airplanes, afterwards laying two sleeping bags down. Shortly after, Kohaku and Suika entered her room. "Hey there! I prepared these for you two. But if you want, you can sleep on my bed."
"It's okay." Kohaku replied, slipping into one of the bags. "I sleep on the ground sometimes, so this is pretty comfy."
"Suika feels so cozy!" The melon-less girl tucked herself into the other bag, rolling around. "She loves outer space already!"
"Just to be clear," Haylee began, "we could get in trouble for having you guys with us, so don't tell too many people where we're from."
"Don't worry, we promise." Kohaku smiled, resting her head on her folded arms. …With a light frown, she stared at the dim lit ceiling, lost in thought. "This feels… weird."
"You've never been at a girls' sleepover before?"
"One of Senku's friends talks about 'sleepovers.' Basically, a group of friends go to one of their houses to talk about things or eat food. It's not much different from what we already do, since I share a hut with Suika and other girls."
"Well, for us moderners, most of us have our own secluded room and sleep by ourselves. That's why it's refreshing to sometimes have friends over to spend the night with. Well, that mostly applies to normal people." Haylee figured. "But for the KND, we're always with our teams and always together. Sometimes, we have to sleep in the same room on a journey. We get so close that, sometimes, we want a small break from each other. So, I guess it's refreshing to share a room with you guys instead of Haruka, Kirie, or the others."
"Those are friends of yours? …I think I see what you mean." Kohaku smiled. "Yeah… when Senku's group showed up, it felt really nice to meet people from outside the village. And being out here, among the stars… it already feels so unique."
"Suika hopes the whole village gets to come to outer space!" Suika rolled around like a bug in a cocoon.
"Hm hm! I hope so, too."
"Anyway, let's get to sleep." Haylee turned the lamp off. "You won't have to join us, but Captain's gonna have another busy day tomorrow. Night."
The ship grew quiet with all the passengers in slumber. Nel and Tama climbed into Augustus's bed to cuddle with their captain.
The next day
Nel returned to Stone Kingdom for Yuzu and waited for the travel ship to return. Taking a keg of the purified spring water with them, they soon returned to the Hunter. "Hah heeeey, Yuzu!" Augustus grabbed the cook in a hug. "How was your night in Stone Land?"
"It was pretty good! Got to sleep under the stars and everything. Anyhow, who wants a drink?"
Yuzu poured glasses of the spring water to share with all the crew, with Gourmerry and the others enjoying a second serving. "Whaddya say, Gourmerry? Should I make Emerald Green Spring your drink?"
"Gourme!"
Translating that as a 'yes,' Augustus wrote the spring down on Gourmerry's menu. "Well, we're on a good streak, so let's get hunting for the next item! Stewie, image please!"
Stewie displayed a large image of adult Nel snuggling with Augustus, with Tama having been kicked off the bed. "'TIS WHEREFORE O-TAMA ON FLOOR?!" Tama screamed.
"What the hell, Nel?!" August shouted. "Never mind, Stewie, quit playing around and show the real image!"
Stewie switched to an image of an advertisement, depicting a cute young woman with short brown hair, a hat with a yellow feather on it, and a large merchant's backpack. She was holding a rolled up map, and the ad read, Genuine Map to Salad Bar Cove, only 6,000 gems! Visit the Colzione Trading Ship off the coast of Rippletide, Appleton!
"Supposedly, Salad Bar Cove is a haven for salted fruits and vegetables, and they taste like a rich treasure." Augustus explained. "I'd say we could fix up our own salad bowl with all those ingredients. According to legend, this produce was first planted and grown by a famous Pirate Lord, Barbossa."
"And they're already salted?" Yuzu asked. "Not sure how I feel about that, but we could probably manage something. Let's go for it!"
"Aye!" Augustus unwrapped his next lollipop. "Let's set sail to Avalar!"
"Hey, Captain?" Haylee opened Gourmerry's menu. "For the record, you spelled 'Hors d'oeuvre' wrong." Indeed, it was spelled 'Hors d'oeurve.'
"Well, Haylee, I'd like to see you try to spell it without looking it up."
"Did you look it up?"
"YES, and I STILL got it wrong! Seriously, whose idea was it to… ugh, just get us down to Avalar!"
"Tee hee hee!" Tama giggled at his frustration. ("Gourmerry…")
GKND H.Q.
A hunk of cow meat was roasting inside a pot of boiling hair cream. "They whip cows to harvest their whipped cream," Bender explained, "meaning there's already whipped cream inside them to add to their flavor. So, what if we add hair cream to the mix?"
"That's a good idea!" Apis beamed. "Aeincha gives us hair cream sometimes and it smells really great! I bet she'll love this!"
"What in blazes are you two doing in here?" asked a Jamaican voice, belonging to Jerome Winkiebottom. The monochrome boy pinched his nose from the noxious smell. "What've you done to the kitchen?!"
"This kitchen is our studio!" Bender proclaimed. "Our masterpiece will blow Cooking Fest out of the water!" To emphasize his point, he quickly stuck small square tiles onto a pot, marking his likeness in a pixelly fashion.
This caused the pot's liquid to explode out, with a rounded mass plopping on the floor. …The Kittentia grew its ears, tail, and paws. It shook the soup off her and strolled away, much to Jerome's confusion. "…Bender, I need your help fixing some bugs in the Sooper Computer. Time to step out of the kitchen."
"Okay." Bender sighed. "Apis, I entrust the kitchen to you. Remember everything I taught you and make me proud."
"Aye-aye, Chef! I mean, oui, Captain! I'll do my best!"
Bender followed Jerome out of the kitchen. Apis put on a focused expression and turned to the boiling cow meat. "But since we've already put hair cream in… some hair flakes would make a good seasoning!" She began scratching her head as little flakes drifted into the pot. "Excellent! Ooo, but what about cactus juice? I heard that stuff is amazing!"
Rippletide, Appleton
Rippletide was a peaceful, old-timey town with brick houses and orange roofs. The road was made of stone brick and was built over the sea, connecting to the coast. The Marzipans approached the town on their Ace Sailor, seeing a couple ships docking, but one other ship docked further out at sea. The morning sun cast a soft, crisp light on the coast.
"I reckon that's the ship we're looking for." Augustus said. "Let's pay her a visit."
"Do we have 6,000 gems, August-san?" Yuzu asked.
"No, but I got a ton of Chocolate Coins."
"You can't be serious. Look, I have a lot of yen on me, let's see if there's a place we can exchange it for gems."
"Someone will have bought it by then! Just follow my lead."
"Looks like Captain's about to work his charm again." Haylee remarked. "Okay, I'm bringing her in."
The merchant on the ship appeared to be 18 years old, wearing a white dress with yellow ribbons on the short sleeves, a brown leather vest, and boots. As she was depicted on the article, her hat covered her short brown hair and had the distinct gold feather on it. Currently, she was talking to a short, gray alien dressed in a black coat.
"I'm tellin' ya, darlin', this Fairy Tear's the genuine article." The alien said as he held up a vial containing something sparkly and liquid. "Cried straight from Princess Mavis herself. Oh, ya shoulda seen it, saddest damn movie she's ever seen. She cried enough tears to drown a country, I tell ya, barely got outta there alive. And all I'm askin' is a wee 7,000 gems."
"I dunno, that tear looks a little gray to be a Fairy Tear. Kinda seems like you just sprinkled it with a reflective sugar."
"Yeah, well maybe Princess Mavis ain't as pure as we think. Maybe this grayness is a window into the tormented depths of her innocent soul. Either that or she had a thing for cement. And believe me, she'll learn the hard way that there are just some things you shouldn't put cement over."
"Ahoooooyyy!" Augustus parked his ship beside the merchant's ship. "Is this the Colzione Trading Ship?"
"It sure is!" The girl saluted, speaking in a chipper tone. "Tressa Colzione, happy to serve! What can I do for you this fine day?" (From Octopath Traveler.)
The gray alien waddled elsewhere as Augustus set the plank up for him, Yuzu, Tama, and Gourmerry to cross. "I'm here for a map to Salad Bar Cove?"
"Aha, you must mean this." Tressa pulled out a scroll and unraveled it. "That's right, this handy dandy paper will help ya navigate the Under Sea and take you straight to Salad Bar Cove."
"So, it's located in the Under Sea." August cracked a smirk.
"It's underwater?" Yuzu asked.
"Not just that, it's a whole other layer of ocean deep under this one, with a wide air bubble in-between. I hear merpeople live down there, but it can be difficult to navigate on a ship."
"You're not wrong on that front. Even I'm kinda afraid to go down there." Tressa replied. "Anyhow, the starting price is 6,000 gems."
"I have more than 6,000 Chocolate Coins!" Augustus presented some coins between his fingers.
"Uh…well, that's delicious." Tressa smiled awkwardly. "But I'm gonna need some gems. And I don't know if I'll be able to exchange candy at the Currency Exchange."
"How much is 6,000 gems in Japanese yen?" Yuzu asked.
"Ha ha!" Tressa laughed. "Sounds like you guys are always on the road! You don't make too many purchases, do you?"
"Well, I am a Gourmet Hunter." August replied. "Finding food on the road is our job."
"And I'm guessing lollipops are a gourmet specialty?"
"Want a taste?" August popped the candy out.
"Man, you're terrible at this." Yuzu sighed.
"Pardon me, Madame." Tressa turned to another customer, a short, tan, French man in a trenchcoat and sunglasses. "I 'ear you are one to see about a map?"
"You must mean this map!" Tressa grinned and presented the map. "Only 6,000 gems!"
"Excellent! I will pay it in full."
"Hold on a second!" August spun Tressa around. "We had eyes on it first."
"Look, Mr. Hunter, you're a funny guy, but I have a business to run."
"You're quite well traveled yourself, aren't you?"
"Hm?" Tressa cocked a brow at his observation. "Well, anyone can guess that!"
"Aye, it's all over your face. Your eyes have a subtle flare about them, a flare that's brimming with curiosity, a longing to see more new things. That perky voice of yours has the soul of an adventurer, along with the wits that come with years of experience."
"Alright, smarty pants," Tressa cracked a chuckle, "you can flatter me all you want, but I ain't giving you this map for free."
"No, you can keep the map. I was just gonna ask you to come with me."
"W…what?"
"Wait a moment…" The short man whispered, tipping up his shades. "That is…"
"The Salad Cove is filled with all kinds of tasty goodies. Surely, you can make a quick gem or two selling them on your ship? Why don't you follow that map and head there yourself?"
"Well… like you were saying, it's dangerous to navigate the Under Sea, so I never considered…"
"I got an awesome navigator on my ship. I guarantee she'll get us through. Besides that, we've been in a handful of battles and been to all kinds of dangerous places. Then again, you look like you're not one to pull punches yourself. I recognize a tough girl when I see one."
"I'm guessing you're an expert in that field." Tressa cracked a light smirk. "Yeah, I'm pretty tough, but I would wager you're tougher than me."
"Ah-he-hem." coughed the short customer. "This is all very adorable, but I am growing impatient."
"Tressa, come with us." Augustus requested more firmly. "Let's use that map of yours and find Salad Bar Cove. The gems you'll make off those ingredients would be enough to buy 10 of those maps! And if that ain't enough, well… maybe my young chef here can convince you."
"I guess that's my cue." Yuzu said, withdrawing a covered plate from her Infi-Cube. She uncovered it, revealing a large loaf of lush brown bread beside a bowl of vanilla butter, along with bacon strips where the lined texture waved and danced. "I prepared some breakfast for you!"
"Well, I already ate, but I guess I'll have another bite." Tressa picked off a piece of bread, dipped it in the butter, and ate. "Mmmmmmm!" The butter sent a sweet, gentle chill across her nerves, while she could almost feel the bread coursing from her stomach to her muscles.
"That Muscle Bread comes from the Stone Kingdom's wheat field. It helps reinvigorate your muscles after they've grown stiff from sleep, and the Miran Yakow Butter helps to rid your sleepiness. The Wavy Bacon reacts in the presence of tasty food, so if you eat it, it'll amplify your tastebuds."
Tressa ate a piece of the bacon next. "Ohhhhhh babyyyyyy!" She could feel the taste zooming across her tongue like new tires on a freshly paved road, piercing through the taste of bread and butter and stirring them like a luscious wave. "I feel like I'm on the road on a cool morning, my heart pumping with adrenaline! And my body is the valley! YAAAHOOOOOOO!" She envisioned herself riding a convertible made of bread along a lush red road over a vanilla desert. In reality, Tressa danced across the deck of her ship, stirring the wind with airbending and blasting a great gust to the sky!
"She possesseth power over wind!" Tama exclaimed. ("Gourmerry!")
"That's a free spirit if I ever saw one!" August cheered. "Imagine selling food like that at your shop!"
"Hah hah…it was really amazing, but my specialty is selling treasures and stuff. I don't know enough about food to-"
"Yuzu's going to be making tons of awesome food at Cooking Fest, and everyone's gonna love it. When that's all said and done, people are gonna want more. If you could sell that food you just ate, how much would you say it's worth?"
"I would pay… honestly, 1,000 gems."
"Is that a lot?" Yuzu asked. "I don't usually charge that much for my food."
"Yuzu cooks the food," August continued, "and you sell the food, share the profit, boom, you got yourself a business. For us hunters, food is just as much treasure as silver or gold, and trust me, it's a bustling business. So, whaddya say? Wanna join us on an adventure of good eatin' and profit?"
Tressa was silent for a moment as the last remnants of the taste faded away. Eating that bread and bacon felt so exciting. Tressa was brimming with energy and wanted to burn it off. Across her journeys, Tressa's only had mostly average meals. Occasionally, she would eat something amazing, but nothing to give her a sensation like that. Just what else could this young chef cook? Just wondering… was making her adventurer senses tingle.
"Ahem." Tressa turned once more to the short customer, who discarded his glasses to show his glare. "My patience has gone." He clapped his hands.
A huge, blue sea serpent emerged several yards away and blasted a Hyper Beam at Rippletide. "Is that a Gyarados?!" Augustus exclaimed, surprised to see a Pokémon on Avalar.
"Give me the map or my friend will destroy this whole town!" Skinner demanded.
"Just who the hell are you, old man?!" August demanded, balling his fist.
"Gyarados, destroy another-"
"WAIT!" Tressa yelled. "Fine, take the map, just stop!" She rolled up the map and placed it in his hand.
Skinner smiled and tucked it under his coat. "Much gratitude." He made a whistle as Gyarados swam over, biting Skinner's coat in his teeth and tossing him up onto the head.
"Took you long enough!" Iron Mask (from Pokémon Movie 4) stated impatiently. It was only then the group noticed the taller, thuggish masked man atop the Pokémon's head. "Now blow up those brats!"
"The bomb should be going off in three, two-"
The inside of Tressa's ship exploded. "Whoops! Miscounted~" Skinner smiled wryly.
"MY MERCH!" Tressa screamed.
"Gyarados, blast the other ship!" Iron Mask ordered. The sea snake charged a Hyper Beam and fired, but Haylee mashed a button that brought up a barrier to withstand the attack. "Meh. Just let the grunts take care of it!"
Pirate Shy Guys and Wartortles climbed up on the deck of either ship. Two of the turtles spun at August, so he threw his Gob-Spinner to intercept one and threw a Haki kick at the other to flip it over. Two Shy Guys charged at Tressa, who swiftly dodged their swords with a dance of airbending and slammed a gust against either of them to knock them down. She kicked back at a Shy Guy from behind, flinging it back as Tama batted it off the ship. Tressa ran up to three Shy Guys trying to take her merchandise, stealing it back and blowing them off in the process.
Yuzu and Haylee had gotten out a hose and stretched it over to Tressa's ship, going inside to spray the fire. Augustus charged his Gob-Spinner again, but with Tressa's added airbending, the ball spun with greater force and swept up the remaining enemies like a tornado, exploding with wind and blasting them off the decks. "I bet you those guys were Gourmet Corp.." August deduced.
"Well, whoever they are, there's no way I'm letting them get away with this!" Tressa vowed. "Stealing my merch and attacking my shop, they better compensate me BIG time!"
"Then we better go after them!" Yuzu ushered. "Without the map, we'll never be able to find the Salad Cove."
"Don't worry. I have a backup map." Tressa held up her phone, which displayed a picture of the map. "I took a picture of it juuuust in case I wanted to sell it again at a lower price."
"That really cuts down on its value." Haylee replied awkwardly.
"Hee hee! I guess if nothing else, settling a grudge is a good reason to set off on a journey." Augustus snickered.
"You can officially count me in on this!" Tressa proclaimed proudly. "I'll kick their butts, find some treasure, and make a profit while doing it! Oh, but I don't think I got your name."
"Name's Captain Augustus von Fizzuras! Legendary pirate and a wanted man!"
"Ahh, another pirate. Well, I can't wait to hear your story. Let's set sail, Captain!"
"Looks like August roped himself another one." Haylee remarked. "He's gonna have more girls than Cheren at this rate."
"Wouldst she be considered 'ripe' by O-Nel's standards?" Tama asked.
"Don't ask such things, Tama." Yuzu replied. ("Gourmerry!")