Vivi told the Strawhats about the course of their journey.
After re-supplying from Nanohana, they will travel on foot to reach the town of Yuba. It is a place that the rebellion is happening. She wanted to persuade the rebel leader to stop their advances.
Before reaching Yuba, they will pass a Town named Erumalu.
Overall, their estimated traveling time will take at least four days on foot.
Luffy and the Strawhats didn't fully know the gravity of the situation yet in Alabasta. All they know is to take down this Crocodile in order to free the Country from hidden destruction.
However, Luke viewed this journey very seriously. This country continuously suffered for three years straight. With such a harsh climate of this country, many people are starting to give up their hope for the king.
Although Crocodile is the mastermind on all of this mess, Luke needed the Strawhats to have some heads up and show them the reality of the world of desert.
After landing to officially set their journey, they were met with Kung-Fu Dugongs.
Vivi was always explaining late for every bizarre things happening the desert which already noticed by the Strawhats.
This is probably the unique characteristic of Vivi.
After Luffy subdued and befriends all the Dugongs, they started to prepare for their long days of journey through the desert.
Vivi wanted to send Karoo to bring a message to her royal father about Crocodile's scheme. However, she was stopped by Luke.
"Don't let him worry more. You can send a message but change it's content. Just tell him help is on the way. Also, let Billy escort Karoo and also be your father's guard in secret. Billy's lightning attributes have grown enough to face a sea king alone." Luke assured Vivi. He instructed Billy that only when things are crucial then he can use his lightning ability to defeat the enemy for the element of surprise.
Vivi reluctantly agreed on Luke's suggestion.
Billy also interacted with Karoo, acting like a big brother. These few days, the two ducks made a special bond which they treated each other like sworn brothers.
Nami and others voted on who's going to stay in Going Merry since Luke cannot go on a travel with them and has no choice but to stay.
"Who says I'm not going?" Luke raised a brow.
"But your body is still weak. It'll be hard on you if you join us on the travel." Nami stated her concern.
"And who says I'm leaving the ship?" Luke smirked.
Everyone are now puzzled of Luke's strange behavior. Going or not? Which is which?
Luke rolled his eyes as he tapped the wooden rail of Going Merry with his Float Float ring of Shiki.
PSSH!!
Going Merry started to vibrate then it began to levitate away from the waters which alarmed everyone.
"WOOOOAH!" "WOOOOW!" "SUGOI!!"
"L-Look! We're floating!!"
The magical fanatics like Luffy, Chopper, Usopp, Yosaku and Johnny exclaimed in amazement. Luke just made their ship float in the air like work of a wizard.
"I-Is this okay? How about your power?" Liz started to get worry for Luke.
Zoro and others glanced at Luke for confirmation. It is okay to show off, but it's different when harming oneself for it.
"Don't worry. This is outside of my power. I can do it with unlimited duration. I can even float an island if I want to without using any strength." Luke shrugged.
"Damn! You sure are a monster even when you at weakened state." Sanji commented. Apparently, he came to know the sacrifice of Luke back at Little Garden.
"Does that mean you also didn't spent any energy for your gun before?" Usopp asked.
Luke simply nodded in confirmation.
Zoro was keen on things and was sure that Luke's ten golden rings have something to do with his outside powers.
"Brother Luke! I am your biggest fan! Please let me have one of those magical things! A gun shooting air pressure is fine too!" Yosaku started to grab Luke's thigh while pleading.
Like a chain reaction, most of the Strawhats dived to Luke for his magical treasures as well.
Even Zoro and Sanji were tempted to have one too.
"Chill out. I already made arrangements with you all. Every Strawhats can have one." Luke pushed their faces out of his sight.
"Vivi is the first one to receive. Let's just call these magical things as magical treasures. So Vivi will receive the first magical treasure from me." He added.
"Vivi?" Everyone were flabbergasted.
"Uh me? I'm not even a part of your group." Vivi waved her hand.
"Anyway, my decision is final. I will give it to you whether you like it or not." Luke squinted his eyes at Vivi.
Vivi was helpless but the Strawhats also agreed that she can have one too.
Luke frowned when their ship started to move on it's own. There are no wind yet but it's slowly moving towards the direction to Erumalu, their first destination at walking speed.
'Could it be...! Going Merry...' He took a deep breath as he started to smile from this discovery. He didn't know how Going Merry move on it's own, but it's a clear progress that it's starting to form a consciousness.
"Luke?" Liz called out when she saw the guy was spacing out.
"Oh nothing. Vivi, lend me your hand." Luke reached out.
Everyone eagerly watched a miracle happening as they couldn't wait to know what's her magical treasure be.
Luke closed his eyes before extracted a white gooey ball on Vivi's hand.
Except for Sanji, all of the Strawhats knew this white gooey ball of Luke. He can actually extract it from others.
Luke pulled a handful of cloud atop the going merry. He then merged the white gooey ball to the cloud he prepared.
Then everyone were blinded by sudden light that came from the cloud. They were surprised and full of expectation.
"Done." Luke let go of the cloud that is a size of a baseball. In a sense, he created a Special Homie that's exclusive for Vivi.
The cloud just floated still in the air.
"W-What is it?! How's this thing work?" Luffy's eyes shone with excitement as he asked with expectation.
Vivi's eyes lit up as if she can feel the existence of the cloud. It's a weird feeling as if this cloud was a part of her.
"This is a living weather cloud. It also has intelligence like a human." Luke smiled.
"A... living weather cloud? Does that mean it can summon thunder and rain?" Nami's eyes brightened. She wanted this kind of cloud.
"Yes. It can expand the size of a whole town at max. It has great resistant to strong wind, fire, etc. as well. As for rain, it can however, you need a water source like sea water. It will convert on it's own to produce a drinkable water."
"Travel? Easy. Just ride on it and it will travel at speed of a wind with endless endurance. In groups? Probably, but there's weight limit and the speed will slow down considerably. There are many more functions of this cloud. You only need to discover it on your own-"
Luke paused his sentence when Vivi jumped on his embrace. Her body was trembling. He could tell that she was silently shredding tears.
Everyone was sensible enough to let Vivi have some space on her own to adjust her emotion.
Igaram also felt the coursing emotion within. With this cloud, the country will prosper in the years to come.
What is the main problem of a deserted country? Water. And Luke just gave Vivi the solution to solve the problem of her kingdom. How could she not get emotional about it? She can finally help her father to shoulder the burden of her kingdom slowly.
Minutes later...
"Feeling better now?" Luke smiled as he finally noticed Vivi had stopped crying.
"Mm.. Thank you, Luke. I don't know how I should repay you." Vivi said in a low voice as she stared back at Luke.
"Serve the people of your kingdom well. However, don't let them know that you have this kind of power. And don't overdo it, people's greed are endless. Don't let them rely on this cloud too much." Luke replied with a smile.
Vivi nodded. She clearly sense that Luke knew her situation well. She will surely serve the people of her kingdom with this newfound power of hers.
"You can test it now if you want. Just let out a command on your mind and it will move on it's own." Luke pointed at the direction of the sea.
Vivi's eyes lit up as she silently pointed at the sea.
SWOOSH!!
The baseball-sized cloud moved to the sea and came back minutes later. However, it expanded to a size of a baseball field.
With the silent command of Vivi, the heavy rain poured down as the cloud moved slowly, fully topping the Going Merry.
Since there's a cloud umbrella of the ship, no one got wet. However, Luke adjusted the umbrella cloud. Half of the ship got wet from the rain while half did not because of the cover. Of course, Luke was in the cover while the rest of the Strawhats danced in the rain.
Even Vivi felt the rain pouring down on her. She felt glad with the water was indeed drinkable. Then, tears rolled out from her eyes as she stared at the raining cloud. Rain water and tears mixed on her face as she smiled.
Luffy made the biggest mess in the rain as he throw everyone wooden buckets while ensuing a water fight, splashing one another with rain water.
'Luffy knows how to make everything lively. It's his charm after all.' Luke smiled.
Then a handful of water splashed on his face and the culprit were the grinning Luffy and Usopp.
"These brats..." Luke twitched his face in annoyance. He got splashed with water once again. This time, it was the giggling Nami and Liz duo.
Zoro was dragged out of his hiding place as he got instantly soaked in the water.
Sanji happily splashed waters with the ladies while being countered by Zoro's sharp tongue. Both of them then started a war of splashing waters.
Luke removed all the cloud cover and more rain came in to the ship.
Everyone became lively.
The tied up young lady named Tashigi at the side finally woke up from getting wet of the heavy rain. She then noticed the abnormality of the situation.
"A flying ship in the middle of the desert?!"