Vivi, Saphir, and Maya sat by the edge of the Miss Love Duck. They had casted their fishing rods and waited patiently for a bite. The sun was warm but not overbearing, and a gentle breeze played through their hair.
Vivi adjusted her grip on the rod and glanced over at her sisters. "It feels a bit odd to be fishing this early and on the move," she remarked.
Saphir smirked. "It has a bit of good fun," Saphir replied as she held her rod.
Maya smiled and gave her rod a small tug to test the line. "We did buy food at Water 7 and we can always go back to my home but Alvida said it was good to have more food," she added.
They all thought back to Alvida saying her love would like fresh fish and he would be happy with that and may reward them. They all like the idea.
"I hope you can catch so we can feed everyone," Vivi said.
Nojiko came around the corner and looked at the three girls fishing. She smiled. "Everyone or just Ben?" Nojiko teased.
Meanwhile, Ben finished his shower and wore his clothes. He thought he got some new clothes as well. He was wearing a high-collared red tailcoat with white accents. The coat had white lapels and two rows of decorative red stripes across the chest. He wore black pants that fit closely, with white designs near the knees. The coat has a slightly militaristic style, with a polished and formal vibe. He wore black boots. He thought this looked good.
He walked upstairs to the Dining Room and saw Zala, Robin, Conis and Kalifa sitting around the table. "Good Morning All," Ben said. They all replied back to Ben with smiles on their faces.
Kalifa thought she also felt warm inside when she saw him. She thought an assassin should not feel like this. Then again, she was a pirate now.
"I heard there were Marines approaching Water 7," Zala remarked.
Kalifa touched her glasses. "It seems like the Navy had sent Vice Admiral Garp," Kalifa said.
"Vice Admiral Garp?" Conis asked. She thought the name had sounded familiar.
"Monkey D Garp, the Hero of the Marines, or Luffy's grandpa," Ben explained.
"Luffy's grandpa is the legendary Monkey D Garp?" Robin said in shock as she sipped her tea.
"Yes, he should be fine, just some family bonding time," Ben said. "Besides, we can come back later when the heat has died down," he added.
They all nodded. "So where is everyone else?" Ben asked. He thought the Dining Room was usually busy and full in the morning.
"Kaya said she was full," Robin said, winking back. Conis looked a little flushed.
"Alvida, Mikita, Honey said they wanted to do some training," Zala responded as she gave Conis more tea.
Ben thought that was good, they were training. He thought he needed to train on the Six Power Techniques.
"Marianne, Raki, NT and HQ are on the Bridge with Nojiko," Conis chimed in and thanked Zala for the tea.
"Saphir, Vivi and Maya are fishing," Kalifa added.
"Fishing?" Ben asked.
"They wanted to catch something so they could give it to you and get a special reward," Robin said with a smile on her face.
Ben thought where did this come from. He shrugged it off, thinking it was a small game they were playing. "Okay," Ben said.
"What would you like for breakfast, Captain?" Zala asked, her tone warm as she stood by the table.
"Some eggs would be nice, thank you," Ben replied with a smile.
"Right away." Zala returned shortly with a plate of perfectly cooked eggs and set it in front of him. But instead of handing over the fork, she gave him a playful smirk. "You know, Captain, I think I'll take the honor of feeding you," she added.
Ben chuckled, amused by her insistence. "Well, if you insist," he replied.
Zala leaned in and fed him a bite, her eyes dancing with mischief. As he enjoyed the food, Robin joined in on the fun, casually spawning a hand beside him to offer him another bite.
"Can't leave it all to Zala," Robin teased.
Ben looked between the two, grinning. "You girls spoil me too much," Ben responded.
"We love to," Robin said, feeding Ben once more. Ben thought about being fed by Robin and Zala. He thought this was the Pirate King dream or the Pirate Harem King dream. He looked at the girls and thought what a funny name.
After breakfast Ben left the Dining Room and headed to the deck for some training. He walked and looked at the sun. It was not too hot, he thought.
He looked around and saw a Marine ship approaching. Ben's eyes widened. He thought they were getting close. At that moment, Raki and NT came storming from the Bridge.
"My Emperor, we have company," NT said.
At that moment they saw several Marines about to swing across. "Board them," they heard. The Marines ran across and leaped from their ship towards the Miss Love Duck.
"Sables," NT said as she summoned a massive tornado of sand and threw it at the Marines. The Marines mid-air got caught up in the massive tornado of sand and were thrown everywhere. Some landed back on the ship, others into the water.
However two Marines, one with blue hair and one with pink, managed to get through and landed on the deck of the Miss Love Duck in front of Ben and Raki. A emerald sword was held out. "You are coming with us," Tashigi said with a blush.
"You have made big trouble," Hina added.
Vivi, Maya, Nojiko and Saphir all hear some loud noises on the other side of the ship.
"Something is wrong there," Nojiko said.
"It might be them training," Saphir responded.
Just as Vivi opened her mouth to respond, she felt a strong tug on her line. "I think I got something!" She tightened her grip and carefully began reeling it in quickly.
Saphir and Maya leaned over eagerly to watch. "Come on, Vivi! Don't let it get away!" Maya cheered, clapping her hands.
Vivi finally pulled something out of the water. It was a blue ball which glowed. It landed on the deck.
"A orb?" Maya asked. She thought it looked similar to the ones she had at home, the one she used to appease the Goddess.
Vivi picked up the orb. She thought the orb was different. It was not an ordinary jewel. She suddenly had a vision of a large humanoid and muscular figure with large arms and hands, slightly short legs, and a rather small head. His skin was dark gray and had blue lines following the joints and the outlines of his muscles. He wore a black, golden and red armor.
At that moment, it started to glow and a bright light engulfed the Miss Love Duck.
The Marines who were on the battleship and in the water saw the light and the Miss Love Duck disappear. "Where did they go?" one asked.
"Where is Captain Hina and Tashigi?" another shouted.
"We need to find them," they all yelled in panic.