Mikita, Marianne, Raki and Nojiko walked along the beach. "I wonder what the soldier was?" Marianne asked out loud.
"It was definitely not something we fought in the past," Nojiko responded.
"It did have that ancient feel to it," Mikita said.
"Do you think it might be linked to Shushibaruba?" Nojiko asked.
"I don't know, maybe. We still haven't found more about the lab or the people who created it," Mikita responded.
"Yeah, it was heavily suggested that the people who brought Shushibaruba there came from somewhere else," Nojiko agreed.
Raki walked forward. A faint light appeared. The light began to coalesce, gradually forming distinct shapes. As it grew brighter, figures started to emerge, revealing themselves to be Marine soldiers. Their uniforms and weapons became visible, casting a sharp contrast against the glowing aura around them. The glow stopped. Their faces were not clear at all. They saw 5 Marines approaching them.
"More of them," Raki remarked. She was about to transform when she heard Mikita talk.
"Wait, let's try the Six Power Techniques against them," Mikita said.
"Yes, good idea," Marianne agreed. She pumped her fist in the air.
Nojiko looked at the Marines. "Storm Leg," Nojiko said as she kicked at high speed and strength which launched a sharp compressed blade of wind. Her blue sandals launched the compressed blade of wind that was smaller than Kalifa`s one. It went towards the Marine and hit him in the chest. He was knocked off his feet and landed on his back. "He did not go down," Nojiko remarked as she panted. She thought this took a lot of her strength.
"Storm Leg," Raki said, as she launched her own attack. She kicked in her black strapless shoes at high speed and strength which launched a sharp compressed blade of wind. It was slightly bigger than Nojiko`s blade but the difference was negligible. The blade went and hit the second Marine who landed on his back. Raki thought he was also not down. She could feel sweat dripping from her forehead. These moves were tiring to use, she thought.
"Storm Leg," Mikita said as she kicked at high speed and strength which launched a sharp compressed blade of wind. Mikita had launched this previously today. She knew it was tiring however she wanted to push through it. She saw the attack going towards the third Marine. It hit the Marine who went flying back and hit a tree.
The two Marines charged at them. They went towards Marianne and Mikita. Marianne saw the Marine coming. The Marine swung his sword down. Marianne side stepped, dodging the attack. "Finger Pistol," Marianne said as she thrusted her index finger and middle finger and penetrated his shoulder. It did not go deep. The Marine took a step back. However he was not down. He swung his sword at Marianne.
"Iron Body," Mikita said as she hardened her body and took the sword hit. The sword hit her body however it did not penetrate or slash her. The sword stopped on her body. Mikita thought she felt a little sting on her body. She thought this was not as good as CP9`s version of the technique.. The sword would break if she had mastered it.
The second Marine charged at Mikita. "Let's take care of them normally for now," Mikita quickly said. She could feel the new techniques were tiring to use back to back. "Meteor Fist!" Mikita shouted,as she dramatically increased the weight in one of her hands. She swung her fist at the Marine`s stomach. She punched Marine`s stomach. A shockwave could be seen as the Marine went flying back. He hit a Marine who was standing up. They both went flying back and crashed onto a rock. The two Marines turned into light.
Marianne took her Axe Dial out and pressed a button. A X-shaped compressed air blast went towards the Marine standing near her. The Marine got hit. He let out a painful sound. The Marine turned to light.
The two Marines got up. "Cloud Surge," Nojiko said as she created dense storm clouds around the two Marines. "Lightning Barrage," she followed up. The storm cloud darkened. All of a sudden lighting bolts hit two Marines. They both were struck. Their skin charred as they dropped to the ground and turned to light.
"That was easy," Nojiko said.
"With the Six Power Techniques, it became tough," Raki added.
"That is because we don't have much practice or experience with it," Mikita added.
"But we will," Marianne said. They all nodded.
Raki walked to the Marines where they had fallen and saw more powder packets. "They dropped those healing packets," Raki remarked.
"So we have 5 more?" Nojiko asked. Raki nodded.
"Just need those Fountain Berries now," Mikita said.
The four girls walked down the sandy beach away from the giant fossil. "I am getting sand on my sandals," Nojiko remarked.
"As expected," Mikita said, smiling back.
"There is an X there," Marianne remarked.
They all gathered around a X on the beach. "X marks the spot," Nojiko said.
"I wonder what we'll find here," Raki said.
Marianne knelt by the marked X and began to dig carefully. She pushed the sand aside, her hands moving down. As she dug deeper, a glint of light caught her eye.
"Wait, I see something shiny!" Marianne exclaimed. She reached into the sand and carefully pulled out the object.
In her hands was a dazzling gemstone, its surface shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight. "It's a diamond!" she said, holding it up for everyone to see, her face lighting up with awe.
"Let's keep it for now," Mikita said. They all nodded and continued to walk down the beach where they saw an altar with a shiny orb with markings on the floor. The floor around the altar was concrete where everything else was sand.
"We found another one," Marianne remarked.
"We should be careful," Nojiko added. They all nodded.
They stepped onto the concrete, and the orb started to glow. Suddenly the four of them got a vision of a ruined kingdom. Pirates and the Marines were fighting and killing everyone. Then they saw a vision of Bell-mere picking up an orphaned baby girl. That baby girl was Nojiko. She also found Nami. Then it cut to Bell-mere heading Cocoyasi Village with the two children. Bell-mere declared them her daughters. There was a scene of them playing together. It also showed Bell-mere struggling with her finances. Then it cuts to a scene with Nami, Bell-mere and Nojiko fighting and Nami storming off. All of a sudden they Arlong fighting Bell-mere. Bell-mere lost the fight and was bleeding, then they shot her in front of Nojiko and Nami. Nojiko then was seen crying but pulled herself up. Then it cut to a scene where Ben showed up. Nojiko looked confused. After that Ben beat Arlong and Nojiko's smile was pure.
Nojiko had a single tear but a wide smile on her face. Mikita put a hand on her shoulder. "It was a lot to go through but I am now in my happy place," she said.
"We are with you," Marianne said.
All of a sudden the orb started to glow. There was a bright light. From the bright light a figure started to form. They saw a tall, lean, and muscular man with a fair complexion and short-cropped, jet-black hair as well as a short beard, mustache, and sideburn. He wore a wide-brimmed black hat, a long, open black coat and pants with black shoes.
"It is Dracule Mihawk," Mikita remarked.
The girl's eyes widened. "Jump back now," Raki shouted.
Mihawk was about to pull his sword from his back. The four girls jumped out of the zone and Mihawk was pulled back into the orb.
"That was close," Nojiko said.
"He definitely felt a lot stronger than Smoker," Raki said as she got up.
"Let's tell this to the others," Mikita remarked. They all nodded.
"There is some daylight left so let's see if we can find anything else," Mikita added.