Vivi, Tashigi, Kaya and Saphir walked through the otherside of the sandy beach. They could feel the ocean breeze hit their face. It felt cool and refreshing. “This is a new breeze,” Saphir remarked.
“It sure is,” Kaya agreed.
Tashigi looked at Vivi who was happily walking on the path. “Vivi, can I ask you sothing?” Tashigi asked.
“Sure,” Vivi responded with a wide smile on her face.
“I want to know why,” Tashigi said.
“Why?” Vivi asked in confusion.
“Yes, why did you leave your previous life as a princess to beco a pirate, you have everything, riches, power, status. You could have done anything else with your life but you beca a pirate,” Tashigi said.
Kaya and Saphir stayed silent. Vivi smiled. “You you saw my flashback. Yes, I was a Princess. My family always tried to look after everyone. Everything was going well, then he showed up,” Vivi said.
“Crocodile?” Tashigi said.
“Yes Crocodile, he tried to ruin my county, painted my father as a tyrant, made people suffer all for his selfish gains,” Vivi said. “I went undercover into his group,” Vivi said.
Tashigi knew all of this. She was there in Alabasta. “That also did not work and then I t Ben,” Vivi said with a smile on her face. “He said, if he helped and saved my country, I would join him,” Vivi added.
“So he blackmailed you?” Tashigi asked. She knew there was more but her facial expression showed happiness.
“It was a deal. I didn't like it initially but he did save and everyone so I joined,” Vivi responded. “So might think he is a pervert and a womaniser but he is nice, funny, handso and strong. He cares for us all,” Vivi said. “I don't regret my decision to join, in fact it's the best decision I have made in my life,” Vivi stated.
Tashigi looked and nodded. “I understand,” Tashigi responded as she thought back to the kiss.
“You are right he is a pervert but our pervert,” Kaya said.
“I am going to tell Ben, you both said that,” Saphir teased.
“No,” Kaya and Vivi said. Tashigi smiled. They were nice. She thought they did not fit the stereotypical pirate image.
“Tashigi, do you know why I don't have a bounty?” Vivi asked.
“I don't know,” Tashigi responded. She thought it was strange. She thought why would the World Governnt not give her a bounty.
“Oh well, like Ben said, you can go places we cannot, since you don't have a bounty right now,” Saphir said.
They all nodded and walked down the beach. Kaya spotted sothing there. She walked towards a green plant and squatted down. “Is there sothing interesting in the plant?” Saphir asked.
“I think so,” Kaya responded as she pulled the plant. “This is Nectar,” Kaya said.
“What do you think it is used for?” Vivi asked.
“I don't know yet but it may be useful,” Kaya said. “I have a gut feeling,” she added.
“Let's take it,” Saphir said. They took the Nectar.
The four girls approached the massive hollow skull, its cavernous eye sockets casting eerie shadows across the sandy ground. The sheer size of the skull was overwhelming, dwarfing the group as they stood before it.
“This is gigantic,” Saphir remarked, craning her neck to take in the towering structure.
“It’s truly enormous,” Vivi agreed, her gaze fixed on the jagged, oversized teeth.
“I wonder what could have caused its death,” Tashigi mused, brushing her hand along one of the fossilized bones.
Kaya’s sharp eyes caught sothing glinting in the distance. “There’s a chest over there,” she said, pointing towards a partially buried object near the skull.
“I see it too,” Vivi confird.
“You both have sharp eyes,” Saphir praised with a smile.
The group approached the chest cautiously. It was rusty and the wood looked damp. Kaya and Tashigi carefully brushed away the sand that had partially concealed it. With a little effort, they pried it open. Inside was a small packet wrapped in cloth, its edges glowing faintly under the sunlight.
“Is it like the healing powder we found earlier?” Saphir asked curiously,
Kaya studied the packet for a mont. “No, I think this is sothing different,” she replied.
“Let see,” Vivi said as she gently took the packet into her hands. She examined it closely.
Tashigi leaned in as well. “It might be so kind of rare alchemical ingredient,” she suggested.
“We should take it back and show it to Ben. He might know what it is,” Kaya proposed. They all nodded and Vivi gave it back to Kaya.
At that mont. a faint light appeared. The light began to coalesce, gradually forming a distinct shape. As it grew brighter, a figure started to erge. They could see orange, brown, and gold armour forming. The light went away.
They saw an armoured looking character. The upper portion resembled a helt with a golden structure featuring triangular patterns and spirals. The main body was barrel-shaped, with a golden-yellow base and vibrant blue designs. It had large, floating arms on either side. The arms are golden-yellow. The bottom part had a spinning top, with blue and gold stripes and a small, glowing blue crystal at the tip. “Knuckle Soldier,” Knuckle Soldier said.
“Another one,” Kaya remarked.
“This one does not have a sword,” Vivi noticed.
Knuckle Soldier charged towards the group of girls. He swung his fist at Tashigi. Tashigi pulled up her sword and slashed with the Knuckle Soldier. There was a small spark as she slid back slightly.
“Touche Slash,” Vivi said as she dashed forward. She held her sword and delivered a horizontal slash on his chest. There was a dent mark on his armour plate. The Knuckle Soldier moved back from the attack.
He looked at Vivi and swung his fit. Vivi dodged the attack. “Shoryo no Mizu,” Saphir said as she threw a handful of water drops at Knuckle Soldier, striking him with incredible force. Knuckle Soldier was pushed back from the impact. There were scratches on him.
Kaya transford into her beast form. “Angel Beam,” Kaya said as she fired a one handed yellow energy blast at Knuckle Soldier. There was a loud explosion and smoke cloud. He montarily staggered back however he quickly recovered. There were more scratch marks over him.
“Great Blow,” Knuckle Soldier said as he swung his fist at Kaya. “Paper Art,” Kaya said. She tried to relax her body by twisting it. However she was not quick enough and was still too stiff and got hit. Kaya went back however she recovered quickly and landed on her feet.
“Kaya are you okay?” Vivi asked.
“I am,” Kaya responded. She thought she had not had enough practice in a real battle. She thought it was a good thing his attack dont hurt too much.
“Shockwave Projection,” Tashigi declared, swinging her sword in a wide arc to release a powerful, vorpal shockwave that tore through the air. It went towards Knuckle Soldier and hit him on the chest. There was a large crack in the armour. Knuckle Soldier was taken back from the attack.
“Neo Fire,” Vivi said as she scraped the sword on the ground. The friction created a dark purple-colored flaming projectile that she launched at Knuckle Soldier. The dark flaming projectile hit him and was engulfed in flas. His armour caught on fire.
“Bleu Vortex Drill,” Saphir quickly followed up. She gripped her spear tightly and twisted her body, driving the spear forward in a spiralling motion at Knuckle Soldier`s abdon. She stabbed his stomach and pierced it. She went through him and got out the other side. There was a gaping hole.
“Angel Heaven`s Arrow,” Kaya said as she gathered her energy. She ford a large white arrow shaped projection. Kaya looked at Knuckle Soldier who was not down yet. She hurled it at high speed towards him. The arrow hit him and pierced his armour. Then there was a large explosion. Knuckle soldier was destroyed. Flaming rubble went everywhere and it turned into light.
“We did it,” Saphir said.
“We did,” Tashigi agreed. She thought they were strong for sure.
“There is sothing there,” Kaya said as she approached the items. “It looks like clay and gunpowder,” she added.
“Let's take it for now, since it was dropped by him,” Vivi said. They all nodded and took it.
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