After a few hours, they all gathered in the dining room in the Miss Love Duck. Kaya, Alvida, Mikita, Honey, Nojiko, Vivi, Marianne, Zala, Robin, Saphir, Conis, Raki, Maya, Kalifa, Ashivra, and Perona were all gathered around the long table.
James sat down as well. Alvida pulled his left arm into a tight embrace. Her large breasts were pressed against him. On his right, Honey followed suit. She had also moved his arm and pressed it against her large round breasts. He was being squeezed between the two of them.
HQ, BM, and Dorothy stood near the kitchen. They had picked up the plates and slowly handed it out to everyone. The aroma of freshly cooked food could be smelt.
"Are you sure you don't need any help?" Zala asked as she watched the three of them serve food.
"We are fine, it was pretty quiet here on the sea," BM responded.
"Yes there was no trouble," HQ added as she handed a fresh plate to Marianne.
Marianne smiled and nodded.
"It feels like we've lived an entire month in a single day," Mikita said as she leaned her head on her hand.
"That's the Grand Line for you," Nojiko added as she picked up her fork.
"It doesn't give you time to breathe," Robin remarked as she drank her tea.
Vivi looked at everyone. "Ben, we're sorry," Vivi whispered. "We lost the gem and had to run as well," she added.
Honey looked at Ben. "We failed," she added.
"It was my first task as well," Ashivra remarked. Her black flame flickered slightly.
Ben smiled. "Don't be sad about that," Ben said firmly. "We'll get it back. The most important thing, the only thing that matters to me right now, is that you're all sitting here safe. Ships can be repaired and we can get more money but I can't replace any of you," he responded.
The girls looked up.
"Of all people, you should know the Captain cares about your safety," Nojiko remarked.
"Escpially the princess," Robin teased.
"But if you volunteer, my love can give you a special punishment," Alvida teased.
Vivi blushed.
"No one is getting punished," Ben remarked. He thought it would close this conversation before it became unruly.
"I was looking forward to it," Zala said as she winked at Ben.
"Who was it?" Maya asked.
"He called himself Scratchmen Apoo," Vivi responded.
"One of the worst generation members," Ben responded.
"He had a strange ability that made our ears hurt and it felt like a sword had cut you without needing a sword," Zala explained.
"It's a good thing Super Tortoise was there," Conis responded. "She seemed not to be affected," she added.
"Yes she had saved us and forced him back," Ashivra added.
"He had a devil fruit which can produce sound waves. Those sound waves can do damage to you however that is his biggest weakness," Ben explained. "If we don't hear those waves, then we will be fine," he added.
"So we would just need some ear buds?" Robin questioned.
"Pretty much," Ben replied.
"It seems like a simple weakness," Raki remarked.
"If you know what his power was then yes," Ben said. He thought had not expected a second member of the worst generation to be here as well.
Alvida's eyes flashed with a cold, dangerous beauty. She cracked her knuckles. "I don't care what kind of music he plays," she said darkly. "I'm going to personally beat him for laying a finger on my sisters," she stated.
They all nodded.
"Master, we will give everyone ear buds," HQ said.
"The good news is that I've finished the final check-ups. Everyone has healed remarkably well. There are no lasting injuries," Kaya said.
"That is good to hear," Ben said.
"Ben, did we not encounter someone like that?" Saphir asked as she ate a fish.
"That weirdo," Perona remarked as she cut a piece of meat.
"You did as well?" Vivi questioned.
"Yes, Basil Hawkins," Ben responded.
"He has a bounty of 249,000,000 Berries," HQ remarked.
"Ben and Alvida have a higher bounty," Marianne remarked.
"Yes they do," Saphir agreed.
"But he is still dangerous," Kalifa said.
"They all are just weird," Perona remarked.
"Ben, should we be worried about him?" Conis questioned.
"He is guided by his cards," Ben replied. "I don't think we need to worry about that right now," he added.
They all nodded.
"Ben, I have a request," Vivi spoke up.
"I wonder what the princess request will be," Mikita remarked.
"Ben will not refuse her," Robin said.
"Yes, that is right," Marianne agreed.
Ben cleared her throat. "What is on your mind?" Ben asked.
"Ashivra does not have a weapon, so I thought you could give her something?" Vivi asked.
Ashivra leaned forward. "Yes, I was going to ask you about it. Vivi mentioned you might have something like a mace," she said. "I just want to be helpful as well," she added.
Ben nodded. "I am sorry for not giving you something sooner, the armoury is wide open for everyone," Ben responded.
"I have a battleaxe, is that okay?" Ben questioned.
Ashivra had a smile on her face. "Yes, that would be perfect," Ashivra replied.
(Sweetie please Redeem Battleaxe: Dark Embrace)
[Redeeming Battleaxe: Dark Embrace]
Ben held his hand out. There was a bright light. The girl looked away. At that moment, an object started to form. The light went away and they saw it.
The girl looked to see an oversized battleaxe with a sleek, black and grey color. It had a double-bladed head attached to a long, dark-timbered shaft wrapped in a twisting, vine-like metal casing.
[It has seastone embedded on the axe]
(Thank you Sweetie, that is perfect.)
"Here you go," Ben said as he gave her the axe.
Ashivra picked it up and smiled. She held the axe and looked at it. Ashivra could feel the power from the axe. "Dark Embrace," she remarked.
The girls watched as the massive weapon changed hands.
"That is a terrifyingly beautiful weapon," Raki remarked.
"You can slice heads off easily with it," Robin said.
"That is scary," Marianne commented.
Alvida let out a low whistle as she examined the double-bladed head. "My love, does it have a Sea-Prism stone?" she asked.
"Yes it does," Ben responded.
"It feels powerful," Kaya commented as she looked at it.
Nojiko smirked. "Well, I guess we don't have to worry about anyone getting too close to you in a fight anymore," she remarked.
"One swing of that thing and there won't be much," Robin said.
Ashivra smiled. She slowly rotated her wrist to test the weight. "Thank you, Captain," she said. "I will put this to good use," she added.
"Do you want a devil fruit as well?" Ben asked as he looked at her.
Ashivra thought for a second. "Maybe later," Ashivra responded. "If that is okay?" she asked.
"Sure," Ben responded. He then looked around the room. He thought for a second. "Things are escalating," he said and paused. "The Fourth Island may not be like the others," he added.
"We knew there would be pirates and marines, however they are stronger than we thought," Raki commented.
"Are we splitting up again?" Marianne asked.
"No," Ben replied. "This time, we will go in together," he added.
"That does sound like a wise decision," Mikita responded.
Robin tilted her head. "Speaking of the Marines, we met T-Bone," she said.
"We also met Jerry," Mikita said.
"There was Wanze again," Honey added.
Ben blinked. "I can understand T-Bone but Jerry and Wanze? Weren't they CP agents?" Ben asked.
"Perhaps the World Government is cleaning house after the Enies Lobby disaster," Kalifa suggested.
Ben smirked. "Well whatever the reason, we took care of them already," Ben said.
"Is it okay we are not killing them?" Robin asked.
The room went silent.
"This is not the first time we had bumped into a former enemy," Robin added.
"She is right, we should eliminate them so they will not be a problem in the future," Kalifa added.
They all turned to Ben.
He thought they were right however they were not killers. "Like I said before, it is down to the situation, I will trust your judgement," Ben said. "Do what you think is right," he added.
They smiled. "We did save T-Bone," Maya commented.
"And that is fine, I trust you all," he said.
"It's getting late," Ben said. "We set sail for Xyli Island tomorrow. I love you all," he added.
The room erupted into blushes and smiles.
"You're such a charmer, Captain," Zala teased.
Alvida stood up. "My love, you can go to the Captain's room," she said. "It is time for your Captain`s duty," she said.