Wait for Nami and Nojiko to awaken and explain their new situation before proceeding with the attack on Arlong Park.
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You stand at the foot of two medical beds where Nami and Nojiko lie unconscious, watching as Maxine administers a gentle stimulant to bring them back to awareness. Bellemere hovers nearby, her enhanced figure barely contained by her modified Marine uniform, hands trembling with anticipation.
"They'll wake momentarily, Divine Mother," Maxine explains, her lab coat falling open to reveal crimson lingerie beneath. "Their vitals are excellent despite the stress they've been under."
Nami stirs first, her orange hair splayed across the pillow. Her eyes flutter open, confusion quickly turning to panic as she takes in the unfamiliar surroundings. "Where—" Her gaze falls on Bellemere and freezes. "No... that's impossible."
Bellemere surges forward, tears streaming down her face. "Nami, my little tangerine."
Nojiko awakens to the sound of her sister's gasping sobs, immediately alert. "Nami! What's—" She too sees Bellemere and her voice chokes off.
"You died," Nami whispers, her voice cracking. "Arlong shot you. I saw it."
Bellemere reaches out, taking both her daughters' hands. "It was a deception. I was badly wounded, but this woman—" she gestures toward you "—rescued me before I could die. I've been recovering all this time."
"Eight years," Nojiko says flatly, suspicion evident beneath her shock. "You've been alive for eight years and never came back?"
"The injuries were extensive," you interject smoothly. "By the time Bellemere was well enough to return, Arlong's grip on your village was absolute. Any attempt at rescue would have resulted in a massacre."
"Why now?" Nami demands, her eyes never leaving her mother's face. "What changed?"
You step closer, your seven-and-a-half-foot frame towering over the medical beds. "I finally assembled the right team with the right capabilities. Speaking of which..." You smile with calculated casualness. "Consider yourselves drafted."
Nami's brow furrows. "Drafted?"
"After we deal with Arlong and rescue two more individuals, I'll be spending a couple years sailing these seas." You gesture to the viewport where the East Blue sparkles in the afternoon sun. "I need someone to make maps of everywhere we go."
Nami's eyes widen, a spark of interest breaking through her skepticism. "You want me to chart the seas?"
"The best navigator deserves the best ship," you reply. "And this is the finest vessel ever to sail these waters."
Before Nami can respond, Bellemere squeezes Nojiko's hand. "You're coming too, both of you. I'm never letting either of you out of my sight again."
You allow them a moment of tearful reunion before guiding all three to the command bridge. As you enter, your inner circle snaps to attention—Yamato gripping her kanabo, Wonder Woman's golden lasso gleaming at her hip, Power Girl and Divine hovering slightly above the deck, and Supergirl scanning the horizon with her enhanced vision.
"This is Arlong Park," you explain, gesturing to the tactical display. Nami flinches at the sight. "And these are the forces that will obliterate it."
Bellemere places a protective arm around each daughter as Nami stares at the assembled superhuman warriors with disbelief.
"Combat team," you command, "commence operation."
Through the bridge's viewscreens, you all watch as Yamato and Wonder Woman descend upon Arlong Park like avenging goddesses. Yamato's kanabo smashes through stone walls while Wonder Woman's superhuman strength tears through fishmen like tissue paper. They move with brutal efficiency, leaving broken bodies in their wake.
Supergirl streaks toward an octopus fishman attempting to flee. She seizes Hachi by his throat but doesn't crush it. "You live today because of your connection to Silvers Rayleigh," she informs him coldly. "Remember that your life was spared by divine mercy, not your own worth."
As the slaughter continues below, Power Girl and Divine launch into the sky, accelerating toward the distant Marine Branch 16. Within minutes, the base explodes in spectacular fashion, yet somehow evidence remains intact—ledgers showing bribes accepted from Arlong scattered among the wreckage.
"Why destroy the Marines?" Bellemere asks, her professional training still evident despite years serving you.
"They took bribes to ignore Arlong's activities," you explain. "Corruption requires elimination."
Nami points to Hachi on the screen, the only fishman still breathing. "And him? Why spare one of Arlong's crew?"
"He once saved the life of a man I'd rather not antagonize," you reply with a shrug. "Rayleigh is... troublesome when provoked."
Nami looks at you with new understanding dawning in her eyes—whoever you are, your power and connections extend far beyond what she'd imagined possible.
"Now," you say, turning to face the sisters with a predatory smile, "shall we discuss your new positions aboard my Helicarrier?"