Wapol !?
"A suggestion?" Asked Vivi in a curious manner.
"Yes, since your family is already targeted by them then all you need to do is to move beside a bigger target where you would not attract as much attention, right? Don't you already know a certain group of pirates who is already targeted by the W.G.?" Asked Lucci in a sarcastic manner.
"How about you join them, don't you already miss the pirate life, Miss Wednesday? As for your father, the best thing he can do is make someone else sat on that throne at least for some time and then go into hiding, while you princess attract all the heat." Recommended Lucci.
"No, I can't let Vivi do that for me, I'm her father, I should be the one protecting her!" Interrupted Cobra.
"Father" Said Vivi in a low voice as she chose to ignore Lucci passing remark about her past.
"Don't worry, king Cobra, even if she does that, she will be in a way safer position than you. Not many people will seriously target that kid with all the people having his back, but they can still find you, so I suggest you to look on the black market for some Devil Fruit that specializes in escape to keep you safe while you instruct your temporary replacement, after which I suggest you to find a secluded place for your future vacation." Said Lucci.
"A Devil Fruit, that makes sense! But what kind of place are should I go to?" Asked Cobra, quietly, while still being a little lost in his thoughts.
" I recommend the flying island known as Weatheria, is a paradise for those who seek to understand the weather, also a good place if you want to find a way for your kingdom to get rid of its water problems. To find it, all you need to do is to pay attention to sudden weather changes on very arid islands similar to yours then have your flying friend bring you in to the sky of that island there it should be the artificial island controlled by the weatherman!" Proposed Lucci.
As the conversation come close to an end, the two royals were worn out by the sudden unveil of information that results in a drastic changes to their lives. King Cobra immediately asked his daughter to contact her childhood friend Koza and invite him to the palace for a conversation. Painfully obvious that he plans on asking him to take his place. The two become so busy planning that they almost even forgot about their uninvited guest, but Lucci is not the one to fade in the background as he started to talk again.
"Princess, I plan to stay in your capital for a few more hours to enjoy its specialities, after which I'll leave for my next destination where there is a big chance of meeting your group of friends. So if you need a lift, I wouldn't mind giving you one, but be warned if you are even one minute late I'll leave whatever you are there or not." Said Lucci as he left the room without even waiting for an answer, going straight to the place where he is going to meet up with Blueno.
... Later...
Lucci and Blueno were currently in a bar they took over as Blueno started to show his skills as a bartender, acquired over the period spend undercover in Water 7. The two of them had some casual talks, mainly about their Devil Fruits, with Lucci suggesting new uses for Blueno door fruit and him asking some information about Lucci new powers. All of a sudden, the doorbell of the bar resounded in the room as the two men turned to see who it is, a big duck with a stupid look across his face entered. The strange sight weirded them out a bit, but the feeling was soon gone as it was fallowed by the entrance of a certain princess.
"So, finally ready to start your pirate life, princess?" Asked Lucci in an unbothered manner.
"Yes, please mister agent can you help me get to the others, I'll be in your debt" Pleaded the princess.
"We are no longer agents but pirates... Sure, I don't really mind, it's in our way, anyway, so it doesn't really matter." Replied Lucci as he gave up explaining.
'With this, maybe the two of them will survive also with Vivi added to the mix things will get very interesting. But if one thing is for sure is that the W.G. is not going to like this change of events one bit. I even remember there seem to be some theories that tied Vivi and the ancient weapon Pluton together. I don't know exactly what the connection is between the two, but it is not like I care, it's not going to be my problem but Luffy's.'
"It's time to go, Blueno, get us out of here!" Commanded Lucci.
Blueno immediately executed his command, and rose his hand to close his eyes and started to concentrate. A door started to appear in the space in front of him and as it opens on the other side one could see a vast extent of the desert.
~~Warp Gate~~ Said Blueno with a tiered voice.
'After multiple tries, Blueno finally managed to do it, he opened a door in space from one point to another even if it's on a small scale than intended, but it's a start.'
After the three people and a duck come to a more secluded place, Lucci turned in his full beast form, scaring the ever loving soul out of Vivi who fell down in almost passing out of fright. Having enough of this, Blueno pick her and Karoo up and put them on Lucci's back as he took flight again.
After long enough time, Vivi calmed down and understood that this is the result of a Devil Fruit. She even started to contemplate whatever she should eat one herself after all now as a pirate danger lurks at any corner, especially with someone as Luffy as her captain. Suddenly it comes to her, what if Luffy does not want her in his crew any longer? What will she do then ? All kinds of strange ideas started to come to her, making her worry, even prompting Karoo to display his worry with a concern "Quack!".
But both Blueno and Lucci remain oblivious of what she is going through in her mind as Lucci continued his flight at a slowed pace, making sure his two new addition are not blown off him by the strong winds.
... Sometime later...
As he was gliding over the wide ocean, he managed to spot a small raft floating ever so closer to an island not far from it. On a closer look, he managed to spot a familiar figure on the said raft, it was Wapol! After being sent flying by Luffy he ended up in the middle of the ocean somewhere, lucky for him, he managed to land on a small patch of debris from some ship that got destroyed.
'This guy luck is even higher than mine, not only he managed to land safely and not drown, but he also did find an island before he died thanks to the lack of food, what a survivor!' Thought Lucci.
'If I remember correctly, after he gets to that island, he will start his making some toys with some special metal he invented and become rich thanks to it. His Fruit is quite powerful as well, and very useful for us as a source of income for the future.' Soon, Lucci decided to add this fruit to his collection, so he descended and used his claws to grab Wapol bringing him to the shore of the island. Lucci applied a healthy dose of haki to knock him out and extracted his fruit in the same manner he did with Foxy, leaving him sleeping on the beach. Lucci even threw him a big sum of money for his kind gift.
Blueno already got used to Lucci snatching Devil Fruit from others without concern for their feeling, but for Vivi this was quite a shocking sight. From her perspective, Lucci just grabbed something floating on the ocean, but only realize who it was when they landed on the shore of the island after Lucci changed back to human. She didn't even get the chance to ask what he was going to do with Wapol, as she saw him run his red hand through his body, getting out a strange looking fruit.
"What!?" Asked her in a very surprised manner, although Devil Fruits are common on the Grand Line, taking one out right of the body was unheard of.
"Hahaha... Blueno we just got another good one this time, a good fit for Fukuro and our ticked to a lot of money!" Exclaimed Lucci overjoyed as he threw it to Blueno for storage together with the other Devil Fruit.
'Dangerous, those guys are very dangerous, just how did Luffy and the other beat them before. No, I must become stronger, otherwise I'll drag them all down!" Thought Vivi as she got on to Lucci's back as they took flight again.