Water Seven

When we reached Water Seven, Whitebeard sent Bane and me to see the shipwrights. Though I made sure I brought some money to buy souvenirs. "Do you think the captain will be mad at us for buying all of this?"

I looked down at the new set of clothes and bags on my arms, "Eh, we'll tell him we needed disguises and wanted to look like tourists. Now come on, I see the docks up ahead." Stopping in front of the heavy gates, I could hear work being done on the other side.

I gestured at Bane, and he rapidly knocked on the door. After there wasn't a response, Bane knocked again. It was only on the tenth time that someone answered, "Do I need to knock some sense into you. Why are you bother my workers."

I smiled and stepped forward, "It's so great to meet you, but I have to say that we are in such a bind right now. Your name is Paulie. Well, Paulie, I have to say we are in such a pickle. You see our ship was by dreadful pirates and we would appreciate it if you could take a look at the damage. You will perfect. Well, let's not waste any time."

I grabbed the Shipwright and Bane before sprouting a pair of wings and shooting into the air, the speed stealing Paulie's screams. When we reached an altitude where I was sure no one would see us, I smiled at the shipwright.

"Sorry for kidnapping you, but I hate pleasantries." Tearing his eyes from the ground way below us, Paulie glared at me, "You guys are pirates, aren't you? No one else would have the guts to kidnap someone in broad daylight."

"Give the man a prize, Arvil D. Soren, at your service leader of the 16th division in the Whitebeard pirates." Paulie stiffed, "Flesh Golem Soren, the one with a seven billion bounty." I smiled, "I see my fame proceeds me, don't worry, though, as long as you repair our ship, you'll be let go unharmed, and we'll even pay."

"You know we don't have a problem working with pirates Iceberg-san would probably like to meet your captain." I started to deceased spotting the Moby Dick, "We don't want our location discovered. Having the Mayor visit us would be problematic."

I dropped Bane and Paulie on the deck and landed next to them, "Okay, everyone plays nice, this is my friend Paulie. He's one the best Shipwrights in the city, and he's agreed to assess the damage on our ship for free."

Everyone cheered, and I could see the sweat fall from Paulie's hairline, "If anyone and guide me to the area of damage, I can start my test." One of our shipwrights volunteered and took Paulie's blow deck to show him our repairs.

Smiling, I walked over to Whitebeard, "I told you, there was no need to worried. I got him here in one piece." Whitebeard looked at Bane, "Is this true?"

Bane smiled and a pit formed in my stomach, "No." Whitebeard then proceeded to scold me, telling me how the last thing we needed was the Marines coming after him. And I didn't have the heart to tell him that they already knew I was here.

-Back at the Docks-

Rob Lucci looked at the orders from Spandam. Apparently, the Whitebeard Pirates were in town, and he was to kidnap one of the division commanders. Usually, he would have never gone after such a high target, but the reward attached to the mission stopped him cold.

"Well, do you think we should take it? If the three of us go at him at once, we have a good chance at winning." Kaku suggested, Hattori chirped, "We have to fight him alone, lure him away from the rest of the crew. We need seastone as well. Capturing him alive will be difficult."

Kaku nodded, "What do you think we should do?"

-Normal POV-

"There is a lot of damage to the hull of the ship. Frankly, I'm shocked that you didn't break down in the middle of the sea." Paulie flipped through his notebook as he addressed Whitebeard, "It's going to take a while and costly. I estimate, about a month and 5,000,000 berri, most of the cost is coming from the quality of the wood."

"That's fine. Money is not an issue. Just repair my ship." I looked over at Whitebeard. He was still irritated about everything that had happened. "I need to get back to the docks. My friends must think that someone has taken me."

Paulie glared at me when he said that, and I rolled my eyes, "Come on, let's get you back home, little boy." I dropped Paulie off in front of the gates to the dock, "In the morning, bring around the ship to the front, and we can start repairs."

"I'll tell my captain, I'll see you then." Turning around, I walked away, making it seem like I was looking around. Turning down a dark alley, I found an open space that had enough room for me to move around freely in.

Sitting down on a pile of rubble, I placed Sanguiem on my lap and waited. Five minutes later, three members of the CP9 appeared. "It took you guys long enough. I thought you would keep me waiting for hours."