-720 Days Till Meet Up-
Bei hurried to the man's aid, the man's body was spasming wildly.
“Doctor, what do you see.” Doctor Montgumery asked, he stood with his arms behind his back.
“Skin is flakey, eyes are dilated and iris is shifting color.” Bei asked. “I would say Kovo Poisoning?”
“Based on those symptoms you could make that diagnosis.” Montgumery said.
Bei used the straps of the bed to tie the man down. “I'm missing something, what am I missing? You act like I am missing something.” She kept a calm head, it would do no good to panic.
“Perhaps.” Montgomery said.
Bei had been working here for ten days, apparently Doctor Montegumery had worked with Raegan in the past, and his name was enough to get the man to train Bei. She was in the East blue, in Rouge town, where the pirate king had been executed. She was unaware that she was only a few streets away from where Moryn ‘Blue Streak’ had been raised. Though this wouldn't be for long, Doctor Montegumery planned to have them leave to help more people in need across the east blue.
Bei thought carefully. “I'm right.” She said. “Treatment is large quantities of water, flush the poison out of the system. The seizures are temporary, give him vitamin D supplements and monitor him for any changes in behavior.”
“Correct.” Montgomery said, handing her a bottle of vitamin D supplements from behind his back.
“Why didn't you just say I was right?” Bei asked, forcing the pill down with a bottle of water into the man's body.
“A doctor must be confident, or else their patients lose confidence.” Montegomery said.
Bei observed the man closely. Unsure if he was the expert she thought he was. She returned to her work. 720 days till she returned to her crew. A little more till.. She put the thought out of her head.
-703 Days Till Meet Up-
“Keep it up, new guy!” The miner yelled out, the shout echoing off the cave walls.
Benito placed the pickaxe on his shoulder, wiping sweat from his brow. “Do not worry friend! I can go for many hours yet! I have also hit everyone's quota for the day!”
The Foreman, Jaquar, smiled. He knew that Benito was ahead, it was his devil fruit ability that moved the ore from the cave to the surface. Benito liked Jaquar, he was funny, turning into a minecart was hilarious to him. They would drink together with the rest of the miners at the end of a hard day, well once Benito had actually finished several hours after everyone else.
Most of the other Miners had come to like Benito more after a cave in trapped several of their men. Benito single handedly saved them all with his strange abilities. They were still surprised that Benito was working with them, he was a well respected pirate who showed up a week after they fought a war against the marines. Of course, they took all the help they could get.
“I must train.” Benito said over drinks on night. “This is the perfect place for one like me to grow, and it never hurts to get a bit of sweat on the brow if you know what I am saying aye!” He jabbed a man in the side, nearly knocking him over. Benito towered over this men, he was twice as large as the largest man there.
Benito drank deeply, 703 days till he returned to his friends, no not just friends, something far deeper than that. He had grown since he had met Cherry, Jericho, and Bei in those cells. He had found deep bonds with all of them, Joro’s strange projects, Jaguars love of the ship, Kagu’s cook (Which he still said needed more spice, he would have to get some next time he visited home for her to try), Sebastian's music, and of course Emma, someone he was willing to follow to death's door. 703 days before he returned to those people, who are far more than simple friends or family to him.
-650 Days Till Meet Up-
Kagu loved the La Des Rois, it was a floating restaurant that traveled between the four blues, bringing food to anyone on the seas. The customers were a mix of rowdy pirates and honorable Marines. She was convinced her cooking alone made the marines not try to claim her bounty, in truth it was because they never realized she was the cook of the Umbras.
“Madam Lafo.” Kagu said, looking over a dish she had prepared. “What is this?”
“Meuniere” Madam Lafo said, she was a larger woman, but was shorter than Kagu’s knees. “Its a fish dish, get used to using those for cooking. Its easy to make, just a light coating of flour and cook it in butter, but the seasoning is what adds to it. Some garlic butter is the best to use for cooking.”
Kagu absorbed the recipe into her mind. She had learned so much from Madam Lafo alone, who grew up in the South Blue and brought a lot of its cooking styles. She wasn't alone either, Chef Graf came from the North Blue, Chef Mike came from the East Blue, and Chef Young came from the West blue. She even got some that learned cooking in the Grand line like Kagu had. She was getting so many things to try out when she returned.
650 days till she saw them again. Ever since Mediogashima she felt she wasn't pulling her weight. Yet, Madam Lafo told her otherwise. ‘Your the cook, your the one who keeps the crew alive, your as valuable as anyone else on that crew.’ Kagu remembered that, remembered she had uses, like against Aphrodite, or how she had fought tooth and nail to protect the ship while everyone freed Emma. She wasn't a true fighter like the rest of them, but she could do her part. She would make sure that everyone else was at their best.
-497 Days Till Meet Up-
Sebastian rested, he was beyond sweaty. The drummer of ADAC poured water on his head.
“You look like you're about to pass out.” The Drummer asked
“I'll be just fine.” Sebastian said. “I feel so close to the next verse.”
“That rhythm of life of yours?” The Singer said, entering the backstage.
Sebastian nodded. “I have a few ideas for when I return to my crew, my music can do so much more than just entertain, I can fight with it.”
The Singer, Bryan Jonson, sat next to Sebastian. “Don't stress it too much, you got time. Anyways, the Falling Rocks want you next week, you going?”
“Oh ya.” Sebastian said. He had been passed around from band to band, filling roles that were needed or just opening for them. He was on the island of Melodio, The Island of Rock Music. It wasn't as big as Harmino, the Island of Music, but it was big if you were in that crowd. Sebastian had mixed other genres into the rock that he performed, all for the express purpose of finding that next verse, to be even stronger for his crew.
497 days left, he had not shown himself enough in that short time, he had to step up upon his return. Luckily he was in a place to gather information about the world, something that should be valuable for the crew. As a musician he could get info that others couldn't, and it was a useful talent.
-306 Days Till Meet Up-
“I'm telling you, rockets!” Joro yelled out at the giant known as Birger. “This robot will move so much better with a propulsion system!
“You think that much thrust would actually be better than just giving it legs!” Birger yelled out, his voice booming in Joros' tiny ears.
“Yes, and it would be one hundred times cooler”! Joro said, standing his tiny ground.
“Yet I don't see you setting up rockets on your puppets!” Birger said.
“Because puppets are made of wood!” Joro said, stomping his foot on the steel reinforced table, designed for him to stomp without damage.
Over a year in Birger’s service, working on both machines and toys. Birger was a strange man who wished to give people happiness everywhere in all sorts of ways. Yesterday was the idea of a doll that would do chores for you, they were still in the development phase.
306 days left, Joro had been working on some projects, he would return to the crew bigger and better than ever! He could not deny that he was lonely though, just Birger was sad, he wanted to see everyone again, he wanted his friends back. Maybe he would leave a few days early should he finish all of his projects in time.
-205 Days Till Meet Up-
Cherry ran through the woods, seeking Soge King, who dodged him skillfully. How was he stopping his Observation Haki? How did he always know where Cherry would shoot next? The masked man was so annoying, but he was getting closer, he would catch him eventually.
-160 Days Till Meet Up-
Jaguar panted, his breath visible in the full moon's light. Yuri didn't relent however, he hit Jaguar again, knocking him back indoors, out of sight of the moonlight. For the fifteenth time tonight he was reverted back to his normal form. He quickly rushed back outside, going Sulong and coating his arm in Armament Haki, striking at Yuri, who bound over his claw, and countered him. Jaguar was getting closer, he could tell, he was close to surpassing Yuri, and understanding something he didn't before.
-86 Days Till Meet Up-
“Hey Jericho.” Che said, looking quite concerned.
“Yes Che.” Jericho said, sitting upon his handmade throne.
“Can, can you give everyone their stuff back?”
Jericho looked down at the pile of crap that composed his throne, things that did not belong to him. “No, I don't think so.”
-2 Days Till Meet Up-
The Earth Boss tore threw the earth, he knew the land above well. It was a craggy earth, rocky and brown. All the other big predators of the island had fled from this area, talking about a powerful new apex who was beating them whenever they appeared. They were all cowards, the Earth Boss would show why he was the true Apex of this island.
He sensed his target, an ability humans called Haki but was not exclusive to them. Breaking the surface was enough to Launch the Earth Boss into the air, his giant Mole like body matching that of any Neptunian, his claws sharp enough to cut one of them in half.
The Earth Boss was a little surprised to find the target to be a little girl, but she had to be the one. Her sword laid on a rock nearby, she was unarmed. The Earth Boss was fortunate, it would be an easy kill.
The girl turned her head, throwing a single flare that made the Earth Boss freeze in place. Suddenly, he had no desire to fight, and fled.
“NIce, that was the last one.” Raegan said, stepping out from behind a rock.
Emma picked up Ochiru Hane, putting it to her belt.
“Welp, ships waiting for ya, see ya on Sabaody.” Raegan said, before vanishing in a puff of smoke.
Emma stared at the place where Raegan had vanished, unsurprised at her master's negligence. She just made her way to the ship that would take her away, then stared out to the sea, ready to see her crew again.
