One Piece: Grand Harem Adventures

Ben was on the Miss Love Duck. He stepped toward the railing and thought this was the first step towards a roller coaster. He smiled and thought this was One Piece. He started to transform. His muscles rippled and skin darkened. Large leathery wings erupted from his shoulder blades. His eyes went red and there were no pupils. He had sharp claws. He looked at the Calm Belt. With a single, powerful thrust of his wings, he took to the sky.

Ben thought he did not want the girls to be in danger right now. He thought back to Rainbow Island where the Miss Love Geese was going. He felt a little uneasy however he thought the Marines all here and Carina, Helsing and Naomi will be going there as well. He thought in the New World, things will happen at the same time. He needed to move fast between each location and he was going to need the girls with him.

He flew forward until he saw an island. “Amazon Lily,” he muttered. Amazon Lily rose from the sea. It had a massive central mountain. It had rugged terrain with lush and vibrant greenery clinging to its cliffs. The calm, turquoise waters of the Calm Belt surround its perimeter. Dominating the center of the peak the words Kuja were written.

Ben flew low towards the island. He thought this was a steep cliff so there would be no guards. Ben flew up the cliff and saw the jungle. He flew towards the jungle. He moved slowly. His shadow flickered over the canopy until he spotted a clearing near a freshwater stream. The water was coming down.

He then spotted a striking warrior with short, tousled blonde hair and a fit, athletic build. She had large breasts and long legs. She was wearing a leopard-print bikini top and matching tattered loincloth. She had a large white cape with high-peaked shoulders. A living green-and-black striped snake was on her functional accessory. It coiled around her waist and shoulders to secure a large wooden quiver of arrows. She had a single pink-and-black striped thigh-high stocking on her right leg and a pair of slouchy black heeled boots.

Ben banked sharply and descended. He landed softly in the tall grass. He remained in his demonic form. "Hi," he said.

Marguerite’s instincts kicked in instantly. She uncoiled her serpent bow and notched an arrow, the tip pointed directly at his chest. "Who are you? What are you?" she demanded. "A beast? A demon?" she asked. She thought he looked familiar. She remembered a dream. She thought no.

Ben held up his hands. "I'm a man," he said simply as he transformed back into back into his himan form.

Marguerite blinked. Her grip on the bow wavered just a fraction. She had been taught her whole life that men were hideous, brutish creatures, but the man standing before her was handsome. He looked muscular. His eyes held a strange, magnetic warmth, and he stood with a confidence that wasn't arrogant. She tightened her grip again. "A man? On this island? You know the law. No men are allowed on Amazon Lily?” she asked. “And how did you change?” she questioned.

"I'm not here to hurt you, Marguerite," Ben said, using her name deliberately.

She started and her eyes widened. "How do you know my name? Why are you here?" she asked.

“Look, I am not here to hurt you, I want to talk to you,” Ben responded. “I want you to join me," Ben replied,

Marguerite looked at him as if he had lost his mind. "Join you? A man? What makes you think a warrior of the Kuja would ever leave her sisters to follow a stranger?" she asked.

"I’m not sure you will," Ben admitted as he stepped a bit closer. "But I have to ask, don't you ever want to see the world outside these cliffs?” he asked. “Amazon Lily is beautiful, it’s a paradise, but there is a whole world out there. Islands made of ice, cities in the clouds, oceans that never end,” he added.

Marguerite’s expression softened for a fleeting second before she hardened it again. "The stories say men are evil out there. That they bring only pain and greed,” she said.

"There are evil men," Ben agreed solemnly. "But there are good men, too,” Ben added. “There are always good and evil people,” he added.

Marguerite lowered her bow slightly. She didn't sense malice from him. Instead, she felt a strange, magnetic attraction. She thought he had a pull of authority and charisma that she had only ever felt in the presence of the Pirate Empress. "Who are you, really?" she asked.

“Like I said, I am Ben Captain of the Love Pirates,” Ben responded. “And I want you to join me,” he added. “Oh, to answer your question, how I changed, is because I have a devil fruit,” Ben replied.

“That is an urban legend, a power beneath Haki,” Marguerite remarked.

Ben smiled. “They both have uses, devil fruits and Haki are unique powers however together it is a powerful combination,” Ben explained.

“I want you to have a devil fruit as well,” he added.

“It is an inferior power,” Marguerite said as she raised her bow once again.

Suddenly, a low, guttural growl tore through the air. A massive, sabre-toothed jungle cat lunged from the bushes behind Marguerite. She gasped and spun around. She had focused on the mystery of Ben that she had let her guard down to the jungle’s predators.

Before she could even raise her bow, Ben moved forward. He met the beast mid-air and his fist connected with its jaw in a thunderous crack. The massive animal was sent tumbling backward and skidded through the dirt. The cat scrambled to its feet and looked at Ben.

Ben looked at the cat. He stared at the cat and took a step back.

At that moment, they heard the sounds of footsteps approaching.

Ben didn't wait. He began to transform again and his wings unfurled with a snap. "Think about what I said, Marguerite," he said as he kicked off the ground and soared back into the sky.

"Wait," Marguerite shouted as he stared up at the winged silhouette.

A group of three Kuja warriors burst into the clearing. "Marguerite! We heard a disturbance,” Kikyo questioned. She was a slim normal-sized Kuja woman with tan skin and long black hair arranged in a ponytail. She had a black one piece swimsuit. The top straps were being decorated with studs attached to a ring link connecting the bottom straps to form a cross, exposing a plunge neck. She also wore a white cape.

“What happened?” asked Sweet Pea. She was a very large, corpulent Kuja warrior with a masculine-like build. She wore a bikini bra with patterns and matching bottoms. She had a coat around her shoulders. She had a very square, thick chin and wore her hair in pigtails.

“Are you okay?” asked Aphelandra. She was an extremely tall yet slender woman. Her face looked childlike. She had wide dark brown eyes and long orange-brown hair. She was wearing a blue corset bordered with yellow and studded with buttons and a similar blue bikini bottom. She had a white cape, and a plumed morion-type helmet with cheek guards She had dark brown outdoor boots.

Marguerite didn't look at them. She kept her eyes on the clouds where Ben had vanished. "A man," she said.

"What? A man?" Kikyo asked as she looked in shock.

"That's impossible,” Sweet Pea asked.

“Where did he go?” Aphelandra questioned as she looked around.

“He could fly and change,” Marguerite replied.

“A man can?” Apelandra questioned as she looked at Marguerite.

“It does not matter right now, the Pirate Empress is coming back,” Kikyo said. She thought who this man was.