It is here and now the last and finale chapter of this story. Please enjoy.

Rest and Farewells! A Well-Deserved Banquet!

Mumble voices can be heard as Kent's eyes start to open. Though his vision appears to be blurry it quickly starts to clear up.

"…offering me tea and a chair despite what he's saying. Does he want me to stay?" Kent hears someone say.

He then hears someone giggle. "He certainly does." He hears the person say as he hears them walk.

Kent slowly starts to sit upright as he rubs his head and groans.

"Kent!" He hears the same person cry out his name as he is suddenly forced a little back as he fells arms wrap around him.

He looks and smiles as he sees that it is Vivi but smiles even more as he sees that she is alive as well as Chopper who is busy conversing with an old man with a long beard as he looks around and sees he is in a big room with many windows and beds in a row.

"I was so worried. I thought you wouldn't make it." She says.

Kent smiles as he pats her on the back. "You worry too much." He says.

After a few minutes of talking with Kent telling Vivi and Chopper about how he defeated Crocodile.

After a few more minutes Sanji, Usopp, Nami and Luffy come walking in through the doors and close behind them as they greet Kent.

"So how are you doing Kent?" Usopp asks him.

Kent stretches a bit as he chuckles. "Pretty good. The short sleep really helped." He says.

"Short sleep? You've been out longer than that." Luffy says smiling and laughing.

Kent looks at him confused. "What do you mean?" He says as he realises something.

"AAAAAAGH! WHERE'S MY SATCHEL?!" He screams as he starts whizzing through in great speed around the searching everywhere going in a panic frenzy with everyone dodging him.

Vivi quickly pulls Kent's satchel out from under the bed as she holds it in her hands.

"Calm down Kent it's right here." She says.

Kent comes crashes onto his bed, face first, as he swiftly sits right up, grabs the satchel and hugs it lovingly while smiling.

"Wow, even after looking like complete crap and sleeping for 3 days, with Vivi and Chopper taking care of you, you still have enough energy to go insane about your stuff." Sanji says leaning against his chair.

Kent stops hugging his satchel as he looks at Sanji confused. "3 days?! Oh no!" He yells.

"I missed three days' worth of documenting." He says dropping his head in disappointment.

Everyone facepalms at this.

Kent looks to Luffy and Chopper. "Thanks, you guys. I really appreciate it." He says with Chopper and Vivi smiling at this.

The room suddenly opens as Zoro steps through it and smiles. "Hey Kent, you finally woke up." He says.

Kent smiles back. "Hey Zoro, good to see you too." He says.

As Zoro goes to pour himself a cup of water Chopper goes to him and starts to talk his ear full about how he should be resting instead of training.

Vivi just smiles at this.

Suddenly the double doors of the room open again as tall who looks like a female Igaram steps through them as a server pushes a cart, filled with fruits and vegetables, over next to Kent's bed.

"Ah I see the Prince is finally awake." She says.

This makes Kent freeze up as he is confused about how someone knows about his identity.

He slowly looks to Luffy and his shock turns to anger. "Luffy!" He shouts as he is about to pounce on him as Luffy's face winces.

"Nonono, don't worry your highness. The king has specifically told me not to tell anyone about your identity until he has confirmed it with you." The woman says with a smile.

Kent face relaxes as he steps away from Luffy and sits back on his bed. "Thank you Terracotta." He says to her.

She walks to him as she bends down, picks him up and starts to give him a tight hug almost as if squeezing the air out of hm.

"I am filled with the outmost joy that you have returned Zikko. The entire kingdom, but mostly Igaram and your father, have missed you dearly. Where have you been?" She asks him.

Kent struggles to breath. "It's…a long nngh….story….can't breath." He says.

"Oh I'm so sorry." She says as she drops him back onto the bed.

Vivi giggles at this as she looks at the others. "Everyone I would like to introduce you to Terracotta. She's Igaram's wife and the head of the palace's servers." She says.

"Thank you all for helping Vivi and my husband and for bringing our long-lost prince back home." Terracotta says to them.

"I heard of wives resembling their husbands, but this is just too weird." Zoro mumbles as Kent looks at him with a "I heard that" look.

"I knew Zikko or Kent, which ever one it is you prefer to be called, was going to be extremely hungry when he wakes up. So, I had my staff put together a little snack to tied you and your friends over." Terracotta explains.

"Thank you." Luffy says as in a blink of an eye Luffy snatches all the food in the cart in one scoop and shoves it all into his mouth in one big gulp.

Sanji, Zoro and Kent look at Luffy with angry eyes and shark as they yell in unison. "Greedy pig!"

Kent shakes his head as he looks at Terracotta. "Terracotta, will there be a banquet tonight?" He asks her.

She smiles as he says that. "Yes, most certainly your highness." She says.

He grins at her. "Well you better be prepared because me and my friends are ready to eat about 3 days' worth of food." He says.

"Oooo a challenge? Good I'm looking forward to it. I've never lost to anyone's stomach so eat to your hearts content your highness." She says.

Sometime later

After the Straw Hats, the king, Chaka, Vivi and Kent gather in the dining hall and take their seats the food of great proportions comes entering and is placed on the table as the Straw Hats begin eating it all like it's the last bit of it in the entire world.

As they are just about to finish their serving more and more keep coming in as there seems to be no stopping.

Everyone is enjoying the food as they stuff their faces…except for the palace guards who are standing guard around the dining table as they look in disgust at the scene.

"Geez, I've seen pigs eat less." One of the guards say.

"And with more manners too I'm sure. This is the royal dining hall not a crouth." Another guard adds.

All the while the Straw Hats starts eating their hearts out with no stopping in mind.

The guards keep watching the unmanned people eat as they are confused of why Vivi is enjoying this.

As time passes the guards moods turn from disgust, to shock, to silent snickers and finally to outright laughter as they all join in the fun feasting with the royal family and the pirates enjoying themselves without a care.

After some time

After everyone is finished eating the king, Igaram, Kent and all the male members of the Straw Hats head off to the royal bath where a giant round bath is being filled golden lion fountain with warm water that causes the entire room to steam up.

All of them have their clothes off with only a towel to cover their lower body as they enter the room as the crew are left in awe.

"This is the palace's royal bath. Normally we only use it during the rainy seasons." King Cobra explains to them.

"I'm royally impressed. It's gorgeous. I'm going I first!" Usopp exclaims as he and Luffy take off their towels and run towards the bath excited.

However due to the steam from the hot water this causes the floor to be slippery as they both slip and slide to the edge of the bath and pinball in a direction.

Sanji looks at them in disbelief. "Real mature guys." Sanji says sarcastically.

Kent laughs at this happily as he sits on the rim of the bath next to his father and watches this.

Cobra smiles at them. "Well that was some dinner tonight, wasn't it? I thought an after-dinner bath would be more sedative, but it seems anything you lads get involved with become a party very quickly." He says.

Kent looks at him and smiles. "Believe me dad, you haven't spent near as much time with these guys to know how true that is." He says.

Cobra looks at him with a smile and places a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sure you're the speaker of truth for them Kent." He says using Kent's second name despite Kent telling him to use his first.

Sanji walks over to Igaram as he nudges on the man. "Hey where's the woman's bathroom?" Sanji asks with a smirk.

Igaram slaps his hand away as he looks at him angrily. "You're nuts and why would I tell you that?! That's where the Princess is!" He says.

Sanji smiles as he pats him on his back. "I know." He says.

Kent looks at Sanji also angrily. "Knock it off you crazy perv!" He says with shark teeth.

The king points to a wall that has a small gap between the top of the wall and the ceiling.

"It's right over there. Right behind that wall." The king says.

Both Igaram and Kent look at him in anger.

"Your Majesty!" Igaram shouts.

"Are you serious dad?!" Kent shouts.

Nami and Vivi look at the wall behind them as Vivi is shocked when she sees all of the males (excluding Kent) are leaning over the wall looking at Nami and Vivi as they are washing each other's backs.

"What are you all doing?!" Vivi asks them surprised.

"Peeping." Nami says sounding a bit annoyed.

Kent looks up at the guys with his arms crossed in an upset mood.

"Stop being such creeps!" Kent shouts as he holds his arms to his chest in an X position.

"SWIFT-SWIFT…HYPER LIGHT!" Kent shouts as everything around him comes to a halt.

He jumps up in the air landing on top of the wall. He proceeds to give all of the guys a good whack on the head and jumps down landing back where he was as he looks at them.

Time reverts to normal and the guys begin to feel the effect instantly as they feel the top of their heads being hit hard simultaneously.

They all fall of the wall and onto the ground with large bumps on their heads.

"Honestly, all of you are such pervs." Kent says with his arms crossed.

"I still can't believe you had that kind of technique in your arsenal." Zoro says all dazed.

"My apologize…my prince." Igaram says.

Everyone stands up and sits where they want but the king lays on the floor.

"Thank you." He says.

"Wierdo." Everyone says in unison

The king immediately sits right up looking at them irritated. "Not about that!" He says.

He looks at them all. "For the country." He says.

He then sits crossed legs as he places his hands on the floor in front of him and proceeds to slowly bend down lowering his head until his nose is just a few inches off the ground.

Everyone is confused by this as they look at him.

"It's not that we don't appreciate it, but is a king suppose to do that?" Zoro asks.

"The swordsman's is right your majesty. You're this land's sovereign ruler, you should bow to no one." Igaram says

"Listen Igaram, authority is something that you wear over your clothes, but we're in the bath now and there is no such thing as a naked king, is there?" Cobra says.

"I want to thank you deeply Kent for saving this country. From what you told me of losing your memory you had no reason nor any obligation to do so you still did due to your kindness and selflessness." He says.

Kent smiles bashfully rubbing the back of his head.

"And I want to thank you Straw Hats from the bottom of my heart as both a father and a king of this land. Alabasta, as well as I, will be forever in your debt. Thank you all very much for saving this country and bringing my son back home." He says.

"This is still a bit weird." Usopp says.

Kent smiles as he walks over to his father sits down next to him crossed legs proceeds to place his hands on the ground and bow to the crew.

Everyone is now completely stunned by this even Luffy.

"My prince, there's no need for…" Igaram tries to say.

"No, I want to say somethings too." Kent says cutting Igaram.

"Seriously Kent this is just…" Sanji says.

"I want to say thank you to you all. I want to thank you for the kindness, the memories and all of the adventures you have given me." He says sounding very sincere.

"Before you I joined you all I was arrogant, hot headed and over reckless. For allowing me to join have shown me how to better myself not just physically or mentally but also emotionally. I am grateful to you all and appreciate for what you've done for me. I could never repay you guys." He says.

Luffy smiles as he chuckles. "Don't sweat it Kent." He says as Kent looks up at him also with a smile.

Late at the night

As the moon has risen over the sky and all the people are asleep, one place in the palace is still awake as the windows from the infirmary are light up. The Straw Hats and Vivi, excluding Kent who is sleeping in his old room, are about to discuss a serious matter.

"Tonight?" Usopp ask Nami.

"Yep." She answers him.

Chopper looks at her a bit confused. "We have to leave?" He asks her.

"The Marines know we're here; more will be coming. I agree with Nami. We need to get out now." Zoro says.

"Me too and not cause she has a pretty face." Sanji says.

Usopp looks at Luffy. "Do you think we should leave, Luffy?" He asks him.

"Yeah, but only when he had some more yummy food." Luffy says excited only for him to receive a whack on the head.

"No now you idiot." Zoro says.

Vivi looks down as she realizes something. "What about Kent?" She asks looking at them all.

They all look at her but surprisingly are unfazed by that question. "What about him? We're not taking him." Sanji asks.

Vivi is confused by that. "What do you mean?" She asks him.

Usopp sighs. "It's obvious isn't it?" He says to her.

"After everything that has happened to Kent we believe it would be best if he stayed here." Nami says.

Vivi is now even more confused by this.

"Don't get us wrong. It's not that we don't want to take Kent with us, though I'm not saying no, it's just that we feel that we would be acting selfishly if we asked him to continue with us. He's been away from you all for 11 years that he'd much prefer staying here." Sanji says.

"Besides no one really knows that he's the prince apart from a few. You can just pass him off as Kent and Zikko being two completely different people. You can just use his home name and change his appearance a little. They'll be none the wiser." Zoro says.

Vivi looks at them. "Are you sure about this?" She asks them.

They all nod.

Vivi sighs at this.

Little do they know however a certain prince is listening in on their conversation.

Meanwhile somewhere else in the palace

In a separate room Igaram and Chaka are looking over Igaram's desk as they examine something interesting that puts them a stunned position.

"What should we do Igaram? We have to let them know right away." Chaka says.

"You're right I agree. Word of what's happened here has travelled fast. They've already released new wanted posters. The bounties are quite large." Igaram says.

On the desk lies three wanted posters next to each other.

There's one with Zoro's face.

"Roronoa Zoro, 60 million Berries."

Another with Luffy's face.

"Monkey D Luffy, 100 million Berries."

And another with the face of…Kent?

"Ryo Kent… 75 million Berries." Igaram finishes.

Chaka growl in anger. "This is disgraceful. How dare they place a bounty on our prince's head!" He says.

"I agree but remember only we know that he is the prince. In the eyes of the Marines he is a pirate and a member of the Straw Hats. Not to mention he is the one that took down Crocodile despite Luffy battling him twice which is why the prince is now notorious." Igaram says.

Chaka looks at the bounty of Kent.

"If the marines find out about the prince's identity then this would complicate things. They will surely send high ranking bounty hunters to capture him." Igaram says.

Chaka growls as he grips the hilt of his sword. "Grrrrr, let them come. I'll take down all of them on my own if it means protecting the prince!" He says.

Igaram just stares at the bounty. "Don't worry your highness. We'll have a plan to protect you."

Meanwhile in a different room

Kent is sitting in his old room which he fondly remembers and sees that it hasn't changed a single bit since the last time he was in it.

A large bookshelf, with a step ladder in front of it, covers the entire one side of the room as it is filled with books of various readings. A small desk with sketches of different animals and notes scrawled around the floor.

Kent sits on his bed looking out at the window at the night sky.

His door suddenly slams open as he looks and sees that it is Igaram out of breath. "Your…highness." He says.

Kent smiles. "Hey Igaram, what's up?" He asks.

Igaram takes a deep breath. "Look…at this." He says as he gives Kent the wanted poster of him.

Kent looks at it and for some reason has a grin. "Well they managed to get my hair colour right, dark brown, nice." He says.

Igaram is shocked by his calm mood. "My prince, this is serious we have to tell your father about this." He says.

Kent stops looking at the bounty and looks at Igaram with a smile. "And we will. First thing tomorrow." He says.

Igaram is confused by this. "But your highness, we must focus on making a plan to keep you sa…" He says as a small wind flies past Igaram and Kent is behind him.

Kent grabs him as he turns him around and makes him face the door and starts pushing Igaram to the door.

"No need to worry about stuff now. It's already late and you need to sleep." Kent says.

"But…" Igaram tries to protest.

"No, we can focus on this after Vivi's coming of age. That's more important right now. It's a big day tomorrow so go to sleep." Kent says as he pushes Igaram out of the door.

"Goodnight." Kent says happily before closing the door.

Igaram stands there scratching his head over what just occurred. "That was strange. Very strange." He says as he walks off.

Meanwhile Kent sits back on his bed looking at the window. He looks back at the poster and sighs.

"Seems like something big will happen tomorrow." He says as continues to look at the sky.

The next day

The sun shines over the palace and the country as Igaram are looking over the sand with concerned faces.

"I recently received a report that a battle broke off at the harbour." Chaka says to Igaram.

"I see" Igaram says.

"In light of this you realize we can no longer get involved." Chaka says as he and Igaram look at the sand and thinking about the Straw Hats predicament.

Meanwhile at the harbour the Straw Hats have anchored their ship as they have managed to lose the Marine ship though at the cost of their recent friend Mr. 2 as they wait for Vivi to come join them.

However so far, she hasn't shown as they can hear her voice being broadcasted as she is talking about her friends and the events that took place while she was with them, though very subtle so as not to attract the Marine's attention.

"Vivi." Chopper says sad about this.

"Forget about it you heard the speech. That was Vivi's voice without a doubt." Zoro says.

"They're just broadcasting the ceremony that's being held in Alabarna. Vivi's already made up her mind not to come here." Sanji says.

"No, I don't buy it I say she's here. This is the right place, isn't it?" Luffy says refusing to give up.

"Yep" Zoro says.

Sanji sighs. "Let's go it's already past noon." He says.

"There's no way she wouldn't have come, she definitely here." Luffy protest.

Chopper looks at them. "Do you think it was right decision to not tell Kent?" He asks them.

Usopp looks out at the mountains and he has a worried look on his face as he looks to the others.

"This is bad guys! The Marines are after us again!" He says.

Zoro looks at him. "Exactly how many ships are out there?" He asks.

Usopp looks at the ships.

"I see at least six." He says as the six Marine Galleons heading straight towards them.

"Dammit, let's move!" Zoro says as he and the others start making the ship move.

Luffy however is still leaning on the railings looking at the harbour waiting for Vivi.

Sanji looks at him. "Give it up Luffy. Vivi and Kent's course is on a road far different from ours." He says.

Luffy stops leaning and heads to the front.

"Everyone!"

Luffy suddenly hears someone's voice.

He turns around and his face is shocked at what he sees.

Out on the edge of the harbour stands Vivi and Karoo as they both smile at the Straw Hats.

Everyone starts cheering as they are all excited that she came.

They start making adjustments to turn the ship around to get her.

"I've came to say goodbye!" Vivi shouts to them.

Luffy's joy turns into confusion as he looks at her. "What did she say?" Luffy says.

Vivi starts to speak into the handset of the Transponder snail on top of Karoo's head.

"Sorry, but I can't go with you! Thank you so much for everything!" She says as her voice is being heard from the speakers.

"I like to go more adventures, but I can't ignore the needs of my country! Which I love more than anything!" She says as the crew are sad by this.

"I have to stay! I hope you understand!" She says.

"I see." Luffy says with a smile.

Vivi smiles as tears start to fall on from her eyes.

She holds handset to her face. "I will fulfil my duty! If we ever meet again, no matter how much time has passed, will you still call me friend?!" She asks as more tears run down her face.

Luffy smiles. "You'll forever…"

"Idiot!" Nami shouts as she grabs Luffy mouth and slams him to the ground.

She looks at him angrily. "Don't reply, got it?!" She says.

"The Marines now know about Vivi and us. They can prove she has a connection to us. It's all over. She'll be considered a criminal." She says as Luffy stands up and looks at her upset by this.

"Turn away…not another word." She says as she and the others face their backs to the country.

Vivi is sad that none of them responds but then she sees something.

She starts crying happily as she sees them all raise their arms in the air revealing them all to have an X drawn on it.

Vivi is filled with joy as she and Karoo also raise their arms/wings in the air also showing the X on it.

"No matter what happens on that island, remember that this thing on all our arms is a sign of our friendship."

Vivi watches happily, tears still running, as she sees her friends sail off.

"Let's go." Sanji says now sad.

Everyone is now happy that they parted with Vivi in such a way yet at the same time sad they had to leave Kent behind as the ship sets sail to the ocean.

"We didn't say goodbye." Chopper says.

Sanji tears a little. "Yeah, despite all the crap he gave me. I'm still gonna miss him." He says.

"Yeah same." Zoro says as the others agree.

"YOU JACKASSES!"

"See, I miss him so much that I have his voice in my head." Sanji says.

They all suddenly widen their eyes as they turn around confused by that sound.

"What was that?" Nami asks.

Usopp looks in the direction of the sound.

"Hey, look!" He yells.

Everyone looks as they see something in the distance far from the harbour at the desert.

A large sand comes flowing towards them very quickly.

Everyone winces back in surprise.

"Oh crap a sand storm!" Zoro says.

"Yeah and it looks like it is heading in Vivi's direction." Sanji says.

Usopp adjusts his goggles. "Wait…that's not a sandstorm it's…" He says.

Everyone's eyes widen as they realize something.

"KENT!" They all shout in unison.

Sure, enough right in front of the sand dust is a Ryo Kent running at high speed towards the ship as his speed is kicking off the sand from his feet.

"DON'T THINK YOU IDIOTS ARE GONNA LEAVE WITHOUT ME!" He shouts.

Back at the palace Kent stands in front of Cobra, Igaram, Terracotta, Chaka and Vivi as they all look at him with sad looks.

"Are you sure about this?" Cobra asks his son.

Kent smiles as he nods. "Yeah going with them would be a better option. I'm not going to put you all and this country at risk because of me." He says.

"Don't believe that, this country and it's people are willing to stand behind you. You're not putting any of us at risk." Igaram says.

"You can stay here we'll protect you." Chaka says.

Kent smiles. "Thank you, but adventure calls to me. I've been out there so long that royal life wouldn't work for me. Maybe someday I'll come back." He says.

Cobra smiles as he places a hand on his son's shoulder. "And when that day comes no matter what happens Zikko, no matter what troubles you are in, you will always have a home here." He says.

Kent smiles as he gives his dad a hug and cobra returns it happily.

"Your mother and I are so proud of you my son." Cobra says as he let's go of Kent.

Kent looks to Chaka and Igaram as he smiles. "Thank you Chaka and Igaram, for keeping my sister and this kingdom safe. Thank you for everything you have done." He says.

Chaka and Igaram places a hand on their chests as they both give Kent a deep bow.

"Thank you, your highness. You are extremely kind and courages." Chaka says happily.

"Though our reunion was short, it is something that I will cherish with me forever." He says.

Kent smiles as he turns to Terracotta.

"Terracotta I…" Kent tries to say but stops as he is suddenly picked up by her as she hugs him tightly while crying.

"I'm so sad! You've become such a strong and brilliant boy! It makes my heart ache to see you go! I'll miss you dearly." She says as tears pour down her face.

"I'll…miss you too…Terracotta." Kent says as he is struggling to breath.

Terracotta puts him down as she pulls out a tissue and blows into it.

Kent gives her one last hug before letting go and facing Vivi.

"Vivi you…" He says as she too suddenly hugs him.

"Thank you, Kent, even after all that has happened you had faith in me. You are the best brother I could ever ask for." She says crying a bit.

He smiles as he pats her back. "Hey now don't worry, like I said I'll return someday. I know that you'll be the best queen that anyone could ever ask for." He says.

"Thank you." She says as she lets go of him.

Kent steps back as he looks at everyone with a smile. "I'll never forget any of you." He says.

Kent is just close to the edge as the crew are confused but they happily shout out to him in joy.

As he comes to the edge, he falls off but due to his momentum his feet as soon as his feet touch the water, he starts running fast as he runs on the water.

The crew look as he heads towards them and they shout happily.

"Yay! Kent!" Chopper shuts as he jumps in the air in joy.

Nami watches with a smile as Kent heads towards them quickly and still quickly and still quickly…too quickly in fact.

"Uhh…guys he's not slowing down. He can't…STOP!" She says.

Everyone starts panicking as Kent shoots up in the air and flies as he heads at them like a bullet.

"Take cover!" Sanji shouts.

Too late

Kent collides against Zoro, Luffy, Sanji and Usopp as all five of them fly and crash into the railing of the ship al dazed as stars fly around their heads in circles.

"Hi guys!" Kent says happily as he quickly stands up and dust himself off.

"Welcome back…Bookie." Sanji says slowly standing up.

"Did ya miss me Cheffy?" Kent asks with a grin.

Sanji faces his back to Kent. "Please as if I'd ever miss you." He says.

Kent chuckles as the others who crashed also get up and dust off.

Nami walks up to Kent. "Kent, what are you doing here?" She asks.

He smiles at her as he crosses his arms. "Please, do you really think you guys can get rid off me that easily?" He asks.

"But what about your father and the others? Won't they be sad?" Chopper asks.

Kent smiles at him. "They'll be fine, beside apart from my stuff still being on this ship and me not trusting you guys to not look at my stuff, I'm a pirate and a member of the Straw Hats. Wherever the captain goes the crew follows, isn't that right Luffy?" He says looking at Luffy.

Luffy smiles at this. "Yep that is correct." He says.

They are all happy to see him.

Though their joy is interrupted however as they hear the sounds cannon fire being blasted right at them from Marine ships.

The Straw Hats quickly make the ship sail away from the ships.

As they sail, they see that the Marines appear to be catching up to them.

"Woah those Marines are fast." Luffy says looking at the ships.

"Or rather we're beginning to slow down." Sanji says.

"We're not going to make it much further like this. We're gaining water." She says.

Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji look to Nami while Kent moves past them while whistling casually.

"Nami do you have any ideas?" Zoro asks her.

"Don't look at me you three are supposed to be the fighters of the crew." She says.

"Think of something Nami!" Luffy exclaims.

"Hey don't talk to Nami like that you idiot she's doing the best she can." Sanji says.

"Maybe if we can…"

"All done." Kent says casually dusting his hands off.

Everyone turns to him confused as they see Kent standing at the bow smiling.

They now look behind him as they see the Marine ships that were chasing them are almost completely destroyed, with the sails torn to shreds, the wooden hulls of the ships broken into little tiny pieces and all of the crews on their ships scrambling to find something to float on.

"Uh…N-Now's our chance!" Zoro says to everyone as they all move to have the ship sail as far away from the marines as possible.

Sometime later

Zoro and Kent look back as they no longer see the Marines chasing them as they appear to have finally lost them.

"Looks like we've finally managed to give the Marines the slip." Kent says with his arms crossed.

"Ooooooh!" Zoro and Kent look as they see the others laying under the railing groaning in disappointment.

"That's good news. We're in the clear now." Zoro says as the others respond by groaning again.

"Stop it. What's with the pathetic groans?" Zoro says to them as he and Kent look at them confused.

Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper and Nami all look to their left as they look at an empty spot where another crew member would be.

They all look at the two as tears run down their faces. "I miss her!" They say.

"Knock it off!" Zoro exclaims to them.

"Well at least you guys got me." Kent says with a smile.

They respond by groaning again.

Kent gives them a deadpan look. "Well it's your fault. If you guys wanted her to join so badly, then you shouldn't have let her leave." He says to them.

The five are all offended by that as they look at him upset.

"Ah you savage!" Chopper says insulting him.

"Moron!" Nami says.

"Bookie!" Sanji says.

"Speedy." Luffy says.

Usopp looks at Luffy. "Saying speedy isn't an insult Luffy." He tells him.

"Super speedy." Luffy says.

Usopp starts correcting him on how an insult works.

Kent rolls his eyes as he turns to them. He hears the door to his room open.

"Looks like we managed to finally escape the firing squad." He hears someone say.

Kent smiles. "Yeah, pretty easy to do so." He says sounding proud.

"Well with your speed I'm sure that was a simple task. Excellent work." The person says.

"Thank you, you know it's great when someone realizes my…" Kent says as he casually turns to the person and then flinches back as his face winces up as he sees the person.

He sees the slender, long dark-haired woman standing in front of his door… Ms. Sunday.

Zoro looks at her shocked by this while the others quickly push themselves up only to get bonked on the head by the railing top.

Everyone starts panicking as Zoro points his sword at her, Nami her staff, Luffy and Kent their fists as they focus on her ready to strike if she does something.

Chopper and Sanji look at her.

"Who's she?" Chopper asks.

"I don't know but she's so damn beautiful." Sanji says with heart eyes.

Ms. Sunday walks casually past them as suddenly an arm appears on Zoro knocking his sword out of his hands and the same with Nami as they look at this surprised.

"Didn't I tell you before? Don't point such dangerous objects at me. Are you always so slow?" She says to them casually.

"How long have you been on our ship?" Nami asks questioning her.

"Quite a while." Ms. Sunday responds.

She starts to take a folding chair.

"These are your clothes, right? I'm borrowing them." She says

"Just a minute lady! Who the hell do you think you are?!" Nami says to her annoyed.

Ms. Sunday is holding the chair in her hands as she looks at Kent with a small smile.

"Ryo Kent or Prince Nefetari Zikko." She says as Kent crosses his arms.

"Ryo Kent is what I go now thank you." He says.

She chuckles a bit. "Whatever the case it hasn't been so long since we last saw each other and what you did to me." She says.

"Huh!?" Sanji says bewildered at hearing this as he grabs Kent's collar and starts blasting him with accusations and questions.

"What did you do to that beautiful woman Kent?!" Sanji says furiously.

Kent looks at him irritated by this. "I didn't do anything wrong dumbass." He says.

"Incorrect, what you did to me was unbearable." Ms. Sunday says sitting on the chair relaxed.

Sanji gets more pissed off as he shakes Kent. "Tell us what you did!" Sanji says.

Kent looks at him angrily, but he then starts to realize something as he looks at the woman.

"Wait, I remember." He says as Ms. Sunday smiles and explains to the others.

She tells them back at the temple where Kent faced Crocodile. After the battle Kent's body was still infected by the poison as he lays there weakly. Though hurt and given up Ms. Sunday rolled over a bottle containing the antidote to the poison.

Confused Cobra excepts it and gives it to Kent.

And although Ms. Sunday wanted to accept her fate of being buried under the temple Kent decided to intervene by not only carrying his father but also her out of the temple despite her protest. Kent tells her that once they're out she can decides whatever she wants and tells her to not give up no matter what.

Back on the ship Ms. Sunday finishes the story.

"I wanted nothing more than to be buried and die back there, but you took that away from me. That's your crime." She says.

Kent slaps Sanji's hands away as he looks at her.

"So, what do you want from me?" He asks.

She leans on the table next to her as she has her head on her hand. "I want…to join the Straw Hats." She says.

"WHAAAAAAAAAT?!" Everyone, excluding Kent who just raises an eyebrow, shouts.

Ignoring the she keeps her attention on Kent. "I have nowhere else to go so I decided to join you all. That seems like a fair payment for your deed." She says.

"Well it looks like we've got no other choice. Welcome aboard." Luffy says

"Luffy!" Everyone, even Kent, exclaims.

He turns to them and smiles.

"There's nothing to worry about." He says.

Kent sighs. "I guess you're right, she doesn't like she has bad intentions. She could've killed a while back if she wanted to, seeing as how long she was on this ship." Kent says.

His eyes widen as he realizes something as he says that as he looks at her.

"Wait…you were in my room that whole time, right?" He asks her.

She smiles. "Yep." She says.

"Did you touch any of my research?" He asks.

She gives him a small smile. "Well seeing as your talent is in documenting stuff I couldn't resist. Plus, I added some stuff." She says.

Kent's eye twitches uncontrollably.

The other crew members take one long step back.

…

…

…

"AAAAAAAAAGH!" Kent screams the top of his lungs in anger as, in a blink of an eye, he runs to his room, the wind slamming the door behind him.

After a while

Kent is in his room for a while looking through his notes. Though he was still furious, after quickly looking though his notes he sees that there isn't anything that was changed.

In fact, he found a journal on his desk that he glanced through and sees that it contained a seriously large amount of data and information about Alabasta and everything in it.

Since he was unable document the place due to the events, he was seemingly impressed by this.

He's even more surprised that on the first there's a writing on it.

With kind regards

Robin

"What the hell?" Kent says as he places the book down confused but more impressed by this Robin woman as he walks to his door to go outside.

As he opens the door he looks and sees the Luffy, Usopp and Chopper are enjoying themselves by laughing. Nami is acting all gold digger at Robin by giving her compliments. Sanji is going all flirty and head over heels for her as he is giving her high-class snacks as he has heart shaped eyes.

He sees Robin walking to Zoro as she speaks to him for a bit before leaving him with a confused look before she walks to the very front of the ship sitting on the railing as she looks out at the sea.

Kent walks to her as he stands next to with his arms crossed.

She looks at him giving him a small smile. "So, it would seem you're not upset. Did you like my gift?" She asks.

Kent chuckles while smiling as he looks at her. "I'm actually impressed. Are all of those notes yours?" He asks.

She smiles. "Of course. Seeing as I was the information holder for Baroque Works, I had to make notes on Alabasta that includes everything else." She says.

Kent grins. "Well I see you also fancy discovering new things. I have to say that I should apologise." He says.

Robin waves it off casually. "There's no need to, it's quite understandable." She says.

Kent smiles. "I have to say that I was sceptical about this but now I'm actually intrigued that you joined. Interested in discovering and documenting new things together?" He asks.

Robin smiles at this. "But of course." she says.

Kent smiles as he hears Sanji walk up to them holding a plate of cookies that are not the things that are heart shaped but also his eyes. "Oh Robin, I've made some snacks for you my darling." He says.

"Thank you." She says taking one and taking a small bite.

Kent then remembers something as he looks at Sanji with a sly smirk.

"Hey Sanji, remember when you gave Vivi that dancers outfit to wear?" He asks.

Sanji's heart eyes grows a bit bigger. "Yes, I do, and she was so sexy in it." He says going nuts about it.

Kent still looks at him. "Well…"

BAAAAAM!

Kent swiftly kicks Sanji so hard that he that he flies in the air and his whole-body slams really hard against the ships mast.

"IF YOU EVER GIVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO MY SISTER AGAIN, I'LL RIP YOUR ARMS OFF!" Kent shouts.

Robin watches this and she giggles happily as she now sees that joining this band of pirates was the perfect decision as she looks forward to all the exciting new things they are going to discover.

I would like to say thank you all so very much for supporting this story and giving my positive and constructive feedback. Not only does my love of writing this make me want to continue but also all of your support. Again, thank you and I hope you enjoyed it.

And while yes this may be the last chapter of this story. Don't worry more adventures will come but not for a while, maybe, I need a break.

As always thank you all so much for reading I really as always truly appreciate it. Thank you so very much hope to see you all in the next chapter. Bye.