"You can't be serious." was the first thing out of Kid's mouth after Gloriosa made her big reveal causing the elderly woman to glare at him. "You have a problem with what I just said brat?" She asked her voice low and dangerous as Kid glared right back. "Yeah I do, you honestly except us to believe that a Yonko's crew, even if it was a small section of it was able to cross all the way through the Grandline and wage war with a warlord and no one heard anything about it including the marines?" Kid demanded highly skeptical of the whole thing something that was starting to be shared with the rest crew now that the shock was wearing off though Mihawk look somewhat convinced.

Nyon just glared at them. "I didn't say it was the Big Mom pirates, I said it was Big Mom herself. She and she alone attacked and stole our island." She said seriously trying to get the rookies in front of her to understand. Unfortunately this just made the crew even more skeptical. "And just how may I ask did she get there? She has to be close to 70 now right? It doesn't matter who you are traveling the Grandline and into the calm belt is no easy task." Law interjected this time having a hard time believing the story.

Gloriosa let lose another glare but it wasn't directed towards Law and instead it was at Mihawk, who just stared right back with his arms crossed. "I'm surprised Hawkeye, I would have thought you would have told them at least something about what's waiting for them out there." The elderly amazon grumbled with Mihawk raised an eyebrow. "Considering, we haven't even entered paradise yet, I felt it unnecessary to mention anything about New World just yet." Mihawk told her disinterestedly getting Nyon to glare at him while the others file those names away for later.

Clicking her teeth Nyon addressed the rest of the crew. "Alright listen up, since some people have have decided to keep information from you." Nyon said while directing another glare at Mihawk who blatantly ignored it. "I'll tell you what is known about the current Yonko's strength." "Though that's vague at best." Nyon muttered a troubled look in her eyes while the Devil Kings looked at her in confusion. "I'm sorry but what?" Bonney asked a little exasperated. "We're talking about the strongest, most infamous and most influential pirates currently out there, how could there strength be hidden?" Bonney demanded, asking the questions that was on everyone's mind.

Nyon didn't flinch as she shook of the claim. "Tell me something dear, have you ever heard any rumors about how the Yonko fight or what kind of abilities they posses?" She asked the cook despite already knowing the answer, while Bonney thought over any information she had heard about the emperors before shaking her head no. "How about the rest of you, ever heard anything?" Nyon asked getting the rest of the crew to shake their heads.

"Well that's to be expected." Nyon sighed getting up from the barrel she had been sitting on and starting to pace. "Even in the Grandline very little information is known about them. Even the Navi knowns doesn't know what they are exactly, only their crews known exactly what they're called." "However." Nyon said stopping suddenly and facing them. "What is known is that the 3 Yonko that do have devil fruits that being WhiteBeard, Big Mom and Kaido all have the same type." Nyon revealed getting shocked looks from the crew. "And what kind are they?" Hawkins asked, doing his best to keep his voice monotone but the crew could the shocked and somewhat nervous tone they would have too had they asked. Gloriosa looked at the crew, before looking towards Mihawk who nodded as if asking something to which he nodded as the elder took a deep breath before she answered.

"Awakened."

The Devil Kings collectively blinked not understanding what they just heard especially. "You mean to say that they've awakened their devil fruits right?" Izuku asked trying to make heads or tails of the situation though that hope died when Nyon shock her head. "Not exactly, but the activation method is the same." Nyon revealed getting more confused looks from the crew as she continued her explanation .

"Now Awakened Devil Fruits are special because eating them is not enough to access their powers they must awakened them like all others before having access to their powers, this combined with the fact that they are still limited by the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses makes them a true double edge sword." The elder revealed confusing the pirates in front of her. "Double edge sword? Granny that sounds like a rip off if you ask me." Kid snorted "And for what, just a slightly stronger than average fruit?" Kid asked disdainfully with to much Nyon's anger at his casual dismissal.

Thankfully for her Mihawk came to her defense. "Don't be a fool Eustass, The Awakened class, is nothing short of monstrous. Most offer whoever eats them, abilities that are a combination of two or more of the classes." Mihawk told the red head who's eyes widened at the reveal but Mihawk wasn't even close to being done. "You mentioned earlier that Big Mom shouldn't have been able to cross the New World and much of Paradise so easily well just so we're clear her body looks to be one of a woman who's in her late twenties to early thirties." Now this really shocked the crew. "Whitebeard is the same, despite being 72 years old he looks no older than 44. Eternal Youth and Age Manipulation are fairly common among the Awakened class." Mihawk said as he watched the full wait of the situation finally seem to sink into his crew.

"W-What other abilities do they posses?" Nami stuttered, most likely at the thought of having to face those monsters in their prime. "A vast array really, like I said before they almost always have a combination of the three types, there's even those that let one rid themselves of their weakness to the sea." Mihawk said dropping the biggest bomb yet causing the entire crew to gasp, unable to believe something like that exist while Mihawk continued.

"As hard as it is to believe, it is true. There's a reason why Whitebeard is called the King of the Sea. He's been documented to controlling the sea, creating massive storms and even summoning an controlling sea kings and other massive aquatic beast." The swordsman told his now very shaken crew. Izuku in particular due to the fact that someone other then Shirahoshi can control the sea kings.

Nyon just nodded solemnly. "Yes, young ones that's the kind of strength you need to prepared to face when dealing with one of the Yonko." She said looking down sadly no doubt recalling the events that happened at Amazon Lilly. Seeing this the crew stared at each other, as if having a silent debate and judging by their expression it was a heated one, finally as if coming to an agreement and a resigned sigh from Nami and Monet who seemed against it nodded towards Izuku who carefully approached the elder though he didn't get more then two steps before she looked back up at them and observed them all before sighing.

"Let me guess, you kids want to know what exactly happened at Amazon Lilly, right?" She asked and grunted when they all nodded their heads. "Well, I can't really blame you loading you all down with this new information." Here she took a deep breathe as she mentally prepared herself. "Very well let me tell you the story."

FlashBack

"Please Snake princess, call the Marines back and see if you can work out a deal!" Gloriosa pleaded as she trailed behind Boa Hancock to her throne room followed by Boa MariGold and Boa Sandersonia, both of whom had worried expressions on their faces. Hancock on the other hand just scoffed as she entered the room and taking a seat on Salome while taking a glass of wine on of her servants had gotten for her. "Nonsense, those fools in the government will never revoke my title, my beauty wouldn't allow it." Boa stated as she took a sip of her wine.

"Please sister think about your people here if you don't do something." Sonia begged her older sister with Mari nodding in agreement before adding in her own thoughts. "Indeed, remember all Kuja are considered pirates sister, not just the ones that go out to see."  The sisters tried to convince their older sibling even though they understood where she was coming from.Both hated the government almost as much if not as much as their elder sibling due to their past as slaves. This along with their hatred of men made it difficult for the government to do anything. Add in the fact the government were afraid of not only afraid of the Kuja's powers due to the last empress and the marines constantly fawning over their sister's beauty the Kuja were able to get away with as well as get a lot more with then other warlords were able to.

However everyone had their limits and it seems that the Marines had finally reached theirs because that morning the island received a call from the marine commander and chief Kong himself. The call was less than a minute long, just long enough to inform the Kuja that the pirate empress has lost her status as well as all protections and Privileges that came with it before disconnecting before any questions could be asked.

Hancock just scoffed and stated it would be less then a day, before the government came called back begging and groveling for her to return, a sentiment that was soon picked up by the other Kuja islanders and pirates except for Elder Nyon and the younger Boa sisters who knew the government back.

Hancock just sighed patiently at her younger sister's concerns. "Sisters, you know how fragile the government is. They would never allow themselves to those one of their 'dogs' over something as trivial as this." She claimed with nearly snarling at having to refer to herself as a dog before scoffing and waving her hand dismissively. "Besides, even if that was the case it's not as if they have any way to destroy us with out taking heavy casualties themselves." Boa claimed with Nyon looking at her as if she lost her mind.

"You can't be serious snake princess! The world government has multiple ways to destroy us with them barely having to lift a finger! A buster call, The current three admirals are all powerful logia users who could bombard us from a distance, or heaven's forbid they send someone such as The 'Great Staff Officer  Tsuru', The current fleet admiral 'Buddha Sengoku' or even the hero of the marines 'Garp the Fist' himself!" Gloriosa tried to warn knowing that the snake princess while extremity powerful had little chance of wining against the admirals and absolutely no chance against the likes of Garp, Tsuru or Sengoku.

Hancock just rolled her eyes and opened her mouth to respond when she as well as everyone on the island felt an immense power suddenly appeared flaring the entire island's Haki to life. Rushing to the palace balcony Hancock, her sisters, Elder Nyon and everyone else on the island stared wide eyed and opened mouth as a massive portal opened above the island allowing a single figure to emerge and slowly descend down to where Hancock was while completely ignoring hundreds of arrows being aimed at them, and it was when they were face to face that Hancock could properly see the intruder.

She was a very large woman, standing at 29 feet tall and quite slim. Her hair was long had a similar appearance to that of Sonia's hair while also having a large strand of hair falling to the left side of her face. She wore a dark fedora with a polka dot pattern, a bandana, and a dark, polka dotted top with a captain's coat draped over her shoulders with long brown pants and a sword strapped to her back..

This was Charlotte Linlin aka Big Mom, captain of the Big Mom pirates and one of the Yonko.

Big Mom looking down and grinned at seeing the terrified looks on the Kuja's faces as well as the nervous and sweating look on Hancock's face as she bit her nails and desperately tried to think of a plan. "Haaaaaaahahamamamama! Sorry if I scared anyone here but I have business with your queen and figured it was best to just drop on by." The emperor laughed while the younger snake sisters looked desperately at their older sister, silently begging her to act respectful this one time. Fortunately she either got the message or came to the same conclusion that angering the woman in front of them wasn't wise. "And just what kind of Business do you have with me?" Boa asked, hating how she had to be nice to this outsider regardless of who she was.

Big Mom's grin grew bigger as she bent down until she she was just about eye level with the snake empress. "Right down to business eh? well I can respect that.' The Yonko laughed. "To put it simply snake princess, I want Amazon Lilly to become part of Totto Land." Big Mom revealed her reasoning getting shocked looks from not only the 4 on the balcony but also all the Kuja listening in.

Gloriosa was the one who managed to find her voice first and decided to speak on her empresses' behalf. "A-And why would you want us to join your empire Big Mom?" The elder asked before flinching as as the emperor turned her gaze to the elder Kuja. "Not that we're not honored of course, but we don't exactly have much to offer you." Nyon explained quickly, not wanting to piss of the strongest woman in the world. Fortunately it seemed to work as Linlin merely let out a chuckle speaking. "Ah, true this little place is hardly worth the island it's leeched itself on to." She started while the Kuja Pirates  who had come back to their senses had to bite their tongues in order to stop themselves from saying something damning or stomping some islanders from doing the same.

Nyon herself was nervously glancing back at Hancock who was grinding her teeth and trembling barley holding in her rage, while her sister clearly frustrated by the remarks were trying to clam her down. "However, I do hear that this island knows who to make some positively divine dishes and I just couldn't resist making them my own." The Charlotte matriarch explained a bit of droll coming out of her mouth just from thinking about the food before wiping it away and clearing her throat and head. "Any way that's my offer, You supply me with some of those exquisite dishes while coming under my command and I offer you my protection." Big Mom proposed with Nyon trying to figure out away to explain their current situation without angering her.

"Don't be absurd you miserable old hag!"

Nyon could feel every last bit of her freeze at hearing the snake princess's words. Even more so she saw Big Mom's face darken and vines bulge in her head as she slowly turned her gaze to the warlord who was in her signature pose at pointing towards the emperor while glaring high in to the air. "We Kuja, will never submit and be rolled by a gluttonous whore such as yourself!" She declared causing her sisters and Nyon to pale extremely while  getting cheers from all the Kuja while yelling at the emperor to leave the island before the snake princess killed her.

That came to an immediate end when a gargantuan amount of Conqueror's Haki flooded the island and the surrounding miles, sending hundreds of amazons into unconsciousness while blasting the snake sisters and Nyon back into the far side of Hancock's chambers.

"I see." Big Mom stated slowly though it was clear she was pissed. "And here I thought I'd be nice and come heart to offer you all a deal in your time of need, considering how your ties with the government have been cut." Big Mom told the empress who's eyes widened as she got before narrowing dangerously.

"And just how do you know that?" Hancock hissed at the invader who merely chuckled ominously. "Mamamamama, curious are you? Why don't you join me and find out?" Big Mom told the snake princess who snarled as she rushed towards the emperor while ignoring the cries to stop. "Not willing to talk, then I'll make you!"  Hancock screamed as he Haki'ed up her leg to kick the older woman.

Only for Big Mom to causally grab her by the extended leg. "Oh well, the hard way it is then." She commented as she raised several feet in to the air before turning and throwing Hancock clear across the island and into the jaws of one of the stone snakes carved into the mountains. The Kuja took this as their signal to attack as acting as one all the Kuja young and old let lose hundreds of arrows all embedded with Haki  all laughed towards the emperor with the hopes of downing her.

Unfortunately Big Mom just floated there, grinning in amusement as most of the arrows missed her while those that did bounced off her harmlessly. "Hmmm, cute but unfortunately I don't have time to play with all of you today so." She stopped mid sentence as she snapped her fingers and 3 portals opened up around the city. The Kuja watched mouths agape and eyes wide with horror  as hundreds of monsters ranging from Minotaurs, cyclops ogres to Scythian Dracanae, griffins and manticore. All fully armored and ready to tear the kuja apart.

Big Mom seeing this grinned cruelly. "Now then let's try this again." She said getting the Kuja to look at her. "Submit to me or die." She said raising an hand as a fire ball appeared in her palm as she looked down on the island knowing that as long as she kept the cooks alive she would get what she wanted. Before she could get a proper answer however Sonia and Mari both emerged from the chambers and jumped towards Linlin with Mari swinging down her massive pole-arm while Sonia went for a kick. "Don't be so arrogant and think you can come here, hurt are sister and demand we bow to you!" Mari shouted as she and Sonia tried to strike the Toto land queen only for  Big Mom to block it simply by raising her arm.

"Mamama, well in that case." She said before breaking the struggle and pointing her palm at the 2 snake sisters before launching a fire ball at the two younger sisters who were blasted back into one of the buildings causing it to collapse in a pile of burning scraps. Turning to her summons she called out to them. "Well you heard the brats, looks like we'll have to take them by force!" She ordered getting roars from the monsters who began to attack Kuja who either fought back the best they could or defended the children while tried to escape towards the ship.

Big Mom watched the scenes play out from above laughing as her monsters caused massive destruction. Wither that be Killing, destroying homes to stealing anything that looked valuable, if nothing was done Amazon Lilly would be done for regardless if they joined Totto Land or not.

"Although, it may not be as easy as I first thought.." Big Mom muttered as she watched something blur through town almost faster than the eye could see and through the fighting as every monster that got close to it was turned to stone. "Well the government didn't make her a warlord for nothing." Big Mom said to herself as she watched Hancock tear through any monster that got in her way, a look of pure fury in her eyes.

Once the warlord got close enough to see the Yonko again her rage seemed to grow leaps and bounds. "You come here unannounced practically force us into servitude and are now trying to kill enough of us until we submit?! UNFORGIVABLE!" She roared before jumping high into the air Haki flowing off her leg. "Perfume Femur Magma!" She roared slamming her leg nailing Big Mom right in the stomach as Hancock looked at Big Mom i wanting to see the twisted agony that was about to appear on the Yonko's face.

Big Mom didn't even blink.

Big Mom grinned maliciously down at the stunned warlord as she reached behind her and drew her sword. "Is that really the best you can do, how disappointing." Big Mom mocked before swinging her sword down and straight across Hancock's torso causing the snake princess to cry out in pain before getting punched down into the same burning wreckage her sisters had been slammed into.

As she landed Big Mom casually strolled over to the wreckage, clearly feeling their live signatures thanks to her Haki. "Well are you just going to lie there or are you going to actually get up and live up to your reputation." She taunted as the wreckage shifted and moved until the three sisters emerged. However Boa Hancock was shaking and her sisters could clearly see why, as during the last exchange between the two Hancock had lost the top of the dress she was wearing and now was now exposed for the world to see.

"Sister, your back!" The younger snake sisters cried out before desperately looking around for something to cover her with while Hancock sat there shaking her anger having been replaced by fear and panic as she tried to stay out of sight from anyone who might see her slave mark. This just caught Big Mom's interest as raised an eyebrow. "Oh what's this does the Snake Princess have a dirty little secret?"  She asked walking deliberately slow to raise Hancock's panic even as the snake sisters activated their devil fruits with Sonia's being the Snake-Snake Fruit Model: Anaconda and Mari being the Snake-Snake Fruit Model : King Cobra. Mari instantly lit herself on fire to activate her Medusa Hair Salamander while Sonia shifted her her to activate Medusa Hair: Eight-Headed Serpent. Instantly Mari shot forward trying to use her bulk and fire to damage the the older woman while Sonia staying back ready to attack at a distance while also help guard Hancock.

Before Mari could slam into her target however Big mom grabbed her and lifted her into the air like she weighed nothing, the flames not bothering her in the least as she flung the youngest of the three towards Sonia who couldn't react in time resulting in not only Sonia getting burned by her sister's attack but also the two getting tangled up forcing them out of their devil fruit abilities.

By that point Big Mom had reached Hancock and without a care snatched her up by the hair and lifted her into the air exposing her to the world. "Now then let's see what you're hiding." Big Mom said before turning her around. Upon seeing the mark on Hancock's back Big Mom's eyes widened before they filled with malice and amusement. "Mamamama! Well isn't this a surprise! The untouchable snake princess turns it to be nothing more then the runaway play thing of the celestial dragons." Linlin laughed as tears of fury and despair spilled down boa's face at her darkest secret bring exposed only to freeze in absolute terror at what Big Mom said next.

"Wonder how much I could get if I sold back to them."

For 10 agonizing seconds the whole world froze for the snake princess as her mind flashed through every second of the four year hell she and her sisters went through and the concept and possibility of going through it again nearly broke her.

Thankfully Big Mom laughed again. "Mamamama I'm only joking." She revealed before bringing the snake princess up to her face. I just wanted to see the look of despair on your face and I gotta say it was even better than I had imagined." The emperor cackled and in an instant Boa's despair turned to fury "YOU WRETCHED-!" Only for her to cut off as Big Mom slammed her into the ground before grinding her into the ground with her heel, grinning maliciously as she heard a loud SNAP and the former warlord screamed in pain.

Slowly taking her foot off of the warlord she looked around and saw that despite numerous of her monsters dead around her the amazons were faring much worse. with dozens of dead bodies around them and even more severely injured. Looking down at the warlord she said tiredly. "Well congratulations  I've changed my mind." The Charlotte matriarch began. " I don't want you to join me anymore Snake princess." She said and Boa Hancock looked up weakly, a small bit of hope in her otherwise defeated eyes "R-Really? Then does that mean you'll leave?" She asked and Big Mom nodded with a smile.

"Yes I will." She said happily before it turned into one with malice. "And I'll be taking your island with me." The emperor revealed. "B-But you said." The empress stammered with Big Mom continuing to cackle. "I said I don't want you anymore Snake princess, I never said I wasn't taking your island." Big mom mocked Hancock before delivering one last stomp to her head, knocking the former warlord out before doing the same to her sisters.

Carelessly Picking up the snake sisters by the hair and dragging them to the harbor watching with a grin as the Kuja lost more and more ground to the monsters with the last of their will being shattered when they saw the broken forms of  their leaders. Finally reaching the harbor Big Mom casually jumped on to the ship right in front of the ladder that connects the ship to the island.

"SNAKE PRINCESS!" The Kuja screamed terrified with Gloriosa deathly pale at not only their current condition but at the fact that all three of their backs were exposed. Looking down and recognizing the elder from earlier Big Mom addressed her. "You, hag how many are currently on this ship?" The emperor asked with Gloriosa sweating answered slowly. A-About 30." Humming Big Mom looked around at all those on the ship, recognizing most of them aren't even pirates or the warriors. "That sounds like enough." She muttered before turning back to the elder. "If anyone else tries and board this ship I'll kill them and their entire family understand?" Big Mom threatened suddenly with the Kuja all going wide eyed at that.

"B-But but but." One of the young Kuja on the ship stammered with Big Mom unleashing a monstrous amount of Conquerers Haki. "I said understand?" Big Mom asked her voice turning demonic as shadows seemed to cover her face as her eyes shined a bloody red.

With tears in their eyes and true despair  in their hearts the Kuja could do nothing but nod as Big Mom smirked before barging into Hancock's quarters where she proceeded to produce chains from a portal and string the 3 up until the sisters looked more like grotesque trophies.

"Huh, what a waste." Big Mom said with a shake of the head. "If only you had agreed to join my family." With that she turned away and walked out, the Kuja all still frozen in place as seemed to stiffen up as she passed by them, getting another chuckle from the emperor as she passed them and jumped of the rear of the ship, landing with a loud thud before she placed a hand on the ship and with a single push rocketed it into the air and out of site leaving it to crash down somewhere in the calm belt.Turning back to the remaining Kuja she stared down at them in victory. "Well then ladies shall we go?"

Miles away the Kuja on the ship could only watch on in disbelief as the biggest portal yet appeared. From that portal a colossal hand, its size easily dwarfing Amazon lily reached down and grabbed I, the island  disappearing from view before the hand slowly retracted back into the portal and leaving the Kuja remaining Kuja with nothing but despair and defeat.

Flash back end.

"From there we did the best we could to survive. But with the snake sisters chained up, and most of the Kuja injured it was a struggle. Food ran out quickly and it only got worse when the two giant poisonous snakes that pulled the ship died. Eventually we were able to drift into the east blue which meant it was safe enough for Salome to go for help, and well you know the rest." Gloriosa finished her tale and took note of three facts that all but Mihawk shared.

Pale, shaking and sweating.

Everyone of the Devil King with the exception of Mihawk were chalk white, while sweating and shaking violently while Mihawk and Gloriosa watched as the full wait of what the crew was getting into finally and fully dawned on them. Some like Basil and Killer looked to be handling it will, with their skin only paling slightly but Hawkins hands were shaking violently making it nearly impossible for him to shuffle his cards while Killer looked around frantically as if he was expecting an attack from out of no where.

The girls had huddled together as if trying to take solace and comfort in each others arms with Nami being the most effect shaking violently as Monet and Bonney tried to calm her down despite their own shock while Ama and Su watched on helplessly not having any idea of how to help their creator.

Law and Kid meanwhile were glaring at nothing in particular and grinding their teeth as they clenched their hands together, both knowing that while they were strong they still need to train in order to surpass the powers of the world such as the Yonko or world government. This however, this was an eye opener to show just how small in the scale of things they truly were. That unless something was done they had no chance to accomplish their goals.

Suddenly Izuku stood up, snapping everyone out of their stupor as he silently walked over to the side of the ship, a thousand mile stare in his eyes as he looked at seemingly nothing before his shoulders slumped down with a sigh. The rest of the crew watched on concern, not used to seeing their captain like this but before anyone could speak up Izuku beat them to it.

"You're all curious about how I use multiple devil fruits right?" Izuku asked suddenly causing them to remain silent as Izuku sighed and turned around. "You all have questions, and I think it's time you got your answers." Izuku offered.

"Izuku you dont have to-." Nami began only for Izuku to shake his head." "No Nami, I do have to. This whole thing is turning out much more complicated then I first thought and I'm not going to lead everyone in blind if I can help it." Izuku told the navigator before facing the others. "Well are you interested?"

The others looked at each other not sure what to do, especially Gloriosa who felt like an outsider the events and story having shaken everyone. But after looking at each other a silent conversation going on between them all before their eyes seemed to harden and as one they nodded.

Izuku seeing this nodded. "Well it all started when I was around four years old."

And with that Izuku told them everything, having awakened his quirk  to growing up fighting in the battle tower before meeting All Might and everything leading up to the USJ before explaining how he landed here. Of course this was meet with shock and denial but the denial soon faded when Izuku then gave them trivial information about each of their past leaving them disturbed that their captain seemed to  know everything that had and will happen to them. However that didn't last long either as Izuku explained this world was different from the one he had memories. He gave examples such as Monet and her sister never being separated, Kid's crew never being killed by Eldoraggo, Bonney never looking for anything called GOD or that their was anything like that in the other world to begin with. He also went on to explain that the Yonko or at least Big Mom was no where near as strong as she was here nor did ever attack the time line.

He also went on to explain how the time line seems to be mixed up, with some people stronger and older then they should be and others are the same with everyone on board the ship being older than they should be. As the explanation ended the crew was silent trying to digest what was explained, each of them had their own theory over their captain's power but they never expected it to be something like this. None knew what to say, and who could blame them after hearing all that?

Ultimately it was Mihawk who broke the silence. "So what exactly was your plan? Surely do had one when you set sail." Mihawk questioned with Izuku sighing before looking at Nami, having explained that she already knew and brief circumstances of how they meet. The navigator looked back and nodded towards her captain who looked back at his crew. "My plan was what I exactly what I told you before. Get to the one piece and take down everyone in our way. The warlords, Yonko and world government were all on that list. I figured if there's anything that could get me home it would be with the one piece and by the time we got to it the crew would be strong enough to survive without me." Izuku explained before talking a deep breath.

"Believe me, I had every intention to tell you, I was just waiting for the right time. I should have told you all from the beginning when all these chances started, but since they were handled so easily I didn't feel the need to." Izuku said before shaking his head. "But this, this showed me that was a mistake and I should have been honest for the beginning." Izuku said before bowing in apologizes. "That said I can't apologize for deceiving you, and if anyone wishes to leave I'll complete understand." Izuku apologized waiting for the crew to say they were going to quit.

What he he didn't expect was to get bonked on the head. "You Idiot." He heard Kid mutter as he looked up and saw Bonney and Kid look at him annoyed while Law, Hawkins, Monet, Hawkeye  and Killer  despite having his helmet on looked at him in slight amusement. "Don't go thinking so lowly of us that we would leave for something like this, besides I didn't exactly join you on my free will or did you forget our little fight?" Kid asked with Bonney nodding her head in agreement. "Yeah, it's not like you tricked any of us to join, we all willing came along."

"Our goals matched up, so it only makes since we work together." Law said sounding and looking completely relaxed though Izuku recognized the look and in his eyes and knew immediately the dark doctor was already planning. "Indeed, fate has decreed I followed you, so I will, it doesn't matter why." Hawkins threw in his two cents. "Right, you simply saw opportunities and took them, like any pirate would." Kid added.

"Myself and Monet both asked to join this crew, a decision I stand by." Hawkeye reminded him with Monet nodding in agreement. "It seems to me that you might have under estimated your crew a bit wouldn't you say?" Gloriosa spoke up having watched the scene with a small smile with Izuku nodding before turning and raised an eyebrow. "Hey Hawkeye, I just thought of something. You said that you had no idea why the snake would be kicked out of the warlords but you must have also have taken part in the battle against that giant pirate fleet. How'd you never put two and two together?" Izuku asked causing everyone to turn to the swordsman curious about that themselves.

All the man did was shrug. "I had my suspicions, but considering everything that the snake princess was allowed to get away with, it wouldn't have surprised me if they had come up with an excuse for her. because they found her beautiful." Hawkeye answered with Gloriosa looking comically depressed as that was the only reason Hancock had been able to keep her title as warlord for so long.

"Well moving on then." Kid started not interested in going any deeper into that conversation as he turned to Izuku. "What's the plan now boss? From what little you've told us the Yonko that other world have nothing on the ones here." Kid asked wondering if Izuku had any plan to fight against them, a thought that was shared the rest of the crew. Izuku for his part remained silent for a few moments before slowly nodding. "Yeah, or at least the beginnings of one." He admitted  as he slowly walked over to the side of the ship as the crew watched him intently.

"When I first got here, I decided it was best to have a small crew of experts rather then a giant crew of average pirates, less to worry about and less to keep track off." Izuku started as he watched the sea before looking down. "But now I don't think that's going to work. We could have some of the strongest pirates alive and we will still be over run from sheer numbers alone. Never mind crew like the Yonko who have both numbers and powerful members." Izuku said cementing the truth as the crew nod, some stoically, others with looks of fear or anger. That is until Izuku's next statement.

"So why don't we do the same?" Izuku said causing everyone to raise their eyebrows. "There are plenty of strong crews out there and unbelievably powerful people out there, so why dont we start expanding our crew and start recruiting entire crews instead of a few people at a time." Izuku proposed with the crew members thinking it over. "It could work, if we could convince them to join that is." Killer said scraping his chin in thought.

"I don't believe that conniving them to join will be difficult." Hawkins said. "Our captain has gained an incredible price on his head without even leaving the east blue. It will also soon be come known that a former warlord, the greatest swordsman in the world no less has joined with us as well. On top of that the grenadine will soon give the rest of us a chance to prove and make names for ourselves. Once that happens I find it hard to believe we wont be able to convince crews that we come across to join us, be it out of respect or fear." The magician explained.

"I gotcha Hawk Eye." Law smirked as he rested his sword against his arm. "And even if we can't recruit sole crews there's bound to be one or two members willing to come over to our side." The dark doctor smirked along with Kid as the two thought of destroying crews and taking some of their best members.

They couldn't wait.

"Now hold on a minute." Nami entered the conversation, bringing up her hands as if trying to stop their train of thoughts. "There's a lot of points you're all overlooking!" She said before tasing a single finger. "The first is space and resources, even if we somehow managed to convince others to join us we wont have the space to put everyone. Even when the kuja leave, we'll only have so much room as well as food and medical supplies." Nami said as she held up a second finger. "Second is management. If we recruit to many people it will be an unorganized mess with people constantly barking orders at each other, it would be instantly!" She yelled as she held up a third finger. "Third and most importantly. If we recruit people the way your talking about what's to stop them from stabbing us in the back when someone stronger comes around!?" The navigator demanded, her hands being thrown in the air to show case her unease and distress as she breathed in and out deeply."

Monet seeing her friends concern walked over and gently wrapped her into a hug which Nami leaned into. "It's okay Nami, we'll figure something out." She spoke soothingly as Bonney joined in. "The snow angel's right. We our crew is filled with monsters, psychos and everything in between. I'm sure we can figure something out." Bonney said as the rest of the crew looked at each other with raised eyebrows at the 'insult' before shrugging it off, each one having been called far worse in the past.

"That aside." Izuku reentered the conversation. "Your concerns Nami while true are easily to fix." He said as he raised a finger"The first was about space and resources Well that's a simple fix, we just have to start talking the boats of those we beat, be it marines or pirate . Yeah it's harsh but that's the world we live in." Here he raised a second finger. "The second is management about us getting too big. Well then we simply divided Into divisions and fleets like the Yonko do. That way we can enlist commanders and officers to give out orders." He explained before sighing and lowering his hand. "As for the third option, well there's nothing we can really do about that. There will always be people like, not much we can do there." Izuku finished with a sigh getting nods from the more experienced members of the crew who have run into such people.

After hearing her captains explanation most of Nami's concerns were gone, though she was still uncertain about this plan of action she had to admit it was there best shot right now. "Alright then were should we start recruiting? Should we wait a bit and gather some forces from the east blue or just wait till we get to the grand line?" Nami asked seeing the merits of both only but before  any one could suggest one thing or another a chuckle was heard as everyone turned to Gloriosa who had a smirk on her face and had been silently observing for a while now.

"You ask where you should start recruiting and yet you already have." She spoke lowly and slowly deliberately. "For you see." She spoke a little louder and faster. "The Kuja... WILL JOIN YOUR CAUSE!" She finished with a shout as she posed as if she made a great announcement.

Only to balk as the devil kings looked at her with suspicion and deadpans. "Right. and we should believe you why?" Kid asked his face a deadpan. A tick mark formed on The elder woman's face as she glared at the red head. "Because our goals match up! You want to defeat the Yonko and we want to get our home and people back, so it makes sense to team up, besides you saved us so that means you have to take responsaibbty!" She finished with a cry

"Yeah, well It's not really up to you to deiced things like that is it?' Law said rolling his eyes. "That would be your empress and she's a known man hater. So I don't think she'd be eager to become the subordinate of one as well as a crew mate to others." He countered before looking at her with a raised eyebrow. "And judging by your story you really aren't the best person to try and convince her." He fished tone borderline mocking causing the old woman not gnash her teeth together.

"She isn't but I might be able to."

All conversations stopped as everyone's head turned to the source of the new voice and standing there was Boa Sandersonia smiling shyly like the young child she currently was.

"Hi."

Line Break.

"This is it people reverse mountain is right in front of us! Is everyone ready?" Izuku shouted over the storm getting cheers from the crew including Gloriosa and Sonia. It had been three days since the Sandersonia had woken up and agreed to join the crew. Gloriosa was naturally shocked when the green haired young girl was so eager to join. Turns out she had been awake when the devil kings showed up so she knew what the crew had done for them, most importantly she knew what Izuku did her her and her sisters.

Luckily she had been eavesdropping on them and heard Izuku's story so he didn't have to explain himself or some up with a lie that would explain why he wasn't shocked to see her mark and later he took her aside and told her they'd come up with a different story later for both the crew and the Kuja that would explain everything with out revealing her true past.

So now they stood on the deck of the Charon, both new members of the crew, though Sonia did have to stay a young child for the time being, as they didn't have any other clothes that would fit her otherwise. The two were also the only Kuja awake the rest needing more time to recover with Law deciding the best way to do that is in their sleep.

"Nami how's our position?" The captain asked as the other men did their best to keep the ship straight while Izuku stood at them helm ready to steer. "We're good Izuku! If we can maintain this we should get in no problems!" She shouted look through the spy glass to see if they were still on target. Nodding Izuku turned to the rest of the guys. "You heard her just a few more minutes guys!" He shouted getting "AYYS!" From the men as he turned his attention to the sky where Bonney was in the crows nest and Monet flying through the air, the wind of the storm doing nothing to imbed her. "Only enemy sights girls?!" He asked only to get negatives from both of them as both descended to the deck below

"Alright, looks like we're as ready as we're ever going to be." Izuku muttered as the gates were getting closer and closer. "We'll people any final words before entering the grenadine?" He asked getting head shakes from the crew, there was nothing more tat needed to be said. They had their goals and knew what they had to do. Talking right now was meaningless.

Chuckling Izuku turned his attention back to the front just as the currents from Reverse Mountain. "Well then." He said as they entered the gates. "Let's go!" He shouted as the ship shot forward and up the mountain and into the clouds knocking away any debris that could get in their way. The crew rode in since as they entered the clouds. Each thinking about their past and recent memories, their goals and dreams and the crew they had somehow found themselves apart of and the one that would share the adventures that were sure to come.

'Almost there, just a little more.' Izuku thought having known this sight so many times thanks to the all the memories of devil fruit user that came before but to see it himself with something else. "Just got to take care of one little thing first.' He thought crouching down before shutting forward to the top, ignoring the shouts from crew as he waiting for the ship to come delivering a strong hit to the side with enough force to turn it just enough to turn it down the other side and straight down the rapids into the grand line.

"This is it people! The second we reach the bottom we'll have reached the grand line!" He shouted getting cheers and laughter from the others.

"So what do you plan to do about the whale?"

Everyone stopped as the looked towards Hawkeye who raised an eyebrow as everyone looked at him in confusion as Izuku just smirked. "Know about that huh, not surprised really." Izuku chuckled.

"I'm sorry what whale?" Nami asked with a nervous laugh.

"So you have a plan to deal with it?"

"Seriously what whale?" Law asked starting to grow impatient about something that must be important if Hawkeye brought it up.

"Well not so much as deal with as just avoiding it."

"WOULD YOU JUST ANSWER OUT QUESITONS?! WHAT FUCKING WHALE?!" Kid snapped not like being kept in the dark about something. Only for him and the rest of the crew to cover their ears as massive bone rattling roar suddenly rang out as they boat entered the clouds blocking the source at first only for it to slowly come into view until finally they were below the clouds and could get a good look at the source.

"Oh." Kid managed to squeak out as the devil kings stared at the sheer size of the behemoth in front of them.

"That whale."

To be continued

And that's it, Big Mom's attack on Amazon lily has been revealed with the devil kings not starting to understand just exactly in the world and what they are up against. As well as the start of what could be an entire Yonko crew, starting with the Kuja if Sandersonia can convince her sister when she wakes up before finally entering the grandline.

I am so sorry this took so long with updates to other stories and wanting to start new ones motivation and inspiration can be a real pain in the ass sometime.

Anyway next chapter will deal cover everything to whiskey peak and hopefully a little bit after wards.

I think that's it for now.

Till Next time

Bye.