Lara's POV;

The island was a lush jungle island. An occasional loud roar or screech rang through the thick leave foliage.“What are you wearing?” I turned around and away from the green wall of trees. Nojiko, the one who asked, was looking at me strangely.

I looked down at my clothes, or more fittingly, armour, and then back up. “Why? I thought I might want to go with a different theme today.” And that is what you would call my new outfit. I have traded away my usually worn wide black bondage pants and tight-fitting shirt.

Instead, I was wearing heavy armour. My hair was done in a tight long pony-tail, a helmet protected my forehead and the sides of my head while leaving my eyes and ears free.

The armour was made out of a chain mail underclothes with plate mail fastened on top. Heavy plates, coloured in gold and black, were covering my whole body, from the neck down to a set of heavy boots. A round shield was fastened to my back and easily accessible if I were in need to block something.

Lastly, on my right hip, was a wicked looking, one-handed, spike-hammer. It was simple in design without any symbols or art crafted onto it. On one side was a curved spike, made to pierce heavy armour and on the other was the flat side of the hammer. Designed like a tenderizer, its spikes would pierce armour, while the thick metal could still bring up the 'Wump' associated with a hammer.

“Pretty medieval, don't you think?” Asked Lia now as well. She too has changed her clothes. They were more casual, orange shorts that just barely reach over her knees and a sleeveless top in white.

I pouted, “Stop dissing my armour, I spent long hours on crafting it. And when you said that the animals on this island feel strong I took it as a good excuse to test out the armour I have made.” The plate mail wouldn't allow me to move as quickly or evade with my normal ease. Which was okay, it's strength lays more in the protection and resilience anyway. It would be good against blunt, cutting and piercing attacks.

This goes against my most common fighting style. And yet since unlocking the Heavy Battle Angel form, I had this urge to play paladin or tank. It's the heavy armour, there's just something cool and badass in wearing full body armour. Especially when it's as finely crafted as the one I am wearing.

“What do you mean with strong?” Asked Nami, she was standing slightly behind Nojiko.

Lia, the one who had sensed the strength the resident animals, answered. “The aura of most animals on this island is quite strong. That can have a few reasons. They could be old, way larger than normal or know Haki. All of those reasons generally make an animal more dangerous and gives them a larger aura.

Animals also grow and evolve into their habitats. Those who call this island home are probably most of the carnivorous kind or heavily armoured against those hunters. Their constant fight for survival forces them to grow stronger, which in return forces their pray to also become stronger.”

She closed her eyes to concentrate and get a feel for the different auras on the island. “From the feel of it, we won't have much trouble with most of them. There are a few that can become dangerous, but those are more in the centre of the island.

I can also feel two groups of humans, one is to the east, close to the coast, while the other is more inland.” She opened her eyes again and looked at me, as did the rest of the crew.

“Might want to go over and say hello. Mrs Chicken Wing will be on guard duty, she wouldn't leave her husband anyway. The rest of us will take a look around the island.”

I nodded over to Jonny, who had risen his hand. “Can Yosaku and I go out and hunt? We'd like to train some more.”

“Sure, why not. Stay careful, just because Lia says they are weaker does not mean that you can't get beaten. This jungle is thick and they will most likely know how to use that to their advantage.” He nodded and fist bumped with Yosaku. Inari was also close to that group and silently whispering with the three about the possible game.

“Fiara, Noa and I like to seek for materials. A jungle-like this is bound to grow a few rare plants or interesting wood,” spoke Jo up, his group nodded in agreement.

I turned to the remaining three. “That leaves Nojiko, Nami, Lia and me, or do you two also want to explore on your own?” Nojiko looked at Nami, silently asking if her sister does want to go on her own, however, the rapidly left and rightwards shaking head of Nami made the answer obvious.

I nodded and jumped over the railing over to the beach. Our ship was anchored a few dozen meters away from the shore. The rest of the crew followed along, some using one Geppo, others did not need one at all.

“Hey! You forgot that I can't do that,” shouted Nami. She was still standing on the ship and glaring at us. We looked over to Nojiko, it was her job to help Nami out. The bluenette smiled sheepishly. She jumped back to the ship, picked Nami up in a princess carry and then returned with a single leap, followed up by a Geppo to soften the landing.

“Well then, onwards!” I proclaimed and marched into the jungle.

“Lara, the village is to the east, you are walking to the north,” informed Lia with teasing tone. I stopped, turned to the right, looked at Lia for confirmation, and began to walk again when she nodded.

I quickly found out that walking through the thick jungle, clad in full plate armour, was not a very good idea. Jumping over fallen tree trunks, ducking under low hanging lianas and evading mud was becoming annoying.

“You sure you don't want to go back and change?” Asked Nojiko from my back. I couldn't see it, but her 'told ya' grin was almost possible physically felt.

“Nope, everything is fine. I have no trouble whatsoever,” I replied in a faker than natural happy tone. A moment later I got entangled in liana and had to twist and turn before I could get free of the fiendish plant.

Suddenly my strength left me and I felt how moving became more troublesome. “Da fuck? These lianas are sapping my strength off!” I shouted and tried to increase my struggle.

Lia was quickly at my side, she grabbed one end of the liana, but suddenly her legs gave out under her. “It's as if they are sea water,” she gasped and let go. However, before she could stand up, or do anything really, a liana has fallen down on her. It must have loosened itself through her attempt to freeing me.

It wrapped around her left arm and I could only watch how she lost all her strength, just like I had a moment before.

“Pff, really? From all the things that could cause trouble, it was a plant?” Laughed Nojiko. She was holding her stomach from laughing. Nami was trying to hide her own amusement, but I could clearly see the malicious joy in her eyes.

I glared, but went wide-eyed, when suddenly a liana lowered itself down, right behind Nojiko and Nami. I tried to shout, but the strength-sapping effect on the lianas was turning my “Watch out!” into a weak murmur.

The liana snapped forward and wrapped itself around Nami, but Nojiko was quick enough to evade through a well-timed Kami-e. And yet it wasn't enough, a second and then third liana fell down and grabbed her legs.

The last thing I saw before my consciousness faded, was Nojiko's futile struggling against her bindings.

Spoiler: Spoiler

I awoke with the feeling of something trying to remove my armour. I still felt groggy and as if I were submerged under water. And at that moment the last minutes came back, they hit me like a sledgehammer and my eyes shot open. Only to see green trees.

I could move my head, but not much else. A look around told me that I was still inside the forest. More specifically, I was hanging a few meters above the ground. Lianas were slithering over my plate armour and trying to slip inside or tugging at it.

I thanked my past self for carving form-fitting seals into my armour. These plants will not be able to get under it that easily, you'll have to destroy it if you want to fit something inside. And yet, the clack of a loosened belt made me freeze.

With a start, I realized that just because they won't be able to get inside, does not mean that they won't be able to undo it on the usual way, by unclipping the belts and fasteners.

With a tug, my chest plate got pulled off and a few moments later my chain mail also got loose and undone. Seriously? I'm going to be eaten by a plant?

A groan rang through the clearing. I tried to twist my head to the side and found Lia, Nami and Nojiko, all of them were in similar positions. Bound and hanging to and from lianas. We were lined up in a square, facing each other. Nojiko was in front of Nami and me in front of Lia.

Nami was the first of them that woke up, she tried to move but wasn't able to. Then her eyes shot open, her head turned around and she began to scream, only for a liana to slither over her mouth and silence her.

Her scream has also awoken Nojiko and Lia, both were also struggling at first, but neither screamed. They also quickly realized that freeing ourselves would be almost impossible. Not when Lia and I were unable to use any strength and Nojiko held on both arms and legs.

“What is happening? Something stung me,” questioned Nojiko groggily. She was trying to move her legs together, but the liana was preventing that.

“I don't know, but I am not eager to get eaten by a plant,” answered Lia, a slight blush was on her face, but I know that she isn't into that kind of bondage.

I nodded in agreement. “I agree, getting eaten... oh shit,” my words got stuck in my throat as I felt how one liana began to slither over my bare stomach and up to my chest. It made curving movements and touched my skin only barely as if it was caressing me.

It curled around my left breast and squeezed slightly. The feeling wasn't unlike a hand and the pressure caused my nibble to stiffen. Another, slim liana, curled around the stiff nipple and started to rotate and squeeze.

The other three girls saw this as well. It was Lia who first said what we all thought. “These are rape lianas!” Her words were the starting signal for more lianas to come down.

They began to tug and pull on their clothes and within seconds all of them were naked, their underwear, the only piece not easy to pull off, got ripped away.

All of us tried to struggle again, but with no effect. Worse, now there were lianas who have grabbed our arms and legs and were completely stopping us from moving.

The slim liana on my nipple started to tickle the sensitive tip, while its larger friend around my boob began to move forward and backwards.

Another tentacle, for what else could I call these, lowered itself down to me. Its tip was bulbous and as thick as a plum. Some clear liquid was slowly oozing out of its tip.

It came closer and brushed over my collarbone, down in between the valley of my breasts and then over to the right side. On its way, it left a cool trail of its liquid.

It circled my nipple twice, which caused it to grow hard and stiff. As much as I disliked it, it did not feel rough or itchy. Not dissimilar to a caressing hand.

The tip righted itself and suddenly a thorn came out of the hole on its tip. From the thin, needle-like thorn dripped the same clear liquid.

I was not eager to get pierced by this thing and the place where it was apparently aiming for wasn't making this any better. So I started to squirm, move around and generally tried to get away.

And still, it was with no success. A liana, the same as the one that still caressed my left breast, slithered up on my side and held my right boob in place.

The tentacle moved forward and pierced into my nipple. It did not draw blood but instead used its thin and long thorn to get through the milk duct. Where it then pumped some of its liquid inside, before it retreated. It moved over to my left tit and repeated the process.

Something became warm inside my breasts before the feeling vanished again. I broke my shocked stare away from the tentacle and over to my friends. They too had tentacles caressing their breasts before their nipples got pierced as well.

However, for them, the effect was vastly different. They let out a load moan right after the retreat of the thorn. Their faces were flushed and their legs were trying to close. No, rub together. Did this thing inject us with some kind of aphrodisiac?

Poisons that change the state of my mind have no effect on me, thanks to [Calm Mind] and my stronger endurance, as well as the passive effects of my Angel Fruit, were making it hard for me to get poisoned.

And yet, it did not help me against physical stimuli. As I had to find out only moments later. A liana with bumps was slithering its way in between my legs and made a slow pass over my outer pussy lips and clit. It too was secreting the clear liquid, only that it now was used as lube.

The slow and soft, almost caring, movement shot an involuntary shiver up my spine. And against my own will, I felt how my own body began to respond.

It moved back down again, over my clit, between the cleft of my lower lips and further down. Over my asshole and through the crack of my cheeks. It's tip moved up my back, passing along my spine in a slalom pattern.

Slowly, but surely, I was becoming wet and, as I began to realize, that was exactly what this plant wanted. This became clear when the almost penis looking liana that pierced my nipples came back.

It lightly hit my pussy and moved up and down on my slit, before lowering itself and then slowly parting my lips and gaining entrance into me.

The lube, its own and mine, made it slide in rather easily. It was also filling me out rather nicely, with its plum-sized thickness and the obvious long length.

A few slow thrusts in and out were all it needed before it began to plough into me with more force and speed.

Further up were its two friends, they still were caressing and circling on my boobs and rock hard nipples. A low moan escaped me when the tip of its tentacle dick pushed against my g-spot.

Moans and pleasured groans were also coming from the other girls. And I hate to say it, but it further turned me on to see how Lia had a tentacle with the thickness of an arm showing itself into her ass, while another one was rubbing her pussy lips.

It seems as if this plant thing knows exactly what arouses us the most and uses that to stimulate us. A wet smacking noise forced me to look away from Lia and back down to my own problem.

The tentacle penis was still moving in and out of my pussy when another three tentacles were making their way closer to my nether region. These tentacles were all opened at their tips and a multitude of smaller tentacles was visible inside the hole.

One of these wrapped itself over my clit and the hole closed firmly around the nerve bud. Then, suddenly, the smaller tentacles all began to swirl, rotate and move around, over and against my clit.

The stimuli I felt from the tentacle dick inside my pussy increased and brought me closer to the edge. And then the tentacle monster pushed me right over. Without any warning at all the second tentacle started to tickle, push and move around, in and on my asshole.

Its soft multitude of slippery, warm tentacles was caressing both my clit and rosebud, while the thick tentacle dick was relentlessly pushing in and out of my pussy.

It all was too much and with a groaned moan, I came. My own juice flowed out of my pussy and drenched the tentacle. The plant began to pulsate and shudder, wherever my own love nectar touched it. It was absorbing my juice.

What made it worse was that my pussy juice was being absorbed by the tentacle inside my twat, the ones on my clit and those in my ass. And all three of them were now starting to pulse and vibrate. Vibrating exactly where I was highly sensitive.

Another moan escaped my lips, this one more lust filled and from arousal, when I was ultimately forced to cum again. That was when the last of these three opened tentacles decided to strike. It plugged it's mouth over the last hole down there and started to suck.

Having control over your bladder while cumming was hard enough sometimes, but then being actively sucked there as well was too much. The strange sensation of having your pee sucked out of you while going through an orgasm, was strangely arousing. Watersports were something Lia and I have done before, but she's not really into it. I'm more agreeing if it's hers.

It kept me over the edge for multiple seconds and I almost blacked out again. Only the moans and cries of pleasure from the others brought me back. The loudest came from Nami and Nojiko. At first, I could only see them groggily. But the tentacles had both of them strongly in its grasp. One tentacle was moving in and out of Nami's mouth. A visible bulge formed itself whenever it moved in and down her throat.

Further down, on her two large breasts, were the same tentacles that were on mine. But there was also another kind. A mouth tentacle, the same I had on my clit, it was sucking on her nipple and a suckling, slurping sound came from them.

Nami moved a bit and her legs were risen up. They were spread wide and in between was a large, nubbed tentacle. It was thrusting itself in and out of her pussy. Somehow, I don't know why I was musing that she had a cute short, arrow formed field of red pubes over her crotch. Her pussy was filled with a green tentacle and literally gushing with her nectar. All of which got eagerly sucked and absorbed by the plant.

The tentacle that was holding me moved around. It bent me forward and placed a second, thick tentacle, on the entrance of my ass. Then it moved forward, pushing against my closed entrance and with agonizing slowness forced itself inside.

I don't know if it was using Haki, but it did everything exactly in the most arousing and pleasuring way I could think of. It must be the same for all of us.

As a glance up, over at my Lia, was proving this theory for her. Thin tentacles were caressing her ears and two thick tentacles were now inside her. One in her asshole and the other in her pussy. The soft flesh of her pussy wall and asshole were clinging to the tentacle whenever they got pulled out. And then pushed back in when they plunged back into her.

The same suction tentacles on Nami were on her tits as well. They slurped and sucked, probably also tickling and caressing her pink nipples. Then tentacles moved her body into another position and the suction had to stop momentarily. The tentacles on her nipples moved away and I saw why they were doing these noises. A white liquid was tripling down her hard nipple.

The stuff they have pumped into us was forcing our breasts to produce milk, giving these plants another sauce of nutrients. I always wondered how it would be to suckle milk from her lovely breasts.

The expressions of an orgasm flew over her face when, suddenly, the tentacle in her ass pulled completely out, only for it to then plough right back in.

The sight aroused me enormously, which was not left unnoticed by the tentacle plant. It must have some intelligence because it found out that bringing Lia over to me will only increase the flow of juices.

It moved my body over to Lia, never stopping its fucking of my holes and then stopped when I was right up to Lia. She saw me through half-lidded eyes and opened her mouth for a kiss. Her mind, not protected by [Calm Mind], was so pleasure filled that she only recognised me and not the situation we were in.

I, by now knowing that we wouldn't be able to escape, decided that I would die with her close to me if I had to die at all. So I moved my head forward and kissed her.

Our tongues mingled with each other, they danced to the sound of moaning and wet sounds of fucking. The kiss pushed Lia over the edge and another orgasm went rampant over her body. She began to twist and spasm, while a fountain of liquid began to gush out of her pussy.

The plant was instantly in place and started absorbing this tasty liquid. I became jealous of the tentacle and tried to move again, but having one inside both of my holes made this quite hard. Especially when there was another one still suckling and tickling my clit and peehole.

Sensing my want to be closer to Lia the tentacle moved me further forward, it stopped when my face was pressed into the valley of her tits. From both sides of my head, I heard how the milk got sucked out of her.

Then Lia found the tip of my ear and began to nibble and suckle on it. It became too much for me and another strong orgasm shot through my body. The vibrating tentacles prolonged the orgasm and my sight became blurry until everything went black.

I woke up with a groggy head and the distinct feeling of dirt under me. I also noticed how I could feel my strength and the effects of my Devil Fruits.

I was on my feet in an instant and I transformed into the Mage Angel Fruit, before I started to burn down large patches of forest around me.

Only when everything even resembling a liana was burned to ashes did I stop and looked around. Down on the ground, close to me, were Nami, Nojiko and Lia. All of them were wet from sweat and naked, as was I.

None of them was looking wounded and whatever the liana did leave no visible mark. It's as if nothing happened. Only that we were wet and I felt quite tired.

Even our clothes were close by.

A turn showed that there was no liana in sight, so I allowed myself to slightly drop my guard and release the transformation. I then kneeled down and nudged Lia.

She groaned but woke up without trouble. She blinked a few times, saw me and then shot up the same was I did a moment before. “Where are they?” She demanded to know.

“Gone, I don't know where, but I burned everything around us, just in case,” I assured while hugging her.

She slowly relaxed into the hug and returned it a moment later. We only broke apart when Nami and Nojiko were starting to make sounds of waking up.

Nojiko groaned and touched her head. “I feel as if I got fucked all night long. I am thirsty, my head hurts and I am sore,” she complained.

“Urgh, what happened?” Asked Nami now as well.

Then both became still, before shooting to their feet. They turned around, in search of a foe, but saw only burned ground. “I burned everything around us,” I explained when they looked at me and Lia.

“These lianas, they...,” began Nojiko. Nami shuddered and nodded.

“I think we should forget that anything happened,” I said and looked both in the eyes.

“But,” began Nami, however, Nojiko shook her head in denial.

“Yeah, nothing happened,” she then said with a hand on Nami's shoulder. Nami looked at her sister, shuddered once more and then nodded. “Yes, nothing happened,” she then said and bent down to pick up her clothes.

We all got clothed and then began our track again. Now a lot more wary of any lianas. Any that came even into view got burned to ashes by Noijko's rifle, turned flamethrower. She only had to place two flame dials onto it to turn it into one.

Nothing attacked us throughout our journey and after an hour or two we breached the forest line and came into an open field. Crops were being grown on the field and a village was in sight behind those.

People were tending to the crops, one of those spotted us, he called over to a friend and then came closer. His friend was run away, back to the village.

“Greetings, I am Mad,” greeted the man once he was close enough to speak. He had a hoe in his hands and stood slightly guarded.

“Hi, we are adventurers, my name is Lara. These are my sister Lia and our friends Nojiko and Nami. We anchored a little bit to the west and went on an exploration through the forest,” I greeted back.

He looked surprised and then gave us another once over. His eyes rested on me longer than on the other three girls, must be my armour. Then he suddenly sighed in relieve. “You're really lucky then. The part of the forest you came from is the territory of the Lusty Lianas, nasty plants I tell you.”

“Lusty Lianas? Could you explain?” I asked, carefully hiding my reaction to that despicable plant. The others did as well, with more or less success. Thankfully he was too focused on me to notice.

He became red but answered nonetheless. Maybe because warning us is worth the embarrassment. “Yeah, they are plants that have developed a form of Observation Haki that allows them to react to their prey. They also have developed to live off of.., other kinds of fluid, not only water. If they manage to trap you they will 'stimulate' you to produce bodily fluids.

They aren't deadly and they cause no physical harm, but being caught and trapped by plants is not something most people like.

However, once they have enough they will let their prey go. It's why we aren't destroying it. It keeps the more dangerous birds out of our backyard. Some even go back, as the stimulation feels quite nice. You only have to drink a lot afterwards.” He laughed awkwardly and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. I think he is one of those who likes to go back.

“Anyway, what can I do for you?” He then said, the forced change of our topic was obvious, but none of us wanted to continue anyway.

An awkward silence filled the air. Nojiko broke it with a cough before she asked. “Oh yeah, we'd like to know more about the island. Maybe buy a few products, nothing strange.”

He nodded, turned around and waved us along. “That we can arrange, I'm living my whole life on this island. I know almost everything there is to know.” He looked back at us and gave us a wide toothy grin.

“Then what is this island called?” Asked Nami, interested and happy to go further away from the liana topic.

Mad's face fell and he looked sheepish. “Well, that is something I don't know. At least I don't know the official name. We, I mean the forefathers of my village, have found this island when their ship got into a storm.

We are in the calm belt, so there are no other ships that could have rescued them. They simply decided to do the best of the situation and settled down. The name they gave this island is Talern, its the name of their late captain.”

“From the looks of it that turned out very well,” commented Nojiko. The crop-filled fields were all in good health and will give a good harvest.

Mad nodded but spat his next words out with hate. “If it weren't for these blasted birds everything would be well.”

We exchanged a glance. Birds? Poultry is close to this island, do they attack these people? Mrs Chicken Wing is as intelligent as a human, her people might have reasons for attacking these villagers. That or they are just racist, wouldn't hold it against them if they have only known the Marines.

“Birds?” Asked Lia carefully.

“Yeah, blasted birds are attacking our settlement every then and now. But lately, it became more and more. It all started when a group of pirates came. They claimed to be part of a pirate group called 100 Beast Pirates.

Their leader was claiming he could control the birds. We tried to warn them but they didn't listen. Just walked straight into the bird's main territory and never came back.

That was two weeks ago. Don't know why they came, or what they really want, but ever since then the amount of attacks the birds do has increased.”

He suddenly stopped and looked at us with narrowed eyes. “You aren't here to cause the birds any trouble, are you? We wouldn't survive a full out attack from them.”

“Nah, we don't know about any birds,” I hastily denied. Better for these people do not learn about Mrs Chicken Wing and Herbert then.

He nodded sagely as if it was perfectly understandable to not fight birds. We would have spoken more, had we not heard the noise of fighting.

Mad noticed too and became worried. “It must be the birds, they are attacking again. That is the third time this week.” He cursed loudly and looked back to us. “Sorry ladies, but I have to help. You can wait here if you want, but be careful of any approaching bird.” He wasted no more time and began to run back to the village.

“You think we should help?” I asked. Nami was instantly nodding, Nojiko followed only a moment later.

Only Lia did not agree immediately. “We should take a look first if these birds look and behave like Mrs Chicken Wing it might be better to not fight. We don't know the reason for their attacks, for all we know these villagers might have attacked first or been eating them.

I would be angry as well if someone ate my friends.” Her words stole Nami's energy and suddenly she wasn't so sure if helping them would be good.

“We'll take a look. But don't hesitate to use force if they attack you,” I agreed and followed after Mad, while still keeping the slower speed of Nami in mind.