Smooth roads never make good drivers

Smooth seas never make good sailors

Clear Skies never makes good Pilots.

Problem and hassle-free Life never makes a strong person

Be Strong enough to accept the challenges of Life

Don't ask Life, "Why Me?"

Instead say "Try Me!"

-anonymous

"Raise your left leg higher! You'll get greater power because of the pivot point!" Natsuki instructed Aki, who was struggling with her kicks.

In the corner of the deck, Haruki had a blindfold around his eyes, and Fuyuki standing behind him, holding his shepherd's stick with a tight grip, hacking at Haruki's defenceless back. Haruki would avoid most of the hits but would occasionally get a large bruise on his shoulder.

Uki was watching them at one of the crows nests, also keeping an eye out for marine ships. Though looking as though she was doing nothing, she actually was making it rain only on their small garden at the back of the ship, but now and then, her concentration would slip, and some droplets of water would fall on board, which was when Natsuki would go up to the crows nest, and give her some advice. Uki was also learning how to change what rained. It seemed that it was all possible with her power. So she could make different types of water rain. Such as healing water, or even polluted water; acid rain.

Aki was practicing different styles of taijutsu that Natsuki had remembered from her homeland all those years ago, learning how to use her legs along with her fists to defeat opponents. Her dream was to be the best fighter in all seas.

Haruki was currently practicing haki, though time to time, he would practice camouflaging completely, making his very presence disappear, which he could use against haki-users. He still had his dream of defeating the pirates who murdered his parents, though he only used it as an excuse to stay a pirate, which he now enjoyed being.

Natsuki was improving her skills of shadow clones, and the few jutsus she remembered in the spur of the moment. She would sometimes practice her shooting skills by testing it on a fully camouflaged Haruki, who would also get some training done, as he had to fully coat his body with armament haki, and camouflage at the same time. She would also have frequent spars with Fuyuki, who would fight back with his stick, covered in haki.

Fuyuki was using his powers over snow to try and freeze the ocean. Though he had no power over ice, he could make his snow incredibly cold, and then freeze the sea successfully. It only worked on the sea which was calm, so time to time, Natsuki would jump around on the water to create disruptions.

What Natsuki had been doing as well, was to travel around the oceans. She had used her speed to get past the whole of the Grand line, disguised as a different person for each and every island she went to. She had a seal on every single island in the Grand line, other than the New World, which she planned to travel when she was slightly stronger.

After a year of this, together with additions to Uki's training, Natsuki decided it was time to gather new crewmates, and perhaps raise each of their bounties, as well as get some money on each of their heads.

"Seasons! Gather up! We've been training now, for exactly a year. I thought that it may be time to get a bounty for some of our crewmates, as well as raise some of our already existing bounties. Who's joining?"

"ME!!" A now eleven year old Uki jumped up.

"Calm down rain. You'll make it thunder again." seventeen year old Aki sighed. "I'm in, by the way."

"Yesss!!! I get to have a new bounty!!!" fifteen year old Haruki exclaimed.

"If you're strong enough." twenty-three year old Fuyuki teased.

"So, everyone's coming?" nineteen year old Natsuki confirmed.

"Obviously. Who's guarding the ship though?"

"I'll take it with us."

"Alright. Where are we going?"

"We, my mates, are going to... I dunno. Where do you want to go?"

"Is there an island with lots of people? With lots of attractions and shops?"

"There's a place called Sabaody Archipelago. The final island in paradise. It's called that because it has bubbles float up from the ground."

"I want to go there!" Uki immediately jumped onto the fact that bubbles floated from the island, wanting to see it with her own eyes.

"Everyone else?"

"Seems fun. Why not?"

"Yeah!"

"Then it's decided. Everyone buckle up. You're going to be travelling at light speed to Sabaody Archipelago!" She exclaimed, and in less than a blink of an eye, four people appeared in a shadow of a massive tree, with the giant number, '1' on the stripy, blue and green bark. In another moment, their ship appeared by the docks, with Natsuki appearing next to them. None of them jumped, as they sensed her arrival, rather than see.

They walked around the place, admiring the atmosphere and Uki in particular, studying the island itself, which seemed to have some sort of soapy ground, which made the bubbles float into the air. Though there was something that had to happen, to ruin their perfect day. . .

Celestial Dragons.

"HAHAHAHAHA Look at him! He looks so stupid when I stab him like this! His face turns all funny because of it!" A girl shrieked on top of a man, who had multiple weapons lodged into his back, crawling on all fours like a horse.

Natsuki slipped her mask on, but her crew had already seen the tear run down her cheek, along with the anger sparking in her eyes. They knew the story of her lost brother, and just because they hadn't experienced it firsthand, didn't mean that they didn't understand. They all had no family. Except Natsuki, who had her father, but had lost everything once, and nearly again, in this second chance.

Natsuki loaded her revolvers, Fuyuki got out his stick and floated up into the air, Haruki disappeared, Aki started her stretches, warming up her body, Uki hid in a shadow, but that didn't mean she wasn't contributing. She made it rain on every single island except theirs, to gather people to the island they were on, as instructed by Natsuki.

First, Fuyuki floated down, in front of the Celestial dragon. He gently pushed the girl off the man, and helped him up, taking him to Uki, who began working on first aid. Fuyuki, with now sixty guns pointed at his head, quickly floated up, as Haruki shot half of them, disappearing in and out between the bodyguards. Then, Natsuki shot some of them, before appearing right in front of the Celestial dragon.

She used the butt of her revolver to crack open the glass bowl they had their heads in, and pointed her gun at the girl's head.

The celestial dragon couldn't even let out a scream. She just looked at the gun point nervously, sweating buckets. By now, the people from different islands had gathered to the first island, watching the scene with horror.

"Oh no. They're challenging a celestial dragon!"

"We need to run! Right! Now!!"

Natsuki glared at the snail who took a photo of each of her crew. Which then sent it to the main marine office.

"ALERT! ALERT! PIRATE ATTACKING A CELESTIAL DRAGON! ALERT!!" The alarm blared off, and Sengoku looked at the images a photo-snail took.

"Identify the pirate."

"It seems to be the Seasonal Pirates sir. Their captain is the Striking Vixen, first mate is Jack Frost, and one other crew mate is the Ryokuryuu, sir!"

"Then why are there two more?"

"We cannot identify them, sir!"

"Are they a threat?"

"They seem to have taken out all of the Celestial Dragon's bodyguards, sir!"

"Get Kizaru, Aokiji and Akainu on the way."

"Sir, they're th-"

"Did I stutter?"

"N-no sir... I'll go inform them right away."

Back with Natsuki and her crew, Natsuki still had her gun by the Celestial's head, but was getting tired of the constant crying, bargaining and taunting the girl was doing. She noticed that Uki had been able to heal the man using her rain of medicine, and Fuyuki was still up in the clouds, observing the situation, whilst Haruki was playing around, making his bottom half disappear and then his fingers, yelling incoherent words such as,

'Mr Stark, I don't feel so good.' Which made no utter sense.

When Natsuki started talking with Uki about how boring this was, there was a sudden beam of light.

"Hm? How tiring... Why do I need to fight with you... This will end so quickly..." Borsalino, the man who could fight at the speed of light said as slowly as a turtle. He then disappeared, appearing in front of where Natsuki was, just a millisecond ago. Confused, he searched for her haki, which then suddenly reappeared behind him. He got hit by a katana, which had its sheath on, but did damage due to it being covered in haki.

Face contorting to seriousness, he flashed around, his light sword, Ama no Murakumo appearing in his hands. He then swung at Natsuki, who again disappeared, then reappeared behind him like before. This time, she did not give mercy, and swung Kusanagi down without using force, which let the katana take a natural course at the man, slashing his back horrifically. The katana left a deep gash into the back of the man, despite the fact that it was still sheathed, soaking the words of 'justice' with his blood. Borsalino didn't give up, and tried attacking once more, only to realise how much stronger she was than him.

She was somehow quicker, stronger, and smarter than him, always using the correct method for defeating his plans. His hopes were raised when he felt the haki of Aokiji.

"Oi oi oi. Kizaru! What hap-" He was cut off, as he was also attacked by a girl, who had her long brown hair in a ponytail. She kicked his shin, and when he tried to attack, she hit a specific spot of his shoulder, and it fell limp to his side. He couldn't put strength in his muscles, and he felt absolutely and utterly powerless. Aki continued to attack, hitting various points in his body, gradually making him immobile.

Akainu appeared, and what happened next was a surprise to the proud man. A stick? Hit his torso, and before he could say, or react to anything, suddenly, his body wouldn't move. He looked down and saw the frost bite spreading from the point the stick touched. He used his magma to warm his body, but for some reason, his body didn't thaw. He then saw the haki coating the stick.

Within minutes, the three admirals were on the ground; Kizaru with slashes and stabs around his body, Aokiji completely unable to move, and Akainu with all but his head, frozen. Summer, Autumn and Winter each had their finger on their opponent, channelling haki through their finger to them, making it impossible for them to use their powers.

"Fuyuki, Aki, hold my shoulder." Natsuki appeared at Marine ford, right in front of Sengoku, left the three admirals and disappeared with her crew.

Then, Natsuki transported all of her crew, except Fuyuki to their ship, and then transported the ship back to the calm belt.

"Fuyu, we'll be looking for our sixth crew mate."

"Okay captain. I promised didn't I? I'll follow wherever you go."

"Thank you Fuyuki."