15 Alabasta

Beth: Your crew?

Larch: Yes it's named Sword Demon Pirates. Kuina is my first mate and Nojiko is my navigator. I wanted to ask the both of you to join as i think that you have hidden potential and it won't be so bad.

Mars: What will we do?

Larch: What do you think about Beth as the cooker and you as the mechanic there is no problem if can't adjust to your jobs right away.

Beth: What makes you think that we will be loyal or that we will even consider joining in?

Larch: In terms of loyalty it's impossible for you to be loyal as we only met today and you attacked us today and about joining look at your brother. After all that food you can still see his ribs and at least 1/3 of that will be gone in his sleep. I can't say that i am certain that i can provide for him but i at least can try, while you have to use all of your money to supply him and i can't buy a ship, but showing my goodwill i can just give you enough money to buy a boat to prove myself. What do you think?

Beth: Alright we take the cash.

Mars: I will join your crew.

Beth: Huh, brother what are you saying? Are you going to leave me?

Mars: I am.

As he was saying that Mars was full of tears.

Mars: After all what he said was completely true. Are you going to keep taking care of me even when we are fifty? No i need to start taking care of myself and joining this crew is the first step. You will teach me how to survive won't you.

Larch: Of course. My crew is my family you know Kuina and Nojiko history. I want to ask if i failed anyone of you? Mistreat?

Kuina/Nojiko: No.

Larch: And Beth as you will be the cook anytime you get pissed at someone you can just poison.

Beth: You are a weird one.

Larch: I am in a good mood this days. Now from what i heard you Beth are pretty much an Assassin and Mars what weapon would you like to use.

Mars: Why the question?

Larch: It's to get the equipment for you, for example i have my two swords, Kuina as her sword and Nojiko as nothing for now as we don't know what is best for her to use her powers as she possesses magic powers. Oh on the note of that i think i also have it.

Kuina: WHAT?

Nojiko: Is that right Larch-kun, then we can train together to develop our powers.

Larch: I don't know as i think that i still haven't fully awakened them. Nojiko while we are over this issue you should think about a weapon for yourself too.

Beth: For me daggers will do.

Larch: Great.

Mars: I don't know but when i fought in fights i always just used my punches.

Larch: Okay i will need to get you some gauntlets then what do you think. In case you are wondering what gauntlets are they are like a glove to wear on your fist to not damage it and cause extra damage on enemies.

Mars: I want to try that.

Nojiko: Larch-kun i have been thinking and i don't want any weapon i just want to spend my time in developing my powers.

Larch: Okay no problem. For now we have everything that we needed as well two new members. Nojiko the next target is Kingdom Alabasta.

Nojiko: Yes Larch-kun.

About 3 months later. In Alabasta.

Boom

Boom

In the middle of the street stood one big man accompanied with three beautiful ladies. They were Mars, Kuina, Nojiko and Beth. Everyone had new attires and Beth and Mars had new weapons. Beth had in her back two black daggers, while Mars had golden gauntlets. Excited with this Mars wanted, really bad, to try them causing him to punch the ground underneath them making holes of 3 meters long a 5 meters wide.

Kuina: MARS! Stop trying the gauntlets.

Mars: Sorry Kuina-san but it's just so much fun.

Beth: Yeah Mars we can guess but look at the street.

Mars: Oops i am sorry. Nojiko-san would you be so kind.

Nojiko: Okay, but it's the final time. Earth Control.

As Nojiko recited the words the hols in the ground started growing earth in them filling them putting them back to normal.

Mars: That is right where is big brother Larch?

Nojiko: He said something about taking care of some business.

Kuina: Don't worry. In any minute now there will be a signal of him.

Beth: What do you mean?

BOOOMMMM

A sound of a explosion came in somewhere in the city.

Kuina: That is what i mean.

Then from where the sound and the smoke, a man came from there flying.

???: HAAAAAAAAAAAA.

Then landed in front of them. It was a man wearing an coat over his shoulders. Black hair, he had a golden hook in his left arm. He was in a bad state as his face was all swollen.

Crocodile: That damn brute.

Larch: What did you call me?

As Crocodile was touching his face and cursing a man appeared behind him. It was Larch and he was wearing a white outfit with two katana sheath on his left side. As he appeared his hands were black showing that he was using Armament(Busoshoku) Haki.

Seeing him crocodile used 'Desert Spada' as the sand reach Larch it was as if met with a wind shield,it couldn't continue forth. Seeing that his effort failed he tried something else.

Crocodile: Sables.

A tornado surrounded Larch in the middle, but it couldn't get to much closer as a 'wind shield' blocked it not letting the tornado caused any damage, but it served to block his vision. Seizing this opportunity Crocodile went for the kill as he brought his hook to pierce Larch in the stomach.

Bang

As the hook entered the storm it came out the next second mangled as a hand covered in Haki was holding it.

Boom

Not paying attention to his surroundings a fist came out of the tornado punching him in the head, sending Crocodile to the ground unconscious.