Mission 44: Because I'm beautiful...

[Kurosaki]

There are certain Islands in the world that are difficult to reach. Not impossible though. Amazon Lily was one such Island. Surrounded by un-changing waters, only boats specially equipped to travel would ever be able to reach it. Not that many would be able to even if they took the difficulty to travel there; for only women were allowed by law to set foot upon the land there.

And this Island of all women was led by a woman that was feared for her strength and brutality.

But she was also loved because she was...

"Beautiful!"

Standing tall at over six feet, a slender woman with a large chest and perfectly curved figure slipped into a purple skull patterned dress slit in the side to reveal her long legs more. Her purple heels only served to show off her height further. She tilted her head slightly, pink lips parting a tad, her blue eyes brilliantly shown off through long black lashes. As she walked down the plank off of the Kuja Pirate ship golden snake earrings bobbed at the side of her head and her luxurious long black hair seemed to catch in a breeze and billow out behind her.

"HEBIHIMESAMA (Pirate Empress)!" all of the women on the island seemed to scream at once upon her arrival; their roar of love for her seeming to boom off of the island and carry far away.

"Yes, everyone, it is I; Boa Hancock!" she addressed them all dramatically, knowing that they were eating up every moment of it. As she came forward through the crowd she paused, her face darkening. A small fluffy black haired dog stood in front of her way. Her stance widening a little bit, she placed her hands on her hips. The dog looked up at her with large, black, and slightly dumb looking eyes.

"WHO PUT THIS DISGUSTING THING IN MY WAY!?" she shouted, bringing a foot back as though to strike it.

"Ham! Ham! HAM!" it barked, wagging it's tail stupidly. Her foot paused in midair. Everyone in the crowd had been expecting the dog to go flying, and looked to the sky to see where it would disappear. However, they saw nothing. Instead when they turned back they were surprised to see Hancock reaching down and stroking the dumb mutt.

"Does this... dog belong to anyone?" she asked, a different look on her face than before.

"Ah... He's just a stray your Empress..."

"Good," she said, nodding her head before she scooped the dumb thing up and held it. The crowd looked shocked beyond belief as they watched her continue forward toward Imperial Chambers.

"Luffy..." thought Boa Hancock to herself, looking down at the dog, a soft blush coming up on her face. "This dog reminds me of you~! It must be a sign that even across distances we're together!"

"I'm going to deal with this dog myself then privately so that it can't come back this time like the others! Even if I am cruel to it I'll be forgiven!" she shouted behind her, voice arrogant, causing those in the crowd to nod, relieved that their Empress was acting like herself again.

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For the right price though, the impossible waters of the Calm Belt would be challenged. Or in the case of some people, the callings of friendship would cause one to brave what could be called one of the most dangerous islands for man ever. Through the unstirred waters of the Calm Belt a boat of medium size drove, ever at watch for the fearsome Sea Kings it flowed along toward the ultimate prize, Amazon Lily, Island of Women.

A quest had been embarked upon, one which at the call of one fairly absurd man, a photo had been asked to be taken. Of not just any one, one person who could probably be ranked amongst the most dangerous people to try and take a picture of. A photo of Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress had been requested.

Not a mission a normal person would embark on, for any male who embarked it was a mission wrought with danger and most likely a fairly horrible end. For a female the outcome would be little difference though the danger be lessened greatly. But still he went, for through the friendship of Luffy and to the man who had requested the photo he could bring himself to bear on such dangers. Yes the person who requested the photo was none other than *brick'd*.

Aboard his ship, Bon Kurei stood watching the calm seas before him. Ever vigilant *cough* *cough* looking for signs on the Island of Women. As he looked off into the distance, he turned back for a second with a wide smile and a thumb raised to the sky, and anyone with a true heart could see the faint outline of a giant face with an equally large grin and thumbs up floating in the sky. A gleam rose as he sent his hidden message to the person who had requested the photo. Bon Kurei yelled "For You! I shall return with the picture of Hancock YOOOO!" A gleam poured from the corner of his grin lighting up the area.

[Farris (Kuro)]

On the same ship, was another Okama but this one was a Fishman. Yuuki had heard many the tales of Amazon lily and had his own reasons for wanting to go there. Where better to go to learn about beauty than from the world most Beautiful woman? Yuuki hoped to study under her and become her student if she would take him. Unfortunately Yuuki knew nothing of the cruelty of this woman. And looked at being an Okama as not counting as being considered "men that weren't allowed on the Island." Though that didn't mean he wasn't all too willing to help his fellow Okama with his request.

"Okama Aniki san, that's it up ahead isn't it? Amazon Lily?" He asked the man with his swan decorated outfit. He did have to admit that Bon Kurei had wonderful taste, and not too unlike his own. At such times he was glad to be in the company of his fellow Okama. That was not to say he didn't adore his crew, especially Genna. She was a special one that girl, but now was to the time to let his mind wonder. Both of them had much to do once they got to the Island.

[hellcats]

The voyage to Amazon lily was a difficult one. Difficult being an understatement in the sense that the entire crew that had shipped him to the island now lay at the bottom of the sea. No, that wasn't entirely true. The ship was at the bottom of the ocean, most of the men were in pieces scattered about the bellies of various Seakings. A gruesome death to be sure, but such thoughts were not ones to linger on.

There stood Chris, on the island of squashed man berries. More commonly referred to as Amazon Lily. What was he doing here exactly? Well the story is actually a simple one. During a meeting of several other marines, Chris had been among a few to get ready the troops for inspection as was customary. Needless to say he didn't pass with flying colors, or flying anything for that matter. He had fallen asleep in his quarters, nothing wrong with that most days. However today he slept in past the point of getting ready for inspection, and even further still as he slept past the time he was supposed to arrive in the meeting itself. His superiors were less then thrilled.

So here he was at Amazon Lily, looking to acquire a picture of the islands ruler Boa Hancock. This being the extremely bizarre request of one of the commanding officers who had threatened to demote him. His options were clear, risk being demoted, or risk dying at the hands of a beautiful woman. Not the best choices in the world, but certainly not bad either. Best be off I suppose.

[jubakilaque]

(OOC: Juba joins the fray!)

Meanwhile, someone else was on that marine boat. Deep in the dank depths of the ship, someone was hiding.
"Why the f**k would I even do this?" he thought to himself. It had been a stupid idea, but bets were bets. He had been drunk at the time, and even if he got the picture, no one would believe it to be real. He cursed again.
"I don't even have a f**king camera!" he hissed aloud.

A door opened, and light shone in on the room. There was a scuffle as the unsuspecting marine was ambushed, then silence and darkness fell over the room again. The marine fell down, dead, onto the pile of other unlucky guys.
"Damn marine boat. They'll suspect something soon."

The slow rocking motion of the marine ship ceased, indicating the boat's docking.
"Isle of Women." scoffed the man. He walked to the door, and as he got closer to the open, we can see that he is wearing a grey hoodie that has a jolly roger emblazoned on it. His pants are black, and he's wearing black trainers. His orange hair makes him stand out a little, as well as his height. More worrying, was the size of the weapon on his back. A huge sword that was taller than the man lay there, maliciously tilted at an angle. Everything about that sword screamed kill. It had an untapped power, one that would come in time to its holder.

He opened the door, and Eric Tempest made a mad dash to escape the marine ship. He used the dagger hanging around his neck : Kaminari, to blow holes in walls to allow him passage. He had no time for doors. Within seconds, he was set upon by a hoard of angry marines.
"See ya later muthaf**kers!" he shouted as he flipped them off. He burst through into stunning light. Eric was finally outside. Amazon Lily beckoned and, rather brazenly , he jumped off of the deck and onto the island's shore. The marines fired a few potshots, but their revenge would have to wait. Eric flipped them off once more and ran into the depths of the jungle.

(OOC: Action entry FTW!)

[Kurosaki]

(Sorry for the wait!)

Once inside the palace walls Boa Hancock let out an tired sigh. Her populace had drained her of energy, though she had cherished every single one of the calls of her name. Still, her heart was still yearning only for one person to call her name. The lack of that sound was what was exhausting her further. She swooned dramatically and fell backward onto her snake which had circled up appropriately into a thone chair. The dog in her arms leaped down and proceeded to sniff around its new surroundings in an excited manner.

"Should you just be layingnyo around when you just got back, nyo?"

Boa Hancock's eyes drifted open and fixated on the short Elder that had made her presence known in the room. She scrowled slightly and leaned back further into her snake, refusing to look at the elder. Her head was so far back that her nose was pointed upward at the ceiling.

"Everyonenyo out there is waiting to hear from you," continued the older woman, scolding her. Boa Hancock's eyebrows furrowed even though she had been trying to pretend like she hadn't heard a word that had been said to her.

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Only one man has even been recorded to have stepped foot on Amazon Lily. The truth behind it, in fact, is sketchy at best. Yet, at that very moment several men were on their way, or had already landed on the forbidden soil. They would probably feel comfortable at first. All around them was simple jungle, full of normal appearing parts to a jungle. However, they would be slightly mistaken. For in the jungle there were dangerous abnormally large animals, dangerous mushrooms that had unusual effects on the human body, and a very rough path to get into the actual Kuja Village without getting spotted by those that patrolled it's normal entrance ways; including the port and high walls.

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Behind him, a fellow okama stood looking upon Bon Kurei with a bit of respect. The fellow okama was named Yuuki, a fishman okama whose tastes in clothing were not to shabby in comparison to his own. Speaking to him, Yuuki said "Okama Aniki san, that's it up ahead isn't it? Amazon Lily?"

Turning back to the fishman okama he smiled his usual smile and spoke "That is it, the Land of Women, Amazon Lily! Where no man has tread for ages, come we shall go and be accepted, and in the completion of our tasks we shall become more beautiful, more powerful, and greater than ever before!" Thinking to himself Now my friend, your request will be completed and forever more my debt shall be repaid. But even so our friendship shall last forever more . . .

Now as he stood upon his ship it moved in close to the island of Amazon Lily. The island's large mountains loomed over them, and the jungles teemed with life and rather large mushrooms. As his ship finally made landing he jumped off leaving the boat behind as he stood upon Amazon Lily ground again. He savored the ground for a second, the calm seas of the Calm Belt had bored him too death, and while he had company there was only so much company could do.

Yelling to the world he said "HANCOCK!!! I'm coming YOOOOO!"