Perona

"Master Moriah will not be happy…" Hogback muttered under his breath as he walked them towards the Wonder Garden. If they were to take on Moriah himself, they couldn't afford to be depressed in the middle of the fight.

"Shishishi. Good, no one who steals shadows deserves to be too happy." Luffy said with a smile as he walked behind the great doctor. He was eager for a fight. He'd get a new crew mate. Though he still needed a gift for Robin…

"Do not underestimate him. Or… Her." Hogback said as he came to a stop, causing Luffy to walk into him. He shook lightly at the sight of the pink haired young woman.

"Horohorohoro. Thank you." A pink haired woman said as she leaned on an umbrella. "You never say anything nice anymore." She joked before looking over the people in front of her. Nothing a few hollows couldn't stop.

"That's Perona, she-"

"Hey! Perona! Wanna join our crew?!" Luffy yelled out before smiling, causing everyone to sweatdrop. He bounded towards the girl with he trademark grin.

"She's our enemy!" Everyone yelled in unison at Luffy, but he and Robin walked forward anyway. She wouldn't leave him to jump into a trap alone.

"So?" Luffy responded as he got closer. "So do you want to join us or… Will you do me the favor of ending my miserable life." Luffy said before slumping to the floor. A ghost passed through his chest before floating towards the others.

"She's the one in charge of those ghosts!" The rest of the crew, save for the weakling trio, yelled as Luffy lied motionless. They had witnessed the effects of those things first hand when they failed to fight them.

"Horohorohoro. That was my Negative-" Perona's mouth was covered by a sprouted hand just before her body started to be pulled back. Her legs stood straight as her upper body was forced backwards. Unless she was an expert limbo enthusiast, that was not how her body was supposed to bend.

"It's not lady like to go after another woman's man." Robin said calmly as she walked to Luffy. She carefully pulled him up and dusted him off. Hardly paying any attention the screams of pain in the phantom limb she had sprouted.

Perona could hardly think as she was inched back. She was on the breaking point, quite literally, as the vengeful woman tugged more and more.

The crew was in shock. They always knew on some level that Robin could do more than she let on. After all, her experiences before joining including being an actual assassin. But this was a glimpse into it they did not expect. If a butterfly were to land on that poor girl it would be too much pressure.

"Are you okay, Luffy?" Robin asked, forcing him to stare into her eyes and not at the ground. It didn't take long before he started to snap out of it.

"Huh… Yeah. I think so." He still seemed down, but he wasn't begging for his life to end, so it was a good start from last time. With his new state settling, Robin turned her attention to the girl.

"Good. Now, what do you have to say?" Robin asked as she turned to Perona. She removed the hand covering her mouth and smiled. She knew very well what the girl would say. Many would say it in this state.

"I'm Sorry! Please! It hurts!" Perona was in tears from the pain. She could feel bones start to shake inside her body from the immense pressure. No human should bend this way, not even a Ghost Princess.

Robin briefly considered snapping her spine for the unprovoked attack. However, when she looked at Luffy, she changed her mind. She couldn't tell him to not kill for her if she would do the same for him. Especially if he didn't hold a grudge over the attack.

"Fufufu. I may want her. Her screams are quite cute." Everyone but Luffy was in a cold sweat. Robin was a bit dark but this was pure sadism.

"Like a maid? Or more like a pet?" Luffy asked with a puzzled face before looking at Perona. He didn't really care why Robin would want her, the fact that she did was enough.

"How are you so calm with this?!" They all yelled once again as Luffy walked over to Perona. Robin just said she wanted to keep a person as a possible pet.

"Hey, Perona. She's keeping you." Luffy said, earning a weak nod from the once feared girl before she was dropped to the ground. Her breathing was heavy and she rolled over, gripping at her back. She'd agree to anything to keep from having that happen again.

"You people are all monsters..." Hogback muttered at the sight. That woman took Perona down like she a doll. How was she not the one leading these misfits?!

"We can't just keep her you two!" Nami yelled in fear and anger, jarring everyone out of their shock. Robin was even scarier than they gave her credit for. "She's not a pet!"

"Aww… Dammit!" Luffy yelled before he spotted some zombified animals heading towards them. "I want a gift!" He yelled as he charged the beasts, making them freeze and run away.

Everyone but Perona sweatdropped as Luffy took on a small army of zombie animals. "Should we go get him?" Hogback questioned his newly found allies as they encircled Perona.

"If you want to get the idiot, be our guest." Sanji said as he helped up the fallen woman. "Chopper! Tend to this beautiful young lady!" He barked at Chopper, who quickly rushed to check for injuries.

"Eh… You're right, lets let him be." Hogback said as Luffy ripped apart a zombified elephant with relative ease. The previous thought on how he was the captain vanished at his incredible strength. He then refocused on the issue at hand. "Are you all really going to keep Perona?" He asked, fearing his own safety if they were capable of killing Absalom and incapacitating the Ghost Princess with such ease.

"Fufufu. I was teasing the poor girl." Robin said as he looked at Perona. Luckily she had supressed her pain at the sight of the adorable reindeer doctor. "Despite how cute she would be in a maid's outfit, I don't believe Sanji-san could control himself." She added with a smile, making the erocook in question fall into a depression

"That's a relief…" Hogback said as he returned to Cindry's side. Being around actual people was beginning to diminish her value to him. He was able to see past the shroud he put on himself. She wasn't who she was, but was all he had. "The night hunt is about to begin, Master Moriah will be coming for it. With Absalom dead and Perona," He looked back over at the woman who tried to keep her distance from Robin. She was using Chopper to keep herself calm. "...dealt with, and myself an ally, he's all you need to worry about."

"I doubt he'll be too big of an issue." Zoro said plainly as Luffy returned from the small wooded area. Luckily the zombies didn't have blood, because the way he fought would have left him coated. When he knew the enemy couldn't feel pain or necessarily die, he was more savage than a rabid boar. Which he swore he saw in a bride's dress hanging from a tree.

"Do not underestimate Master Moriah." Perona said weakly as she approached. She lacked the strength to fight all of them, even with ghosts. If that woman was willing to break her spine over one hollow, the rest may be even crueler. "He's been getting more powerful for years. He's been preparing to battle a Yonko." 'May as well inform them they'll lose'

"Wait! Does he want to fight Shanks?!" Luffy yelled in a mixture of anger and amusement. He had never met this Moriah guy, but he knew no one could take on Shanks. "I'll kick his ass! Moriah! Moriah!" Luffy yelled in anger at the sky. Everyone sweatdropped at the sight of Luffy yelling for his enemy, destroying the element of surprise.

Robin quietly covered his mouth and refocused him on the conversation. They may not have to fight him if they could get all the information they could.

"It's not Shanks." Hogback added. He highly doubted Perona knew exactly who Moriah hated so much. She was the least loyal of the three after all. Absalom could have shined the most light on the story perhaps, but he was at the bottom of the sea. He took a deep breath as he prepared to abandon his home for good. "Master Moriah wants to take on Kaido of the Beasts"