On his way to beat an Emperor

Jackson POV

"*sigh* I already miss Sunny Village and it's people."

"Don't you mean you miss your two bed bunnies?"

"For real! You almost only talked to those two chicks, you later shared a bed with!"

On our ship's deck, Enel was having a moment for himself… at least he tried to. In his white, long shorts, no shoes, a lot of gold around his wrists and neck and leaning on the ship's railing with his head in his hands, he looked back at the shrinking island while quietly speaking to himself.

Yet Sachi and Penguin managed to interrupt him crudely as if they are taking revenge or something.

'Stupid. It's not his fault that you can't seduce any girls.'

I, who was watching this little act from my lying chair, thought to myself. Next to me was Law, who fell asleep on his own lying chair and Kench who just finished re-checking our supplies.

Having had enough of Enel dealing with my two troublemakers, I turned my head and looked at the ship, which was sailing next to ours. Big, red and pulled by two big water serpents.

Apparently, during dinner last night, my drunken self asked Hancock to be my date for Big Mom's tea party and guess what? She agreed. Now we are sailing there together but everyone on their own ship for now.

'Hmm? What would be a good excuse to go over and get myself surrounded by wome-'

"Oyyyy! Jackson!"

Someone suddenly called for me. It was Sabo. His voice came from above and just as I thought that he landed on the deck in front of me.

"Did I ever tell you that I love the sound you make when you shut up?"

"You did but pleasing everyone is impossible whereas pissing people off is easy and funny as hell."

He answered cheekily while giving me a wide grin. Heck it felt like even his eyes grinned though they are closed.

'Could this be Kakashi's legendary eye smile?!'

Shaking my head to get rid of useless thoughts I asked Sabo why he was looking for me.

"I just got a call from Koala. According to her the revolutionaries benefitted greatly from our stunt at Dressrosa so they send you a warning. It seems like the World Government is making a move in order to kill you though it's currently unknown what they are planning."

This came as a surprise though mainly because the news aren't new. Being hunted by the World Government? Been there, done that. They are preparing something to kill me? I would have been surprised if that wasn't the case. They hate me? Good! Because I love making people who hate me, hate me even more!

"A warning is it? How cute."

Sabo only raised an eyebrow and looked at me confused so I continued to speak.

"Those old foggies in their holy city, won't get a chance to make a move. Sabo, Big Mom is just the beginning. Soon our actions will unleash a storm that will sweep through the new world and we will ride on top of it.

While Sabo continued to look at me questioningly, a second voice from beside me buzzed in.

"Riding a storm? Why would you want that?"

It was Law wearing his typical frown. Picking my nose with my left pinky and blowing off the boogers afterwards I told them matter if factly:

"Why not? How many people can say that they rode their own storm through the new world? Isn't it kinda cool?"

?!

Out of nowhere everyone's eyes changed. Those eyes… it's the old 'I'm talking to an idiot' look. Seemingly having lost their interest both Sabo and Law stood up and left.

'Assholes! Whatever, I'll go and visit Hancock!'

From then on, our journey to whole cake island continued with me and Hancock meeting daily for the next 2 weeks.

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3rd Person POV

Hancock and Jackson met daily for the next two weeks. Sometimes they talked, sometimes they ate. When they ate together, Hancock would try to feed him often and Jackson accepted her gesture, before responding flirty that the food tasted better when she fed him, which in turn made Hancock feel a mixture of happiness, embarrassment and belonging.

Other times, they would play games or sports with the others, or just sit next to each other and silently stare at the sea. On the 10th night they stayed outside and gazed the the starry dark sky that stretched endlessly above them. The stars were bright enough for the sea to mirror the sky, creating the illusion that they were sailing through space. It was breathtaking.

That night Hancock felt so relaxed that after a while she fell asleep. As she was sitting next to Jackson on the main mast, her body leaned on him and he instinctively held her so she wouldn't fall.

Falling from the mast wouldn't be lethal but preventing that from happening cost literally nothing.

To Jackson, she appeared especially beautiful in that moment. If someone asked him whether he fell in love with Hancock, he would probably answer no. Jackson didn't notice how her sincere feelings paired with her lethally good looks, slowly changed him.

He felt that being with woman was easier if one doesn't think too much about feelings and relationships, yet subconsciously refused to do anything intimate with Hancock even kissing. If he asked she would probably agree but after spending some time with her he unknowingly couldn't, no didn't even think about it.

Relatively seen, they didn't spend a lot of time together. Most would say that few days isn't enough time to get to know a person. They are probably right. Yet without anyone noticing, not even Jackson, a weak feeling of belonging started to slowly grow in him.

They reached their destination quite quickly so the small, hidden feeling didn't get to many chances to grow but it was there and it is unknown what it will cause.

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Whole Cake Island

The day of Big Mom's Tea Party arrived. On the rooftop of Big Mom's caste, Whole Cake Chateau, preparations were being finalized to welcome the guests that could arrive any moment.

Many medium sized, round tables, each having 4 - 6 decorated chairs, were places here in Big Mom's Party Hall.

Only one area was different. At one end we're multiple long tables put together in an U formation. Here, the 4 sweet generals would sit and participate in todays party while their sibling will take care of security.

Two people appeared at the entrance and walked in. A man and a woman. Both are extremely tall and both have of a dangerous aura. They are Charlotte Smoothie and Charlotte Katakuri.

Smoothie is a statuesque woman from the Longleg Tribe with tan skin, blue eyes, and prominent lips with silver lipstick (lavender in the anime). Like all longlegs, she is exceptionally tall, standing 464 centimeters (15'3").

Additionally, she has disproportionately large hands, even for her size, as she was able to wrap one hand around Nami's waist. She has long and wavy white hair that covers her right eye and stretches down her back.

She wears a pink striped leotard, a large yellow scarf that flows nearly to the ground, sleeves around her elbows, a huge floppy cap resembling an oversized beret, and a pair of long dark boots, which reach up to her knees, with decorative adornments at the top. She also has a tattoo of a rose on her upper right leg.

Her brother Katakuri is an extremely tall, large, and muscular man standing in at 509 cm. He has short spiky crimson hair and two symmetric scars on both sides of his face. He has long legs, with his thighs being equally as long as his lower limbs.

Katakuri has sharp, intense, crimson eyes, highly arched eyebrows, and prominent lower eyelashes under each eye. He wears a massive light ragged scarf that covers his mouth and reaches his shoulders.

He also wears a torn leather vest with "CHARLOTTE" on the back that exposes most of his torso, dark gloves and pants, a belt with a skull-shaped buckle, and spiked boots with spurs.

His torso is very defined, having prominent abdominal muscles covered in pink tattoos, and he wears spiked bracelets on his arms as well as knee pads with a single spike on them.

Neither of them moved to their place or sat down. Instead they moved through the, now empty party location, their motives unknown.

Meanwhile at Whole Cake Island's port, guests started to arrive and among them, Portgas D. Jackson with his crew plus unannounced company.

(AN: Hey Everyone! Surprise it's another chapter! We are close to Jackson's first fight with a yonko. As for the romance, it might seem cliche, but for now at least, I decided that I won't focus too much on it. Action and adventure will remain my main point to focus on. You like my fan fiction? Post some cute memes or pics of cute stuff! See you next chapter!)