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Nemo: *happily playing with the boxes of all the birthday presents he's ignoring*

Buggy and Crocodile: *grumbling*

Mimi: *getting out her whiteboard*

Buggy and Crocodile: DON'T YOU DARE!!

Mimi: 🙄

Gryphon: Open ours next, Nemo!

Nemo: *popping his head out of the box* Hunh?

Gabriel: He's gotta find it first! 😁

Monty: *giggling and flexing his fingers*

Nemo: *sees something flapping above his head and off into the present pile* UNH! BAA! BUUWOW!! *flutters after the object, knocking aside various packages and a few partygoers*

Buggy, immediately snapped out of his funk: C'MON, LITTLE MAN! THAT TREASURE'S YOURS FOR THE TAKING!

Mihawk: *sips some wine* He has the makings of a ruthless hunter.

Nemo: *detatching his wings to make a wall preventing the thing from flying away and grabs it*

Gryphon, Gabriel, Buggy, and Monty: HE GOT IT!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Nemo: *squealing with delight as he cuddles the shiny bat plush with ruby eyes as Monty's strings manipulating the plush fall away*

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[Fun In The Sun…Well It Could’ve Been]

*Rein carries Sol on his shoulder as he walks down the street. The two of them relax as the sun shines down on them, however that relaxation ends when Hino drops down onto Rein’s other shoulder*

Rein: (Annoyed) Hey!! No, you’re not allowed up there.

Sol: Yeah!! Go on and get!!

Hino: But Sunspot-

Rein: “Sunny”.

Hino: (Angered) “Sun-Spot”…(Lovey) I love you!!!

Sol: You’re too annoying to love!!

Hino: (Pleading) I can change!!

Sol: Why do you even like me so much?

Hino: Because just look at you!!!! You’re beautiful in every way!! Your powerful body, your easygoing and giggly personality, your exquisite grooming, all of these and more are what make me love you so!!

*Sol and Rein look at each other and than back at Hino, and than back at each other one more time before both break out into a laughter*

Rein: Kohokokoko!!! Ah-Ha-Kohokokoko!!! I’m dying, oh goodness I’m dying!!

Sol: (Struggling to Contain her laughter) I-Shi-I think you-Kiki-need to take off your rose tinted glasses…SHIKIKIKIKI!!!

Hino: Hey!! Don’t laugh about a lady like that!!

*Hino starts beating on Rein’s neck, causing him to groan in pain but still laugh*

Rein: Ngh!! Kohokokoko!! “Exquisite Grooming?!” Ugh!! “Easygoing?!” That’s hilariously wrong buddy.

Hino: No!! You’re wrong, Sol Nero is the picture of perfection and I will take her from you!!

*Hino jumps away as Sol and Rein continue laughing…the Rein keeps laughing before dropping to the floor*

Sol: (Embarrassed) It’s…It’s not that funny…Shikikiki…

Rein: Kohokokoko!!! I’m sorry Sunny but it is, I once saw you pick a cookie crumb out of your hair and eat it!! Kohokokoko!!!

Sol: (Horrified) HOW DID YOU SEE THAT!?

Rein: *Unintelligible Laughing Noises*

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Marco sketches while I work on other stuff

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Fun Fact:

The reason the Sneak-Wave Pirates don’t come into the sights of the marines so often despite how public they are is because of the fact that they all wear disguises in public, these disguises vary in levels of effectiveness but Rein always wears the best.

Here’s a little rundown of the disguises:

Rein: Looks like an entirely different person, master of disguise and makeup. Only the keenest eyes could recognize his body shape as The Goldbricker (He regularly covers the loss of arm)

Michael: Removes his wings with his Ope-Ope, stuffs rocks under his skin to appear lumpier than his wanted poster, switches his eyes out with squid eyes…he doesn’t get recognized as Michael Azrael but good gods does he get looked at.

Mono: Wig

Jolene: Confidence in her presence

Hati: Pretends to be a dog when he smells Marines coming (Yes Marines have a specific smell, their coats smell like polyester-cotton)

Cherry: Just leaves.

Sol: Hides in Rein’s coats or shirts, goes unseen when by herself (despite the large axe on her back scraping against the ground)

The masters of disguise! (Well really it’s one master and his disciples who are just doing anything but if it ain’t broke, don’t go fixing it!)

I can see the absolutely horrified and gobsmacked looks of the crew to Michael's disguise now! They give their encouragement even if their stomachs are turning..

Mono: Wig is sending me mind you! I can’t decided which makes more sense: Fishman racism making the general public incapable of telling one merfolk from another or Mono becoming a complete different person the second she puts on a wig! It’s probably both honestly!

Jolene gives such ‘I will no longer be carrying Photo ID. And you know why? People should know who I am.’ vibes.

Disguised Rein walks into a high end boutique with a little blushing fairy lump in his pocket and a axe dragging behind him and speaks exclusively in German as he carefully picks through clothes and also the register.

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[The Grand Prize And An Incoming Party]

*Mahina and Charles swerve into a stop as they get out of their turtle car, smiling widely at their victory*

Mahina: *Smiling* Nice Driving Charles.

Charlie: *Smiling* Nice spear throwing.

*The rest of the group makes their way over to Charles and Mahina, cheering and laughing at their victory*

Pōhaku: (Proudly Crying) My Baby Girl!!!! You did so good out there!!! And Charles, that was some excellent teamwork!!!!

Ramiel: I think what the blubbering islander is saying, “Nice Driving”. Charles, you saw the speed out there on the track and I can already tell you loved it.

Charlie: (Embarrassed) It uh…It wasn’t the worst feeling.

Ramiel: And Mahina, you really showed no mercy with how hard you were throwing those spears huh?

Mahina: I don’t like losing.

Ramiel: GyaGyaGyaGya!!! All this is to say, you both did excellently!!

Victoria: (Yelling) WOO!!! WE’RE 10 MILLION BERRIES RICHER!!!

Uma: Now comes the aspect of splitting it.

Victoria: What?

Ramiel: Y’know splitting it up between all of us, since we all chipped in?

Victoria: (Slightly Disgruntled) Oh…Right.

Uma: If we decide evenly on who gets what, technically we’d each get 1,428,571.43 berries each.

Charlie: …that’s an oddly specific number.

Uma: Math is an oddly specific thing and also pure chaos.

*The Ram-Racer pulls up behind them at full speed but Mahina catches the speeding muscle car and flips it over, spilling out the drivers*

Sheepshead: Damn you!! This isn’t over, I will tell my superiors about you!! C’mon Ginrummy, we’re leaving empty handed.

Ginrummy: Seems Jack’s going to punish us.

*The Beast Pirates slink off begrudgingly, scowling and muttering. The announcer than proceeded to walk up to Mahina and Charles, smiling and holding a large golden trophy*

Announcer: FANTASTIC!!! You two have won the Hotshell Turtle Race!!! *He hands Charles the trophy*

Charles: *Grabbing the trophy* (Excited) I did it Mahi!! I finally won a sports competition!!!

Mahina: I think you mean “We”.

Charles: Yeah technically “We” but also I’m sure you’ve never lost a sport in your life?

Mahina: …You did it Charles!!!

*Victoria smashes a bottle on the ground and begins yelling*

Victoria: (Shouting) Oi Ya Blokes!!! The Champs are heading down to the Bar for autographs and partying!!!

Crowd of People: Yeah!!!!

Victoria: (Yelling) LET’S PARTY GRAN TESORO!!!

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Preview of a little something-something ya girl's been working on* (*procrastinating for like a month now)

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[The Wacky, Wild Turtle Car Races: Burning Rubber In A Casino]

Mahina: (Encouraging) Drive Charles…

Charlie: (Shocked) What?! T-That’s insane, we’re inside, I’m sorry but it’s over Mahi.

*Mahina lifts Charles up to her face and looks him in the eyes*

Mahina: It’s. Never. Over.

Charlie: …I know what I have to do.

Mahina: As do I.

*Mahina drops Charles back into the drivers seat and he immediately steps on the gas, revving on the carpeted floors before taking off*

Mahina: I think I like these sights Charles, Kirahahahaha!!!

Charlie: (Excited/Nervous) I can believe I’m driving inside a building!? Yurokikikiki!!! I feel so many emotions right now!!!

*The Wind-Rider drives a gambling floor, knocking over and hitting several slot machines and scaring several customers and dealers out of the way*

Mahina: Keep going straight Charles, we’re going through the wall.

Charlie: Aye Aye!!!

*Charlie speeds up the car and about 40 feet before they hit the wall, Mahina tosses a fireball and blows a hole in it which allows the Wind-Rider to begin falling again. This time however, Charles places clouds under the car*

Announcer: (Shocked) I don’t believe folks!!! Crazy Charles and Mahina the Mountain are back in the race, and they’re driving on clouds!?!?

Sheepshead: (Angered) WHAT!?!

Ginrummy: We need to pull them back to earth Sheepshead-sama.

Sheepshead: Get the hook.

*Ginrummy reaches into the back seat and pulls out a harpoon gun*

Sheepshead: I said “The Hook”, that’s a harpoon!!

Ginrummy: We don’t have the hook on this car.

Sheepshead: DAMN IT!!! I thought I packed that!? Whatever, use it all the same and pull those bastards down here!!

*Ginrummy pushes a button and harpoons the underside of the Wind-Rider, scaring Charles momentarily as he noticed it going through his leg*

Charlie: My Leg!!

Mahina: Logia Charles, you’re a logia.

Charlie: Oh…

*Charlie tries to pull forward on his cloudy road but he only ends up going in place, neither the Wind-Rider nor the Ram-Racer moving an inch*

Charlie: (Yelling) Let go!!!

Sheepshead: *Pulling the rope* (Yelling) Come here!!!

*The Ram-Racer manages to pull the Wind-Rider down to the track but in doing so, the harpoon snaps off allowing Charles to speed off but not without Sheepshead in hot pursuit*

Announcer: They’re nearing the final half now and the Ram-Racer is gunning for the Wind-Rider!! Who will win? It’s anyone’s call!!!

Mahina: Battering Ram at 6 o’clock Charles, what are you gonna do?

Charlie: (Stressed) Can’t you do something?!

Mahina: My flames are being restrained and if I try to do something stronger, my wings will be exposed and than I’ll have to face Marine speciesism. In short, my flames are too weak to take out that car. It’s all you Charles, you’ve got this though.

Charlie: What can you tell me about the enemy?

Mahina: (Analytical) Powerful, Highly Customized Muscle Car. Definitely going to crush our dinky rental if the battering ram connects, honestly looks a bit like a fortress on wheels.

Charlie: Hmm, I have an idea.

*Charlie takes a deep breath and begins to laugh wildly, releasing heavy clouds and that get blow back as he drives. The clouds blind Sheepshead and Ginrummy’s vision, so they try to swerve but Charles swerves with them*

Charlie: Yurokikikiki!!! Weather’s a bit choppy today isn’t it!?

*The Ram-Racer boosts forward and bumper checks the Wind-Rider, scaring Charlie*

Sheepshead: We don’t need to see cause you’re still just right in front of us!! You fool, take this!!

*The Ram-Racer readies to charge again but suddenly dark storm clouds form overhead of Gran Tesoro*

Announcer: Can you believe it folks!? Charles is up to something, this storm isn’t in the weather forecast!!! What ever is he going to do!?

Sheepshead: No matter!! I’ll still run you off the road!!

*The Ram-Racer tries to push forward and Ram into the Wind-Rider but it can’t seem to pick up speed, Sheepshead notices that his speedometer is going down and yells in anger*

Announcer: I DON’T BELIEVE IT FOLKS!!! Charles is pushing back the Ram-Racer with the very wind itself!!! However, it seems to not be affected by the wind!!?

Charlie: (Smugly) Fun Fact Mahi, anything built for speed is meant to be aerodynamic to reduce wind resistance. When things are bulky and larger, they tend to not be very aerodynamic…you being the exception of course. Yurokikikiki!!

Mahina: Heh, we have already won Charles.

*Suddenly Wapol fused with a car whizzes by the Wind-Rider with Kinderella whipping him to go faster*

Kinderella: *Whipping* Faster Babe, we need to win!!

Wapol: I’m trying!!! My wheels are burning though!!!

Mahina: Hell. No. Charles, keep the car steady.

*Mahina gets into her throwing stance but Wapol immediately stops, allowing Charles and Mahina to win the race*

Announcer: Charles and Mahina WWWWWIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!!!!

Kinderella: (Whining) WHY’D YOU STOP!!!???

Wapol: She was gonna do me like she did those other cars and ours!!!

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Female version monkey d dragon please

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[The Wacky, Wild Turtle Car Races: Melting Points]

Mahina: (Confident) I’ve got this Charles, just keep the car steady!!

Charlie: Got it!!

*Mahina adjusts her seating position and sits straight as she gets into her throwing position. A flaming spear appears in her hand and she throws it down the raceway, hitting the Evil Bongo-mobile and melting some of the steel on the back*

Announcer: Oh and it’s the unstoppable Mahina with the direct hit to the Evil Bongo-mobile!!! She’s certainly getting fired up now!! I wonder what kinda devil fruit she has!?

Pōhaku: GO MY BABY GIRL!!! Your father is so very proud!!!

Wapol: (Screaming) EEEK!!! (Scared/Angry) Hey!! Don’t melt my car, this is custom and personal!!!!

*Another spear hits the back of the Evil Bongo-mobile, melting yet another hole in the back*

Charlie: (Confident) That’s it Mahina, keep throwing!!!

Mahina: I’m ending this!!

*Mahina throws one last spear but accidentally hits the only other car, the Super Speedy, and causes it to explode and fall off the track*

Announcer: Ooh!!! And Speedy Speedy is down for the count!!! Charles and Mahina are really on the offensive!!!

Mahina: Damn, I missed…Not again though!!

*Mahina raises her arm and Wapol is screaming in fear in his car*

Wapol: OH NO!!!! What am I gonna do!!?

Kinderella: Push a button!!

Wapol: Right!!! Oil Slick!!!

*Wapol presses the button to release the oil…but the molten and dripping steel ignites it, causing their turtle car to blow sky high*

Kinderella: You Fat Idiot!!!!

Wapol: I’M SORRY!!!!

*The Wind-Rider whizzes past the flaming wreckage of the Evil Bongo-mobile*

Announcer: Oh!!! And a self sabotage from Wapol!!!

Mahina: Hmm, guess I didn’t need to throw…

Charlie: AND it’s just us and the Beasts!!!

*Mahina and Charles pull up to the side of Sheepshead and Ginrummy’s ride and both racers stare each other down*

Sheepshead: You’re little fire tricks ain’t gonna work on the Ram-Racer, we’ll run you off the road!!!

*The Ram-Racer slams into the side of the Wind-Rider, nearly causing Charles to lose control of the vehicle. Mahina tries shooting fire at the Ram-Racer but it’s too sturdy and moving too fast to melt it*

Mahina: (Angry) Kūamuamu!!

Sheepshead: Take this!!! Ram Push!!!

*The Ram-Racer quickly turns into the Wind-Rider, pushing it more and more to the side of the track*

Charlie: (Screaming) Y-You take this!!!

*Charlie raises his hand but before he can do anything, the Wind-Rider breaks over the railing of the track and begins to momentarily fly in the air*

Charlie: *Slow Motion Screaming*

Mahina: *Slow Motion Cursing*

*The Wind-Rider crashes into a Casino’s 12 floor and Charlie just slams his head down on the horn*

Mahina: (Outraged/Bummed) I can’t believe it…Justice is gonna lose to an overpowering force.

Charlie: (Dejected) There’s nothing we can do…

Mahina: Well…not nothing?

Charlie: What? What do you mean?

Mahina: Charles, I have two options for us…either we give up or keep trying!!

Charlie: What do you mean “Keep Trying”!? We’re in a casino!?

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[The Wacky, Wild Turtle Car Races: Start Your Engines]

*As the racers move to the starting line, they all line up in a row. Charles and Mahina’s turtle engine roaring in anticipation*

Charlie: Hey Mahi, I’m still kinda scared. I just wanna let you know that.

Mahina: I understand that Charles but you cannot lose to these riffraff and especially not to those Beast Pirates.

Charlie: *Gripping the wheel tighter* Yeah…

Announcer: (Excitedly) It’s time for the anything goes turtle-mobile race, Hotshell!!

Pōhaku: (Yelling) Good Luck!!!

Ramiel: (Yelling) Don’t lose!!!

Victoria: (Yelling) Win however possible!!

Charlie: (To himself) That’s not unnerving…

Mahina: (Shouting) We Will!!

Announcer: This is a six car race, there are no limits on vehicle customization. By hook or by crook, whoever completes a full lap wins the whole pot!! The losers go home crying.

*The cars rev their engines as all the drivers glance at each other*

Announcer: (Excitedly) Now the moment of truth is upon us!!

Mahina: Get ready Charles…

Charlie: Yeah…

Flag Girl: Ready!? Go!!

*All six cars immediately haul out as fast as they can and begin racing down the track*

Announcer: A clean start for all the entrants!! Who will break ahead of the pack first!?

*A ruby studded and colored car bolts forward ahead of the rest of the racers, it’s driver a smug and arrogant looking older gentleman*

Announcer: And Ronald Ruby shines his way into an early lead!! Ronald spends his days as the patriarch of the Ruby family and their entire fortune, but put him behind the wheel and you get the Crimson Racer!!

Ronald: Wehehehe!! I’m winning this race, you vile plebeians! My Ruby Racer runs on cash money and there’s no greater fuel source in the world!!!

*Sheepshead and Ginrummy flip a switch and get a momentary speed boost, if only to ram the Ruby Racer with its decorative horns*

Sheepshead: Doesn’t matter how good your fuel source is when we run you off the road with our Ram Racer!!

*The spiky and armored muscle car rams into the Ruby Racer again, causing it to spin out and fall out of the track. This eliminates Ronald from the race and puts the Ram Racer in the lead*

Announcer: Ooh that was fast, now leading our racers is Sheepshead, the living battering ram!!

Sheepshead: Ahahaha!!! We’re winning this race in the name of Kaido, King of the Beasts!!!

Announcer: The Pool area is coming up next!! They’re nearing the first curve!!

Charles: Mahi, do you think you can hit that car in front of us!?

Mahina: *Aiming her spear* (Determined) Drive me closer, Charles!!

*Charles steps on the gas a little harder and manages to get about 10 feet from the car in front of them. Mahina simply thrusts every inch of her spear forward and manages to pop the tire of the car*

Sheila: Eek!!! I’m spinning out of control!!!

Announcer: Ooh!! That’s another one gone as Skimpy Sheila has been forced to pull over to the side of the track!!!

*The remaining 4 cars make the turn easily. Suddenly Charlie’s car starts going even faster and manages to push its way to second place*

Wapol: Ehh!? How are they doing that!?

Mahina: (Curious) Yeah, how are we doing this?

Charlie: (Excited) Well I’m basically doping these turtles with extra oxygen localized entirely around our engine!! Yurokikikiki!!!

Mahina: (Surprised) Wow, you’re getting into this!?

Charlie: (Happy) I really am Mahi, I feel the need for speed!!! I didn’t even know I’d enjoy this so much!?

*Meanwhile in Wapol’s Evil Bongo-mobile, Kinderella is crying at Wapol*

Kinderella: (Crying) Honey!!! Do something!! Those mean old commoners are in the lead!!

Wapol: Don’t worry babe, I have an idea!!!

*Wapol drinks a jug of hot sauce and burps fire as he turns his head around, this pushes the Evil Bongo-mobile forward and ahead of Charlie and Mahina’s Wind-Rider*

Mahina: Disgusting!!!

Charlie: (Worried) What do we do!?

Mahina: Hmm…Well either I can handle them or you, though either option has it’s risks.

Charlie: That’s kinda vague Mahina but ok!?

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The Hat Brothers

Ace is Aboriginal-Australian, Sabo is Afro-French w/ albinism and Luffy is Mexican!! :D

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Tied-Up Marine: Isn't Pin the Tail on the Donkey too advanced for a one year old's birthday?

Crocodile: Don't tell me how to parent, asshole! Nemo, najmi, you ready?

Nemo: *blindfolded and holding up a huge iron spike* TABTABTAB!! 😈

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[The Big Leagues: Choosing Cars And Meeting The Competition]

*Charles, Mahina, and Victoria make their way over to the rental car area and look over the choices*

Charlie: (Whining) C’mon Vic, I don’t wanna drive!!

Victoria: Well Mahina is too large to drive one of these cars.

Charlie: That also brings me to a second point, how is Mahina going to drive with me if she can’t fit?

Mahina: I will sit on the back of the title car with my legs scrunched to my chest, Y’know like an upright fetal position.

Charlie: (Weirded Out) Don’t feel like that’s the name for that pose but ok…

Victoria: Well Chuck, this is where we part ways. Go pick something fast, don’t lose this or you will be sorry.

*Victoria walks off and leaves Mahina and Charles alone*

Charlie: Mahi? Do you think I let people get away with disrespecting me too much?

Mahina: Do you honestly think you’ll improve if I answer that honestly?

Charlie: Fair enough. So which of these cars seems good to you?

*Mahina inspects the cars, their turtle engines, and their general frames. She turns her head back to Charles*

Mahina: This one, it seems sturdy but also aerodynamic.

*Charlie inspects the car; a green paint job with gold accents, gold rim wheels, a fine tan leather interior, and a gold steering wheel*

Charlie: (Impressed) Pretty nice, you’ll take the backseat and part of the trunk and I’ll be in the front driving.

Mahina: Yep, that is the arrangement.

???: Gold-dig-dig-dig!!! Foolish Fools, you honestly think you can win the Turtle Car Race!?

*Mahina and Charles turn around to look at the woman who insulted them. A woman in a yellow dress, purple feather boa, black pointed glasses, and pink hair*

Charlie: (Confused) Neither of us was talking to you?

Kinderella: You should feel so lucky that I’m speaking to you, do you know who I am? I am Miss Universe, Kinderella, Queen of the Evil Black Drum Kingdom!!

Charlie: (Concerned/Confused) A-Are you ok? Where is your stomach?

Kinderella: Some of us just aren’t fat dearie, I pride myself in keeping my body as beautiful as it can be.

Wapol: Yeah!! My Girl’s the epitome of beauty!!

*Wapol kisses Kinderella’s cheek and both of them smile smugly at Mahina and Charles with Kinderella wiping her cheek*

Mahina: Shallow lovers drown in the sorrow of each other’s company. I will snap both of you like twigs by the time this race is finished.

Wapol: (Slightly Unnerved) Oh…

Charlie: I think we’re gonna look over here now.

*Charlie and Mahina turn their backs to Wapol and Kinderella, only to see yet another pair of racers*

Sheepshead: Ahahaha!!! You ready to race Ginrummy!?

Ginrummy: Why are we doing this again, Sheepshead-sama?

Sheepshead: Cause Jack wanted us to bring him loads of money and the easiest way to do that, is by winning 10,000,000 berries in a high speed race.

Mahina: (Whispering) Charles, those are beast pirates!! We need to arrest them.

Charles: (Whispering) We can’t they’re headliners and headliners are like really important to the beast pirates, important enough to raid an entire Marine base for just one.

Mahina: (Whispering/Angry) So there are two criminals RIGHT there but we can’t arrest them!?

Charles: (Whispering) Not without major and very deadly consequences Mahi.

Mahina: (Whispering) Just promise me we’ll beat them in this race.

Charles: (Whispering) I promise, we’re marines and we don’t let pirates win!!

*Mahina pinches the bridge of her nose and rubs her forehead*

Mahina: (Annoyed) Who else is here?

Charles: *Looking Around* Uhh…not anyone I recognize as a pirate or wanted man, so I think they’re civilians.

Mahina: Let’s get our car ready Charles…

*Mahina and Charles fist bump and walk towards their car. As they’re walking, Mahina glares daggers at Sheepshead and Charlie blushes at Ginrummy*

Sheepshead: Seems we got rivals Ginrummy…

Ginrummy: From the look of the tall one’s poncho, they’re Marines too.

Sheepshead: Doesn’t matter, let’s win this race!!!

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Dragon Claw Fist but it’s a hybrid technique branching from the Finger Pistol of the Six Powers, adding elements of Fish-Man Karate and Okama Kenpo.

There’s an old journal or two somewhere in the RA archives talking about the “Gay Fish Technique” because Dragon needed a working title while he was documenting the development of the style.

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[The Big Leagues: Plans For A Race]

*Meanwhile in Charlie and Mahina’s hotel room, Charles is sitting on his bed and watching the TV until Victoria kicks the door open*

Victoria: (Excitedly) CHUCK!!! Get up now, we gotta go!!

Charlie: (Shocked/Confused) What!? What’s happening!!?

Victoria: (Excitedly) Doesn’t matter!! Just come on, get over here and you come too Mahina!!!

Mahina: *Looking up from her newspaper* Huh?

Victoria: COME ON!!!!

*About 30 minutes later and some rushing, Victoria takes Charles and Mahina to the rest of the group*

Victoria: (Fast) We’re pooling our money together to get a place in the Turtle Car Race!! Give me money!!

Charlie: What!? Hold on, “Turtle Car Race?”

Mahina: Isn’t that the sport where you drive as wildly and fast as you can?

Victoria: Correct.

Uma: We’re pooling our money to have a chance to win the race.

Pōhaku: It seems a little much for my age but I do wanna watch this race.

Ramiel: I wonder if I should drive?

Snapper: *Hiss*

Ramiel: (Angry) I’m a fantastic driver Snapper!!

Victoria: C’mon Charles, C’mon Mahina, we only need 20,000 more berries?

Mahina: I only have 4,000 berries, I haven’t had much luck in these “casinos”

Charlie: I have enough money to get us in there but who’s even driving?

Victoria: *She takes Charles and Victoria’s money* You are Chuck, congratulations!! Be ready within 30 minutes.

Charlie: (Yelling) EXCUSE ME!? WHAT THE F-*Sharp Inhale* (Stressed) What!?

Victoria: Well Pōhaku and Ramiel are too old, I personally can’t stand mechanical engineering for personal reasons, and Uma doesn’t know how to drive.

Uma: It’s true, I do not.

Charlie: (Scared) Why do I have to drive though!?

Victoria: Cause I already signed your name.

Charlie: IS THIS WHY YOU RUSHED ME OUT OF MY HOTEL ROOM!?

Victoria: There we go, you get it now. Now come on, we gotta get your car picked out.

*Victoria pulls Charles away as he flails and emotes wildly, making weird noises that aren’t even words. Mahina follows quietly behind*

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Buggy: *nuzzling Nemo's nose* Happy birthday, my little popcorn kernel! 😁

Nemo: Ap birfoo meeeee!! 😋

Gabriel: I wanna give him his present!

Mihawk: There will be plenty of time for that later, right now your brother needs to eat and have a bath.

Gryphon: We have a cupcake platter and a hose.

Nemo: AHHHHH!!! 🤩🤩🤩

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