The Guardian of Spire Island. A Chance to Join a Crew?

 Near a certain island, days after the incident on Bowl Island 

''A ship could be seen sailing the calm, placid ocean waves, making its way towards its next destination. Given where it was coming from, there was no doubt who it belonged to.''

Spike: Rrrgh... When is she gonna get here? Doesn't she know she's late?

Sakura: Be patient, Spike. She's still new. So maybe she doesn't quite know where everything is yet.

Chris[leaning over the railing on the 2nd floor of the ship]: Well I hope she gets here soon... I'm sooo tired of waiting!

Glory[shaking her head]: Seriously Chris, can't you act your own age and wait like a man?

Chris[whining]: I DON'T WANNA~!!

Bach: Urgh! Could you NOT shout...?

''It had been a good number of days since The Jolly Pirates left Bowl Island. They had been recovering from their battle with The No Beard Pirates, and when not doing so, had been celebrating the recruitment of their newest member, Forge...''

Chris: MARY, WHERE ARE YOU?!!! C'MON!! WE'RE ALL BORED!!

Aphro[Male Form]: [placing "his" hands on "his" hips] Honestly Chris!! That is no way to talk to a lady!! I demand you to show Ms. Mary some respect!!

Chris[groaning]: OK... [takes in some air] ... MARY~!!! PLEASE GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW~!!!

Timber and Wyatt: NO MORE SHOUTING!!!

''Both Timber and Wyatt then kicked Chris in the butt simultaneously, thus knocking him over the railing and causing him to hit the floor, making his face splat as a result. Chris then got up and yelled back at the two, all the while forgetting to reform his face back to normal (which made his face look flat and wide, causing quite a humorous scene.)''

Chris: YOU JERKS!! YOU CAN'T KICK ME FOR SHOUTING!!

Rune: In hindsight, you two actually made him shout even more...

''Just then, from underneath the main hatch came out Mary herself. She climbed aboard the deck, looking quite proud. She crossed her arms over her chest as she faced her new crewmates.''

Mary: I apologize for my lateness. I had to make some last minute fixes to my latest invention.

Chris: AWESOME~!!

Chris' eyes became star-like, however, his face remained the same.

Shinku: At least change your face back to normal!! You're freaking me out!!

Lawrence[in hybrid form]: And at least wait for her to say what it is, baka...

''Mary nodded in response and motioned her right arm towards the nearest side of the ship. The rest of the crew walked over and peered over the side of the ship in order to get a good look. From what they could see, a gray, metal ring was now attached to the side of the ship. The ring was fastened with a series of rivets, with an interior hole in the middle which was protected on all sides by the exterior ring. The hole was closed by a metallic door which appeared to be shut vertically. The rest of the crew appeared to be confused.''

Timber: Erm... Mary, what exactly did you DO to my ship...?

Karen: Does it shoot cannonballs?

Spike: Are they flamethrowers?

Chris: Do we get launched out of them and land on other people's ships?

The rest of the crew looked at Chris with dissaproval.

Glory: Chris, that's the stupidest thing you've said all day. Why would we get launched out of a cannon?

Chris: Cuz we'd look cool...

''After that, there was a bit of an awkward silence. Mary put a fist up to her mouth and cleared her throat.''

Mary: Ahem! It doesn't do any of those things. In fact, I don't quite have a name for it yet. It's sole purpose is to act as The Jolly MK II's grappling system.

''The rest of the crew's eyes grew in surprise. They looked at Mary with disbelief.''

Bach: Gra...

Spike: Grappling...

'''Wyatt and Chris[starry-eyed and mouths hung open. Chris' face returned to normal]:''' Gra-Gra-Gra-Gra-Gra-Gra-Gra-Gra...!!!

Timber[exhasperated]: A grappling... System...?

Mary nodded.

Mary: Indeed. This will serve as The Jolly MK II's newfound arms. It's main function will be for combat purposes, but it can still be useful for other situations as well. I had plans for such an idea for quite some time, but I was never able to get around to implementing them. Thanks to you pirates inviting me to your crew, I can now put this idea to use. Hopefully, if given enough spare time, I can get it finished soon.

Chris and Wyatt[still excited]: SO COOL~!!!

Timber: Wow Mary!! That's awesome!! I never even thought of that!!

Spike[smirking and rubbing the bottom of his nose with his finger]: Hehehe!! Nice work there, Mary.

Chris: IT'S OFFICIAL!! MARY WILL ALWAYS BE OUR NAKAMA!!

Jolly Pirates except Chris and Mary: AGREED!!

''Mary smiled warmly upon hearing this. She never imagined that she'd end up a part of a group of people who would acceot and appreciate her as much as her former co-workers did. This made Mary feel truly loved as a result. She felt that she had truly found a place to belong to at last.''

Mary[thinking]: Nakama... I never thought i'd find more people who would call me that. I think that in the end, joining these Jolly Pirates was more beneficial to me, than joining those monstrous No Beard Pirates. More so by over 90% at least. I promise... I'll do whatever I can for you all... My nakama.