One Piece: Reach For The Sky/Story and Timeline

Graduation From Training and Tackling a Volcano
On Penica Island in Lucky Town, Noboya and Leanna return from their search of Rio who is still nowhere to be found. Mt.Kukaku erupts sending the village in a panic.

In the Anamarius, Rio finalizes his training with the Animal Guardians. At that moment, the volcano erupts on Mt.Kukaku and using his powers, Rio soars to the Volcano’s edge.

As he examines the flow of Lava, he is visibly shocked when he notices that the trail of magma is heading for his home town. He rushes back down to the Animal Guardians to request there assistance but Wukong blatantly refuses and claims that Rio is the only human they’ve made an exception for.

He then declares that while he despises the people in the village, there are two (Noboya and Leanna) who are close to him and he won’t let them die, running off to stop the magma.

Back in town, Noboya organizes everyone to leave the village and evacuates everyone out of the village. Leanna returns and a woman claims her son and daughter are gone, causing Leanna to try and go back and look for them. Leanna finds the children crying on a tree.

After saving the children, she’s about to die until Rio saves her.

Rio saves Leanna (and accidently touches her boobs) and tries to save another kid but Wukong saves him first. As Rio thanks his grandpa, Ox and Hawke appear and claim there are no more left Ox and Hawke appear and together with Rio, they redirect the Magma out of the island.

Leanna thanks (and hugs) Rio, Noboya tells Rio that he’s just like his father, the village apologizes for their attitude towards him, Rio says good bye to his family. Rio leaves the island, Wukong throws him an amulet to signify he’s an animal guardian, Rio heads out for the Grand Line.

The Moonlight Swordsman and The Margolo Brothers
Rio’s journey begins, he challenges the sky when a storm comes, his boat gets destroyed. As he regains consciousness, he finds himself in a small inn and that his clothes are taken off.

He meets Celia, the daughter of the most popular inn keeper of the town who saved Rio while out on one of his trips. Rio leaves inn and Celia gives him tour, learns about Margolo Brothers and is thirsty and goes for a drink and Hibiki grabs it along with him.

The glass breaks and the two engage each other and take their fight outside, moments later Margolo Henchmen appear but get knocked out by Rio and Hibiki. Hibiki withdraws his sword, pays for his damages, and leaves while Rio leaves with Celia and sleep in Inn. Rio overhears Celia’s dad and her talking about when Marines will come.

Rio comes back from fishing with Celia and her father, notices a scuffle going down in Town and Rio jumps on a building, notices Hibiki, they get into another argument and fight. The henchmen try to interfere again but Rio and Hibiki blast em off again but stop when they notice guns pointed at the citizens. Celia barges in and kicks the brother but the brother kidnaps her and forces Rio and Hibiki to follow.

Arriving at the Mansion, Rio and Hibiki are presented in front of the two other Margolo Brothers and are surrounded by henchmen. The Oldest brother questions who they are but they refuse to answer, enraging him and causing him to grab his Axe and throw it in between the two of them, but to his great shock neither of them flinch.

The older brother then snaps his fingers and falls down along with Hibiki to the bottom floor of a dark room. Rio and the man converse until they come to a mutual agreement to settle their score after they deal with the stupid brothers. They make their way to a corridor and come across several bandits and proceed to go to work on their faces until Rio grabs one and forces him to tell them where they’re at.

Eventually they make it back to the room and bust out of the door, shocking the brothers. Rio notices that the youngest brother along with Celia are nowhere. Hibiki pushes him and tells him to go stop the other one while he handles this one. Rio agrees and busts out of the mansion and looks for the youngest brother. He finds Celia tied up near the port and goes for her but a giant boulder crashes on top of him.

The youngest brother appears and laughs hysterically as he sits on top of boulder and before he can laugh more, the boulder cracks in half with Rio’s arm extended upwards and he dusts himself off, looking pretty pissed. In a desperate attempt, the youngest brother rushes Rio but Rio’s skills in hand to hand surpass his and Rio lands a good hit on him before he threatens to kill Celia again.

Rio hesitates and receives a claw wound to his chest and he curses him. Before anything else can happen, Flint comes out of nowhere demanding he let go of his daughter and attacks him with a bat but the youngest brother notices it and scars him and as he smiles at the blood, he fails to notice Rio devilishly smiling at him as Rio uses his Ox mode to send a punch to the brother’s face and crashing into the ship, totaling it.

Back at the mansion, Hibiki engages in combat with the middle brother and the two seem to be even until Hibiki turns it up a bit and pushes him back. The brother pushes Hibiki back until he uses one of his signatures and sheaths his blade. Celia comes in, gives him a message from Rio and goes after the remaining boss.

Rio busts through the window to fight the last one but Hibiki sends an attack at him, claiming the brother is his. As they argue and Celia walk in, the boss tries to grab Celia in the confusion but they both beat him to it and knock him out

With the last of the brother’s defeated and the henchmen fleeing from the town, Rio hoasts the body of the oldest brother (now tied up) and claims to wait for those slow marines to take them in. The people celebrate and Flint who is injured and carried by one of the men thanks them both for what they’ve done, but Rio claims he was just returning the favor. At night, as Rio decides to spend one more night to recover, Hibiki throws something at him which he catches a bag full of money that Hibiki claims is the reward for taking them down, Rio’s half. Rio puts it aside and thanks him while Hibiki stands at the foot of the building, asking why he helped them. Rio poses the same question and Hibiki just claims that he owes a debt to them and wanted to repay it, before Rio admits to the same scenario.

Hibiki jumps up and aims his sword at him, declaring that they were his kill and Rio must forfeit his life for it but Rio refuses, saying he can’t die until he accomplishes his dream. After explaining about the TOB, Hibiki also admits that he’s looking for something in the Grand Line, or someone. Rio suggests coming along since they could bust some heads along the way, but Hibiki refuses saying he’s more interested in killing him. Thinking of an idea, Rio suggests that after they find the Tower and he accomplishes his dream, he’ll let Hibiki kill him which satisfies Hibiki long enough for him to join in a temporary alliance.

The next day at the harbor, the village packs a new boat (one that is sturdier than the last one) and some supplies on it and wish them the best of luck on their trip, before Rio turns around and gives Celia his trademark pose that she now copies and he says “Reach for the Sky” and with that, takes off with Hibiki for Antitlos Island in search of a Navigator (as suggested by Flint).

Arrivial and Meeting the "Miracle" Healer
Sailing for their next island, Rio and Hibiki have a little small talk before encountering a large ship behind them being captained by Marine Captain Saser. Rio and Hibiki dock off on the island and travel through the forest until they come across a large group of people that have gathered around a wounded man lying on the ground.

He begs the people for help but everyone looks away and don’t do anything and before Rio can make a move, a stranger in a cloak walks up to the man, bends down and heals him. The stranger’s leaves the scene, leaving Rio interested but Hibiki reminds him that they need to focus. Ignoring his suggestion, Rio (accompanied by an annoyed Hibiki) follow the woman. Little did they know however, that a Marine had took notice of Rio and the reports of the one who defeated the Margolo Brothers match his description.

As Rio and Hibiki follow the woman, she makes a dash and hopes to lose them and makes it back to her clinic, but Rio jumps down in front of her startling her. She questions why they’re following her and they claim they’re looking for a Navigator but she says she isn’t one and goes into her house, but is shocked to see both Rio and Hibiki inside. Rio wonders how she healed that guy by touching him and Angela reveals that she ate a devil fruit.

At this time, she takes off her cloak and astonishes Rio and Hibiki as she reveals herself to be a beautiful young girl. As they converse more, Rio’s sensitive ears pick up the sound of marching and Angela goes outside and notices a group of Marines led by Saser marching towards her.

She quickly tells them to get out of here and run since the Marines in this town aren’t like the typical Marines, Hibiki drags him out the back and they jump into the forest where they watch the scene unfold. Saser crashes into the house and finds it empty and right before Saser walks in, Angela jumps from the top and tries to use her powers on him but Saser grabs her arm and slams her into the ground. She tries to get up but Saser picks her up from her collar and smugly claims she’s missed him and that she did a good job hiding from him these past two years, then goes on to destroy the inn with the Marines. Angela shouts out in agony not too touch it but the Marines set it on fire and carry her away with Saser, greatly pissing off Rio who is held down by Hibiki claiming that it’s not their concern.

Saser City and Shin the Painter
Heading into Saser Town, Rio and Hibiki ask around for Navigators and people direct them to a woman named Amanda who is an information broker. Amanda informs them that there is a boy named Shin that lives on the other side of town that works for the Marines but no ever goes to see him as he attacks anyone who gets close.

Rio and Hibiki go there and no one answers, they bust through the door and walk inside, they come across an immense amount of drawings and paintings of the sea, the sky, and the town. They ask around but no one answers again and before they’re about to leave they find a stack of plans buried on top of them that detail the structure of the Marine Base and some weapon designs for poison.

As they stare at them, Shin returns and glares at the two of them but he hostile when he sees them with his plans and busts out his tonfas and starts to attack but not before Hibiki intercepts him and the two start brawling inside while Rio examines the plans until Shin goes for him but Hibiki cuts his tonfas in half and points his blade towards him.

Shin admits defeat and Rio asks why he attacked us, not before Shin realizes they’re not Marines and feels relieved. Not long after that, Shin explains that he’s been working for the Marines for a living. Hibiki brings up the plans and Shin scoffs and tells them he’s tried but getting the tonfa’s is near impossible because of Saser, a Marine Captain.

Shin asks them leave before Rio asks him to be his navigator, but not before Hibiki disagrees about it and says he can’t be trusted since he’s a Marine. Shin refuses and tells them to beat it before Rio goes on to say he’d be willing to get those Tonfa’s if he decides to join. Shin thinks about it but not before his Den-Den mushi picks up and Saser is on the other side, claiming he’s retrieved Angela and that he’s expecting those charts by this afternoon.

As Shin climbs to the top of his shack and grabs his telescope to begin preparations, Rio decides to wait it out in Shin’s house while Hibiki gets infuriated about Rio’s decision and goes into town. He shops around until he sees the woman from before accompanied with Mitch. They eventually head into Amanda’s work shop and he finds out about the history of the town while at the same time, Shin tells Rio the same thing.

Late in the afternoon, a squad of Marines come over to Shin’s workshop and asks for the charts and Shin hands it over to them but not before telling them about the strange man in his house. As they carry him away from the place, Hibiki return back from Amanda’s workshop and gets pissed at Shin’s actions, but Shin brushes it off and says that’s what he wanted, explaining Rio did that on purpose to get inside and save Angela.

Infiltration of Marine Base Alpha
Inside the base, Rio ends up in the base in a room where the Marines bring Lieutenant Oliver inside and questions him on who he is but Rio gives vague answers. The Marines under his command want to shoot him but Oliver reprimands them and that he’s just confused and he leaves it at that. Rio wonders around the base until he ends up having to wear Marine clothing as a disguise.

Eventually, he ends up in the prison section where he meets Angela who is expressionless. While she doesn’t answer at first, Rio does some things to get her to laugh and she eventually does, coldly inquiring his business here. Rio questions why she was captured and she explains her situation to him. Before Rio can attempt to bust her out, the Marines issue a emergency meeting call and he is forced to head on up with the others as they line up in front of Saser and Oliver who recognizes the boy but leaves it as is.

One of the marines report that the band of thieves called the Margolo Brothers had just been recently apprehended and the perpetrators were nowhere to be found on the crime scene and that the only information they could get out of the people were that they were pirates and some appearance descriptions.

As this goes on, one of the Marines say that isn’t this a good thing since now they won’t have to worry about it but Saser steps up and stabs the young marine for his disobedience, stating that this was a disgrace to Marines that they were bested by Pirates. At that moment, Rio calls him out and Saser walks up to the boy, hell bent on killing him like the other but Oliver steps in and say he’s a new recruit and that he’s new. Saser ignores this and tells the Marines to be on their guard for these two.

As they are dismissed, Saser keeps a close eye on Rio until he notices the red hair on him and description and gets suspicious as he watches him. Back where Shin and Hibiki are, Hibiki grows impatient but Shin reprimands him saying that the plan is set in motion and he needs that distraction before they can move. Shin then goes on to ask Hibiki why they’re pirates in the first place and Hibiki answers.

Back at the base, Rio is seen wondering the halls again and finds the kitchen with stock loads of food loaded in. He begins pigging out until someone comes in and he hides in the closet and overhears the Marines talking about Angela and how hot she is and say it’s a shame she is going to be sent to be a slave, where Rio starts to get pissed.

As the Marines sigh, Rio emerges from the closet and knocks the attacks the soldiers, demanding to know what they’re talking about. He explains and Rio finds him getting even more pissed off about the situation and heads for Angela’s cell. He can’t seem to get back into Angela’s cell and starts blowing things up with his attacks, which alert everyone and from the outside Hibiki and Shin take this as the moment to move in.

Defeating the Black Tyrant
Saser hears the eruptions and scurries off to deal with the matter while Oliver gathers the troops when he hears news of people attacking from the outside. Rio ends up being surrounded by a swarm of Marines and starts plowing through them with his powers and makes his way to the cell where he meets Angela again but she’s more confused on what’s going on. Rio breaks her free, grabs her and plows a hole straight up but ends up in the Marine main corridor where Saser shows up and reveals he knew there was something off about him.

As Rio faces down a swarm of Marines with weapons pointed at him, Saser then questions Angela’s release but she discourages breaking out with him and that he just grabbed her. Saser then tells her to come back and that if she ever wants to see Leon again that she’ll need to work for him longer and Angela goes to the other side but Rio reveals Saser’s ultimate plan which causes Angela to switch sides and Saser to open fire, but not before an entire jar of poison gas comes from the crack in the wall and Shin along with Hibiki bust inside.

While Shin holds a map of the base and goes for the Tonfas, Rio asks Shin to protect Angela but she declines saying she doesn’t need help and that she can fight on her own but Rio smacks her and says Saser is his, until a group of Marines come at them but Hibiki cuts them down and gets angry at Rio for ruining the plan. Rio then jumps into the corridor to bust some heads while Hibiki tries to get Angela out of the base while Shin goes for the tonfas.

Shin eventually reaches the tonfas and breaks them out and admires the work and quality and rushes to get out but Saser arrives on the scene and defeats him rather easily. As Rio continues to fight, he notices both Saser and Oliver both gone and worries for his friends as he realizes Saser went for Shin while Oliver went for Hibiki. With Hibiki, they escape out of the base but Oliver secures the exit and before his Marines can shoot them all, he challenges Hibiki to a quick draw battle where they both draw their swords in an instant.

Hesitant, Hibiki agrees and lets his sights off of Angela for a second which allows a Marine to grab her in a Choke hold. Oliver berates his soldiers and tries to get him away but Angela uses her powers and cripples the man, leaving his pain in tact as she places her foot on top of him with Oliver, Hibiki, and even the Marines being terrified of her. The battle begins and Hibiki defeats Oliver, which earns his respect as he admits that he’s been trying to shape the Marines into a fair and honorable system but Saser’s tyranny has prevented that.

Soon, the villagers from the town gather around and wonder what’s going on with Mitch from before running to the top of a group of people and proclaiming that this is the time to step up and stop Saser. Amanda joins him and the towns people gather they’re weapons and head for the base. Angela then rushes back inside against Hibiki’s orders but before he can go and get her, another fleet of Marines show up and keep him occupied.

Inside the base once again, Rio has just about taken care of everyone and sits on a body of Marines until he gets up and picks a direction to go in, hoping his friends are alright. Busting through the walls, Shin flies through them badly beaten and bruised as the tonfas he’s wanted to get his hands are in Saser’s hands as he wields them.

Before Saser can go after him, he grabs Shin and asks if he’s alright but he claims that it’s his own fault for being weak and that he can handle it himself. Saser starts taunting them all and goes on to say that he those so called pieces of crap Shin drew were a waste of time and that he should spend all his time doing things that make money instead of things he likes.

After hearing enough, Rio charges for Saser and at that moment Angela comes in and attempts to disable him with her powers but he dodges and it ends up getting Rio instead which disables his left arm. As Rio frantically screams, Saser takes this opportunity to grab her by the neck and proclaim that she’ll be his puppet and that once he hands her over to the Celestial Dragons, she’ll be nothing more than a tortured prisoner that won’t ever see the sky again.

At the mention of this, Rio goes berserk and punches Saser flat in the stomach that sends him miles back and crashing into a wall. Angela falls into Rio’s arms as he proclaims that everyone needs to see the sky and that robbing someone of that privilege is the same as death.

Rio tosses Angela aside as Saser comes back in and the two clash for awhile with the battle destroying most of the base and as a finishing move, Rio proceeds to use a powerful upper cut that pushes Saser out of the window and sky rocketing into the air with Rio following him as he flies in the air (he grabs Angela) and they fly across the air. Saser ends up in the middle of town before the villagers attack and they celebrate as Saser’s been defeated and the Marines stop their attacks on Hibiki. Oliver then commands the arrest of Saser but not before Angela steps up to him as he’s barely conscious and twists his arms and legs so that he won’t be moving anytime soon, scaring the people nearby.

A few days afterwards, Rio and Hibiki are resting up in Amanda’s place as Angela has been taking care of them with Shin. During their recovery, Angela asked what he meant by showing him the sky and he tells her about the Tower of Beginnings and says that she impressed him and he’d like to have her around. Angela blushes a bit and says Rio has to take responsibility for rescuing her and asks to go along with him as she wants to find her friend and they agree to take her.

Once they were all rested up and ready to go, Amanda told them to wait by the docks and jump onto the cliff when the time was ready. Before though, they pay a visit to Shin’s house and he claims he has no interest in going since he was only interested in the tonfa’s. Oliver and his Marines come though and inform that while they’re grateful for Saser’s arrest and that he’ll never wear a Marine suit again, they’re pirates nonetheless and that bounties will eventually be put on their heads for this incident, with Rio has no problem with, Hibiki doesn’t care, Angela is fine with it, but Shin expresses distaste and that he has no choice but to go with them after the incident since he’ll be hunted down.

Almost refusing to go and taking his chances, Rio brings out the tonfas and claims he stole them from him and that he’ll take it with him as a souvenir and Shin finally concedes to go with them. Rio then mentions that he’d like to see Shin’s drawings and that touches Shin enough not to hold any angst and they all go to the cliff and before the Marines put on the persuade that they’re going to “Capture” them, they jump into the sea where the a Pirate ship is underneath them and they land on it, admire it, and thank the villagers while they head to the next island.

Pegasus Sightings and the Protector of the Village
After traveling around the West Blue for about a week and learning how to operate the ship, someone spots a Pegasus flying into the sky near a huge island and a giant rock being destroyed. Intrigued, Rio sets sail for that island. The ship gets closer and a young man is seen watching the group approach them and dashes away.

After docking, the group starts to explore the land with numerous creatures lurking around until they eventually witness a little girl running out of the open being chased and has her foot bleeding, with a ferocious bear chasing her. Before the bear can save her, Hibiki holds its claws at bay while Rio takes the chance to deliver a punch to the bear and knock it out, stating he’s sorry and places the bear to the side.

Angela tends to the girl and the girl says she okay and in that moment, Bryan appears from the scene and screams for them to let go. Confused, they try to make sense of the situation but Bryan charges in and attacks Rio and they fight until the girl screams for him to stop and they momentarily cease for Anabella to step in front of them and say they helped her.

This causes Bryan to bow his head in respect and apologizes for his attack, assuming they were pirates that were going to attack. Sorting the air, Bryan offers them a meal to satisfy their hunger and they get escorted to the Abandoned Village where a group of kids are seen playing around while a man who looks close to Bryan’s age welcomes him back. After they get the introductions out of the way, they taste Bryan’s cooking and are absolutely shocked at the taste and stuff themselves, with Bryan pointing out that the island they’re standing on has many different plants, animals, and mushrooms that make excellent dishes.

Rio then suddenly remembers the reason why they came to the island and asks if there’s a Pegasus on the island, which confuses Bryan as he then recalls his signature move. Before he can say it though, one of the look outs spot a large infestation of animals heading towards them from the east and Bryan goes off and orders Kain to protect the children. Angela questions what’s going on as Kain explains that even though there are numerous rare plants located on the island, rare and savage animals live on it too and didn’t take lightly towards Bryan occupying the south sector. As he tells them this, they notice Rio is missing and everyone realizes where he went and before Hibiki can go off after him, a group of tigers and bears attack from every angle and they kids go inside the house as Hibiki, Shin, and Kain protect them while Angela goes inside too.

Bryan's Score to Settle and the Panda King
As Bryan heads into the east, Rio catches up to him and he asks him to leave but Rio refuses and Bryan concedes and they go along with each other and meet the horde, with a large saber tooth tiger appearing from in the pack that glares Bryan down. Rio is curious why and Bryan explains they’ve fought over ninety eight times and Tiger can’t seem to win against him. The other animals stand clear as Bryan and the Tiger go at it again and Bryan takes control easily and pulls off a victory once again, which impresses Rio and causes the Tiger to scurry back into the forest with its brethren as Bryan calms down and claims his victory.

Rio then throws a punch at Bryan as he blocks it in the nick of time and stumbles backwards, utterly confused as to why Rio did that. Rio then claims that he needs to come with him as he can cook pretty damn well and fight. Bryan perks up at the thought but refuses and that he’s tied to this place to protect the children. As the two of them return to the village, they notice it is in far worse condition than it was in before and notice no one else around. They then see gigantic paw prints embedded in the ground and they see Kain pretty beat up from the fight as he tells them that a giant gorilla came out of nowhere and picked up the house they were living in and brought it with him. As they treat Kain’s wounds, Kain resolves to go after them and get them back but Bryan claims he’ll go and Rio decides to tag along. Kain tries to insist and that he trusts an outside to have his back before his best friend, and Bryan concedes when Rio goes on Kain’s side. During their trip in the forest, Rio questions Kain on what his relationship is too Bryan.

After reaching the offering cave, they come across several animals that surround them and the Sabertooth from earlier reappears and tries to challenge Bryan once again but Bryan says he wants his friends first. The Sabertooth snarls and gets ready, indicating that he isn’t budging and that his battle with Bryan comes first. Bryan accepts the challenge after being convinced by Rio and began their battle with their usual Bryan taking the lead, however the Sabertooth this time refuses to give up and keeps on attacking, even though he knows that he can’t win. Before Bryan goes to finish it off, the distraction caused by hearing one of the kids screaming throws Bryan off and the tiger naws on his shoulder, altering Rio.

As the Sabertooth tries to contemplate the situation, the ogre from yesterday emerges from his cave and roars, sending shivers down everyone’s spines. Kain cries out to let them and attacks but the Ogre swats him away like a fly, prompting Rio to jump in but Kain decides he’s all his and continues to fight which impresses Bryan and Rio, along with Hibiki who returns from the West section thanks to one of the tigers stealing his sword while Shin claims he was catapulted to the south. Eventually, Kain falls unconscious as Bryan catches him and the Sabertooth step up to take him down for pay back for what he did. Rio understands and then the three of them try to initiate a counter attack against the colossal beast but eventually end up getting outshines as beast stops dead in his tracks and runs back to Angela who pets it, saying she tamed it and that she loves cute things.

As Rio tries to make sense of the situation, Bryan walks up to Rio and extends his arm as a token of thanks for saving Kain’s life and the kids come out of the house and run to Bryan and Kain. The next day after getting a good nights sleep and celebrating, Rio and the gang are about to set off as they see Bryan is needed to protect Kain but Bryan is the one to attack Rio and is impressed and that he wants to go with them. Rio at first disagrees but Bryan demands it but Kain tries to get him to stay. Bryan says Kain is strong enough to take over his role and that he wants to further his expertise in cooking and that he wants to grow stronger as well, claiming that the “Tower of Beginnings” seems like a pretty cool place to see. With that settled, the gang head off and are on the ship while Angela pets the big ogre and says that she expects him to behave himself while giving him a scary grin which scares everyone. Saying goodbye to the people of the village, they end up leaving the island and Rio proclaims it’s time to go to the Grand Line, but Shin says they’ll need some supplies first which is why they’ll need to head to Atlas Town to stock up on some supplies.

Battle with the Marines and a Sea King Attacks
On their way to Atmos Town where they’re off to see the Atmos Tower, they cross a Marine ship heading the same way and are asked to identify themselves. As Kenichi tries to come up with a plan to avoid the Marines and escape safely, Rio has already taken it upon himself and attacks the ship head on. As Rio starts smashing the Marine ship and starts kicking some serious ass, Hibiki and Bryan join in on the fight and help him out while another ship arrives and attack they’re first one. Shin struggles to hold off their members while Angela “disassembles” members that get too close to her. Eventually, a Marine sergeant comes to the brig to question what’s going on when one of his subordinates alerts him that they’re being attacked by Pirates and he brings out a group of recent wanted posters. He scrolls through them and eventually finds Rio and Angela’s posters and realizes that he’s the one who took down Captain Saser and tells his men to capture them but at that moment, Rio crushes the ship and tries to escape but the sergeant shoots his leg and he ends up crashing in the water, forcing Hibiki to jump in and save him while Bryan handles the rest.

As Shin gets overpowered and Angela restrained, a Sea King appears and attempts to crush Sky by grabbing it and rocking it back and forth, sending the Marines crashing into the water. Shin and Angela are able to hold on and the Sea King throws the ship forward and slams into the water. Hibiki fishes Rio out of the water and throws him into the air where Bryan jumps off of the Marine ship and catches him as the land on the deck with Rio struggling to breathe while Hibiki decides to take matters into his own hands and attacks the Sea King, knocking it out with a powerful slash.

As everyone marvels at Hibiki’s surprisingly impressive feat, Shin takes this opportunity to sail away and sets the course for Atmos Town while Hibiki lands back on the ship, leaving a frustrated Marine sergeant revengeful. Several minutes later as Rio is seen being bandaged up by Angela and Hibiki pouring his shirt out of water, Bryan questions if that kinda stuff normal where they’re battling Marines and Sea monsters and Hibiki sides it with "Following this idiot was sure to bring trouble”.

Eventually back on his feet, Rio smiles and says that was fun until Angela pinches his cheek saying it was stupid and reckless, with even Shin asking if can poison him. Not too long after that, they come across Atmos Town and dock at the side ship when they notice several Marine ships nearby.

Fateful Meeting With A Fellow Sky Admirer
With their own Agenda’s, they split up as they gather the things they need for the journey. Bryan decides to go check out the market place and learn about spices and delicacies he’s never seen before while Shin goes into town to buy some art utensils and ingredients for a poison he’s been working on. Angela checks out the local market and is asked by a waitress to try on several dresses that she thinks would be cute on her and that it could allure any man, causing her to subtly think about Rio but brushes it off as she doesn’t have the money.

On Rio’s side, he looks around and notices a giant Tower standing in the middle. His instincts taking over, he soars to the top of the Tower and stands at the top as he gazes at the view, enjoying the scenery and wonders if he’ll feel the same thing when he makes it to the Tower of Beginnings. Suddenly, he notices someone sitting near the edge and wonders how he got there without him noticing. They talk for a bit until the man reveals that he’s always wished to stand at the top of people and see the world and Rio feels connected to the young man.

The young man asks for his name but before he can give it to him, the Marines question why they’re there and scream for them to get down and Rio gets annoyed and thinks about attacking them again before remembering the last time and chooses to run. Before he leaves, he shakes Monehp’s hand as he tells him he’ll see him later and that he’ll reach the Tower of Beginning’s and stand on top of the world. As he jumps down, he says his name is Scott D. Rio and that he’s awesome which alters Monehp as he smiles at him saying that’s a cute name. As Rio lands and starts jumping from building to building, he notices his friends shopping around the districts and calls out to them and wants to leave. He picks up Bryan as he’s trying a dish, grabs Angela as she’s happy with some new clothes she bought, and sees Shin painting and picks him up too.

The Phantom Incident
As they reach the ship and are ready to leave, Rio smiles as he sees Atmos Town and the Tower in the distance and then just as he says it’s time to set sail, the Town explodes and massive fires and explosions erupt from everywhere. Rio and his friends are in utter confusion as they wonder what’s going on and then they see five shadows in cloaks standing on several buildings while one of them stands before Rio and introduces himself as the Phantom.

Rio tries to take him down but his attacks just go through him and don’t seem to affect him and before they’re squabble can go on, the Marines arrive from earlier and Rio gets dragged by Hibiki as they sail off while Rio glares Phantom down, wanting to know his connection to Keith. The crew eventually comes across the entrance to Reverse Mountain and get ready to sail into the Grand Line.