Exactly a month later
Raeven is currently sitting on a recliner chair under a shade of trees while drinking a hot coffee in the middle of the day.
He is silently admiring his farm. Mihawk is out there exploring the East Blue. He said that he is going to visit Tequila Wolf, the massive bridge being made here at East Blue.
Suddenly the den den mushi near the table rang, and Raeven answered it.
"Raeven, the machines are ready. I even made an easy-to-install specialized brewery for you," Vegapunk said.
"Then send me your location; I'll go there to pick those things," Raeven said.
"Let's meet at Banaro Island; we're heading there right now. Maybe we'll arrive in two days," Vegapunk said.
"Okay, I'll call when we reach the island," Raeven said. After that, he called Mihawk, who is currently eating a donut, to go back home. He just said okay, and then he ended the call.
The next day the two brothers left, and they are headed towards Lougetown to buy an eternal piece of Banaro Island.
Luckily they found one there, and after buying it, they quickly left. As they passed the Reverse Mountain and entered the Grand Line, the brothers were greeted by a massive storm, but the storm couldn't stop them, so they continued flying.
In just 36 hours they arrived at Banaro Island; after spreading his Haki, Raeven quickly found Dr. Vegapunk.
He is currently on the shore near a big ship. The ship's hull has a huge MADS printed on it and a flag that says "pacifist."
The two brothers headed towards them, and when they saw a flying cloud approaching them at a high speed, they got alerted, but when Vegapunk saw the brothers, he sighed in relief. Currently, the Marines and the world government are tracking and targeting them.
"A pleasure to meet you, Dr. Vegapunk and the other members of MADS," Raeven said as he stepped down from strife and greeted everyone.
Caesar Clown, Vinsmoke Judge, Buckingham Stussy, Vegapunk, and a child who looks like Stussy
V Vegapunk and his group looked at the two who arrived; both of them looked very young, but their bounty and strength were already high, especially this teenage boy, Dracule Raeven.
"I was surprised that you reached here that fast, but now I know why no one can track your movements," he said. Then the two shook hands, and Vegapunk headed straight to Strife to try and touch it, but the cloud flew off.
When Caesar and Judge saw the twins, they didn't react anyway; after all, the two are just kids, and they don't look like the ones who will buy their things.
Stussy, on the other hand, is very interested in the cloud too, and she heard from Vegapunk that this kid is loaded, so she was very interested.
Mini Stussy, on the other hand, is very curious too; she was looking silently on the cloud while standing near Vegapunk's side.
While the other scientists are busy collecting something on the island, Raeven, Mihawk, Vegapunk, and Mini Stussy are currently sitting around while talking.
Vegapunk pulled out a remote and clicked it; then the hull of their ship opened up, and a lot of steel and machines are currently being pushed slowly by a small number of scientists.
"Like I said before, the best machines for brewing, and as a bonus, I'll give you this easy-to-install brewery," Vegapunk said.
Raeven looked at the machines and nodded, while on the side Mihawk looked at the wall panels of the brewery.
"What's the catch about this brewery, Dr. Vegapunk?" Raeven asked.
"I like talking to intelligent kids. I need a favor. The Marines and the world government are currently chasing us down; sooner or later they will send someone strong enough to catch me," he said, then he looked at Raeven and the ten-year-old mini Stussy.
"I don't need protection; I just want you to take care of her for me until this heat dies down," Vegapunk said, which surprised everyone around the table.
"Your safety is absolutely secured; the world government wants your tech, and you want to use their immense wealth, but those around you won't be that lucky," Raeven said.
"If those agents saw this kid with me, they would definitely take her in and brainwash her to be a perfect weapon for them. I don't want that to happen," Vegapunk said.
"Brother," Mihawk said, then he looked at Raeven. If they can help, they will help, just like what happened at Shakky's before. Raeven sighed, then looked at mini Stussy.
"What's your take on this, kid? I have two options for you. First, I'll take you to someone I know where you will be safe, and the second one is you stay with us, but there will be some conditions," Raeven said.
"Who is that someone you are talking about, and what conditions?" Vegapunk said.
"A friend from Saboady; as for the condition, we'll adopt her, so her name needs to change. If she goes with us, she'll be Dracule Stussy from now on," Raeven said.
"I pick the second option; I'll join you, big brothers," Stussy said. Then Vegapunk smiled; finally his last worries were gone. His friend Professor Clover said that these twins are good and upright people, so he gambled, and he won.
"Then pack up your things; we leave after we finish packing up the things here," Raeven said, then he summoned Castle, which shocked Vegapunk and Stussy again.
"What, a ninja? And he came out of your shadow?" Vegapunk said as he looked at Castle.
"This is a ninja; he's Castle, a user of the Castle fruit," Raeven said.
"Castle fruit—so everything snaps perfectly now. You had a flying vehicle and a Castle fruit user; that's why the Marines can't track you guys down," Vegapunk said.
"We now have a permanent place we can call our home. If you have the chance, come visit us at Sixis Island in the East Blue; I started farming there," Raeven said, which surprised Vegapunk.
"If I have the time after everything is settled down, I'll go there and visit Stussy," Vegapunk said.
"Also I'll give you some advice, Doctor: personalized greed is too much; pure greed will only destroy you," Raeven mysteriously said, which surprised Vegapunk. These past years he planned to make some things to help him, and after the successful cloning, a plan appeared in his mind.
"I'll seriously consider that advice," Vegapunk said. Then, after Stussy arrived and the machines and other things were stored inside the castle, the 3 of them said goodbye to Vegapunk and quickly left the island.
Two days later they arrived at Sixis Island. The three of them had a celebration party for Stussy joining their family; she is now called Dracule Stussy, and the brothers just gained a little sister.
Mihawk, a socially awkward guy, seems okay at Stussy, and the child Stussy is not the fully grown one from the future, so she is quite shy. She likes reading books about science, so she is a mainstay of the library inside the castle.
Peaceful days pass by very quickly; just like that, a new year has already arrived. After harvesting the alfalfa this year, Raeven can finally start to plant his grapes.
The island right now still looks the same, but the towering mountain this time already has a few windows on it; currently the mountain has 3 rooms, a large library, a living room, a huge bath, and a huge kitchen.
Stussy changed a little too; right now she is very cheerful, perfect for a kid of her age. She still loves reading and exploring the island, but this time she had a new hobby. When she saw Yoru and Silence, she became interested in weapons, and she started to train with the Shadow Khans too. Her dream is to be strong enough so she can earn money and build her future weapon, a massive cannon.
When Raeven heard this, she gave the Magnet fruit to her; maybe he can become like a kid in the future, or maybe with her intellect she can push the fruit's power and be like Magneto.
When Stussy learned that, she was happy and shocked at the same time; she didn't expect that the fruit that his brother gave her had such a terrifying potential. After that event, she became more open, as she really felt that this place and family were the right place for her.
April 24, 1495
It's Stussy's 7th birthday; a party is currently happening on the island. The system reward this year is the Talent Steel Balloon, which made Raeven happier. With his strength now, he is not scared even if Garp comes knocking on his door tomorrow, but what surprised him was someone really knocked on his door today, and it's not Garp, but the Roger Pirates together with Shakky. They said they were here to visit, and they came at a perfect time.
When Mihawk saw Roger, he did the thing he is known for: he challenged him, and he got humbled. Mihawk's strength right now is on the level of an elite vice admiral, but in front of Roger, he is still a kid; he got one-shotted by Roger's Divine Departure.
Mihawk didn't let defeat bring him down; he admitted that right now he is too weak, so in the future, once he is stronger, he'll challenge Roger again. Roger said nothing; he just smiled and nodded.
After that small spar the party started. Mihawk is currently down, not because of Divine Departure but because Shakky hugged him to comfort him when he lost, and he didn't survive it; his head right now is still steaming.
Buggy and Shanks, the apprentice on the ship, are here too, and they were shocked by Mihawk's strength; he got blasted by their captain's attack, but he still has the power to stand up. That's not an easy task.
Then they remembered the bounty of these two brothers: 400 million for Mihawk and 420 million for his elder brother Raeven.
The brothers are 14 now, and they can't drink now, but the Roger pirates are hardcore drunkards, so they drink while partying. Mihawk, Raeven Shanks, and Buggy all drink juices.
As the party is roaring wild, Shakky is currently talking to Stussy, who was surprised when she saw her on this island. Stussy told her about the deal between Raeven and Vegapunk and why they adopted her. When Shakky heard this, she looked silently at Raeven, now doing a crazy party, hands on the shoulders of Gaban and Rayleigh, dancing together with Roger and Mihawk.
"You're lucky; those two boys won't let you down. Now that you are bearing their name and joined their family, the world government won't easily attack you. I know your situation; I know Buckingham Stussy," Shakky said.
"Yes, I am her clone, but we are not the same. I am Dracule Stussy, the youngest member of the Dracule family," Stussy proudly said, and Shakky smiled.
Suddenly the men having a drinking party caused a ruckus when they saw the Ninja Khans around; this is the first time everyone here saw a ninja.
When the Roger pirates learned that they are all subordinates of Raeven, they were shocked; they can feel the strength of those ninjas. Luckily, this man's ambition is not about dominating the world; the waters of East Blue run really deep.
Kozaburo, Koushirou, and his wife are sitting near Spencer, the intelligence officer of the group; he was inquiring about Wano.
Then they were surprised again after they learned that Raeven had the legendary pure gold that halts aging and lets you keep your body in your peak form. Raeven showed them the 3 rings and a cross pendant inside a box; these were forged and made by the old man Kozaburo himself.
When Shakky heard that, she suddenly appeared beside Raeven instantly, shocking everyone by her speed.
"How much, Raeven-chan?" she said, which shocked Buggy and Shanks; this is the first time they saw her use her money.
"Actually I can give this one to you, Shakky-san, but I have a better idea." When they heard Raeven say this, the Roger Pirates were the ones who were shocked.
"And here I thought you were immune to Shakky-san's charm, brother," Mihawk said on the sideline, which made the others tease him more, but Raeven just smiled, then he took the simplest designed ring and walked towards Rayleigh and gave it to him.
This move made everyone silent; Roger and the others were shocked at first, but they suddenly remembered Shakky on the sideline.
"You brat, you really want us to see brokenhearted, right? You're merciless," Roger said.
"Shakky-san wanted that ring, Rayleigh-san; that's yours now," Raeven said, then he quietly retreated to drink his booze while the others were circling Rayleigh. They were mad not because he was the one who got the ring; they were mad because Shakky liked him and now he got a ring.
"You cheeky bastard!!!" Rayleigh shouted as he was being chased by the whole Roger pirates.
"Raeven-kun, thank you. This favor I'll definitely pay you in the future," Shakky said as she sat down beside Raeven.
"That's nothing; you kept helping us with information and news before. This is a gift for you. A little chaos is good once in a while, especially when I'm not the one experiencing it," he said while laughing, which made Shakky laugh too.
"You cheeky brat, once I deal with these bastards, I'll chase you too!!!" Rayleigh said as he was still running.
The atmosphere of the whole celebration is very good; Rayleigh even proposed to Shakky, which broke the hearts of the Roger pirates, but after drinking for a while, they moved on.
It was dawn when the party ended; everyone was knocked out. The only ones who were not drunk were the girls, Buggy, Shanks, and the brothers. Raeven silently headed to his room to sleep too.