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"I ate the Munch munch fruit, and was became an eternally hungry soul. for the first couple years I could barely control my hunger. I would eat anything I could get ahould of. That is why I left. I only started eating ships because I couldn't satisfty my hunger. With ever ship I eat, I make a deal with the crew, If they surrender they can become my crew, and I'll leave their ship intact, those that don't surrender lose their ship and find themselves either floating adrift or if they were polite enough about it they find themselves on shore at a port closest to where they were. You want to know why I said you'll be going first class? Because every ship I've eaten has became part of me. Let me show you..."

Then he said the word, "Mutate." and he transformed into a gargantuanly enormous four winged, four legged long bodied dragon made of ships and part of ships.

"Posturing? You really think that's it? I left all those years ago so I would not end up eating you, the closest thing I've ever had to a friend."

"Logia, Ha! That makes you weaker!" Then he shrank down to his human self and said, "I have another form I dare not take around you. I I do, I will eat you, and you will die a most painful bloody death. I will not allow that to happen. You are too important. I have a form that is the pure incarnation of gluttony, a form with many mouths, and a bottemless hunger, a mind that is completely feral, thinking only about the next meal, and stopping at nothing to consume any and all potential food within sight, including people. Thankfully I never killed anyone, pure luck on that part. You need understand, there are people out there with abilities so dangerous it could make you panic with senseless fright. I respect the power that you have, but you do not respect my power. It takes a great deal of control to not become that mindless eating machine, and trust me, If I were to become it, you would be in grave danger. When I stopped coming here, It was because I was transforming into that creature everytime I got hungry."

"Are you so arrogant that you can't see what I'm trying to tell you!?!?" He roared. Then he hugged her, "I care too much about you. so what If i'm a pirate and your an admiral." Then he looked her in the eyes, "I'm not bragging, I'm trying to get you to understand that I left because I liked you, and not just as a friend. Over the years I've only kept one thing from those days..." and he showed her a picture of the day he met her.

William held onto the embrace for a little longer before saying, "I would go anywhere for you, do anything. If I could give back all the ships I ate, I would, but one I don't have the ability, and two I have a reputation and job to keep."

"Yes." And he gave her a marine's salute. then he stepped into his dingy and said, "I'll be here until then."

Will walked up slowly and entered the bar carrying a large pot of stew. "Told you I'd show you folks a thing or two about making stew."

He'd spent all day making the stew, and it consisted of shrimp, four kinds of edible fish meat roasted over an open fire, urchin meat, crab meat, edible sea weed, octopus tnetacles fried in olive oil, cabbage, carrots, onions, and garlic, with the liquid portion of the stew being a mix of olive oil, octopus ink, and milk, as well as the juices and flavors of the other ingredients cooked in it. Over all a very very delicious stew, with a very rich blend of flavors and textures.

"Hope this is enough to make up for all those colas. It took me all day to prepare it. Then he put the pot down on the bar itself. Now. Where is Sahtya? I have an obligation to keep."