Reborn as a Government Agent (A One Piece Fanfic)

Chapter 3: First Voyage

I always read back at home how sailing in the ocean is Dangerous, with whirlpools and storms that can sink ships, freak weather phenomenon and tsunami waves, sailing should be one of the most dangerous jobs on this planet, especially in a world that is mostly covered in water.

There's a big difference from reading about such things, and experiencing them firsthand.

"Hold on tight, Spandam!" Spandine yelled as the two of us stood in his office on the Aegis Ship we sailed on for this investigation of ours, "This is going to be a big one!"

My hands were clasped so tight I think they became numb, I was holding onto my father, who was holding onto the ship, while Funkfreed wrapped his trunk around my waist in order to make sure I would fly away as the ship crested over a wave, plummeting down tens of meters before splashing into the raging waters outside.

"Don't worry! It'll take a lot more to break this ship! The hull is lined with Seastone! Once we reach the Calm Belt we can relax and go over your plan!" Spandine yelled over the loud rain falling outside.

"I'm not worrying about anything!" I screamed at my father, who smiled sheepishly in return as the ship once again rocked as the waves smashed against her.

The ship we were on was large, Easily able to fit a hundred people. With a hull reinforced with Seastone and an engine for voyages in the Calm Belt, The symbol of the World Government was plastered on the front sail of the ship, with the word "CI-POL" written on the sail above, telling the world this ship belonged to Cipher Pol, without telling which branch.

"Oh! Looks like the next wave is going to be even bigger, are you still holding on? I can't feel my leg, so just yell if you are!" Spandine yelled as another large wave lifted the ship into the air, vertigo taking hold of my body as I felt as if I was on an extreme roller coaster.

"Troo!!!" Funkfreed opened his mouth to yell, unable to properly trumpeter as his trunk was still holding on to me.

"STOP YELLING!!!!"

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"I hate sailing..." Spandine smiled widely as he watched his son grumble and collapse onto a chair, the office of the ship where the father/son duo slept in was a mess, with papers and documents strewn about following the ship's fight with the ocean's wrath.

"You'll get used to it," He told him, turning to leave his office to check up on his agents, "Garlo! Laskey! Status report!"

As soon as Spandine yelled those, a blonde man wearing a suit with a small pair of red glasses over his eyes seemed to appear beside him, followed by a momentary gust of wind.

"Outside of a crate of vegetables spilling over in the kitchen, everything is fine. The kitchen crew are already cleaning everything up." Laskey said, his hands resting in the pockets of his black suit.

Spandine turned to the door behind him, watching his Son attempt to stand on shaky legs, "See, I Told you everything would be fine," He smiled at him, "My Cipher Pol is the best out there, It would take a lot more than a simple storm to take us down!"

"You might not want to tempt fate so early, Chief," Garlo said as he walked over and crossed his arms, "We still need to make a pit stop over at Shashakima island to stock up on fresh water before we enter the Calm Belt."

"Do you hear that Spandam?" Spandine smiled at his son, who was busy trying to burn a hole into the back of his father's head using psychic powers, "We'll be stopping in Shashakima Island, We'll restock on Water and spend the night there before entering the Calm Belt tomorrow morning! Isn't that exciting?!" Spandine tried to hype up the idea to his son, wanting to make the most of this special moment.