It's morning, and it was a cloudy day. Shanks and Zoro sat in the water of the small river.
"Now place your hands in your lap. And shut your eyes." Shanks said.
"why are we-"
"But but, eyes closed, hands in lap."
Zoro sighed lacing his fingers together and pressing the tips of his thumbs together. Shanks smiled mirroring him.
"Listen to the water, the rustling of the leaves." Shanks said.
Zoro did, concentrating on the leaves, and the rushing of the water. The way the water rushed from the falls and down into the river.
"Good, good, now. Breathe, slowly."
Zoro inhaled a fresh crisp breath, before breathing out.
"Focus on your final form. What you want to be."
He did, thinking over what he really could be. What his final form could be.
"Hopefully this is the last time I see your ugly mug." Sanji's voice rang through his ears.
Zoro snapped his eyes open, and snapped his head around.
"It's alright. Try again." Shanks said.
Zoro nodded trying again. Lacing his fingers together and shutting his eyes. Clearing his mind and thinking of what he could be. Shanks watched as Zoro turned into his half blood tiger form. But. The green stripes soon turned black and his form changed into a green tiger. He snapped his eye open as Shanks grinned.
"Very good, very good." Shanks smiled.
Zoro looked at himself walking on all fours and all green and black. Mihawk was perched in the tree watching as well. He fluttered down onto Shanks arm, Zoro got up and wobbled a bit.
"I told you I could do it." Shanks said.
Mihawk pecked his forehead making him grunt and rub his head. Zoro turned to the fish in the stream and chased after some before catching a few. Shanks turned into his full lion form and snuck up on Zoro. Mihawk fluttered away to his sword before changing into his human form. He pulled on his coat and hat before turning to Shanks pinning Zoro down into the water.
"Red hair." Mihawk called.
Shanks turned to Mihawk.
"Let's teach him mending."
"What's mending?" Sanji asked.
Zeff pulled out a book, "Well."
He handed Sanji the book, he opened it and flicked through the pages.
"Wait, element types and half blood types can't mend?" Sanji asked.
"Read that, don't ask me questions. I know nothing of this mending, elements, hybrid."
"Half bloods." Sanji corrected.
"Whatever."
Sanji read over the book. It was about a war against the elements and the half bloods. When mending came into the picture, a form you and another of your kind can join together to form one whole being. Mending both of your powers and making you stronger. Which happened to be an accident between the half bloods. Then the elements caught on. But. The war had come to an end when the daughter of the elements and a prince of the half bloods were wed. But on the wedding day. They tried to mend. But...
Sanji blinked looking at the torn page.
"What?" Sanji muttered.
He ran his finger over the ripped page before looking out the window.
