Garp Descended from the Sky

BOOM!

With an earth-shaking roar, the dark green force field formed by the Giant Wood Core around the Ashen shuddered, then scattered into countless drifting sparks of light.

The thick gray-white Heavy Water Veil that had hemmed them in for days fell behind the warship in an instant. Bright, slightly sweltering sunlight poured down once more, and the blue sea glittered beneath it. After days of confinement, the crew greeted their return to the open waters of the New World with a chorus of jubilant cheers.

"We're finally out! I thought I was going to grow mold in that awful place!"

Carina stretched luxuriously and leaned against the Blackstone railing built from Obsidian.

But even while enjoying the sunshine, the ship's chief steward had not forgotten her wicked pirate streak. She arched a shapely brow, turned toward the middle of the deck, and smiled teasingly.

"Hey, you two little runts! Pick up the pace! Boss Rain said mascots who don't work get tossed overboard to feed the Sea Kings!"

In the middle of the deck, two round, fluffy figures were hard at work.

The little white rabbit from the Mink Tribe gripped a custom-made mop more than twice its height with its stubby paws and wobbled across the slippery deck. It put too much force into the job, its long ears flapping as it stepped into a puddle and sprawled forward with a splat.

"Waaah... Bunny isn't slacking! Bunny's scrubbing the ship!" Without stopping to rub its reddened knees, the little rabbit scrambled up with a whimper and wrestled with the mop again.

On the other side, the endearingly clumsy little panda from the Mink Tribe had a huge paint bucket strapped to its back. It held a brush in its mouth and tried to repaint an Obsidian interior wall