"Are you kidding me!?" Celia let out a frustrated groan as her head banged against the desk. They had been in the North Blue for a couple of days now, trying to find this new recruit that had been assigned to their crew. After days of waiting and fruitless searching, they had gotten in contact with the local marines, trying to work out what exactly had happened.

As it turned out, while they were heading to the North Blue, their new recruit had gone down to the West Blue. They had completely missed eachother! And now, since he didn't have means to get to them, they had to turn around and head back to the West Blue to pick him up. Honestly, so much hassle could be avoided if the marines simply just talked to eachother! At least while they were here they had managed to stop off at one of the islands to restocked. It wasn't like they were going to run out on their way back. Just whoever this guy was, he'd better be worth it. Still, he was being recommended by the world government itself, so that was to his favour.

She came out of her 'office' and headed up to the deck where her superior, Anton, was waiting for her. Needless to say, his reaction to the news was the same as her own, exasperation about it all. But, he got over it quickly enough and was soon giving orders for the ship to be turned around. It was good to see him so in control, especially after what had happened in the past. She couldn't help but feel a bit of pride in her commanding officer. She just hoped this newcomer would have the same respect for him.

Thankfully, the skies were clear, and the waters were smooth, and soon enough the ship was well on its way to the West Blue. Her thoughts went back to Yotsuba Island, and the changes they had made there. She hoped the island was still under the reforms that Anton had pushed upon them. It would be tragic if the place went back to its former state. And what about the rest of the blue? They had only been to the one island before they were called away on this wild goose chase. Maybe while they were back there, they could check out the other islands. But ultimately, that was up to Anton, or more importantly, up to whatever the higher ups had in mind for them.

The voyage went by smoothly and without incident. While Celia was always glad for these calm times (it made good time for catching up on paperwork), there was always that bit of her that wanted to do something exciting, for something to happen. After all, that's what any marine wanted, to fight against crime, rather than spend all their time behind a desk.

Maybe, just maybe this new guy would bring some much needed excitement. Only time would tell.