Sakuya gave him a demure nod of the head, "If that is your wish, master."
Peter chuckled at her reply then began getting dressed. He had a homunculi to name and then all five of them were going to be given a dose of venom. He couldn't wait!
After dosing everyone and letting them all sleep through the effects of the spider venom, Peter found himself going over the list of crew he had. Much like Luffy he wanted a small highly specialized crew. Right now he had Alex, Taskmaster, as his First Mate. The man was dedicated and hard working and would likely become the second most powerful and combat skilled member of the crew.
Valeria was the shipwright, quartermaster, and inventor of cool toys. Though she wouldn't likely be a combatant, unless she wanted to. That was up to her. Artoria was his swordsman and that was about it. She was a very talented fighter, picking up what Alex was teaching her with ease. However, she kind of failed just about anywhere else.
Domino was his marksman and would be a highly effective ranged fighter. It would take some more time for her personality to develop and for her to find other interests. Sakuya was his maid and bodyguard and technically a backup fighter. She was much more interested in just keeping him alive than fighting. And lastly, Erina was the Chef and not a fighter at all. Well, that wasn't one hundred percent true. The sea was dangerous and he was going to make certain that everyone could at least use their enhanced abilities and fight properly to protect themselves.
He was obviously going to be the Captain and the Doctor, which only left him needing a navigator and maybe a historian, like Robin. Though... Being a historian slash archaeologist would seem to require someone actually from the world since that didn't seem like something someone would have an inborn talent for. At least, not anyone he could think of off of the top of his head. Honestly, he was half tempted to clone Nami and Robin to have their skills on his crew. Especially Nami's as she had a phenomenal natural talent for navigation. But, thinking about it, he could think of an entire race of beings that would be just as good, if not better, due to their natural relationship with the oceans.
Atlanteans.
They existed in all kinds of media but especially in both Marvel and DC Comics. Thinking about it for a bit, he decided on one of the Atlanteans he knew by name, Mera Queen of Atlantis in DC Comics. She had the basic Atlantean package of an amphibian nature, strength, speed, durability, and so on. Additionally, she had an ability that would be exceptionally deadly to Devil Fruit holders, Hydrokinesis. She could literally control water at will. On top of that, he seemed to recall that she was also rather intelligent. Another bright mind to add to the growing roster on his crew.
With his mind made up, he got to work on making yet another homunculus. Unless he could think of someone for a specific role on his crew, this was likely to be the last one he would make. He couldn't help smiling as he got to work. He'd gone from a poor street rat orphan to a man with a growing family of super powered beings ready to take on the world.
"A musician!"
Peter stopped what he was doing as he realized the one major position on his crew that he'd forgotten! The musician! How could he forget something so important! Especially when Brooks was one of his favorite characters on Luffy's crew! For shame!
He quickly wracked his brain to think of someone he could clone that would make an awesome musician or singer. A name popped into his mind and he couldn't help grinning. Pop wasn't necessarily one of his favorite genre's but that didn't matter since it was her voice and talent that was most important! Besides, she had some of the coolest eyes he'd seen with literal stars in them.
His manic cackling abruptly ended when Sakuya gently slapped the back of his head, "You were doing it again, master."
Peter cleared his throat and went about prepping the tank for yet another homunculus. It was time to make, what he was sure would be, the last one for a good long time, Ai Hoshino the pop star from Oshi no ko.
The tank was currently empty and Mera was currently out swimming in the ocean, connecting with it and exploring. That meant he could start making his perky musician right away! Another slap to the back of the head ended his cackling once again.
He really needed to get that under control.
Peter grinned like a madman as he stood on the deck of his new ship. Well, it was used but new to him. The ship was a long serving Carrack whose captain had been unable to pay his medical bills. The ship had been taken as payment and sold at auction. He'd ended up paying a lot for the ship but he felt it was totally worth it. It was a three masted ship with eight guns, three decks, a forecastle and poopdeck, and plenty of room for his entire crew with sleeping room to spare. Obviously the extra space would be converted into more usable area. There were enough cabins in the officers quarters for everyone to have their own room while Peter would take the captains cabin, obviously.
Peter looked over his crew as he stood at the wheel in front of the mizzenmast, "Ladies, gentleman, today is a historic days for us. For the last few weeks we've trained together, learned together, and prepared for our journey. I am proud to be heading out to sea with you all by my side. Mera! Set course for Hana Island!"
He let Mera issue orders to get them under way. She was their navigator and he would be relying on her to get them were they needed to go. Soon they were pulling away from Cross Island their three sails catching the wind and moving them at a fair clip.
Feeling excited to be on their journey, Peter began to sing a shanty he'd learned just for the occasion. His voice wasn't the greatest but when Ai started singling along with him it became a beautiful harmony that lifted everyone's spirits.
"Heave ho, heave ho, the anchor's gone,
The wind is fair, the day is dawn,
We're off to sea, a salty spree,
Heave ho, heave ho, for all to see!"
Then entire crew joined in for the chorus, apparently he hadn't been the only one learning. He chalked it up to Alex being the natural teacher he'd become.
"Heave ho, heave ho, the sails unfurl,
Heave ho, heave ho, across the world!
Heave ho, heave ho, the ocean wide,
Heave ho, heave ho, with the tide!"
"The waves they crash, the seagulls cry,
But we won't fear, we'll reach the sky,
With every pull, and every stride,
Heave ho, heave ho, with the tide!"
"Heave ho, heave ho, the sails unfurl,
Heave ho, heave ho, across the world!
Heave ho, heave ho, the ocean wide,
Heave ho, heave ho, with the tide!"
"The stars above, our guiding light,
Through darkest night, and stormy fight,
We'll sail the sea, with hearts so bold,
Heave ho, heave ho, a story told!"
"Heave ho, heave ho, the sails unfurl,
Heave ho, heave ho, across the world!
Heave ho, heave ho, the ocean wide,
Heave ho, heave ho, with the tide!"
Everyone sang for the final lines of the song.
"Heave ho, heave ho, our journey starts,
Heave ho, heave ho, with all our hearts!"
Yeah, they were off on one hell of a journey.