"So what do you guys want to do now?" Ashley asked us. My wife and I looked to each other and shrugged.

"Hey Symbol, you can traverse dimensions right?" My wife asked.

"I can, yes." He responded.

"Well, how about we go see another world, maybe somewhere where we can have a little adventure or something?" Symbol looked at her and shrugged.

"I don't see a problem with it, hold on." My wife, Ashley and I stood in front of Symbol as he closed his eyes and held out his hands. We were enveloped in a bright light and found ourselves in a large hallway filled with doors. "This is what displacers use to find someone to displace and select their Equestria." He began walking along the side of the hallway until he came across a blue door. "You guys ok with an adventure course?"

"You mean like those jungle gyms for kids?" I asked with a raised brow.

"No, have you ever played any of the Sonic The Hedgehog games?" I shook my head but my wife nodded. "We're going to a place with a similar layout to the levels in those. You'll know what to do when we get there." He opened the door and motioned us inside.

Once we were inside he shut the door behind us and we were pulled into a vortex. Once on the other side my wife and I gasped. We were in a world made of dark purple crystals, long pathways, huge amounts of obstacles and a few crystalic creatures.

"Welcome to my training grounds. This is a good place to get used to one's powers. There are fighting arenas if you want to have a sparing match, and these long obstacle courses if you're looking to test your agility." Symbol explained as he walked along one of the long pathways and motioned us to follow. "My teacher brings me here often, as it has any kind of training you can think of." He stopped and looked back at me and my wife. "I have noticed a very obvious weakness in you two, and I'm not talking about sea stone or water, it mainly lies in you Sean." He pointed to me.

"What are you talking about?" He walked up until he was in my face and motioned to my wife.

"You are unable to stay calm if she is not around so you can protect her." He then turned to my wife. "Your weakness is that you cannot stay completely calm when he is around. While it is only slight, it can be dangerous. You both need to overcome these weaknesses."

"What are you suggesting?" I asked with ice present in my voice.

"That, right there. You know there is a chance I'm going to ask you two to separate, and you start to become aggressive. What I'm suggesting is that I will take your wife to another area and I will teach her a few things, while you stay with Ashley so you two can hone your skills with your devil fruits, while also teaching you to remain calm while your wife is in danger."

I glared at him and clenched my fist. "Not gonna happen." I snapped.

"I wasn't giving you a choice." He snapped his finger and he along with my wife vanished. A few seconds later Ashley and I appeared in a large arena.

My anger sparked as he blatantly ignored me, however Ashley placed a hand on my shoulder and I looked over to her. Seeing worry in her eyes, I took calming breaths to keep from exploding.

“He’s just trying to help you know,” she said.

I sighed, “I know, but I’ve lost most of my loved ones, so I tend to be protective of my wife.” I grabbed my fedora and gazed at it sorrowfully.

“What happened?” she asked.

I took a deep breath, “My father was in the army and was killed while he was fighting fifteen years ago. About five years after that my mother disappeared without a trace. This hat is all I have to remember them by. They both made it themselves. That’s why I’m wearing it instead of a straw hat, in case you’re wondering. To me, it’s the importance of the hat not what kind it is. Considering our situation I’m glad that I decided on that because if I didn’t there’s no telling what would happen to it back home.”

"What about siblings?"

I shook my head, "I didn't have any. At least not biologically. My wife had a brother I got pretty close to." Ashley seemed to flinch at the mention of a brother. "Something wrong?" I asked.

"Oh, um. It's just...when Symbol displaced me, I was at a convention with my brother and his girlfriend, he was dressed as post-timeskip Franky and she was post-timeskip Robin. He's...the only family I have left, and I'll probably never get to see him again." She wiped a tear from her eye.

"If that's the case wouldn't you be blaming Symbol for separating you guys?"

She shook her head. "I know that the Merchant was at the convention, Symbol saved me from being displaced by him and he possibly had displaced my brother or gotten someone else to. Symbol is a nice guy, he just has an odd way of going about things." I looked at her and sighed.

"Hey, there's been something I've been wondering for awhile now." She looked up at me and tilted her head. "What's Symbols deal with the colour purple?" This got her to giggle, I was glad I could lighten the mood a bit.

"Alright, we should probably get to training." I just froze.

"Uh, I'm not normally one for hitting a girl."

"Oh well, that'll make things easier for me then." She smirked and shot a pillar of fire my way, which I barely dodged.

"Oh it's on!"