Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Oda. Some of these characters also belong to other writers. Monkey D. Boa Adonis and Vlad Aquila belongs to FrostMischiefLoki, from the story Prince of the Pirates. Monkey D. Nico Sonia belongs to Demiam, from Timing is everything. May they both return to the writing game, and may they forgive me if I fail to portray their characters to their created personalities.
"Are you sure you want to go alone, Sonia?"
"You worry too much, mother. I'm just going to get a few books and supplies. I'll be back in a day at least. Four at the most."
Robin continued to look into her daughter's eyes. "I'm sure your bother wouldn't mind accompanying you."
"Saul is really busy, mother. You know this. When I went to tell him goodbye, he had his nose stuck in another architect book. He's serious about rebuilding the Lost City of the Void Century."
Robin really didn't want her daughter to go alone. She knows that Sonia is more than capable of taking care of herself, but a mother can't help but worry. Sonia is a Pirate Princess. Though she has never once committed any crimes against anyone, her bloodline alone gave her a bounty. There have been many bounty hunters who have tried to capture her, and all have failed. Sonia is skilled and powerful enough to take on even a Vice Admiral, which she actually had to prove once when she was attacked by Vice Admiral Momonga. Among all of Luffy's children, she was one of the most dangerous, even though she was one of the few who actually didn't have a Devil Fruit.
Robin sighed. "Alright. Just be safe, dear."
"Always, mother." Sonia then jumped off of the rails of the Thousand Sunny. "Alright. Let's go Banchi." It took quite a bit of time, but Robin finally found the old transportation turtle that used to belong to Baroque Works. Robin had it retrained to be one of the Straw Hat Family's pets, usually being used by her part of the family. Robin watched as the turtle swam away with her daughter on it's back. She kept on watching it until Banchi disappeared into the horizon.
It's been four days since Sonia left the Thousand Sunny.
On another part of the seas, Adonis was starring out at the vast ocean with Nyx sleeping peacefully and happily around her master's neck, leaning against the rails of his ship; The Fallen Angel.
"Hey Adonis, are you alright?"
The captain turned to look at his best friend and first mate, Vlad. "Yeah. Just felt like I needed to be outside." Adonis turned back towards the sea. "It's heavy."
"Huh?"
"The sea air. It feels heavier than usual... like something bad is going to happen today."
"Well, that's ominous. You're always able to predict when something bad is coming. It's like a bonus sixth sense your Devil Fruit gave you."
"I just hope it's nothing major."
"CAPTAIN!" Both Adonis and Vlad turned to see a crew mate run towards them. The crew mate was out of breath. "Y-You need to see the Visual Transponder Snail! It's involving your sister, Sonia!"
Adonis glared at the crew mate, who immediately stiffened when he realized his mistake. Adonis didn't see Sonia as a sister. He didn't see any of the other children as family. He spent months trying to find his father, and was shocked when he saw the man shared a bed with a woman other than his mother, even more so when he found out it was multiple women... who all gave birth to his children. Adonis was disgusted with his father's actions, and disowned him and his children; much to his parents' dismay. The only one he sees as a sibling is Artemis, but only because she is also a child of Hancock, like he is. Though Hancock wasn't thrilled to know Luffy had other children, she still wanted Adonis to accept that his father was Luffy. It's been nearly a year since father and son first met, and nearly a year since those two have so much as looked at one another, let alone talk. Luffy tried to be a father to his oldest child, but Adonis would always reject his love, as well as act distant and cold towards his other half siblings, an act that breaks the heart of the entire family.
"Tch. See, Vlad? I told you something bad was happening today."
"Well, at least it's just your sister calling."
The crew mate began to sweat. "I-It isn't a call, sirs." Both Adonis and Vlad looked at the crew mate with confusion.
Robin was pacing around the deck of the Sunny, while Luffy sat on the figurehead, keeping an eye out for his second oldest daughter. "Jeez, where is she? Didn't you say she'd be here by now, Robin?"
"That's what she told me, but it's been too long. She never goes back on her word, and Banchi wouldn't be slowed down by anything, storm or Sea King." As every second passed, Robin became more and more worried about her daughter, but she and Luffy weren't the only ones getting worried.
Saul was leaning against the rails, arms crossed, tapping his arm with a finger as he waited. Ace and Belle-mere went up to their older brother. Ace looked up at his brother with those innocent eyes of his. "Big Sis Sonia is coming back today, right?"
"Yeah. And she's going to be back soon." At least, that's what Saul hoped.
"She better!" Saul looked at a pouting Belle-mere. "She said she would play with me when she gets back home! If she doesn't get back soon, I'm increasing her debt."
Saul stared at his baby sister, then chuckled a bit. "Then she better get here quickly. Being in debt to you is as difficult as being in debt to your mom."
Belle-mere puffed her chest out in pride with an equally prideful smile. "Well, of course! I'm the daughter of Cat Burglar Nami, after all!"
Saul couldn't help but smile. His younger siblings always had that kind of affect on him. Still, all he could think about right now is his younger, full-blood sister. He's protective of all of his younger siblings, but Sonia was always the one he was most protective of.
All around the Sunny, the crew and family of the Pirate King worried for their young family member. Not even Zoro and Muramasa were able to nap. Nami just sat at her beach chair, patiently waiting for Sonia, believing she'd show up any second. Sanji was cooking some of Sonia's favorite dishes, thinking she would be starving when she got back. Still, he was extremely worried for the girl. She was never this late, especially so close to diner. Brook was playing a melody on his guitar, but he just couldn't put his entire soul into it. He was too busy wondering where Sonia was. Franky was making sure the ship was on course, and made sure to avoid any potential challenges so Sonia could easily get back to the ship. Joey was monitoring his drones, hoping that one of them would at least catch a glimpse of Sonia. Haysopp was in the crow's nest, using his sniper goggles to search for his crew mate and friend. Usopp was constantly dialing her number on the transponder snail, hoping she'd pick up. As he did this, he got a surprise.
"Gah!"
Luffy turned towards his friend. "Usopp! What's wrong?!"
"It's the Visual Transponder Snail. It's ringing."
Nami was confused. "That thing? It almost never rings. It only goes off when... when-"
Robin finished her thought. "When the marines have an announcement to make."
The entire crew stared at the ringing snail. Anything involving a marine announcement is usually never good for pirates. Of all of them, Robin had the most uneasy feeling. "Joey, please get the projector screen."
"Yes, ma'am."
When Joey set up the screen and turned on the Visual Transponder Snail, the Straw Hats were greeted one hell of a sight. Practically every marine was at Navy Headquarters. The sight was astonishing, but Luffy felt sick when he saw it. The last time he saw a gathering like this... was when Ace was executed. The only difference was that the Warlords weren't there.
"Dad, look. It's mom and Kodachi."
Zoro looked closer. Even through the sea of marines, he was still able to easily locate his wife and daughter. "Yeah. You're right."
Kodachi looked around. The young captain was surprised. Practically every marine, captain and above, was here. When she looked up, she saw that even the Admirals; Coby and Smoker; were sitting on what looked like thrones. Only Green Bull was missing. As she looked higher up, she was surprised to see Fujitora and Kizaru standing on the ledge above the Admirals. "Mother, what are Kizaru and Fujitora doing here? I thought they retired."
Tashigi was also confused. "They did. There shouldn't be any reason for them to be here. . . . But then again, even I don't know why we are here."
"What? But you're a Vice Admiral. Why wouldn't Fleet Admiral Akainu tell you anything?" Tashigi didn't answer her daughter. All she could do was stare at that ominous platform. This felt way too familiar. She hoped it wouldn't be like that time. Marine or not, she'd rather Kodachi didn't have to go through that same hell.
Kizaru looked around at the sight of the marines, before he sensed a familiar presence behind him. "Oooh, Sakazuki. I was hoping you invited me for some tea or something, but instead you make me come here? You realize I'm retired from the Marines, don't you? Can't you let an old man enjoy his retirement?"
"Trust me, Kizaru, no, Borsalino, this is an event neither you nor Issho should miss." Akainu then walked towards the end of the platform. As soon as he was seen, the marines stood in attention, Luffy glared at him, and Adonis looked at the man with the same cold eyes his mother would have given. "Soldiers! Men and women of Absolute Justice! Today... is a joyous day that shall be remembered throughout history! Today... is the beginning... of the end of Pirate King Luffy's bloodline!" Everyone was confused, none more than Luffy himself. "Bring out the prisoner!"
The sound of chains was heard. Slowly, two marines holding massive katanas led a chained prisoner towards the platform. When everyone saw who it was, or in the case of the Admirals, sensed who it was, there was various reactions. The prisoner... was Monkey D. Nico Sonia.
She was covered in cuts and bruises. Most of them were old, but some of them looked recent. She was forced to wear the filthy Impel Down uniform, which was covered in tears and holes. Her messy hair was even worse than before, covered in dirt. Her hands were shackled behind her back with what could only be Seastone cuffs. Yet, even in this state, Sonia's will was not broken. The fire behind her glare at Akainu proved that.
The sight of her brought all kinds of different reactions. Coby didn't see her from his throne, but he could sense her presence. He had met Sonia before, and the two became good friends, despite being enemies. Sonia would even call him Uncle Coby when the two were alone or just with the other Straw Hats. Worst of all, Coby actually cared for her as if she really was his niece. Just sensing her caused him to grip his arms hard enough to draw blood.
Strangely enough, Smoker was also uncomfortable... for a reason even he didn't know. He wasn't exactly a friend to the Straw Hats. Hell, he was the marine closest to ever capturing Pirate King Luffy. It was one of the many reasons he became an Admiral after Kizaru retired. Why should he care if a child of Luffy gets killed? Then, he remembered the first time he ever met Sonia. The two fought almost immediately, and were pretty much even. At least that was how it seemed. Sonia knew Smoker was holding back. With her hands behind her head, and the same smile as her father, she said these words to Smoker: "You know, you're a really nice guy, Uncle Smokey." Just remembering her smile caused Smoker to bite his cigars in half, along with a tear threatening to fall.
Kodachi was so closed to crying. "No. Why? Why her? Why did it have to be her?" Kodachi and Sonia were practically sisters. True, they fought whenever there were other marines around, but they actually enjoyed their little skirmishes. All of their fights usually ended with a tie. They both hoped that neither would ever grow stronger than the other, just so they could continue having those fun fights. Now, Kodachi is forced to watch the closest thing she has ever had to a sister get executed, and she can't so anything about it. She looked at her mother, and saw she was also close to crying. She was even biting her lower lip hard enough to draw blood. Tashigi loved Sonia as much as Kodachi did. This wasn't like the Great War all those years ago. This was worse. This was hell.
"SNAKE PRINCESS!"
Hancock was resting comfortably on Salome as an Amazon ran into her throne room. "Hm? What is it?"
"It's the Visual Transponder Snail! It's responded! It involves the Pirate King!"
"What?! Play it immediately!" The Amazon didn't even hesitate. Other Amazons brought a projector screen, and activated the Snail. When Hancock saw the marines and a beaten Sonia, she gripped her palms in rage. "Damn them all to hell."
The entire crew of the Pirate King was left silent and shocked. Robin even fell to her knees. Luffy was bearing his teeth, glaring at Akainu with absolute hatred. "First he takes my brother, now he's trying to take my daughter?! Now way! Franky! Coup De Burst us to Marine Headquarters!"
"I can't."
Everyone stared at Franky in shock, all except for Joey, who looked away in shame. Luffy got angry. "WHY THE HELL NOT?!"
"Sonia went out to get supplies as well as books, right?" Luffy nodded in confirmation. "I asked her... to bring me a few barrels of cola. Our supply is nearly completely out. Don't even have enough juice for one."
Luffy's eyes widened in shock and despair as he looked back at the screen. "So... there's nothing we can do?" Luffy has never felt this powerless, not even against Kuma on the Saboady Archipelago or against Akainu in the War of the Best. Is he... really going to lose another loved one before his very eyes?
Vlad was shocked by the sight. He knew the Fallen Angel was no where near Navy Headquarters, but maybe Adonis could fly there. If he scared at least one of his crew mates enough, he could activate his powers enough to fly there. Hell, Vlad would even be willing to grab a frog to scare himself to help his captain. But... would Adonis even want to help? He has virtually no love for anyone in his family outside of his own mother and Artemis. Still, he had to try. "Adonis, you-" Vlad was never able to finish his sentence. He was too shocked by what he was seeing.
"How dare they?" Adonis's eyes were shadowed by his hair, but his teeth were bared at the screen. What was more terrifying was that his fangs were starting to develop. That only happened when his powers were activating, but no one was scared yet. Vlad was shocked, but not scared. What's more, Vlad noticed the state Nyx was in.
Nyx always imitated her master. Whenever Adonis was happy, she was happy. Whenever he was sad, she was sad. Whenever he was angry, she was furious. Now, she looked to be at her most viscous. Her fangs were shining in the light, dripping with venom. She continually hissed at Akainu, ready to strike. She was ready for war.
"That's... THAT'S..." Vlad was now shaking in fear. Adonis was now surrounded with darkness, the Fallen Angel actually suffering damage. Then, Adonis's eyes were now visible. However, they were glowing bright, blood red. They were the eyes of a furious devil. "THAT'S MY SISTER!"
On an island a few miles away from the Fallen Angel, the citizens were enjoying their usually peaceful life, without a care in the world. Then, they heard a mighty explosion. The shock was powerful enough to make their island shake. Some of the people actually fell, while others were screaming in fear. Then, some of them saw it. A pillar of darkness that seemed to infect the sky, devouring all light around it, making the sky as dark as night. Then, they saw another beam. It flew as quickly as a missile. Where it went, the darkness quickly followed. Those who saw it... believed they witnessed a demon escaping from Hell.
Sonia was kicked at the back of her knees, causing her to fall. She watched as the jailers connected her chains to the platform. Then, she felt someone grab her hair, and forced her to looked forward towards the sea. "Any last words?" Akainu's words were filled with malice, but also with pride. He must have believed he had completely won. Since he made sure that her capture was completely secret, he might as well have.
Akainu believed that Sengoku made a mistake by announcing Ace's capture, as well as the date he would be executed. If he had his way back then, he would have just had Ace executed then and there. He would have still made a spectacle of it, like he is doing right now. He ordered every high ranking marine to come to Navy Headquarters without telling anyone the reason. He made sure Sonia's capture was kept secret, just so Luffy wouldn't try to save her like he did his brother. Right now, all he wanted was Sonia's blood. The blood of Luffy and his Grand Fleet would be taken another day. Her death was just to be used as the ultimate signal for the beginning of the End of the Pirates.
Sonia continued to stare out at see, before looking at the Snail with strong eyes. "Mother, Father..." Luffy and Robin's attentions were immediately brought to the screen. What they saw broke their hearts. Sonia was... smiling, tears running down her cheek. "Sorry. Looks like I broke my promise. I guess... I'm dead." Those words... broke not only Luffy and Robin, but everyone who ever loved Sonia for one reason or the other, even Smoker.
"Appropriate words, girl." Sonia never stopped smiling. She didn't even look up at Akainu's disgusting smile. "Now... EXECUTE!"
Time seemed to slow down as the executioners brought down their blades, ready to lop off Sonia's head. All the Straw Hats could do was stare in horror, the feeling of defeat filling all of them. Kodachi wanted desperately to save her, but she had no choice. She was a marine. The same excuse was used for Tashigi, Coby, and Smoker. Hancock looked away, not wanting to see the death of a child of Luffy. Akainu was looking towards the sea, smiling. He thought he had totally won. He thought he had completely started the true war against piracy. In just a few seconds, he would hear the sweet sound of a blade cutting into flesh. What he heard instead confused him.
First, he heard the sound of steel being shattered. Then he heard the sound of flesh being slashed, but heard male screams. In the next second, he saw his executioners falling off the platform, their chests gushing with blood. He tried to turn around to see what had happened, but before he could turn his head all the way, he was greeted with a powerful punch to the face. He could feel his skull cracking from the sheer strength and power of the attack. It was coated with armament haki, and a very powerful haki at that. He can only think of one person with this kind of will and strength. Pirate King Monkey D. Luffy, but that shouldn't be possible. Before Akainu could continue to ponder, the attack sent him flying to the ground in an explosion of dust and rubble. He was actually spitting blood as he slowly got up.
"No way."
"Why is he here?"
"Rumors had it that he despised the Pirate King. Why would he save one of his children?"
Akainu was able to get up and clear the dust, and was surprised by what he saw. "Sea Demon Adonis." Adonis stood at the edge of the platform, glaring at Akainu with blood red eyes. "Why would a man of your bounty attack Navy Headquarters?" Adonis had a huge bounty. His first and current bounty... was three hundred million. He earned this bounty by doing something unimaginable. He killed a Celestial Dragon. Not only that, but he defeated the Admiral sent to arrest him. He defeated Kizaru. Some people believed that was the reason Kizaru retired in the first place.
"No way." Adonis looked away from Akainu to look at a very shocked Sonia. "Is it you? Is it really you?" Adonis didn't answer. Instead, he walked behind Sonia, and reached for her cuffs, which shocked the young girl. "DON'T DO IT! IT'S SEA PRISM! NOT EVEN YOU CAN-" Sonia was interrupted by the sound of metal being destroyed, and the feeling of her wrists being freed.
"I don't give a damn. I'm too pissed off right now to care about something as small as seastone." Sonia looked at her wrists in absolute shock. She then looked at her cuffs to see that they were completely destroyed.
"HOW DARE YOU?!" Adonis and Sonia looked down at an enraged Akainu. "You were said to be an enemy of Pirate King Luffy, and yet you released his daughter?! For what reason?! Are you actually an ally to him?! Why else would you save the daughter of your enemy?!"
Adonis just blankly stared at Akainu. He knew many people had the same question, including Sonia herself. She was even looking at him with curious eyes. "You really are an idiot, Akainu." The Fleet Admiral didn't like that answer. "Do I really need a reason..." Adonis looked Sonia in the eyes. "...to save my own sister?"
This caused an uproar.
"His what?!"
"So... it's true. That rumor... It isn't a coincidence that he looks so much like the Pirate King."
"He's... he's his son."
Kodachi was just as shocked. "Mother, did you know about that?"
"No. It was speculated, but it was dropped because of how poorly Adonis treated Luffy and his children."
Coby and Smoker were speechless. Kizaru smiled at the information, finding the truth quite interesting.
"He actually said it." The Straw Hat crew looked at their captain, who had his signature grin. "He called Sonia his sister! He finally sees us as family!"
Hancock was actually very surprised that Adonis said that.
Sonia... was crying. She was just so... so... happy. "You said it." She covered her mouth, making sure no sobs would escape. "You finally called me your sister." Her joy was increased... when Adonis smiled at her.
However, Sonia's happiness was interrupted when she heard Akainu... chuckle. Then, his chuckle turned into a mad laugh. "How fortunate." The siblings glared at the Fleet Admiral. "Today was just supposed to be the death of one of the Pirate King's children. Now, we get to kill two. What a fortuitous day. Justice... is smiling on us."
Adonis just glared at the bastard, before summoning his left wing. "Sonia, get in."
"What?" Sonia looked between her brother and the literal army, and quickly understood what her brother wanted. "NO! Adonis, you may be one of the strongest rookies in father's era, but even you can't take that on by yourself. Please, let me help y-"
"Sonia." She was caught off guard by the concern and kindness in her brother's voice. Adonis then looked at her with loving eyes, and a smile of an older brother. "Please, let me be your older brother. It's the duty of the elder to protect his younger siblings."
Sonia was hesitant at first, but the resolve she heard in her brother's voice was unshakable. She then walked towards her brother, watching his wing embrace her. It was so warm, soft, and comforting. It felt so... safe. She felt even more at peace when she felt his strong arm wrap around her and lift her. Adonis completely covered her with his wing, making it impossible for her to see anything.
"Ooh, what a lovely show of sibling love." Adonis's smile was replaced by a blank look. He quickly lifted a haki infused arm to block a kick from Kizaru. "It's been quite some time, boy." Adonis just looked at the former Admiral with an indifferent gaze. "I'm actually glad Sakazuki convinced me to come." Then, Kizaru pointed his finger at Adonis, and fired his signature lasers. All Adonis did was move his head in the perfect angles to avoid the attacks before grabbing Kizaru's leg. He then began to slam Kizaru against the platform, before violently throwing him near Akainu. He landed with an explosion of dust and debris.
Adonis then heard the sound of a cane, and looked to see Fujitora walking towards him. "Are you going to get in my way too, old man?"
"Though I am retired, I am still a Navy soldier. I have my duties to fulfill, as a soldier of peace."
"Well, I have my duties to fulfill. The duties of an older brother, which I have failed at for far too long. That ends now."
Fujitora heard the resolve in the young man's voice, and was greatly pleased. However, he was still a pirate. Though it pained him to do it, he still used his powers against Adonis.
"Whoa!" Adonis felt heavy. The platform even began to break under him. Still, Adonis was known as one of the strongest for a reason. He was able to easily jump out of Fujitora's gravity field, and used his other wing to fly.
"Now! Fire! Fire!"
Adonis looked down to see the navy soldiers firing countless bullets at him. He summoned his ax to deflect nearly every bullet. He deflected some of the other bullets with his haki infused leg. "Okay, this is getting annoying." Using his wing to flip through the storm of bullets, Adonis positioned himself over the army. The soldiers, while still firing, watched as darkness and a purple energy surrounded Adonis's legs. "Black..." Adonis then started to fall, gaining more and more momentum. "Meteor!"
When he landed, a giant explosion was created. It sent hundreds upon thousands of marines flying high into the sky. Since it created a dust cloud, they had no idea how high they were. When it cleared, they saw the entire island. "Oh, not again!" Some of the soldiers looked at an older officer. "This is Whitebeard all over again!"
When the dust cleared, Adonis looked around to see that he was completely surrounded.
"That was an impressive technique, boy." Adonis looked towards Akainu, who was smirking like he had already won. "But you are every bit as foolish as that father of yours if you think you can defeat all of Navy Headquarters by yourself. How can one man possibly defeat an army this grand?!"
Adonis raised an eyebrow in confusion. "The hell you talking about?" Now Akainu looked confused. "Defeat Navy Headquarters? I'm not here for some dumbass reason like that. I'm just here to save my little sister. Besides, I'm not alone. Right, Nyx?"
In that instant, the black mamba slithered out of Adonis's right sleeve, and attacked the nearest marine in her standard form. Then, when a marine tried to attack her, she easily dodged, and grew into her next size. With a body like Salome's, she whipped a wall of marines away as easily as swatting away flies. Finally, when a giant tried to attack Adonis from behind, Nyx lunged towards the giant, growing into her max size. She completely wrapped around the giant, and plunged her fangs into the soldier's neck. The giant fell back, barely alive. Nyx then slithered around her master, and released a powerful roar that shook the very ocean.
"What the hell kind of monster is that?!"
"He had a creature like that?!"
"In that case, we can't let him escape! The strongest rookie with a beast like that is a combination I don't want to deal with!"
Though the marines were terrified of the great serpent, the inhabitants of Amazon Lily were awestruck.
Margaret, who found out the man she loved like a little brother was in danger, was in the throne room to watch what was happening to him. When she saw Nyx, she couldn't stop her tears of joy, no matter how hard she tried. "He finally got one. He got his own snake. And she's so beautiful."
"Of course she is." Margaret looked towards Hancock, who was smiling with nothing but pride. "He's my son. It's only natural that he earns the respect of such an awesome snake. Now no one can deny it. That man... is a true Amazon." Margaret smiled, and looked back at Adonis and Nyx. She hoped that she would see them both someday, and someday soon.
"Do you honestly believe that creature will help you escape, boy?"
"Yeah, I do. You'll never find a better partner than Nyx. Loyal, strong, and beautiful. She's the ultimate snake, and the ultimate partner." Nyx lowered her head near her master, and made what sounded like a purr of happiness when he kindly and lovingly rubbed her cheek. "I will always entrust my life to her, as well as the lives of the people I love."
"You cocky little fool!" Adonis then glared at Akainu. "You're nothing more than a boy! A mere pirate!"
"Mere? Oh, I'm far more than just a 'mere pirate'. Listen to me well, Fleet Admiral! My name... is Monkey... D. … Boa Adonis!" Many of the marines reacted when they heard the third name. They were not the only ones. Hancock was also shocked. That was the very first time... the very first time Adonis ever called himself a Boa. The mother was filled with nothing but joy, so much so that tears began to fall from her eyes. "I am the son of the freest man in the world, Pirate King Monkey D. Luffy!" Luffy was jumping around in joy when he heard Adonis say that. "I am the son of the strongest, most beautiful, and most powerful woman in the world, Pirate Empress Boa Hancock!" Strangely enough, that line caused many of the marines to fall to the ground, unconscious from heartache. Any of their delusional chances of getting with the Pirate Empress have been shot down when they found out she was a mother. Hancock, on the other hand, was crying in her hands. She was so happy. He said it with so much pride, with so much bravery. He said out loud for the entire world to know. Now the world finally knows... that he's proud to be the son of Boa Hancock. Hancock was filled with so much happiness, that it would be impossible to stop her tears of joy. "I am the eldest child of the Pirate King, and one of the guardians of the family! I will never allow pigs like you to harm anyone in my family! Not my parents, my step mothers, my siblings, my aunts, uncles, cousins, or the men and women who lead my father's Grand Fleet! I will forever protect them, and I will forever be a thorn in the side of the World Government! That is who I am!"
Everyone was shocked. The marines couldn't believe what they just heard. Luffy and his crew felt a rush of pride and joy when they heard Adonis's speech. He finally did it. He finally accepted his family. He was now a full member of the Straw Hat family, something that everyone was happy about, none more than Luffy himself.
Akainu... chuckled. "I must thank you, boy." Adonis raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Thanks to your little announcement, I finally have a reason to revoke Boa Hancock of her status as Warlord, and arrest all of Amazon Lily."
"Dumbass." Akainu glared at the boy. "Amazon Lily is a part of my dad's territory. No way in hell he'd ever let a piece of shit like you anywhere near at. Neither would I. Besides, someone like you could never beat the Amazons. I bet you can't even beat one man and his partner."
"I accept that challenge, boy. EXECUTE THE SON OF THE PIRATE KING!" With that, all of the marines charged at Adonis. However, before the closest one could slash at him, Adonis released a wave of power. In the next second, nearly half of all of Navy Headquarters fell unconscious. Akainu knew what he did immediately. "Conqueror's Haki. That's no surprise, considering who your parents are." Adonis just smirked. "WHAT ARE YOU FOOLS WAITING FOR?! KILL HIM!"
Waves of soldiers attacked Adonis and Nyx. "Nyx! Salome mode, now!" The black mamba obeyed her master. In this form, the duo took down countless soldiers. Salome whipped countless soldiers, spitting her venom every so often. Adonis kicked or punched any marine that got close to him. When the sword users got too close, he summoned his ax, and shattered their swords.
Then, Adonis sensed a stronger will coming from above. He lifted his ax in time to block an attack from Kodachi. Adonis never met the girl before, so he found it a bit strange when he didn't sense any fighting spirit, and even stranger when he saw she was smiling. With a simple flick of the wrist, Adonis easily disarmed the girl. Before she could do anything, Adonis flicked her with a haki infused finger on her forehead. She was sent flying into her mother's arms.
"Kodachi! Are you alright?!"
Kodachi rubbed her forehead. "Ow. That guy hits hard. He really is Uncle L- I mean the Pirate King's son." Kodachi then got closer to her mother to whisper in her ear. "But I think he might be able to do it. I think he can save Sonia." Tashigi nodded her head in agreement. Adonis was strong. He might be able to get out off this island in one piece. Then, he sensed him.
In a mere second, Adonis was punched right in the face by a blue blur. It was infused with haki, and extremely powerful. It actually caused him to skip across the field. He regained his footing, rubbing his now sore face. "Ow. Okay, I'll admit it. That hurt like hell."
"Ooh! It's Admiral Coby!" Adonis looked up too see a powerful looking man with pink hair.
"He's the successor of Garp the Hero!"
"He was even trained by Garp himself!"
"He even went toe-to-toe with the Pirate King!"
"With him here, we might even win!"
Adonis got back on his feet. "Well, this just got a tad bit harder."
"Shave!" Adonis was able to narrowly dodge Coby's punch. The two then engaged in an exchange of blows. Adonis was having a harder time, since he couldn't use both arms. But he had a certain advantage. As soon as it looked like Coby was about to land another punch on Adonis's face, a black force field radiating black lighting blew him away. Coby looked down at his fist, which was still covered in black lighting, stinging the Admiral constantly. Coby looked up to see a smiling Adonis.
"Evil Shield."
Adonis sensed a strike aimed at his head, and ducked to avoid the attack. He watched as a jitte smashed into the ground. "Good reflexes, kid. Just like your old man." Adonis jumped away from his assailant. When he looked up, he saw a marine with two cigars in his mouth. He was wearing the same coat Coby was wearing, but no shirt. Adonis thought he did it to show off his muscular body.
"Admiral Smoker!"
"He's been chasing after the Pirate King ever since he was a rookie!"
"He's the closest person to have ever captured the Pirate King!"
"Two of the strongest marines that went toe-to-toe with the Pirate King! No way is this kid gonna win now!"
Adonis sighed in aggravation. "Seriously?"
Smoker charged at Adonis, his jitte ready to stab Adonis in the throat. However, Adonis was able to deflect the attack with his ax. The Pirate Prince and Admiral then began to exchange a flurry of clashes between their weapons. It even created a dome of air around the two, destroying the area around them. Most of the marines were too afraid to get anywhere close to the duel between monsters. Then, Adonis caught a lucky break. He deflected one of Smoker's strikes enough to stagger him. It was more than enough time for Adonis to land a powerful kick that sent Smoker crashing into a group of marines.
After sending Smoker flying, Adonis had to bend backwards to avoid a punch from Coby. In this position, he struck Coby in the cheek with a knee. It caused Coby to stagger a bit, but it was more than enough for Adonis. Channeling his haki into his leg, Adonis kicked Coby in the stomach. With a burst of strength, he sent Coby flying. With that, Adonis disappeared. Then, a stream of air knocked a row of marines away, creating a perfect path for Nyx to slither through.
Adonis looked around, seeing no exit in sight. "Guess I'd better make one." Adonis pointed the same way his mother did when she prepared her Pistol Kiss. "Dark Pistol!" A powerful beam exited Adonis's index finger. It was far more powerful than any of Adonis's previous pistols, which greatly surprised the man. He even examined his finger with wide eyes. "Whoa. When did I get an upgrade?" He sensed more marines closing in on him, but he also felt more power flowing into him. He thought it was strange... since he didn't sense so much as an ounce of fear. Where was this power coming from? "Oh, whatever. Dark Pistol!" The marines readied themselves for another blast, and planned to attack Adonis as soon as he fired that powerful beam. "Rapid Fire!" Out of Adonis's finger came a barrage of dark energy bullets. His finger was practically a Gatling Gun. Adonis incapacitated countless marines with his practically endless supply of bullets. Eventually, he voluntarily stopped his own attack, and stared at his finger. "Seriously, where is all of this power coming from?" Hoping to find out about it later, Adonis just ran through the path he created, followed by Nyx.
All he needed to do was get to the end of the island. Once there, he would have Nyx return to her standard form, and fly right out of there. In fact, there it was, blocked by a few marines that can easily be taken care of. Adonis summoned his ax, preparing to take down the final obstacle to his and his sister's freedom. As soon as he was about to slash at them, a wall of magma appeared right in front of him.
"Did you honestly think it would be that easy, boy?"
Adonis released an aggravated sigh as he looked back at an approaching Akainu. "Actually, the way things were going, yeah. I kinda did."
"Hmph. Well, your luck just ran out, boy."
"Oh, I wouldn't say that. I just gotta beat the living hell out of you, and then I'm free. Easy enough."
"Insolent brat." Akainu's arms then turned to magma. "Great Eruption!"
Akainu threw a giant fist of magma at Adonis, but he didn't budge at all. Instead, he just directed his palm towards the charging magma. "Evil Shield!" Adonis's barrier easily deflected Akainu's magma. The molten rock fell to the ground, cooling down. Adonis then jumped over his own shield, and tried to heel drop kick Akainu. The Fleet Admiral was able to jump away just in time. He watched in fascination as Adonis's kick created a giant crater. That attack might have been powerful enough to kill even him.
As Akainu examined the damage Adonis created, he noticed something else about the boy. Darkness was collecting around him. Then, it started to morph him. Adonis looked down in surprise. "My Evil Mode? What's going on? I thought I could only turn into this when my opponent is most afraid." Adonis looked just like a depicted demon. The legs of a goat, long black claws for fingernails, golden horns that curved towards the back of his head, blood red iris, pupils that resembled a goat's, and a long black tail.
"Hmph, you truly earn the name of Sea Demon, abomination. As monstrous as your reputation perseveres you to be." Adonis looked at Akainu, getting into a battle stance. "However, if this is supposed to scare me, then I am not impressed."
This confused Adonis. If Akainu wasn't afraid, there where was he getting this power from? Looking back, where did any of his power come from the entire time? He wasn't afraid when he flew to Navy Headquarters. No one was afraid when he showed up to save Sonia. No one was afraid when he took down Kizaru, Coby, and Smoker. Only a hand full of marines were afraid when Nyx appeared, but it was no where near enough fear to give him the kind of power he had now. So, what has been fueling his powers this whole time? Then, he realized it. This entire time... he was angry.
No, not just him. Everyone was angry. He also sensed other emotions: Blood-lust, laziness, hatred, doubt, greed, lust, exhaustion, and of course, fear. All of these emotions had something in common.
They were all negative emotions.
Adonis... no longer had to rely on solely fear to activate his powers. He could just channel the negative emotions of the world. So, men like Akainu, who have gone drunk with power, were basically power cells for the pirate. With this in mind, Adonis knew... that he had practically won already.
"It's over, boy! Hell Hound!" Akainu charged at Adonis with his fist turning into a hound preparing to bit Adonis's head off. The man didn't move an inch. Instead, he began to concentrate. Darkness started to envelop his fist. Adonis wasn't using Armament Haki at all, just his own power. When Akainu was close enough, Adonis countered Akainu's Hell Hound with his fist covered in shadow and purple energy. The collision created a powerful shock wave that destroyed Akainu's magma wall. It also destroyed the ground around them, and sent some unfortunate marines flying.
The two struggled for dominance, both pouring every last bit of strength they had into their fists. Akainu was struggling, but Adonis wasn't exactly having an easy time either. One could see the fire and determination burning in their eyes. However, Adonis was more determined than the murder hungry Fleet Admiral.
With a final battle cry, Adonis's fist literally broke through Akainu's. His fist then traveled into Akainu's abdomen. Akainu could feel his ribs shattering, and some of his organs rupturing. He could only compare this ungodly pain to one other punch. The direct hit he suffered from White Beard.
With one last burst of effort, Adonis sent Akainu flying. The Fleet Admiral was sent crashing through marines before crashing into the base of the platform. The great impact caused the entire structure to crumble to pieces. Adonis... had just defeated Fleet Admiral Akainu. However, it was extremely taxing. He was panting from exhaustion, and his fist was devoid of skin. At first, he felt completely drained of any sort of energy. However, it started to quickly return. The negative emotions caused by the sight of Akainu's defeat was feeding Adonis. His hand was already completely healed.
"Nyx." The beautiful snake slithered towards her master. "I'm going to end this fight. Rest now. You've done more than enough to earn it." Obeying her master, Nyx returned to her original size, and wrapped herself around Adonis's neck. The snake let out a content purr, happy to be back on her master. She was made even happier when Adonis gently rubbed her chin. She always loved it when he did that.
Channeling the negative energy into his wing, Adonis flew high into the sky at breakneck speeds. Kizaru saw this, and tried to fly towards Adonis. He reached Adonis immediately, and tried to kick him out of the sky. However, when he tried to attack Adonis, he hit nothing but air. Adonis practically warped behind him, quicker than even Kizaru's Observation Haki could follow him. That means... that Adonis was faster. Before even Kizaru could react, Adonis kicked Kizaru in the face so hard, that he was sent crashing into the ground in less than a millisecond.
Continuing to fly as high as he could, he felt Fujitora trying to slow him down using his gravity. It wasn't working at all. Sensing his technique was ineffective, Fujitora instead summoned a meteor. Adonis never stopped flying, even when the giant rock fell towards him. Tightening his grip, Adonis punched the meteor. It looked like a stalemate at first, but the meteor began to crack. Finally, Adonis completely shattered the flaming space rock. The debris fell towards the island, and injured many of the marines.
When Adonis felt he was high enough, he looked down to see the entire island. "It's time to end this." Adonis raised his hand to the sky, and began to concentrate. Marines watched as a dark energy left them, and flew towards Adonis. Above Adonis, a ball was forming. A ball of darkness, crackling with purple lightning. The black substance stopped coming from the marines, but Adonis didn't look satisfied. So, he took the rest of the energy from himself. Slowly, he looked more and more human. His legs returned to normal, his horns disappeared, his eyes were back to being brown, his claws went back to nails, his fangs began to shrink, and his tail completely disappeared. All that was left was the wing he used to fly, and the wing he used to protect his sister.
Adonis was now pleased with the size of the ball, and looked down at the island. "It's over. Malevolent Detonation: Island Killer!" With that roar, and a new spin on one of his signature attacks, Adonis threw the ball that was almost as big as the meteor he destroyed.
The marines were panicking as they watched the giant ball of darkness fall towards them. Then, Akainu burst forth from the rubble, still coughing up blood. When he looked up, all he did was growl. "Insolent little bastard. Does he really think that will be enough to stop Absolute Justice?!" Akainu's arms then turned to magma, and he pointed it towards the falling ball. "Meteor Volcano!" Akainu shot countless magma fists at the ball, and didn't stop for a second.
"Yasakani no Magatama!" Akainu looked to his left to see Kizaru also attack the sphere. "Retired or not, I can't exactly let Navy Headquarters be destroyed by one brat, can I?"
"No, you can't. I'd execute you on grounds of treason otherwise."
"Ooh, how scary."
"White Blow!" Marines watched as Smoker shot a pillar of smoke at the sphere, which collided and continuously pushed it back. They also saw Coby picking up the rubble around him, and throw it at the falling doomsday at lightning speed. Fujitora also did this, but at a faster rate thanks to his gravity powers.
"Everyone! Aid the Admirals! Use anything you can! Fire, fire, fire!" With that, the marines threw everything they could at the black sphere. They shot their guns, canons, and even some of Vegapunks experimental weapons at it. The giants threw their weapons at it, while some of the sword wielding Vice Admirals used air slashes on it.
Tashigi was also creating air slashes when she heard her daughter speak. "I really hope no one sees this." Tashigi looked behind her, and was surprised to see the stance Kodachi was using. It was one of her father's stances. "Thirty Caliber Phoenix!" With that, Kodachi threw a powerful air slash, arguably the most powerful of them all. When it collided with the sphere, it caused a reaction. The dark sphere began to glow, until it became light. The shining light covered everything, making everything disappear in a blinding light. It was so powerful, that it completely took the Visual Transponder Snail offline. No one knew the outcome of the battle after that.
Kodachi was lying on the ground face down. Her finger twitched before she slowly got back up. "Ow. My head." She looked around to see that Navy Headquarters was practically destroyed. The ground was littered with fallen marines. Then, she spotted her. "Mother!" Kodachi quickly crawled towards the downed Vice Admiral, and lifted her in her arms. "Mother! Speak to me! Are you alright?!"
Tashigi's eyes twitched a bit. She slowly opened them with a tired groan, and looked at her daughter. "Define 'alright'."
Kodachi was filled to the brim with joy, tears of happiness threatening to fall. "Mother!" Kodachi then began to squeeze her mother in an overly enthusiastic hug.
"Ow-ow-ow-ow. Kodachi, calm down. I'm really sore."
"Oh, sorry." Kodachi then began to look around, activating her Observation Haki. "No way. Mother, can you sense that?"
Tashigi slowly got up, and understood what her daughter meant. "There are barely any casualties."
"Even with that giant explosion. No, even with Adonis's previous rampage. Barely a quarter of the Navy soldiers have been killed. It's like... like he wasn't even trying to kill them."
"He wasn't." Kodachi looked at her mother. "He just wanted to escape with his sister. He wasn't trying to destroy the Navy Headquarters. The saddest part is... most of the deceased... were killed by allies."
"What?"
"When Adonis dodged our bullets, deflected our attacks, our just ran too fast to be hit, where do you think those attacks went?" Kodachi quickly understood what her mother meant. Even the giant that was bitten by the snake can still be saved. The only people Adonis really killed were the two executioners. The giants were able to catch most the soldiers he sent flying with that Black Meteor attack of his, while the others were either caught by allies or were lucky enough to fall into the ocean. All Adonis really did was cripple the marines. The rest of the blood staining these grounds... was on Navy hands, not his.
Then, Kodachi realized something important. She began to look around, pushing her Observation Haki to it's limits. "He's gone."
"Huh?"
"Adonis! He's nowhere near us! He's gone! Mother..." Kodachi got closer to her mother, placing her head on her mother's shoulder to hide her face... Her smiling face. "He won."
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY KIDS?!"
"Luffy, calm down."
"CALM DOWN?! USOPP, MY SON AND DAUGHTER ARE IN DANGER! AKAINU COULD HAVE HIS GROSS HANDS ON THEM RIGHT NOW! HOW THE HELL CAN I CALM DOWN?!"
"The Visual Transponder Snail went offline. There's nothing we can do."
Luffy hated that answer. He wanted to do something so bad right now, but he didn't know what. Then, he saw Robin. She looked terrified. Calming down a bit, Luffy walked over towards the beautiful woman, and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. It caused her to jump a bit, but she immediately calmed down when she saw who it was. Tears started to swell in her eyes. "I lost so many people I loved already because of the World Government. They took my mother, my teachers, and the person who taught me how to laugh. They took so much from me already. Are they... are they going to take my daughter from me too?"
Luffy didn't answer. Instead, he brought the woman into a warm embrace. It surprised her at first, but all she could do was wrap her arms around the man she loved, and let the tears flow. The other Straw Hats felt miserable, seeing her like that. Haysopp looked away, not able to watch his beloved aunt in such a heart-breaking state. Then, he saw something.
"What the heck?"
Usopp heard his son. "Something wrong, Haysopp?"
Haysopp put on his goggles to get a better look, and continually adjusted them. When he stopped, his jaw fell to the ground. "N-no way."
Usopp was curious about what his son was seeing. Putting on his own goggles, he immediately found what his son was looking at, and fell back in shock. The Straw Hats noticed this, and looked in the same direction the father and son duo were looking towards.
They didn't see anything at first, but eventually, a figure appeared. It look like a one winged bird. That's when they quickly realized what it was, or rather who.
In barely a minute, the figure landed on the deck of the ship, and stood proudly while lifting a hand in greeting. "Yo."
Before anyone could react to Adonis's sudden appearance, he moved his left wing away from him. What he showed made Robin cover her mouth, with tears of joy freely falling. With light finally hitting her face, Sonia slowly woke up, not a scratch on her. When she saw where she was, she was now totally awake. Then, she saw her. The sight of her mother made tears fall from the girl's face. "Mother."
"Sonia."
Adonis gently placed Sonia on her feet, and watched as she, at first, slowly walked towards Robin, before running straight into her mother's arms. The two happily cried into the others arms, beyond happy to be reunited. The sight caused Adonis to smile, but not just him.
Luffy was giving a fatherly smile, while tears threatened to fall. Saul actually had tears welling up in his eyes, which is extraordinarily rare. Nami was stifling a sob of happiness, while her children were dancing around in happiness about getting their sister back. Zoro and Muramasa just smiled. Sanji lit a cigarette with tears of happiness falling. Chopper, Tina, Usopp, and Haysopp had tears and snot falling from pure happiness. Franky was openly crying loudly, probably enough for the entire crew. Joey was actually handing his adopted dad the tissues he was using to dry his eyes. Brook was also crying. He was just so happy.
While his crew was still expressing their happiness towards Sonia's successful rescue, Luffy walked over towards Adonis. "I always knew you'd come around." Adonis looked at his father with confusion. Luffy then lifted up his forearm. "You have no idea how proud I am... to be the father of someone as awesome as you. Glad your back in the family... my badass son."
Adonis smiled at his father, and lifted his own forearm to bump against his dad's. "Great to be back... my awesome dad." Adonis was about to bump his dad, but something was wrong... and Luffy immediately saw it. Luffy... caught Adonis before he fell. While in his father's arms, Adonis coughed up blood.
"ADONIS!" The entire crew heard the cry of concern from their captain. The joyous atmosphere was replaced with fear when they saw the state Adonis was in.
Chopper immediately ran over towards his captain and the captain's oldest son. He gently placed Adonis on his back, and carefully unbuttoned his shirt. Nyx sensed the concern the doctor had for her master, and didn't attack him. Chopper's eyes widened when he saw Adonis's chest. "This isn't good." He immediately transformed into his Heavy Point, and gently lifted Adonis. "Tina, prep the medical room! When need to treat him immediately!"
That was the last thing Adonis heard... before he fell into a deep sleep.
A/N: Oh, thank god. It's finally over. This is undoubtedly the longest chapter I have ever written. Worst part, the next chapter might be even longer than this. Anyway, I really should thank Demiam for letting me use Sonia. Gave me permission and everything. Gotta love the guy. Though, I'm not really sure I had Sonia follow the exact same characteristics Demiam made for her. Please, don't kill me, dude. I'm not you, so I can't make Sonia as perfect as you made her. I really wish I could say FrostMischiefLoki gave me permission to use Adonis... but he didn't. Couldn't reach him. I don't think anyone on this site has heard from him in over a year. Kinda makes you worried. Let's hope he comes back soon... and doesn't send a Buster Call after me for making this. If anything, I'm hoping it will convince him to come back to the writing game to continue Prince of the Pirates. We can all dream, right? I'm sure this chapter could have been done better, but... I ain't Oda. I'm ridiculously lazy and impatient. I'm surprised this chapter took about 18 pages to make. That's a record for me. Anyway, tell me what you guys think. If you think I should delete it, I'll do it in a heartbeat. If you think it should be continued, I'll do so. Until next time... if there is one. Guess it all depends on you guys if there is one or not. Bye-bye!