Ahoy there!

First and foremost, I'd like to thank you for coming here and giving this story a chance. I know mostly no one cares for pairings in One Piece, and although I have a hard time doing it as well, Luffy x Nami kinda earned a special place in my heart...? I just like their dynamics, who knows, but it made me come up with this story, since it's been quite a long time I've been wanting to write something One Piece related. So hey, welcome to the madness!

Secondly, this is kind of me packing up all the ideas and theories I have thought and have seen about the ending of One Piece. Of course hardly anything will be accurate, since we ain't got idea what Oda has planned for us lol but I just can't help being fascinated by the One Piece World, so this has been a lot of fun to write. I hope you enjoy as well! Althought it just may get a little crazy, whoopsy?

Thirdly, english is NOT my birth language. Seriously guys, I'll be trying my absolute best to revise this correctly and deliver something decent for you, but forgive me for slips! I'm self taught so my grammar can be quite wobbly, yikey.

Well, I think that's all for now. I'll let you get to your reading, enjoy~

Eau du Résistance - Log O1

PROLOGUE

The tension weighed in the room while the World Government rulers stared at one another in silence. They had no idea of what to do next, or worse, what would be the enemy's next step. They only knew that something big was coming, now what or when... It was impossible to foresee. This brought panic to the World Nobles, who refused to leave their homes in the holy land of Mariejois and kept pressuring the WG and the Marines to take action before something big broke out, but how could they fight something they didn't even know how to fight?

Fleet Admiral Sakazuki stared at the rulers with a blank expression. The five men had summoned him to a last minute meeting, and yet there they stood, in pure silence in that somber atmosphere. If anything, he was annoyed. He had more to do than to stay in that room waiting those old men to start a discussion.

"If you called me here to silently stare at each other, I request to be dismissed." Akainu spoke in a cold manner, receiving the hard looks of the rulers "I thought you were aware that the world has been turned upside down."

"Silence, you insolent," One of the rulers, the bald one with a long mustache, snarled at the Admiral "It was due your lack of competence on aprehending that boy years ago that brought us to the situation we find ourselves in."

Akainu maintained his cold glare, "We caused Strawhat every damage possible, from physical to psychological, and chased him down until the last minute. If he survived through all of that and more, then it is not our fault. You can blame your gods for allowing such scum to be born with so much luck."

"That matters little now, what is in the past is in the past" The ruler that carried a katana countered, "The problem is that Strawhat Luffy survived and did the unthinkable, and given Nico Robin is part of that damned crew, there is no doubt that he is now aware of the truth of what happened eight centuries ago."

"This is bad, very bad. That boy is the son of the man whose objective is to overthrow the World Government, there is no doubt he will share the information with his father." The ruler with a long, pointy beard pointed out with a scowl "There is no saying what he will do now."

"It's been two weeks since Monkey D. Luffy reached laftel, and since then he went completely silent," the owner of the katana spoke once again, "We must prepare for the worse, that boy is completely unpredictable, mainly with that damn ability of his of easily gathering allies."

Akainu watched the exchange in silence, his blank expression now forming into a scowl as the world rulers seemed to ignore his presence "Strawhat is nothing more than a pirate. He can be brought down, just like any other, so what are you afraid of?"

The blonde ruler snickered humorlessly, "Unsure if you are slow or just stupid, Sakazuki. It is clear that this boy is not like any common pirate who roamed this seas," he glared at Akainu, who frowned, "Those who carry D. in their names are known to cause big changes in the world, but Monkey D. Luffy happens to be even more troublesome."

"Why?"

"That is out of your jurisdiction," The katana holder snapped, "If you are so keen to leave, then go at once. We have no use to you or your incompetence."

Akainu growled, but he knew better than to disrespect the heads of the World Government. He soon stomped out of the room, closing the door behind him with a loud bang, but the Gorosei paid no mind to the Fleet Admiral's harsh exit. Instead, they continued engrossed in their conversation.

"What should we do? We must eliminate Strawhat and his peers before they uncover the true story for the whole world to see."

"Being the new Pirate King, he is untouchable." The one with a full beard argued, "Not only due his abilities but also the protection he has from all his allies. It will be impossible to aprehend him, even more when he can see through our actions with that damned overly developed Haki of his."

There was a scoff coming from the blonde one, "Don't give him so much credit. That boy is still moved by his primal instincts and quite unable to command with intelligence. He is not undefeatable, we only need to find the perfect weakness to exploit."

"He was originated from the East Blue, the weakest of all seas, so I'm sure we can use this to our advantage," The pointy beard one stated coldly, "A member from his family or a friend, any of these can be used to bring him down to his knees."

"Don't be ridiculous, this will only feed the fire," The katana owner growled, "After all the lenghts this man went to save friends and family, do you really consider using this as a trumph card? If we touch any of his loved ones, his ire will double. We will be doomed."

"But is exactly this ire we can exploit, when a man is the most driven by his emotions that he is the most vulnerable, after all."

"This would be extremely effective with anyone else, but when it's about Monkey D. Luffy, this might become double edged sword." Long mustache said somberly, "We also must remember our main problem are the people surrounding him, like his father or Nico Robin. As far as I'm concerned, that simpleton cares for nothing but his own freedom. Perhaps we should focus on the other ones instead of him, we might poke a beast that is not intending to attack and unnecessarily get the fangs."

"What other option do we have? Dragon is a mysterious man that never allowed any weakness to be uncovered, and Nico Robin herself has nothing we can use against her. Ohara was wiped out from the map and her surrogate family are the Strawhats, and I can guarantee you, that woman is heavily guarded. We cannot touch her either".

"Unfortunately, but we must find a way. Incite Monkey D. Luffy's wrath might mean the destruction of the world as we know." The katana owner said.

"So you are saying we should just remain silent and allow this brat to scare us into a corner?!" Pointy beard snapped, "You said it yourself, he is completely unpredictable. He might not be planning anything, but also might be attacking Mariejois with his father at first light!"

A vein popped on the samurai's forehead as he countered, "And what if he is not? Do you have any idea of the consequences?! It is clear that this boy is the chosen one to act in name of the whole Clan of D, and even so you plan to ignite his fury?!" He snapped, causing all the presents to flinch at the mention of the infamous clan, "Remember that he holds a deep grudge against us for the death of his brother. It is clear that he has no interest on facing off with us due to any revolutionary reason, so it is best if we keep it that way! Our hands are full enough with Dragon alone, we don't need his hazardous of a son to join the battle as well!"

Pointy beard opened his mouth to retort, but before he could, the giant door of the room was harshly opened. Akainu had returned, and he had a look of pure fury and disgust in his face.

"What is the meaning of this, Sakazuki?!" One of the leaders barked.

"Blackbeard has returned, and he brought a 'peace offering' in exchange of a temporary alliance." He announced somberly, causing all the rulers to become wide eyed.

"An alliance?! That foul insect, what makes him think that we will want anything he has to offer after that revolting betrayal?!" The blonde one growled.

"His offering," Akainu's jaw tensed, what didn't pass by unnoticed by the rulers, "He wants to pay back Strawhat for 'stealing' his position as Pirate King, and for that, he kidnapped one of his."

"One of the Strawhats? Was it Nico Robin?" The katana owner asked with hopeful eyes. If that was the case, then at least one of their problems would be solved. The idea however died when Akainu shook his head. The ruler scowled in displeasure, "Which one, then?"

"The other woman, Cat Burglar Nami."

Pointed beard scoffed at that, "Blackbeard truly is daft. If he wanted to negotiate, he should have taken Nico Robin instead. What this girl even has to offer?"

Akainu stared grimly at the rulers, who eyed him suspiciously as the Fleet Admiral seemed unable to former the words to inform the true reason behind Cat Burglar's kidnapping. The blonde one seemed unnerved to see Akainu's state. That man only seemed that distraught when something really bad was happening, or when he was completely furious. In this case, it seemed to be for both reasons. "Spit it out, Sakazuki. Why did Blackbeard bring us the girl?"

The Fleet Admiral seemed to clench his teeth before speaking, "She's with child, and it's Strawhat's." He spat out almost as if he had venom in his mouth, causing the rulers to once again become wide eyed in shock.

"The girl is carrying Monkey D. Luffy's child?!" Pointy beard exclaimed as if Akainu had offended him, "What an atrocity! This is disastrous!"

"Kill her and the child immediately! Such a devil's offspring should not be allowed to live!" The fully bearded one barked, seeming completely disgusted to hear the news. "This is our chance to cut the evil from its root like we couldn't do with Portgas D. Rouge!"

Akainu nodded and turned to leave, but before he could step out of the meeting room, the katana owner spoke up, "Wait Sakazuki, let us not be hasty. We can use this to our advantage."

The Fleet Admiral turned around and looked at the ruler as if he had gone mad, "What?"

"If this is true, then it means that Monkey D. Luffy has to do as we want, unless he wants his lover and child to be executed," the man grinned, "We should seize this opportunity and bring him down before his reign can even begin."

Akainu seemed enraged, "This is a stupid plan! If we don't execute this wench and the demon inside her womb immediately, we will be giving Dragon's son a chance of victory!" The Fleet Admiral countered, receiving pointed glares from the rulers, "After I killed his brother, Strawhat became too broken to fight back. We might attain the same reaction if we kill Cat Burglar!"

"Or he won't and will be too relentless to be stopped." Long mustache pointed out harshly, silencing Akainu instantly, "As long as we have the woman, we have leverage. If we lose that leverage, Monkey D. Luffy will have no reason to hold back from attacking us now. This might actually be helpful since it will be a way to keep that demon leashed while we formulate a plan, so control yourself, Sakazuki. The woman must be kept locked away in reasonable circumstances so her pregnancy won't be interrupted."

That had the magma man seething, "Why?!"

"There's nothing that renders a man more powerless than his own family. This child is the key to get Monkey D. Luffy to cooperate, so you must not touch it, are we clear?"

Akainu growled under his breath. The ruler raised a brow and insisted, "I said, are we clear, Fleet Admiral?"

"Yes, sir." Akainu agreed venomously, glaring daggers into the man who seemed to not care for the deadly glare he was receiving.

"Now go accommodate our 'guest' and hear what Blackbeard has to say. We have a plan to formulate."

Seeming even angrier than the first time, Akainu left and closed the door hard behind him, what caused the building's structure to tremble slightly. A few rulers gave disapproving looks in the direction of the closed door, but the long mustache one didn't seem bothered.

"Very well, what should be our first step?" Pointy mustache asked after a few moments of silence, to which the katana holder promptly asked.

"Let the world know that we have aprehended the Pirate King's woman," he stated coldly, "And state our demands for him to turn himself over, least he want her and the child to be executed like Fire Fist was."

Pointed mustache raised a brow, "Mentioning his late brother while threatening his woman... I thought you didn't want to bring Strawhat's wrath upon us?"

"It's too late for that," the man closed his eyes and released a loud sigh, "Let us prepare ourselves. This foe is not like any other."

All the presents nodded. There was no turning back now. They ended up poking the beast in one way or another, even if not directly.

They just hoped they had the strength to face the fangs.

That's it for today, let me know what you think! If I should continue or not, I'm anxious for your opinions~

And once again, sorry for mistakes!

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