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Will of D. Chapter 2
Amelia quietly motions them into the closet behind her, "Give me a second." she muttered loud enough for them to hear, "Let me finish this up."
She leans in close and whispers something into Susan's ear, then shuts the closet door and walks to the door, "What's so important that you had to disrupt me when I'm working?" she says without fear.
"Amelia bones, you are under arrest." the commanding voice says, "for the crimes of assisting a wanted fugitive and stealing from the World Government."
She scoffs at the charges, "The Fleet Admiral and an admiral have nothing better to do then blatantly accuse me of false charges? How the marines have fallen, Sakazuki. Have you already forgotten who taught you two how to fight?"
"Not for a moment, Amelia. But no one is above justice. Will you come quietly, or will you fight and risk hurting your niece? Your wonderful secretary informs us she was here not a moment ago. It did take some persuading, of course." Sakazaki says calmly.
"You bastards." Amelia growls viciously, "What did you do to Alita?"
"She wasn't very cooperative, and when we told her our business, she refused to aid us. Those who stand in the way of justice shall be punished." a second voice says cheerfully.
"God damn you Borsalino!" she roars. The closet they were in rapidly became uncomfortable hot.
"This is your last chance to surrender, or this entire building goes up in flames with you and your niece in it." Sakazaki warns.
Even in the closet, they could hear Amelia grinding her teeth, but eventually she sighs defeated, "I surrender. But mark my words, if you lay one hand on my niece, I will tear apart you and anyone who gets in my way. I'll burn the sacred city to the ground if I have to."
"I wonder if you'll be so confident when you're wearing seastone." Borsalino laughs, but gets shut up real quick.
"Impel down can't hold me, and unless Kuzan rejoins the admirals, you don't have the strength to stop me." Amelia spits, followed shortly by the click of the handcuffs.
Daphne is physically holding Susan back at this point, "You can't do anything like this." she whispers into the struggling girls ear, "Come back to my ship. Maybe we can think of a plan!"
The struggling doesn't abate, but it doesn't matter as the door opens again, and the three walk out of Amelia's office. For five minutes, they don't risk leaving. If either admiral were still outside, they'd never have a chance.
When they left, the first thing they noticed was Amelia's desk was melted. Ashes from the mounds of paperwork are scattered about. The bag of gold Daphne had given her was nothing but a blob of molten metal, corrupted from the metal scales.
"If we meet up with my captain, we might be able to rescue her, assuming the admirals don't stick around." Daphne mutters, walking to the door, and turning towards the entrance, stopping at the sight.
The front room was a mess. The desk was broken into a hundred pieces, blood everywhere, and lying by the hallway, a human arm. "Let's go out the back." she tells Susan before she can see the carnage.
Tears were still streaming down her cheeks as Susan leads Daphne to the back door. Once safely in the crowded streets, Daphne turns to her, "Let's get back to my ship. We'll think of something."
"No." Susan says tearfully, "My auntie told me what to do, and that's what I'm doing."
"What?" Daphne asks, moving them out of the middle of the street.
"The last thing she said was to go to Neville's. That his grandmother could help me." she says, drying her tears.
"Lead the way." Daphne says, waving the red head on. They spent fifteen minutes sneaking through back alleys until they reached a modest apartment building. Susan knocks on the door numbered nine.
A boy with short black hair opened, "Susan? What's wrong? Have you been crying?" he asks worriedly, motioning them into the house.
"I need to talk to your gran. The marines took auntie." she says weakly, legs shaking.
"They took Amelia?" an old voice asks from the next room, and an old woman with grey hair, a red handbag, and wearing a stuffed vulture hat and green dress walks quickly to one of the armchairs. "What happened?" she asks as they pulled up a chair.
Susan relays the entire thing, from her meeting Daphne to the two of them leaving the door. "Auntie said that you knew what was going on. Can you tell me? Why did they take auntie?"
The woman was quiet for a long time, then stares into their eyes, "this could be awhile. Do you know why Amelia left the marines?"
Susan shook her head. "She always said that it was some minor lapse of judgment that cost her her career."
"Amelia was an admiral, easily the strongest the marines had ever seen. She ate a devils fruit, though I've never seen her use it. During her youth, she personally trained all three admiral who fought at the Marinefold. One day, she received orders to guard Professor Vegapunk's lab.
He had succeeded in creating a devils fruit by synthesizing fragments of two that had been acquired by the marines. While he was to report his success to the council, she was to guard the lab. During that time, there was an explosion inside the lab. The final research notes and all three devils fruits were destroyed. Amelia accepted full responsibility and resigned." she says calmly, "But that's not the full story.
Amelia is a staunch support of justice, but more attune to Sengoku or Akikoji's Moral Justice. She doesn't believe that the ends justify the means, and someone like Akainu, who would destroy an island to capture one pirate, is scum not worthy to be called marines. Unfortunately, this doctrine of Absolute Justice, had slowly taken over. This fruit would've been replicated and dispersed to marines around the world for the sole purpose of eradicating all pirates. This went against her own views, and she acted.
Using her authorities, she disabled all cameras in the lab, stole the created devils fruit and the research notes, then burned everything else to the ground. She hide them away, and only ever told me where they were. It appears that the marines realized what happened and seek revenge." she sighs, "I doubt they'll stop until the find it."
"Where is it?" Susan asks, "We could trade if for auntie."
"You do nothing of the sort!" she snaps, "Right now, those are the only things keeping her alive."
"Then what else can we do?" Susan cries.
The old woman places a hand on her shoulder, "You're Amelia niece, that much is obvious. You already know what she would do if the roles were reversed."
Susan stares I to her eyes, and nods, "Take the fight to them."
"That's right, but don't do so foolishly." she warns, "Find a team, people you can trust, and the power to fight. Then you can save her."
"Are you telling me to become a pirate?" Susan asks unbelievingly.
"Is that wrong?" she laughs, "I used to be a pirate back in the day. That was where I first met Amelia."
"I never knew you were a pirate!" Neville gaps.
"I wasn't just a pirate. I was one of the best. Third in command of the ship. Just behind Silvers Rayleigh and Gol D. Roger." she chuckles as all of them gasp.
"The Pirate King...!" Neville stutters, "Then why are you such good friends with Mrs. Bones?"
"Why shouldn't I be? She and I crossed swords many times. before she was promoted to admiral, she served under Vice admiral Garp. Quite frankly I hated her, until there was this one incident.
Two years before he was executed, as we neared the end of the grand line, a villain named Voldemort managed to rise the ship Pluton. He was a monster that needed to be stopped. That was clear to everyone. Roger ordered us to turn the ship, and for the first and last time, joined forces with the marines. That was when you realize that sometimes, your mortal enemy is the person you trust most." she says, smiling as she looks back, "After we'd both retired, she entrusted the experimental fruit to me. If you want it, I'll give it to you."
"Really?" Susan states blankly.
"That fruit was Amelia's. If she's in trouble, her niece should have the right to use it. and I think I speak for Amelia when I say, like Roger said to me all those years ago, 'The sea is a vast place. Every person will find their path somewhere beneath the waves. Whatever that path is, that's for you to decide.'"
Susan nods, and turns to Daphne, "Do you think your captain would let me join?"
"I think he would." she smiles, "Welcome aboard."
Susan smiles for the first time since Amelia was taken, and Neville's gran smiled brightly, then looks at the door, "Neville, why don't you take them to visit your parents? Give them my blessing, and tell them you've grown. that their little boy is all grown up."
Neville stares at her in confusion, but outside the door, they hear faint whispering. "Go out the window, if you please." she smiles, "I have to entertain our guests the way only the Roger Pirates can." With that, she reaches for her cane, and for the briefest second, Daphne felt a wave of energy that chilled her to the bone.
Neville leads them to the back window, which seemed to have been set up as an emergency exit. The side of the wall had a guard rail, and a roll up ladder at the top. He threw it open, grabs a sword from the wall, and climbed down. Susan followed, then daphne. As soon as she reached the ground, there was a loud crash and the sounds of a fight in the apartment.
"Let's hurry." Neville says, strapping the sword to his back, and they run towards the edge of town.
"Aren't you worried about her?" Daphne asks as they run.
"My gran can handle herself. I pity those marines." he chuckles dryly, and picks up speed.
At the edge of the town, Neville leads them to a cemetery, and to two graves in the back.
Frank Longbottom Loyal marine Captain and Friend
Alice Longbottom steadfast marine and mother
Both had the same date of death, so it could be assumed the perished in the same battle. Neville kneels beside them, "Hey mom, dad. Sorry I haven't been by to visit too much. Things have been a bit hectic. Just now some marines just tried to arrest gran, so she couldn't be here. She said to give you her blessing and to tell I've grown. That I'm all grown up."
There was a low rumbling as he finished speaking and a small hole opened on his father's tombstone. Inside, there was a fruit roughly the size of a pineapple with red swirls coving it. Each swirl was interconnected, giving it the appearance of Ivy. Next to it, there was a large stack of papers.
"I guess this is yours." he says, handing the fruit to Susan, "What do you want to do with the notes?"
"Leave them. I don't have a use for it, and if I get captured, they won't be able to get this fruit from me." she says, taking a huge bite out of it. Using all her willpower, she swallows it, and starts coughing, "God that was terrible!"
"Good news. One bites all you need." Daphne smirks, "you got the power. All that's left is a useless husk."
"Still no reason to leave it for them." she says, swallowing the rest of it, "It didn't taste as bad this time." she shrugs, "Still need something to drink though."
The other two laugh as she jokingly tries to rub the taste off her tongue.
Amelia sits on the floor in a cell in the local marine base. They hadn't removed the seastone handcuffs, so escaping was out, but she still had a plan. The door opens and Sakazuki walks on, accompanied by two eager young marines.
"Get up. It's time for your integration." he barks, and she slowly gets up.
"Nowadays, people call what you do torture, not integration." she glares, and one of the soldiers knocks her to the floor with a punch.
"Everything I do is for the good of everyone." he says calmly, "We need that power now more than ever. Give it to us, and your crimes may be pardoned in consideration of your years of service."
"I don't know what you're taking about." she spits, and another punch.
"Try again." he glares, "I still have great respect for you, Amelia. I wouldn't have come here if I wasn't sure beyond a shadow of a doubt."
"Investigation never was your strongest subject." she says as she tries to get to her feet. The other soldier kicks her in the ribs. She shouts in pain as one of her ribs breaks.
"I wonder if you'd still say the same thing if your niece were sharing a cell with you." he asks calmly, recoiling slightly from the sheet venom in her eyes.
"You stay the hell away from her or I will finish what whiteboard started!" she shouts, and both the soldiers begin foaming at the mouth, and fall as she release a burst of Haki.
Recovering from his initial surprise, he looks at her enviously, "That is why you were the role model for all the marines. No other admiral has ever possessed the King's Haki." leaving, he looks back, "As I understand it, your niece is quite close to a boy named Neville. I think we should go see of they've seen him."
Getting to her feet as best as she can with her hands cuffed behind her back, she charges after him, slamming straight into the steel bar. Her shoulder shatters from the impact, but she pays it no attention as she glares at the fleet admiral, "You touch one hair on her head, you will die!"
"Such big talk, Amelia the reaper." he smiles, walking out of the cell block.
She sits in silence, enduring the pain of her broken bones for almost an hour before he returns, luckily without Susan.
"I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes." he shakes his head sadly, "To think you befriended such a villain."
"You have no right to call anyone a villain." she spits, "Besides, like me, Augusta's retired."
"There is still a warrant for her arrest. The second largest bounty in the world. 'Hawkeye' Augusta. Current bounty, Fifteen billion Beri." he glares, "You played your cards well. You knew that we don't have the resources to fight someone like her."
"Of course not. With Whitebeard dead, I think only Rayleigh could fight against her on equal footing." she laughs, and he smashes her head first into the wall.
"I won't ask again. Where is it?" he growls.
Amelia smiles weakly, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Sakazuki grabs her by the neck and places a finger in front of her monocle, "Have it your way." he glares, and his finger turns red hot from the magma, inching closer to her eye, "But you'll tell me either way. It's just a matter if how much damage you take before then."
The monocle melts at his touch and she steels herself for what is about to happen. Her screams echo throughout the base.
Harry pants in exhaustion, unable to move as the wind he'd created petered out. It had taken him a day, but he could now control the speed and size of the wind by instinct. All that was left was practicing attacked, but he couldn't do that until they were back at sea.
Out his window, through what little vision he had without his glasses, he could tell that it was night. 'Daphne shouldn't have been gone this long.' he thinks as he pours himself a glass of water.
"If she's not back in ten minutes, I'm going out looking for her." he decides, concentrating on restoring his strength as much as possible.
"Anything?" Neville asks for the fifth time, as they walk through the mostly crowded streets headed towards the docks.
"No Neville." Susan glares playfully, "I still can't figure out what my power is."
"Are you sure about not going back?" Daphne asks him, "Your gran could be hurt."
"Gran can handle herself. She's taught me since I was old enough to learn that if we get attacked, keep away until she contacts me. So, can I stay with you for tonight?"
"I'd imagine it'll be fine." Daphne shrugs, "We got a big ship, but only three members including Susan, so we're bound to have some extra rooms."
They cross the fence into the harbor, but Daphne immediately knows that something's wrong. Even at this hour, there should be someone. The fact that there isn't... As soon as she hears the rifle cock, she drags both her group to the ground, narrowly avoiding a volley of bullets.
"Marines! Stay on the ground!" a voice calls into the night. A dozen footsteps clatter around them, and Daphne chances a glance up. Four marines had guns drawn and pointed at them, while two were approaching them.
"When I say now, get out of here." Neville whispers, as the two marines get closer, "Now!" he shouts, jumping to his feet and slashing one of the marines, while forcing the second in between them and the remaining marines.
Susan and Daphne roll to the side as Neville brings down the first, but two of the remaining soldiers aim towards them while the others are still concerned with Neville.
Daphne doesn't even have time to gasp before the marines shoot, and she is blinded by a flash of light.
So, next time susan's ablity is reavealed and all sorts of other fun things. I'd love to hear what you guys think.
