Hey! I'm back again! Sorry for the wait but there was much for me to do. Here we go chapter 2, I hope you'll enjoy it and stick with it. A new character rises in this chapter! Remember his name because you'll see him very soon again! Ha! Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Enzo Oda-The Men with the Iron Fist
Marineford
"It's already being eighteen years after that Straw Hat became the Pirate King," one of the five elder stars, the head of the world Government said.
"And even though we have corner him many times, we haven't captured that bloody bastard!" the second elder growled in frustration. After Luffy became the pirate king, the world became chaos, the world government wanted his head no matter the cost. Many men and women risked and lost their life in the effort to capture and kill Monkey D. Luffy. Yet, their efforts were squashed by the immense strength and power of the pirate king and his crew. Though they were being defeated, they still had hope placed in their fleet admiral, Sakazuki Akainu, who in the end turned out to be no match for the pirate king.
"Ever since Akainu was defeated that day and was left without his leg and arm, our government has become nothing but a joke!" the third elder hit the table hard with his fist.
"What can we do? You don't really expect us to do something?" Sengoku said to the five elders and then looked towards Garp. The five elders had requested an immediate meeting with the two legends of the world government out of the bloom. The two were curious of the nature of their meeting and the outcome it would bring to them. Yet, they both had already decided they wouldn't help the world government anymore.
"Our days as marines are over, you five should have noticed that before," Garp said while reaching to his pocket and taking out a rice cookie to munch it.
"Who ever said we were placing one of you as fleet admiral!" the five threw out a laugh.
Garp and Sengoku smirked, "Then what's the point in having us here?" Sengoku asked.
"You'll see," one of them said with a devilish smile.
"But first thing first," the first one started to speak, "We have decided that Akainu is no longer worthy or even capable of keeping the title of marine fleet admiral."
"So we have decided to appoint someone new," the second continued.
"Who?" Garp and Sengoku asked.
"Besides appointing a new fleet admiral, we have decided to make you two his advisers," the fourth elder said as he took a zip out of his tea.
"Advisers? Well that's new," Sengoku jeered.
"What makes you think we'll accept, heh?" Garp chuckled.
"You will, both of you, after you witness the sheer strength this boy has, he'll leave you trembling!" the fifth elder said with pride.
"Who is this boy, you speak of?" Sengoku asked.
"His name is Enzo Oda," the first said.
"Hummh? I don't think I've ever heard his name before," Sengoku said, "Rings a bell to you Garp?"
"Nope!"
"He is not from the marines, but we have plenty of hope on him."
"Then what is he? A pirate?!" Garp joked, throwing a loud jerky laugh.
"No, he is from Arajebo," the first elder said serious, which made Garp's face turn serious.
"Arajebo? You mean that myth?" Sengoku raised an eyebrow.
"No, Arajebo is no myth and the ultimate devil fruit isn't as well."
"Don't tell me you actually believe what that ungrateful grandson of mind said?!" Garp asked with a shocked expression.
"We don't have to believe him to know its true," the third elder said.
"Wait! You all are actually admitting that fruit exist?!" Garp yelled out.
"Shut your mouth lad!" one of them barked, "We have always known it existed, but the world cannot know its existing, otherwise our world will fall into chaos!"
"Then why are you telling us this?" Sengoku asked with concerned, he had a bad feeling to where this was going.
"Well, your grandson gives us no choice now, the legend of the Shintai has already spread and it won't take that long until some pirate proves it's existing," the third elder said while looking at Garp.
Garp growled slightly and said, "Is there anything else you would like to blame on my family?"
"Yes!That pesky son of your is also causing more trouble with the royal family!" one of them yelled at him.
"Oh, yeah! Why don't you…"
"Shut up Garp!" Sengoku barked at him.
"What is the point of having us here, if all you'll do is insult us!" he continued.
"Besides becoming Oda's advisers you two will be the ones to inform Akainu about the new fleet admiral, we have other things we must take care of," the first one finished and the five of them left, one following the other.
"I have a bad feeling about this new guy," Garp said concerned.
"So do I, but we can't do anything about it, the five elders have practically left us no choice into accepting their proposition."
"Yeah, and I'm sure Akainu won't be too happy about the news."
"I recall seeing him in his office when we first got here, he's probably waiting for us."
"Yeah, and the warlords are also here."
"Really? I didn't seem them."
"They're all waiting in the lobby, I don't know why but this whole situation seems…I don't know…"
"Wrong," Sengoku ended the sentence.
"Yeah, but we won't find any answers sitting here are we?" Garp said as he got up and stretched, making a loud noise. Sengoku got up and they both left the office of the gorosei heading to Akainu, who was patiently waiting in his office.
Meanwhile in the waiting lobby of Marineford, the seven warlords of the sea waited patiently and anxious. The beautiful and eccentric Boa Hancock, the snake princess, the mysterious and dangerous Dracule Mihawk, the insane and cowardly Buggy the clown, the dangerous and amazing doctor Trafalgar Law, the unruly Eustass Kid, the weird looking magician Basil Hawkins, the dinosaur X Drake, and the strong Urouge, all waited for the emergent news they were called for.
"What is taken them so long?!" Boa Hancock asked loudly and annoyed, "A lady like me has much to do! I shouldn't be surrounded by all this disgusting men!"
"Oh! Why don't you just shut your trap woman!" Eustass Kid exclaimed.
"Yeah! Your whining is just annoying and it's irritating my ears!" Buggy said without paying much attention. He had his face stuck in the buffet the marines had laid out to them in a long snobbish looking table.
"Oh, gross! How dare you fill your face so grotesquely in front of me!" she squealed.
"A buffet," Urouge said curiously, "Why place a buffet for a bunch of pirates in a marine base?"
"Let alone in an emergency request meeting," X Drake said looking over at Urouge and then the rest.
"Huh? What's so weird about a buffet?" Buggy spat some food out of his mouth as he asked, making Boa Hancock shriek in anger.
"What are you doing?" Law asked Basil Hawkins. He was quietly playing with his cards, shoveling them and looking at them with a dull expression.
"The grim reaper and the hound," he said without looking up.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Buggy asked concerned.
"Death and a trap," Mihawk said calmly in his seat.
"Wha-what are you talking about Mihawk?" Buggy said with a shaky voice.
"There something wrong about this whole meeting," Law said and everyone agreed.
Sengoku opened the door to Akainu's office and said, "Akainu." They both entered the pitch black room where a half dead looking Akainu sat. They both looked at each other with concerned looks and when one of them finally decided to say something, Akainu said, "How long has it been?"
"Huh?" Garp said.
"What are you talking about boy?" Sengoku said.
"How long has it been seen since that Straw Hat spared my life and left me to live my whole life in shame?"
"Huh, you should know Akainu, the five elders have decided to appoint a new fleet admiral to replace you," Sengoku said coldly and rapidly.
"I saw it coming, I have no interest in keeping the title of fleet admiral."
"That's good to know, someone like you has no right to have the tittle of fleet admiral," the three heard someone speak from behind them.
"Who goes there?" Sengoku asked. From the darkness of the room a big shadow came into their view, it was a man with cold eyes. He walked up to them and gave them a deep and icy cold stare, after that he went up to the curtains of the windows and opened them, reveling the bright beams of light of the sun.
"Uh! That's better!" he exclaimed. "The sun is such a beautiful splendor of life, it's like a miracle that everyone should admire."
"It's just a ball of fire," Garp said.
"You may be right, but its light is like revealer of truth," he continued. "It's too bad that people don't know how to appreciate it."
"What do you mean?" Sengoku asked.
"When you grow up in a place where darkness only rules, the sun is like a miracle that only happens once," he turned around to look at them. Now that there was light, the three could see his face more properly. He was tall and buffed, he had black eyes and tan skin, and he had a deep scar by the side of his left face. He was dressed properly with the marine admiral uniform, with his sleeves up to his elbow to reveal an awful burn in his right arm, and in his large hands, he had silver hammer and nailed in his knuckles and fingers. In his left hand, in the inside of his wrist, he had a strange tattoo of seven black-purple circles that were scattered randomly.
"Who are you?" Akainu asked.
"Me?" he acted as if the question wasn't addressed to him, "I am your replacement, Enzo Oda."
"Huh? So you're that prodigy the five elders are babbling about?" Garp teased him.
"I am not 'that prodigy' I am the prodigy," he said cockily and then went out the door.
"You two follow me," he order and left.
"Who the hell does that bastard think he is?!" Garp screamed out.
"Calm down Garp, there's no reason to get so upset about. We'll just have to do what he says and see the outcome of this meeting," Sengoku said and followed him to the lobby where the seven warlords waited.
"Oh, make sure you empty this room before you leave," Sengoku said to Akainu.
"No need to worry about it."
"Damn! How long are they going to make us wait here?!" Buggy growled.
"Who knows? We've already been here for an hour or so," Urouge said.
"Ugh! I am not going to wait here any longer!" Hancock stood up from the couch.
"You can't leave yet, they haven't told us why we're here for," Buggy said.
"Shut it!" she pointed her finger at him, "I am not interested in what the world government has to say! I just came because my tittle requires it and since no one has said anything I am leaving!"
"You should stay, what I have to say concerns you all," Oda's voice echoed through the hall way into the lobby.
"Huh? Who are you?" Hancock asked.
"Who am I, you ask? I am Enzo Oda, the new marine fleet admiral," he said with strong and dominant tone.
"The new fleet admiral?!" Buggy exclaimed.
"Yes, that is right," he walked towards the railing of the balcony he was standing on. Underneath him were the seven warlords that waited with a puzzled look. Garp went down one of the stairs that was on each side of the balcony to go down to the buffet. Sengoku stood by the entrance of the hallway, steps away from Enzo.
"What happened to Akainu?" Urouge asked.
"He is no longer worthy! If he lost to the pirate king, then he is nothing but a weakling."
"What about the other admirals? Why didn't they just appoint one of them?" X Drake asked.
"Because no one can come across my strength," he smiled.
"Pretty cocky up there aren't you?" Kid mocked him.
"Oh, I was just stating the facts, that's all," he looked down at him with sharp eyes.
"What is the reason you called us here?" Mihawk asked.
"Oh, that's right I almost forgot," he raised his voice, "As the new fleet admiral I am obligated to make a few changes that will affect all of us."
"What type of changes?" Law asked.
"Changes that will prove our loyalty to ourselves and the truth of who we really are."
"Loyalty? Truth? What the fuck is all this shit about?" Kid sneered.
"Yes, the truth will shine upon you like the rays of light of the sun," he said.
Garp looked up to see him, what the hell is this guy babbling about? He taught as he stuffed his face from the buffet.
"Now, because of the changes that I must make, I must make a proposition."
"What type of proposition?" Hancock asked.
"The type you make to a pirate," he said coldly.
"I have to say I don't like your tone," Law said looking at him with hawk eyes.
"Do not worry, I will do no harm if you accept."
"What if we don't?" Kid stood up and looked him right in the eyes.
"You'll see, if you just listen to me first."
"Well then, speak," Mihawk said.
"As a man of justice I cannot let any criminal get away with anything like robbery, rape, murder, etc. That! Also includes piracy! So to fix this whole issue, I have decided to make a peaceful deal."
"What deal?" Buggy asked.
"It's this, I will give you two options, one, you relinquish your days as pirates and become part of the world government or…"
"WHAT!" they all yelled out.
"No way!" Buggy screamed out, "I am a pirate and I'll die as a pirate!"
"There's no way in hell none of us will give us a pirate!" Urouge screamed.
"Do you really think will shame ourselves for your sake?!" Hancock growled.
"No bullshit!" Kid growled. "There's nothing I hate more than marines!"
"I am sure none of us will relinquish as pirates," Hawkins said calmly.
"What type of deal is this?" Mihawk said annoyed.
"Tell me, do you really think any of these pirates will give up their life as one, just to become a marine?!" Garp caught his attention. What is this idiot thinking? Sengoku taught.
"No," he said with a tired expression. "I saw this coming. I have to say, you all leave me no choice." He straighten up and with a loud voice he ordered, "In the name of justice, I here by declare you all enemies of the world government!"
To be continued…
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