The Netherworld has known peace for the first time in a while, since the defeat of Super Hero Aurum.

But still, there are many worlds out there to see...and conquer!

Mao, the Overlord of said Netherworld, has set his sights on one of them, thanks to info from the Defender of Earth, Jennifer.

Together with his crew of super humans and skilled demons, they shall challenge the World Government!

Mao: Mua ha ha ha ha ha! A brand new world, ripe for the taking! (Tosses sword into the air as his hand becomes bathed in star energy, dissipating the darkness behind him and revealing the Demon's Hymn Crew. They include Laharl, Etna, Flonne, Adell, Yukimaru, Rozalin, Raspberyl, Almaz and Sapphire, each of them welding their weapon of choice with grins on their faces). What phase of the plan shall we execute today?

A demon who dreams to conquer his first world, and the human who helps him. Today, they shall proceed forward!

It's Experiment Time!

Previously...


After deciding to conquer the world that Jennifer had discovered, Mao and the others got a first-hand description of their main targets for the first phase of the plan, including what they looked like and what powers they used.

As the descriptions were given, targets were chosen. The three strongest of the netherworld (Laharl, Adell and Mao) would take on the strongest of the Marines (Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru).

Opponents were also chosen for the Warlords of The Sea, just in case.

The Match ups were as followed...

Laharl Vs Akainu, Adell Vs Aokiji, Mao Vs Kizaru, Etna Vs Boa Hancock, Almaz Vs Dracule Mihawk, Sapphire Vs Gecko Moriah, Android Kurtis Vs Bartholomew Kuma, and Axel Vs Doflamingo.

All of the preparations were complete. The day had finally come. The Whitebeard War would begin…and the world of One Piece would be changed forever. For better…or worse.


Chapter 2

It's Showtime! The World Premire of the Demon's Hymn!


"So…it's finally time for the Main Event!" Axel crowed, hopping out of bed as his Dark Hero Alarm Clock went off. "I've gotten all the Cameras ready for this historic event. Today will be the world debut of the most powerful Pirate crew in all of the netherworlds! And more importantly, it'll be the world debut of the one and only Dark Hero, yours truly!"

With that said, Axel pulled out a flute, playing a little tune on it. Seconds later, some of the most powerful demons of Veldime rushed into his room. They looked like muscular wingless dragons with red eyes and metal guns for left hands. Not to mention that they towered over the Dark Hero by about ten feet.

"Alright, boys! I knew it was a good idea to bring you along from Veldime for this war!" Axel laughed, patting himself on the back. "Listen up! From now on, you shall all be known as Axel's Elite Fighting Force! And your goal is to keep the Marines off my back while I outshine that Doflamingo! Are you massive beasts ready? Ready to show that world your unstoppable might?"

"Grrrouggghhhh!" The Rifle Demons growled hungrily.

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Axel shouted.

"GRRROUGGGHHHH!" The Rifle Demons roared, shaking the room like there was an earthquake.

"Alright!" Axel shouted, taking off the earmuffs that he had placed on before the second roar. "It's finally time! Let's go, and give that world a show that it'll never forget!"


"Lord Adell, we are ready to follow you into battle!" Jackson, one of the first demons that Adell had created from his mana, said. He was a hand to hand brawler like his master, and was also the highest of his class. He had long silver hair tied into a ponytail, a scar over his left eye, and was wearing tight black pants and a thin red vest over his broad shoulders. His red eyes were locked unto Adell, fierce loyalty shining within them.

"Indeed we are, Lord Adell. By your command, we shall unleash the fires of hell upon the enemy!" Mandra, the Beast Tamer, said. She had fiery red hair like Adell did, and wore baggy blue pants that split in the middle and showed off her purple panties. She also had on golden chest plate armor, and a look of both fierce loyalties and thirst for combat. Mandra also held a spear that had three prongs at the end of it, and was twice the size of her body.

"And that's not all, Lord! I've also got my three best beasts to help us win this war!" Mandra said with an evil smirk on her face. "Come on out, boys!"

With her command, three shadowy figures launched out of a tall bush, landing before her.

The first one was a small bright red kitty-like demon, with razor sharp claws and eyes that were always closed. It stood on two feet like a human, and its upper body swayed back and forth.

The second was a living jet black marionette, with a painted blue smile. Its joints moved mechanically as it stood and awaited orders.

The last one was a demonic-like chicken that had crown-like horns on its head. Its waddle swayed left and right in the cool breeze.

"Here we are, Mistress Mandra-nya!" The Kitty Demon said. "You called for us-nya?"

"Who do you want us to kill-click?" The marionette droned in a monotone, its joints clicking every few seconds.

"Just point out the foe, and we'll crack him like an egg-bawk!" The chicken demon crowed.

"Caterwall, Monto, Bob! I have called you three for a glorious moment in history!" Mandra began. "You guys are the most powerful animals that my mana has conceived. We have won many battles together, but in just a few hours, we shall take place in our greatest battle yet! Lord Adell and Mistress Rozalin shall be some of the top players in said battle, and the battle itself will be one giant step to conquering a brand new world! We shall help them defeat our foes, and the world will be ours for the taking in the near future!"

"Sounds like a good time-nya! We'll raise as much hell as possible, Mistress Mandra-nya!" Caterwall replied.

"Indeed-click. The blood of our enemies shall rain down like water in a freak storm-crack," Monto said.

"That's all well and good, but I doubt that Jennifer wants us to just kill all of the Marines," Adell replied, shaking his head. "Only kill them if you have no other choice. Otherwise, just disable them while Laharl, Mao and I take out the top guys. ...And I told you all to stop it with the 'lord' stuff!"

"Sorry, Lord Adell, but we can't call you anything less than that. After all, you did defeat the Badass Overlord Zetta. We can barely hold back from calling you Overlord!" Jackson replied, bowing.

"...Why do the other two get cool names? Why do I have to be called 'Bob'?" Bob, The Demonic Chicken, sulked.

Mandra wacked him on the head with her spear.

"...Shutting up, now," Bob said, a huge bump on his head.

"Hmmm. As violent as always, aren't you, Mandra?" Rozalin said, walking up with Adell's brother Taro.

Mandra just gave a toothy smirk. "Only because you love me that way, Overlord Rozalin."

"Indeed," The Overlord deadpanned. "I've already sent my elite forces to Evil Academy. They're ready to go at any time."

"Let's go, brother! I can't wait to see how Hanako is doing!" Taro said excitedly. "I wonder if she got her wish to become a Sexy Demon?"

"We'll see, Taro. We'll see..." Adell said with a small smile. 'Taro sure has grown up since three years ago...'

Taro was no longer the timid little boy that had tagged along with Adell and the others. The time spent serving Rozalin and protecting the Netherworld whenever she was away, had served to strengthen him up considerably. He wore a cow print vest (unbuttoned so that he could show off his slightly toned physique) and baggy blue pants like Adell's. His arms were more muscular than they were before, and they had a few scars on them as well. He was also about six inches taller, and his blue hair was as spiky as ever.

"Alright...Jackson! Mandra! I'm counting on the two of you. We must win this war at any cost...and create a bright future for both ourselves and for that world! This will be the first step. So, let's go!"

"Yes, Lord Adell!" Jackson and Mandra said with a salute.


"Hmhmhmhmhm...HAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!" Laharl guffawed, shaking with mirth.

"Geez, Prince, how long are ya gonna keep doing that?" Etna said, with earmuffs on. "You've been laughing nonstop since this morning!"

"Now now, Miss Etna. Let Laharl have his fun," Flonne gently chided Etna. "I haven't seen him this happy since he learned that his Disgaea game was the only one to get an Anime adaptation."

Etna's eyebrow twitched. "Floooonnnneee...I thought I told you to never speak of that...THING ever again."

Flonne sweat dropped, holding her hands in front of her like a shield while she laughed nervously. "S-sorry, Miss Etna! Please don't kill me..."

Laharl's right hand demon sighed. "Just watch it next time. Love! Lust!"

As she called their names, twin Empusa (beautiful female demons with bat wings and tails) flew into the room.

"Yes, Lord Etna? What do you wish of us?" The Empusa with the cuter features (including her wide blue eyes and higher pitched voice) inquired.

"I need both you and Lust to tell me how the gathering of the troops is going. Is everything prepared for the battle?" Etna replied.

"You have nothing to worry about, Mistress Etna," The Empusa with the sexier features (including her larger chest and deeper voice) said. "Everything is ready. The troops are ready to battle at anytime."

Lust gained a sexy smirk on her face. "It's been a while since they've needed to take up arms. They're eager for the taste of combat."

"Excellent. Just make sure that they know to keep it to a minimum. Somehow, Jennifer was made the Grand Commander of this whole outfit, and she'll most likely want to keep casualties on the Marines side low. We're going there to take out the Admirals, not to kill every single person on the enemies' side," Etna warned.

"Don't worry, Lord! We'll take it easy!" Love said with a nod.

"Indeed. Besides, there might be a couple of humans there that will make for some…good company," Lust said, licking her lips. She sent a seductive look towards the Fallen Angel, who stiffened at it. "Unless Little Flonne here has changed her mind about my little…offers."

"Leave her alone, Lust," Etna sighed. "I know that you've wanted to sink your claws into a female Angel for a while, but she's off limits. Think about what Laharl will do to you if he should find out…"

"Etna!" Flonne squeaked, blushing up a storm.

"Hmm? What was that?" Laharl said, stopping his laughing to glance over at the foursome.

"Nothing at all, Prince!" Etna replied. "Just go back to your evil gloating, or whatever it was that you were doing."

"…Fine. HAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!" Laharl went, going back to his laughing. "This will be a glorious day indeed! We begin the first phase to take over a brand new world, and we are pretty much unstoppable! I can't wait to see the looks on all of those fools when we show up…especially my opponent, Akainu!"

"…Yeah. Anyway, did you two make sure that Hanako is ready for combat?" Etna said to the twin Empusa.

"Yes, Lord! She was rather excited when she heard that both Adell and Taro would take place in the upcoming war," Love gushed.

"She wants to show the both of them, especially Adell, just how much stronger she's gotten," Lust snickered.

"Humph. Well, I know that Boy Toy isn't gonna be disappointed. Not only will I establish myself as the most beautiful pirate of all time, but I shall unveil my heir at long last," Etna said, cat smile on her face. "I just can't wait…"


"This is gonna be so great, Mao!" Raspberyl gushed. "Just think about it! We're gonna liberate an entire world from some corrupt government, and make it a better place to live afterwards. This is like, the ultimate delinquent action that demons like us can do! We'll go down in history!"

"I'm so happy for you, My Lady!" Asuka Cranekicker said, indeed happy at seeing her Lady in such good spirits.

"This will be your finest hour yet, Lady Raspberyl!" Kyoko Needleworker agreed. The two of them were Raspberyl's right hand ladies, a Samurai and Ninja respectively.

"Yeah, that's all well and good for you, Beryl. As for me, the history books will declare that our mighty Pirate Army, Demon's Hymn, managed to conquer a world in record time! After this battle is done, taking over the world of the legendary treasure One Piece will be a snap!" Mao declared.

"Sir Mao!" Jennifer's voice said from within Mao's office. Seconds later, she pushed through the 20 feet tall doors and stood before the dean of Evil Academy. "I thought you might be here. I wanted to inform you that Adell and Laharl have returned from their respective Netherworlds, each of them bringing about two hundred thousand elite warriors and monsters along for the ride!"

"Perfect! From what you told me this morning, that's about quadruple the number that the Marines have on their side, if you don't count our own rather sizeable army!" Mao crowed. "Where are they now?"

"They are awaiting further orders within a large assembly room that Prinny Mask created just for them. That man is amazing, building a room that huge in less than two hours, and by himself to boot. Not to mention that thanks to him and Thursday, we were able to modify all of the Pirate Ships that we collected in the Item World. It's a sure bet that the Marines will try to fire on the ship once we reveal ourselves as hostile, so we installed shields on them that resemble the ones made by magic! If any attack comes towards it, the shields will activate instantly and repel it," Jennifer declared.

"Great! How many hours do we have until the war begins?" Raspberyl inquired.

"Since it's pretty much a given that Whitebeard will show up a few hours before the execution happens, I'd say we've got three more hours to go before show time." Jennifer replied.

"Okay then! Let's go to the assembly room, and give our troops a speech that they'll never forget!" Mao declared.


Meanwhile, everyone was waiting in the newly built Assembly Room. But with the way it was built, it seemed more like a huge arena. Rows upon rows of seats were within the room, each filled with various Humanoid Demons and Monster Demons. There were Thieves, Warriors, Snipers, Cheerleaders, Dragons, Chickens, Gunners, Scientists…pretty much every demon and monster known to all of the netherworlds was present.

And down in the center of the room was a large table decorated with various symbols of each netherworld, where the most powerful people of each world sat. They were Almaz, Sapphire, Zetta, Rozalin, Gig, Laharl, Etna, Flonne, Yukimaru, Kurtis and the Android Kurtis, Gordon, Adell, Thursday and Prier.

Within a few seconds, Mao and Raspberyl made their way to the table, along with Jennifer. Asuka and Kyoko went up into the rows of other demons.

As Mao and Raspberyl sat at the table, Jennifer made her way to the front of it after calling for Thursday to follow her. Once she made it, she had Thursday turn into a Megaphone so that she could address the entire room.

"Testing…Testing…okay, it works well," Jennifer said through the Thursday Megaphone. "Welcome, everyone. My name is Jennifer, and I am the Grand Commander of this brand new Pirate Armada known as the Demon's Hymn. Now I may be a human, but do not let that cloud your judgment! Overlord Mao has given me this opportunity, and I swear not to let him down!

"Now as you may all know, this Armada was created for two reasons and two reasons only! Number one; to stop the boredom in all of our lives, ever since we defeated Baal one year ago! And Number two; to liberate a world that has been controlled by tyrants pretending to be the face of justice itself!"

All that were present in the room (except for the center table) roared with their cheering.

"This 'World Government' claims to be just and righteous, while they cover up their most heinous actions with blood and deception. They allow people like the World Nobles to get away with murder and slavery, simply because of their bloodline. And they enslave any country that refuses to join under their banner! Well I say NO MORE!

"A Government this corrupt and self-serving will only lead a world to ruin! That is why we must invade it! We must save that world from those that would rather see to its own desires than that of the people! And the upcoming war is but the first step on the road to doing so! But we must not let the good citizens of that world see us as savages, lest the World Government use that to their advantage. Kill only if ordered to do so, or as a last resort. Otherwise, feel free to run wild!"

"RRRRAAAHHHHHH!" The crowd roared in approval.

"We have three more hours before the big show begins! So...Demons! Monsters! Everyone! Let us show the World Government our might! Let them tremble in fear when they see our superior numbers and POWER! And most importantly...let the good citizens CHEER, when we set them FREE!"

Jennifer raised a fist into the air. "FOR GLORY! FOR HONOR! FOR FREEDOM!"

"FOR GLORY! FOR HONOR! FOR FREEDOM!" The rest of the crowd roared, repeating the phrase over and over again. After absorbing the chants for a few minutes with a big smile on her face, Jennifer spoke again.

"Perfect! Now, all of you get ready to board your respective ships! The captains of each ship will be revealed shortly! Good luck and Godspeed!"

The crowd roared one last time as they rushed out of the Assembly Room, pumped up for the battle to come.

Jennifer walked up to the table as Gordon finished clapping in approval. "Well done, Jennifer! I must say that you've come quite far since your days as my assistant. I'm proud of you."

"Thanks, Gordon!" Jennifer beamed. "By the way, before you guys set out for your ships, I have something for you all! Look underneath your chairs!"

With a few blinks, the demons and humans (and robots) reached underneath their seats...and felt a piece of fabric in their hands. They tugged a bit, and their eyes widened as they saw what they had.

Each of them was holding a jacket that was modeled like the ones that the Admirals wore; only these were black and red instead of white. They also had the symbol of the pirate flag that Adell, Mao, Laharl and Jennifer agreed on, etched onto each rather large sleeve. The symbol itself was just like a normal Jolly Roger skull, but modified. The skull had Jennifer's hair on its head, Laharl's antenna on top of the hair, Mao's Sword held to the left, and Adell's fist crossing it to the right. Plus it had the Japanese kanji for the word 'Freedom' on the back of it.

Gig whistled. "Well...gotta say, not too shabby!"

"There's even one that's my size!" Prinny Kurtis declared, slipping it on.

"You've out done yourself again, Miss Jennifer!" Sapphire gushed, pinning it over her shoulders so that it looked like more of a cape than a jacket, sleeves fluttering in the breeze.

Everyone else nodded in approval, stating how cool they were as they either slipped them on or pinned them to their shoulders as capes.

"Alright, we're all ready!" Jennifer declared. "Speaking of which, I have news about the Haki I was researching. I made some small reference guides about the subject, so be sure to look them over before we make our way there!" She gave a copy of the guide to each one of them. "Now then...let's all head to the portal. We'll be able to catch the whole show from there!"

She pinned jacket on her shoulders, and also slipped on a traditional blue and white Pirate Hat that bore the Demon's Hymn symbol on it.

"It's time to begin! LET'S GO!" Jennifer declared, sleeves flying in the breeze as she made her way out.

"RIGHT!" Everyone else shouted.


Meanwhile, in the World of One Piece…

The Marines were finishing their own preparations. Today, they would engage in battle with the most powerful and fearsome pirate in the world; Whitebeard.

The battle would take place at the Main HQ of the Navy; Marineford. It was a large crescent shaped island within the Grand Line, and the strongest military base that the Navy had to offer. A huge white building with the kanji for 'Justice' was in the center of it, along with a rather large tower on top.

It was also the home for many of the Navy's families, so they were all evacuated to Sabaody Archipelgao so that they wouldn't get caught in the cross fire.

The island was currently inhabited with the best soldiers that the Marines had to offer. Over One Hundred Thousand troops (including Vice-Admirals), Fifty Battleships, uncountable cannons mounted everywhere...and the forces that may very well decide the fate of the battle.

One of them was The Seven Warlords of The Sea themselves, who were at the head of this powerful army. They were Dracule Mihawk, Boa Hancock, Gecko Moira, Doflamingo, and Bartholomew Kuma.

And the other force that would help decide the fate of this battle was the three most powerful individuals that the Marines had to offer. The Three Admirals themselves, Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru. They were all placed near the platform that held Portags D. Ace in place, until the time for his execution. The Hero of the Marines, (and Ace's Grandfather) Monkey D. Garp was also on the platform, along with the Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

"I'm going to tell the whole world everything, Garp," Sengoku told the old Marine.

"Feh, have it your way. I'll be waiting down below," Garp scoffed, heading down towards the rest of the forces.

After he had left, Sengoku walked up to the side of the kneeling and chained up Ace, holding a Transponder Snail in his hand. This did not escape the notice of the rest of the Marines.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"

"He has a Transponder Snail in his hand?"

"What's going on?"

Sengoku spoke into the snail like a microphone. "Men, I have some very important news to share with all of you. It concerns just why the execution of Fire Fist Ace is crucial today!"

The soldiers gathered were interested at their Commander's words, and paid close attention to them.

A few seconds passed before Sengoku spoke again, his words directed towards Ace. "Fire Fist...What is your father's name?"

"...My father...is Whitebeard!" Ace replied.

"Not true!" Sengoku shouted.

"Yes, it is!" Ace shouted back. "Whitebeard is my only father! There is no one else!"

Sengoku ignored him as he continued. "Back then, we searched as though our lives depended on it...we searched for the possibility that there existed on that island...a child of that man. Based in the tiniest leads from Cipher Pol...we investigated all of the newborn children, all children who had yet to be born, and even all of the pregnant mothers. But we found nothing..."


"Well...it seems that the show's about to begin!" Gig said, as he and the others saw Sengoku speaking about Ace's true identity through the portal.

"Wow...you weren't kidding about the World Government hunting down an unborn child. And all just because he might grow up to be like his father one day?" Sapphire said in disgust.

"If those idiots were smart at all, they would have tried to raise him to become one of their soldiers instead of killing him outright," Laharl sneered. "It's just a waste of human life with how they tried to do it."

"All the more reason to take them down," Jennifer said, pounding a fist into her palm.

"Heh. So that kid is the son of Gold Roger, eh? That means hes got the blood of the King of Pirates in him," Zetta said with a toothy smirk.

"Shame we can't just move out right now and save Whitebeard the trouble," Prier shrugged.

"We'll go when the time is right, and not before!" Mao declared. "But even I can't help but shake in anticipation...especially since I've finally got a glimpse of the real Kizaru...he'll make a fine test subject indeed!"

"Hm? Hey, look!" Raspberyl said.

The rest of the Captains took a close look at the portal, and were impressed when a ship rose out from underwater, looking none the worse for wear.

"That's Whitebeard's ship, the Moby Dick!" Jennifer declared.

"And that rather large man must be Whitebeard himself!" Gordon said, pointing at the man who walked up the steps of his ship to stand in the middle.

Gig whistled again. "Big fucker, ain't he?"

"Not to mention all of the ships that he has under his command!" Almaz said.

"Yes...he will indeed be a valuable ally," Android Kurtis said.

"Well...I guess its time to break out the snacks!" Adell said, pulling some popcorn out of nowhere. "The greatest war that world has ever seen is about to begin. And we have front row seats!"


A few hours later...

"Hot DAMN! I didn't know that humans could get that strong without training in the Netherworld!" Gig cheered, very satisfied with the show that had taken place. "Makes me want to fight them even more!"

"And that Luffy kid's got guts, landing right in the middle of the war just to save his brother," Prier smirked.

"And he pulled it off, too!" Raspberyl cheered, inspired. "Thanks to him, they managed to rescue Ace!"

"Yeah," Jennifer said, smile on her face. "Oh well. Since Whitebeard decided to stay behind to hold off the Marines, we can still rescue him. That will convince them to join with...WHAT?"

Jennifer couldn't believe what she was seeing. It appeared that Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates were going to escape, so they turned their attention away from the portal for a bit. But when she glanced back towards it...she saw Akainu's magma coated fist though Ace's gut.

"What the hell happened?" Laharl screamed, shocked at the sight himself.

"I don't know!" Almaz replied. "I could hardly hear anything through all of the cannon fire...but for some reason, Ace attacked Akainu instead of running away!"

"Akainu must have talked smack about Whitebeard, or something to that effect," Prinny Kurtis replied.

BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP. SENSORS INDICATE THAT THAT IS WHAT INDEED HAPPENED. Thursday confirmed.

"Humph. You might be able to laugh off magma like its nothing, Laharl. But it doesn't look like that kid's so lucky," Etna said.

"We've gotta get going, Zam!" Yukimaru said. "The sooner that the Soma gets to him, the better chance he has of living!"

"I agree, Miss Jennifer! We have to hurry!" Flonne said.

"...You're right. Get all of the forces ready. Laharl, Adell, Mao and I will get the Gargantuan Dimension ship ready for sail. Move Out!" Jennifer declared.

"Yes, Commander!" Everyone said. They rushed out of the room to get the ships ready to set sail.

"...Laharl." Jennifer said.

Laharl looked up towards Jennifer, a bit surprised that she didn't call him Harley...and a bit shaken at the look of fury on her face "...Yeah?"

"Kill Akainu. Kill him as painfully as you can," The Grand Commander of the Demon's Hymn said.

"...But what about giving him the chance to retreat?" Laharl replied.

"That chance was forfeit the second he killed someone's brother right in front of him," Jennifer replied, turning towards the portal.

Laharl did the same...and saw that Ace was now lying in a pool of his own blood, with a smile on his face. ...He also saw Luffy, and in how much despair he was in. He couldn't do anything but cry, eyes white and wide and mouth gaping. It was though his spirit was completely shattered.

"...It'll be my pleasure, Commander," Laharl said with an evil grin on his face.


A few minutes later...

"Carelessness, arrogance...those are your weaknesses!" A heavily injured Whitebeard said to a trapped Blackbeard.

He wasn't able to save Ace...but he would not fail to avenge him...or Thatch. This man beneath his feet was the reason that all of this had happened in the first place...and he would pay for that with his life.

Before Blackbeard could do anything to free himself, Whitebeard grabbed his face with his giant hand. He then focused the power of his Devil Fruit, The Quake Quake Fruit, into said hand, ready to put an end to him.

"N-No...don't! Pops, I'm your son!" Blackbeard begged Whitebeard. "You...you wouldn't really kill me...ARRRGHHH!"

Whitebeard unleashed his powers, dealing massive damage to Blackbeard's face, and destroying the very ground around them in a huge explosion.

But when the smoke cleared...Blackbeard was somehow still alive, much to the shock and disgust of Whitebeard's crew who were watching on.

"D-Damn you...! You monster..." Blackbeard coughed, in a ton of pain. Despite all of the damage that he had taken in this fight, despite the fact that half of his face was melted off, he would not go down! "Why won't you die, you old fool?"

As if that was a signal, Blackbeard's Crew readied their weapons, poised to shoot or slash at Whitebeard until he was finally dead.

"GET HIM!" Blackbeard roared.

Time seemed to slow down. Gunshots were heard, and the members of Blackbeard's Crew with melee weapons rushed towards Whitebeard. He knew that he couldn't dodge them at all in his condition. So he closed his remaining eye, and awaited the onslaught.

"Shield!" A high pitched voice said out of nowhere.

Whitebeard opened up his eye in shock as he felt a strange feeling go around his massive body, seeing what looked like clear glass around him. The bullets and various other weapons bounced off it it, much to the surprise of everyone present.

"What...what happened?" Marco, Whitebeard's right hand man and leader of the First Division of Whitebeard's Pirates said, shocked.

"What the..." Shryiu, one of the people from Impel Down that joined Blackbeard said, surprised to feel his sword strike something other than Whitebeard's flesh.

But before anyone else could do anything, a flash of light alerted Blackbeard's Crew.

"Look out!" Burgess shouted, as they all jumped away from Whitebeard. An arrow flashed by them a split-second later, exploding with huge force once it hit the ground.

After the smoke cleared, everyone caught a glance who who fired it. "Who is that?" 'Flower Sword' Vista, leader of the Fifth Division of the Whitebeard Pirates shouted.

The person who put up the shield and fired the arrow was none other than Flonne! And she was also riding on one of the White Dragon Monsters.

"Phew...I sure am glad that I decided to ride ahead in that portal warp. That was too close for words!" Flonne sighed in relief.

Whitebeard could hardly believe what he was seeing. "...An Angel...that wears red and white and has...bat wings?"

He didn't really care about Angels and all that, but Whitebeard knew when he saw one...even if this one was rather strange looking. But what really caught his attention was the jacket that she wore around herself...

Flonne perked up when she heard Whitebeard's voice. "Oh, hi, Mister Whitebeard! I'm glad that I was able to save you in time!" She beamed with a smile. "Don't worry, reinforcements are coming in just a second!"

"...Did she say...reinforcements..." Sengoku said, getting out of his shock at seeing this strange girl appear out of nowhere.

The second he said that however, Flonne let out a squeal. "AH! There they are!" She said, looking up at the sky.

Everyone else looked up...and blanched upon seeing four huge flying ships in the sky!

"Holy..." A member of the Marines said.

Jennifer pushed a button within the Gargantuan, and her face was projected to everybody in the air. And with a smile, she had just one thing to say.

"It's Showtime."


To Be Continued...

Finally! This is my longest chapter yet...and most likely the last one for a while, seeing as how the new Pokemon game will come out this Sunday. That being said, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and Catch you Next Continue!