"So Yanopp, would you please tell me, and be honest this time around." Damon breathed as the three ran. "How strong are you really?" he asked.

"Erhm…" Yanopp swallowed. "I've been in fights before." She whispered.

"Yeah?" Orion asked.

"Against other kids." Yanopp then admitted in a deep blush. "I'm erh.. I've practised sniping a lot. I'm a pretty decent shooter."

"So no real close combat skills?" Damon asked.

"Erh.. No." Yanopp blushed deeply.

"That's okay." Damon whispered. "Just, stay put for now."

"WHAT!?" Yanopp exclaimed as she stopped up. "You to!? But I thought." She blinked.

"Yanopp, you said you were a sniper." Orion pointed out. "You realise what snipers do?" he asked.

"Well erh.." Yanopp swallowed.

"They hide and shoot from afar." Damon told. "Avoid close combat, listen, right now you would be in the way if you walked in with us." He told. "But we might be in use of your skill later."

Wide-eyed Yanopp looked at Damon and Orion. "Fight with your smarts." She whispered.

"Huh?" Orion blinked.

"That's.. what my dad always tried to tell me." Yanopp swallowed. "I guess I just, well." She blushed. "Having no one to fight with, I didn't really get what that means."

"It sounds like your dad is quite clever." Damon nodded, and they both turned towards the shore, where the marine ship was, with several marines looking towards them.

"LETS GO!" Orion shouted, then jumped up in the air, high high up, and then landed on the ground in front of the marine ship, slamming a fist into the ground, making the entire ground shake, so Yanopp almost fell down.

"Holy shit!" Yanopp exclaimed as dust seemed to settle and the ground stopped shaking. "I.. I didn't realise he was that strong." She blinked.

"Heh." Damon smirked as he pushed up his glasses. "Don't underestimate us, Orion there, is stronger than most Marine captains, why else would I even say yes to follow him?" he asked, as he spread out his arms. "And I learned this secret technice from my own father, it belongs to the Shinjin family one, the silver threats." He told, as Yanopp realised, that small silver threats seemed to be attached to all of Damons fingers.

And Damon lashed out, to suddenly making several marines trip, as if invisible threats had grabbed their legs and pushed them down.

"Wow." Yanopp wide-eyed looked at them. "How do you do that!?" she asked, as two other marines were slammed together by the head.

"Well, observations Haki is required of cause, and a good one at that, extreme precision. Such a clumsy person as you or Orion would never have a change. It requires delicacy." Damon smirked. Then jumped down, to skilfully dodge, dance around, and use the small threats to tie up men, making them trip, and go to the next.

It looked like an incredible dance, not tripping in his own threats, not letting them get in the way.

And Orion, was just a mountain! In complete opposite he was just incredible strong, as he punched himself through marines, then he pulled out a sword, a tiny little silver sword, but that didn't stop it from slash through the animes.

Wide-eyed and stunned Yanopp was looking wide-eyed at the two fighting, taking down marines as were the marines nothing but vax statues that happened to be in the way.

Yanopp looked at the two, then suddenly, a smirk graced her lips, then she chuckled, then she laughed.

"Yanopp?" Orion questioned turning around. "Why are you laughing."

"Damon!" Yanopp laughed. "It looks like he is using sewing threats! His nickname should be seamstress of death!" she laughed loudly. "That or the ballerina of doom!"

"WHAT!?" Damon exclaimed, and both Yanopp and Orion laughed loudly grabbing their stomachs.

"Say what you will, but I fight better than you!" Damon exclaimed, shaking his fist up in the direction where Yanopp sat on a hill.

"I'm sorry Seamstress ballet dancer, I can't hear you!" Yanopp laughed, making Orion chuckle as well.

"IT'S AN OLD SECRET ART-FORM OF MY FAMILY!" Damon shouted. "I've had to train every day since I could first walk, to master it!"

"What-ever you say!" Yanopp laughed, rolling around on her back holding her stomach.

From the ship, Elly was wide-eyed looking at the battle, as tears ran down her eyes.

Who were those two boys? Why were they there?

Had Yanopp managed to get them.

Elly simply stood there, in her with nigh gown, wearing sea-stone handcuffs on her hands. Beside her stood Lui-tang as he sneered. "Damn kids." He muttered. "They need to learn a lesson."

"But." Elly turned to him. "You promised, you can't hurt them. I wont go with you if you hurt them."

"The rules have been changed sweet-heart." Lui-tang stated. "They are the ones attacking, beside, I thought I would need extra insurance."

"Huh?" Yanopp blinked as she looked at the ship. "ORION!" Yanopp shouted down on the grass.

"What?" Orion asked looking up, brushing some of his silver hair out of his eyes.

"Lui-tang, the leader, he's gone from the ship!" Yanopp exclaimed. "And he's the strongest one! Be URGH!"

Suddenly a blade was pressed against Yanopp's throat, and behind her stood a man, though he didn't entirely look like a man, he was covered in black fur, had cat like features, green shiny eyes, and sharpt teethes.

"You-You." Yanopp gasped. "You're a zoan-type." She squeaked, only to have the blade press closer to her throat.

"A panther." Lui-tang grinned, showcasing his sharp teethes. "HOLD DOWN THERE!" he shouted. "Or a slit the pirate off-springs throat!"

At ones, Damon and Orion held in, looking challenging at Lui-tang whom pressed the sword against Yanopps throat. "That's what I like to see." Lui-tang almost purred.

"Shit!" Yanopp hissed as she squinted her eyes close. She couldn't believe this! Were she going to be the one reason that they lost!

Could she really be that weak, after all of those years stating she would become a pirate, she was in reality this bloody useless!?

A draw-back instead of an asset as she dreamed to be.. how was that fair? Now when some-one needed her! She was worse then useless!

No! She refused to be! She wouldn't be the reason that Elly got taken, and with that in mind, Yanopp raised her foot and stamped down on Lui-tangs foot.

"AUW!" Lui-tang shouted as he jumped up.

Giving Yanopp just enough time to throw herself down on the ground and roll down, then run, as she chanted in her head.

'fight-with-smarts-not-with-strength- fight-with-smarts-not-with-strength- fight-with-smarts-not-with-strength!'

As she ran as fast as she could, away from the battle, then dug through her satchel, desperate for just one treasure that would work.

And then in a flash, Lui-tang was back in front of her. "Oh not so quick." Lui-tang grinned as he stood in front of her.

It had been easy for him, a simple job. "You're coming with me missy." He stated.

Then Yanopp felt it, as she grabbed a gold little stone like object… The sea-stone dagger!

It was a stone blade, so it could hardly cut any-thing, especially not a half panther covered in fur like Lui-tang, but..

With a big shout, Yanopp raised her dagger, and aimed straight for an exposed vulnerable place.. Lui-tangs eye.

But in a swift motion, Lui-tang took the dagger aside with his hand. "You really think that will work little off-spring?" he asked in a sneer. Then blinked. "What's this.." he asked. "I feel.. weak.."

"HIYA!" and Yanopp threw a handful of sand into Lui-tangs eyes, making him haul in frustration, to jump backwards, reached up her dagger again, and this time, really did stap his eyes, so blood spilled out, then she reached for her slingshot and a projectile, firing it straight into Lui-tangs open wound, making him scream and hole in pain as he rolled around on his back, falling to the ground.

Giving Yanopp enough time to turn around and slide down the rock, down to the shore, where she barely regained footing before she managed to stand along-side Orion and Damon raising her slingshot.

"Hey that was pretty neat!" Orion laughed. "What did you fire at the panther-thing in the end?" he asked.

"Chilli-powder." Yanopp gasped deeply as she stood there with shaking arms having raised her slingshot. "Hurts like hell to get it in your throat and eyes.. I don't dare to think how it feels in a open wound."

"Not very impressive or conventional." Damon muttered rubbing his chin. "But effective." He finally admitted.

"Hey if it works." Yanopp gasped, still out of air. Then pressed hers back against the two boys, so all three of them stood back, to back, to back. "So what now?" Yanopp asked in a whisper, holding up her slingshot towards the remaining marines.

"Lui-tang seems to be the only real problem here." Damon commented, pushing up his glasses.

"I'll take care of him." Orion grinned as he cracked his knuckles. "Sounds like fun to fight him."

Damon nodded. "I'll keep the beach clear, Yanopp, can you swim?" he asked.

"What are you kidding me?" Yanopp asked as she smirked. "I'm the best swimmer on the island."

"then go get your sister." Damon commented, as he crossed his arms, and the many sewing threats appeared on his fingers. "Go." He commanded.

And on the same time, Orion and Yanopp sat out, in each their direction. Orion towards Lui-tang, and Yanopp… Towards the water.

"ELLY I'M COMING!" she shouted. "JUST HOLD ON!" but just then, Yanopp realised that some-thing had tugged itself around her, like a string. Yanopp blinked as she looked down, to see some-thing having folded itself around her clothes. "What the hell?" she asked. To in the next second, being flung up in the air and over the water, towards the ship. "ARGGHHHHH!" Yanopp screamed as she flew through the air.. or.. maybe fell was the more correct word.

As right in Yanopps direction, stood a blond girl with light brown eyes, looking wide-eyed at her, her mouth opened wide, before Yanopp crashed directly into the blond, sending them both down on the deck.

"Oh, hey Elly." Yanopp swallowed as she sat up rubbing her head. "Fancy seeing you here."

Elly gasped as she sat up as well, looking wide-eyed at Yanopp. "Who's your friends!?" she asked.

"Remember those pirate boys I told you about last evening?" Yanopp asked.

Elly nodded wide-eyed. "Yeah.." she hesitated.

"That was them, here." Yanopp threw a little item at Elly. "Free yourself, we got company."

Blinking Elly looked down in her hands, and discovered a ring of keys. "How?" she asked.

"Lui-tangs belt, he dropped them." Yanopp told as she loaded her sling-shot and aimed at the marines on the boat, standing with her back to Elly. "come on hurry! We got to get out of here!"

"How?" Elly asked as she stood behind Yanopp. "there are to many, I can't even swim! I'll sink like a stone!"

"I'll carry you on my back! Just hurry!" Yanopp stated, still aiming her slingshot.

Then a clunk sounded, and Ellys seastone handcuff fell to the deck. "Yanopp.." Elly swallowed. "I.. you.. you've always stood up for me, protected me. You took me in, even though you knew nothing about me."

"Elly, what the hell is this all about, we don't have time for this." Yanopp stated. "You're my nakama, my sister, what other reason do I need?" she asked.

"Exactly." Elly whispered.

And Yanopp blinked. "Huh?" before she turned around, and Elly had closed her eyes.

Then Elly opened her eyes again, and they were black.. iris, pupil, the usual white.. it was all black. Then she opened her arms, and let out, fangs made out of dark matter. The swipe the marines of the ship deck, and then extent to the beach, to towards the rest of the marines.

"Holy.." Yanopp blinked as she wide-eyed witnessed it all, the dark matter, swooping the beach, and taking over the marines. Orion objected loudly as Lui-tang was tripped away from him. "Wow Elly, you're doing it!" she exclaimed. "LOOK AT THAT! YOU'RE AWESOME!" she shouted.

As the dark fangs grew and grew, soon covered the entire beach, and soon, it was difficult to see what was even going on.

"Erhh… Elly?" Yanopp blinked. "I think it's enough now, Elly.. ELLY!" she shouted, and turned to the blond girl, whom was now compleately covered in dark matter herself.

It sipped out of her mouth, her fingertips, her eyes, her hair.

"Oh.. SHIT!" Yanopp shouted, just as dark matter rammed into her, and send Yanopp down on her back. "ELLY STOP IT!" she shouted as she laid on her knees, holding her hands over her ears. "YOU DID GOOD! WE JUST NEED TO GO NOW! ELLYYYYYY!" she shouted.

But it didn't help, the dark just kept coming. "Oh my god." Yanopp realised. "IT'S GOING TO COVER THE ENTIRE ISLAND! ELLY!" she shouted, and felt another wave over her, crushing her. "Shit." She mumbled, as she dug for her sea-stone dagger again, and raised it up, to cut through the dark matter, and it worked! The sea-stone cut through the devil fruit power, but it was of little use, because the moment the dark had been cut, it merely collected again and continued.

"What do I do!?" Yanopp asked in a cry as she sat on her knees. "I'm not strong enough to fight myself through this I.." then she felt some-thing else in her pocket.. and she picked it up. THE IMPACT DIAL!

Fighting herself up on her legs ones more, Yanopp held the impact dial.. and then hit the button, then let the dial absorb the dark matter, as she tried to cut herself through with the dagger in her other hand.

"ELLY!" Yanopp shouted as she cut herserlf through, and there, was a fling of a white dress! Ellys night gown. Yanopp threw herself after the girl, and threw both of them over the railing, and into the ocean. Where they hit the icy cold waves with a splash.

The moment they crashed, Yanopp felt Elly go limp in her arms, and she took the paler, blond girl in her arms, as she kicked with her legs, to carry both of them, back up to the surface.