Ladies and gentlemen, we're back! After a long wait involving me getting "Going Wild" squared away, it's time to charge right into the big battles of "Omni Force: WAR"! Boy, I can't tell you all how excited I am about writing these next two chapters.
Before we get into the action, a few warnings. With the bloodshed that's going to come, I may have to raise the rating to the appropriate level. And be ready for the feels to come in this chapter especially.
Last time we left off, Luffy and company had arrived at the Canada outpost where Akainu was holding the Omnitrix City citizens hostage. Can the team of four defeat him and the rest of his army?! Let's find out!
OMNI FORCE: WAR
Luffy's anxiety had appeared to dissipate for the moment as he ran alongside his teammates, but it was more of the focus on the mission that kept him from replaying his subconscious memories. The Marine soldiers watching from afar readied their weapons, prepared to head into battle as Cancer raised his right arm up to signal them.
"CHARGE!" he bellowed, enticing them to all yell as they ran out into the field. Ronse and Stainless joined them with their fellow vice admiral, while the others stayed behind and watched.
"I'm worried we might be a little too gun-ho about all this…" Hina admitted as her arms were folded over her chest, "Straw Hat himself is among those coming toward us…" she mentioned, sounding nervous.
"Let him just try and stop me," Akainu responded, catching her attention along with Fujitora's as they both glanced over at him, "I know exactly what will break that brat…" he stated deviously, grinning all the while.
"Is that so?" the rear admiral wondered, arching an eyebrow out of skepticism. The blind man felt the same, but decided not to even attempt to question his superior.
"Sentomaru," the Magma-Magma user said, causing the science captain to perk up, "send in the Pacifistas," he ordered, seeing him nod in reply, "They'll at least give these brats a good warm up before we're done with 'em…" he declared.
"PX units one through twelve!" the sumo-like man yelled to the army of cyborgs alongside him, "Target and destroy the enemy!" he commanded to them.
"UNDERSTOOD," they all responded simultaneously, letting their eyes light up before marching forwards together. Meanwhile, the group of Omni Force members kept on running, noticing their enemy coming towards them as they were yelling loudly.
"Gray!" Genos called out quickly.
"On it!" the ice wizard responded, rushing out and crossing his arms over each other as he threw them out, "Ice Make…" he began, letting a cold aura waft off of his limbs, "FLOOR!" he bellowed, slamming his palms against the ground. By doing so, he created a layer of ice over the ground, which their oncoming foes stepped upon. Most of them that stepped onto it slipped and fell, while others managed to maintain their balance, yet moved only so far.
"Damn it…!" one soldier cursed as he and many others had avoided running carelessly onto the ice. At that moment, the cyborg of the group leapt up and rocketed himself downwards by blasting fire from his palms, slamming his right foot onto the frozen earth beneath him. It instantly shattered the ice, along with creating a massive crater as the ground broke apart, causing several officers to be sent flying in hollers, much to the astonishment of their comrades.
"M-M-Monsters…" another stuttered out in fright, sweating madly as he saw the S-class hero glaring ahead. Nevertheless, he and his fellow marines clenched their teeth and moved onwards, yelling all the while. Both Naruto and Luffy ran up to their teammates, with the former crossing his fingers in a t formation.
"Naruto, save your strength!" Genos cried out as he slammed into a platoon of their adversaries, knocking them all away easily, "If you're facing Akainu, you'll need all you can give!" he pointed out seriously, kicking away another soldier that was about to slice at him with his sword.
"You got it, Genos!" the jinchuriki replied with a nod, looking over at the rubbery man beside him, "Let's go!" he beckoned, running off into the distance. Hesitant for a moment, the king of the pirates suddenly recalled his vivid nightmare, thinking of first his deceased brother and then his pregnant girlfriend. He trembled, shaking his head to purge those thoughts as he pursued his friend into the fray.
"HAH!" Gray shouted as he punched an officer directly in the face, knocking him down onto the ground as he lied there unconscious. For a moment, he believed that the fight was looking too easy. Just then, he noticed a shadow looming over him, glancing back and gasping to see the giant battle-axe blade about to come down and slice him in half. He narrowly dodged it by hopping to his left, being blown back by the force of the weapon's impact with the ground. Fortunately, he managed to regain his footing, watching the dust settle as he gasped lightly at the gigantic form of Ronse. With him were Stainless and Cancer, who both narrowed their eyes onto their shirtless opponent, as he merely adjusted his neck with a crack. "So who's ass do I get to kick first?" he wondered mockingly as he saw the vice admirals all draw their weapons onto him.
"Agh!" a marine yelled as he was struck in the face by the robotic fist of opposing cyborg, who was taking on multiple enemies at once as he kicked away a few more in yelps. Frustration was apparent on his face as he struggled to hold himself back from doing so much as to seriously injure the enemy, even though that was not his forte. Suddenly, bursts of light rained down onto the ground near him, blowing him back in several explosions that followed. As he landed on his feet safely however, he looked to see the oncoming Pacifistas trudging towards him. Half of them split off into another direction, while the other half kept on pace towards the half-robot, who let his palms radiate with heat.
"Finally," he muttered out, charging ahead at them. As the fighting continued, Akainu looked on with his arms folded across his chest.
"Three of our Vice Admirals have engaged one of the members…" Comil's voice chimed in, causing him to perk up as he saw the man looking through a pair of binoculars, "and our Pacifistas are closing in on another," he stated, putting the field glasses down for a moment.
"What of Straw Hat?" Hina asked, chiming into the conversation.
"He's coming this way," Fujitora answered, catching their attentions as they saw him tapping his cane against the ground, hearing all the sounds of swords being swung and gunshots blaring through his ears, managing to catch the footsteps of their approaching foes, "And he's not alone," he added, keeping his scarred eyelids shut.
"Issho, head back to the compound," the fleet admiral ordered, much to the surprise of the others there aside from the man being spoken of, "I'll have you called in case things get too rough..." he promised as he clenched his hands into fists.
"Sakazuki, isn't that a little too reckless to leave him-?"
"Understood," the blind man responded, interrupting the woman of the group as he turned away and headed back towards the haven, "Good luck, Sakazuki," he said while trotting off.
"Tch," the Magma-Magma user scoffed, "Comil, join Ronse and the others against that ice user," he told the vice admiral, causing him to perk up in surprise.
"Eh?" he uttered, confused and admittedly frightened a little as he began to sweat.
"I'll go," the rear admiral interjected before he could respond, "If he's anything like Kuzan, it may be too difficult for even three vice admirals," she pointed out, heading off into the fray.
"I… um… will help… the Pacifistas take care of their problem…" the tall, thick-lipped man stuttered out, gaining a serious expression as he pulled out a pair of katanas from beneath his coat, charging onto the battlefield. As the conflict continued and escalated, the army's highest-ranking officer narrowed his eyes onto the duo of Naruto and Luffy, as they were punching and kicking aside soldiers easily, moving onwards.
"Come, Straw Hat…" he beckoned quietly as a devious smirk grew across his face, "Come and meet your end…" he stated. From afar, Sentomaru had a UT in hand, watching the fighting unfold.
"You almost ready, Uncle Kizaru?" he asked the device, glancing down to see the hologram of the tall admiral over it.
"I think we're all set here," he responded through the communication. Elsewhere, he had his own contraption in the palm of his hand just outside of Omnitrix City, standing over several bodies of deceased Plumber officers while beside his own army of Pacifistas, soldiers, and other high-ranking marines. "Time for the game to begin," he said, smirking.
OPENING
"Walk on Water" by Thirty Seconds to Mars
0:00 – 0:13 = The scene opens with a ten-year-old Ben Tennyson walking through a void of white, growing up with each step until he becomes 21. At the same time, his fellow members of the Omni Force all start to appear around him, with Sunset Shimmer and Trafalgar Law being beside him.
"Omni Force" title card fades into view.
0:14 – 0:27 = Cut to a scene of Ben observing Rainbow Dash in her hospital bed, focusing on the respirator and heart monitor as he starts thinking about the battle ahead while reminiscing on their fight with Smoker.
0:28 – 0:40 = The scene changes to Sunset, who's watching worriedly as both Law and Rook Blonko stand behind her, glaring at each other in contempt.
0:41 – 0:54 = Cuts to a scene of Luffy waking up from a nightmare of seeing Twilight and his child killed in front of him by Akainu. Tears fall out of his eyes as he has no idea why these visions are suddenly happening.
0:55 – 1:10 = Cuts to a scene of the Navy closing in on Omnitrix City, leaving destruction in their wake as they are led by Akainu, Kizaru, and Fujitora. Their approach is seen through Luffy's eyes, as he suddenly feels fear settling in.
1:11 – 1:23 = Transitions to Luffy on his knees before Akainu, about to be killed by him. Naruto then jumps in to block his initial attack, followed by punching the captain of the Straw Hats to get him back to his senses.
1:24 – 1:51 = The scene shifts to the two working together to fight Akainu, followed by cutting to Gray and Genos as they fend off several Marine soldiers together. Meanwhile, Ben transforms into a Rath/Wildmutt fusion to take on Rob Lucci, who morphs into his own humanoid leopard form to face him. The scene ends with Sunset battling Kizaru, punching him away before he comes back to deliver a powerful kick, enhanced by his Glint-Glint powers.
1:52 – 2:20 = Cuts to a slow-motion scene where Sunset is shot through the torso by Kizaru, who smirks as blood pours out from her wound while she's falling. It ends with her closing her hands into fists and activating her Phoenix Drive, glaring angrily at the Admiral as she's about to confront him again.
2:21 – 3:02 = Cuts to Sting Eucliffe and Law having their mouths hang open at the sight of Sunset clashing with Kizaru, cancelling out his light attacks with her own as they fly through the air before crashing into a building. It then explodes, much to their fright as they assume the worst. The scene finally ends with the first 30 Omni Force members gathered with each other at their current ages, overlooking Omnitrix City from Mount Rushmore.
END OPENING
SCARS
"They're just outside the city?!" Ben exclaimed in shock as he looked at the holographic image of the area, standing at the conference table with the other Omni Force members, who all were just as shocked.
"No point waiting around here then," Zoro bluntly said, pulling out one of his three katanas as he stood up immediately from his seat.
"Hold on, Pirate Hunter," Law advised, chiming into the conversation, "We need someone to keep track of Straw Hat and the others in case they end up in trouble," he pointed out seriously.
"I wouldn't worry about that," Sting noted confidently as he folded his arms over his chest, "Luffy's taken down plenty of powerful dudes!" he mentioned with a pump of his right fist.
"Yeah!" Natsu agreed, "I heard he took out three of those Spriggan Twelve guys from way back when!" he added as an excited grin spread across his face.
"Have you ever faced a Navy Admiral?" the captain of the Heart Pirates asked the duo of dragon slayers as a retort, causing them to both perk up in surprise, "Have you beaten anyone like that?" he questioned on. The fire wizard glanced away ashamedly, while the Sabertooth guildmaster grimaced a little. His comments caused Rook to narrow his eyes onto him in suspicion, about to speak up until someone else did so.
"Traffie, that's enough," Sunset chimed in, sounding upset with him, "We knew the Marines were coming for us the whole time," she told the group, "so that's what we'll use," she declared, causing everyone in the room to widen their eyes in surprise as they glanced over at her.
"W-What, milady?" her second in-command stuttered in question, confused by her remark.
"We need to lure out the Marines in groups," she responded as she got up from her seat, "By splitting them up, we can whittle their forces one by one," she explained.
"A great suggestion, but Law has a point as well," Erza mentioned, folding her armored arms over her chest, "We need someone here to monitor both our positions and the ones out near the stronghold," she noted.
"I will stay," Rook declared, getting everyone's attention.
"I'll be here, too," a familiar voice chimed in, catching their attentions as they turned to see Max walking into the room through the sliding doors.
"Grandpa…" his grandson uttered in surprise, "Shouldn't you be at the space station getting all the Plumbers together?" he questioned to him.
"Patelliday's getting that all organized, and it's only a contingency in case your team can't handle these guys," he replied, causing the bearded man to cringe in frustration, "Blonko and I will keep track of everyone from here," he stated, "You guys need to get those freaks out of our city and out of our hair once and for all," he advised to them.
"…We're on it," Ben answered after a moment of silence, suddenly immersing himself in a green flash of light that blinded everyone else around him. When it subsided, it revealed that he had turned into a creature that resembled a semi-armored Velociraptor. He had black wheels on his feet and donned a helmet with an x-shaped visor, leaving the other features of his head unknown. The visor came up for a moment, revealing that he had a blue face, green eyes, black lips, and stripes above and on the right side of his eyes. His green shirt went all the way up to his neck, he had four blue stripes upon his black tail, and large black balls upon his two feet. His hands had become sharp claws, much like his helmet. The Biomnitrix symbol rested on his chest.
"Ben, be care-" Before the Magister could even finish his advice, XLR8 zoomed off in an instant out of the doors.
"Is… he going to be all right?" Kagura asked, sounding concerned from what just conspired.
"Honestly, I don't know," Sunset answered as she placed her hands onto the table, "Since Rainbow got hurt, I think he's been more worried about getting all this fighting over with…" she explained, evidently worried herself for her best friend.
"Hence why he's XLR8 now," Gingka remarked, causing the others to perk up, "We need to go," he stated, making everyone nod in agreement with serious expressions upon their faces. As the remainder of the Omni Force members aside from the two top-ranking Plumbers left the room, the younger of the duo immediately took action and began observing the holographic map, seeing an icon speeding through the city streets. In actuality, it was the Kineceleran who zoomed around in search of the enemy, still having his visor down. He then spotted a pair of Pacifistas stomping about at an intersection.
"Crap!" he exclaimed in realization, dashing faster toward them.
"INCOMING," one of the behemoths said, causing the other to perk up and look to see the extraterrestrial approaching them. He leapt up at them, enveloping himself in another flash of green light as his body grey with yellowish rocks forming over it. He was becoming a crystalline rock monster, having black pants down to his feet with green soles, shards sticking out of his broad shoulders and arms, and a green brace that went around his neck and was attached to his belt, as the Biomnitrix symbol rested upon it at the chest.
"RRRAAAGGH!" he roared as he slammed into one of the cyborgs, tackling him onto the ground. He then proceeded to stab him by using the shards in his arms, slicing him up as electricity sparked all over his body. The other Pacifista prepared to attack, readying his right palm as it glowed in a bright yellow light, aimed towards the alien enemy while buzzing loudly. The noise caught Rocks' attention, making him widen his eyes before rolling off of the enemy he was upon to avoid the blast of light that struck the half-robot, causing it to explode in a fiery blast that enveloped the intersection with smoke. As the area was still veiled, the giant contraption glanced around, trying to detect his hardened foe as his eyes shined a bright white. Suddenly, another flash of green luminosity occurred, followed by a new figure leaping out at the beast. It was a humanoid grasshopper with significantly large hind limbs. He had a green film connected to his leg joints and had a light greenish color scheme. Also, he had a large green horn while wearing green overalls with a black stripe that went around his waist, where his device's symbol lied at the center. He slammed into his target head-on, making him crash into the wall of the building behind him. Sparks of electricity emitted from its form as it slumped onto the ground, battered as its chest was caved in from the impact. He exploded like his ally, while Crashhopper landed safely upon the ground. In another flash, he transformed back into Ben, breathing heavily as he overlooked the damage. All of a sudden, he heard the sound of another blast in the distance, clenching his teeth in frustration as he realized what was happening.
'Shit!' he inwardly cursed as he raced through the streets of the abandoned city, while the booming sound of cannon fire roared overhead still, 'It's bad enough that one Admiral is probably giving Naruto AND Luffy trouble,' he continued through his thoughts, sharply turning a corner as a certain figure lurked in an alleyway he was about to pass, 'I gotta get to Sunset and the others before-!'
"FINGER PISTOL!" a voice bellowed, snapping him away from his thoughts as a sharp pain suddenly surged through his right hip, followed by him getting flung into a wall in an instant, rupturing the metal in a holler.
"Augh!" he groaned loudly in agony before managing to stand back up on the street, holding his right side as he stumbled forwards. He glanced out at what had struck him while gritting his teeth, seeing the attacker come into view. It was a very tall and slim, yet muscular man with arched eyebrows and a close-shaved goatee. He had shoulder-length wavy hair that hung freely from his head. His clothing consisted of a blue-white suit with a white coat draped over his shoulders, as he smirked at the Omni Force leader.
"So you're the big dog who took down Smoker, huh?" he inquired, placing his hands into pockets, "I must say, I'm not impressed if that attack was all it took to knock you down..." he pointed out as he chuckled.
"Oh, it'll take plenty more than that..." the Biomnitrix bearer retorted, enveloping himself within a flash of green light. Once it subsided, it revealed him as a dinosaur-like creature that was about twelve feet in height, standing on two legs. His skin was a tannish brown with a lighter tan on the inner part of his body. He had a tail and black briefs along with a green sash over his shoulder that had the Omnitrix symbol at the center, while his body was mostly muscular with wrinkles along his face.
"Hmph," Lucci scoffed as he grinned, "So you're like a Zoan type, right?" he guessed with a tilt of his head, closing his hand into a fist.
"Yeah, so?" Humungousaur questioned back as he glared at him.
"Well..." he began, starting to morph himself as his skin became a light yellow with spots appearing upon it like those of a leopard. The Vaxasaurian gasped as he saw the claws coming out from his fingers along with the fact that he was growing in height and size, dropping his hat, coat, and the white jacket he bore. A tail swung out from his rear end as his transformation had ended, revealing him as a half-leopard form with a sharp gaze towards his foe. "I have my own ability," he stated, grinning wickedly at the stunned look on his future opponent's face.
"Ah, big deal!" he shouted while shaking his head, "I've taken down one of your best, so don't think this'll be easy!" he yelled angrily, rushing at him as he roared.
"Of course not," the Cat-Cat user responded calmly, dodging the first punch from him rather easily, "Beating Smoker without Haki is no easy feat," he added while avoiding more attempted strikes, "but maybe luck was on your side..." he suggested, causing the dinosaur-like creature to blink in surprise.
"What?" he uttered out of confusion. All of a sudden, he let out a wad of spit upon being struck by Lucci's fierce kick, as his leg glowed a bright blue while flinging him up into the air.
"You turned into that thing to fight me, right?!" the Cipher Pol agent inquired before disappearing instantly, reappearing in midair right behind his adversary, "Then fight!" he demanded angrily, readying his right index finger before rapidly hitting him in the back with it several times, making him cry out in pain, "If you're a leader, then this is pathetic!" he bellowed before slamming him down onto the pavement below to cause a plume of dust to billow up, shrouding him from view as the Devil Fruit user came down, "It's clear to me that maybe someone else in your ranks is more worthy of your title," he stated while trotting up to the veil, "If your fight is for your justice, then have someone who can-" His sentence was interjected after a bright flash of green occurred within the cloud, causing Humungousaur's body to morph drastically. He grew into an Ankylosaurus-like creature, being about twenty feet tall as he seemed more buff than his previous form, having camo green skin instead of tan. He had a dark blue, Ankylosaurus-like helmet with brownish yellow spikes running down the top. He possessed a dark blue, turtle shell with long spikes running down each side. His plated chest and torso were also dark blue with five spikes on each end. His tail had a blue mace on the end of it, with silver spikes. On his limbs, there were exposed metallic plates and tubes that were barely covered and outlined in black strips of flesh.
The form of his helmet was a dark blue mask, which had a rhino-like horn on top of the nostrils. There were two smaller horns that ran down the silver part of his helmet. He had tusk-like structures on his mask that pointed down while also having a pair of tiny horns above his eye sockets. His green eyes were outlined in black and are indented further into his head, being surrounded by pale green skin. His mouth consisted of the beak on his mask and a pronounced lower jaw, which had a large yellow fang on each end and four small skin-colored teeth in between. There were now three gill-like structures on each side of the silver part of his helmet. His chest and torso had plating, having a large chest piece on top, followed by a shorter chest piece and finally a smooth abdomen with a vertical line indent. The sides of both his mid-chest piece and his abdomen had a shark tooth-shaped extension that points upwards. There were four holes on the top chest plate and two on the one in the middle.
The turtle-like shell on his back was large and had a single row of spikes running down its center. The silver outline of the shell fused with the outline of two shoulder pads, which fractured at the shoulders' end. On the shoulder pads, there were three spikes that pointed towards the torso. There were also three lines with triangular points at the center of each that also pointed towards the torso. There also appeared to be two small spikes on the elbow of each arm. Both the shell and shoulder pads had a metallic texture. His fingers were sharper than before, and the mace on his tail had rather stubbier spikes, while Omnitrix symbol upon the creature's chest protruded four spikes in diagonal directions.
"ULTIMATE HUMUNGOUSAUR!" he roared loudly as he turned to Lucci, who was admittedly astonished before pulling off a grin.
"Perfect..." he uttered under his breath, waggling his fingers excitedly.
X
"INCINERATE!" Genos bellowed as he opened up parts of his left arm, aiming at one of the Pacifistas coming towards him. He fired a massively concentrated beam of energy, striking it in a fierce explosion that appeared to envelop the others.
"Wh-Wh-What the hell?!" one marine soldier stammered out of complete shock. However, the cyborg widened his eyes to see that the army of behemoths were still coming towards him, despite the burn marks they suffered from his attack. Some had even lost parts of their skin, revealing the mechanics within them.
'It appears they've been upgraded…' he realized, readying his boosters upon the back of his shoulders, 'but that won't stop me!' he inwardly declared, suddenly rocketing himself upwards high over their heads. As they looked up to lock on their target, he came down fiercely and slammed his right foot against one's head, breaking its neck in an instant and crushing the rest of its body before exploding. Shards of metal flew out and sliced through a few more of them, blowing up as well in almost the same fashion. The S-class hero landed safely amidst the flames of the wreckage he created, but suddenly widened his eyes to see the beams of yellow light coming towards him through the smoke. He leapt away as quickly as he could, but was still blown back by the force of the blast as he tumbled across the ground, coming to a halt as he grazed his hands through the earth. He pushed himself up and looked to see half a dozen more enemy cyborgs coming towards him, along with several marine soldiers in uniform, dressed casually, or had suits underneath their large coats that hung over their shoulders.
"Perfect…" he muttered as he stood on his feet, readying his robotic hands as he closed them into fists.
"Ice Make: Sword!" Gray yelled as he formed an icy blade in his right hand, using it to clash with Stainless' katana. The two continued to collide their weapons until Cancer ran in, having his fists immersed in Haki as he swung them out at the ice wizard. He immediately hopped back to dodge the attack, using his makeshift armament as a means to block his punches until it shattered into bits.
"You're mine!" the spectacled vice admiral shouted in declaration, grinning all the while as he threw his right fist out again. However, the onyx haired man was able to slide off to his right to avoid getting struck, letting his own extremity rest in his left hand.
"Ice Make…" he began, making his foe gasp in surprise, "HAMMER!" he roared. All of a sudden, a large hammer made of the substance appeared above the pair, coming down sharply towards the marine. He narrowly ducked away from it in the nick of time, getting blown back from its impact with the ground. Frustrated with missing, the Fairy Tail wizard let off a scoff, but then noticed a shadow looming over him. He saw that it was Ronse, about to come down on him once again with his battle axe. Rather than dodge, his opponent slammed his fist into the palm of his left hand as a cold aura wafted off of both of them. "Ice Make…" he uttered, slamming both of his extremities against the ground quickly, "ICE GEYSER!" he bellowed, forming a tower of ice spikes that slammed right into the giant in front of him, causing him to stumble back from the impact.
"Huh… Huh…" he breathed out heavily, looking down to see that his chest was slightly cut open from the attack.
"What a monster…" the vice admiral with the moustache grumbled, readying his blade.
"Though not as ruthless as Aokiji…" his unarmed companion mentioned, getting into a ready stance. The behemoth of the trio readied himself as well, disregarding his injuries as the handle of his armament rested in his hand.
"Tch," Gray scoffed, glaring out at them, "I still owe you punks for what your damn boss did to Fairy Tail," he stated as he placed his fist against his left hand once more, "So once I'm done with you, I'll take him down," he declared as a mist wafted from his body.
"A shirtless simpleton like you?" a feminine voice questioned, causing him to perk up and glance over with his enemies to see Hina approaching, curling her lips into a devious grin, "Akainu has no time for someone who couldn't defeat him the last time…" she mentioned, making him growl angrily, "Isn't that right, Gray Fullbuster?" she inquired cleverly.
"Heh," he chuckled, getting into a ready stance, "I'm already mad, lady," he pointed out with a smirk as she arched an eyebrow, "I ain't stupid enough to fall for any tricks to rile me up," he stated.
"So it seems…" the rear admiral noted, letting a fence-like bar extend out from her right arm.
"Multi Shadow Clone!" Naruto shouted as he formed a seal with his fingers, making several copies of himself appear around him and Luffy, going out to engage the marine soldiers coming in on them. While some were easily vanquished, dissipating into clouds of smoke, most of them managed to take down several of the navy fodder easily with quick punches and kicks that knocked them down. The rubbery man of the duo was doing little more than following his comrade, struggling to quell the anxiety building within him as flashes of his nightmare rang throughout his head.
'Luffy… Luffy…' his girlfriend's voice repeated from his mind, making him grit his teeth in frustration as he shut his eyes.
"Luffy, heads up!" the jinchuriki shouted, getting his attention as he breathed rapidly from shock. They were getting closer to Akainu, who unfolded his arms.
"Sentomaru, fall back to the compound with Fujitora," he advised to the science captain, who blinked in surprise, "The Pacifistas will need your orders to deal with these brats, so we can't risk putting you in harm's way," he explained to him seriously.
"I see," he responded, turning around and walking off, "Good luck, Sakazuki," he said from afar.
"I won't need it…" the fleet admiral muttered, raising his fists into the air as they became enveloped in steaming magma, "METEOR…" he began to bellow, "VOLCANO!" he roared, unleashing several fist-shaped projectiles of magma upwards. The oncoming Omni Force members took notice immediately, looking back to see them raining down onto the battlefield. Fortunately, their allies were far enough away from the attack to not be struck, but the duplicates of the shinobi were blown away into smoke by the impacts, which even indiscriminately hit the soldiers as well.
"That bastard…!" Naruto growled, seeing more fists raining down towards him and the Gum-Gum user. Reacting quickly, he stuck out his right hand, forming an orange-colored sphere of energy over it. Four spikes of light then shot out of it, spinning around rapidly like a sawblade. "Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken!" he yelled, flinging the energy formation in the air. It collided with one of the falling magma fists, slicing through it before exploding in a massive burst of wind, cutting down all the others that were still falling. Their future opponent watched on, narrowing his eyes in contempt as the gust that followed flew past his coat for a moment. He then turned his attention onto the pair of enemies that had arrived, taking notice of the anxious expression on the rubbery man's face.
"So we meet again, Straw Hat," he said, removing his cap to reveal his flat brown hair, "You went ahead and became Pirate King under our noses only so long ago…" he mentioned, "I'm sure you didn't want to get the One Piece that easily though…" he added, causing him to start shaking a little, "but you let the Four Emperors have their war against us while sailing safely into Raftael and getting that gold…" he pointed out with a grin, tilting his head to the side, "Your brother would be ashamed of how soft you've become…" he muttered out mockingly. Luffy wanted to say something, but the mere image of his bloodied girlfriend kept flashing through his mind, causing him to clench his teeth and close his eyes once again. All of a sudden, Naruto leapt out, forming another orange sphere of energy over his right hand and slamming it into Akainu's torso, making him slide back in a loud grunt as his feet grazed through the earth. As he came to a stop, he looked to see that the Rasengan had only made a mere indentation in his magma body, which reformed instantly afterwards. He looked down at the jinchuriki, narrowing his eyes onto him as he glared back.
"So you're the one who killed Ace, right?" he guessed, closing his hands into fists.
"Boy…" the fleet admiral began, putting his cap back on, "I don't have business with you yet," he grumbled out.
"You do now," his blonde haired enemy retorted, crossing his fingers into another seal to make several puffs of smoke burst out beside him. They dissipated rather instantaneously, revealing many clones of himself in ready stances. After a brief moment of silence between the Magma-Magma user and his slew of opponents, the group of duplicates rushed out at him.
"Tch," he scoffed, enveloping his right fist in magma once more before slamming it against the earth beneath him. As he did so, the ground cracked, with lava steaming upwards and bursting out to strike a good majority of the copies as they disappeared into smoke. A few of them managed to make their way up to him though, each readying a pair of orange energy spheres in their hands.
"RASENGAN!" they roared simultaneously, all managing to strike him with one at his shoulder, torso, and left hip, sending him sliding back more so than before. However, the indentations they made into his body were instantaneously reformed as he cocked his fist back, letting it bubble massively in magma.
"GREAT…" he started to bellow, while the clones charged towards him, "ERUPTION!" he shouted, throwing his enlarged arm to strike his oncoming enemies while creating a massive explosion in the wake of the attack, "You're gonna need more than just your little army to take me down, boy!" he stated to his foe from within the smoke that remained. Suddenly, he saw the jinchuriki leap out of the veil, readying his left fist before punching him in the face. "AGH!" he yelped in pain, stumbling back a step as his enemy landed in front of him. He used his left hand to wipe his lips, noticing the blood that stained his glove. He then saw that his adversary's left hand was blackened, causing him to perk up in realization as he blinked. "So you have Haki, boy…" he concluded, seeing the coloring on his extremity fade away.
'Kurama, are you ready?' he asked inwardly as within his subconscious, the giant, nine-tailed fox that rested inside him was in a meditative stance.
"Smart to leave one of your clones on the ship to charge up more nature energy for you," he responded as his front paws were placed together in front of his face.
'If Sage Mode wears out, I'm gonna need it,' the shinobi noted, getting into a ready stance as he clenched his teeth, 'How much time do I have?' he questioned to him.
"Heh," the giant beast chuckled, "Thirty minutes at most," he told him, causing him to crack a smirk. In reality, orange sparks flickered off of his shoulders before a bright energy flared up around him. His body became coated in yellow chakra, having six black magatama markings around his neck, a prominent circular pattern over his stomach, and various other lines spread along his form. With that, the whisker-like markings upon his face had become thicker, while his eyelids had turned red, and his pupils were now in the shape of crosses, glaring ahead at his opponent.
"I've got more than enough time to beat you!" he declared fiercely, getting into a ready stance. Akainu merely clenched his teeth angrily more a moment, but then realized that Luffy had yet to enter the fray with his comrade, shaking still from his anxiety as he continued to sweat.
"What's the matter, Straw Hat?" he questioned, catching his attention for a moment, "Afraid you'll end up dead like your worthless brother?!" he guessed mockingly, making him grimace.
"SHUT UP!" Naruto yelled, striking him in the torso with his left fist once more, having it coated in Haki beforehand as it appeared to be a darker orange. However, the fleet admiral did not even move nor flinch as he grinned sadistically to his shock.
"What kind of 'king' lets his battles be fought for him?" he questioned towards the rubbery man watching from afar, "What man cowers before facing an enemy?!" he continued loudly, striking the earth with his clenched extremity to make lava bubble up and burst out, blowing the shinobi back towards his teammate as he landed beside him, "What are you so afraid of, Straw Hat?!" he asked angrily with a booming voice, "Your death?! Your worthless crew's?!" he listed off, "Or maybe it's something else…" he implied with a smirk. The Gum-Gum user kept shaking, remembering his nightmare vividly as he saw the flames flickering about the area from the damage caused.
"Luffy?" the jinchuriki uttered, seeing him tremble as tears were welling up in his eyes.
"Pathetic," Akainu grumbled, enveloping his right fist in steaming magma once more, "If you refuse to fight, I'll kill you where you stand," he declared, lunging out towards him. Immediately taking action, the ninja of the pair leapt out, forming another Rasen Shuriken upon his right hand and having it collide with his extremity, creating a massive burst of wind that blew the messy haired man back in an instant. Within the slicing storm of wind that followed, the Magma-Magma user had his fists intercept the left of his foe's, who had his extremity colored in a dark orange, having been mixed with his Haki. He grimaced with each strike he made however, feeling the intense heat of his opponent's body. "HOUND BLAZE!" he suddenly roared, forming a giant wave of the hot substance from his right arm, shaping into the form of a dog's head as it was about to come down upon the shinobi. Reacting quickly, he created a pair of Rasengan upon his hands, also forming makeshift arms upon his shoulders made of his energy to enlarge the spheres.
"Giant Rasengan Barrage!" he yelled, having collide with the fiery blaze about to strike him, making it suddenly cool into rock and shatter instantly, while the force of the blast blew away the surrounding smoke and dust that followed. Watching from afar, Luffy saw his teammate readying more Rasengan and summoning clones to assist him in fighting the fleet admiral, who seemed reluctant to submit as he slammed his right fist against the ground again, causing it to erupt in a massive explosion.
"N-Naru…" he stammered, seeing the billowing smoke as the flames flickered in the wake. More images of his nightmare started to flash through his head, making him fall onto his hands and knees as he panted, letting his tears fall onto the ground. "I-I can't…" he stuttered out, "I can't go through that again…" he confessed, trembling still.
"Luffy!" Naruto shouted, about to run over to him until the fleet admiral's left magma impaled him through his torso. Fortunately, he dissipated in a puff of smoke, having been a copy to the surprise of his enemy. He then looked over to see the pirate on his knees, grinning at the sight.
"You scared to face me, Straw Hat?!" he yelled out in question to him, making him clench his teeth as he continued to cry, "All those memories of your stupid brother's sacrifice…" he began mockingly as his fists bubbled with magma, "they'll be nothing compared to the justice I've dealt to you!" he bellowed, running out towards him.
"No!" the jinchuriki screamed, having his duplicates run out and grasp him by the arms to halt him for a moment. They cried out in agony however, feeling the burning sensation of his magma as they fell over, bursting apart into smoke.
"Nothing will stop me from killing you this time…" the man known as Red Dog stated, stomping forwards still. Several puffs of smoke then emitted all around him, causing him to perk up slightly and see the plethora of duplicates that had been brought forth by the blonde haired man.
"Get him!" the original of the army commanded, enticing his copies before rushing out at their foe together, each having their left fists coated in a darker orange to show that they had coated them in Haki.
"Great Eruption!" Akainu bellowed, unleashing a powerful burst of magma from his right arm and slamming it against the earth beneath him, creating a powerful blast that echoed throughout the battlefield as it blew away a good majority of the clones, making them disappear.
"Wh-What the hell?!" Gray stammered in shock as he could feel the ground shake.
"It must be Sakazuki!" Ronse realized, turning his back towards the area with all the billowing black smoke.
"He's always so extreme…" Hina muttered, turning her attention back onto their foe as he created a pair of large ice swords in his hands, lunging out at them.
"Huh… huh…" Luffy breathed out with tears still falling from his eyes. The sheer memory of seeing both Ace and Twilight impaled kept on flashing through his mind, as they said the exact same words to him before falling onto the ground, deceased.
"Luffy, get up already!" Naruto yelled out to his teammate, trying to get his attention. He suddenly was blown back by another blast, falling down in a grunt. The fleet admiral marched on towards his target, preparing his right fist as it steamed in raging magma.
"I'll put an end to this once and for all…" he declared as he loomed over him, reeling his arm back.
'Ace… Twilight…' the rubbery man uttered inwardly, shutting his eyes, 'I'm sorry…!' he apologized through his thoughts.
"HELLHOUND!" the Magma-Magma user roared, throwing out his fist in an attempt to strike him. For a moment, it seemed as if nothing came of it since the pirate felt nothing hit him but the intense heat wafting off of his foe. He looked up and gasped to see that the jinchuriki had stopped the attack with his Haki-coated left hand, gritting his teeth all the while. Despite the armor he had over his extremity, he could still feel his flesh burning from the intense heat emitted from the magma, causing him to yell out in agony.
"N-Naru…" his Omni Force teammate stuttered, catching his attention as he looked back to see him still on his knees and trembling. Performing a tiger seal with his right hand, he summoned a single clone that stood beside him. However, rather than attack the enemy that stood before him, he turned around and punched his comrade in the face, sending him tumbling back across the ground in a loud yelp until he slammed into a large boulder, shattering it into pieces. "Ow…" he muttered out in pain, rubbing his pained left cheek from the impact of his friend's fierce and sudden attack.
"Snap out of it already…!" the shinobi's voice growled, causing him to perk up as he saw the dust settle, seeing him strike Akainu back by creating a large hand of chakra to push him away from him, "I don't know what's going on with you, Luffy…" he noted as his left hand was still steaming, almost completely burned to a crisp as blood dripped down from it, "but get on your feet and fight!" he demanded to him angrily, turning to face him, "If we lose here, all of our friends are gonna die!" he shouted, making him widen his eyes in surprise, "You wanna protect everyone's future, right?" he inquired, turning back around, "So you'll wanna live to see those futures…" he stated. His words echoed in the Gum-Gum user's head, recognizing them as almost the exact same ones he had said himself to another.
FLASHBACK
"GAJEEL!" Levy screamed at the top of her lungs, trying to break free of Pantherlily's grip in order to try and save the iron dragon slayer, who was still being pulled into the swirling vortex as a result of defeating Bloodman.
"Levy…" he uttered out, catching her attention for a brief moment, "you gotta live your live to the fullest now…" he advised as she widened her teary eyes in disbelief, "for your sake and mine…" he added as she clenched her teeth, struggling to find her way out of the exceed's grip.
"Gajeel, I won't let you go! I won't let you leave me…!" she screeched, reaching her right arm out in a desperate attempt to try and grab him.
"Lily… swear you'll get her back to the guild safe and sound…" the jet black haired man requested of his partner, who too was in tears.
"I swear it!" he responded in a breaking voice as he saw that most of his comrade's body had been sucked into the vortex, reaching up to his shoulders.
"NNOOOOOO!" the script mage shrieked aloud out of fright, not wanting to lose the man she had fallen for. Suddenly, a pair of arms stretched out into the vortex and wrapped around his shoulders, much to his surprise and the others as they all looked over to see Luffy standing there, gritting his teeth as his body was littered with just a few bruises. "L-Luffy…?" the blue haired girl stammered in shock, seeing that he had dug both of his feet into the earth to keep himself stable as he pulled on his ally in an attempt to free him.
"Wh-What are you doing?!" he questioned with a stutter towards the rubbery man, "You're gonna get infected by the bane parti-!"
"I'm rubber, so I'll be fine!" he interjected loudly, sliding towards the vortex momentarily before slamming his feet further into the ground one at a time to stop himself, "I'm not gonna let you die like this!" he bellowed, causing the iron dragon slayer to widen his eyes in surprise, "If you're selfless enough to wanna see everyone live out their futures more than you," he continued, "then you should live yours out with them!" he yelled angrily, making him blink in surprise, "I feel the same as you, Gajeel!" he added, starting to pry him free of the vortex as he took notice, "I have people I wanna be with when this is all over, people I wanna see again!" he listed off, remembering his crewmates one by one, followed by an image of Twilight flashing through his head, "If you care about your friend that much…" he kept going, glancing over at Levy as she was still stunned by what was happening, "THEN STAY HERE WITH HER!" he roared as his skin became a light pink as it steamed, "Now Gum-Gum…" he started to bellow, readying himself as the man with the piercings widened his eyes, "Reverse…" he continued, suddenly reeling his arms back rapidly, "JET BAZOOKA!" he shouted as an echo of a loud snap followed. The vortex dissipated into thin air, while the others looked on disbelief. The script mage then had a small smile break out over her face, as did the exceed holding onto her. Their friend had been completely freed from the vortex, still in midair as his eyes were shaking in disbelief. He then looked down towards the Omni Force member, seeing the giant grin he had.
'You…' he uttered inwardly, tearing up out of joy as he realized that he still had his future.
END FLASHBACK
Having reminisced over that moment he had not only saved Gajeel's life, but preserved his future for both him and Levy, Luffy developed a serious expression upon his face. His arm pumped like a piston, causing his skin to become a bright pinkish color as it steamed. Seeing that made Naruto smirk in realization.
"It doesn't matter what kind of future you have in store, Straw Hat!" Akainu bellowed, having overheard their conversation as he lunged out at the jinchuriki, catching his attention, "You and all of your so-called friends are dead!" he declared, about to punch him with his right fist enveloped in magma. The shinobi was prepared to counter, readying a Rasengan in his right hand. However, his rubbery comrade leapt in, coating his own fist in Haki and having it intercept his adversary, blowing them both back in an instant. The fleet admiral growled in frustration, seeing his target land down and glare at him.
"None of us are planning on dying today!" he stated proudly, standing beside his comrade, "They're gonna live to see their futures, and so am I!" he shouted as he got into a ready stance.
"Stubborn brat…" his adversary muttered with clenched teeth.
X
Explosions rained about the battlefield far from the conflict between the pirate king and the navy leader as Genos ran away from the incoming laser beams of the Pacifistas. Watching from afar with an army of soldiers ready to enter the fray was Comil, who grimaced nervously as he saw the most of cyborgs had already been defeated by their foe.
'I need a clear shot at them…!' he inwardly noted, sliding to a halt for a moment as the behemoths began marching towards in practically a straight line, causing him to crack a grin, 'Bingo,' he said to himself, suddenly rocketing himself forward by using the boosters of on the back of his shoulders.
"TARGET ACQUIRED," one of giant half-robots stated, aiming his right hand forward as a yellow light emitted from it. However, it was not quick enough as its opponent closed in.
"MACHINE GUN BLOWS!" he bellowed, throwing a chain of fast punches onto the beastly contraption, slamming into the others behind it in the wake of the attack as his last hit let him go right through it. As he landed upon the ground safely, several fiery explosions occurred right behind him, having been the remainder of the enemies he had gone through after decimating one.
"A-Ah…" one marine uttered in disbelief, falling onto his knees.
"Can we really beat all of these guys?" another questioned. The vice admiral there narrowed his eyes in thought, glancing over to see what was going on in the other conflict from afar, as fainted members were strewn about amidst the battlefield. Gray was narrowly managing to duck away from the fence-like bars Hina was sending towards him. All the while, Cancer, Stainless, and Ronse each dealt strong blows to him with fierce punches.
"GAH!" he yelled in pain as he fell onto the ground upon his back. He gritted his teeth as he got back up, making the Cage-Cage user smirk as he had himself turned away from her.
"Kimono Sleeve Cage!" she bellowed, catching his attention too late as he looked to see her surrounding the area around him with a fence-like cage of bars that extended from her arms. He was going to try and jump away, but he suddenly stumbled as she began closing the cage, leaving him to be ensnared within it.
"AGH!" he grunted out as the bindings squeezed him roughly around his body, hoisting him above the ground.
"Hmph," his capturer scoffed with a slight grin, "And here I thought you were a threat… given that you gave Sakazuki a run for his money with some help…" she mentioned, making him perk up as he realized that she talking about the fleet admiral.
"Excellent work, Rear Admiral!" the spectacled man complimented as he went over to her, "I think we'll take it from here," he declared, placing his hands at his hips.
"Yes," the man with the moustache agreed as he prepared his katana, "Sakazuki did say he was not expecting to take prisoners…" he pointed out, raising the blade up as he approached the ice mage.
"And to think he was giving us trouble…" the giant muttered as he lifted his battle axe, "I'll slice his head off first!" he bellowed, throwing the weapon down towards him. The blade slashed through the Fairy Tail wizard's neck, or so they thought until the rest of his body and his dismembered head shattered into icy bits.
"What?!" Hina exclaimed in shock as the others widened their eyes.
"We've been duped by that brat!" Stainless realized, clenching his teeth angrily.
"Hey," Gray uttered, catching his attention as they turned to see him standing there with black markings spreading up along the right side of his body, going up to his right eye in a scar-like pattern. His hair stuck up wildly as he glared ahead at his foes. "You've got some nerve thinkin' that'll be enough to stop me…" he grumbled, preparing himself as he got into a ready stance.
"Boy, don't expect to be shown any mer-!" Before Ronse could even complete his remark, the demon slayer sharply inhaled as a cold aura wafted off of his body.
"Ice Demon…" he began, arching his head back for a moment, "RAAAGGGGEEE!" he bellowed, unleashing a powerful, purple blizzard of cold air that struck his three male foes, sending them flying in loud yells before they fell onto the ground unconscious, with Cancer's sunglasses shattering into mere fragments. The Cage-Cage user was able to endure it by planting her fence-like bars into the ground, keeping herself steady as she squinted through the roaring and freezing wind. It then subsided, allowing her to retract her bars as she breathed heavily. She then looked out and saw him approaching, much to her fright as she grimaced slightly. However, she maintained her composure, resting her right hand upon her hip.
"Well aren't you something?" she said, sounding impressed, "You might even have what it takes to face Kuzan…" she mentioned as he stopped for a moment, tilting his head to the side in confusion. He did not see her draw forth a dagger from behind, while she kept grinning.
'The second he gets close enough, I'll kill him!' she declared inwardly.
"Huh…" Gray sighed deeply, stepping forward with his right foot first, "I don't have time for you," he stated, making her blink out of surprise. All of a sudden, a bright light began shining beneath her feet, catching her attention too late as she was frozen in a block of pink colored ice, having a stunned expression. Letting out a quick exhale, the ice mage rushed off quickly into the distance, heading towards the fight raging on from afar.
"That guy just took out three vice admirals at once!" one marine soldier shrieked in fright afterwards.
"And both of those guys are heading after Fleet Admiral Sakazuki!" another added, sounding afraid for his superior's safety. Comil was evidently concerned as well, reaching into his coat and pulling out a UT.
"Whether or not he wants it, the Red Dog will need the Tiger for this fight…" he concluded, activating the device.
"Gum-Gum Hawk Bullet!" Luffy roared as he rapidly and fiercely slammed his Haki-coated right fist into Akainu's torso, causing him to cringe in pain as he clenched his teeth.
"You worthless brat!" he shouted at him, about to slam him down with his magma-covered fist. However, Naruto zoomed in and intercepted it with a Rasengan, causing it to mostly cool into hardened rock. Taking the opportunity he had, the rubbery man let both of legs become blackened, kicking his enemy's right arm with his left to shatter it into bits, followed by striking his chest by using his right to send him sliding back in an instant. "Straw Hat…!" he growled angrily.
"I'm here too, ya know!" the jinchuriki yelled, preparing a pair of Rasen Shuriken upon his hands. He flung them both out at his target, who reformed his right arm out of magma, readying both of them to quickly fire fist-shaped projectiles to counter the attack, doing so in a massive explosion of wind and smoke that blew about through the entire battlefield.
"AKAAAIIINNUU!" the pirate bellowed, catching his attention as he charged through the smoke, enveloping both of his arms in the dark coating as he extended them both back with open palms. He then emerged from the veil to the bearded man's surprise, enticing him to ready himself as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Gum-Gum…" his foe began, blasting his arms forward in an instant, "EAGLE BAZOOKA!" he shouted, slamming his palms into his enemy's crossed limbs, causing magma to splash off of them and hit the ground, steaming with heat. The two glared at each other as their arms shook.
"Finally ready to give up, Straw Hat?!" the fleet admiral inquired angrily.
"Never!" the rubbery man retorted firmly, "Naru and I are gonna beat you right here!" he declared, while the shinobi was running towards them, having prepared yet another Rasengan.
"Hmph," Akainu scoffed with a smirk, "It's been a long time since we've seen each other…" he pointed out, "so I guess you don't know just how powerful I am now…" he mentioned, causing him to blink in surprise. Suddenly, the earth cracked beneath the two, making him look down and see the magma that was bubbling up to the surface.
"Naru, get back!" he advised loudly to his partner, much to his surprise as he suddenly came to a stop. He then saw the cracks forming around him, followed by lava erupting all over, which he narrowly avoided by jumping away. Luffy did the same as well, seeing the lava coursing about the area to his frustration.
"What just happened?!" the jinchuriki questioned, looking over at his comrade.
"Akainu…" he muttered, narrowing his eyes onto the Magma-Magma user, "He's got awakened Devil Fruit powers!" he realized, causing his teammate to widen his own eyes in shock.
"Okay, we need a new plan to get close to him!" he realized, crossing his fingers into another seal to summon more clones out of puffs of smoke. They all started to descended towards the earth while forming large Rasengan in each of their hands, aiming them all at the lava below.
"Giant Rasengan Barrage!" they bellowed simultaneously, striking the ground fiercely in a huge burst of steam, cooling it instantaneously into rock. They all grinned at their work, but then saw the ground start to glow a bright orange, erupting in a huge explosion that blew them all into oblivion, while the real ninja above and his companion watched in horror.
"What now, Straw Hat?!" the fleet admiral inquired loudly as he slammed his right palm against the solid ground beneath him, creating a giant wave of lava that was about to about to come down upon his enemies. The pirate growled angrily, closing his hands into fists.
"Naru, give me a boost!" he cried out, suddenly planting his feet against his comrade as he squatted.
"Wait, what?" he uttered in confusion before jumped off of by the Gum-Gum user, while he fell towards the lava below in a loud holler. Fortunately, he formed a pair of chakra arms to create a gigantic Rasengan, striking the hot substance with it and making it cool down for him land safely upon it. "Huh…" he breathed in relief, sweating a little. He then looked up and shrieked in shock to see the lava wave still coming towards him, with his friend apparently having gotten over it. He used the pair of makeshift arms to shield himself from the raging heat, cringing a little as his footing was becoming more limited with all of the substance flowing around him. Meanwhile, Luffy was soaring towards Akainu, who merely smirked as he waved his arms outward. All of a sudden, several bursts of lava shot up from the lake he had created, all aimed at his enemy. The jinchuriki immediately took notice and gasped, quickly forming a Rasen Shuriken in his right hand and flinging it upwards. It struck the lava rocks going to his companion, exploding upon the collision in a slicing blast that blew them apart.
"Tch," the fleet admiral scoffed in disgust, annoyed by the duo's teamwork.
"THIRD GEAR!" his adversary bellowed, catching his attention. As the wind finally dissipated, it revealed the Gum-Gum user corking his mouth with his right thumb, biting the joint and blowing into it to inflate his entire arm to become massive. "Armament: Hardening!" he shouted, coating the enlarged appendage in Haki as he reeled it back.
"Don't make me laugh, Straw Hat!" the bearded man mocked as he let his own right arm bubble in intense lava as it enlarged much like his enemy's, "I doubt you'll even have your right hand after this!" he added, reeling it back. His words made the pirate clench his teeth angrily, diving down towards him.
"Gum-Gum…" he began, closing his gigantic hand into a fist.
"Great…" his opponent started to roar, readying his own fist as it steamed.
"THOR…" the rubbery man continued, throwing his arm down at the man known as Red Dog, "ELEPHANT GUN!" he bellowed.
"ERUPTION!" his enemy shouted, intercepting his large extremity with his own. Upon the collision, sparks of electricity erupted and the wind roared around them, causing the lava to cool into rock as Naruto watched on, grimacing nervously. To Sakazuki's surprise, his attack was not only not pushing Luffy back, but he could feel his feet slide across the earth beneath him. "ERRRAAAAGGHH!" he yelled, putting all of his available effort into his arm. Unfortunately, it did little to halt his foe as he clenched his teeth.
"AAAAKKKAIIINNUUU!" he exclaimed angrily, suddenly blowing him back in an instant with his enlarged fist. His target could feel something crack in his right arm, causing him to yell out in agony as he stumbled back a step, while his opponent landed in front of him.
"You worthless… brat…!" he muttered out, cringing in agony as he had his left arm hold his broken limb.
"I'm not dying here when I've got a future to live out with everyone, Akainu!" the rubbery man stated proudly as his appendage shrunk back to normal and lost its coating, "Whether you like it or not, my future's gonna live on!" he declared. Hearing his words caused the fleet admiral to perk up in surprise.
"Even if you die… your future lives on, you say?" he inferred, causing the rubbery man to blink in confusion, "Your future…?!" he growled angrily in question, letting his left arm bubble in magma, "I'LL KILL THAT FUTURE ALONG WITH YOU!" he bellowed. Luffy gritted his teeth, realizing that his words may have been a grave error. Before the Magma-Magma user could even attack though, he was suddenly struck by a large shuriken that burst into steam upon striking him.
"AGH!" he yelled in agony, much to the astonishment of the pirate as he initially assumed that the attack had come from the jinchuriki. He looked back and gasped in excited surprise, while Naruto grinned at what he saw.
'Now he's in trouble,' he realized. Having arrived onto the battlefield was Ash, who stood beside Pikachu and Greninja. The latter of the two had transformed, gaining an appearance similar to his master with chest like his jacket, and his head being like the Omni Force member's hat and hair, while a giant shuriken made of water rested upon his back.
"So…" the new arrival began towards Akainu, who emerged from the cloud of steam with an enraged expression upon his face, but paled in comparison to the one made by the Pokémon trainer, "you're the bastard who messed with Fairy Tail?!" he inquired angrily, sparking within a cloak of yellow lightning.
"Pika!" the Electric type shouted, letting his cheeks spark as well.
"Gren!" the Ninja Pokémon croaked, grabbing one end of the weapon upon his back. The fleet admiral grimaced in realization, now facing five opponents.
X
"Let's go!" the raven haired man called out to his teammates as they ran out towards the man known as Red Dog, who clenched his teeth in frustration as he reeled his left arm back, about to strike the ground with it. However, Luffy took notice in the nick of time, coating his right hand in Haki before throwing it out to wrap around his limb, stopping him from hitting the earth.
"Straw Hat…!" he growled angrily with his blood vessels appearing upon his head. Before he could even attempt to do anything, the shinobi dashed in struck him in the face with his darkened left fist, sending him careening back while also being relieved of the rubbery man's arm. He was barely able to get back onto his feet with his broken right arm, glaring out at the men who stood in front of him.
"Greninja, Water Shuriken!" Ash suddenly commanded, catching his attention as he saw the frog-like creature take off his giant makeshift armament from his back, firing it out towards him. He jumped back to avoid it, but was blown away by the strong force of its impact as he tumbled across the earth.
"Pika…" Pikachu began as leapt up, while his cheeks sparked wildly, "CHUUUU!" he yelled, unleashing a powerful bolt of yellow electricity down towards the bearded man, who widened his eyes before being struck, resulting in a massive explosion. As the smoke settled, he barely stood up with quivering legs, evidently fatigued from all the attacks he had been suffering.
"We're gonna end this right here!" Naruto declared, forming a large chakra arm upon his left shoulder and using it to create a gigantic Rasengan upon his hand that was practically the same darkened color as his appendage. At the same time, Luffy squatted down and made more steam shoot out of his body, keeping his right arm blackened. The duo then jumped out at their lone foe, yelling as they were ready to strike. "MASSIVE RASENGAN!" the former of the pair roared.
"Gum-Gum…" the latter began, shooting his arm far backwards and closing his hand into a fist before rapidly throwing it forward, causing it to suddenly become encased in flames, "RED HAAAAWWWWK!" he bellowed, about to strike Akainu. Their target readied himself, bracing for the inevitable impact of their attacks as he lifted up his left arm. Without warning though, both of his opponents fell instantaneously onto the ground, thwarting their attempts as the energy sphere dissipated along with the flames.
"Huh?!" Ash yelped in surprise, unsure of what had just conspired. From afar, Genos and Gray were making their way towards the fray until they suddenly felt an indescribable force cause them to fall over onto the ground.
"What the… hell?!" the ice mage cursed, trying to push himself back up, but found himself being pressed against the earth still.
"It's like the gravity here's changed…" the cyborg noted with a grunt, suddenly widening his eyes realization. Just then, the Pokémon trainer perked up to see a figure charging towards him, being Coby as his right fist was enveloped in Armament Haki.
"HAH!" he yelled, throwing it out in an attempt to strike him. He managed to coat his own arms, crossing them to block his fierce attack as he slid back across the earth, clenching his teeth out of frustration.
"Pika pi!" his partner cried out worriedly. Just then, he noticed a shadow starting to loom over him, glancing back to see Sentomaru glowering down at him.
"So I'm here to deal with just a rat?!" he questioned angrily, sounding insulted.
"Pika…?!" the Electric type squeaked back, offended by his remark. In the meantime, Greninja looked out and saw a figure approaching the fleet admiral's side, blinking in surprise to see who it was. Holding onto his partially unsheathed sword was Fujitora, whose blind eyes stared about the battlefield as it had gotten quieter than earlier.
"You've changed the landscape quite a bit, Sakazuki," he noted, fully pulling out his blade as he held its hilt firmly, "Straw Hat and his friends are giving you quite the trouble, aren't they?" he guessed, causing his superior to clench his teeth in frustration.
"I thought I told you to stay at the compound…" he grumbled angrily to him.
"Comil contacted us for you it seems," he responded, making him blink in surprise, "Whether or not you want my assistance is of no consequence," he stated firmly, "Right now, you need my help," he remarked, aiming his weapon forward. All of a sudden, Naruto, Luffy, Genos, and Gray all felt themselves pressed against the earth even more, getting embedded into craters from the strong force of their foe's gravity powers. Upon realizing what was happening, Greninja grasped the new shuriken that appeared upon his back, spinning it off of him before flinging it towards the admiral that had just arrived. He could hear the attack coming however, leaping out of the way as it struck the ground. As he did though, the pressing force being up against the Omni Force members was relinquished, allowing them to all stand back up on their feet.
"Oh, great…" the ice mage muttered out of annoyance, seeing that he and the S-class hero were now surrounded by more Pacifistas. Onigumo was also amongst them, pulling out a pair of sabers in his hands.
"I'll deal with the Pacifistas," the cyborg told his comrade, "Take down the vice admiral," he requested of him.
"Yeah, sure," he responded with a roll of his eyes, "This guy shouldn't be so bad…" he noted, recalling how he dealt with four other highly ranked marines earlier. To his shock though, his future foe suddenly grew out three pairs of black, spider-like arms from his elongated hair, each holding swords themselves as he glared down at his opponent. "Perfect…" he grumbled with a heavy sigh, getting into a ready stance.
"Ergh…" the jinchuriki grunted as both he and his rubbery comrade stood back up, looking out to see the new foes that had arrived onto the battlefield.
"It's that old man with the gravity powers!" the latter of the two realized as Fujitora stood there beside Akainu. The Ninja Pokémon hopped over to the duo, catching their attentions as they saw him approach.
"Neen, nin ja?" he asked them, wondering if they were all right. Taking a quick moment to assess the situation, Naruto developed a serious expression upon his face.
"Greninja and I can handle the new guy," he said, causing them to perk up, "You take care of Akainu," he advised to the pirate, who blinked in surprise, "You still up to do it?" he questioned, placing his right hand onto his shoulder in a reassuring manner.
"Yeah, I am," he responded with a grin, causing him to do the same back.
"Let's go!" he called out to the Water/Dark type, who ran after him as they charged towards the gravity Devil Fruit user. In the meantime, the messy haired man looked back at the fleet admiral, seeing him stand up straight.
"So it's come down to just you and me…" he grumbled as the ground started to crack around him again, with lava seeping through. As the steam vanished from his body along with his pink skin, Luffy blackened his left arm, holding it out in front of his face.
"I'll make this quick," he stated. Fujitora perked up at the instant he heard Naruto coming with Greninja, as the latter reached down to his legs and pulled out a pair of blue, kunai-like knives of energy. Reacting quickly, the admiral swung his sword, causing a wave of energy to be sent out just as the duo leapt towards him. They suddenly fell straight to the ground, creating large craters upon impact as they yelped.
"AAAAGGGHH!" the shinobi yelled in agony, trying to push himself back up despite the opposing force against him. His chakra then flared up like an erupting volcano, causing his foe to perk up as upon hearing the sound of the building energy. It constructed itself into a giant fox with nine tails, being a cloak of chakra that was yellowish-orange with black lines and markings strewn about its body. The ninja himself was within the beast's head, reaching his front right paw out towards his target. He sensed him coming however, hopping away quickly.
"Incredible…" he uttered upon feeling the energy that was up against him, while the frog-like creature stood back up as well.
"RRRRRAAAAAAWWWRRR!" the Tailed Beast roared loudly into the air.
"Shave!" Coby yelled, disappearing out of sight before he could be struck by a Haki-coated kick from Ash. He glanced around quickly in search of his foe, widening his eyes in surprise to see him reappear right in front of him, about to strike him with his right foot. However, the raven haired man grabbed his limb with his right hand to block it, clenching his teeth.
"Lightning Style: Discharge!" he roared, suddenly zapping his opponent endlessly with electricity.
"AAGGH!" he cried out in pain, jumping back as sparks emitted from his form afterwards. He growled angrily, charging towards his target again with his arms being blackened, while he did the same, colliding fists with him.
"Chu, pika!" Pikachu squeaked as he collided his silvery white tail against Sentomaru's battle axe, creating a clanging noise that rang about as they blew each other back. The science captain was stunned by how a creature so small was able to match up to him, much to his frustration as he reeled his armament back.
"Die already, you stupid rat!" he bellowed, swinging his weapon down at him. He immediately sped off to avoid the attack, being covered in a glowing white outline. He then leapt up quickly, striking his adversary in the face head-on and making him keel over onto his right knee. "Ergh…" he growled angrily, glaring at the Electric type as his cheeks sparked.
"Incinerate!" Genos shouted, firing fiery beams from his weaponized arms that struck the Pacifistas closing in on him. They all emerged from the flames with plenty of burns marks upon them afterwards, but were subsequently struck by powerful punches and kicks from their enemy cyborg, destroying the mechanics of their bodies as some of them even imploded on themselves. The others that remained shot their lasers towards him, which he narrowly avoided as he ran off to the side. In the meantime, Gray continued his battle with Onigumo, using just a single ethereal sword made of pink ice to clash against all eight of his blades. He struggled to hold him back, being pushed away until they came to a standstill, both clenching their teeth in frustration.
"You should've quit while you were ahead, boy!" the vice admiral remarked mockingly, slicing at the ice mage at his right shoulder.
"AGH!" he yelled in pain, dropping to his knees as grabbed at the bleeding part of his body, feeling the red liquid upon the palm of his hand.
"Seems you're all worn out…" the spidery Devil Fruit user concluded with a wide grin, about to bring down all of his weapons down onto the shirtless wizard. He managed to left his right leg slightly, planting it into a lunging stance.
"Ice Demon…" he began as a cold mist wafted around him, while his foe threw his swords down, "Zero Long Sword!" he exclaimed, dashing forwards in an instant and slicing by him swiftly with his makeshift blade, avoiding his enemy's own armaments in the meantime. His entire body became encased in pink ice afterwards, while the demon slayer fell onto his knees, breathing heavily amidst the warfare still going on around him.
"Hang in there, Kurama!" Naruto cheered to the construct he had formed.
"What do you think I'm doing?!" the beast roared as the ground was giving way beneath him, being compressed by Fujitora's gravitational abilities. The man himself clenched his teeth from afar, struggling to hold back his large opponent. Suddenly, he heard several projectiles coming his way, being small shuriken made of water. He jumped away quickly, allowing for the nine-tailed fox to stand back up firmly.
"Such power…" the admiral uttered, amazed by what he felt. At that moment, Greninja ran in with another pair of kunai-like energy knives readied in his hands.
"Neen ja!" he screeched as he swung them, clashing against the blind man's sword and apparently driving him back. He then clapped his hands together in the form of a tiger seal, summoning forth several duplicates of himself in flashes of light. They all readied their own weapons, lunging out towards their lone foe, who could sense them approaching.
"Gravity Blade!" he shouted, swinging his blade forward. Without warning, all of the clones and the original were blown back instantly by his gravitational force. The copies disappeared, while the Water/Dark type tumbled across the ground, landing on his torso his agony.
"Jah…" he grunted, about to push himself back up until he noticed the gravity Devil Fruit user's shadow looming over him. He then felt himself getting pressed against the earth by his powerful gravity, unable to lift a muscle. From afar, Ash grimaced in agony upon feeling the same pain, allowing for Coby to land a sharp punch to his torso that caused him to let out a wad of spit before being sent flying backwards.
"Pika pi!" Pikachu cried out worriedly upon noticing before getting unexpectedly knocked back by the side of Sentomaru's axe. As Fujitora continued to have Greninja pinned against the earth, Kurama lunged forward, catching his attention as he could feel the ground shaking ahead of him. Realizing that he had ceased keeping him down for the brief moment, the Ninja Pokémon reached back and pulled his giant shuriken off, flinging it out. Unfortunately, the admiral managed to avoid it by jumping away in time. However, he did not have the opportunity to avoid the oncoming, gigantic Rasengan in the front right paw of the Tailed Beast, having to imbue his blade in Armament Haki to even try to block it as it collided with him. It blew him back quite far upon its implosion, making him tumble across the earth for a moment.
"I see…" he concurred afterwards, standing up. A dark purple aura enveloped his blade as the nine-tailed fox charged towards him again, roaring loudly. "RAGING TIGER!" he bellowed, swinging his sword out in an instant to make a blank horizontal slash, generating immense levels of gravitational forces that began to push both of his foes back while also ripping up the ground beneath them.
"What the f-?!" Naruto's remark was cut off at the moment he felt himself get blown back in an instant with his partner by the powerful force that was their opponent's gravity, as a huge cloud of dust was left in their wake. From afar, lava shot out from the ground, heading towards Luffy as he ran for cover, leaping over spouts with a panicked expression upon his face.
"End of the line, Straw Hat!" Akainu shouted towards him mockingly, much to his chagrin as he clenched his teeth in frustration, looking back at his blackened arm. He then slid to a stop, taking a deep inhale before biting into it.
"MUSCLE BALLOON!" he bellowed, blowing an incredible amount of air into his body. However, he appeared to be inflating the muscular structure of his left arm first, rather than let the air flow throughout his body. A red aura began overtaking his form as it did start to expand, warping his proportions. Realizing what was happening, the fleet admiral slammed his right foot against the ground, making lava bubble up and surge towards his enemy. His body had become much larger in size, with his arms, upper torso, and legs all coated in a dark red form of Haki. As the lava shot up at him, he suddenly bounced away into the air, much to his adversary's shock. The marks across his torso resembled the wispy ends of flames, giving it the appearance of tattoos, and he gained shading around the inner and outer edges of his eyes, while his hair stuck up. He had also grown physically taller, being about four meters in height as he loomed overhead with steam emitting from his form. "FOURTH GEAR!" he roared, bouncing in the air thanks to his newly gained elasticity, "BOUNCE MAN!" he yelled.
"You think that will stop me?!" the bearded man asked him angrily, appearing to be insulted.
"I wouldn't use it if I didn't think it could!" he retorted, compressing his feet into the skin of his legs before rocketing himself down at him, "YOU'RE GOIN' DOWN, AAAKKAAIINNUUU!" he declared fiercely, readying his enlarged fists.
"Don't make me laugh!" the Magma-Magma user responded, readying his left hand as he aimed it upwards, enveloping it in the hot substance, "You're the one that's going to die!" he stated, "HOUND BLAZE!" he shouted, unleashing another wave of magma in the shape of a dog's head to bite down on his enemy. However, he did not flinch, readying his right fist as he compressed it into his large forearm.
"Gum-Gum…" he began to echo, about to be ensnared in the hound's hot jaws, "KONG GUN!" he yelled, striking it fiercely with a devastating punch, blowing it apart in an instant as a huge gust of wind blew throughout the area.
"Ergh…!" Akainu grunted in frustration, stomping on the ground to make more lava erupt from it, heading towards his foe as he flew about, rocketing away from the oncoming projectiles, "You're weak, Straw Hat!" he mocked angrily, "You, your brother, your crew…" he listed off, "your wife and child!" he added, causing the inflated pirate to clench his teeth, "After I finish you, I'll put an end to everything that remains of your legacy!" he declared fiercely.
"You have to finish me first!" Luffy retorted, compressing both of his fists into his forearms as he zoomed downwards. The fleet admiral continued to fire lava rocks his way, but he easily evaded them. In a desperate attempt to put a stop to him, the bearded man brought forth another tidal wave of magma that crested, about to come down onto him. However, he easily managed to rocket himself over it in the nick of time, dashing towards his lone foe. "Gum-Gum…" he began to bellow with both of his fists completely compressed into the skin of his arms.
"It's useless!" the man known as Red Dog shouted, firing several fist-shaped projectiles of lave from his left arm. Unfortunately for him, the rubbery man avoided each one, suddenly appearing right in front of him.
"LEO BAZOOKA!" he roared, striking him by shooting out his hands, palming him fiercely in the torso with them.
"AGH!" he yelled in agony, spitting up a wad of blood. The mere sensation of the attack was a vivid reminder of the one he had suffered in the Marineford War against Whitebeard, but he had survived that in the end. He managed to look out and see what remained on the battlefield, as Fujitora appeared to have both Naruto and Greninja handled for the moment, Coby and Sentomaru were faring well in their respective fights, but Onigumo was still frozen solid as the remainder of the Pacifistas were finally defeated by Genos. "ERRRAAAAGGGHH!" he bellowed angrily, suddenly rocketing himself like an erupting volcano away from his opponent.
"Hey, wait!" he cried out, giving chase to him as quickly as he could by blasting himself towards the battlefield.
"Gray, are you all right?" the cyborg asked his bleeding comrade as he managed to stand back up.
"I'll live…" he muttered out after a moment, holding onto his shoulder, "I still wanna get a piece of that magma bastard before this is all over…" he noted.
"I don't think you should-" The S-class hero ceased his remark at the moment he noticed the shadow looming over him, glancing up and gasping too late see Akainu come down and slam him into the ground in a flurry of dust, also blowing the ice mage back as he tumbled across the ground.
"What the hell…?" he muttered, coughing for a moment as the dust started to settle. He then looked out and widened his eyes to see his comrade being pinned against the ground on his back by the fleet admiral, who glowered at him.
"You think that you've won?!" he inquired angrily, stomping on Genos' right arm to crush it into pieces, making it detach as well, "You're up against the goddamn Navy!" he shouted, smashing his left arm into bits as well.
"Stop!" Gray yelled, struggling to get back onto his feet. The other Omni Force members and the Pokémon looked on in absolute shock, seeing the bearded man grab the torn apart cyborg's right leg with his left hand.
"Ergh…" he grunted, managing to lift his head up as his head was raised slightly, "Lightning Eye!" he shouted, widening his irises to create a bright flash of light.
"AGH!" his target yelped, blinded by the luminosity. However, he maintained his grip on his foe's leg, throwing him over and slamming him against the ground over and over. "You worthless punk!" he yelled, tossing him into a destroyed Pacifista after ripping his limb off and throwing it aside, "All of you… will be dead…" he stated fiercely as he trotted up to the half-robot, having regained his vision as his enemy clenched his teeth in frustration, "and by my hand!" he declared, enveloping his right hand in magma before slamming it through his target's torso through his back in an instant.
"AAAAAAAHHH!" he shrieked in agony.
"GENOS!" the demon slayer yelled, forcing himself to get back onto his feet. As the Magma-Magma user continued to attack the S-class hero fiercely, Luffy flew over and noticed the large army of marine soldiers heading towards them, being led by Comil into the fray.
"Not good…!" he realized, rocketing downwards only to fall onto the ground in an instant, "Wh-What?!" he stuttered in shock, glancing back to see Fujitora having pinned him down with his gravity, keeping him in place.
"E-Everyone…" the cyborg stuttered out, catching the ice mage's attention as he looked on in horror to see that the man known as Red Dog was about slam his fist through his head, "I'm sorry…" he apologized, much to the shirtless wizard's fright as he started to tear up a little.
"NNNOOOO!" he screamed as Akainu threw his arm out. An eerie silence then filled the air upon the sound of a loud yell, followed by several marine soldiers falling unconscious onto the ground.
ENDING
"Kindly Calm Me Down" by Meghan Trainor
0:00 - 0:13 = Opens with Sunset Shimmer standing at the top of the Ben 10,000 Tower, overlooking the city with a serious expression on her face as she folds her arms over her chest.
0:14 - 0:38 = She reminisces over the events she's gone through upon meeting the members of the Omni Force, joining them, fending off villains, fighting crucial battles and so on. But then she starts to get visions of the future, which includes Luffy at his knees in front of Akainu, Ben suffering countless blows from Rob Lucci, and her facing off against Kizaru, apparently losing.
0:39 - 0:51 = The camera pans over to a hand coming onto her shoulder, being Ben Tennyson as he grins reassuringly towards her. Everyone else arrives at the tower and gives their looks of assurance, but Trafalgar Law and Rook Blonko continue to stare at each other in suspicion.
0:52 - 1:32 = Cut to Sunset actually singing the song at a concert, donning a beautiful blue dress as an orchestra of aliens and humans plays behind her. The emotion in her performance starts to show as her eyes start welling up with tears, with the rest of the Omni Force watching on.
1:30 - 1:58 = Pans over to Monkey D. Luffy, who stares out the window to Mount Rushmore before he sees an image of Twilight Sparkle in the reflection. As he places his hand onto the glass, she disappears, frightening him as he falls onto the floor, being submersed in a void of darkness within his mind.
1:58 - 2:10 = All of a sudden, he's punched in the back of the head, snapping him back into reality as he sees Naruto Uzumaki stand out in front of him, shooting him a thumbs-up in reassurance. He stands up soon afterwards, being beside him as the two ready themselves to fight Akainu.
2:11 - 2:49 = The camera pans over to Gray Fullbuster, who activates his Demon Slayer magic before freezing several Marine soldiers surrounding him. That is followed by a large explosion as Genos destroys a few Pacifistas on his own. The scene ends with Naruto and Luffy fighting off Akainu, with the former's Rasengan being thwarted before the latter delivers a powerful Gum-Gum Elephant Gun. He readies himself to go Fourth Gear before the scene shifts back to the concert setting with Sunset.
2:50 - 3:15 = Cuts to Sunset fighting off Kizaru, getting attacked countlessly and appearing to lose, even in her Phoenix Drive. As her song reaches its climax at the concert, she takes a deep breath and lets a few more tears fall before her final chorus.
3:16 - 3:59 = Sunset becomes very invested in the last of her performance, causing the crowd to cheer wildly as the song winds down. As fireworks go off, inside the Ben 10,000 Tower, Rainbow still lays asleep from her battle with Smoker, as the lights outside reflect off her respirator. The concert finally ends as the lights dim down, centering on Sunset as she ponies up, activating her energy wings as she soars into the sky like a shooting star…
END ENDING
Whoa. I'm glad I kept a good schedule up with the remainder of this chapter because it was not easy to write without going back to the Wikis and learning a bunch of information. Anyways, this chapter ended up being much shorter than anticipated, but I'm positive the next one will end up being longer with all the fights that are bound to happen.
So yeah, I wanted to make this as epic as possible, and I hope you guys think I delivered here. It's been so long since I've heard any reviews or comments on my stories, so I would like to see plenty here. By next week or a little later, you'll have Sunset VS Kizaru! See ya later!
P.S. Black Panther and Forgotten Friendship were amazing! I hope you guys check 'em both out soon!
