Impel Down Rescue Party
It was the middle of the night, around 1 in the morning, four days after the group has decided to break into impel down to save their friends. The trio were aboard a small boat, covered by a thick fog.
"Am I glad you agreed to join our mission Kuzan." Kuro was sitting in front of the tiny boat in which the three people were riding. They have bypassed the first patrol and are now hidden behind a thick fog, hiding them from detection. Kuzan happened to know somethings about Impel Down due to his intel from the Revolutionary army.
"I got to talk to an old friend, so we're all here for a reason." Replied Kuzan who was driving the boat. Sanji was sleeping on the back of the boat, he hasn't gotten any rest since marineford.
"That must be the gate then?" Kuro pointed at the dock full of marine battleships, they had to somehow bypass hundreds of marine patrol and enter the underwater prison without causing any alarm.
"Yeah, stay close, follow my lead and we will be fine." Kuzan docked their small boat, and the first to enter the harbor. He was followed by Sanji who finally awoke from his slumber then Kuro brought out the rear. The trio stayed close, stopping every now and then to avoid night patrols that happened to cross their path. As they got closer to the giant entrance, Kuro knew exactly what they needed to do.
"Sanji, can you please open the door." Kuro whispered to his ally, who nodded his head in agreement.
"With pleasure." Sanji jumped in the air gathering momentum before kicking the giant door wide open causing a loud banging sound to emit in the air.
"Let's go!" Kuzan exclaimed running to the closes place where the trio could hide. They found the locker room where they all waited out what the patrol would do.
"Damn it who caused all that noise?" Yelled the Vice Warden Hanyabal.
"Sir we have no idea, the doors just swung open!" Replied a night guard.
"Damn it! Close the gate! You telling me there's ghost in here now! If you guys think for one second you're scaring me then you're all wrong! Hannyabal does not get scared!" Yelled the Vice Warden. Footsteps followed and disappeared.
"Alright let's go." Kuzan led the way once more, his ice ability came in handy when some surveillance snail caught sight of them. He would freeze them as they went giving them the advantage of staying invisible.
"Right over there, an elevator!" Kuro pointed at an elevator but when the trio approached, it needed a card key to enter. "Damn we need to find a ladder to get down." They all made their way around the top level of impel down finally finding a door that says keep out.
"Wouldn't hurt to try." Despite the thick chains surrounding the door, Sanji kicked right through the door revealing a staircase going down. "See."
Level 1 Crimson Hell
"Great!" Exclaimed Kuro as he followed the other two down the ladder. "Impel Down Level one." He said to himself finding the first level of impel down just like any other jails, full of cells. Nothing to unusual in this floor. The trio continued to run through the floor as quietly as possible, trying to locate the stairs to the next floor down.
"Hey!" The trio had to stop at the sound of someone noticing them. They approach the voice and found a clown behind bars. "Hey you guys don't look like guards, who the hell are you."
"Look you need to shut up or I'm going to have to kill you." Said Sanji, but was stopped by Kuro who studied the man.
"You're Buggy the Clown?" Kuro looked directly at him, remembering him from somewhere.
"I am, listen get me out of this mess man."
"Hmm you are from the East Blue, but your boisterous nature might be useful." Said Kuro who seemed to have a plan. Kuzan and Sanji observe the tactician as he cut down the cell doors with his blade claws. "Alright Buggy the Clown, start a riot." Kuro began to run again trying to locate the second floor stairwell. Kuzan and Sanji followed finally catching on to his plan.
"Great work causing a distraction." Said Sanji.
"Yeah they should be busy enough with the first floor that we should have an easier time through the next levels. Then repeat until we find our people." Replied Kuro who finally found the stairs to the next floor, behind them the trio could hear a rowdy bunch of inmates finally out of their cells.
Surveillance Room
"What the hell is all that noise!" Vice Warden Hannyabal was going crazy, he could not get a wink of sleep that night.
"Sir! We got a riot going on in the first floor!"
"What!? I'll handle it! Get me 50 men! And don't wake up Warden Magellan, I got this!" Hannyabal thought that his promotion would be imminent once he deals with the small criminals of the first floor.
"Sir yes sir. And sir..." but it was too late, the guard could not tell the Vice Warden that for some reason, the surveillance snails were not giving them proper feed on some areas of the prison. In the meantime, every jailer had their hands full on the first floor riot, led by Buggy the Clown.
Level 2 Wild Beast Hell
"Kuzan we got company." Said Sanji as he noticed several beast immediately caught on to them.
"I got it." The easiest solution to a quick and efficient way of bypassing the beast in level two was as simple as freezing them all. "Ice Age!" With a quick hand gesture, Kuzan has frozen the beast that were after them.
"Same plan." Kuro said slicing cell doors open as he pass through. Sanji and Kuzan followed closely behind doing the same thing. "Riot!" Yelled Kuro in which the prisoners were glad to finally be out of there hellish prison.
"I knew you'd come eventually." Someone emerge from one of the cells, his hair was shaped into the number three.
"Ah, Galdino you were kept here in level two huh? Come on we're gonna get everyone." Kuro kept running in which Galdino aka Mr. 3 followed closely behind. Sanji and Kuzan nodded at Galdino in which he saluted back at them.
"Well we're gonna have a tough time going through the next levels of this damned Prison, most of the captured people are in level 5. Though Jinbei and Crocodile I do not know where they are." Replied Galdino.
"Fine, lets continue to level three and we'll figure it out." said Kuro as he found the stairs to the next floor down.
With the combined effort of Kuzan and Sanji, the beast of level two were no threat at all.
Level 3 Starvation Hell
"Wow the air is so dry down here." Galdino could not produce his wax since he was severely dehydrated and tired from being imprisoned and tortured.
"Same plan here people." But the surprising part was, the prisoners were not as lively as those in level 1 and level 2. It was like they were all almost dead. All except for an ally, Mr. 2 aka Bon Kurei.
"Hello my friends! I am glad you have all arrived!" Bon Kurei strikes his normal pose.
"Bentham! Glad you are well, now do you know how we can get down to level 4?" Asked Kuro. Sanji and Kuzan were resting for a moment as they needed to catch their breathe from the surprisingly tough beast jailer of level 2.
"Down the giant hole down there!" Bon Kurei pointed at it and everyone had no hesitation but to jump through the hole.
Their landing was softened by Kuzan creating an Ice slide. Though the ice melted immediately from the extreme heat.
Level 4 Blazing Hell
"Daz Bones, Arlong! What'd I say?" Said Kuro as he found his friends.
"Glad to see your face for once, I got tired of this bladed bastard." Joked
"Shut up Arlong. Where do we go from here." Said Daz.
"You four stay up here to cover our escape. Keep the guards busy enough that we will have an easy escape." Kuro said.
"Let's go Kuro, time's ticking." Sanji was already running ahead with Kuzan as they started to go down to the fifth floor.
"Like I said get keep the guards busy!" Kuro ran after the other two, leaving Galdino, Bon Kurei, Arlong, and Daz Bones to fend off the level 4 guards.
Surveillance Room
"Why didn't anybody alarm me of the situation!" Warden Magellan was finally awake, and boy was he angry.
"Sir! Vice Warden Hannyabal said to not disturb you!"
"What is the situation?" Warden Magellan was going to talk to Hannyabal later, but for now he had to take care of the current situation.
"Level 1 is currently contained by Vice Warden Hannyabal sir! The prisoners are contained and forced back to their cell, all except for a few prisoners who seem to have managed to leak to level two, in which another riot has occurred. Chief Guard Sadi-chan is currently handling level 2. Then on level three we have Chief Guard Saldeath handling the prisoners there. Then on Level four we have several high profile pirates maintaining their post while fighting with Head Jailer Domino..."
"What news of level 5?" Magellan was starting to catch something.
"So far no disturbance sir."
"Give word to HQ that we need back up. I'm heading to level 5." Magellan started to head to the elevator.
"Yes sir!" The officer began to contact HQ. "HQ this is Impel Down, we need back up. I repeat we need back up."
"We're on our way." Said a menacingly familiar voice.
"Who is this responding?" Said the officer.
"Blackbeard of the Shichibukai..." Said the voice on the other line.
Level 5 Freezing Hell
Sanji found Captain Mcguy and Captain Squard.
"Glad you guys are okay." Sanji said to the duo.
"This ain't a big deal, I'm just saddened that the old man is dead." Said Mcguy as he was helped out of his cuffs.
"Yeah, we will catch you up on the way out, though long story short we are working under the Strawhat flag...for pops."
"I see, better catch us up Sanji." Squard said.
"Yeah just head up on floor 4, we will be there in a few. We just need to find a few more people." The duo nodded on what Sanji said.
"Oi Wapol, Kingdew glad you two are accounted for." Kuro found the two stuck in a cell together.
"Ah just as expected." Wapol was still the same old obnoxious man, yet Kuro was use to it.
"Well just head up to level four, we still need to find Crocodile." Kuro began to run the opposite direction after Wapol and Kingdew agreed. They were opening a path straight out of the prison, they just had to find the remaining ally...
Some time later...
The trio could not find the remaining ally, only stumbling upon jail cells full of bones.
"Shit where is Crocodile?"
"I think I got an idea. Remember how I said I was here looking for a friend?" Kuzan stopped running and gathered his voice. "IVANKOV!" He yelled from the top of his lungs.
It was silence for a moment, nothing seemed to happen. A herd of wolves caught sight of them and began attacking, when Sanji and Kuro fought them off. Suddenly a giant head with purple hair okama appeared from out of nowhere, accompanied by other okamas.
"Kuz-boy! Long time no seeeee! How is Dragon-boy" Screamed the abnormally large head okama.
"Ivankov! He is well, actually we came here because we need help to find Crocodile. And also another thing..." Kuzan kicked a blood thirsty wolf out of the way as the two spoke casually despite fighting a herd of wolves. He could not finish his sentence as the over excited okama spoke over him.
"Hmm Croco-boy is most likely in level six! Follow me." But Ivankov stopped on his track as a terrifying sight stood before the group.
Warden Magellan has caught on with them.
"Ivankov...you've been missing for awhile. And others I see...you're the ones causing a mess in my prison..." Warden Magellan was seething with anger, visible in the acid dripping from his body that was melting the stone flooring.
"Ivankov, bring Kuro and Sanji to Crocodile. I'll deal with Magellan." Kuzan stood in front of Magellan, not an ounce of fear in his eyes. For this was a battle he could not loose.
"Alright Kuz-boy, let's go fellows!" Ivankov led the way followed by his okama followers along with Sanji and Kuro.
"I won't let you go!" Magellan tried to cut them off but Kuzan got in front to block his venomous attack. Using an ice wall, he was able to guarantee the group to safety.
"Stay and play Warden..." Smoke emitted from Kuzan's body, frozen air all around him, this was Kuzan's playground, Level 5 freezing hell.
Level 6 Eternal Hell
"Here we are boys, level 6!" Suddenly the prisoners of level 6 started to yell and trash around. "Shut up you bastards!"
They were all yelling something along the lines of set them free.
"Crocodile!" Yelled Kuro trying to locate his ally.
"About damn time!" Crocodile yelled back revealing his location. Sanji made quick work of the jail cell kicking it open. Then Kuro cut his cuffs. "Cut his too." Crocodile pointed at Jinbei.
"Making some friends Crocodile?" Kuro still cut Jinbei's cuffs.
"Yeah he kept me company." Said Crocodile. Now that they have their last man, all they had to do was escape.
"Let's go people." Said Sanji leading the way back up to level 5. The rowdy level six prisoner were angered that they weren't helped out of the prison.
"If I were outside I would've killed every single one of you..." Said a very dangerous man behind his cell. Former Head Jailer Shiliew was serving a life sentence for being too extreme in his methods with the prisoners.
"Shut up." Was the last word spoken by Crocodile before heading up to level five.
Escape
Escape Level 5
"Get out of my way Kuzan." Magellan shot poison directly at Kuzan which he blocked with his ice. He then countered with icicle spikes straight through Magellan's heart.
Though his ice spike melted at the potency of Magellan's poison.
"Gotta pick up my game a bit." Kuzan created an ice slide in which he used as a slide in the air. "Ice Age." He tried to freeze Magellan but any ice touching his skin would immediately disappear from the extreme poison.
"You can't touch me Kuzan..." Magellan knew that for a fact, but he also knew it was true vice versa. Before Magellan could launch another attack, he heard laughter from behind him.
"Zehahaha. Looks like you're in trouble here Warden Magellan." Shichibukai Blackbeard has arrived, along with his entire crew.
"Blackbeard...I thought I asked for backup from the HQ." Magellan was skeptical from the arrival of the shichibukai who failed to even assist in the maineford war.
"Well I was sent alright...damn it I'm done pretending, you guys done pretending? Alright here it is!" Blackbeard swallowed the space around Magellan in darkness, Kuzan tried to shoot Blackbeard with ice spikes only to pass through him.
"What the hell is the meaning of this Blackbeard!" Exclaimed Magellan as he began to feel drained, falling on one knee. He was trying to produce his poison yet he could not.
"Zehahaha! Too bad huh Magellan, I'm here for some people... And you Kuzan, get out of our way and we won't harm you." Blackbeard pointed his pistol at Kuzan with a smirk in his face.
Kuzan was about to retaliate but he felt a strong presence behind him. He turned around and saw the rescue party was successful. Crocodile, Jinbei, Kuro, Ivankov and Sanji were behind him along with numerous okama.
"Like hell Teach..." Sanji's anger was indescribable. For the short time the group has known him, they never saw him angry. "I'm going to kill you Teach!"
"Oh shit! First Commander Sanji!" Blackbeard received a nasty kick on the face sending him flying.
"You're a dead man Teach!" Sanji tried to follow through only to be blocked off by Burgess who was at the receiving end of his powerful axe kick.
"Sanji we got to go!" Exclaimed Kuro, being the logical one of the group, he knew staying any longer would cause their rescue party to be a failure. So Kuro did the most logical thing he could think off. He got behind Sanji and effectively knocked him out.
"Huh? Alright we got someone with brains here." Blackbeard said as he wiped the blood off of his mouth. He slowly got up along with Burgess. His crew still remained steady pointing their weapon at the other people of the rescue party. "Now get out of my way and give me Magellan and I won't kill you all."
"Yeah no thanks Teach." Kuzan was now half covered in ice. He knew Teach was planning on killing the Warden, and the only logical thing he was going to do in level six was to let prisoners escape. "Goodbye for now Teach." Before anyone could move, Kuzan froze the entire Blackbeard Pirate crew.
Kuro carried Sanji in his left arm, while everyone remained shocked at what was happening.
"Let's take Magellan or they'll kill him. If not Blackbeard, then the government for failing to stop this prison break." Crocodile concluded this as he knew how the government worked well enough that Magellan was as good as dead. Jinbei carried Magellan over his shoulder.
"Alright let's get out of here!" Exclaimed Kuzan leading the party up to the fourth floor.
Behind the frozen encasement, Blackbeard laughed to himself, he was still going to complete his goal one way or the other.
Escape Level 4
Kuzan, Ivankov, Jinbei carrying Magellan, Crocodile and Kuro carrying Sanji all made it to the fourth floor where they were met with a clear floor. Their allies have managed to push back the guards and their path was clearer to the exit than ever.
"Great job." Kuro said to Daz Bones.
"Yeah well we had alot of help." Daz looked at Kingdew, Squard, Arlong, Mcguy, Bon Kurei, Galdino, and Wapol. All of which were a major reason on why they were all able to fend of the guards.
"Let's continue up." Kuro watched the escape party, noticing that numerous level five and level four prisoners were joining them on their way up. Ofcourse the priority was the main party, but the help was not un welcomed.
Escape Level 3
The floor was easy as the riot was still full blown out of hand. The rescue party just passed this floor, while some level four and level five prisoners stayed on this floor to join in on the riot.
Escape Level 2
Same thing for this floor as the beast were no match for the momentum of the rescue party. Though Buggy and his ally Alvida somehow ended up on this floor.
"Buggy the Clown." Kuro stopped for a moment still carrying Sanji in his arms. He has an idea. "Great plan for the breakout, we all owe it to you."
Buggy's jaws dropped to the floor, suddenly all the prisoners were looking up to him. "ME?!" Yelled Buggy.
"Thanks again boss." Kuro said with a smirk before continuing on their way up.
This left Buggy and Alvida before the hundreds of prisoners who idolized the man.
"CAPTAIN BUGGY!" Yelled the prisoners, hailing Buggy as their hero.
Escape Level 1
The last defense of Impel Down was Vice Warden Hannyabal, who twirled his polearm. Along with a hundred guards.
"You bastards will not get through me." He blatantly ignored Magellan knowing full well that the man was as good as dead. As soon as the pirates walk out of the door, someone was going to take the blame, and it sure as hell wasn't going to be him.
"Sorry about this." Kuzan was beside Hannyabal within a blink of an eye, freezing him on the spot. The hundred guards were dealt with quickly by the combined effort of the rescue party.
Freedom
"Finally!" Was what everyone said as soon as they exited the giant door of Impel Down. They have finally escaped.
Jinbei immediately helmed a marine ship, while everyone manned any position needed. It was smooth sailing after that.
The remaining obstacle was the giant gate known as the Gate of Justice.
"Charge ahead!" Exclaimed Jinbei as he was avoiding as much cannon fire as possible. Though they had no idea how the gate would open.
Suddenly the blonde haired commander stirred awake. "What the hell."
"Glad for you to have joined us." Said Kuro.
"Kuro you bastard...should've let me kill Teach...that traitorous bastard."
"We can talk about that later, for now we have this giant gate as a problem." Kuro pointed at the Gate of Justice, the only thing blocking their path to freedom.
"Oh is that it?" Sanji got up, lit a smoke and took one puff. "I got it."
Everyone looked at Sanji with a shocked expression, but as soon as he said that, he was gone. He reappeared in front of the giant gate gathering enough force then launching his most powerful kick yet. The doors of the Gate of Justice swung open, breaking the gears and bolts that held it close.
"Easy." Said Sanji as he landed back on board the ship. Everyone still looked at him with amazement. Everyone but Crocodile, Jinbei and Kuzan who each had a smirk on their face.
"Freedom..." Was in everyones mind.
Behind the group was Buggy the Clown along with hundreds of prisoners who began to idolized him. They also stole a marine ship following the escape party. In his mind he thought...what amazing luck.
"Oh yeah Ivankov." Kuzan and Ivankov were standing side by side.
"Yes Kuz-boy?"
"Too late for this but Dragon needs your help once again. That's why I came with this group to Impel Down."
"You should've said something!"
"Well we're here now so, mission accomplished." The duo laughed.
Back to Level 6
"Zehaha...welcome to my crew." Blackbeard welcomed several level six prisoner in his already powerful crew. "Let's go..." His crew old and new followed behind him, making their escape from impel down.
The escape party already cleared up the prison enough that it was just cake walk for the Blackbeard crew.
That day Impel Down suffered its first and worse breakout in it's entire history.
Former Warden Magellan was blamed and associated with the criminals who escaped, the marines made it seem like he assisted them on their escape.
Vice Warden Hannyabal was promoted to Warden since the seat was empty.
Buggy the Clown escaped with about 180 prisoners all raging from level three to level five.
Blackbeard was revoked of his position as a shichibukai as he aided the escape of several level six prisoners.
That day the list of prisoners that escaped totaled at 239.
The rescue party were all able to make it out.
Kuro, Sanji, and Kuzan were able to rescue Crocodile, Jinbei, Mr 1, Mr 2, Mr 3, Wapol, Arlong, Kingdew, Mcguy, Squard, Ivankov, along with hundreds of newkama members. Also they have Magellan in a prison cell cuffed just in case, maybe he will come to his senses after learning that he was blamed for everything.
Impel Down Escape party was a success...
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