This is where we say goodbye to everyone...
Log 25
Blaze POV
I laid there on the ground, my breath coming in heaving mouthfuls. I felt blood trickling down from my forehead, mouth, all over my body. There were sparkling, shattered bits of diamond scattered on the grass. My hands shook, the grooves in my chains digging into my hands. They were all gone.
Crusoe.
Livia.
Gone.
Crusoe was the first to rush at Kuma. A bright light shot out from his hands as the world became black and white and we all slowed down. Crusoe grinned as Kuma slowly turned his head as Crusoe shot past him and sliced his chest.
The color came back and Kuma stumbled as his wires snapped and electricity crackled round his body.
Crusoe turned and grinned as he watched his attack affect Kuma.
Kuma lifted his hand towards Crusoe and quick as lightning, a shockwave burst from his paw pads and hit Crusoe full in the face.
"Crusoe!" Livia and I yelled.
"Acck!" Crusoe slammed into a mangrove tree.
He staggered to his feet, his chakrams hooked to his belt and holding his eyes with his hands. There was blood everywhere on his face as he groaned and tripped blindly around.
"My...eyes...!" He hissed.
He was unknowing walking towards Kuma, who was also making his way towards Crusoe.
"Crusoe, stop-!" Kuma cut me off by blasting a shockwave at us.
Livia and I were tossed into the air. I stumbled as I slowly got up and watched through squinted eyes as Kuma approached Crusoe who was now kneeling on the ground, blood pouring through his hands.
"You will be the first to go." Kuma said quietly.
"CRUSOE!" A strangled yell tore out of my throat.
Livia just knelt there on her hands and knees in shock, her blue eyes wide.
"He's helpless!" Luffy yelled. "Stop!"
Kuma stretched out his hand.
Out of the last five remaining bubbles, one popped.
"CRUSOE!" Luffy screamed.
Livia dashed out from under the debris and stabbed at Kuma. He twisted away from her and she leapt into the air, her wings beating. She dived at him again and he evaded. Suddenly, she was in his gloved grip.
"Blaze!" She cried out, struggling to get out of his hand.
I felt like I was moving in slow motion. My feet and chains dragged on the ground as I staggered towards Livia.
"You're next." Kuma said.
Livia's diamond wall that was standing shattered.
The fourth bubble floating in the air popped.
There was nothing in Kuma's hand. I stumbled towards him as my vision started to blur and hot tears stung my eyes.
"They were right here," I said, hoarsely. "They were just here...THEY WERE JUST THERE!"
Kuma slowly turned to me.
"I won't forgive you," I said. "I'll never forgive you!"
I grew into the half form of my Saber Toothed Tiger and roared as I rushed towards him. I didn't even get a hit on him as he simply outstretched his hand, touched my chest, and hit me back, towards Luffy and Robin. I groaned as I slowly changed back into a human and saw Luffy's eyes shaking.
"What're you doing?" I moaned. "Take Robin and go."
Luffy just stared at me. Robin looked at me with her hand over her mouth, tears spilling out of her eyes.
I grunted and slowly got back up.
"You were still alive?" Kuma asked disdainfully.
Kuma shot another shockwave and I flew limply into the air and hit a tree branch, hard.
I got back up and faced Kuma, spitting out blood from my mouth.
"Why do you fight?" He asked.
"Luffy!" I shouted, ignoring him. "Take Robin and leave! I'll beat him!"
"You're losing this much, yet you still say you will beat me?" Kuma said. "Pitiful."
He shot me back again.
"Nnaarggh!" I coughed out as I slammed into the ground.
My chains flew out of my hand. I could see Luffy and Robin standing in front of me in the distance. I dragged myself across the ground towards my chains, but was stopped. Kuma had his foot on my leg.
"I'll ask again," He said. "Why do you still fight?"
I smirked. "You bastard Pacifistas wouldn't understand."
I paused to catch my breath.
"I'm fighting for Luffy!" I yelled. "I'm fighting for my nakama! You wouldn't understand. I'm fighting so that they can escape!"
"It's a 100 to 1 ratio of you dying." Kuma said.
"I know," I said. "But Luffy is the man who's going to become the Pirate King! He's my captain!"
"And you don't care if you die?" Kuma asked quietly.
"I don't." I replied with a grin.
"So be it." Kuma lowered his hand.
I grasped tightly onto my chains. Robin let out a sob.
I smiled. "Robin," She looked at me, the tears flowing freely. "I love you."
The third bubble in the air popped.
And on that day, in Grove 17 of Sabaody Archipelago, the Mugiwara Pirates were completely and utterly defeated.
A/N: So...is there going to be a sequel?
Hell yeah.