Edit: Hey guys, sorry for the long wait, you wouldn't believe what I've been through with internet issues. As a make up for that however, I have a great weekend in store for you. Triple update! So each day this weekend (starting with tonight) I'll be uploading the new chapter I had pretyped for this story during my down time. I wanted to do more than three chapters, but at the same time I wanted to give my other stories equal attention as well, so some sacrifices had to be made. Nevertheless, I hope you guys enjoy and will review each chapter :^D

Sorry for disappearing for a bit, had Thanksgiving and whatnot plus my internet went out for a bit. For some reason I found this chapter difficult to type, it was odd to say the least. But today I present this epic triple update with new chapters to all 3 of my current stories. Enjoy~


New World Bound

Chapter 28: Wild Western Showdown

Their Only Salvation


"Let's end this now!"

Hideo shouted to the Van bodies but instead saw all of them running back inside the building and fighting marines alongside his men. Black grabbed the hands of White and Yellow and suddenly merged back into the full Van body. "Don't let up men, fight your way through and outside. Anyone who makes it to the ship will officially be a member of the Starfall Pirates!"

This seemed to be the morale boost the pirates needed as they suddenly began to fight with more ferocity than previously shown. Roland looked to the pirates in front of him and as one approached to attack him with brass knuckles his simply grabbed the criminal's arm and broke it at the elbow before smacking him to the side. "Giselle, Procne, you two go find the Crimson Storm pirates and bring them back to me alive. Rin, Charlotte, you take care of the Starfall pirates, same rules apply.

"Then what will you be doing, sir?" Gisellse asked as she began to walk away.

"Blocking all possible chance of escape." Suddenly, a tail sprouted from Roland's backside followed by scales covering his entire body. In an instant his transformation was complete and he was now towering above the City Hall building. The pirates could only look up in awe at his new form.

"An ancient zoan user? And what form is that, a T-Rex." The pirate that said this was quickly cut down by the blade of Rin's naginata and hit the floor.

Smiled and moved on to the next. "Much worse than, it's a Giganotosaurus. Much larger and more powerful than a T-Rex."

The marine raised his massive head and roared into the sky with such force that the building began to shake. As pirates attempted to escape all it took was a swing from his tail to send dozen of them flying across the room. Even the winds generated from these swing managed to knock a few people out.

"Pirates, stop this senseless fighting and realize when you are overpowered." Roland said in a beastly tone. Moments later he was hit in the chest by an explosion that caused him to stumble only slightly. This explosion was from a bomb thrown by Hideo who was now on the roof and looking up to his old friend. There was a large hole in the roof, likely where he had entered from and caused by another of his bombs.

"You know what they say, the bigger they are the harder they fall. Besides, this massive size makes you an easier target for my explosions." From below he could see Ursa had shifted to his hybrid form and was calling up to him with Takato on one of his shoulders and Alana on the other, crying. At his side was Haze and Froggy as well.

"Captain, what should we do?"

"First priority is to get Alana out of here. This is too dangerous for her. After that we need to get back to the ship."

Froggy pointed to the gold band around his wrist. "Small problem with that. We still have these things, gero." Hideo nodded, "I'll take care of that. Now go!" looking back to Roland he only saw massive rows of teeth and a snarling tongue headed his way; jumping back down the hole he only barely avoided being eaten alive. The roof wasn't so lucky however as it was smashed to pieces and the parts that weren't eaten came crashing down on the pirates below.

Hideo landed with a heavy thud and rolled to his feet. "Van. We either need to finish this fight or you're taking those damn bracelets off of Haze, Froggy, and Julie!" The opposing captain kicked a marine in the face, stealing his rifle in the process and shooting down several more soldiers.

"Persistent, but now's not the time. If you really want to settle this then help me get to my ship and we'll end this there. Then again, maybe you should worry about getting your own ship back."

Hideo clenched his teeth and went back to the hole in the wall. Looking out over the ocean he could see the Crimson Hammer along with Collin and his men still cheering. "Ursa, get Alana out of here like I said. I'm going after the ship. That's our only chance of getting out of here."

The zoan user nodded and delivered a punch to another marine as Alana continued to cry on his shoulder. "Big brother! Big brother, where are you!"

As hide took his red leather jacket off he prepared to take the lap off the side and into the water but was stopped by Julie. Without a word dove into the water and swam to the ship at an amazing speed. "Julie, below the deck are some levers and a set of pedals, use them to get the ship over here. We need to leave ASAP!" From the water Hideo could see a thumbs up that let him know she heard.

"She's helping us get out of here, gero!" Just above them a large winged figure looked out across the water and to the speeding fishman. It was Giselle. Hideo saw this first and pointed it out to Ursa.

"Got ya, Captain." He set down Alana and Takato and picked up Hideo which seemed to catch the gray haired teen by surprise. "Kuma Hou! (Bear Cannon)" Suddenly, Hideo was launched in the air and in the direction of the marine.

"Wait, what did you do that for! I didn't ask you to throw me!" The Crimson Bomber sighed and suddenly took a hold of her in a bear hug and stopping the woman from flapping her wings and flying.

"Let go of me you fool, you'll kill us both from this high up!" Hideo smiled and only tightened his grip as the two went into a nosedive downward, but instead of heading for land he seemed to be directing them towards the water.

"Not really, I just need to get you in the water and you're as good as useless." Their aerial dive continued until the heavy splash signified they had hit the ocean. Hideo resurfaced and smiled proudly at what he figured was a job well done. Suddenly the body of Giselle however resurfaced as well about twenty feet away from him.

"Wait, you're a devil fruit user, you should be a hammer in the water!" She pulled the veil away from his mouth and revealed the bird beak. In a surprise to Hideo she then let out a horrifying shrieked that made him cringe as his ears were ringing horribly.

The marine shook her head and looked to him. "You humans are always so quick to make assumptions. I never once said I was a devil fruit user. Anyway, the worst you did was soak my feathers and stopped me from flying for a bit. Count yourself lucky that giant lizard wants you brought back alive or else you'd end up being my first human meal in a while."

She then dashed forward in the water; claws extended and ready to tear at his body. "Damnit, this is bad. I don't have any bombs on me and I'm not much of a fighter to begin with. The water will only hinder me more." Before Giselle managed to get close however a large explosion hit right behind her and sent the bird woman flying into the air and splashing back in the water a good distance away.

Looking to his side he could see Julie sitting on top of the ship with a cannon to the side of her. The legs of the Crimson Hammer's bull were spinning and propelling the ship even faster than usual. "Wait, if you're up here then who's pedaling below deck?"

"Don't worry, I have that covered," was her only response. Down below the ships deck was a bruised and bloody along with his men. All of them were pedaling as fast as they could, obviously not wanting to suffer another beating. "Haze, look out behind you!"

The fish woman turned around and spotted Simian. "Smekeke, helping the enemy, Julie? The captain won't like this. You'll have to receive the punishment of a traitor, dear." He tried to place one of his arms on her should but it was instead grabbed. Julie followed this up by flinging him over her shoulder and across the deck.

"I'm not a member of that horrible crew. I've already been accepted as a new member of this family and you won't take that away from me. So back off!" She yelled fiercely, but Simian continued to cackle as he pulled out a small remote and aimed it her way. In moment electricity went surging through the fishman's body and she fell to the floor.

"Smekeke, seems like you got that bite back. That same bite you had when we first took you in and before you became the tamed dog I made you to this day. Looks like we should get back to that training."

As he approached he turned the dial up on the remote slightly which made the fishwoman shriek in pain. "Pain will be your teacher for the day, so listen closely girl." Simian continued to walk her way, but suddenly stopped in his tracks. Something felt…different.

Julie slammed her fist into the wood of the deck and was now at a knee. Strangely enough, a grin was on her face. "You know what, you're right. I have lost track of who I used to be. What made me who I am." She was now on both of her feet and was slowly walking the opposing fishman's way.

Simian began to break out in a nervous sweat. "This is impossible! There's no way you should still be moving with all this electricity coursing through your body. No, wait. I have to calm down. This only 60%. Let's see if you can have so much strength when I pick it up to 75%!"

Julie could feel the strain of more electrical energy coursing through her, but didn't slow down. "You broke my spirit and made me the shell of the woman I once was."

"Smekeke, 85%!" He turned the dial once more.

The smile she had been wearing now turned into an angry scowl as she cocked back her right fist. "But now that I'm back, I only have one thing left to say to you…" By this point she was standing only a few inches away from him.

Simian was shaking uncontrollably and it was hard to discern if he was still laughing at this point or crying. "100%!"

"My name is Julie. Remember it until the day you go to your pitiful grave, because I will be the Strongest fishman in all of the seas. Greater than Jimbei and even Fisher Tiger!" Her fist came flying forward like a rocket and sent Simian soaring backwards as it collided with his face and snapped his long nose in half. The four armed doctor hit the water so hard Hideo could've swore he skipped on the surface a couple of times before sinking and resurfacing, unconscious.

Julie heaved a sigh of relief but didn't stop there. Taking hold of the bracelet she began to pull at it causing even more electricity to begin to race through her until it finally ripped free from her wrist. "Wahoo! Go Julie!"

Back in City Hall Ursa, Haze, and Froggy seemed to be struggling. "None of us are back up to strength from thos Davy Back Fight games." Haze said as she barely blocked the sword swing of a marine and pushed him away.

Ursa seemed to be having the hardest time due to protecting both Alana and the semi-conscious Takato. Soon Ursa hit the ground with the two he carried on side of him. The marine who had managed to force to him the ground suddenly pounced, sword at the ready. "Big brother!" The child screamed with all of her might this time.

"I'm right here…" Came the voice of the blue haired teen in ragger clothing. He had blocked the sword with a metal pipe and followed up with a kick to the marine's chest and bashing him across the head. Alana smiled and jumped into the boy's arms, the tears not stopping. Ursa got back on his own feet.

"You still owe me a new guitar, buddy, gero gero!" Froggy joked while regrouping with everyone. Allen simply smiled and tossed the pipe to his side. "I'll be sure to remember that. But right now, I'm going to get Alana out of here and apologize to my dad for the grief I caused."

Haze raised her eyebrow in curiosity. "What caused this sudden change of heart from the mean kid we encountered earlier today?"

Allen's smile faded as he put Alana on his shoulders. "I joined these pirates to be somebody. I was tired of sitting around on this island and my family barely having the money to get by. But this isn't worth it, especially when my sisters is like this and gets involved in dangerous fights just because of me. I'm heading for the exit; the two of us should be able to pass as civilians or hostages."

The Crimson Storm Pirates smiled. "Oh, and here's a thank you for protecting Alana up until this point." He put three golden keys in Haze's hand before disappearing into the crowd and out of the building. The swordsman looked at them for a moment and decided to try the first thing that came to mind. Putting it in the lock on the bracelet the device suddenly popped off and clattered on the floor. Takato followed her example and got his removed as well.

There was suddenly a horrible shaking that caused more of the City Hall Building to collapse. "We need to get out of here, The structural integrity of this place is long gone and it's gonna collapse any second now. Outside Roland was lying on his back with Van, Rena, Kujo, Kurtz and the individual in black. Procne roared in anger as she turned around and realized this as well. "What the hell! They somehow managed to knock down that monster?

With the way to their ship finally open Van led any of the remaining pirates that would follow him outside and to the nearby docks. As they began to board the vessel Kurtz stopped to ask a question. "Captain, how are we getting out of this?"

Rena was already at the helm and steering their way out to the waters. "We're not; we're heading straight for the Crimson Storm's ship and were getting that eternal pose."

As The Crimson Hammer pulled close to the island Julie began to steer in the other direction. "We can't get any closer without hitting the side of the island and the rocks. You're gonna have to jump!" Hideo called from the deck.

Ursa and Froggy were prepared to do this but stopped as Haze blocked their way. "I don't have much energy left, but this should be enough to get all four of us to the ship. Holding her hands out to the direction of the ship, three pink platforms of energy formed. As they did the devil fruit user fell to a knee but was picked up by Ursa.

Using the platforms they managed to leap across safely and landed on the deck. As they did Hideo soon disappeared below deck and into his room. "Julie, we got a key for you to take your bracelet off, gero gero!"

"Don't need it," she said bluntly while flashing her wrist and leading the ship out to sea.

"Where are we going anyway?"

"I have no idea; we just need to get as far away from this island as possible." A few moments later Hideo resurfaced wearing his old clothes complete with the long crimson red coat and black pants. The only remnant of his cowboy outfit was the black hat with red X on the front. Moments later the ship of the Starfall pirates pulled up alongside of them.

Back on the island the Karkade division had regrouped. Roland was back in his human form and getting back on his feet. Not surprising was the fact that Procne was in his face for losing somehow. "I don't know what it is. Those two men, the guy in the green jacket and the one dressed in all black. I've never seen them in the reports of the Starfall Pirates. Despite this, their strength was inhuman and even managed to overpower me in my full transformation."

Charlotte stepped up. "Should we get the ship and go after them then?"

"No, we'll stay here and pick up the left over pirates as well as the injured marines. Lucca has gone ahead after them according to the soldiers still stationed in town."

"Oh, so he finally got a move on? It's a shame I won't be able to see his power first hand. Lucca Santina of the Shichibukai." Came the voice of Rin as she put her weapon away.

Back out on the sea Hideo gave Ursa a tap no the shoulder. "Hey, mind giving me one more toss? I need to get on that ship."

"You need to what?" Haze shouted as she leaned against the railing, still trying to get back some energy. "Everyone already got their bracelets off and we're sailing out of here. There's no reason to keep fighting them.

Without a word Ursa shifted into Hybrid form once again and lifted their captain on to his shoulders. "I have all the reason in the world to fight actually, because I refuse to face utter defeat at their hands. When I win this fight and return on this ship we will have the biggest party the West Blue has ever seen. A party to welcome a new crew member and our entrance into the Grand Line!"

"Kuma Hou!" Ursa swung his arm forward and launched his captain on to the deck of the other ship. He got to his feet and looked to Van who seemed ready for battle as well. Before they started however Hideo turned to Julie and Van to Rena.

"Julie…"

"Lovely Rena…"

Simultaneously they spoke:

"Captain is busy. So steer our ship to the place known as a pirate graveyard, but today will be our only salvation! Full sail for Reverse Mountain and the Grand Line!"


Alright guys, the Wild Western Town arc is coming to a close, it should only be a few more chapters but there's still a lot left to go as you can see. Stick around and see how things play out!

Also, if anyone is wondering about Alana and Allen I originally had a side plot sort of thing in mind during this arc for them, but recently decided to cut out. Sorry to anyone who was expecting a bit more involvement from them and if their removal from the arc seemed a bit abrupt.

Anyway, hope you had fun, don't forget to review, see you next update.