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36: Chaos, Chaos, Chaos, Chaos

Sogeking was in a tough spot. He quickly took off when Luffy gave him the opening to run, and he disappeared around the corner, leaving the two for their inevitable battle. When he bounded the next corner, however, he quickly turned back in fear. He peeked around and saw it wasn't just his imagination this time.

There was a "shitload" (as Sogeking himself put it) of pirates out on the front of the building, just standing idly, as if waiting for something.

"Shit! They must be there due to Farraday's orders," Sogeking thought. "I won't be able to fight my way through them; the best I can do is to sneak around."

Usopp looked and saw that the building was at least three stories (with the window Luffy and Farraday fell out of being at the top) and Usopp unfortunately lacked the equipment at the moment to climb it (leaving it all on the Thousand Sunny). For a brief moment, Sogeking panicked, as he squatted close to the floor and clutched his head.

"If I try and use a smoke screen or anything else, I'll never make it," he thought. "But I have to help Luffy as soon as possible!"

Sogeking then realized what he had to do: he had to confront them.

He would start with a smoke screen, spread a bit of anarchy, pick off a few men, and then he would sneak in while the confusion reigned. Hopefully, due to Farraday's orders, there was no one in the building still, and even if there was, he would be able to—

The ground began to rumble.

Usopp looked around and felt the earth beneath him begin to shake. "An underwater earthquake?" he asked himself quietly. "What are the odds of—"

Then heard a massive cheer go up, and he immediately turned towards their direction; what he saw made him think he was imagining it. He saw Sanji, Hancock, and a massive fishman leading a ragtag-looking army straight towards the building. He didn't know what took Sanji so long to finally back him up, but he was glad he came now.

The Breakneck Pirates certainly saw this as a surprise as well, as they all started asking what was going on, and before they could properly mobilize, the small army was on them. They busted down the gate and charged headlong into the pirates, sparking a massive battle.

Bullets were fired, swords were swung, fists were brought out, and all matter of bedlam ensued. Sogeking then bounded around the corner and ran towards Sanji, Hancock, and Jimbei.

"It is I, the great Sogeking, here to aid you brave adventurers," Sogeking said to the group.

Sanji looked slightly surprised and said, "Oh, hi Usopp."

"Shhh!" he said in a hushed tone, putting his finger to his lips. "Don't give away my secret identity!"

"Right…" Sanji said. "What's the status report?"

Usopp wrenched his thumb towards the back of the building and said, "Luffy's fighting against that Farraday guy all alone with seastone cuffs on. I know he's Luffy, but with this handicap, he might need some help."

"Luffy's in trouble?" Hancock demanded. "I have to help him now!"

"Right!" Sanji said. He turned to Jimbei. "Can we trust command of the army to you?"

Jimbei gave Sanji a thumbs up before knocking down a hapless pirate.

"Come on Usopp!" Sanji said, as they both started running towards the corner.

Sogeking shook his head and said, "My job is to find the key to the cuffs!" he responded. "I'm going to search the building for it!"

"Alright!" Sanji yelled back. "Be careful!"

Usopp nodded, and, finally finding an opening, ran into the building.

— — —

Zoro dodged yet another strike from Bale, as he was able to hop up and land a light kick at Bale's chest, sending him back a few inches. He gripped his chest and looked at Zoro with indignation.

"You insolent dog!" he said. "How can you fight with your hands bound and no swords?"

Zoro smirked as he ran towards Bale saying, "Sometimes a swordsman's got to improvise!"

Bale readied his two claymores and when Zoro was close enough, he brought them down with frightening speed. Zoro, however, was able to dodge to the side and appeared at Bale's side. Not wasting any time, he was able to jump up and kick Bale in the ribs, sending him to the floor gripping his chest, finding it hard to breathe.

Then, the rumbling started. Both men paused for a second as the quakes continued at their steady pace. After a few seconds, both of them discarded it, and went back to what they were doing.

"If you're the First Mate, then this must be a weak crew…" Zoro sighed.

Bale was back up and gripped his two swords tightly. "You wanna see why I'm the First Mate? Fine! I'll show you!"

He brought both claymores in front of him and began to spin them around. Soon, he got them spinning at the speed and flurry of a windmill. "Technique of the Mountains," Bale said to Zoro. "Forward Locust Rush!"

Zoro's eyes shot open as he saw Bale rush at him at incredible speeds, the two blades spinning at him like buzz-saws. He quickly hopped out of the way as Bale collided with the wall. Zoro looked and saw Bale standing there, unharmed, but the wall he hit took massive damage and looked to be on the verge of collapse.

"I come from Pike's Point—a mountainous island on the Grand Line," Bale said. "There, all the warriors learn how to wield a claymore with one hand, when the average person needs two. This is the technique that made me First Mate, and this is the technique that will end your life!"

He was suddenly above Zoro with both his claymores pointing downward. "Technique of the Mountains: Forward Locust Drop!"

Zoro was able to roll out of the way, but Bale's blades still pierced the ground, surprisingly not creating many cracks around the buried blades. Unfortunately for Zoro, Bale was not done, as he let out a massive grunt and brought his swords up, taking chunks of the floor with it, still connected to his swords.

"Technique of the Mountains: Forward Locust Hammer!" he said, rushing at Zoro and bringing his swords down.

Zoro was once again able to leap out of the way. This time, however, he was prepared, as he was able to leap high at Bale's side and said, "No Sword Style: Dragon Twister!"

With that, he launched both of his powerful legs towards Bale's body in a massive flurry, connecting to his chest and sending him flying through the air and smashing against the wall with a dull thud. Bale slumped down slightly, but quickly regained consciousness and was on his feet; rage was stamped on his face.

Zoro looked at Bale with amusement and remarked, "So I ask again, why are you the First Mate?"

"Don't fuck with me!" Bale roared, rushing towards Zoro, forgetting all techniques now.

He swung his claymores wildly at Zoro, attempting to connect. Unfortunately, Zoro was too quick on his feet as he neatly dodged all of the blows. He was able to kick Bale's outstretched hands, knocking the claymore from it, leaving him with only one. Blinded with fury, Bale gripped his remaining blade with both hands, raising it high over his head.

"Technique of the Mountains: Forward Locust Strike!"

Unfortunately for him, Zoro had expected this, as he was able to quickly turn around and hold his arms out while leaping away. Bale was already in mid-strike when this happened, and he couldn't stop now; his claymore brought itself down on Zoro's handcuffs, breaking them apart quite easily.

Zoro smiled as he looked at his free hands for a second, before running towards the other side of the room where his swords lay; Bale took this time to pick up his fallen claymore. When Zoro emerged, he had all three blades ready and pointed to Bale.

"Time to show you how a real swordsman fights," he said.

Bale began to swing his swords around in front of him again and said in a surprisingly calm voice, "Fine, let's do it…Pirate Hunter!"

With that, they both rushed at each other.

"Technique of the Mountains: Forward Locust Rush!"

"Three Sword Style: Streaming Wolf Swords!"

Both techniques ended with them on the other side of where they originally started. Things were quiet for a moment, before a few slashes appeared on Zoro's chest, but both of Bale's claymores cracked, and before he could even scream, a massive amount of sword wounds opened on his chest, letting out a fountain of blood.

He dropped his swords and fell to the ground wordlessly, knocked out cold.

Zoro sheathed his two swords and said, "You have potential, but you're still too early to challenge me, with swords or without."

— — —

Nami, Camie, Kalyn, Hachi, and Pappug rushed down the hallways of Kalyn's building, hoping not to run into any pirates. Fortunately, for the time being, they weren't. Farraday didn't have the insight to handcuff any of them, regarding the group as "weak" and "not a threat." Farraday thought watching them would suffice, but unfortunately for him, it didn't.

He did take Nami's Perfect Clima-Tact, however, and when the chaos started, she was able to take it back before leaving, so the group wasn't totally defenseless, but they still thought it would be better if they didn't run into anyone.

The rumbling of the volcano started then.

They all stopped and looked around at each other. "What's going on?" Nami asked.

"It's either an earthquake or…" Kalyn said, trailing off. "No, it couldn't be that; it must be an undersea quake. It'll go away soon."

With a shrug, they all brushed it aside and continued running. They were on the second floor now, and as soon as they were halfway down the stairs to the first, they ran into Sogeking. They all looked surprised, before Nami noticed who it was.

"Usopp!" she said excitedly.

"Shh! I don't know who Usopp is! I am Sogeking, defender of the defenseless!"

"Whatever," she said. "Why are you going into the building?"

"I'm here to try and find the key to Luffy's handcuffs," he answered. "If he doesn't get it soon, Farraday will get a hold of him again. I believe it's somewhere in the Princess's office."

"I see," Nami said. "Well, Zoro's fighting with someone in there now," Nami said, "so I don't think it's the safest place to be. We have to go and find help before we can do anything."

"Help's already here," responded Sogeking. "And even though Luffy is getting help now, he still needs access to his powers."

"I guess you're right," Nami said. "Well, good luck Usopp, we're going to go down to safety!"

"Oh no you don't!" insisted Usopp. "You're going to help me find the key."

"Are you crazy?" Nami exclaimed. "There's two guys fighting in that room, it's much safer downstairs."

"Trust me," Usopp remarked, thinking of the battle going on down there. "It's not!"

Nami sighed and looked to the rest of the group.

"We should help Luffy," Camie said. "After all, he did save us."

"We owe him our gratitude," Kalyn said. "The least we can do is find the key for him."

"We can't let Luffy die!" Hachi exclaimed.

"And the sooner he ends this, the better," Pappug said.

Nami put her hand to her forehead and shook it. After a few seconds, she said, "Fine, let's go!"

The tremors continued to shake the foundation…

When they finally went back to the room, they saw Zoro sitting there, using cloth to bind his wounds. They looked to see an unconscious Bale next to two broken claymores. Zoro looked at them surprised and asked, "What are you guys doing here?"

"The key to Luffy's cuffs is somewhere in this room," Sogeking explained.

"How do you know that Usopp?" Zoro asked.

"I'm Sogeking, not Usopp!" he said indignantly. "I know because that's what Farraday said himself; the fool brags too much for his own good."

"Alright," Zoro said. "It should be around here somewhere, so let's start looking."

With that, they all spread around the room and began to search.

— — —

"Gum-Gum Spear!"

Luffy shot both legs at Farraday, who was able to easily dodge them. As soon as Luffy landed, Farraday was right in front of him. Before Luffy could react, Farraday was on him with a flurry of punches to his chest and awe-inspiring speeds.

"Quick Barrage!" he yelled, knocking Luffy back several feet.

Despite not having a rubber body anymore, Luffy had strong endurance, and was able to take all of Farraday's attacks quite well. Not being discouraged, Luffy ran towards Farraday again, preparing to strike.

"Gum-Gum Stamp!" he yelled, leaping in the air and kicking towards Farraday.

He was able to side-step it easily, and laughed at Luffy. "I don't even need my high-speed techniques to go against you Straw Hat!"

Much to his surprise, however, right after the blow didn't connect, Luffy was able to change his direction in mid-air and face the unprepared Farraday again. "Gum-Gum Stamp Gatling!" he yelled, kicking multiple times, each of them connecting to the unfortunate Farraday.

He spat blood out of his mouth as he slid back several feet and dropping to his knees. He was able to get up quickly and said, "Even without your powers you're dangerous; now I see why you have 300 million berries on your head."

"Stop talking and let's fight!" Luffy said. "I've been waiting to kick your ass for a while now."

"Fwewewewewe! Only a fool would fight you at close-combat," he mocked. He reached into his satchel and pulled out a large handful of metal nails. He tossed them up and down in his hand as he said, "I, on the other hand, can fight you from a long-distance."

With that, he threw all of the nails towards Luffy, yelling, "Quick Darts!"

Luffy saw the speed that they were coming at and saw it dangerous. He quickly ran towards the side, letting the nails hit and stay in the building wall, causing small cracks around them when they connected. Luffy sighed, but he looked and saw Farraday in front of him, a grin present on his face.

"Of course, I could always fight you close-range when you're caught of guard," he smirked. "Quick Barrage!"

He pelted Luffy again with his flurry of strikes, sending him falling to his back with blood coming out of his face.

"Fwewewewewewewe!" Farraday laughed. "I had to promise to bring you in unharmed, but it looks like I'm going to have to break that promise. Oh well, as long as you're ali—"

Farraday was cut off as the earth began to rumble.

"The hell is this?" he asked. "Ah, fuck, don't tell me…"

"Earthquake?" a groggy Luffy asked, getting to his feet.

"That would be the optimistic answer, the pessimistic one would be…" he started. "It doesn't matter. All this means is that I'm going to have to take care of you faster!"

"Just try it!" Luffy said, rushing towards Farraday again.

Before Farraday could hit him, Luffy leapt into the air and brought his foot up high. "Gum-Gum Battle Axe!"

He brought it down, but he only collided with earth, as Farraday was able to appear behind him. Smiling, he held a bullet between his thumb and index finger. "Quick Shot!" he said, flicking the bullet at Luffy.

The bullet hit his shoulder, and, since he no longer had a rubber body, it went through him, causing blood to shoot out and for him to scream in pain.

He fell to the floor as Farraday stomped on his chest. "Face it Straw Hat," he bragged. "Without the powers of your devil fruit, you're just a small-time pirate. I don't even know why Victor wants you…"

"Victor?" Luffy repeated, catching it. "Did you just say Victor?"

Farraday realized his mistake as he covered his mouth.

"Did Victor hire you to capture me?" Luffy persisted. "Answer me god dammit!"

Farraday's only response was a kick to Luffy's face. "It's none of your fucking business," he said, stepping on Luffy's chest harder. "If you really wanna know badly, just come with me and—"

"Mouton Mallet!"

Farraday was cut off as a powerful foot collided with the side of his face, sending him flying off of Luffy and landing on the hard ground several feet away.

"That's our Captain you're messing with, Crap-Pirate," Sanji said, standing right by the fallen Luffy.

"Sanji…" Luffy said in a daze, looking up at the cook.

"You dare to stri—" Farraday started.

He was cut off again as Hancock appeared in the battle, doing an acrobatic front flip and kicking the unsuspecting Farraday in his chest, sending him back yet again. He landed on his back with a dull thud and a grunt of pain.

"How dare someone like you attack Luffy!" Hancock said, looking down on Farraday so much she was looking up.

"Hancock…"

Farraday was on his feet again, blood streaming down his face. "You got me by surprise, but I assure you it won't happen again," he said. "And I hope you know you all just signed your death wish by attacking me."

"You guys, be careful, he—" Luffy started.

Sanji cut him off by bringing his arm out, signaling for him to stop. "You just sit tight Captain; we'll take care of this guy for you."

Farraday simply stared at both of his new enemies with determination in his eyes.

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