The Level of Demons
Disclaimer: Don't own One Piece.
The doors to Spandam's office opened and the rest of CP9 walked in, each one having a calm look on their faces...except for Sega and Mara. Mara had a dreamy look because she was still very close to Lucci and Sega seemed to be twitching because he was near Califa.
"It's been awhile, Chief," Lucci greated coolly, either not noticing or completely ignoring Mara's attitude the moment.
Spandam grinned and nodded at the arrival of his subordinates.
"Wanted for the incident in which Government officials were attacked eight years ago, we have Cutty Flam. For the incident that caused Ohara in the West Blue and Marine battleships to be destroyed twenty years ago, we have Nico Robin. Finally, for the threat of her Devil Fruit ability to heal any wound at all, we have 'White Dragon' Kirsty Chambers in custody. They're all waiting outside the door," Lucci reported.
Spandam rose from his seat, "It's great that you all came back! Lucci. Kaku. Blueno. Califa-,"
"That's sexual harassment,"
"Just by saying your name?!"
"Welcome back. Mara, Sega," Davros nodded at his two subordinates.
Tabetha stepped forward, "You two did well, and...," she facefaulted when she saw Sega dive for the couch, "Dammit, Sega, stop hiding behind the couch, we don't bite! Mara," she turned to her companion, "You should really stop dressing like that, it gives us women a bad name. You too, Califa!"
Mara and Califa exchanged glances, "She sounds just like Paulie...,"
"Oi...,"
Davros shook his head and looked at Lucci and Jyabura, who were looking like they wanted to fight, They fight when they arrive and my agents bicker over clothing. That's just fantastic...
"Head's up!"
The older man looked back to see Fukurou flying towards the newly arrived agents, "Couldn't wait, could you, Owl-boy?"
Davros and Spandam watched as Fukurou went from agent to agent, each time being hit by one of them. From Califa to Blueno, to Kaku, to Lucci, then to Mara and then finally Sega before hitting the floor and rolling to a stop.
"Dammit, we just get back and that's how you greet us?" Sega snapped, lowering his foot, "What's wrong with you, fatman, you ever hear of courtesy?!"
Fukurou stood up, fingertips together, "Rokushiki Ryuugi Teawase...," he closed his eyes, "A common, armed soldier's strength is about 10 Dourikis. You guys are...," he went quiet for a minute, "I see,"
"What do you see?" Wanisuke tilted his head, his tail sweeping across the floor.
"First, Califa with 630 dourikis. Blueno, 820 dourikis. Kaku, 2200 dourikis. Sega 1345 dourikis, . Mara and Lucci...," he trailed off and his eyes snapped open, "I don't believe it!"
Davros raised an eyebrow, "What is it?"
"Mara has a douriki level of 3500 and Lucci has a douriki level of 4000!!"
"WHAT?!"
Jyabura shot up from the couch, a look of disbelief on his face, "That can't be right, I've never heard of douriki levels like that before! It's a mistake!"
Fukurou shook his head, "It's true! Everyone got stronger, chapapa. I know the douriki strength of everyone in this room now, so I understand who is stronger,"
Lucci: 4000
Mara: 3500
Kaku: 2200
Gamera: 2190
Jyabura: 2180
Wanisuke: 2050
King: 1500
Sega: 1345
Blueno: 820
Kumadori: 810
Fukurou: 800
Tabetha: 700
Califa: 630
"O! That's not fair, Fukurou!" Jyabura glared at him, "Leaving Lucci aside, I'm losing to Kaku, Mara and even that old fart!?" he pointed to Gamera.
"Chapapa, they all became stronger, too!"
"THAT OLD FART WASN'T EVEN WITH THEM!" Jyabura leapt over the couch, glaring at the others, "Don't get cocky, the Teawase only measures physical strength! In a real fight, my Devil Fruit will count, too. Don't forget that I'll never lose to you, Kaku. You too, old man!"
Kaku turned away, "Think of it as you please, Jyabura, I have no interest in such matters,"
Gamera nodded, "Same here, lad,"
"That's right," Lucci walked up between the two of them, "Pay no intention to the ramblings of a stray dog,"
Jyabura's eye twitched, "What did you say, Lucci...? You monster cat bastard!"
Lucci looked back at him and almost in a second, Mara was back by his side, a very pissed off look on her face.
"DON'T YOU INSULT LUCCI-KUN, YOU FLEA-BITTEN MUTT!" she screamed, her eyes changing within moments.
Davros smacked himself in the face as a few large shadows appeared on the floor, the room filled with loud growling that would belong to wild animals.
"Mara!" Tabetha scolded, "Stop this immediately! Lucci can handle his own battles!"
"That's right. You two," Califa looked at Jyabura and Lucci, "Stop this for a little bit, we don't have time for all this,"
Kaku shook his head, "They're acting violently, aren't they? More Jyabura and Mara than Lucci himself,"
"Can you blame Mara, though?" Gamera sighed, "She's completely devoted to Lucci, and when she feels that he's been insulted or something along those lines, she's more than willing to kill for him,"
Sega leaned over to Blueno, "She needs mental help,"
Blueno smiled slightly.
"Alright, that's enough!" Spandam yelled over the growling, "Jyabura, don't get upset over a damn ranking list, and don't start a fight! You all have completed your Rokushiki training and by doing that, you have strength that far surpasses a normal humans strength!"
"Chief has only nine dourikis...he's the only one, chapapa,"
Spandam snapped his head to Fukurou, "OI! Don't say that, that doesn't matter! I'm just the Chief who gives you orders! Plus, I got my special sword with me!"
A loud noise from the corner of the room made Sega turn to see a large elephant standing nearby.
"Has that always been there?"
King shook his fat head, "You need to notice things, kid,"
"Maybe," Sega turned to Fukurou, "Hey, what's our chief's Douriki level, big guy?"
"Chapapa, it's-,"
"Fukurou," Califa adjusted her glasses, "We knew about the chief's weakness a long time ago,"
"O-O-Oi! You shouldn't be so blunt about it, Califa!"
"That's sexual harassment,"
"Eh?! Because I replied?!"
The elephant trumpeted as Califa looked Spandam down.
"Chief,"
"W-What is it, Califa?"
"That's sexual harassment,"
Sega turned away, scratching his head, These people are nutjobs...
"Oi, what's this here? A badge?"
Sega's eyes snapped open and he turned to see Mara picking up a badge from the floor. The badge was made up of a metal lions head with a red jeweled orb in it's mouth and in the middle of it's head was a yellow circle with a strange symbol in the center.
He gulped and walked over to her, hand outstretched, "M-M-Mara...can I...have that back, please?"
Mara looked up at him and smiled, juggling the badge in her hand, "It's yours then, eh, Sega? What is it?"
"A very important memento from my home island, Mara," Sega gulped and beckoned, "C'mon, please?"
"Well, you're not home anymore, so you don't need this anymore," Mara giggled and moved to a nearby window and opened it up, "Wonder how far I can throw this? I bet I can make it past the Main Gate!" she pulled her arm back and was about to throw it when a very strong hand latched around her wrist. She looked over her shoulder to see Sega standing behind her, glaring hard at her, his hand holding her wrist in an iron hold. Sega tightened his grip and Mara began to wince at the applied pressure.
"Let go, you bastard!" she snapped, trying to pull her arm free. She looked into his eyes and was startled when his eyes began to change, a deep growl emanating from his throat.
"The hell...?"
"Enough!"
Sega felt a large hand grip his shoulder and the next thing he knew, he was sent flying into King nearby. Lucci dusted his hands, looking at Sega.
"You need to calm down, brat. We don't need you going there over a badge," Lucci turned to Mara and held out his hand, "Mara...,"
Mara looked at him and planted the badge into his hand, "Yes, Lucci-kun,"
Lucci looked at the badge and started to turn, but stopped and looked back at Mara, "You ought to pay a visit to Widow's Peak, Mara,"
"Widow's Peak...?"
Tabetha glanced at Sega as he caught the badge after Lucci threw it at him. She frowned, You need to keep that thing under control, Sega. It's bad enough you're body is unique and hard to develop, but we don't need that thing running around here over a badge!
Outside, Axe and Luffy had split up, but Axe was having the time of his life. He was greeted with countless Marines and Government agents that he happily cut down with his axes. Blood flew through the sky and stained his blades as the soldiers went down, large gashes covering their bodies.
"Hehehehehehehehe...that's right, keep coming!" Axe cackled, a dark look in his eyes as he beckoned more of them to come, "Let the avenger put you all down for the evil you serve! Their sins are your sins, their blood is your blood and I will put each and everyone of you down like the dogs you are!" he swung his blades hard and decapitated a large number of soldiers that gathered around him, "LET THE NOBLE BLOOD THAT HAS BEEN SPILLED BE PAID WITH THE BLOOD OF THE FILTH WHO SPILLED THEIRS IN THE NAME OF 'JUSTICE'!!"
The three criminals: Cutty Flam, Nico Robin, and Kirsty Chambers were brought into the office of CP9 and once they were in there, Spandam had the time of his life. First, after being bitten on the head by Cutty Flam, Spandam began to stomp on said cyborg, gleefully bragging about how his bad life of suffering and searching for Pluton was now at an end. and also how he managed to obtain the Buster Call authority from Admiral Aokiji. Something that both Nico Robin and Davros thought was unbelievable.
Of course, Spandam didn't slug Davros when he brought that up. Instead, he sent Robin to the ground after punching her hard in the face. Davros closed his eyes, Spanda, you may be in charge of a group that kills for the World Government, but that doesn't mean you should be a total asshole! I remember when I used to think like you, but after so long... he rubbed a cheek, ...I learned not to get so cocky.
"Sega, calm down,"
Davros opened his eyes and turned to see Sega being held back by King. Sega was looking like he wanted to kick Spandam's ass for his behavior, and King was doing his best to keep him under wraps. Davros frowned and walked over to the angry young man.
"You may not like this, boy, but you better keep yourself under control or I'll see what I can do to make you. Understand me?"
Sega calmed down almost instantly and looked away, the pissed look still in his eyes, "Yessir...,"
"Good. Now," he turned around and looked at Kirsty, "Young lady,"
Kirsty glanced at him, "Me?"
Davros nodded and walked up to her, hands behind his back, "It's been a long time since I've seen you, Miss Chambers," he looked her over as he walked around her, "My, how you've grown,"
Kirsty frowned and followed him with her eyes, "Do...do I know you?"
"No, I don't expect you would, but I know you. You see, up until the Alabasta Incident, the World Government and I thought you were dead. I thought I saw you die before my very eyes, but apparently, I was mistaken...just like when your poster first came into production, I thought it was a girl with the same name,"
"What are you talking about?"
Davros chuckled, "That old woman...she never told you?"
"Old...old woman?"
"That old hag who dressed like a much younger woman," Davros explained, his eyes boring into hers as he leaned towards her, "You saved her life and I thought at the time, that you exhausted your body after the little incident with those cultists freaks,"
Kirsty backed away a little, feeling a little creeped out, "What are you talking about?" she repeated.
She really doesn't remember and the old bitch never told her... Davros chuckled again, How interesting.
-Flashback-
East Blue, 8 Years Ago...
"So, she's dead...'tis a shame,"
Kureha stopped the chest presses and looked over her should to see a thin man in a black suit, long black hair flowing behind him.
"Who the hell are you?"
The man fixed his tie, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that this...threat seems to have been contained. My superiors and I were expecting to deal with that group and this...young lady when the time was right, but your arrival seems to have been a stroke of luck. You've just taken out two annoyances at once. For that," he bowed his head, "you have our thanks,"
Kureha rose to her feet and punched the man hard in the face, sending him skidding and rolling over the sands of the beach.
"Threat?! THREAT?!" she stomped over to him and grabbed his shirt, "She was just a little girl, how the hell can she be a threat?!" she screamed.
The man glared up at her, his nose bleeding profusely, "How could you do that? Don't you know who I am?!" he screamed at her.
Next thing he knew, Kureha held him up with a tight grip on his suit, "I don't care, if it's anything to do with wanting that girl dead, I don't even want to know!" Kureha yelled at him, "But what I do want to know is why?"
"Hey, I'm just following orders! Apparently, the heads don't want that kids kind of power to exist as it could mess up the world balance!" he explained.
Hearing this, Kureha loosened her grip a little before looking back at Kirsty's body, than again at the Government official, "All because of some stupid Dragon Legacy?"
The Government person gave the old doctor a confused look before remembering something, "Oh yeah, those Dragon-freaks did mention something about that...although we were a little concerned about it at first, but we were more focused on exterminating her other power for the time being,"
"Her Devil Fruit? What does that got to do with it? Lots of other freaks have them!"
"None like that! If she was to fall into the wrong side of one of the Three Powers, it wouldn't be a good thing for the World Government," he explained before smirking, "But now that's not a problem, she's dead now and a good thing as well, the world doesn't need her messing it up," he cruelly cheered, not noticing, until it was too late, that Kureha's anger was growing like a flame.
"How dare you say such things when I'm around," Kureha angrily yelled as she stood still, with her fist still in the air from where she threw her punch.
-End Flashback-
Davros rubbed his cheek again, I spent eight years earning my place as a member of CP9, training my body so I wouldn't be smacked around like that again and after I get some new members, I find out that the brat was still alive! God, I was so humiliated...but that's over now. What's important is that she's here now and in the custody of the World Government. No screw ups this time!
Mara looked at the others, shrugged and walked over to Lucci, who was sitting in a large chair nearby. She ignored the rantings of Spandam and the odd behavior of her chief and kneeled down besides Lucci's chair.
"Lucci-kun, what is Widow's Peak? You mentioned that earlier and said that I should go...?"
Lucci glanced at her, "My mother works there. You should go and meet her sometime,"
Mara's heart nearly shot through her ribcage, "REALLY?!"
The powerful assassin winced slightly at the scream, "Yes...really. You need to go and meet her,"
Mara turned around, a very giddy look on her face, Oh my God, Lucci-kun wants me to meet his mother! This could only mean one thing! He wants to make me his bride for sure! First, he gives me a diamond gift... she glanced at Axe's stolen weapon leaning against the chair Blueno was sitting in, Now, he wants me to meet his mother! This is the natural order of marriage proposal! It's only right to meet one's parents before being wed! she felt her face go warm and she hid her face behind her hands, Oh, if only my brother were here to hear this!
"Excuse me, Lucci-san," Wanisuke lumbered over and growled lowly to the assassin, "What is Widow's Peak, and why should Mara go?"
Lucci smiled and turned to him, lowering his voice greatly, "It's a facility run by the World Government. Criminals go there to get...modified, mentally wise,"
"I don't understand?"
"Think of it as a place for lunatics to be reprogrammed," Lucci explained, "I think she should go there so she can leave the hell alone!"
Wanisuke couldn't help but chuckle.
Kilnorc: Okay, that chapter's done. You all see how Davros knows Kirsty and what their douriki levels are. I hope you guys enjoyed, there was a lot of blah in this originally, but I decided to change it and save it for next chapter. Secondly, before ANY of ya'll jump at me for mention of Lucci's mom and Widow's Peak, let me explain that it is an idea that is purely the concept of Crazy-Fishie and Shidyk D. Shade...or at least one of them. Hell I don't know anymore, all I know is that I had to use that ref to make Mara look crazy...er.
On the next chapter of The Secret Power...
Davros: You may send those two to whichever destination you wish, Spanda, but she is mine. I choose her her fate, not you!
Lucci: The man, Axe? I think he is...
Azu: Let's just hope those Death Root guys can handle themselves, we don't need to be babysitting them.
Devon: Hang on, Kirsty...we're coming!! Just need a little more time!
Betrayal and Consequences
Axe: Alright, Luffy, everything's riding on this...Rock, Paper, Scissors!