Chapter 36

"Here's what we're gonna do." said Luffy. "We all storm New Marineford and kick Akainu's ass."

"...And?" said Nami.

"And what? That's all there is to it." Nami face-palmed while everyone else fell over.

"Ugh, Luffy, that's not a real plan!" yelled Sanji. Luffy ignored the comment.

"All right, now then...how many haki users do we have?" The people who were raised their hands. Nami counted.

"Dragon, Sabo, Law, Kidd, Drake, Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, Hancock, Marigold, Sonia, Aokiji, Marco, Shanks and you. 15.

" Hm. I would like to have one more, but who?" Everyone thought. An idea popped into Hancock's head.

"...Ah! Hey, Luffy. I think I could help you out with that."

"Oh? How?" Hancock snapped her fingers and one of the Kuja appeared.

"This is Emily, one of my girls. She possesses a devil fruit power that let's her change a person's age through her will: the Age-Age fruit."

"Cool! But how can that help?"

"I'd like to try something. I assume when Rose gets older, you'll train her to fight, so wouldn't it make sense that if she's your daughter, she will also possess haki?"

"Oh! You're right! Let's try it!"

"Okay. Nami, this will only be temporary just so you know."

"Oh, good. Go ahead."

"Em? Go change her to...let's say...19, a few years younger than Luffy and Nami." (I've taken the time aspect into consideration, and at this point in my story, Luffy and Nami would be about 21).

Emily walked up to Rose and placed her hand on her head. "Age Repulsion. 19 years." Rose's body glowed in rainbow colors, and it started to change shape. She grew to almost Nami's height, and her hair grew to her back. Her clothes changed as well. She now wore gray jeans and a gray-green tanktop. When her body stopped glowing, she examined herself. Her feminine curves had kicked in, as her breasts had grown to be a large size, but not quite to the extent of Nami and Robin. Her jet-black hair had grown much larger and was straight. She also felt much stronger. She had two black wristbands on. In short, she was one of the most beautiful women anyone had ever seen, even in Hancock's league.

"Ohhhhhh!" everyone cheered. Nami and Luffy were appalled by her beauty. Sanji fell over with a nosebleed.

"Rose?" asked Luffy.

"Hm? Oh, right. Do I possess haki? Let's see." Her voice had become deeper, even deeper than Nami's. She concentrated, and her arm hardened. Everyone gasped.

"Okay. Now let me try...I see it! I can see New Marineford from here! I have both armament and observational haki, Dad."

"Great! I'm so proud of you! So now we have 16 haki users." While Luffy continued to talk, Rose mumbled to herself.

"Do I also have...?" Her eyes narrowed, then widened. A blast of white aura shot out from her, and everyone was taken by surprise. A few of them struggled to stay conscious.

"Well would you look at that. I possess conqueror's as well." she said calmly. Everyone was in awe. Luffy smirked.

"That's my girl." he said. Rose gave her father that same sappy grin Luffy always had plastered on his face.

"Now then...how many devil fruit users are there? Nami?"

"Right. Uh, we have: you, Chopper, Robin, Brook, Sabo, Viola, Dragon, Marco, Hancock, Sonia, Marigold, Crocodile, Mr. 1, Buggy, Aokiji, Law, Kidd, and Drake. 18."

"That's good. Okay. Now let's review the Admirals we're facing." Dragon walked up to the front.

"Alright. First of all, Luffy informed me that Kizaru is dead after the recent battle they had. That's one less Admiral we have to worry about, so let's start with Issho. He possess the Force-Force fruit, which let's him control how much gravity people feel when he cuts them with his cane-sword. But, he can also perform the unique ability of controlling the gravity on earth. He is able to drop meteorites from the sky at his will. Next is Ryokugyu. He possesses the Crush-Crush fruit, which let's him control the land at his whim. It's a logia type for the earth. Finally is Sakazuki. He possess the Magma-Magma fruit, which obviously let's him control magma. He can create meteor storms from his burning fists. And Sabo, your fire abilities are not as strong as his. That's why Ace died, so don't try to fight him." Dragon walked back to his original spot. Everyone started getting worried about their powerful foes. Just then, Aokiji walked up.

"One more thing, and this is important, so listen up. As strong as each Admiral is, they have a final power that transcends both their devil fruit and haki abilities." Everyone gasped.

"W-What is it?" asked Usopp nervously.

"Their alias. I'll use myself as an example. My real name is Kuzan, but my alias is Aokiji. It roughly translates to 'Blue Pheasant.' And that's our power. Based on our devil fruit and the alias we get, an admiral has the ability to transform into the animal of their alias."

"Like a Zoan type?" asked Chopper.

"Not even close. This transformation is a humongous version of the animal, and is at least 10 times as strong as any typical Zoan user. Aokiji means 'Blue Pheasant.' Akainu means 'Red Dog.' Fujitora means 'Wisteria Tiger.' Ryokugyu means 'Green Bull.' So, I would become an ice pheasant, Sakazuki a magma dog, Issho a tiger made of gravity, and Ryokugyu a bull with the powers of the earth."

"So, did Kizaru have a transformation too?" asked Luffy.

"Borsalino could transform into a Light Monkey."

"Then why didn't he when I fought him?"

"And that brings me to the weakness. The technique is a last resort for an admiral, and in order to use it, you have to utilize a lot of energy. Kizaru was probably too injured to use it. And that's the thing. If we can beat them down hard enough so that they're too weak to transform in the first place, we're in the clear. If not, and they transform, well, then our chances of surviving are slim to none."

"Wait a minute...can't you still transform?" asked Luffy.

"No. Unfortunately, our commander-in-chief, Kong, has control over this aspect. He imbues our devil fruits with the power, and it lasts only as long as the duration of our position. When I abandoned the post of Admiral, the technique vanished from my repertoire."

"So we're all just waiting to die?!" yelled Nami. Luffy put his hand on her shoulder. She looked at him. Those eyes...that face...told her that everything would be okay. She hoped so. She ended up holding Luffy's hand for the rest of the meeting without even realizing it.

End.