Second to last chapter guys, Epilogue next.

I don't own One Piece

Chapter 53: The Elemental of the Forest!

"SHANNN!" Was that last words Shan heard from head before his voice broke into an beast like yell.

The lava creature was still looming in front of her when arms grabbed her frightened body and speed off from the creature.

"What where you thinking?" asked Ares confused and tired with Shan over one shoulder and Prince Shin over the other.

"Endo needs me!" Shan yelled her mind finally come back to her, and tried to wriggle from Ares grip……and accidentally kicking him in the face.

"Will you please stop that…" growled Ares, nose now broken…the woman had a powerful kick

"But…" Shan's voice trailed off at the sight that was now happening at the area where the lava golem was, a bigger creature was rising up behind it.

"What where you saying?" asked the pirate confused that Shan just trailed off like that.

"Endo…creature…beautiful…"

Ares still confused as hell stopped, let Shan down, placed Shin (who was starting to wake up) on the ground and looked back they way they came.

"HOLL-E CRAP!"

--X--

"Uh where am I…" moaned Penny as she woke up from her near comatose state. Elsa kneeled by her side some of her mother instincts kicking in.

"Shhhh Penny it will hurt to move a little, you where in a hard battle and had a small concussion."

Penny opened her eyes and looked up at Elsa "Did I win?"

"More or less…where's Pan? I'm pretty shore we didn't leave him at the ship with Mr.Poly…"

"Pan!" the young blonde cook woke up and shooting up onto her feet looking around, then a few seconds later there was a startled yell from one of the soldier's.

"Ah! Who's animal is this!?" yelled the soldier angrily holding a very innocent looking panda cub in one hand and nursing a now bleeding leg with the other.

"Pan!" Penny yelled happily grabbing the little panda out of the man's hand.

Elsa just smiled at the young girl and her bear…then giggled she could wait to get some alone time with HER bear. The still very injured Mars and Razz who's white undershirt was covered in blood walk up beside her, then some soldiers shouted and a lot of people ran out of the tent to see what was going on.

After some of the Goggle Head pirates ran past them, Mars grabbed Penny who was holding Pan and the Merc's went out side to look.

Seeing the seeing the lava golem surprised them, but what it was now fighting was an even bigger surprise.

"When did he learn to do that!?"

--X--

Siamon walked next to a slightly injured Kazuya, looking for Mac and Meku.

"I find you but lose are shipwright just great…" said Siamon

"Is that an insult!" mumbled Kazuya his hand over his most life threatening wound.

" No it's not… but just so you know if I had to make the choice to save you or Mac I will choose that bloody bear…" the fish man growled tossing a giant stone out of there way with one hand.

" Why?" the sharpshooter still felling very insulted glanced around for there missing crew mates.

"For the crew…the lookout and sharpshooter or the shipwright."

Kazuya understood his reasoning "Any other reason?"

"Elsa would probably kill me…" now THAT reason Kaz understood perfectly then pointed far of to there left at Mac and Meku who were walking towards them.

That's when the 'creatures' yell was heard by all four of them. Even thou they wear far apart Mac, Siamon, and Kazuya's heads turned to look at where the sound came from…Meku didn't bother he couldn't see what it was anyway.

"Oh come on how did we NOT see those things standing in the city!" Siamon head Mac shout, the fish man just shook his head.

"Endo what have you done…?"

--X--

Even thou Exuro had the advantage element wise there was something about the monstrous creature that rattled his nerves.

Towering over him was one at first glance one would consider the creature was just a very big tree. It's basic shape was that of a tree, holes closer to the top move as it's face letting out roars of anger. Two giant branch's sprouted from it's sides, swinging and moving dangerously.

But what worried Exuro the most were the thick roots at it's bottom that snapped and dug into the dirt sprouting again in a farther location destroying buildings. The roots gave him trouble a while ago when this boy was stable even with his lava skills.

In his lava golem state he roar, shooting his liquid fire out of his mouth and burning a hole right threw the wooden creature.

Stopping his attack Exuro examined the damage he caused, he really did burn a hole right threw what was the mercenary, he laughed thinking this was going to be an easy win.

Now an attack like that would have severely crippled the regular Endo, but this creature that he has turned into was different it took Endo's regenerative skill's to an extreme. The burnt wood fell off almost instantly and the hole soon filled in.

Exuro cursed the creature in his mind and started to throw more lava at the wooden creature wanting it to burn like all wood should do.

The what everyone watching considered an 'Elemental' yelling in pain, yet it's roots still dug deeper into the islands soil.

Exuro wouldn't relent in his attack, until cold powerful blast of wind started slamming into his back. The lava golem turned to investigate, already knowing who was interrupting his one side fight with the wooden elemental.

Ares stood strong as the Exuro turned his attention for the creature that Ordam turned into to him. The wind user planted his feet on the ground, palm facing the lava creature and started to fire more rounds of air trying to cool down Exuro….and it was working.

"Endo if you are still in that creature…now would be a great time to help." Ares mumbled under his breath. Shan left to get the prince to a safe area.

Ares little wish to Endo came threw right when Exuro towered over Ares ready to bring its molten hand down onto the wind user.

The ground shook, Ares stumbled and fell. The ground cracked and splintered and a hole started to open in the ground splitting the ground they were standing on in two.

Exuro surprised that the ground was splitting under his feet. Thousands of roots sprouted from the ground wrapping around his body, most burned away, the stronger ones held even thou they were on fire. The lava man let out a yell of frustration and started to rip the stronger roots off of his body.

But after a few minutes Exuro felt something was wrong and looked down. Separating the now split ground he was a vast system of tree roots some moved out from underneath him others connected the to lands. The lava golem fell his lava form burning away the wood that blocked his path from the water under the island.

He reverted back to his human form catching him self on one of the elementals roots, and started to climb up, back to solid land, so he can finish this fight and then rule this kingdom.

Thinking the fight was over the tree elemental groaned and dragged it's self into the center of the city, then looked around.

--X--

The earth round Siamon's feet moved and shifted, the fish man not knowing what was going to happen motioned for the other three to back up and then drew his blade.

Erupting from the ground root's shot out and wrapped themselves around the four mercenaries.

"What the-" Both Mac and Kazuya started to say. The roots tugged at them against there resistance.

Siamon did his trademarked sigh and strapped his blade to his back tightly, Meku unlike Mac and Kaz stood motion lease then raised an eyebrow in Siamon's direction.

"So?"

"Yeah…" the fish man then looked at the shipwright and sharpshooter "…Stop struggling!"

"Why!?"

"Because-"

A few miles away the same thing was happening with Elsa, Razz, Penny, Meku, and Pan. Shan on the other hand looked at Ares who was just turning around after Exuro fall down that hole, and he started to freak out when one of the tree creatures roots wrapped itself around her body.

"Shan hold still I'll cut that off-"

"No don't…"

"Why?" asked the pirate curiously. Shin on the other hand wasn't worried about Shan, he started to walk to the hole that was the final resting place of the mad man the tried to take over his kingdom.

Shan smiled at her short time friend "Tell your crew thank you for there help and we hope to see them again in the future."

"What do you mean?"

The doctor looked at the element that was form from her boyfriends powers and emotions "It seems are leader has decided that Death Root are to make there exit."

"Wha-"

"Good bye Ares of the Goggle Headed pirates!" Shan said with a smiled, the root that was wrapping around her finally, she was covered from head to toe and was then pulled her under ground.

Ares sighed and turned around to see Shin backing up with fear on his face, and tattooed form of Exuro crawl up from the hole.

"Hehehe seems that creature is thinks it's done! Well once it leaves I'll just kill you all!" the lava man laughed insanely.

Drawing a hidden dagger from his body, Shin glared at Exuro and then spoke with fear still in his voice.

"What have you done with my father! I looked around the castle and there's no sigh of him!"

"That old bastard! He died from the injuries I put on his after I tortured the old man to tell me all the secrets of the island! Now all I have to do is kill you the air to the throne I will then rule-greh" Exuro's rant stopped and Ares looked at the man with surprise. Blood was now dripping from Exuro's mouth and the lava man's face held the look of surprise on it.

Shin's dagger was buried deep within the lava man's throat. Ares could see the blue/green hue of sea stone on the blade and then smirked…Ares wished he could be the one to kill the man.

"You killed my father…so now you die." Shin whispered, letting go of his dagger and then kicking Exuro's body back down into the hole.

--X--

Each Death Root member excluding Endo found themselves on there ship…hanging twenty thousand feet in the air.

"How did we get up here…" asked a confused Penny, she rubbed her head trying to keep down a head ache. Pan whined by her side then ran to his 'hidden spot' with in the ship.

Mr.Poly looked at the group of ten that stood on the ship's deck "Now that was something to see kids…you just rose right out of the wood."

The crew all looked at the old man, who then blushed the disappeared…or shrunk down to the point none of the could see him.

"Why did Endo bring us here?" asked Kazuya then he pointed at Mars "and who's that?"

Siamon grunted "Don't know and Mars…can you please put your paint on your confusing the dumber ones."

"Hey!"

The fish man just shook his head and looked at the giant wooden creature "Endo what are you doing…"

Then and idea popped into his head, he looked at Shan who also nodded figuring it out "Shit…"

"Every to your positions! Penny, Meku, Razz, Elsa go to the control room and work there. Shan take Mars to the infirmary and strapped that bloody mime down. Kazuya, Mac your with me where going to the bottom of the ship and making shore everything is holding tight!"

The crew nodded and went to where they were told. Mac and Kazuya where in step with Siamon heading to the lift so they can make to the bottom fast.

Reach the bottom they looked around and where slightly surprised to see the tank vehicle that Mac and Elsa found sitting down here."

"How-"

"Seems just like us Endo brought some other that also…"

Kazuya looked at the second in command "What's going on and what about the captain!"

Siamon just closed his eyes and sighed, then looked at Mac first…seemed he got it ad was strapping that tank thing down.

"Endo will appear shortly…it also seems-" the ship lurched and the three men stumbled.

"Shit…"

A great force slammed into them, sending them all flying backward and hitting one of the walls.

"I'm going to kill Endo when I get my hands on him!"

--X--

Shan saw exactly what the elemental did right when she walked out of the infirmary. What it did was toss them…far, it's branch arm stayed in contact with the ship until the last possible second.

The Goshou Musubi, giant ship of Death Root soared over the island and mountains of Pompeii.

Something slammed into Shan, causing her to loss her grip on the railing she was holding. After a few minutes the ship started to touch down onto the deep blue waters of the ocean. It lurches and slowed down in the water's until in rested on a nice calm glide on the waters.

Shan was now able to stand and look at what hit her, and she was slightly surprised yet mildly embarrassed that it was a naked Endo Ordam.

"Razz cover Penny's eyes…" the voice of Elsa said, Shan could her the slightly amused sound that also came with it.

Shan then heard the musician laugh and the angry yelling's of the young cook as he carried her away.

The doctor looked up to see her friend and the ship's navigator standing there with a smirk on her lips.

"He alright Shan?"

"Yeah Elsa just fine…he just seems really tired…" Shan said with a sigh, a little worried for her lover, but a small giggle from the young woman in the room made Shan look at Elsa again.

"What?"

"Well Shan if you wanted him that bad you should have waited to get to the bedroom to strip him naked…"

Shan's face turned red from embarrassment "ELSA!"

--X--

Well there you go…I'm not to happy with how the start of this chapter turned out…but I like the ending. Yeah I know it's not THAT dramatic but oh well like I said a while again fight scenes just aren't my thing.

Now I can't believe I'm saying this…cause this story seemed like it would never end but…we have one chapter left. (cry's)

SO READ AND REVIEW!

(Also trying to come up with a cool name for my Water 7 story, Dragonrider has a good one but I'll like to see what you guys think.)