Ch. 51- 3 Down, 6 to Go
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Blizzard © Me
Suddenly, Oz stopped stretching, once again.
"Hey!" he whined. "Master! I stopped stretching, again! What gives?"
"Way to get a firm hold on Moria, Robin!" said Usopp.
Robin had now bounded Moria, so now, he could no longer control Oz's shadow.
"So, young greenhorns," said Moria. "So you think that by binding me, you've got more of a chance against Oz! What irritating little pests, you Straw Hats are!"
Just then, Doppelman began to appear from Oz's shadow.
"Brick BAT!" Moria shouted.
FWEEP! FWEEP! FWEEP! Doppelman dissipated into Moria's Shadow Bats, which soon went diving at Robin and began to bite her, all over.
"NGH!" Robin grunted in pain. "Veinte Fleur…CALENDULA!"
16 arms appeared on Robin's original arms, creating a shield. However, it still didn't help that the archeologist could still feel the pain as the Shadow Bats continued to bite her.
"ROBIN!" Sanji and Nami cried, worryingly.
THUD! Robin fell to the ground. That was way too much for Sanji to take. The valiant chef jumped in and started to kick the bats away.
"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM MY ROBIN!" he roared.
At that moment, the Shadow Bats regrouped and began to transform into Doppelman, who now towered over Robin.
"Moria's shadow…?" Robin gasped.
"KISHISH- NGH!" Moria laughed, but gagged slightly against Robin's bonds. "Why don't we make this a long-range battle, shall we? This power of yours, woman…the ability to grow arms from different places…I could use something like that!"
I mustn't get distracted, Robin thought. If I can take out Moria, then I can take out the shadow, too!
At that moment, Moria felt the grip on his neck tighten.
"CLUTCH!" Robin shouted.
CRRACK! Moria's neck snapped in half. It seemed that Robin had finished the Warlord.
"Sh…she did it!" Usopp stammered. "Robin did it!"
"YES!" Nami cheered. "Way to go, Robin!"
Blizzard and Sanji, however, felt as if something wasn't right, and apparently, Robin felt it, as well.
"ROBIN!" called Zoro in warning. "WATCH OUT BEHIND YOU!"
Robin looked back and saw Doppelman starting to dissipate, but this time, Moria was now in his place.
"KISHISHISHISHI~!" cackled Moria. "You almost got me, little lady, but not quite. I think I should've told you that Doppelman and I can switch places at anytime I wish!"
"So, wait," Nami said.
"If Moria's here…" Usopp said, nervously.
Then where the hell is his shadow? thought Blizzard.
Up in the command unit, it is revealed the Doppelman was now sitting in Moria's place, unharmed.
"Right now," said Moria, "the one sitting inside Oz is Doppelman!" Just then, he peeled Robin's shadow from the ground. "Looks like I win this round. I'll be taking this, thank you very much."
"NO!" Sanji cried. "ROBIN!"
Snip! It was too late. Moria snipped Robin's shadow from her feet, causing her to fall into unconsciousness.
"AAAAAAAAHH!" Usopp screamed.
"Not Robin, too…!" Nami whispered.
Damn it to hell, Blizzard cursed. Robin was our last hope against Moria!
"KISHISHISHISHI!" Moria laughed. "3 down and 6 to go! Who's next?"
WHHIIIIRR! Sanji began to spin around, fast until his left leg started to flame.
"Diable JAMBE!" Sanji growled before he dashed forward at Moria. "Give Robin her shadow back, you bastard!"
"Let me see," said Moria as he held up Robin's struggling shadow, seemingly ignoring Sanji. "Since I don't have a zombie to put you in, so I'll just hold onto you for a bit."
"Extra HACHE!" Sanji shouted as he laid some fast-paced kicks at Moria, only for him to disappear, once again. "Ah, crap. He's switching with his shadow, again!"
"But if he's switching with his shadow, again," Nami starts, "then that means…he's back in Oz's stomach, again!"
Indeed. Moria was now sitting in the command unit in Oz's stomach, once again.
"KISHISHISHISHI~!" Moria laughed. "And now we are right back where we started! My apologies, Oz, but it appears I went and stole a bit of the action, again!"
"RRRRAAAAHHH!" Oz roared. "Damn it, Master Moria! I told you to stop butting in! Now, I'm gonna get rid of that black-haired lady!"
SPROING! Oz began to stretch his arms back.
"Gum Gum…"
"Oh, no!" exclaimed Usopp. "He's gone back to stretching, again! How are we gonna get outta this one?"
"Forget that!" Nami remarked. "We have to save Robin! She's gonna get killed! Sanji! Grab Robin and run for it!"
"Diable Jambe…" Sanji whispered.
"BAZOOKA!"
"Frit ASSORTI!" Sanji shouted.
THWACK! WHAP! SMACK! Sanji sent three kicks, left, right, and forward, sending three spirals of flame into Oz's palms, causing him to deflect the attack.
"Wow!" Usopp said. "He deflected it!"
"Now's our chance!" Sanji said. "Quick! Get Robin out of there!"
"Right!" said Usopp as he ran to Robin's aid.
"Hey~!" Chopper (now in Heavy Point) called. "Zoro~! Sanji~!"
Zoro and Sanji looked up to see that Chopper was now standing on Oz's right shoulder, which was still wounded from the attacks he got from Brook and Blizzard.
"Chopper!" Sanji called back. "What are you doing up there?"
"I was busy!" Chopper answered. "I was trying to find what caused Oz's death, 500 years ago!"
"His cause of death?" Zoro repeated, questioningly.
"Yeah!" Chopper answered. "If a monster like this died before an old age, than odds are that there's a good chance that he died from an external caused!"
Oz looked over to his shoulder and spotted the human-reindeer doctor.
"Hey!" he said. "What are you doing there?"
"Uh-oh," Chopper muttered. "I better make this quick!" He turned back to Zoro and Sanji. "Aim for Oz's right arm! This one isn't his real one! Hogback may've fixed him up pretty good, but his joints show signs of severe frostbite! Apparently, even a monster like him was no match for the forces of nature! He died while he was wandering a country of ice, and the reason is because 500 years ago…he wasn't wearing anything, just like he isn't, right now!"
SMACK! Blizzard slapped his paw over his eyes in disbelief.
Are you freaking kidding me? he thought.
"I'M NOT LOSING TO THIS IDIOT!" Zoro and Sanji snapped, simultaneously.
"Zombies may not be able to feel pain," Chopper explained, "but they can still take damage! All the wounds he's received and perceived are in a perfect state! Brook and Blizzard managed to deal enough damage to him, so one or two hits to this arm ought to put it outta commission for good, so just aim for his arm!"
BAM! Oz banged his fist at his shoulder in attempt to smash Chopper.
"What the hell are you blabbering about, standing on my shoulder?" he questioningly roared.
Sanji gasped in horror.
"CHOPPER!" cried Zoro.
As Oz raised his shoulder, he saw that Chopper had seemingly disappeared.
"Huh?" muttered Oz. "Where'd he go?"
Looking inside his fist, Oz soon found the little reindeer, back in Brain Point form.
"Since you're a zombie," said Chopper, "then you wouldn't understand. That punch you just gave yourself damaged your arm even worse!"
"Hey!" Oz said. "How'd you get in there?"
"Since I'm pretty small," said Chopper, "your fist is a big enough space for me to crawl into." He pulled out a Rumble Ball and put in his mouth. "RUMBLE!"
CRUNCH! Chopper chomped on the Rumble Ball.
"Jumping POINT!" Chopper shouted as he shifted into Jumping Point and jumped out of Oz's fist. "Arm POINT!" He soon shifted into Arm Point.
"Nice going there, Chopper!" Sanji called to the reindeer. "How about I lend you a hand?"
"Sure thing!" Chopper said as he jumped onto Sanji's leg.
"Armee de L'air Assault…"
"Hoofprint…"
"ROSEO SHOOT!"
WOOSH! Sanji sent Chopper flying towards Oz's right arm. POW! The reindeer gave him a powerful punch in the elbow, creating a large hoof print.
"Why are you attacking my arm, over and over?" asked Oz. "If it doesn't work, it doesn't work! End of story!"
"Oh, it'll work," Chopper retorted. "Pain is a signal for you to protect the body. Not being able to feel pain doesn't exactly make you stronger!"
Ha-ha! Blizzard laughed in thought. That's my little buddy, right there!
LEAP! Oz suddenly jumped up.
"Ah, SHUDDAP!" Oz yelled.
Zoro and Blizzard gasped in horror. They've seen Luffy do something like this before, and if anything, Oz was about to do the same thing.
"CHOPPER! SANJI!" Zoro called out in warning. "WATCH OUT! GET OUTTA THE WAY!"
"Gum…Gum…"
"Oh…crap…!" Sanji said under his breath.
"We're in trouble…!" Chopper added.
"GATLING!"
POW! POW! POW! Oz let loose with a flurry of rapid-fire punches at Sanji and Chopper, pummeling them both. They now laid in a motionless heap.
Oh, no! Blizzard thought, horrified at what he had just seen.
"Now he's taken another two out!" cried Usopp. "They're taking us out, one-by-one!"
"KISHISHISHI~!" cackled Moria. "5 down, 4 to go!"
Nami backed away, horrified, and all she could think of was this.
C'mon, Luffy…where are you?
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