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Ussop isn't hiding, he isn't! He's a sharpshooter though, and the Sunny's crows nest (or at least its roof) is perfect to keep his weapons and maximize his range. His grip on haki is shaky, but if he manages to keep calm he'll be able to deal significant blows. He looks over the battle, and he stands tall when they arrive because he might want to slip under the radar, but he certainly doesn't want Luffy to miss him.

What he sees is a recipe for disaster.

On one side there's the might of the Navy. The Fleet Admiral, the three admirals, dozens of vice admirals and thousands of other soldiers. Not to mention the Warlords of the Sea, the key player of the rescue, Trafalgar Law stands among them. Next to him are equally worrisome characters such as Donquixote Doflamingo, Boa Hancock, Dracule Mihawk and Bartholomew Kuma. There's not 7 of them right now and that's a blessing. Those 4 that are not on the pirates' side have enough firepower as it is.

On the other side, there's the allied forces, together in their crazy respect and appreciation of Luffy. Unlike the marines who are trained and organized for large scale battle, Luffy's rescue group didn't know each other mere days ago. If it comes down to strategy, well, the commanding pirates have a solid plan but...

On the scaffold almost world's away, Ussop's captain lies on his knees looking tiny. Ussop shakes his head, and readies to down as many enemies as come within his range and his range has gotten big.


Reiju is standing next to Sanji and her siblings when the pulse blasts along the battlefield, it doesn't travel far enough to reach the bay as they hover over the flagship, but it picks up dust and wind as it gathers strength. Hundreds of marines immediately slump over where they stand. Sanji looks around wide-eye, but Reiju can tell he's happy.

"What was that?" Niji asks.

"A bunch of people just passed out." Yonji notes.

"My captain is a very troublesome man, even in chains." Is all the chef answers.

"That kid?" Ichiji comments, looking upon the scattered masses with nonchalance. There's no blood thirst, no excitement and certainly not fear. He remains a stark contrast to Sanji, whose hands shook briefly as he lit his cigarette.

"Just wait to see him on the field."


Smoker is not happy.

The stupid pirates showed up, because of course they did. Of course they had to be here with there stupid jolly roger and show Smoker -once again- that the scum of the seas takes better care of their own than the navy does.

He bats a pirate with his jute, letting off some frustration along with smoke and immediately shields Tashigi from the burst of Conqueror's Haki that slams into them. It's not often that Smoker feels small. He wonders, not for the first time, as he watches his friend laugh and collapse on the platform, how exactly Monkey D. Luffy became a marine.

As marines pass out all around him, he also wonders, who thought it would be a good idea?


Nico Robin has made her way inside, surrounded by den-den mushi's and pondering the fact that she has never prayed for herself, but is definitely willing to pray now.

She's running an open channel with Nami, keeping it on the low but listening to her nakama's frantic directions in the background. Shanks had tried to let her know he didn't think the Red Force would make the execution but Nami has stated the contrary and Robin believes her.

Still, she keeps an ear -literally- on their progress.

Surprisingly, she had never used her powers like this before joining the navy, but she is fittingly adept at running communications. She sits inside the Sunny Go's dinning room, dozens of den-den mushis around her, arms crossed. She has eyes,ears and moths all around her; ready to receive and send any relevant information. Her allies will not be caught unawared. One message in particular makes her smile.

"Ace's little brother just blasted the marines with Conqueror's Haki! Thousands just dropped!".


Franky readies the cannon. He's a little miffed at his captain's dramatic participation, he'd wanted the Sunny to be the grand opening, but there's nothing to do now. He'll just have to make it even more dramatic.

"This is going to be SUPER!"


Trafalgar Law has still not moved. A small part of him, witnessing the battle squad Luffy's friends have managed to put together in less than a week, is actually briefly relieved to be on that side of the conflict -especially when Whitebeard arrives. Larger than life doesn't even beging to describe him.

He eyes his fellow warlords, Doflamingo in particular, and tries to ignore the man's depraved gaze. He has been trying to get a rise out of him ever since they'd been breathing the same air and Law can tell it has even the Pirate Empress at her wits end. She turns around to stare at him, and Law distinctly enjoys how her stare classifies him as an annoying bug.

"Do you ever shut up?" The words are crass but her tone is elegant and smooth, Law reminds himself that no matter how helpless she may look, the Kuja Princess is a woman to be wary of. That's when Mihawk swivels around in a blink. Law feels it a moment later, looking up to the platform were the man of the hour lies collapsed. Law catches a glimpse of teeth, is Watchdog-ya smiling? What an idiot.

Marines drop all around them.

...A powerful idiot, but an idiot nonetheless.

"What an interesting man." Doflamingo notes to no one in particular, eyes alight with bloodlust. No one bothers to answer him.

"That ship is doing something." Boa Hancock draws their attention. The figurehead of the Thousand Sunny is opening its jaws, showing through a scope of darkness. Law knows what's coming. He frantically searches for the Phoenix -there's no sight of blue flames. Law hopes this stupid plan works. From more than a 100 meters away he can here the charging of the Thousand Sunny's cannon. Law waits for the white flash, and then he sees fire from the corner of his vision. There, he pulls a rock out of his pocket throwing it us as high as he can in the air and switching himself just as the ship's laser gun cleaves a line of destruciton and death throughout the plaza. The ray end's just a couple meters shy of the execution platform where Luffy is yelling something about "Cool!" Not that Law catches him, his vision swimming in blue flames.

"Thanks for the ride." The phoenix chirps, Law thinks Marco sounds annoyed.


"I didn't know the Sunny Go had a laser beam!" Luffy exclaims, eyes absolutely shining. There's blood on his forehead from his previous clash with the platform's ground but it hasn't done anything to diminish his spirit. The other guard is out cold and Segoku had spared Coby an approving glance when he'd kept his wits about him. Coby's still not sure how, Luffy's haki had never been so closed before and Coby swears it stopped his heart for a minute. He's just glad the extra attention doesn't mean Sengoku recognizes him.

The young marine stares down onto the battle where colorful misfits are squaring off against a sea of white -many of them for a man they don't know. Coby has never wanted to be a pirate, he's already been there once and it does not seem like the life for him. He loves the marines, their structure, their stations, their mission... but he also loves Luffy. Unfortunately for the navy, it just isn't even worth the comparison. Besides, he'd already committed treason several times, what is once more?

It isn't the most damning thing Coby has done. He's stood by when slaves have been disciplined. He's guarded legal auction houses. He's participated in a Buster Call.

Yes, Coby loves the marines, but somedays he feels like he loves the idea of the marines even more.

When Fleet Admiral Sengoku dissapears in thin air, a sword falling with nigh a sound in the middle of the ruckus, Coby recognizes his signal. He pulls out the key, Luffy looks over his shoulder and he doesn't look surprise to see him.

"Hey Luffy." Coby tells him in greeting, he's so glad his captain is okay and he bats away with practice the anxiety that immediately joins. For now, it whispers. "These cuffs don't suit you at all."

"Coby..." And in his captain's eyes there's reflection of Coby's, no one would entirely understand what it means for Coby to be here but Luffy. Coby smiles at him and it slowly brings a smile to his former superior officer.

Luffy does not deserve this, his death shackled and cold in front of thousands of people. Coby's dream is to help people and he's done that plenty, and he will continue to do so -without or without anyone's approval or permission. No one is going to tell him how to live his life.

At the thought, Coby thinks they might be some pirate in him after all.