LW: We'll just keep moving from here I guess

Rubber King and Mirror Master - The plot revealed, the Straw Hats fall.

"Phew, I don't think I've ever been more glad I'm made of rubber" Luffy sighs as he pulls his head and arms free of the staple like hooks CP9 had pinned him to the ground with.

"That's nice… now finish the job and help me free!" Poly yells, in a similar position to Luffy, but without the Devil Fruit assisted means to get free, though with how badly the Hornet masked woman beat him he probably wouldn't have been able to get free too easily regardless.

Luffy nods "Right, be there in a minute" he says, pulling stretching his body to free his waist and legs, slamming into another wall but luckily just bouncing off this time "I'm free, now to get you out and we can save Icepops"

"Exactly" Poly smiles for a second, before a scowl replaces it 'I'll get you, you masked bastards, you won't get away with this'

Meanwhile

"5 years of undercover work, don't worry we took our jobs as seriously as if it weren't just a cover, now for the payoff. Our time is running low, as you can tell from the fact we've had to come out of the shadows and actually take it ourselves… well we shall once you tell us where the plans are'' Lucci explains and demands "I'm sure you know about the Cypher Pol branches the government's intelligence agencies CP 1 through 8. The WG's eyes and ears throughout the globe, how they keep the peace on a world wide scale"

Iceberg rolls his eyes "I'm aware of all this, though not how you all fit into this"

Lucci chuckles as the smallest agent continues "As members of the 9th branch, we don't exist, meaning we have a certain amount of leeway and privileges, provided we work with discretion among other things" she grimaces slightly "We are the blades of justice striking from the shadows, be it eliminating a voice the government can't allow to continue to spread propaganda…" her lips curl into a sadistic smirk

"Or retrieving plans for a weapon that would be much safer in the hands of the Government" Lucci continues, a little peeved he was interrupted

"You idiots, you can't just use justice as an excuse for your actions"

Lucci shrugs "The government has had to alter its rules in recent years in order to maintain justice, such as rather than fearing the return of Pluton and the other Ancient Weapons, they plan to revive or reactivate them all, and use them to be an unstoppable force of Justice, so we can finally put an end to the so called 'Great Pirate Era', and bring the world to an era of peace and Justice" he explains "And yet you continue to stand in our way, it's almost like you don't care about all the people those crinimals hurt, maim, rape and murder. That's a bad place to be, and I implore you to reconsider"

"You are a bunch of stupid children, if the weapons are awakened it will just breed more conflict, power like that always has, look at the ancient civilation who created them, or the turncoats of the marines…" he chuckles, coughing up a little blood "you even lost one of your attack dogs a couple months back, because he wanted more power"

"Oh my, it sounds like somebody doesn't trust the government" Sui purrs Iceberg tenses when her middle finger shifts into a talon/stinger "Such a dangerous position to hold, especially around loyal 'attack dogs' like us"

"I never said that, it's human nature that's the problem and the WG are all human, they make sure we know it. Humans are naturally power hungry, selfish and most importantly aggressive creatures" As if to prove his point Lucci kicks him in the face

"Show some respect, you're not my boss anymore Iceberg. Speaking of, I think our pirate has had enough time spent being a little voyeur, Sui, eliminate him"

The girl with the whip like twintails smirks "I thought you'd never ask" she then jumps and kicks out, as Kaos clicks his heels together

Rankyaku

The wind blade miss by a few inches as the floor opens up and he drops through, though the shit eating grin was unmistakable

"Fuck" Lucci curses, glaring at the hole as it closes up like it was never there

"That shouldn't be… Bluno, you didn't let him see you, did he?" Kaku asks

The larger man tenses, especially with the other's angry glares directed at him "It's possible, not intentionally of course" he tries to defend, grunting when Sui Feng's fist embeds itself in his gut

"Idiot, that's why the file said end quickly or else don't show off anything. Even if he's a lot younger than the last user to figure it out, you were meant to be careful damn it" Califa scolds, while Kaku sighs

"Enough, we have more important things to deal with than one rough pirate. The plans"

Lucci nods "He's right. Calm yourself Sui, he's not worth the time you'd waste hunting him down and killing him" the woman grits her teeth but nods and stands stoically once more "Now, where were we? Oh yes, Kaku take his pulse, then we can begin this interrogation properly" Lucci orders, the square nosed man nods and gets into position while Robin watches curiously

"Hold still, this will only be as painful as you make it" Kaku says, squeezing Iceberg's wrist when the man tries to squirm out of his grip

"Now, I have a theory I want to run by you, you don't need to say anything, that I'm right wrong or even to go to Hell, your heart rate is all I need" Lucci smiles as he begins "You had this whole song and dance about getting us to go for these fake plans, but you had no way of knowing for sure that was what we were after, Nico Robin could have just been hired to kill you, then what would happen to the plans, lost and unguarded, your sacred oath broken. But, besides the obvious decoy you made no attempt to pass along the real blueprints tonight, nor any time while we've been observing you, so it's clear you don't have them, not any more"

Iceberg continues to stare blankly at the man, but his steady pulse was enough of a yes for Kaku who nods

"Of course we need evidence to see if this theory actually holds water, and we can start with these blueprints, and the names of the workers at the bottom: Tom, Iceberg and Cutty Flam, of Tom's Workers. If it was anyone else, they would just shrug and drop the plans in disappointment, as this was clearly not Pluton, but we've been working here for 5 years, and the names chosen are VERY interesting indeed. Everyone knows of the Legendary Tom, but the records of his company and those within it are much harder to uncover. It took us a very long time to discover you were one of his apprentices, though in hindsight someone trained by Tom would be able to run the entire Water 7 shipyards as easily as you do. The problem is, Tom only trained 2 apprentices, and one of them died in an accident 8 years ago, a government official confirmed it at the time. There's just one problem, 4 years ago, Cutty Flam reappeared. He's been seen all over Water 7, whether people want him to or not, but he only used that name once" Lucci's face twists into a feral smirk "Cutty Flam is still alive, he's still on this island, he just goes by the name Franky" as he says that Iceberg's pulse skyrockets out of panic

"Seems pretty obvious when you lay it all out like that doesn't it" Kaku muses, Iceberg still pinned "Can't believe it took us 5 years to put the pieces together though"

"It helped that 'Franky' was an oaf and a buffoon without an ounce of subtlety in his body. Plus the family was always around, trading lumber from dismantled ships, giving you practically limitless chances over the last 4 years to pass the blueprints on. It explains why you were so calm when dealing with us, you knew as long as we were searching you then we would come up empty. But now we've figured out Franky has the plans, your heart is racing which just proves our theory is correct. Don't feel too bad about it though, you're only human, and under these circumstances, very few people would be able to hide the truth from us, for very long. Be glad that Justice will prevail soon enough" Lucci says arrogantly

"It's been a good 5 years, but you've outlived your usefulness" Kaku adds, just before the wall cracks and crumbles, the door on the other wall being sliced apart at almost the same time, Luffy and Zoro charging in from the 2 new entrances to Iceberg's quarters

"Give Robin back!" the rubber boy shouts/demands

"Luffy" Robin sighs

"Luffy?" Zoro says in confusion

Lucci raises an eyebrow "You again?"

"Iceberg" Poly gasps, seeing his condition "What the Hell is going on here?" he shouts

"Damn it Poly I told you to run" Iceberg groans, struggling to sit up, as more of the Straw Hats make their way up to where the new commotion was

"No, I want to know what's going on. Blueno, Califa, Sui Feng, Kaku, Lucci, what's with the weird costumes and why were you attacking Iceberg?"

Luffy blinks "Wait a minute, yeah those guys were with you in the shipyard, even pigeon man"

"And the long nosed one was on our ship" Zoro growls

"The short one Iceberg recommended design our new ship and the woman with glasses is his assistant" Nami adds, recognising everyone except Blueno

"Poly, this may come as a shock to you, but we're really secret agents working for the government (when does that line ever work ;)? ) but you'll forgive an old friend and fellow shipwright if I say I'm sorry right?" Lucci's voice was sarcastic and a little condescending "All that time, working together building ships from dawn till dusk, I'm sure you'll be fine, maybe even enjoy the promotion when I smash Iceberg's face in"

"Shut up! You were the asshole in the bull mask, you knew it was safe to speak instead of Kaku, because nobody here's ever heard your voice" Poly accuses "I'll teach you to make fun of me, treat me like a fool" he shouts, running straight for him

"Poly stop!" Iceberg yells in worry

Pipe hitch knives

Soru

Lucci dodges Poly's bladed rope with ease, moving faster than even the shipwright could comprehend, until he was directly in front of him… and in him

Shigen

"You still don't learn" Lucci sighs, his finger imbedded in Poly's chest, removing it when it appeared the man wasn't going to fight back.

"Poly, you ok?" Luffy calls

"Fuck. You. Lucci." Poly pants, though the attack on top of the previous beatdown still brought him to his knees

"There's no point in trying to fight us" Sui muses "Our abilities exceed that of normal humans like yourself, we outclass you so badly it's almost pathetic" she taunts, metaphorically kicking the man while he's down "We've spent most of our lives learning and perfecting the 6 paths of the Rokushiki"

"These techniques transform the body into a living weapon stronger than 100 men, so I'm sure you can see why you were so easily beaten" Lucci continues "Now I'm afraid our friendship is over, you need to be eliminated same as all the other witnesses"

"Lucci no!"

"Get away from him pigeon dick!" Luffy shouts, launching a rubber kick to the top hat wearing man's face, which he caught rather casually 'crap' he thinks, before letting his body follow his leg, giving him a little air and space once Lucci let go to attack

Gum Gum Gattling

Tekkai

"He didn't even flinch" Alvida gasps when Luffy stopped his onslaught "The fuck is up with this guy?"

"You're nothing but a pest, boy" Lucci growls

Soru

'The hell, this is like the Pussy guy from East Blue, only better' Luffy swallows, seeing flickers in his vision but nothing discernible until it was too late, and Lucci was in his face

Shigen

The finger jab into Luffy's throat, while not piercing it like Poly's chest, did have enough force behind it to throw the rubber boy into the wall beside the rest of his crew

"If you weren't made of rubber you'd be dead right now, with a hole in your neck" Lucci explains to the still coughing/choking Luffy, as well as the other pirates "Lucky you"

Luffy doesn't respond immediately to the comment, instead just reaching out and pulling Poly out of the line of fire and to them

"You're protecting him, even after all that happened today, why?" Lucci asks, sounding curious

"Why? Because I don't want you to kill him, what other reason do I need?" Luffy replies, Vivi resisting the urge to smile when she sees Luffy's more heroic moments, even if he denies it when comparing it to his definition of hero "You guys were all friends the other day, how can you just up and try murder someone today?"

"We were, and now we're not, things change" Sui scoffs, the brat irritating her

"Don't care. You guys are my enemy now, I promised Poly I was going to beat the everloving crap out of whoever was trying to hurt Icepops, so bad news for you guys, I tend to keep my promises" Luffy declares, Nami and Vivi nodding unconsciously, as he'd dealt with their problems by beating the crap out of the bad guy too.

"What changed is they almost found the design plans for Pluton, so they could finally drop the act" the straw hat wearing boy turns

"Took your time, get lost or something?" he asks, seeing Kaos follow Artemis and Valentina to the now destroyed entrance to the room

"No, just took a shortcut down and had to come back up the normal way, I had help though"

"So, you trust him over us then" Kaku hums, drawign Luffy's attention back to CP9

"Of course I do, you guys were already on my shit list for stealing one of my friends and crew mates, and hurting my family" Luffy declares angrily "Speaking of, hey Robin, why are you acting like this and working with this assholes? Do I need to beat them up like Crocodile to get you back or something, cause if one of these is another Logia I think it's Kaos' turn to get his ass kicked a few times. If you wanted to leave, all you had to do is say so, just tell me why!"

Robin frowns "Do I have to repeat myself?" she asks "I already said my farewells to at this point just under half the crew, did none of them pass it along?

"Probably, I'm not a good listener when people are lying or talking bullshit" Luffy responds with a shrug "And yeah they passed it along, I just don't believe a word of it"

"I did this to make my wish come true, something I couldn't do as part of your crew. If you can't accept that then I'm sorry"

"Ok, now I'm even more confused" Chopper sighs

"This is what happens when you just let people walk onto the ship without even asking why" Nami sighs, at a less serious time Vivi and Zoro would be a little smug, as they were the loudest in favour of not letting Robin join

"You may not like it, or think it's fair, but to accomplish my goal I'll make any sacrifice"

"Even your heart, and your soul, Nico Robin" Artemis states rather than asks, Luffy noticing the way the former oldest member of his crew just barely suppressed a flinch at the use of her name

"And framing your crew for murder, you're a peice of work. So what's this dream, so big and special you'll throw us to the dogs for?"

"I don't need to answer that"

"Don't do this you selfish brat, no matter your goals, the consequences will be dire" Iceberg wheezes, trying and failing to yell

"This is none of your concern, nor are you in any position to lecture me, this should shut you up" Robin hisses, with a wave gesture she blooms arms to restrain the man, then releases it with a curse and hiss, the straw hats surprised and confused to see her hand was bleeding

"New tricksssss from an old fruit" Kaos hisses, chuckling humorlessly with his hands by his side, not hidden by his cloak

"This doesn't change a thing, I won't let you or anyone get in my way" Robin says through gritted teeth

"Robin you're not making sense, which is rare for you. Do you expect us to believe this bullshit?" Luffy asks, starting to get annoyed at the non-answers

"Come on Robin stop acting weird we're your friends, we're supposed to help and support each other" Chopper begs, the your reindeer getting extremely worked up

Robin doesn't respond as Lucci draws attention back to himself "I'm afraid I need to cut this little get together short. We really must be going, we have a meeting elsewhere that we just can't miss. Califa, how long do we have?"

"2 minutes and counting" the glasses wearing woman replies, checking a pocket watch

"Thank you. Now as I'm sure staying and talking would lead to positively riviting stories, but this place is going to disappear in a massive fireball in 2 minutes so I'm afraid this is where we part ways"

"You're kidding, he's kidding right?" Nami asks, getting shakes of the head from a few other crewmates

"Why would I, fire is very good at dealing with pesky things like evidence. Now I'd say you should probably get out of here quickly… but that implies I'm going to let you live, period" Lucci smirks

"So it's us against these numbnuts, just great" Valentina sighs, while everyone gets ready to fight

"Now are you ready to accept Robin is the enemy… again?" Zoro asks, a little tiredness and annoyance in his voice

"No!" Luffy answers almost immediately,

"Noisy, Jeez. Anyway, the lower levels are about to be consumed in flames, messy and unsubtle, but it was an attack by pirates, they were never considered sneaky, just destructive" Lucci chuckles to himself

"I think I'll pass on this crime thank you very much" Alivda quips, both hands on the handle of her mace

Bluno shrugs "What's one more crime to add to the list, we're about to execute you anyway, so it's not like you'll be around to be annoyed" he grunts

Robin sighs, putting up her hood "I believe this is where I take my leave"

"Correct, you did the job perfectly Nico Robin"

"Straw Hat, don't let her escape" Iceberg pants

"Don't worry I had no intention of letting her" Luffy says as he jumps forward, hoping to knock Bluno out of the way and keep running

Tekkai

But nope, Mr. Door took a kick to the face and didn't budge

"Damn it, why do none of you people move when I hit you?" Luffy grunts

"One of the techniques we've been taught was tensing our bodies to the point they are as strong as iron walls" Bluno explains

"Then take this!"

Gum Gum Gattling

Kami-e

But the attacks simply passed through empty air

"This bastard is faster than he appears" Victor notes with a scowl

Gum Gum Pistol

Soru

Once more Bluno evades Luffy's attack but this time leaves the captain's line of sight

"The strength of my legs allow me to move faster than the eye can follow..."

"Like that cat bastard from Syrup Village" Luffy responds, causing a momentary twitch of annoyance to surface from the man's expressionless face before reverting to best described as, bored

Geppo

"...in fact my strength means I can leap off the very air itself as if it were solid matter" he boasts

Rankyaku (X2) (Kalifa and Sui Feng)

"Someone catch Luffy, also duck!" Kaos shouts as the rubber boy is shot straight into Victor and Alvida, throwing the 3 down the hallway while slice through the wall around the doorway.

"Holy shit, they did that with a kick!" Vivi screams

"Actually it was the pressure wave/wind given off my the kick than the kick itself, but still, yes" Sui says with a smirk "Rankyaku, or the tempest kick, it's the go to long range technique for those who perform Rokushiki"

Shing

"We met on your ship didn't we Roronoa?" Kaku asks, blocking Zoro's blade with one of his own

"If you assholes lied about being shipwrights, did you also lie about the Merry too?" the swordsman asks, unsure which answer he'd prefer, that the crew were broken up over nothing, or that the Merry really was completely fucked

"No I was completely honest there, I took my job seriously for as long as I had it" Kaku replies, torching that possibility

Zoro sighs "I'm sorry to hear that" then after pushing the square nosed man back a step began to properly engage him in sword fighting, both clearly being masters of Nitoryu, so this could go either way.

Pulling himself to his feet Luffy see's Robin open the window "Hold it right there Robin, we're not done talking yet!"

"Yes we are. This is the last time we'll ever see each other. Goodbye Luffy" Robin says, not even turning her head back to the boy

Zoro growls as he cuts through Kaku's blades "Luffy, don't let her get away, we'll handle the guys here" he barks getting a nod from the captain

Kaku smirks "Don't get cocky boy, and never take your eyes off your opponent"

Shigen

Zoro doubles over, getting 3 penetrating jabs to the torso from the long nosed agent

Meanwhile Lucci catches Luffy out of the air, holding him up by his face and ignoring the flailing teen's punches like they were nothing

"He's taking Luffy's attacks and not even blinking. How can any of us go up against this monster?" Nami thinks aloud, visibly shaking

"I have him, now go" Lucci orders, getting a very slight nod from Robin

"Papa?" Artemis looks to the purple haired straw hat

"I know" he sighs

Shimmer

"I think no… ah fuk" Bluno grunts his hand cut up and Kaos appearing behind him

"You tried grab my leg didn't you?" he asks, sounding more like himself at that moment "I'd tell you why that happened, but you apparently know everything about my fruit so I guess that means you cut yourself on purpose. Also good to know you can't use that defence and move, else I doubt you'd be bleeding quite as heavily" he smirks, then returns his focus to the window Robin just jumped out of "Really hope these guys don't have a Gran Ray Cero under their belt" he mutters under his breath, sidestepping a Shigen he was pretty sure was aimed for his heart from Sui and jumped out after her.

With Robin gone, Lucci tossed a still struggling Luffy into the wall beside him, now having lost all their heavy hitters the Straw Hats were at a loss

"How, they made them look like marine grunts" Vivi whimpers, the others not much better

"I knew you guys were strong but this should be impossible" Poly gasps

"You just don't get it do you?" Sui sneers

"We're not like you, as members or CP9 we've spent our entire lives training, working to test and surpass the limits of humanity, honing those skills into a weapon of Absolute Justice. The results of that training are the 6 techniques we've just beaten you to a pulp with, the Rokushiki. So I'm sure by now you can see why and how the 5 of us are the Government's best and most elite agents" Lucci continues "and in the same breath you can see how much of an overkill we are to be dealing with a weak band of pirates like you are. Of course the details of our techniques and training is strictly classified, but I'll give you a spoiler, none of you would have made the cut"

"Lucci we need to go, the ignition system is about to blow" Califa reminds the leader, but he seems to ignore her

"But a moment like this, is so rare" he smirks, then begins to transform

"As if we weren't screwed already" Nami cries, seeing the man get bigger and scarier by the second

"He ate a Zoan fruit, no wonder he's so strong" Victor curses

"Correct. I ate the Neko Neko no mi: Model Leopard" Lucci grunts, now towering over all those around him

"He's a leopard human"

"He's huge"

"It appears the fire is already spreading" Lucci says casually, as smoke begins to waft up to the room "There's not much time left for you all"

Poly grimace as he pulls himself up "I don't care what you are, I'm not letting you lay another finger on Iceberg!"

"Chopper, are you ok?" Nami asks, having noticed the reindeer almost vibrating at the edge of her vision

"He's a carnivore class zoan, they're the most viscious of them all" he whimpers

"Correct. Zoan, Logia, Paramecia. All wonderful artefacts capable of increasing one's ability, of which physical strength is a zoan specialty" he gives a feline smirk as he says that "Meaning the harder we train the stronger we get, and if you thought I was tough as a human, this form is practically divine" he laughs

"Lucci, the workers are coming up the stairs, they're on the way to us" Califa relays

"It won't matter, they won't get that far"

Rankyaku

Unlike previous uses of the attack, which hurt people and cut through walls, this attack practically cleaved through the entire building. This caused a good portion of Galley La to collapse in on itself, as well as destroy the hallway and a portion of the ceiling of the room they were all currently standing in. The only person who managed to take advantage of the mess was Poly, who hobbled over to Iceberg and pulled him up, bracing the older man against his own body (though at this point Iceberg was probably in better condition than Polly)

"Poly don't do this"

"I'm not leaving this place without you Iceberg"

"Actually" the blond looks to Califa who was addressing him directly "I'm afraid to tell you, neither of you will be leaving"

Poly chuckles, coughing up a little blood along the way "Then I guess I'll have to prove you wrong, and go through you. Unless you'd rather just step aside" he then scowls "Why did it have to be you? Why? Why did you trick me, I thought you were my friends damn it!"

"Then you were a fool" Lucci scoffs as he stomps forward, leopard swoll raises his arm to tear both men apart, when he takes a rubber fist to the face, causing him to turn his head away slightly

"Pigeon dick!"

"Straw Hat?"

"Imbecile" Lucci growls, before impaling Luffy on one of his claws

Shigen

'Fuck, why do people keep doing that' Luffy thinks in a corner of his mind, now panting on the floor and hoping he doesn't bleed out… at least his finger was smaller than Crocodile's hook. Meanwhile Lucci licks his claws clean of blood, if they crew weren't on the verge of pissing themselves with fear they'd probably be a little nauseous right now.

"Have a nice flight" Lucci snarks, grabbing Luffy by the head and tossing him through the wall, taking him out of the fight completely.

Tekkai

He blocks a sword swing from Zoro, then plants strong kick into the swordsman's side, launching him out into the water below

"Now, who's next?" he growls, turning to the remaining group, smirking as he sees Alvida and Victor charging at him

Tekkai

Shigen

BOOOOOOOM!

His iron body was strong enough to not just tank but knock back the smooth woman, then a quick strike enabled him to shove away the bomberman before he could explode, protecting himself, as well as adding to the collateral damage.

A little later

"This is the end of Iceberg, despite all his accomplishments, he really should have known the World Government can't be challenged by anyone who wishes to continue breathing" Sui hums, watching the flames consume Iceberg's office, where the bound mayor and Poly were.

"Correct. Now we must locate Franky and retrieve the plans, quickly before he has time to hide them or flee the island" Lucci orders

"It's unlikely he's be able to go anywhere, given Aqua Lagoona is about to hit" Kaku argues, but follows the boss regardless

"True, now where would Franky be?" Califa wonders

"He was in the bar earlier, but then he left to find Straw Hat, settle the score so to speak" Blueno answers "After that, who knows"

"It gives us a general location and a starting point" Lucci says with a nod

Soru

Geppo

The agents zip through the sky and across the rooftops, their end goal their only thought

"Well, that's convenient" Sui purrs, stopping to overhear some of the Franky family talking about sending Straw Hat a message, then yelling about it, meaning her covert work was mostly pointless. Sighing she catches up to the others with the information "Franky's in a warehouse under bridge 6, apparently he has some more of the Straw Hats with him, hoping to use them as hostages and bait to draw in Straw Hat" she relays to Lucci

"Perfect"

Meanwhile

"That's so sad, you left the friends you made and have been traveling with since the East Blue for your ship" Franky balls, his Garnet cosplayers crying just as hard

"Jeez, why are you crying?" Usopp yells, Kaya sighing as she makes tea

"I'm not crying, just everything that's happened, it takes some guts to stand up to your boss, and walk away like that" Franky says with a sniffle, causing the sniper to sigh deeply and contiue patching up the Merry

A few minutes later

"Here you go everyone, tea's ready" Kaya says, her syrup tendrils each holding a steaming cup, which she places most on the table, except for one which she lays beside Ussop "Be careful it's hot"

"Thanks kid, you're a nice, polite girl, never would have pegged you for a pirate" Franky smiles as he picks up and sips his tea "HOT!"

"Moron, she just told you it was hot" Usopp yells

"You know, you should probably take a break" one of Franky's girls say

"You'll burn yourself out, your girlfriend even made you some nice tea" the other adds, her lips curl when both straw hat's blush

"You know they're right Usopp" Kaya whispers, the medic worrying about him making things worse

"I get it, you don't want to sit down with us, after all we did steal the 200 mill, which in a way lead to the fight with your captain" Franky guesses, standing up again

"It's not that, what's done is done, no point holding a grudge" Usopp says in a tired tone

"Taking the high road, what a man" Franky smiles "also about that money. I Spent All Of It!" he cheers, his girls posing with him

"I will bury you, or just watch Kaya suffocate you in honey" Usopp growls, while the Ami girl pinches her nose

"Hey, don't get all worked up about it, especially not after showing just how laid back and forgiving you are. I mean can't we just start over with blank slates? I mean I haven't tried to hurt you for destroying my place and demolition factory, or beating the crap out of my boys…. You long nosed freak I'll tear you limb from limb" the cyborg flails, his girls keeping him away from the injured sniper and the medic

Kaya frowns, seeing Usopp lost in thought, most likely about abandoning their friends, even if it felt like the only option

"Anyway, like I was saying given how crazy the last few days have been, what do you say we put the axe in the ground and let bygones be bygones?" Franky suggests, having calmed down and drinking Kaya's tea again

"I think it's bury the Hatchet"

"She's right bro that's the phrase"

Franky shrugs "What they said, the meaning's the same kid" he sighs and looks at the 2 former straw hats "So, what are you going to do know it's just the 2 of you? Doesn't exactly look like you have anywhere to go" the question was left unanswered until the cyborg had an idea "Hey why don't you let me take you in, join the Franky Family, we could use a smar…"

"Shut up!" Usopp shouts "I'm not about to become a ship dismantler, and Kaya's talents would be wasted in that field as well"

"We're not straw hats any more, but we're still pirates, till the end" Kaya adds, a serious expression on her face

"You 2, are breaking my heart" Franky cries, strumming a guitar he keeps in the warehouse "Don't be so cold, I'm just looking out for you, trying to see where your future lies"

"Thank you, but our future isn't your concern" the syrup girl responds

"Besides, don't you have other things to worry about, like that big storm about to hit"

Franky shrugs "Nah, Aqua Lagoona is only dangerous if you get caught with your pants down. We're safe here" he assures them, then gives them a little history lesson about the island partly because of the storm, but also to help them understand how things lead to this point. The 2 noticed he got very energetic and proud when he moved to explaining about the Puffing Tom, the sea train, as well as it's creator, the shipwright Tom.

"Wow, this Tom guy was some kind of genius to come up with and actually build the seatrain" Usopp praises, getting a small, content smile from Franky

"Hit the nail on the head long nose, brilliant, and kind, that was Tom" he sighs deeply, lost in his own memories

TBC

LW: Well, fuck, these guys can't catch a break.

Yes I used the japanese names for both the techniques and the 6 powers itself, because they sound better and more interesting.

JustMe: If you could send it to me somehow whenever you're done, that would be great. Thanks and glad you've enjoyed it so far

See you in 2 weeks, stay safe and try not catch the Coronavirus ok everyone?