***Author's Note: I do not own One Piece, Oda does, I do own the characters I made up in this story (ex: Ivy, Cecily (Shadow), and any other made up characters throughout this story that I might create). Also, please do not copy this story and claim it as your own***
Chapter
"LUFFY! ZORO! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Chopper shouted, riding on a Yagura, and some Galley-La workers right behind him.
"They were sent flying in this direction. I'm sure of it." Shadow muttered, riding a Yagura, spotting Zoro and me, calling to Chopper, steering the Yagura to the edge of the sidewalk, getting off, and sprinting towards us, "IVY! ZORO!"
"Hey Shadow." I greeted, hearing Shadow's voice, and turning my head towards her, "Where's Nami?"
"She went to go after the Sea-Train." Chopper retold, getting off the Yagura, and sprinting towards us, "Robin is only doing this because the World Government is making her. We're going to get her back."
"I figured." Zoro smirked, glancing up, and frowning in concentration, "We're getting Robin back, but first, we need to get our Dumbass-Captain unstuck."
"Get me all the meat, sake, and Pepsi you got." Nami ordered, directing the Galley-La workers, standing on a bridge, overlooking the city, spotting me, Zoro, Shadow, and Chopper, and rushing towards us, "IVY! ZORO! DID YOU FIND LUFFY?!"
"The idiot's up there." Shadow, Zoro, Chopper, and I deadpanned, pointing up to Luffy, and large-sweatdrops appeared on our heads.
"YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE!" Paulie instructed, getting off his yagura, stepping onto the bridge, widening his eyes upon seeing the massive-wave heading towards us, and shouting at us, "AQUA LAGUNA IS COMING ANY MINUTE!"
"HURRY UP AND GET UNSTUCK, BAKA!" Nami directed, barring her teeth, and a tick-mark appeared on her head, "YOU'RE GONNA DROWN IF YOU DON'T GET UNSTUCK!"
"I'M TRYING!" Luffy defended, barring his teeth, a tick-mark appeared on his head, and attempting to wiggle out.
"WHILE YOU WERE SCREWING AROUND, THOSE GOVERNMENT-ASSWIPES TOOK ROBIN AWAY!" Nami scolded, tears falling off her face, and clenching her hands into fists, "IF WE DON'T HURRY, WE'LL NEVER GET ROBIN BACK! SHE KNEW THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO KILL HER, BUT SHE SACRIFICING HERSLEF ANYWAYS!"
"Robin was lying afterall." Luffy smiled, pushing the building apart, squeezing-free, and landing next to us.
"THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT!" Kokoro exclaimed, seeing the wave crashing towards us, her eyes going wide in horror, and raising her voice, "GET OUT OF THERE!"
"HANG ON TIGHT EVERYBODY!" Luffy instructed, stretching his arm around our waist, flinging us onto the bridge, and releasing us once we were on the bridge, "Phew. That was close."
"WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET!" I proclaimed, spotting the wave heading towards the bridge, pointing my finger at the massive-wave, and widening my eyes in terror, "LOOK!"
"HANG ON!" Paulie hollered, hooking us with rope, yanking us away, and we ran to the ship-building-island, "EVERYBODY GET TO THE SHIP-BUILDING-ISLAND NOW!"
"Aqua Laguna was never this bad." a Galley-La worker regarded, running towards Ship-Building-Island, catching his breath, and laying on the ground.
"Chopper…can't…breath…" Zoro wheezed, attempting to pry an unconscious Chopper off his face, finally getting him off, shaking Chopper, barring his teeth, and a tick-mark appeared on his head, "I WAS GONNA DIE, LITTLE TURD! PUT MY FACE IN A DEATH-GRIP AND PASS OUT AGAIN AND I'LL SLICE YOU TO KINGDOM-COME!"
"You Pirates are insane." Kokoro surmised, drinking out of a bottle, sitting down on the ground, and chuckling-softly, "How you managed to stay alive this long is beyond me."
"Thanks for the help rope-guy." Luffy thanked, laying on the ground, and catching his breath, "It's because me and my crew are really strong. Hey, Zoro, why where you down there anyway?"
"…" Zoro claimed, leaving out some details, a sweatdrop appeared on his head, and darting his eyes sideway, "That Lucci asshole tossed me down there."
"Nuh-Huh." Chopper butted-in, waking up, and never realizing he just signed his death warrant, "Ivy said he got stuck head-first in a chimney and she had to get him out."
"Why you little…" Zoro growled, shadows-crossed his face, a murderous-aura seeping out of him, and mock-strangling Chopper.
"HELP…ZORO…TRYING…KILL…ME!" Chopper gasped, being lifted off the ground by Zoro, taking a deep-breath once Zoro let him go, and falling to the ground.
"HAHAHAHAHA! ZORO GOT STUCK IN A CHIMNEY!" Luffy blustered, smacking the ground with his hand, rolling on the ground, and tears of laughter falling off his face, "I COULDN'T BE THAT LAME EVEN IF TRIED! HAHA!"
"YOU DID THE SAME THING SO QUIT LAUGHING, MORON!" Nami and I berated, barring our teeth, a tick-mark appeared on our head, back-fist-punching Luffy on the head, and stretching each of his cheeks.
"OWW! ALRIGHT!" Luffy frowned, rubbing his cheeks when we let them go, and correcting himself, "Where's Sanji and Us…Where's Sanji?"
"Sanji went after Robin." Shadow revealed, pursing her lips, and biting her lip, "Another thing, the Government Agents took Usopp as well."
"It's up to you, Captain." Zoro stated, glancing over at Luffy, and raising an eyebrow up at him, "What are your orders?"
"Only 1 thing to do." Luffy declared, standing-up, cracking his knuckles, and a serious-expression etched onto his face, "We kick those Government-bastards' asses and get them back."
"I was hoping you'd say that." I smirked, standing-up, and cracking my knuckles.
"We can't disobey our Captain's orders now can we?" Shadow remarked, standing-up, and transforming into her Snow-Leopard-Kitten-Form.
"My swords and I have been itching for a rematch." Zoro smirked, standing-up, a dark-aura seeping out of him, and gripping the hilt of his swords with his hands.
"We're not gonna let them kill Robin." Nami declared, standing-up, glaring, determination-flashed into her eyes, and clenching her hands into fists.
"Hang in there Robin, we're coming." Chopper promised, standing up, and glaring.
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To Sanji
"COLLIER FRIT!" Sanji chanted, making his way past the 7th Train-car, entering the 6th Train-car, kicking the Marines with his leg, standing up, and dusting himself-off, "So much for going onto the train unnoticed."
"SANJI?!" Usopp vociferated, widening his eyes, and watching Sanji beat-up the Marines, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"
"Who are you again?" Sanji intoned, lighting a cigarette, puffing out smoke, and sliding his hand into his pocket, "I don't ever recall meeting you before."
"NOT COOL, YOU JERK!" Usopp chastised, barring his teeth, a tick-mark appeared on his head, and smacking the air with his hand.
"Looks like those Government Dickbags are good for something." Sanji mused, ignoring Usopp, glimpsing Transponder-Snails, and taking one, "Now I can get in contact with Nami."
"He's one of your pirate-friends you were talking about, Long-Nose." Franky guessed, leaning against the wall, and raising an eyebrow at Usopp.
"Ex friend." Sanji and Usopp answered in sync, and standing beside each-other.
"Who are you, anyways?" Sanji questioned, narrowing his eyes at Franky, and taking a drag of his cigarette.
"I'm the face of the Underworld. The ship dismantler Franky." Franky introduced, grinning, and still tied into a potato-sack.
"SO YOU'RE THE BASTARD THAT BEAT UP USOPP! HE MAY BE DEAD TO ME NOW, BUT HE WAS MY CREWMATE BACK THEN!" Sanji seethed, kicking Franky in the face, barring his teeth, and a large-tick-mark etched onto his head, "HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WANT ME TO CUT YOU INTO?!"
"SANJI STOP!" Usopp pleaded, waddling in front of him, and holding out his hands in defensive-manner, "HE'S NOT A BAD GUY!"
"YOU'RE LUCKY I'M TIED UP, PUNK!" Franky warned, barring his teeth, and a tick-mark appeared on his head.
"You really need to chill, dude." Usopp advised, sweatdropping, bowing his head, and a somber-expression appeared on his face, "We talked out our differences. If it wasn't for him, Merry would've been destroyed…I guess it didn't matter…Merry is gone."
"You can mourn later, Bro." Franky suggested, pursing his lips, and glaring at Sanji, "Untie me Blondie."
"YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF YOUR MISERABLE LIFE IN THAT POTATO-SACK FOR ALL I CARE!" Sanji rejected, barring his teeth, a tick-mark appeared on his head, getting into Franky's face, and sending-sparks at him.
"SCREW YOU!" Franky bickered, barring his teeth, getting into Sanji's face, and sending sparks at him.
"STOP FIGHTING!" Usopp ordered, stepping in the middle of their fight, and trying to calm them down, "THE MARINES WILL COME IF YOU TWO KEEP YELLING!"
"THEY SHOULD'VE GAGGED BOTH OF YOU!" Sanji claimed, the tick-mark growing bigger, and barring his teeth.
"HURRY UP AND UNTIE ME!" Franky barked, struggling around, and barring his teeth.
"DON'T ORDER ME AROUND!" Sanji bantered, barring his teeth, and the tick-mark flashing on his head.
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To Nami, Shadow, Chopper, Ivy, Luffy, and Zoro
"Let us borrow another sea-train." Nami begged, clapping her hands together, and gazing at Paulie.
"The Puffing-Tom is the only sea-train in the world." Paulie denied, shaking his head, crossing his arms against his chest, and lighting up a cigar.
"Then lend us the fastest and strongest ship you've got." Luffy demanded, facing Paulie, and a stern-look etched onto Luffy's face.
"Even our biggest galleons would be smashed to pieces." Paulie informed, frowning, sighing-sadly, and shaking his head, "You'll just have to wait until this storm subsides."
"IT'LL BE TOO LATE!" I blurted, a pained-expression appeared on my face, shadows-covering my head, lowering my head, swallowing down a lump in my throat, and clenching my hands into fists, "If they take Robin to Impel Down before we get to her, it'll be nearly impossible to get Robin back."
"Impel down? What's that?" Chopper asked, sitting on my lap, scrunching his eyebrows together in puzzlement, and staring up at me in curiosity.
"It's one of the 3 places prisoners are taken to by a Navy Ship. The Marines use a secret passage-way that leads them to those 3 destinations. They call this passage the Gates Of Justice due to the giant-steel-doors at each entrance." I explained, speaking-faintly, biting my lip, and shadows covered my face, "Impel Down is an underwater prison. No matter what level you're on, its hell. Once you're in Impel Down, there's no escaping. Only one person had managed to break in and out of that place. The 2nd place is Marineford. It's Navy HQ. Lastly, is Enies Lobby. Prisoners are taken there to stand trial. But it's complete bullshit. They already deem you guilty."
"DON'T YOU GET IT?" Nami bellowed, spreading her arms out, and panic etched onto her face, "EACH SECOND WE'RE SITTING HERE, WE'RE WASTING TIME! ONCE ROBIN GOES THROUGH THOSE GATES, WE LOSE ANY CHANCE TO RESCUE HER!"
"NO, YOU ARE THE ONES WHO DON'T GET IT!" Paulie countered, trying to knock some sense into us, and gripping a rope in his hand, "PICKING A FIGHT AT ENIES LOBBY IS LIKE DECLARING WAR ON THE WHOLE NAVY!"
"GOOD!' I spat, an enraged-expression appeared on my face, a murderous-aura seeping out of me, and hatred-burned in my eyes, "I'LL BURN IT ALL TO THE DAMN GROUND!"
"OUR CREWMATE IS COUNTING ON US!" Luffy decreed, narrowing his eyes at Paulie, and getting into his fighting-stance, "IF YOU WON'T GIVE US A SHIP, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE IT BY FORCE!"
"ENOUGH!" Kokoro hollered, interrupting our squabble, taking a swig from her bottle, and leading us towards a building, "Since you pirates are so determined to risk your lives, come with me. The people who built the Puffing-Tom had also built another Sea-Train. I'll warn you, nobody has touched The Rocket-Man for over 12-years. It might not run anymore."
"Rocket-Man?" Luffy repeated, following Kokoro, standing in front of the Sea-Train, and stars-for-eyes, "WOAH! SO COOL!"
"IT LOOKS REALLY FAST!" Chopper added, standing beside Luffy, and stars-for-eyes.
"Kokoro." Iceberg smiled, holding a tool-box in his hands, peeking his head out of the train, jumping down, and walking over to us, "Looks like we both have soft-spots for idiots. Everything is ready for you guys. It's our failed protype, so be careful."
"That Asshole really did a number on you, didn't he?" Shadow commented, noticing Luffy's legs were shaky, and bunching her eyebrows together in worry.
"Yeah." Luffy nodded, falling onto a knee, grimacing, and getting onto the train, "I'll be fine once I get some meat."
"Here's all the meat you wanted." a train-station-employee huffed, dragging a gigantic-sack of meat behind him, and entering the room.
"This is all the sake I could find." a 2nd-Train-Station-Employee wheezed, carrying 2 massive-wooden-crates into the room, and resting against it, "There were only a few cases left of Pepsi."
"HELP ME LOAD IT ONTO THE TRAIN!" Nami instructed, leaping up into the train, and hoisting it up onto the train.
"YES MA'AM!" the Train-Station-Employees saluted, loading the bag and crate onto the train, and standing beside Iceberg when they were done.
"WHAT'S THE HOLD UP NAMI?!" Luffy scowled, sticking his head out of the window, and scrunching his eyebrows together, "WHAT'S WITH THE BAG AND CRATE?!"
"DIDN'T YOU SAY WE DON'T HAVE TO TIME TO WASTE?!" Zoro added, sticking his head out beside Luffy's, and crossing his arms against his chest.
"This is gonna be our toughest battle yet. We all need to be at our top strength. I figured the two of you could use an energy boost." Nami explained, jabbing her thumb towards the pile, and smirking, "I brought you, Zoro, and Ivy all the meat, Sake, and Pepsi I could find."
"Sorry we complained." Zoro and Luffy apologized in sync, a star-flashed around their heads, and digging in.
"Thanks Nami," I thanked, giving her a hug, stepping towards the pile of grub, sitting down beside Luffy, opening a can of Pepsi, taking a swig, and eating some meat, "You're the best."
Did you really mean what you said earlier? Shadow mind-linked, jumping onto my shoulder, transforming into her Ferret-Form, and gazing at me in concern.
If it meant saving Ace then yes. I mind-linked, chewing a piece of chicken, and frowning, I'll do whatever I have to make sure Ace lives.
"STRAW HAT!" a Franky-Family member called, rushing into the room, and placing his hand on his knees.
"Haven't these clowns learned their lesson the 1st time?" Zoro uttered, glancing up when he heard the commotion, taking a swig of Sake, and scowling at the Franky Family, "If you want a rematch, you're gonna have to come back another time."
"THOSE GOVERNMENT BASTARDS TOOK FRANKY!" a Franky-Family member declared, biting his lip, and tears fell down his face, "YOU HAVE TO LET US COME WITH YOU!"
"You've got to be kidding." Chopper listed, sticking his head out of the window, and glaring at them, "You stole our money, beat-up our friend, and now you expect us to help you after everything you done to us?"
"We know we don't have the right to ask you of this, but…" Zambai sniffed, tears falling down his face, and kneeling onto the ground, "THEY'LL KILL BIG BRO! PLEASE, YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE!"
"…" Luffy ordered, staring at them for a few seconds, a serious-expression appeared on his face, and crossing his arms against his chest, "Get on already."
"THANK YOU! WE'LL REMEMBER YOUR KINDNESS!" the Franky-Family-Members thanked, bowing, and tears of joy falling down their faces, "WE'LL JUST FOLLOW YOU WITH OUR KING BULL!"
"Are you sure about this, Luffy?" Nami probed, frowning-slightly, and glancing towards the Franky Family in concern.
"It's fine." Luffy grinned, pumping his fist into the air, and sitting on top of the train, "FULL SPEED AHEAD TO ENIES LOBBY!"
TO BE CONTINUED…