LW: So, the boys are hyped on Iva's Energy Hormone, Kaos is self-medicating but I'm sure that'll be fine… anyway now for the mad dash to the finish
Rubber King and Mirror Master - A Family's Moral Lines (Alternate title, Demi Dick Move)
"Remember straw boy, Energy Hormone may have you up and running now, but if you drop again… you won't get up" Iva explains "The hormone only tricks your body into thinking you have energy when you don't, it's not actually healing your injuries at all. You're going to be a mess when this is all over, and that's if you survive to the end of the battle in the first place"
"So it's an all-or-nothing last stand this time Lu? You ready?"
"Of course I am, think you can keep up?" Luffy smirks
Anord Nathar: Mamba
"I wasssss born ready sssstraw hat" Kaos hisses, smirking as energy fills both of them, now for the main event "Oh bollocks, they got new executioners"
"It's happening, they're going to murder Ace!" Luffy yells as the brothers rush forward as full speed
"You idiots! But… it's not like they'll listen to reason anytime soon, madness is already setting in I guess. Don't worry boys, Iva's coming, backup is on the way!"
"Don't forget about me Straw Boy!" Bon Kuri shouts before spinning after his friend
"Oh Kaos" Hancock sighs, conflicted about whether to follow or just sew chaos amongst the marines elsewhere
"It's Straw Hat!"
"He's still alive!"
"Not for long he ain't"
"GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Luffy screams, arms starting to steam before launching
Jet Gattling
Gomu Gomu Gomu Gomu Gomu Gomu Gomu
"Not this time Straw hat!" Dalmatian declares before leaping at the distracted rookie
Shigan
He struck dead…. Only it wasn't Luffy. With his fingers embedded in off-white skin, he just managed to look up at toxic green eyes, before the knuckles pressed against his sternum
Shigan: Handkyanon
The marines freeze as the Vice Admiral drops dead, a fist-sized hold punched clean through his chest, the force and speed meaning there wasn't even blood on the 1st mate's dark grey, lightly scaled arm.
CRUNCH
"What the hell was that? Where's the kind boy I raised, what the fuck did you do to my Grandson!" Garp bellows after crushing the arm rests of the chair due to his clenched fists
"I don't know what you mean Vice Admiral Garp, Luffy is over there" Kaos tilts his head and points over to where said Rubber Boy was punching and kicking his way through a hoard of marines. Even Ace felt bad for Garp as a dagger of ice in his back metaphorically tore through his heart… but Kaos didn't really give a shit at the moment, and Luffy was otherwise occupied "This was something after a couple months of tinkering… anyone want to see what I've figured out after spending over a decade getting the shit beat out of you by a marine hero?"
"Kill the fucker! For Dalmation!"
Justice SMASH
"Right in the braincase, I didn't ask you to charge me head on like an idiot… though I'm not sure you can even hear me so… oh well" Kaos shrugs as he looks down at the marine he'd just punched in the head, slamming him straight down into the rock and causing a crater about the size of his torso to form under him
"You really are a scary boy, you know that kid?"
"I'm aware Iva, people tell me that from time to time. Also shouldn't you be over helping Luffy?"
Memoirs of a Winter Sky
"Eh, Bon chan has it covered, him and Straw boy are a real dream team"
"Yeah, that swan just won di… oh crap it's Koby, but not Buttchin, so Tashigi must still be paralysed. Opps"
"Luffy" the pink haired marine shouts just before the pirate runs into him
"Koby?"
"I'm sorry Luffy, but I won't let you take another step!"
Luffy's smile thins, and then drops "Won't. Meaning it's your decision, and you could have simply made a different one. On the other hand, I CAN'T let you stand in my way. I WON'T let ANYONE stand between me and getting to Ace, do you understand me?"
Gum Gum Pistol
Luffy plants his fist right in Koby's face, slamming the teen into the ground without even breaking stride
"Oh my, you sure pissed off Straw Boy Mr Marine, at least it wasn't the other one as you're still breathing… I hope" Bon grimaces, then a smile twitches to life when Koby coughs and wheezes in pain "Farewell!" he cackles, before pirouetting away just before Helmeppo shows up to drag his semi conscious ass somewhere safer
'Just a little closer, those guys with the glaives are back' Luffy grimaces, just before an explosion goes off right in front of him
"Oh dear, it's those massive mechs the Government have been keeping on the downlow"
"The Kuma cyborgs" Luffy groans "Why can't these guys just leave us the hell alone?"
Beep beep beep beep
'Monkey D. Luffy, bounty: 330 million'
Just before the beams were fired, someone sprinted ahead, dropping right in front of our rubber hero
"What is she doing?" Bon hisses
'Boa Hancock of the 7 Warlords. Navy allie detected'
"They stopped charging, like that?"
"Oh yeah, you guys are technically on the same side… thank Hancock, send me invitations to the wedding!" Luffy laughs as he runs off, missing the Kuja's blush, before it twisted into a much more vicious smirk, before she leaps at her supposed 'allies'
"Pays to be the Kuja Queen's little brother doesn't it Straw Boy?" Bon teases as he follows the kid, regrouping with Kaos and Iva in the process "The strings she can pull to keep you out of trouble"
Elsewhere
"That could have left a nasty bruise if you'd managed to hit me magma brat" Whitebeard scoffs, while he watches the 'Vampire' slither away
"Pops!" Marco shouts as he lands nearby, still bathed in his regenerative flames "Are you ok?"
"I've been better, but I've also been worse. When this is over, remind me to give the Demon Eye a bonus for their hard work" Whitebeard chuckles
Marco rolls his eyes "They won't accept it pops, this is more than just a job, it's paying you back for everything you've done for them over the years. You know that as well as I do"
"I'll just have to pay Cipher under the table then if Grima won't take honest money I know he will"
"Are you both really having this conversation right in the open where we can hear you?" Akainu growls
"Yes, because you're that low on my priority list I can arrange may payments for a successful rescue op, while still in the middle of said op"
"That would probably mean something if this was a one on one fight… but I'm afraid we all knew we couldn't beat a monster like you, by playing fair" Akainu sneers as on the platform Sengoku gives the order to charge him, basically hoping a mass of men with swords dogpiling a man they stand like knee high to… would do anything. Even with several hanging off him, blades embedded in his pecs and gut, Whitebeard just kept moving forward, swatting at the marines like flies. The cannonfire to the face though, it certainly looked like it did something, it made him stumble, even looked like it nearly toppled him, but it did make him stop and take a step back to balance himself while the rest of the Whitebeard pirates quickly turned, rushing to their father's aid
"No, stay back!" Whitebeard orders, his body tilted back painfully and really off balance… but he hadn't fallen. And then, he takes a step forward, which to those around him, might as well be Thunder from the Gods themselves "You think, this is all you'd need, to take me out? A few kids, with their toy swords and BBguns?" He taunts as he pulls himself back to a standing position "I could tear you all apart single handedly…but you know that, don't you?" Even behind the smoke, they could feel the sneer as he tilts forward, the marine's swords begins to dislodge "Because you QUAKE when you hear the name WHITEBEARD!" he bellows, before swinging Mirokumogiri into the crowd, cleaving through them like a farmer at harvest, the resulting shockwaves sending hundreds of marines into the air, then wheezes as they drop down upon their allies 'Bollocks, I really am getting old if this is winding me' he grimaces
"There this is our chance, take him down while he's recovering!" Sengoku orders, during which every marine looks between him and whitebeard, and the sheer number of people the man just bodies and thought 'You fucking what mate?'
"Damn it, fucking spider bastard, Pops needs me!" Marco growls after Vice Admiral Onigumo manages to get the drop on him, clamping down on his neck and arms with his extra limbs, before slipping a Seastone shackle on his right arm
Shing
"Bitch!" the marine shouts as his Spider legs are sliced off where they join his human form, Shaula finishing her attack by drop kicking the marine away from Whitebeard's 1st mate
"My sister is a spider too dumbass, I know how to fight, and more importantly how to cripple them. You ok Marco?"
"I've been worse"
Ping
Ping
"Like right now" the Zoan wheezes, both pirates taking light beams to centre mass
"And you say I get distracted cousin, you just had to stick it to your sister huh" Kizaru chuckles "And with that cuff Marco, guess even the Phoenix can bleed"
Back with Whitebeard
"Recover… ha like I need more than a few deep breaths after these little scratches?" Whitebeard chuckles, while the marines continue to search for their balls after the thrashing they just took "You think these paper cuts can stop me, that I'm going to lie down and give up?" he plants his feet and looks up at Sengoku and Garp, only the former actually managing to look him in the eye "I'm not some fool, I know what will happen if I falter or pause, even more a moment, what happens if I die. And knowing that, it steels my resolve, ensuring I won't stop fighting until the bitter end. I will die on my feet Sengoku, and I'll make sure you have to fight for every pint of blood I lose between now and then" he declares, while the navy all pulls out as many firearms as they can manage and surround him… until the higher ups got involved, stopping them from launching a sneak attack and stabbing him in the back like cowards
"Shit, these bastards are forming a perimeter around Whitebeard's back. You want to die the old ma…"
Respira
"Oh we don't plan on dying today" Helios wheezes, having just hacked up a black tar like substance which quickly dispersed into a thick black smog, eating through the nearest marines in seconds "That's what you're here for Hazhazhaz!"
"For Pops!"
"For Whitebeard!"
"For Ace!"
"Seems everyone is here, might as well begin the show ay Newgate?" Sengoku taunts, before turning to the replacement spearmen "EXECUTE HIM!"
"Sir, yes sir!"
"Shit, we're too far away!" Luffy scowls as his group sprint closer and closer to the platform
"Don't make me laugh Sengoku, you think those punks are even a challenge for me?" Whitebeard boasts, then tilts and drops to his knee, those swords might have actually hit some more important spots than he expected 'Ah crap it's Grima's Awakening all over again'
"Just out of range, how disappointing" Cipher pouts, then turns his eyes to other targets
"From the Start this was the only way this was going to end!" Sengoku declares as the blades were raised
"ACE!"
"DON'T YOU DARE!"
The sheer burst of Conqueror's even had Sengoku pause in shock most nearby marines didn't stand a chance, in fact most of the men between Luffy and Ace were knocked out cold almost instantaneously
"Well shit, another one" Kizaru whines
"That's it Luffy, just like Amazon Lily Shashasha!" Shaula cackles
"It's not over yet!" Luffy declares as his foursome make their final dash for the platform, the job much easier now everyone was unconscious (even Bon looked a little peaky, but a swift kick from Iva and Kaos set him right, for now at least)
Whitebeard smirks despite himself "Hm, guess that brat, might be worthy after all. Of at least trying for the crown Gurarara!"
"Deus Ex Machina!"
"Shut up Sister, the boy already showed it off, just because the marines didn't know doesn't mean he pulled it out of his ass!" Grima retorts, her wings once more providing distance between herself and Robin's radiant strikes
" If you're weak-willed, step aside. We're dealing with 2 Conquerors' here, though given they're the son's of Dragon and Whitebeard, the higher ups should have at least considered it a possibility" One of the Vice Admirals orders "Kill the brats, power like that should not be allowed to run free in the hands of pirates!"
"I must say I'm impressed Lu, and a little annoyed you've upstaged me, that was a lot more people knocked out then when I did it" Kaos chuckles
"I think we arrived too late to see that, but maybe it's because the marines are a lot more packed together than out there?" Iva suggests, only half joking 'These boys, they're nuts, but power like that…. They certainly prove the apple doesn't fall far from the tree'
CRACK WOOOOOSH
"Oh my, you don't see a man as powerful as Whitebeard running as backup these days. He must see the potential Straw hat and Mirror Master have, as well as how high the chances they have of getting to Fire Fist, if they could just lighten the load ahead of them" Alistair commentates, while assisting Henry with Plan B "It's not quite passing the torch, but I'd call it at least acknowledging their strength"
"Gurarara, scared of little boys and old men are you? You were so cocky a few minutes ago, where's that fire gone ay punks? Don't make this boring for me, after all the work I put into getting this far" Whitebeard chuckles lowly as he goads them "I thought you wanted to kill me!" he shouts, before launching another quake punch at the group
"Focus on Whitebeard!" a marine orders "He's a monster but he's losing steam, once he's out then we can deal with the kids"
"They're focusing their fire on Whitebeard… we should probably take advantage of the distraction and move our butts to Ace boy" Bon Kuri muses
"Way ahead of you!" both brothers call back, having resumed their sprint once it was clear Whitebeard had the marines handled… and if he didn't the Semi circle of his commanders, most of the Demon Eye, and Jinbe would probably at least even the odds
"For Ace! For Whitebeard!"
"We got your back Pops, just don't overdo it!"
"The Death and Destruction, the marines now reap what they've sown"
Whitebeard sighs before launching another bubble, this time to silence everything "Enough! New plan boys: I either die here, or I live, so what I want you to do… is backup Straw Hat, understood?"
"What?"
Fellblaze Bombardment
"How about no, Newgate? We didn't come all this way just to watch you die. The kids can go back up the new Generation… but we're staying put, standing right by your side" Grima scowls, before landing on Whitebeard's shoulder like a demented parrot
"Stubborn bitch" Whitebeard sighs, then chuckles, if he falls today, at least it will be spectacular with these mental patients backing him up "Fine. All Whitebeard pirates, back up Straw Hat's push for the Scaffold, the Demon Eye will stay here with me, see if we can't get there first" he jokes, trying to raise their spirits as it probably dipped quite badly even thinking about abandoning their Captain
"Hey boys looks like we acquired some back up" Iva notes as several New World pirates beginning to flank and support the 4
Chains of Entropy
"Yeah, Ice is still not my thing, but I'm taking what I can get" Kaos grins as he sidesteps the ice sculpture display that was a group of marines a moment ago
"Then be thankful it's mine kiddo. 2nd time without even an introduction, though I know who you are Mirror Master"
"I believe I heard someone call you an Ice Witch… so, Whitey Bay correct?"
"Got it in one Heiheihei!"
"Flirt later, Ace is right there! We just need to get one or both of those boys to the platform as we're golden" One of the Decalvan brothers scold as the duo slash through more marines
"Who are all these people?" Luffy mutters but keeps running as they were at least helping him get to Ace
"Whitebeard's allies. The man gave his seal of approval and sent them to assist you, mighty impressive don't you think" Iva laughs
"Why?"
"You may be Ace's brother, but he's Whitebeard's son, Hell Kaos actually IS the man's son, not that we knew that before arriving but the point still stands. The level of trust you have with his boys, he's betting this all on you. So don't play coy, rise to the occasion and smile you cocky little brat!"
"Luffy doesn't do coy, he's too direct for that. He also doesn't give a shit about what people who aren't on his crew think of him, for the most part" Kaos hums with a fanged grin
"He's right, I don't care what the old man or his friends think of me, I came here for one reason, rescuing my big brother, not get approval from anyone, now matter how high on the World's totem pole they are"
On the Whitebeard battleground
"Um sir, maybe we should change plans"
"No chance, we have a chance to kill Whitebeard here, and once he falls the others will start to drop like flies"
"One, one hundred, it doesn't matter. You can get in line or all die at once. Care to finally use that combo we discussed all those years ago?" Whitebeard looks to Grima, who was grinning madly, eyes twinkling with malice
"But of course Gigigigi!" she laughs, manifesting black/purple flames as Whitebeard charges up another quake pulse in his Bisento
GREAT CATACLYSM
In an instant, the Plaza became Hell on Earth, the shockwaves tearing up the ground before the fellblaze consumed all it touched, mostly marines
"GARP!"
"Yeah yeah, don't get your panties in a twist" the old man grunts before standing, Sengoku and himself pulsing their haki, managing to prevent the nearest marines to the platform from sustaining anything more than a few 1st-degree burn
"Well, we got Sengoku off his ass, which is kind of impressive since all he's done so far is blow hot air out both ends" Grima chuckles, dropping down beside Whitebeard as they survey the scene
"That's Pop's full power!"
"Not only that but the Demon Eye Captain, Dragon Grima"
"No wonder he wanted us to help Straw Hat, that way he didn't need to worry about killing his allies in an attack like that" a New World Captain notes with a shiver
"If we keep this up we're golden ay Straw boy" Iva chuckles, then yells with wide eyes "Oh Crap it's Hawkeye!"
"Not again" Luffy and Kaos whine as the greatest swordsman swings at them once more…. Only for the attack to be blocked by Mr. 1
"Thanks sword guy" Luffy grins
"Boss's orders. We're still allies for the moment, so keeping you alive is top priority. Now move!" he explains, while keeping his eyes trained on Mihawk, only to be cut down in a single blow
"Watch out boy's he's still on your tail!"
'Not for long' was through as Yoru was blocked by a familiar gold hook, to the surprise of Luffy and Kaos
"Crocodile too" Mihawk notes
"Stop sleeping on the job Mr. 1" Crocodile grunts as he pushes the Warlord back "You're not needed here Straw hat, get moving before I change my mind and cut you down myself for wasting all our time" the sandman sneers around his cigar
Not one to ignore orders he agrees with, the foursome of Ivankov, BonKuri, Luffy and Kaos do exactly that, run for their lives toward the scaffold
'Oh I hope this is enough to help keep your course steady beloved' Hancock thinks as she slips between the advancing pirates and the Pacifistas, causing them to power down once again…. Only to have to backtrack when she and Salome were nearly bifurcated by some asshole with an axe
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" he bellows as he swings down "Are you out of your damn mind you stupid bitch? That's the 2nd time you've gotten in the way of the Pacifista's firing squad. What are you even trying to accomplish here, you mess around like that and you'll lose your warlord status if not your life after we've dealt with Whitebeard
"You simple, dimwitted, misshapen man-child. Your ignorance is an affront to my beauty" Hancock huffs, her familiar holding in a sigh as it could feel her mistress preparing for a rant
"The Hell you just call me?" the round man with a short fuse shouts
"I will set a pearl of wisdom at your feet, cherish it as I doubt you have many. Love Is ALWAYS a HURRICANE!"
Sentomaru blinks "Wait…. You're in love with that little punk? Damn, all Kuja really are insane"
"I'm going to make you eat those words you ugly little troll of a man!" Hancock screams "You will not lay a finger on my beloved or my little brother!"
"Well shit, talk about leaving us an opening Sesese!" Kaos laughs as the clashes between the marines and New World pirates, literally left the centre line clear of anything at all… well, almost
Swan Flight of Friendship
That's better, now Bon had kicked some marine with X shaped scars all over his face back into the mob they looked to be in the clear
"When they say clear a path they mean it. Just… how do we get UP there?" Luffy asks with a slight grimace, only for Iva to chuckle
"Leave it to us. Sorry about this by the way, but we actually do need you if we plan to succeed" the Okama says looking up to his afro before Scissor Man Inazuma slides out of it
"I can see that, and I'm happy to get us over the line. Also, hello Mirror Master"
"Sup. We can chat later"
"Sounds amicable" the 2 toned man nods before unleashing the scissors, cutting a section of ground out before flipping it over, causing the paperised cobblestone to form a perfectly usable bridge from their current position all the way up, to Ace.
"Holy crap!"
"Thanks Crab guy" Luffy grins "Now, to ACE!"
"Straw hat is almost at the platform, stop him! We'd do it ourselves, but trying to kill Whitebeard over here"
"Stop that punk!"
"We can't boss, the pirates are blocking our path"
The man scowls "Idiots. Then use your guns. Artillery…. Fire!"
Banf bang bang bang
Well, that didn't work
"No…. it's the Whitebeard Division Commanders!"
"Thanks guys, really saved our bacon there" Luffy shouts back as he nears the bridge
"Rescue Ace and we'll call it even" Izo winks before opening fire on the marines not blocked off by their New World Allies, the rest of the Commanders forming essentially an Honour Guard for the brothers, watching their back like they had previously been guarding Whitebeard's
"Stop him, man!" marines yell as they cut off the pirates
Sen'ei Jashu: HyperVenom
Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda
"They made it!"
"We're actually doing this!"
"Not if we have anything to say about it!"
"Stop those kids!"
"Well, didn't think Whitebeard would bet it all on that kid, but it seems miracles do happen. Shame I can't watch it from a little closer" Kizaru chuckles, the haki infused blade at his neck and the piscor clamped on his arm meaning he wasn't going anywhere fast
"Oh come on cousin, enjoy the show, it's not over yet. After all we still have to actually get Ace to a ship and sail out of this hellscape" Shaula laughs, her eyes trained on her nephews, both biological and honorary
'Holy crap, Luffy and Kaos might actually pull this off' Ace thinks, his eyes wide and jaw dropped from shock
"WE MADE IT! WE'RE ALMOST THERE ACE!" Luffy cheers
CRASH
'Bollocks'
"Oh no it's Grampa!"
"Just what we need, Garp the Fister. Perfect" Kaos sighs, this day just wearing away at even his patience for shenanigans
"Get out of the way!" Luffy yells
"Not a chance. I'm not moving an inch boy. I'm a Vice Admiral of the Navy, I stand for PEACE and JUSTICE and nothing will change that! I've been fighting pirates since before you were born, or even your father was born. Here and now, you're not my grandsons…."
"Too late, never was. But continue"
"Fuck you, you disrespectful little punk. Anyway ,as I was trying to say…. You are Straw Hat Luffy and Mirror Master Kaos, and I'll fight you to the death! This is the path you've chosen to take, you and your brother alike"
"Well shit, the old man actually picked a side" Grima scowls, Whitebeard also feeling sick to his stomach by Garp's actions
"§Justice over family, admirable for some…. But if she were here….§" Kizaru hums
"§Big Sis would gut him like a fish§" Shaula agrees, knowing Medusa wouldn't even have come to Marineford if she were still alive, instead for any other mission/assignment/base to station herself on until this bullshit was over.
"Come on Gramps now isn't the time to be a dumbass, we're trying to save our brother here! So move it even just a few steps to the left or right" Luffy shouts, while they continue to run head first towards the still as stone Garp, his entrance already causing cracks to spread across the bridge in front of and behind him, even without taking the hole he punched through it into consideration
"He's not going to listen Luffy, he's finally realised why he's all alone up here, because Justice was all he cared about, it's all he has, so he'll rather let his so called family die than admit he fucked up" Kaos hisses, knowing this wasn't going to end how Luffy wants it to, they were going to have to get to Ace THROUGH Garp, somehow
"I can't believe nobody's managed to hit these brats."
"Good thing about the bridge is at least we can't miss"
"Ready men? FIRE!"
Slave arrows
"What the Hell lady, who's side are you on?" A marine who managed to avoid Hancock's rain of petrifying arrows shouts, as the woman not only blocked their shot… but as mentioned just turned at least half the squad into statues
"Not yours that much is clear. Did none of you consider what could have happened if you missed, either hitting the Vice Admiral or even causing them all to fall if you destroyed the bridge outright?"
"I… guess not. Though why are you suddenly all worried?"
"Because Garp is my beloved's grandfather, and while this battle has strained the relationship, I believe with time it shall heal if they're both willing. I'm not going to force him, the man is a brute and a thug with no concept of familial loyalty, I'm not even sure he would be affected by my Mero Mero, but he is the closest Kaos has, and actually is Luffy's Grandfather, so I shall prevent you from bringing harm to him" Hancock explains
"I half understand that… but it also makes me think you've got a few screws loose lady"
"She was kind of adorable when she was talking about family though"
"Agreed"
"STRAW HAT! The Fist's entrance has weakened the bridge to the point it'll collapse soon enough. Get the lead out or it'll all be for nothing!"
"Get to Ace!"
"Save our brother!"
"Save your brother!"
"A pirate. Has the GALL. To ask a marine to step aside!" Garp bellows "You want to get to Ace, then face me like every other marine and fight with all your might! Show me you're strong enough to rescue the boy!" he shouts, rearing back a punch in case either of them actually went through with it
'I don't want you to join the navy for my sake. I want you to have the strength to do the right thing, and walk the right path'
"I don't want to hurt you Gramps!"
'§I kinda do§'
"It doesn't matter what you want, unless you strike me down there's no way you'll be able to save Ace! You can't cry your way out of this boy, I'm a marine and you're a pirate, you'll get no mercy from me!"Garp shouts as the bridge finally cracks behind him, throwing his punch right at his grandson
THUMP
"Still can't dodge for shit ay kid" Garp sighs as his fist embeds itself in Kaos' gut, though a cold shiver runs down his spine as he sees the difference a couple of months can do, the facial expression as his arms extend and coil around the Vice Admirals' extended arm, it looked off, inhuman, nothing seen on this world 'Don't lie to yourself Garp, you know exactly where you've seen that expression before. Madness, twinged with malice and hate. You really fucked up today didn't you?'
"I wasn't trying to you old coot. I'm the anchor for a change Sesese" Kaos chuckles then wheezes, before Garp realises what he meant, the older Straw hat blocked his view and is pinning his arm
Jet Pistol
Meaning he couldn't react when Luffy cold-cocked him with a Gear 2nd punch, the Sura Hebi user releasing his talons the second Garp's feet left the bridge, then following Luffy as they leap across the remaining sections of the bridge before they could fall and they lose their chance at the rescue
"No way, Straw hat, took down Garp!"
"It was underhanded, as expected from a pirate… but yeah, he did"
"Well damn, it seems the kids might just pull this off after all" Kizaru chuckles
"You're planning something aren't you?" Shaula grimaces, knowing despite how slow the man acts… he was Kuja, meaning he was a sneaky little bastard when he wants to be
"§Have I been away that long…" Kizaru asks, Shaula having to leap back to avoid being skewered by an iridescent wing "...that I've become predictable§?" he finishes as laser beams were fired from his own index as well as the 'wing fingers', the Middle Serpens sister having to dodge and block at her full strength to avoid getting taken out, and it wasn't a complete success, as one beam went through her upper left arm
'Almost there' Luffy thinks, Gear 2nd helping him keep the pace needed to jump the debris, though remembering to deactivate it the second his feet touch the platform, Kaos dropping down almost on his heels "ACE!" he cheers, then takes a minute to catch his breath "We did it, we're here. Just like I said we would" he says with a full D grin
"Hey Ace, glad to see you're still breathing" Kaos winks, Nagini peeking out from under his cloak to have a look at this famous big brother of her partner
"§Doesn't look like much§" she hisses, getting a slight smack to the back of the head from Kaos
"Luffy, Kaos" Ace blinks, as it finally clicks that he's not imagining things he chuckles "You two really are too stupid and crazy to give up aren't you?"
"Basically, yes" Kaos nods with an ear-to-ear grin
"One moment please" Luffy hums as he roots around in his pockets "There we are, got the key on the way here, so you'll be free and running away in no time" the rubber boy grins once he retrieves the key, then steps behind Ace to unlock his shackles, while Sengoku decided to finally get off his ass and DO SOMETHING. In this case begin to glow with an otherworldly golden light, and expands, his hat floating to the ground below somewhere.
"So, he was the energy I've been feeling since we got out of the Bay" Kaos mutters, tongue clicking against his fangs "Though with how many Devil Fruit users there were…. One Hito Hito getting past the radar isn't that big a deal"
PING
What was a bigger deal, was Kizaru sniping the key before Luffy could use it, meaning Ace was still shackled to the execution platform
"No!"
"That's not fair"
"He came so close"
"They're trapped now, take aim and fire on my command!"
"End of the line greenhorns!"
"You're a family of criminals, so it's only right I execute you together, with my own bare hands" Sengoku thunders
"And…. that's my cue to pull out plan B and pray that it works" Kaos sighs deeply, and unclips his cloak "Word of warning Ace, this is perfectly safe for human travel"
"So you've done this before?" Ace asks hopefully
"Sesese… no" then before everyone's eyes drapes his cloak over the bound man
Mirror Gate
Crack
Clang
What lay before him actually made Sengoku pause, as that shouldn't be possible. Ace was gone, and the cuffs and chains still lay on the execution platform, just empty
"WHAT!"
"Gurararara!"
"Gigigigigi"
"Gororororo I love this kid XD!"
"He did it?"
"Right from under the Fleet Admiral's nose!"
Amazon Lily
"Fufufuffufufufufufufufu!" Artemis laughs as she rolls around "Papa, he just saved Uncle Ace with a magic trick, Sesese!"
Marineford
"Awesome!" Luffy cheers "But I think you just pissed him off even more"
"Oh, I expected that, I just didn't expect to have an angry Buddha statue about to tenderise my meat before death. I did have half a plan for this too though"
"Which i…." Luffy begins to ask before being grabbed by the back of his shirt and being thrown full strength off the platform by Kaos "YOU IDIOT!"
"Playing the Hero won't save you no Mirror Master, you'll die today, and your father will be following you shortly. I'd advise you get the welcome mat out in Hell for him, maybe roll out the red carpet" the Fleet Admiral scowls before launching a massive punch at the now armoured teen
Fist of the Buddha
The attack shattered the execution platform, and everyone watched in frozen fear, as from what they could see there wasn't even a body after Sengoku's final attack… except there was one thing Seagull hat forgot about.
Stola Dei
Gold is a highly reflective substance, and he just tried to All Might SMASH the Reflect Human. So while nobody expected him to pop out of the man's afro more or less unharmed…. It should have been considered an option. And so the boy kicks off the giant golden afro, alerting Sengoku to his failed murder attempt, and dropped onto the main floor, the impact rippling through his leg muscles like rubber "We're done here. Everyone go!"
TBC
LW: So, Ace is rescued, and now for the final hurdle… getting back OUT of Marineford. Good luck lads :P