Sanya: So, how do I change your sword?

Yang: Just picture what you want in your mind, and it will do the rest.

Sanya: Okay…

Freddy: Um, why does Sanya have your sword?

Shiho: Yang wanted to swap weapons with Sanya for today.

Raven: Is it smart to give Yang a rocket launcher? You know how destructive he was when he stole Charlotte's IS.

Yang: For the record, I didn't steal it, she shouldn't have left it outside unlocked in the hanger!

Varvula:...That was my fault. I was trying to get something out of there and didn't lock it when I was chased out by the alarms.

Shiho: Of course it was your fault.

Peace: I guess that would explain the hole in the wall.

Raven: Which one? There's like several holes in the garage area.

Freddy: What the hell's been going on in that garage?

Shiho: Destructive…and odd events. That's all I'm saying.

Yang: Now if you excuse me, I'm going to blow up a mountain with this baby.

Freddy: Someone should go with him just in case…

Sanya:...Dibs not it.

Freddy/Raven/Varvula/Shiho: Dibs not it!

Peace:...Dang it!


"ANYONE HERE~!" Chopper called out, while searching the entire ruins. "ZORO~! LUFFY~! ROBIN~! COME ON GUYS IT'S US~! CORAL IS HERE TOO~!"

"I think we're the first one here," Coral replied while sitting on a stone ruin.

"So we got to wait for them?" Chopper said with a bit of disappointment.

'Where are they?!' Upon hearing their voices, Gedatsu frantically searched for them. However it proved to be difficult for the Priest with his eyes rolled back. "Where did they go?!"

"Uh…Lord Gedatsu, your eyes are rolled in the back of your head," Beside him was one of the Eneru's enforcers. Having his face pressed against the Gedatsu's. "Honestly, how do you expect to see anyone like that?"

"HOW CARELESS~!" Gedatsu exclaimed in shock.

"Take a look at this," The goatman said, taking out a few photos of the Straw Hats Amazon took yesterday. "Those two are part of the Blue Sea Dwellers."

"Is that right?" Gedatsu questioned. "The girl I understand, but I thought the small one was just a wild raccoon dog."

"Raccoon dog?" The Enforcer repeated. "No, it's definitely not a wild animal. It must be that big haired girl's pet."

While Chopper was calling out to the others looking worried, Cure Coral took out her water bottle and took a sip of water. A shadow suddenly appeared from behind, causing the purple haired girl to froze instantly mid-drink.

She slowly cranked her head and we met with the tall Priest looming over her.

"PFTT~!"

Coral's instant reaction was doing a comical spit take, drenching Gedatsu with water and a bit of her spit. Panicking, she fell off the stone ruin and shuffled back, accidentally bumping into Chopper.

"Coral what's...wrong?" Chopper became concerned, but was met with the same reaction Coral had when he saw Gedatsu stare at them.


Chapter 42: Ordeal of the Swamp Chopper and Coral vs Gedatsu


The Going Merry was once again being attacked, this time by a cloud form of angered wasps the size of a human's fist. Luckily with the help of Natsu, Kinoko and George, they were managing to dwindle down the wasp infestation much faster.

"Take this~!" Lucy unleashed her whip called; Fleuve d'étoiles towards three wasps homing in on her, scorching them on contact.

Cure Honey held Shervan close to her as she twirled her ribbon baton surrounding the two. The golden ribbon managed to block the bullet wasp's stingers with perfect accuracy.

"Grrr~!" This was noticed by Kinoko who was growling at Honey. With her left hand, she summoned a silvered pixelated sword and slash behind her, killing off three wasps attempting to sting her from behind.

"Fire Dragon Wing Attack~!" In the air, Natsu unleashes two streams of flames aiming at the swarm, which they manage to avoid by splitting, causing the flames to hit the end of the ship. "Damn it, they dodge-"

BONK~!

"ARE YOU TRYING TO BURN DOWN THE SHIP?!" Nami roared after slamming her blue staff on the pink hair's head.

"HEY IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT THEY DODGED IT!" Natsu retorted back with shark teeth.

Before the argument continued, the swarms of wasps stopped and suddenly dispersed. This causes the group to stare dumbfounded at the area.

"...What the heck just happened?" Kinoko asked, breaking the silences.

"They all just left…" Nami said in surprise.

"HEY I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU YOU DUMB FLIES~!" Natsu hollered out. "COME BACK HERE AND FIG-"

"SHUT UP NATSU~!" Lucy and Nami yelled with shark teeth.

"It seems as though the bugs were controlled by the arthropod master," George's voice caught everyone's attention as he came out from below deck. He wasn't alone as Awatsuki, Index, Happy and Last Order were behind.

"Arthropod Master?" Nami blinked until she realized. "Oh yeah! I remember, the old knight guy mentioned someone like that when we first got here."

"Yes, I scanned one of the wasp swarms, and found out that the swarm was agitated by fuel anger," George explained.

"I guessed the Atropod person was taken down," Natsu declared with a grin.

"Not true, otherwise, the wasps would still attack us in self-defense," George denied, ignoring Natsu's terrible pronunciation. "They must've ordered them not to attack, for reasons unknown."

"Whatever, I'm just glad that it's over," Nami sighed as collapsed onto her knees.

"George, do you know a way to heal wasp stings?" Honey suddenly asked, remembering Shervan's swollen arm.

"Let me see," George quickly approached Shervan and examined his arm. "I'm not a doctor but, I've heard that wiping the wound gently with vinegar will soothe the pain."

"Oh let me wipe him," Kinoko chimed in with a creepy grin on her face. "I'll wipe him very gently so that he'll be sleeping wi-EEK~!"

George only tapped her back and Kinoko collapsed on her stomach. "You still haven't recovered from Eneru's attack. You go and rest." He ordered before turning to Honey. "Yuko if you would…"

"Leave it to me~!" Honey bubbly replied. She took the young boy's left hand and the two went to the galley. Kinoko was biting her sleeve while glaring at the orange Pretty Cure.

"Miss Maaya informed me and Natsu of your crewmates' condition," George said to Nami, clenching his fist. "My apologies for not waking up earlier."

"Don't look down on yourself," Natsu declared with a smile. "If it weren't for you, then that girl would've killed me."

"Yeah...which reminds me…" Lucy "sweetly" walked over to Natsu. "LUCY KICK~!"

"GACK~!" Natsu had no time to react as Lucy's foot connected to his face. The others watched as he tumbled across the deck, before the back of his head hit the railing, knocking him out cold.

"That was for going off on your own, and making us worried~!" Lucy huffed, looking satisfying.

"Now Lucy is turning into Nami~!" Happy cried out, looking amused. "You better be careful or she'll steal your berries."

"Do that and I'll kick you off the ship~!" Nami threatened.

"I-I wouldn't steal your berries, honest~!" Lucy quickly replied trying to calm the gold crazed navigator.

"..." Last Order was surprisingly quiet as she stared at the forest. Being the administrator to the Misaka Network, she woke up when she sensed the connection between her and Accelerator suddenly got cut off for a brief second, before returning back. The brief second was enough to make the young girl worried.

"...Scope~!" Using his devil fruit, George began to scan the area intensively. "A few numbers have been dwindling down between us, the Shandians and Eneru's enforcers…!" His eyes widened suddenly and he extended his arm out. "Portal-Link Warp~!"

Before anyone could react, a large portal appeared on the deck in the shape of a rectangle. Kinoko, Nami and Awatsuki had to jump back to avoid getting caught in it.

"What the heck are you doing George?!" Nami's question was a bit startled. She got her answer when Asuka's injured body rose from the portal close to her. "A-Asuka?!"

Next to rose up were the unconscious Iona and Jayden. Then Akita who was being carried by Jackal jumping out.

"That was freaking close…" Jackal said, catching his breath. "Oi you alright squirt?"

"Y-Yeah I'm okay, just a bit tired," The young demoness weakly replied.

"W-WANNAI~!" Awatsuki cried out as she rushed towards her unconscious friend as soon as she rose up beside Jayden. Almost the rest of team three rose up, but were in a worse condition compared to Wannai. Maria, and Chris were the only one unconscious, while Tsubasa, Gajeel and Gray suffered severe injuries.

"Thanks for the rescue George," Tsubasa sighed, holding her right arm tightly. "I don't know how long we would've lasted against him."

"Looks like you guys were having fun," Tsuchimikado rose out the portal next, causing the others to gasp at his condition. In comparison with the others, he looked like a bloody mess with a shredded uniform.

"What the hell happened to you?" Gajeel asked, eying him.

"I got my ass handed to me by a fat guy," He answered nonchalantly. "It was a noble sacrifice but I couldn't let that bastard attack Robin's beautiful skin with his disgusting sweaty body!"

"Does everything have to be sexual with you?!" Gray questioned with a sweatdrop.

"...No way," Natsu's words caught everyone's attention, as the last person to emerge from the portal was someone they were not expecting.

"A-Accelerator?" Lucy stuttered in shock, seeing the most powerful esper unconscious. Last Order immediately rushed to his side and knelt down at his body. "S-Someone managed to beat him?"

"If I didn't catch him with my portal in time, he would've fallen into the clouds," George theorized. He scanned his body for a minute before replying. "The only physical injury is around the face, with burnt marks."

"Please wake up, Misaka pleaded to Accelerator, while holding back her tears," Last Order whispered, while clinging onto the boy's shirt. Natsu clenched his fist with his eyes covered by his hair.

"We should start tending to the wounded," George suggested, getting everyone's attention. "Everyone who's able to stand, should help the unconscious ones down to the sickbay."

"Can I help too?" Akita pleaded. "I-I maybe y-your enemy, but you can trust me. I-I'm good with medicine and healing."

"Sure the more help the better," Lucy nodded.

"Wait, wasn't Touma with you?" Index asked, curiously.

"Well…" Levy trailed off, awkwardly. Almost everyone eyed Juvia who shifted her eyes to the side, uncomfortably.

"In all honesty, I didn't think his luck could get worse than it already had," Gray decided to answer Index. "But somehow it did."


"...How did I get wounded in this situation?"

That was the question Touma asked himself with a deadpan expression.

It wasn't long before he and his team confronted Kaito, who agreed to a five on one duel against Maria, Tsubasa, Chris, Gray and Gajeel.

The next he was being carried across the forest by a large fire-breathing bird.

While he normally blamed his luck for most of his misfortune, he recalled the events leading to this point in his head.


Time skip: same time as Gonta vs Aoi


"...What the hell just happened…?"

Touma repeated that question in his head multiple times after witnessing the brutal yet swift battle.

Maria lay motionless on her stomach in her normal attire. Not far from her, Gajeel was on his back in the middle of a large crater with his white eyes showing and his iron dragon scales shattered in the center of his stomach. Just like Maria, Chris was in her normal clothing as she was sprawled on top of one of the roots, behind Gray who was still on his knees barely conscious.

"Ghk…" Tsubasa held onto her stomach as she coughed up a bit of blood. She pulled herself out of a tree she crashed into, heavily injured.

"Come on, is that all you got?" Kaito eagerly yelled out with a grin on his face. He had a few cuts on his jacket, but no bruise or injuries of any kind. "I'm still raring to keep fighting!"

"He beat all five of them without using magic?" Levy uttered in shock. As bystanders, she along with Touma, Lily, and Juvia had witnessed the reason why Yozura warned them about Kaito. Despite the lack of magic, the man proved his status as an Elite Ultimate. Two wizards and three relic users were outmatched against his combat skills.

"...Gray-sama," Juvia said worriedly.

"How ironic, the one wearing nothing but shorts is the one still standing," Kaito commented, being a bit impressed. "Do you want to continue fighting? Or you had enough."

"Don't underestimate a wizard of Fairy Tail," Gray retorted while glaring at him back. His body began to glow light purple, with a black tattoo revealed on his right arm.

"Huh?" Kaito blinked a bit surprised, feeling Gray's magic increasing.

"What's with the purple aura around him?!" Tsubasa asked as she limped towards Levy.

"That's Gray's Ice Devil Slaying Magic," Levy answered.

"...Wait Ice Devil Slayer?" Touma turned to her dumbfounded. "Dragons, Gods and now devils?! Are you wizard monster exterminators or something?"

"Oh? So you're getting serious now?" Kaito whistled now looking impressed. "Hope you can take me out with one attack."

"I'm counting on it~!" Gray shouted back. He puffed his cheeks similar to how a Dragon Slayer would release his roar attack. "Ice Devil's RAGE~!"

Gray fired off a large purple blizzard from his mouth. Kaito didn't move from his spot as he was consumed by the massive blizzards, as well as everything behind him. Touma, Levy, Juvia, Lily, and Tsubasa had to cover their ears from the sound of a few trees collapsing from his attack.

"Got you…" Gray exhaled with a tired grin on his face. His victory was however short lived when the dust cleared up, showing Kaito still standing, showing no signs of being pushed back or even injured. "W-What?!"

"That's impossible~!" Levy yelled out, in disbelief. "He's still standing after that?!"

"Damn, I actually felt that attack," Kaito chuckled, impressed. "But it's nothing compared to Kaede's. Her devil Slaying magic actually brought me down to my knees."

"I…I thought you said that you weren't going to use your magic?!" Gray yelled out angrily.

"Hey, I'm a man of my word~!" Kaito defended himself. "I didn't use a single bit of magic!"

"Grr…" Gray felt his exhaustion kicking in. "Well, I keep fighting you till you're down."

"If that's what I want to do, then I won't hold back," Kaito grinned, accepting Gray's stamina. He released his magic, emitting a large dense dark blue aura surrounding his body. "You're now facing off Kaito Momonta: Luminary of the Stars~!"

The five shook in terror at the magnitude of Kaito's magic. A pale expression appeared on Gray's face as he collapsed to his knees. 'W-What's with his magic?! I-It's the same pressure as Gildarts…No much bigger!'

"W-What's with this huge pressure?!" Tsubasa questioned, slightly shaken.

"H-His magic power is unbelievable," Levy managed to speak stunned.

"N-No wonder he didn't use his magic," Lily muttered in horror. "I-If he went all out, then the others wouldn't have survived."

'Even if I can cancel out his magic, I'm no match when it comes to brute strength,' Touma gritted his teeth. While he couldn't sense Kaito's magic, he knew that if Gray continued he would last long against the Astronaut.

"GRAY-SAMA!" His thoughts were interrupted when Touma heard Juvia calling his crush's name before racing towards Gray.

"Juvia wait~!" Touma raced after her while reaching out his arm.

That's when his bad luck struck.

It was barely a step forward when Touma tripped over a root below him. In panic, he stumbled forward, trying to catch his footing. Miraculously, he caught Juvia's attention when his hand managed to grab her wrist. Juvia turned around trying to pull free from the boy's hand, but didn't notice he was tripping and was pulled closer to her, causing gravity to do its thing.

THUD/XOX~!

When the odd sounds were heard, the atmosphere in the room changed dramatically. Curiously, Gray turned around, and what he saw made his eyes widen and his jaw drop.

Tsubasa, Levy and Lily joined in following Gray's reaction.

Sealing his magical aura, Kaito just titled his head, wondering why they were so shocked.

Due to Touma's misfortune, he wound up falling right on top of Juvia. Yet to his surprise his head nor his hands weren't touching the mage's chest area. In his head he was about to ease up until he heard Juvia's squeaking in shock, and froze in terror.

His lips were pressed against Juvia's.

"...

…!"

Touma immediately got off of Juvia and scurried back, leaving a large gap between them. He then went to his knees and began praying, "I'm so sorry Juvia! Please show mercy for this boy's clumsiness!"

The rain woman hadn't moved from her spot. She stared at the sky with a wide blank stare. '…He stole my first kiss I had for my darling Gray…I should be livid. I should strangle that boy for taking my first kiss…but why does his lips feel so…good…! Does this mean that I've been affected by his disease? What about Gray-Sama or Lyon? Is this a love triangle or a square…A love square?! Wait, do I have my own reverse harem?!'

"J-Juvia?"

Upon hearing his voice, Juvia instantly stood up on her feet and marched towards Touma till they were at an arm's length. Still unresponsive, Touma decided to plead his case, knelt deeper into the ground. "I didn't mean to fall onto you, and I'm really sor-"

"Juvia understands…" Juvia whispered to only he could hear. "It wasn't your fault, Juvia forgives you."

"You do…?" Touma blinked a bit. He slowly got to his feet, surprised but relieved.

"Which is why it pains Juvia to do this," Juvia mumbled as she activated her magic. "In order to save both of us from this plague that haunts your life…"

"What did you sa-"

POW~!

"I WILL SHATTER THE KAMIYA DISEASE WITH MY BARE FIST!" Juvia roared after she slugged the poor boy with a water punch. Kaito, Gray, Lily, and Levy were dumbstruck with their jaws comically to the ground, while watching Touma hurled high in the air.

His misfortune however didn't end there.

CAW~!

Before anyone could react, a certain large bird caught the boy with its talons and carried him deep into the forest.

Once it was gone, Juvia pumped her fist in the air, with a victory smile. "...Juvia has vanquished the dreaded Kamiya Disease~!"

When the others were still trying to figure out what had happened, Gajeel sat up slowly holding his stomach. "Ugh~! I felt like I was hit by a train." He grumbled. He noticed Juvia's victory pose, along with everyone's comical reaction. "...Did I miss something?"

"...Rotten luck," Levy, Lily, and Gray responded in unison.


Back to the Present


"While my luck has been bad before, being caught by a bird in midair is a new one," Touma mumbled to himself. "Well, at least I didn't fall off of Skypiea."

"CAWWW~!" Fuza cawed, spewing out fire.

"...Then again, being carried away by the String Priest's pet bird isn't the best terms of a likely rescue," He realized with a sigh.

"Don't worry, Shura was taken down by Wyper,"

"Well that's a relief…wait," Touma glanced at Fuza. "Am I going insane or did that bird just talk?"

"Look down," he looked down and spotted Sinolia floating under him. With an emotionless stare, she held a piece sign. "...Yo."

"Himegami!?" Touma blurted out instantly. "What happened to your hair, and why the hell are you doing a peace sign?! Are you trying to mix a hippie with a kimono?!"

"...My name is Sinolia not Himegami…" Sinolia corrected while pouting. "And I'm not a hippie."

"Let me guess, you must be with Luminous Tail right?" Touma asked in which Sinolia answered with a silent nod. "If what you said was true then why is his bird kidnapping me?"

"...I don't know," Sinolia answered, causing him to sweatdrop. "Maybe Dimanu ordered it to retrieve any Blue Sea Dweller it finds."

"Why me…" Touma groaned.

CAWW~!

"Oh shut up you~!"


Chopper and Coral stared at Gedatsu in fear. To them the all man looked really intimidating with his white eyes showing.

"WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO?!" He yelled out suddenly.

"AH~!" Coral and Chopper yelped in fear.

'They must've used some kind of magic to conceal their presences,' Gan Fall theorized.

"Why is his eye rolled back into his head?" Coral whispered to Chopper.

"I don't know," Chopper answered. "He's really spooky."

"Gedatsu you can't see the enemy with your eyes roll back~!" The goat man dubbing as Joe called out.

"HOW CARELESS~!" Gedatsu exclaimed, his eyes returning back.

'HE FORGOT?!' Coral facefaulted in shock.

'WHAT A DIMWITT~!' Chopper comically gawked in his head.

"An enemy huh?" Chopper noted eying the guy. "I get it you must one of Eneru's Priests."

"Hmph~!" Gedatsu grunted as he failed to cross his arms. He then responded. 'Indeed I am…Let me introduce myself. My name is Gedatsu, a Priest inservice of the all Mighty Eneru! And I command the Ordeal of the Swamp.'

"...What kind of gesture is he trying to do?" Coral asked with a sweatdrop. She and Chopper just stared at Gedatsu who hadn't talked at all, yet was swiping his arms out.

"Come on, say something, you jerk!" Chopper complained impatiently.

"Gedatsu, they can't hear you unless you speak out loud~!" Joe called out.

"SO CARELESS~!" Gedatsu exclaimed once again.

"YOU DON'T NORMALLY FORGET THAT~!" Chopper and Coral comically berated their opponent.

Gedatsu grunted as he got into his fighting stance. "I advise you two to watch where you step. This entire area is my territory to control. There are swamp clouds all around us, and once you step foot on one of them, you'll have no chance to escape. The Survival Rate is 50%, it's almost tragic. The Ordeal of the Swamp~!"

"Ordeal of the Swamp…?" Coral repeated, she suddenly realized that during his speech, Gedatsu was sinking into one of his own swamp clouds. "WAH~! YOU'RE SINKING~!"

"FOOLS! IT HAS NO EFFECT ON ME~!" Gedatsu shouted. "Swamp Cloud: Milky Dial~!"

White clouds shot out from the base of Gedatsu's boots, shooting him out of the Swamp Cloud and flew high up in the air. The two had to peer through the thick white clouds Gedatsu left behind.

"He's so high up~!" Coral gasped watching the priests flying so high that he was almost over the tallest tree surrounding the area.

"THAT'S SO COOL~!" Chopper yelled out. Coral sweatdrop by how excited the reindeer look.

Gedatsu raised his arms up, causing white clouds to spray out of his sleeves.

"Huh? There's something coming out of his hands," Chopper noticed.

"One stinking raccoon-dog and one big haired girl are hardly worth my time," Gedatsu berated. Forming over his head was a small purple tainted cloud. "SWAMP CLOUD BURGER~!" He roared after tossing it downward. "A DEADLY SWAMP IN A WEIGHT OF A CLOUD! ONCE YOU TOUCH YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE!"

Coral and Chopper stared transfixed on the purple cloud heading towards them. But it somehow redirected towards Joe.

"W-WAIT GEDATSU~!" Joe cried out in panic. The purple cloud landed on his head and shoulders. The two watched in shock as the goatman struggled helplessly to break free from the cloud.

"Is he suffocating inside the cloud?" Coral stuttered horrified.

'He can't push it out,' Chopper realized, watching the Kami warrior swatting the cloud away, but it only phased through it. 'I see. It's a cloud so if you attempt to lift it, your hand will only go through it.' Joe continued to struggle but the cloud sank further down, consuming his entire upper body. 'The more you struggle the further down the deeper you're dragged into it!'

Joe's movement became weaker as collapsed onto his knees. His legs were only part of his body not consumed. He kicked frantically before landing on the ground motionless. 'I have to save him.'

"Swamp Cloud Burger~!" Gedatsu created another purple cloud and hurled it down at the two. Cure Coral crossed her fingers together, formed a giant red X shaped shield in front of her and Chopper. The shield successfully blocked the deadly cloud.

'Good my shield can still block it,' Coral noted in relief. She noticed Chopper heading towards the motionless goatman.

Chopper frantically grabbed Joe's legs pulling him out of the purple cloud. "If you're still alive, hang on~!"

"You're vulnerable if you help out the weak~!" Gedatsu informed, as he landed on the stone. He was about to prepare another Cloud Burger, but his mantra triggered causing him to bring his forearm up blocking an incoming from Coral.

"Isn't he one of your own comrades?!" Coral yelled out with rare anger in her voice. "Why would you aim your cloud at him?!"

"He should've moved out of the way! Besides, he's dishonored himself for letting the enemy help him!" Gedatsu answered back. He swatted her fist away, used the right of his Milky Dial boots and swung a kick which Coral managed to avoid by jumping back, but was blinded by the white clouds it trailed behind.

SHRM~!

The second she heard an odd sound, the Precure felt something struck her stomach hard. Coral found herself hurled across the area and bounced off of the tree bark. "GAH~!" Coral cried out in agony, with her eyes widened in utter shock. 'What…was that?!' She wondered before she landed on the grassy area motionless.

"HEY~! YOU GOT TO BREATH~!" After rolling Joe onto his back, Chopper went into his Heavy form and kept slamming his fists onto his stomach. The force caused the Kami warrior to spat out portions of the clouds he swallowed. "DON'T DIE~!"

After the third pounding, Joe began to cough hard, getting his breath back. "KOFF KOFF~!"

"Oh good you're alive," Chopper cheered.

"...Thank you," Joe groaned as he stood up. "You saved my life."

"Hah, being saved by the enemy," Gedatsu scoffed at Joe, getting their attention. "And you call yourself a warrior of Eneru. You are not worthy of the title."

"How dare you Gedatsu~!" Joe snapped at him. "The only reason I was saved by the enemy was because you tried to kill me! You're going to pay, and I'll never serve you again!"

"Hmph," Gedatsu didn't look imitated by the soldier's threat.

Joe extended his Ax Dial arm towards Gedatsu. "Watch as my Ax Dial will drain your life just like you did to me~!"

"YEAH~!" Chopper yelled as he mirrored Joe's pose. "We'll team up and together we'll beat you! RAHH BRING IT ON~! WE'RE NOT SCARE OF Y-!"

ZOOM~! POW~!

In a mere second, a fist met Joe's face. The Kami soldier went flying and crashed into the stone ruins. His screams drowned as the broken ruins collapsed on top of him.

"Ah…Ah…Ah!" Chopper gaped in in utter horror. Not only that their new companion was already killed, but Gedatsu was standing right beside him, exactly where Joe was standing.

"The Lethal Jet Dial," Gedatsu explained as if Chopper was about to ask him. "It accelerates my punches, destroying my enemies before they can react. I have already killed your owner with it." Gedatsu turned and revealed a smoking Dial attached to his elbow. "The only real defect is that it burns my clothes."

'This…is a Priest…' Chopper whimpered. 'He already beat Coral…If I don't think of something quick…I'll end up like that guy…'

Gedatsu turned to face Chopper who turned...and ran for his life.

"AHHH~!" Chopper panicked and ran as far away from the Priest. 'If I run on top of the ruins only, then I'll be able to avoid the swamp clouds!' He thought as he went in a zigzag pattern throughout the ruins.

"And just where do you think you're going raccoon dog?" Gedatsu grunted while failing to cross his arms. He managed to get ahead of Chopper, blocking his path.

Chopper quickly fished out his rumble ball, and tossed it in his mouth. "Rumble~!"

"Here's another taste of my Jet Punch," Gedatsu declared as he rushed towards Chopper with his fist extended forward.

"Jump Point~!" After transforming into his tall and thin form, Chopper launches himself up in the air, avoiding Gedatsu's deadly accelerated punch.

Noticing that he missed, Gedatsu was about to chase after him with his Milky Dial, but his mantra picked up an incoming drop kick. He quickly brought his left arm up, blocking Cure Coral's double kick, but the force managed to slide him back a bit.

"Very few victims have survived my Jet Punch," Gedatsu declared before pushing her feet off. Just as Coral landed on her feet, she made a beeline towards Gedatsu, who used his Milky Dial to launch himself into the air, blinding the Pretty Cure with the clouds.

'The Rumble Ball lasts for three minutes, I have to find Coral and escape or else we'll both be killed,' Chopper reminded while scanning the forest for the procure, unaware that she's below him.

"So you're a Zoan-type user. That's too bad,"

"AHH~!" Chopper yelled startled to find Gedatsu already caught up to him.

"How about another one!" Gedatsu taunted, preparing to launch his punch. "Jet Punch!"

"Heavy Point~!" In a panic, Chopper narrowly avoided the Priest's punch by changing into his bulky form, causing him to drop out of the way of punch in time.

Gedatsu glared down at the falling doctor, and created another small purple cloud. "Swamp Cloud Burger!" He yelled out while hurling it downward.

"That again, Guard Point~!" Chopper's body shrunk to normal but his fur started to grow, transforming himself into a big ball of fur. His round successfully bounced the Swamp Cloud off of him while he fell.

"You insolence…" Gedatsu growled. He leaned forward and flew down after Chopper with his Milky Dial.

"Brain Point~!" After returning to his reindeer/hybrid form, Chopper turned around in midair and locked his hooves together. "Scope~!" Just like he did with Suu's crab robot, Chopper was analyzing Gedatsu's weak point. "He's got to have a weakness…Anything will do…I need something to beat this guy."

"Jet Punch~!" Gedatsu rushed down towards Chopper, unleashing a fast accelerating punch right into Chopper's face.

Chopper went into Guard Point just before crashing into the ruins below. While his thick fur cushioned the landing, he still felt the impact of his punch. 'Even with my guard up…I'm still so useless.'

"CHOPPER~!" Coral rushed to where Chopper had landed only for Gedatsu to block her path.

"That pet of yours is weak and pathetic," Gedatsu bluntly said, as he prepared his jet punch. "If you worry about him, then don't fret. You'll join him soon enough!"

"..." Without a word, Coral intercepted Gedatsu's jet punch with her punch. While the Priest's Jet Dial proved to be stronger than her, Coral gritted her teeth and managed to parry his fist downward. Her hair casting over her eyes.

'She parried my jet punch?' Gedatsu asked in shock. Coral swerved her body to execute a roundhouse kick aimed at his right side, but blocked by his forearm. Gedatsu extended his left palm towards her face, causing Coral to instinctively swat his arm upward causing him to release his swamp clouds towards the sky. "Grrr."

"Chopper is not weak," Coral retorted while glaring at him. She lowered her foot as she pulled her right arm back. Appearing in front of her fist was a medium version of her X shield . "And he's not a pet, Chopper is a doctor of our crew!"

POW~!

At the end of her sentence, Cure Coral's shield coated fist made contact with Gedatsu's stomach. Gedatsu grunted, feeling the force of her punch, as he was launched back.

Only to land back on his feet.

"I'm not like that pathetic weakling Satori," Despite almost losing his mantra, Gedatsu managed to recover from Coral's enchanted punch. "I have trained my body to fight against the Fire Phoenix devil."

Before Coral realized, Gedatsu's fist slammed into her face, closing the gap instantly. She didn't have time to react as she crashed into the stone ruins. Coral gritted her teeth as she struggled to get up, but noticed Gedatsu rushing towards her and quickly summoned her shield.

SHATTER~!

"...What?" Coral blinked when her shield was shattered instantly. She noticed Gedatsu had a red aura surrounding him, before she was hit in the stomach by his Jet Punch. Her body broke through the ruins. 'I'm sorry Chopper…I'm too weak to protect anyone.'


Misaka, Wendy, Cynthia and Charla had been wandering in this ruin-filled 'cave' for so long trying to find a way out.

"Can't you two smell a way out or something?" Misaka asked the two girls.

"If we could, then we would've sensed the exit by now," Cynthia retorted tiredly.

"There's a foul odor blocking our noses," Wendy said, nervously.

"Well that's just great," Misaka mumbled, looking a little peeved. Not only she lost to Terra but was stuck wandering inside a weird cave.

"By the way, I was meaning to ask you Cynthia," Charla suddenly remembered. "What were you fighting that got you into that condition?"

"Oh, it was some kind of wild snake monster that was chasing me," Cynthia replied quickly. She hid the part involving a certain dog, and the woman in her dream. "It was a close battle, but I managed to kick that scaly's butt!"

"A snake man?" Charla questioned.

"There are a lot of strange creatures in this world," Misaka commented.

SPLOTCH!

The girl's tense up when they hear something in the distance. "Someone's heading this way…" Misaka whispered. The footsteps got louder as a shadow appeared in their line of sight. Wendy and Cynthia brace themselves for a fight.

"...!" The second the shadow noticed them, it called out. "Hey~!"

"Wait, is that…" Charla's eyes widened recognizing the voice. When the shadow got closer, they were able to recognize the person.

"LUFFY~!?" The girls shouted in surprise at his appearance.

"I'm glad I found someone in this weird cave~!" Luffy grinned sheepishly. "How did you guys wound up here anyway?"

"That's what we would like to know," Misaka said, she noticed Luffy's tattered body. "So, why do you look like you've just survived getting roasted?"

"I was fighting one of Gorilla's guys with the bazooka," He bluntly replied. "He was strong, I have to admit, but before we could keep fighting, I fell into this cave filled with gold."

"You mean you found more gold?!" Cynthia asked in shock.

"Yup," Luffy took out a golden horseshoe from his pocket, and showed it to them. "See~! There are more I found along the way!"

"We found some gold as well," Wendy added. "This cave must be leading up to the City of Gold!"

"Yeah but this cave seems like it goes on forever," Charla said, glancing up ahead at the dark abyss. "We've been walking for so long."


Cure Coral and Chopper in his Jumping Form, laid on the ground beside each other. Their bodies were bruised and wounded by the Priest's jet punches. Gedatsu stood over them on top of the ruins

"Are…you okay…Coral?" Chopper asked weakly.

"I'm alright…" She answered as she pushed her upper body off of the ground. "I can still keep fighting…Were you able to…find his weak spot?"

"His feet…That's his weak spot…" Chopper whispered.

He transformed into his Walk Point, pushing himself up to his feet. Coral noticed blood was dripping on the cloud as he struggled to keep himself up. "...Chopper…"

"Still think you two can win?" Gedatsu taunted as Chopper staggered towards him.

'The Rumble Ball is wearing off soon,' Chopper noted to himself. When he got the ruin, he then collapsed.

"C-Chopper! Don't give up!" Coral cried out. She was on her feet, but was barely able to stay standing. "Please just hang in there!"

"Hmph~!" Gedatsu scoffed while staring down at the reindeer.

With his vision blurred, Chopper gazed up at the black silhouette of the Priest. He then transformed into his Heavy Form and slowly climbed up to where Gedatsu was.

Gedatsu just stood, staring oddly at Chopper who managed to get close to him. 'It's time to stop running away…' He declared to himself as reached out and grabbed Gedatsu's ankle. 'You can beat him~!'

Annoyed, Gedatsu attempted to shake him off, but he held his grip. "What do you think you're doing?!" Chopper pushed himself up so he was able to grip the same ankle with his other hand.

With his legs held down by the reindeer's grip, Gedatsu lashed his other leg, kicking Chopper in the face. Chopper lost his grip and fell off of the ruin crashing into the cloud.

"Swamp Cloud: Burger!" Gedatsu yelled, as he raised his arms, making a purple cloud.

'I'm always the first one to run away,' Chopper berated himself. 'So everyone thinks they have to protect me. That's why they can't rely on me.' A pirate flag resembling cherry blossoms appeared in his mind. 'I'm going to raise a Pirate flag here!'

Just as Gedatsu threw his purple cloud, Chopper transformed into his Jumping Point and shot up into the air, avoiding it.

"Don't you know when you've lost?!" Gedatsu called out. "Even in the air is my domain to control. You can't escape!"

"We're not trying to escape!" Coral announced as she jumped towards Gedatsu. Just like before, she summoned a mini shield in front of her right fist. "We're going to beat you!"

"Milky Dial!" Gedatsu rockets himself to avoid Coral's fist which hit the ruin. The shield she used in offense left an X pattern on the stone ruin.

'Woah~! I never knew I could use my shields like that,' Coral blinked in awe at her handiwork. She then looked up and was surprised to find Gedatsu suddenly spiraling in the air in circles. "Huh? Did Chopper actually…"

"WAH~!" Gedatsu cried out in shock. He then looked at his feet to find one of his Milky Dials shoes missing. "OH NO! HE TOOK IT OFF! THAT RACCOON DOG TOOK MY SHOE!"

Despite his loss of control Gedatsu managed to position himself below Chopper. Worried for the reindeer's safety, Coral jumped high up towards the two.

"I'm a monster…" Chopper muttered before turning into his Heavy Form, and shouting. "I'M STROOOOONNG~!

"Hmph!" Gedatsu scoffed at the reindeer's battle cry. "The weakest beast roars the loudest, JET PUNCH!"

Just when Gedatsu's Jet Punch was about to land on Chopper's face, Coral got between them and summoned a pair of medium sized red X shields overlapping each other. The second his fist connected to the shields, it instantly stopped Gedatsu's jet momentum.

'What!? I shattered her shield before, why didn't it work again?' Gedatsu questioned in disbelief.

"That was close, thank you Coral," Chopper said as went into Arm Point with his arms bulked up into muscles. He then placed his hooves together, and reeled his arm back. 'Now it's our turn!'

"Glad I can help," Coral answered with a smile. With her index fingers still crossed, she mirrored Chopper's actions with her shield reeled back. 'I hope this attack works.'

"Cloven Cross~!"

"Coral Stamp~!"

KER-BLAM~!

Chopper's iron hooves and Coral's double shield smashed into Gedatsu's chest at the same time. Gedatsu groaned in pain as he flipped in the air, revealing a double X shaped wound on his chest where the two had struck him; one was pink while the other was red.

After defeating him, the Rumble Ball ran out, causing Chopper to return to tiny hybrid form as he fell towards the ground. Luckily Coral caught him in midair and flipped over in the air, landing on the ground.

She slowly caught her breath as she set Chopper down. "We did it…"

"FINALLY~!" Chopper shouted, proudly. "I'M ONE OF THE PIRATES TOO!"

Coral was a bit startled by Chopper loudness. But since none of her friends were here, she took a deep breath and…

"HOORAY~! I DISCOVERED A NEW SKILL WITH MY SHIELD~!" Coral shouted doing a victory pose.

SHUNK~!

"EP~!" Coral's fear quickly formed when she noticed Gedatsu falling head first into one of his own Swamp Clouds. "Will he be able to get up?"

"I don't think so, he got caught in his own swamp cloud," Chopper replied, staring at his legs. "Now don't come up, you hear me?! Keep sinking!"

Gedatsu's foot suddenly twitched, causing the two to yelp in panic. It then twitched again until his legs began to struggle to break free.

"AH~! HE'S MOVING~!" Coral cried out in panic.

'I can't believe I lost to a big-haired girl and a raccoon dog!' Gedatsu was semi-conscious below the surface. 'I can't live this down, and how in the hell did I get stuck in my own Swamp Cloud?! THIS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN TO ME!'

"OH PLEASE OH PLEASE JUST STAY DOWN!" Chopper hollered. "SINK! SIIINNNNKKK~!"

'I'll escape this cloud with my Milky Dial, then I'll kill the girl,' Gedatsu realized. His one Milky Dial began to activate.

Which causes the Priest to shoot downward quickly into the Swamp Cloud vanish from their sight.

"Wow, he really sank~!" Chopper and Coral remarked dumbfounded.

"S-So careless!" Gedatsu's final remark appeared in the cloud.

"Damn that was an intense fight," The two were unaware that Eguchi had been observing the battle at the high part of the tree branches. "Those two managed to take down Gedatsu!"


"WHY CAN'T WE STOP BEING ATTACKED DESS~!?"

After Kirika and Shirabe dealt with the onslaught of centipedes, their victory was short lived when their battle caught a bunch of goatman's attention. Since they had Minori still unconscious on Shirabe's back, the two gear wielders didn't want to keep fighting and decided to run.

"After them~!" One of them ordered. The rest of Eneru's enforcer baa-ed in acknowledged.

"...Why are they making sheep noises?" Shirabe questioned while skating away from them while carrying Minori on her back.

"God must've created mutant goatman or something desu!" Kirika answered while running beside Shirabe. "He's a twisted being!"

"Either way, we need a way to lose them!" Shirabe said, as she made a hard left towards a tree. Kirika followed her direction, which was noticed by the Kami soldiers.

"We've got them cornered!" One guy chuckled as they knew that the area was a cliff end. The head chaser was about to plan a surprise attack, but when it turned to attack no one was there.

"Huh?" The goatman said, confused. Four others landed beside him, noticed and were shocked.

"Did they jump off the cliff?" One guy wondered. The five were unaware that Shirabe and Kirika were behind the tree, nearly close to the cliff side by a foot.

"If so then they're already dead," another one said. "I guess they decided to take their own lives or something."

Being closest, Shirabe did her best not to move a muscle. After the two stood there for what felt like hours, they heard the goatman's dial powered skis activating, leaving the area.

Shirabe and Kirika both exhaled in relief. "That was way too clo-"

Just as Shirabe was about to finish, the ground underneath them suddenly collapsed, causing towing the two girls to fall off the cliff.

"AH~!" Shirabe and Kirika screamed while clinging onto each other and Minori. The fall however lasts for about a second until they hit a steep dirt path. The girls found themselves comically tumbling down the steep dirt hill until they reached the bottom with a heap of dust.

"Uhwawawa~!" The dust cleared up showing Shirabe and Kirika sprawled on their backs with swirls for eyes. In the middle of the two was Minori, whose face was planted.

Shirabe was the first to wake up from their unexpected journey downward. Rubbing her head, when she sat up, Shirabe noticed right in front of them was Luminous Tail's HQ; a large tree cave in front of them, with a large initial of L and T carved at the trunk above the entrance.

"We've made it…" Shirabe muttered in awe as she walked forward. She didn't expect to tumble right in front of their base easily. 'I just hope they have information about Shervan…'

"...Ugh, that was the worst slide ever…" Kirika moaned as regain consciousness. When she caught a glimpse of the cave, her eyes widened. "I-Is that Luminous Tail's base? It's huge!"

Shirabe nodded as she walked forward towards the entrance. Kirika, while carrying Minori, followed behind her.

Once they entered inside, the girls step carefully down the dirt-made stairs, leading them deeper into the cave. Once they got to the main hull, they were memorized by how large the main area was. The walls and floor were encased with silver, making it look much techno like a lab. There were two tunnel entrances on opposite sides of the main base.

"Oh wow, their base is so cool~!" Kirika announced in awed.

"Yeah, I wonder how they made it like this?" Shirabe asked, also surprised. It looks out of place in comparison to what they saw in the Upper Yard. The two went to the right side of the tunnel, which was also contained with silver walls.

"There should be an infirmary somewhere," Kirika said, while looking for a doorway. "I hope they don't mind us using their be-"

THUD!

The girls jumped when they heard noise coming from the far fourth door on the left. With her yo-yo held ready to throw, Shirabe quietly skated to the door and cautiously peeked her head out. Kirika followed afterward both witnessing something odd.

Kouta was on the ground, deeply tangled in white strapped bandages. He was staring right back at her, with a surprised expression. "W-Who are you two?"

Shirabe was about to answer, but she and Kirika gasped when they saw a charred brown hair girl, laying on the infirmary bed behind him. "H-Hibiki!"


Cure Coral and Copper were finally able to relax now that Gedatsu was dealt with. After Chopper treated some of Coral's minor bruises, they both sat on the stone ruins finishing the packed lunches Sanji made for them.

'Coral and I are finally pirates,' Chopper thought while drinking from his canteen. 'Maybe instead of waiting for the others, we can search for the gold. They'll be surprised…'

"Chopper, what should we do now?" Coral asked, turning to the reindeer.

"I was thinking that we should start searching for the gold," Chopper suggested with a smile. "It will take a while for the others to get here. So we can find it and surprise them."

"Okay," Coral nodded, smiling back. She stood up. "Where do we start looking?"

Chopper looked around until he noticed a large green plant up ahead. "Well this place is a good spot to start looking. Since there are ruins around us. Who knows maybe we'll find the others up there too."


Varvula: Whoa~! What happened to you two?!

Shiho: Don't tell me Yang actually fought one of those Guild wizards?

Yang: No, it was some demon who was swimming around a lake for some odd reason!

Raven: Say what?

Peace: Yang managed to break a piece of the mountain with Sanya's rocket launcher. But was blown back and landed on top of some demon girl swimming in a lake down below.

Yang: And before I could explain it, she punched me back up the mountain! Seriously, what was her deal?!

Peace: You did land on her.

Yang: Hey it's her fault for being there! Next time I see her she's going to taste my Paws of Pain right in her face!

Gwen: I wish I could see someone punching you right into a mountain breaking it with your face.

Yang: My body may be cartoony, but I doubt it's strong enough to break a mountain.

Varvula: Next Chapter: The Unbeatable Force of Nature.

Shiho: You know, I heard that Erza is so strong that she's able to destroy two mountains easily.

Yang: HA~! I can take down ten mountains with my body alone.

Freddy: I wonder what the mountains ever do to the wizards here?