EDITED: Amy's Devil Fruit Power. She no longer has the Logia Kuuki Kuuki Fruit (Air), but has the Paramedical Kaze Kaze Fruit. (Wind)
EDITED: Amy doesn't go berserk. She's normally that violent when she's angry.
The seven spilt up to go their separate ways into the estate… but before they could get a chance, there was a scream coming from the mansion. It was a woman's shriek.
"Stop," Nikola said to them as they turned from their routes to the mansion. "It might be a trap. We must stick to the original plan."
As he finished the sentence, the doors of the mansion burst open with a strong gust of wind. A plum woman was running on her stubby legs towards them. Her hair was wild and the caked on powder of her make-up was ruined. She ran and tripped at their feet.
"Aunt Ophelia!" Nikola went beside her.
The woman was in full shock, "Ni-Ni-Nikola…" Her next words were not audible.
"Calm down," Nikola said to her, "Breathe slowly and tell us."
"Why! Why! Why didn't you tell us she was insane?" His aunt snapped and shoved him off her. "Now my poor Zachary is going to die! I have to get help!" She stood up and started running again. As she was about to reach the gates, a long javelin flew pass. The pirates could feel it was not from a normal throw because the javelin barely had any air resistance. Aunt Ophelia's dead body fell to the ground making a loud thump.
In the threshold of the mansion, there stood Sakuya and Osito, the ninja and the knight. Sakuya smirked and ran toward the garden where as Osito rested his sliver lance in his hands. Slowly, he walked out from the threshold and stood on the dirt path with the lance prompted up on the ground.
Nikola looked at the crew, "I think Amy knows what we're planning… She set up an arena for Sakuya and Osito…"
Sanji scoffed, "Then we'll go with our original plan, as you said so yourself. Go on, I'll take care of Osito." Everyone looked at each other before heading toward his or her destination. Malik and Nikola headed toward the garden where Sakuya was waiting for them. Usopp and Nami were heading inside to do what thieves do. Luffy and Zoro were heading inside to meet Amy and Zach.
Once Nami and Usopp entered, they went up the stairs to the second floor to seek out the treasures.
"Are you sure we should be taking her jewels and gold? I heard it's bad luck to take things from the dead." Usopp said with caution as his knees shook with fear.
Nami laughed, "I don't believe in that superstition. You can always go help Sanji."
Usopp slowly back away from her, "I think I shall. He might need me." Nami turned around to roll her eyes at him, but he was already gone. With a smirk on her face, she walked on down the hall way. She opened every door on her way to the master bed room where Ophelia slept and where she will have a jewelry box.
Start with the small and gradually to larger ones, Nami thought to herself, this is a cake walk. As she explored the house, she wondered about the others and their situation.
Sanji took one last puff of his cigarette and dropped it on the ground. He crushed it under his shoe like he usually did. As he looked at Osito, he asked, "Want to just give it up and let me remove that tattoo?"
Osito grunted in reply and stood his ground. The two stared at each other in silence until Usopp came to break it. Usopp screamed Sanji's name when he reached the doorway. Osito took this time to high jump in the air and strike down at Sanji.
Sanij was not distracted by Usopp's call and leap out of Osito's attack. As Osito landed, he made a small creator with his immense strength. He made another leap to dodge Sanji's kick from behind him.
"For a large man, you're quick." Sanji commented as he continued his attack on the red knight. The third kick landed on Osito's breast plate. Sanji cursed in pain as he grabbed his foot.
Osito chuckled, "My armor protects me for you futile kicks." He charged at Sanji with the butt of his lance and hit him square in the stomach. As Sanji fell backward, Osito swung his lance and struck Sanji's side and sent him flying to the ground.
"NAMARI BOSHI (Lead Star)!" Usopp released his pachinko (Japanese pinball) at Osito. The knight didn't even try to move. The pachinko hit his armor with a small "ding!" and bounced off. Usopp stared in shock, "WHAT! NOT EVEN A DENT?"
Osito laughed and walked toward the door way for his javelins. With a smirk, he grabbed one and aimed for Usopp, "Let's see if your armor can protect you from my shots." Osito threw the javelin. Usopp screamed and ran away. He dodged it by only a few inches.
The red knight steadied his arm with another javelin for Usopp. Having run by a tree, Osito aimed to stop Usopp from going any further. He threw one javelin on each side of Usopp. The next few grazed Usopp's skin and pinned him to the tree. After throwing a three more for mere pleasure, Osito had pinned Usopp down by his arms and legs.
"Last one," Osito smirked steadying the last javelin on his arm for the kill. Usopp cried with tears flowing down his face. Osito released his javelin. The javelin flew true for Usopp's heart, but Sanji was there to the interception. Sanji grabbed the javelin and snapped it in two with his knee.
"It's just a pointy stick."
"A pointy stick that almost killed me!" Usopp shouted as Sanji's comment. However, Sanji ignored him and turned his attention to the knight.
"We have some unfinished business."
"So we have. No more games." Osito replied grabbing his sliver lance. He charged at Sanji with the lance head out.
"Oui, no more." Sanji waited until the right moment and dodged the lance. He quickly countered with a round house kick. Osito rammed into the tree where he pinned Usopp. The silver lance pierced the tree.
One of the javelins unhinged itself from the tree freeing Usopp's right hand. Usopp taking this chance pulled out the other javelins and fled from the scene.
Osito pushed himself and turned to Sanji who was launching the next attack. Osito was knocked back again but he felt no pain. "It's futile." He laughed as Sanji continued his barrage of kicks. Osito stood his ground and let Sanji kick his heavy armor.
"You're going to run out of stamina soon and that's when I will kill you," he laughed as he saw the sweat began to form on Sanji's brows. Sanji's breathing became labored but he continued his attack.
With a final kick, Sanji leaped back and shouted, "NOW USOPP!" The red knight became confused, but looked up to see the marksman had loaded his sling shot with a pachinko. He scoffed and stood his ground. His armor was impenetrable.
Usopp released a chain of attacks with his sling shot. Osito was knocked back by the force of the pachinkos. He took a step back every time a pachinko landed in his armor until, to his utter surprise, the armor began to crack.
"NAMARI BOSHI!" Usopp shouted with his extra large pachinko. As Osito stumbled, his armor shattered into pieces.
"What…?" Sanji took this chance to take one final kick at the base of Osito's neck and sent him straight to the ground. The knight let out a groan as Sanji stood over him victorious.
"Crab's shells are hard too, but inside, it's only the tender flesh. The shell is hard to crack without any work. To go to the meat, an experienced cook knows to pound the shell until it gets weak and then it'll easily crack open." Usopp rushed over to pour sleeping powder in his face.
Sanji took out the white vial as Osito snored away. "I can't believe your sleep powder actually works." Usopp glared at the cook but Sanji ignored him to pour all the liquid on the knight.
The knight sat up and cried in pain. Usopp leap back in surprise. Sanji grabbed the bandages and quickly tended to the acid wound on Osito's back. "It seems your powder doesn't work." Sanji snickered at Usopp.
"Thank you, umm… Sanji and Usopp, yes?" Osito looked at Sanji and Usopp, "Thank you for freeing me from the binds. Even under the blinds I can get a glimpse of what's happening to me. I'm surprise that you broke passed the armor. It was forged in the Grand Line by a prominent blacksmith."
"It isn't a big deal. My mentor can probably break that armor in three kicks."
"What are we doing now?" Osito asked the two.
Sanji finished dressing the wound and went in the shade of the tree. "I'm tired and I did my task. I'm going to rest until something happens." He took out a cigarette and lit it.
"I guess I'll join you. Attending to that fat witch is far worst than you can imagine. In a way, I'm glad she's dead, but technically, she was murdered. I need to get justice for her."
"You were the one that threw the javelin." Usopp stated as his eyes traveled to Ophelia's slain body.
"…" Osito looked over to the corpse. With his head down, he sighed, "Law is law…" And then he laughed, "Let the Marines handle it."
Suddenly, the three of them felt the ground shake. They turned their heads toward the garden to see a bright light followed by a woman's scream.
Malik and Nikola left Sanji to deal with Osito and headed toward the garden where Sakyua was waiting. Malik looked at his older sister with a sigh.
"If you don't want to fight your sister," Nikola said, "I will."
"You won't win." Malik replied plainly.
"I'll try. We can double team her. With your arm, you can only attack from a range. I'll tire her so you can stun her."
"My sister doesn't tire easily."
"But you're better." Nikola smirked. "If you use too much energy with Sakuya, you won't have enough for the skirmish with Amy. I have doubts about Zoro." Malik didn't reply in words but sat down on the ground to let Nikola battle with Sakuya.
Nikola drew his rapier as he walked up to Sakuya. She gave no signal of hostility toward Nikola. The short sword at her side was still in its sheath. When Nikola charged in to strike, Sakuya stood apathetic. Every lunge Nikola made, she would only side step to dodge.
This went on for minutes with no contact from either side. Nikola slowly developed a pattern with Sakuya and it was rhythmical. Finally, the fencer aimed an attack at Sakuya. She was defending in the rhythm and Nikola broke off from the pattern. He struck her in the arm.
Sakuya jumped back and gripped her left bicep. She flinched and fell on one knee. Malik shot up from his seat.
"Don't worry," Nikola reassured him, "She's fine. I wore out her knees." Malik nodded as he looked at the small tactician. He sat back down and closed his eyes. From the beginning, Nikola planned out the attack. He aimed high and low making Sakuya work on her dodging which was just stepping to the side, ducking, or jumping. Menial actions, but it took a surprising toll on her small frame.
Sakuya smirked, "Strange, but you can't best me, little one." She stretched out her arms and legs before drawing her short and crouching down into her attacking stance.
Nikola stood in a defense stance waiting for her to strike. They stood in silence trying to provoke each other to attack. They circled around each other with side steps until one of them dropped their guard, even for a second meant life or death.
During this moment, the little tactician studied Sakuya's form. He concluded that she was far more advanced than him in this fight. If he attacked, she would counter with double the force. If she attacked, he would barely dodge the strike. Either way, she was the victor.
Nikola tried to get Malik's attention, but the gunner was… sleeping? He took a longer look at the gunner to find it was true; which was his mistake. As his head turned back at Sakuya, she was charging at him.
"MALIK!" He cried out loud as he watched Sakuya's sword's path to try and dodge it, but his ten-year-old mind took over. He shut his eyes in fear and brace for the impact of the sword against his flesh and the blood spilling from his body. Instead he heard a loud 'clunk.'
Nikola's knees gave way from the relief that he was alive. Malik stood in front of him and blocked Sakuya's attack with his cannon arm.
"I'll take over from here." The gunner said to the small child.
"Thank you…" The ten-year-old replied as he crawled away from the two siblings. From a distance, he stood up and turned around to watch the battle between the two guardians.
They were the princess' guardians for a good reason. The two of them never lost a battle in their lives and now they are against each other. Which guardian will be the victor?
Sakuya and Malik stood in the deadlock gazing into each other's eyes. Instead of fighting physically, they were fighting mentally. (It's like the fight scene from Jet Li's Hero)
Sakuya would lunge back and rush in for another strike at Malik's side which Malik would easily dodge but his cloak would get slashed. He would counter her attack with a kick from behind. Sakuya would laugh and summersault out of the kick's path and land on her feet.
Without another sound, the siblings would spar with each other, but it was futile because the two were evenly matched. Blow for blow and kick for kick, the two knew they could not beat each other. However, pride between the two siblings fueled their fight.
Who was the better guardian? Who was stronger? Faster? Smarter? And who would be the compassionate one and give up the hopeless battle.
Finally after what seem like hours but in reality a few minutes, Sakuya stood down. She backed away from Malik and thrust her sword on the ground. She sighed and shrugged indifferently.
Crossing her arms, she said to her brother. "You win, I guess."
Malik did not move from his position until he knew she wasn't lying. He studied her stance once more before he let his defense down.
Nikola stepped into their circle and looked at Sakuya to Malik and then Sakuya again. He took out the vial of liquid and bandages. At this, Sakuya attacked.
Sakuya, the Guardian of Princess Amy, was known for her speed, her stealth, and her skill. Because of what happened seven years ago, Malik, the Other Guardian of Princess Amy, was know for his silence, and his destruction. The arm cannon could obliterate anything in its path if Malik wishes it. The cannon was powerful enough to tear down a building in one shot.
How? One might ask. Nikola improved the arm cannon by tweaking the power supply. Before Amy's crew met Nikola, Malik's cannon was fueled by oil circulating through the small pipes and values. Because the cannon was fueled by oil, Malik would occasionally get sick with poison. Now with Nikola's upgrade, Malik's cannon solely was based on his will power. However, there was a catch to the power. Only Malik and Nikola knew.
Sakuya lunged at Nikola after she grabbed her secret dagger from her sleeve. Without another thought, Malik rushed in to protect the boy. He did prevent any harm from coming to Nikola, however, he did not factor in himself. Sakuya stabbed his left arm, the one with human flesh.
Nikola could feel the air tensed up. Sakuya staggered back as she looked at the consequence of her action. She fell on her the ground but her eyes were locked on the dagger. Instead of gray voids in her eyes, there were specks of violet.
"Go," Malik hissed at Nikola. "Now." He commanded as he fell on one knee. Without telling him twice, Nikola soaked the bandage with the liquid and ran to press it against Sakuya's Tattoo which was on her breast. Of course, the ten-year-old flushed. She is a woman at the age of twenty-four.
Slowly Sakuya's eyes recovered to their normal violet. She blinked twice and took in her surroundings before shifting her eyes to Nikola. "What the Hell are you doing?"
Nikola smiled warily and removed his hand and the bandage. "Nothing, Suki. Just trying to… umm… bring you back."
Sakuya glared at the boy, but before she did anything, Malik spoke, "Hey Sis. Good to have you back." She looked up at him.
"MALIK!" She rushed over to him and examined the dagger, "What have you gotten yourself into now? Nikki, help him!"
"You don't remember?" Nikola asked as he tended to the wound after Sakuya pulled out the dagger.
"What are you talking about? I… I…" She thought for a moment and she looked down at the dagger. "I… s-s-stabbed you…"
"Sis, it's fine," Malik replied as he moved his left arm after Nikola dressed it. "All that matters is you're back. We have to do our duty. Do you remember?"
"I remember now… everything. When Zach went to her Highness last night, she turned defensive and hostile." She scoffed, "I would too if he wanted me. Malik, you better hide… that wound."
"Yes, sister."
"How are we going to get in the mansion?" As soon as she finished the sentence, Malik raised his arm cannon and shot at the home. Debris flew everywhere. When it settled down, there was a hole in the side of the mansion similar to the one in the cellar.
"Mr. Show off." Sakuya sneered.
"AHHHHH!" A woman screamed. "MY BELI!"
Sakuya looked at the hole and saw a woman with short orange hair. She was holding a broken sack with gold and jewels at her feet.
"Nami…" Nikola looked at her with scorn. "Stealing is wrong."
"Friends of ours?" Sakuya asked Malik who just nodded. She looked up again to see three men running toward them. She already knew Osito but not the other two. She pointed to two of them with a raised eyebrow and turned to Nikola for an explanation.
"Are my eyes deceiving me because I see a Goddess in my presences?" She felt someone grab her hand so she turned to lock eyes with a blonde man dressed in a slim black suit with a blue collar shirt. He held out a rose and kissed her hand.
"Errr…" She looked down at him with surprise, "Who are you?"
"He's Sanji." Sakuya turned her head to the speaker, "I'm Usopp and we're to save you from the Zach and his mother." He sighed at Sanji, "Ignore him."
"I told you to keep away my sister." Malik growled at Sanji.
"Now, you can't expect me not to praise your lovely sister."
Sakuya pulled away from Sanji and scoffed, "Listen Sanji, I don't date pretty boys. So, stay away and you won't get hurt. Seriously." Sanji looked at her flabbergasted.
Usopp laughed at him, but stopped as soon as Sanji shot him a death glare. Usopp smiled nervously but saved himself by pointing out Nami. "Look! Nami's over there!" Nami stood over the jewels and gold with her broken sack. Her fist was clutched while she glared at Nikola and Malik.
"Hey…" Osito looked at them and the wall, "Who are you guys… actually? My employer will not be please with this. Tell me now. Who broke the wall? Why is she taking all the beli?" He continued with a barrage of questions until Sakuya stopped him.
"Osito," she smiled, "Silly knight, you already know all those answers. We're pirates. I suggest you stay out of this." She walked up to him to pat his back. "OSITO! You're bleeding!" She shouted in shock. This caught Nikola's attention and he ran to the knight.
"What happened?" He asked after he examined the wound. "Usopp…. Sanji… What did you do to him?" Usopp explained about the vial and the confusion with the application. "SO YOU POURED IT ALL ON HIM? Are you crazy! It's acid. You can only pour a little bit! That's why the vial is so small. It's the whole point!"
Sakuya's face was full of concern with Osito but he told her with a laugh, "It's just a scratch, little one."
"…" Sanji and Usopp looked at the boy and shook their head. "Could've told us."
"If you didn't know… and you guy are more competent than your captain. I'm sure Zoro didn't listen… AHHH! AMY'S IS IN DANGER!" Sakuya and Malik's attention turned to the boy. "Her tattoo is over her heart! If Luffy or Zoro poured it over her, she'll die!"
"Nikki, take care of Osito. We're going after our Princess." Sakuya replaced her dagger in her sleeve and pulled her short sword from the ground. Malik pulled out both his arms and tuned his arm cannon with his left arm. There were designated knobs and buttons on his cannon to change the power of the shots.
"Be careful." He called after them.
Luffy and Zoro continued down the hallway toward the Grand Hall with marble squares flooring and along the sides of the walls were large roman pillars and large stain glass windows filling in every other space between the pillars. It was quiet and their foot steps echoed.
They continued down the Grand Hall until they met a figure standing in the center of the room. Zoro drew his three katanas ready for an attack from the person and Luffy was carefree about the situation.
"HEY!" He shouted to the figure. "Have you seen a princess around here?"
"A princess, you say?" The figure looked up and pulled away the cloak. It was Zach, "Thanks for coming, but we don't need any witness for the ceremony. Amy is getting ready for the wedding."
"Dumbass, you're being played!" Zoro shouted, "You better escape before she kills you too. You're mother is dead."
"My mother?" He replied mocking Zoro, "My fat mother? Who cares about her? It's not Amy that tricked her, it was me. Amy is under my total control. I can tell her to do anything and she will with a smile on her face."
"You don't know who you're dealing with." Zoro glared, "You're out of you league. Just run away and you'll escape with your life."
Zach scoffed and pulled out a slim sword. "I'll take you on. You're bluffing."
Luffy stepped in front of Zoro, "He's mine." Luffy smiled and pulled back his arm. Zack's initial reaction was like everyone else's at Luffy's power. When he realized it, it was too late for him to move.
When Luffy's fist was two feet away, something detour it away from Zach's flawless face. His fist flew into a pillar and he follow suit. There were debris and when it cleared, Amy stood in front of Zach with a hand fan.
Zach, Luffy, and Zoro looked at her to see her attire. Amy was dressed in a slim black dress with a turtle neck collar and sleeveless. A diamond shape opening was on her chest. The hem of the collar was line with red. Amy's hair was cropped just above her shoulders and her right bands were dyed red.
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"Hey," Zach stared at her, "Why aren't you in your wedding dress?"
"Wedding?" Amy turned to him. Her voice was cold and sharp. There was no warmth or care about her speech. "I will not marry a fool like you. You couldn't even dodge a simple attack from that idiot." She turned her attention to Luffy and Zoro, "Who are you two?"
"Amy! Do you recognize us?" Zoro pleaded. "We didn't come here to fight you."
"Oh, then you can fight Zachary." She shoved him at Zoro, "Go. Prove yourself worthy."
"What the Hell is this?" Zach turned around, "You're suppose to listen to me! I'm your master! Do as I command and marry me."
"Don't speak to me with that tone unless you want to die."
"You can't kill me. Nikola with be without a family."
Amy scratched her head nonchalantly, "He was fine when I found him. He'll be fine if you didn't exist. I'll have to kill him too so he won't be lonely anymore. Now," She crossed her arm, "Are you going to entertain me or am I going to have to kill you."
"Who do I have to fight?" Zach looked over to Luffy and Zoro.
"Pick one and go. I don't have all day." Amy walked out of the center and leaned on a pillar.
"You." Zach pointed to Luffy, "I'm ready for you." However, Luffy didn't move from his position. He was still embedded in the pillar. "Is he dead?"
In a flash, Amy appeared beside him and pulled him out of the column. He fell backwards and landed sprawled on the floor with powder on his face and chest. "He's sleeping…" Amy nudged him with her boot.
"Usopp's powder actually worked?" Zoro asked surprised. "Damn. How am I going to make Amy unconscious now?"
"Your new opponent is the swordsman," Amy told Zach with her arms crossed. "Start."
Zach smirked, "Now I get to see if you're bluffing or not."
"…" Zoro only stared at him with disappointment, "Half of what I told you are true. Why can't you get it through your thick skull? You won't beat me. You're wasting your running time."
It only took 2 seconds. Zach charged at Zoro and Zoro demon slashed him. Zach fell to the ground unconscious. "Now if I can do that with Amy…" He whispered to himself.
"He's still alive." Amy said as she stepped into the center. "You're merciful."
"Only to those who are over their heads. You knew how weak he was and you sent him into a den of lions."
Amy laughed, "I like you, but you cannot defeat me. However, I'm not as merciful as you. You're life is going to end here and now."
"Wait, wait. I don't want to fight you." Too late for any conversation now, Amy sent a gust of wind at him. He dodged it easily, but not the second blast which came after the first. Zoro was sent flying into the closest pillar and left a dent. He recovered just in time to see another blast coming at him.
Zoro leaped out of the way as the blast broke down the pillar.
"You're good as dodging, but how are you in combat?"
"I will not lose. Never, not until I defeat him."
"You have a goal. Ha. I never lose." She smirked. "I will not be defeated by you. I will not die until I… You cannot understand. Strangers cannot understand."
"Strangers?" Zoro questioned, "I'm Roronoa Zoro. Have you forgotten me?"
"I know no one by that name. Now prepare to die!"
Amy charged at him with what seem like two sticks. As she came closer, Zoro saw it was two closed hand fans. When she was a few meters away, she jumped high into the sky and somersaulted and landed behind Zoro.
With her 'weapon', she slashed at Zoro's back. Zoro hissed in pain and turned to counter her, but she flipped backwards to create distance between her and his swords.
"Attacking from behind is not honorable."
Amy scoffed, "I'm a pirate. What did you expect?"
"I thought Hawk-eyes taught you better." Zoro replied with a smirk when her scoff turned into a gasp.
"How do you know?"
"You told me yourself. Now end this nonsense."
Amy glared at him, "I will. No more nonsense. It was fun meeting you, Roronoa Zoro, but you will die." She opened one hand fan and threw it at Zoro. As it flew at him, the fan broke apart in to smaller pieces.
Zoro saw how she was able to slash him, The fan was made up of small thin knives. The knives floated around him. He counted there was at lease thirty. He was too worried about those knives and didn't see Amy charging at him.
She landed a kick in his stomach. "I'm attacking head on and you still can't block."
"Forgive me." Zoro twirled his right hand and his katana cut a large slit up her dress. Not only did he cut her dress, but there was a cut on her thigh.
Amy used her other leg to kick him away and examined her cut. It was not too deep. She looked at him. She was close enough for him to slice her leg off, but he didn't. "I won't make the same mistake twice. I hope you won't too."
"To be frank, I don't fight girls." Zoro replied not letting his guard down on the floating knives. "I don't want to scar your pretty face." Did I just say pretty…? He thought to himself. "I though you were named Bloody Amy for a reason."
"Bloody Amy…" Amy held her head down with her eyes shadowed over. She laughed and smirked, "I can show you Bloody Amy."
Remembering what Nikola said, Zoro cursed at himself. Provoking her would not be a smart thing to do. At this thought, the knives were sent flying at him. He parried a few and cut down the others. Seconds into the skirmish, Amy joined in with the attacks.
Zoro's mind froze as his body refused to attack. It was Amy. He couldn't hurt her. Soon, he was covered in scratches, cuts, and gashes and maybe busied in a few spots, but he couldn't bring the will to strike at Amy.
"RORONOA ZORO! What the Hell do you think you're doing! You cannot be defeated!" A voice shouted in his head, "What about your promises? Your dream? Kurina's dream?"
"Kurina…" Zoro whispered. "TORNADO!" With all his might, Zoro used the move Amy had taught him against her. No, Dagger taught him that move.
"I will not be defeated." He replied as blood ran down his limps from the cuts and gashes.
"Oh, but you will." Amy smirked as she charged at him. "It's no use." Amy appeared behind him with a dagger. Suddenly from the corner, a fist flew out and knocked Amy into the wall. All the knives fell to the ground against the marble floor.
"It's about time." Zoro rested on his sword and looked over at Luffy. Luffy grinned as he stretched.
"Where's Dagger?"
Zoro stumbled over his sword. He recovered in a second and shouted at Luffy, "FOR THE LAST TIME, DAGGER AND AMY ARE THE SAME PERSON!"
"No," Luffy replied, "Dagger's our friend. She's my friend. I named her and she's mine!"
"I don't care who you are talking about," Amy stood up from the debris and dusted herself, "Was it you who punched me?"
"Yes," Luffy smiled, "I'm Monkey D. Luffy and I'm going to be King of the Pirates. Who are you? You look familiar." He thoughtfully looked at her.
Amy dropped her fan and it echoed on the marble floor, "Luffy… Monkey… D… Luffy…" She clutched her head.
"Hey, Dagger! What did you do with your hair?" Luffy happily walked toward her as he realized who she was.
Amy ignored him and quickly picked up the fan and blew a gust of air at Luffy. "What the…?" The gust of air hit Luffy square in the stomach and rebounded back at her. She jumped and rolled out of the gust that dented the wall behind her.
He rubbed his stomach, "I'm hungry. Where's Sanji?"
"This is not the time, Luffy!" Zoro growled in frustration, "We have to deal with Amy first!"
"I forgot," He scratched his head, "What are we doing again?"
Anger flared in her eyes when she looked up at Luffy. Amy threw her fan at him and separated it into the small knives. With her hand, she swept her hand parallel to the ground so the other knives jumped into the air. As the knives left the floor, Amy sent another wave to push the knives up to join the other thirty. With over sixty knives floating around them, Zoro stood in his stance ready for any attack. Luffy, on the other hand, was clueless as he admired the shininess. Amy unleashed the knives at them without a word.
Zoro noticed and felt Amy's intentions to kill instead of cutting and scratching. If it weren't for his speed, the knives would have decapitated his limbs and even his head. While he was avoiding the knives, Amy and Luffy were having hand-to-hand combat.
Every single one of Amy's air blast rebounded and went straight back at her. As every second passed, she grew more and more frustrated to a point where she stopped all her attacks. The knives stopped in mid air and she stood still.
Zoro and Luffy came together to devise a plan, but when they were meters apart, Amy attacked. This time not only the knives flew toward them, but a large blast of air.
The array of knives pinned Zoro on the large pillar and Luffy on the wall. Blood splattered on the floor and ran down their sides.
Zoro swore in pain. The knives caught him in the arm and both his legs. Luffy, on the other hand, was pinned by the right shoulder and his left leg. Amy held a knife in her hand and tossed it up and down. Her eyes shifted from Luffy to Zoro and her mind contemplated who should die first.
"Don't do it!" Luffy shouted.
Amy scoffed, "Do you think you can just "don't do it" and I'll stop? What kind of idiot do you think I am?" She lifted her arm to throw it.
"Dagger." Zoro bellowed but it came out in a whisper. He strained his head to look up. As if time and the world stopped, Amy looked at him and he stared back. Their eyes were locked and a smile, a warm smile appeared on her face.
"Zoro." It was Dagger that spoke, not Amy. It was the same voice from before when he was about to give up. "I don't exist any more. It was only Luffy's imagination that created me. Before the end, I just wanted to tell you..." Amy dropped the knife in her hand and walked up to Zoro to cup his cheek. "Even though we only knew each other for a short amount of time, I grew to care about you and then… I grew to love you." With a smile, she leaned in to kiss him. They closed their eyes to enjoy the kiss. It only lasted a second but it felt like a life time.
"ZOOORRRROOOOO!"
Zoro opened his eyes to see a bright white light. Is this heaven? He thought. Did I die?
"ZORO!" It was a female's voice. When the white light died down and his vision adjusted, he saw in front of him a worried face of Nami. "I can't believe Amy would do this to you. Nikola, help me."
"Can't you see I'm busy?" The boy shouted from somewhere out of Zoro's vision.
"I'll help. Hold him down," A purple hair girl appeared. She looked into Zoro's eyes, "This will hurt." It didn't register in his mind until she pulled out the knife in his arm. He left out a cruel scream and then another one for both of his legs. As he sprawled on the floor, he felt Nami and the girl dress his arm and legs. His head turned to see Luffy being done the same, but with Usopp's and Sanji's help.
"Thanks, Sakuya," Nami said to the girl.
"No problem, but I see some hint of blush on your cheeks."
"What!" Nami cried, "Don't jump to conclusions. He's just a friend."
"I just notice you picked him over your captain. I'm sorry if I offended you." Sakuya hid a smirk. Zoro sat up and Sakuya looked at him with amazement. "Even after all that, your first mate is wide awake? I'm amazed."
Zoro groaned before he looked at the surroundings. To his utter surprise, there were large holes in the walls and random pillars fallen down. Debris was everywhere. How long was he out?
"What happened?" He asked them in a shock.
They looked at each other and back at him. Nami placed a hand on his shoulder, "We'll tell you but not now. Everyone is tired. Tomorrow they will explain."
"Let's go back to town." Sakuya said to everyone. They agreed with her and nodded. Nami and Usopp helped Zoro and Sanji supported Luffy. The large red knight carried Amy's sleeping form. Nikola and Malik were not far from her. Sakuya's minute frame led the pirate's path. Left all alone in the broken hall was the unconscious Zachary Eliwood. When Usopp reminded the red knight about the boy, Osito laughed as said he'll come back to retrieve him later.
Once they were back in town, Governor Kai was over ecstatic about them returning alive, but fainted when Osito reported about his mansion. There was much celebration in the town, but the pirates were not part of it. As soon as they went into their rooms, they fell onto the bed and straight to sleep.
AN: Yay! It's the end of the chapter and almost the end of the story. This is the longest chapter ever for this story. Sorry for the delay. I hope you enjoyed the fight scenes cuz I put a lot of work into this. Which one do you like? Anyhow…
What would you guys think of a story called: Lady Mihawk. I'll assume you'll know what the title is implying. He he he. If you are interested in reading it, I might start it after I finish with Her Name is Dagger. which would be the next time I update.