Hello everyone, here is not a missing scene or past scene, but a scene i scrapped during editing, but I still enjoyed it, the reason I'm uploading it
This was supposed to be in chapter 59: The Reassemble, and was supposed to be a warning to everyone about the oncoming war or battle with Cesare Borgia and his people. This was to be the thing instead of the thing in the newspaper Shanks saw
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Whitebeard gave a breath, still finding nothing in the newspapers, nothing about who these people with the seastone towers were, how they worked, how to fight back, and worst, nothing about any of the assassins. Aside from the 'assassins abandoned us', there was nothing. Nothing helpful or anything they could work with. This whole situation was bad; they had even been parted with Moby 2, it didn't make it past the entrance between the new world and grand line, and they couldn't do anything to stop it. They just needed to wait until an opportunity showed up. This had taken a toll on the world, and them, especially Marco. Ace, the man he had just married two days before he disappeared, had just disappeared from the face of the world, all of the assassins had.
They had met up with Shanks a day ago, the other captain hoping and was sure they would find something soon, someone would do something. At least, that was what the red haired captain hoped for. Whitebeard just hoped Shanks was right, that they would be able to do something, anything, soon. They needed to do anything before everyone gave up, before they gave after. This wasn't good. They all had eyes and ears out checking everything that could be checked. So, when Claus came out on deck two days after Shanks showed up, he hoped it was some good news. "Pops, everyone, you should see this." He sounded unsure himself, probably not sure if this was something or not.
They all followed and when they came to the communication room, Claus fixed a few things as he spoke. "It just got broadcasted by some news station or something. They're calling it a warning." When a picture showed up, obviously stopped or paused or something, Whitebeard felt some hope when he saw who was on the picture.
It was Jackson Ann, or Ace in disguise. Ace was fine, and if he- she- was there to tel something, it might help them do something. Claus pressed a few things, before the imagone started moving, slow piano music being sound in the background as Ann started to sing slowly.
"Everybody knows that the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows the war is over. Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight was fixed. The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That's how it goes. Everybody knows." The captain felt something cold settle. Had they tried to fight and lost? Had there been a fight already? And they didn't know? Ann's face was emotionless, standing still with hands folded in front of her.
"Everybody knows that the boat is leaking. Everybody knows that the captain lied. Everybody got this broken feeling. Like their father or their dog just died." "Is-" Whitebeard looked at Thatch that looked shocked. "Is she speaking about you, Pops?" Whitebeard honestly didn't know, but hoped not. If yes, he had either lied, or given the wold up, just let it go, just like if he had disappeared. And he couldn't remember doing anything close to that. Shanks shook his head. "No, not about you. The general world. We have no one to follow; we're abandoned. It's a sort of code or something, I'm trying to make it out." Okay, the man knew something which was good.
"Everybody talking to their pockets. Everybody wants a box of chocolates. And a long-stem rose. Everybody knows." The music got somewhat louder, the woman starting to slowly move her head as she sang, eyes half closed. "Everybody knows that you love me baby. Everybody knows that you really do. Everybody knows that you've been faithful. Oh, give or take a night or two." That part had Marco looking unsure, but Shanks just waved his hand. "No, someone has betrayed someone, maybe them. I mean, Cesare Borgia can't just suddenly gotten this army." That was true. There had to be something there, the assassins needed to know something, had an idea, right? "Everybody knows you've been discreet. But there were so many people you just had to meet. Without your clothes. And everybody knows. Everybody knows, everybody knows. That's how it goes. Everybody knows."
Then the music got louder, slow loud bangs being heard, Ann opening her eyes as she looked directly into the camera. "And everybody knows that it's now or never. Everybody knows that it's me or you. And everybody knows that you live forever. When you've done a line or two. Everybody knows the deal is rotten. Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton. For your ribbons and bows. And everybody knows." That had Namur frown. "Wait. Old Black Joe, it's a nickname for us. I mean, I haven't heard about Cesare, but… but I think have heard Borgia. I think Jinbei have spoken about him once."
Shanks looked to be thinking, before he looked appalled. "Borgia, they founded Fishman Island. Not the nice place it is now, but a place fishmen were put to be away from the 'normal' ones, an entire island as prison. Before the navy came and then the fishmen took it over. They are the first real slave drivers and the ones to start the war against fishmen, and then it got worse. They started killing everyone that had other beliefs, everyone that didn't have blue, grey, or green eyes, if you had different color hair, killing millions of humans and fishmen alike; they did a massacre. Then they were stopped, by the infamous Erebus centuries ago, who is known as a demon and the first assassin. No one heard about Borgia since then, everyone thought he died and the family line was dead." Whitebeard had to say he could faintly remember a story about this Erebus, but he thought it all to be rumors and just that, stories. But it might be true. Erebus might have existed. Then he remembered something. The book Marco had found, the ones about Legendaries; Erebus was thought to have one. The one called grim reaper, demon, inhuman, and all powerful, had the same powers Ace had.
The music got louder and he turned to the screen to see Ann getting a fearful look, eyes getting a desperate look, which was unfitting on a face that always had control.
"And everybody knows that the Plague is coming. Everybody knows that it's moving fast. Everybody knows that the naked man and woman. Are just a shining artifact of the past. Everybody knows the scene is dead. But there's gonna be a meter on your bed. That will disclose. What everybody knows." Something was coming, something big would happen, and the assassins knew, Ace knew. They were sending a warning.
Ann's face turned back to the emotionless face that looked in control. "And everybody knows that you're in trouble. Everybody knows what you've been through. From the bloody cross on top of Calvary. To the beach of Malibu. Everybody knows it's coming apart. Take one last look at this Sacred Heart. Before it blows. And everybody knows." Then the broadcast went black. He didn't get the last part, not sure what it meant. But, this was a warning about a war or something, maybe this Cesare Borgia got a new weapon or something that made a plague; he knew many was looking for that to use to handle big groups.
"Marines are thinking it's a sign of doom. They know who Miss Jackson is." Whitebeard agreed with Claus, but knew it wasn't that. This was something else than doom. Shanks moved his hand. "There, the end." Then the red haired captain was out the door, heading to the meeting room, them following confused. Did it make sense to him? Shanks did seem to know some codes, maybe learning it from Ace.
When they got to the meeting room, Shanks and Benn was looking at the map they had there, holding pins and thread. "Let's see. Top of Calvary to Malibu. From the middle to Yeosu that's shaped like a heart. And islands in the middle, 3rd and 5th have strong winds surrounding it from the currents. Meaning here." Shanks placed a pin on the island between the two, having just marked out lines with thread. Shanks looked at them. "Here. It will start here." Whitebeard wasn't sure if 'it' was a good or bad thing. "What's starting there, Shanks?" Shanks gave a smirk. "The revolution. It's starting in 7 days on this island."
All of them felt floored. "What? How do you know?!" Whitebeard agreed with Izou; how did he know. Shanks shook his head. "The song. It's a warning, not about doom or war, but a warning that everyone who got it, knows it will start there, on that island. They will gather and win it back, start of a revolution. All the places lead to it." He could go with that as it made surprising sense as the red haired captain had made the lines on the map. "How do you know it starts in 7 days, yoi?" Shanks gave a look. "Because, she said 'and everybody knows' 7 times. We have 7 days to get there and join the revolution."
It was a smart thing to do, send a message out like that, scaring all that didn't get the code, maybe even Cesare himself, and he might put more people on the islands mentioned, but not the one they would actually go to, leading everyone away and having opening to sail. He would have Ace teach them some codes later, so they could get it when things like this happened, or it was needed other times. There were probably a lot of codes being mentioned all the time. He gave a nod to Shanks. "Then we prepare to start a revolution."
And that's the chapter, hope you enjoyed
The song Ann sings is 'Everybody Knows' sung by Sigrid
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