On the seas surrounding Onigashima, a large orange mound of candy with glowing bead eyes was seen floating its way to the island fortress. And on top of it was none other than Perospero.

"And there it is… Onigashima! Just you wait, King, Straw Hat, Marco." Perospero licked. "We'll deal with all of you. And no, I don't take this alliance seriously. In the end…the Big Mom Pirates will reign supreme!" he said as he rode atop the candy slug as it moved towards Onigashima.

"Hmm?" Constance asked, spotting him from the window. "A…mound of pure candy?!"

"What?" Ace asked as he also looked. "Oh great. To any friendly forces, Perospero is approaching Onigashima." he said on his comm.

"Don't worry about him for now, I think he'll be a late shower. Focus on preparing to attack." Connor said. "And Ace? Don't get too emotional. I know what happened at Tianna Island is still rocking you, but you can't let that long-tongued freak get to you."

"I'm not." Ace said. "I still can't forgive him either way."

"If you're sure you're good…" Connor said.

Back near Black Maria's pleasure hall, the Brachio Tank made its way back towards the building, albeit running in its bipedal mode.

"What the heck is this?" Kazuma asked.

"No clue. When she punched the tank, I think she caused some strange transformation." Megumin said.

"Anyway, you called us being lucky, Kaminiari. Big Mom ran off for some reason." G. Aqua said.

"Yeah, but she went in the direction the girls went." Caspar said.

"Bet she's trying to get Zeus back from Nami." Kaminari said.

"Odds are, we bought Kin'emon's team enough time to circle around back." Kazuma said. "Let's find a way into the interior and make it to the performance floor."

"I'm more worried about Sanji inside the performance hall." Chopper said.

"Too true." Usopp said.

Inside the Pleasure Hall…

"Mama! Over here!" Prometheus called out.

"Mamamama! No need to rush. The Performance Floor is just up ahead. There's nowhere for them to escape." Big Mom said.

"Dammit, if we could just shut that sun up, Big Mom wouldn't be able to find us!" Legolia said.

"It's no use, you won't be able to do anything to Prometheus." Zeus said. "But what am I gonna do? Mama's gonna kill me!"

"Why did we go after Sanji?!" Roxy said.

"Because he said 'I'm not giving up on finding ladies.'" Ramona said.

"Of course he would say that. But it's nothing we aren't used to by now." Sectonia said.

"Ugh." Qadira said. "In the state he's in, we can't expect any help from him now. We should continue to retreat and see if we can find Momonosuke."

"Uh…somehow I don't think it'll be that easy." Aslana said as they saw things such as umbrellas, sandals and old dolls suddenly gaining eyes and mouths and coming to life".

"Okay, that's not creepy at all. Are all brothels like this?" Ramona asked.

"Not the ones I've been hearing about." Sectonia said.

"It's Big Mom's Devil Fruit power. She's bringing all these inanimate objects to life." Yaoyorozu said.

"They're becoming Homies." Qadira said.

At the Performance Hall, Momonosuke was tied to a large crucifix.

"Okay, Lord Orochi. It's all set." one of the Beast Pirates said.

"All right! Listen up, you scallywags! Shogun Orochi's got something special planned for us!" an MC said.

"Hahaha! Behold! This boy tied up here! Believe it or not, he is Kozuki Momonosuke, a boy thought to be dead over 20 years but now present here before you all!" Orochi said as all in attendance gasped in shock.

As Orochi was giving his speech, Zoro and Ed were blocked off by Gifters of all shapes and sizes.

"You doin' okay, Lunkhead?" Zoro asked.

"Not sleepy!" Ed said as he bashed a Gifter away.

"Yeah, I'm not tired either. But the farther we go, the more we're wasting out energy." Zoro said.

"Forget it. We Gifters won't let you get anywhere." Spoke a Stag Beetle Gifter and his fellow lackeys.

"There are nearly 500 of us." a Rhinoceros beetle Gifter noted.

"Oh, no! That is more than I can possibly count! And I only count to 10!" Ed said in shock.

"We all dreamed of being King of the Pirates once." one of them said.

"Give up. Take the easy road. Everyone should follow Master Kaido." another of them said.

"Never! Lothar does not bend to dragons! Lothar defeats dragons!" Ed declared, thumping his chest. "So says Ed!"

"Well said, you lunkheaded idiot!" Kidd called out as he smashed a few Gifters into the ground.

"Kidd! Thank goodness you are unharmed! Where is the rest of your merry crew?" Ed asked.

"Don't call us that! Anyway, I lost sight of Heat and the others, but as long as they are in disguise, they should be fine." Kidd said.

"David should still be undercover too. I'm sure he's fine as well." Killer noted.

"Him, he'll be fine. He can keep up an act. For how long, that's the big question." Zoro said.

Elsewhere in the Castle with Luffy's group, they watched Ulti panic with Page One.

"Oh, Pay-Pay! Are you all right? Hang in there! You have to hang on, my sweetheart!" Ulti said as she hugged Page One and rubbed against him relentlessly, before turning to the group as her personality turned a complete 180 degrees. "Hey you guys! How dare you do this to my Pay-Pay!"

"Uh…no, that was all you, lady." Eddy said, pointing to the broken stairs.

"Yeah, we're not the ones who slid him down the stairs like a human sled." Shionne said.

Ulti looked at her brother, the broken stairs, and the group. "...No way! I didn't do anything!" Ulti denied.

"Are you blind?!" some of the group members yelled.

"Name yourselves! Who are you with, who's your commanding officers?!" Ulti asked.

"That's none of your concern." Shionne said.

"No Big Sis, they're intruders." Page One said.

"What?!" Ulti asked before looking to Luffy. "And who are you supposed to be?"

"I'm Luffy. The man who'll be King of the Pirates." Luffy said.

"Huuuuh?!" Ulti said as she got angry.

"Oh great." Shionne said, summoning her rifle.

"Do you know whose castle you're in?!" Ulti yelled. "The only one who'll be King of the Pirates is Kaido!"

At this, Ulti kicked a stone right at the group, Luffy avoiding it thanks to Observation Haki as Hope caught the stone in his hands. Luffy then charged right in at the sibling pair.

"Yeah Luffy, get 'em!" Eddy cheered.

"You ultra-buffoon!" she called out as she jumped up high came diving down for a headbutt. "I'll split your skull in two!"

"A headbutt?!" Luffy said as he blocked with his head.

"Ulti-Mortar!" Ulti called out as they collided. The two clashed for several long moments before the floor under Luffy gave way and he fell down, Ulti landing back down.

"Oh dear…" Double D said and he and Eddy looked scared.

"Hey, sis!" Page One called.

"I know…" Ulti said as one of her hands became a green claw. "You too, Pay-Pay?"

"Yeah." Page One nodded as the both of them underwent a drastic transformation. After a few seconds, both of them rapidly changed their appearance, going totally prehistoric.

Page One, for his part, turned into giant, purple scaled spinosaurus, still keeping the hair on his head as his pants remained on, his name marked on his chest. Ulti herself grew a tail as her arms and legs turned green with her hands and feet becoming clawed as horns came from her skull.

"What the…?!" a Beast Pirate asked. "Lady Ulti, Page One, why did you two transform all of a sudden?!"

"Shut up!" Ulti said. "Because we…. have acknowledged them as strong enemies!" she said, gazing at Hope and the Arise Crew.

(Cue: West City-Dragon Ball Fighterz)

At this proclamation, Hope took his fighting pose, ready for battle. Alphen drew his sword, Shionne aimed her rifle, Rinwell pulled out her tome, Law readied his fists, Dohalim his staff, and Kisara her mace and shield.

"Well, if that's all, we'll just be going…" Eddy said softly.

"Huh?" Ulti said, turning her sharp gaze at him and his companion. "Hey, you two were with him…but you're weak."

"Uh…y'know, my favorite dinosaur was always the Patchywell…bell.…cell.…yeah, I got nothing." Eddy said as Ulti lunged at them as the two boys clung to each other and shut their eyes. "Aahh!"

"Holy Lance!" Rinwell said as she fired spears of light at Ulti.

Ulti dodged them as Hope got in the way of her attack. "Eddy, Double D, stay back!" he said, pushing her away as the fight began. Ulti swiped her claws at him as Hope dodged her attacks and tried to strike back at her in kind, but she was a bit fast for him. "She's fast…Dohalim!"

"In a bind?!" Dohalim asked, summoning vines around Ulti as a green hue formed on her legs, reducing her speed. "All yours Kisara!" he said, forming a large green crystal blade around Kisara's mace.

"Raaagh!" Kisara yelled, dealing a reverse spin slash.

"Hey…how dare you!" Ulti said as she knocked them aside before being flipped by Luffy.

"You all…don't do that to my sister!" Page One called out with his jaws wide open.

"Watch out!" Hope said, as everyone dodged Page One's attempt at a dino sized bite.

"Heads up!" A voice called out as a ring flew through the air and hit Page One to falter his attack.

"Thanks!" Hope said, the disruptor revealed to be Siege's friends, including yet another new face, a man in a grey battle suit with a red blade on his shoulder, with Mio and Noah on either side of him.

"Not a problem." He responded in a Brazilian accent. "Siege is… rather busy with his own preparations to help the raid, so he called in a little help." The man said as he, Mio, and Noah looked to Page One.

"Leave this one to us, you focus on your own fight!" Noah said as he prepared his blade.

"Nah, I think we got a handle on it!" Hope said, stunning Page One with a few body shots as Law took over, followed by Luffy.

"Tch. What a killjoy." The Brazilian said as he soon looked to Ulti. "Hm. Well, you look fun. Let's have a turn with you."

"I'll crush you!" Law said, executing a barrage of lighting imbued punches and kicks. "Lightning Reflexes….!" he said, preparing to spring up into the air on his hands.

"Gum Gum…!" Luffy said, preparing to strike himself.

"Tenebrous Claw!" Law called, leaping into the air and finishing with a lightning infused dropkick that impacted Page One from the top.

"Elephant Gun!" Luffy called out as he dealt an uppercut to Page One, the combined impacts from both sides of his face making him collapse.

"How dare you all…hurt my Pay-Pay!" Ulti said, now in full Dinosaur form as she grabbed the brazilian.

With quick reflexes, her grip was broken and the Brazilian unleashed a flurry of slashes on Ulti. "Now that was a bit rude to touch me without my permission." He remarked with a smirk as he readied his blade. "Let's dance." He smirked, a guard forming over his mouth as he glared at Ulti.

"Careful, she's dangerous!" Hope said.

"No worries. So am I." The Brazilian chuckled.

(Switch - The Only Thing I Know For Real - Cover by Go! Light Up)

The Brazilian stalked Ulti, slowly circling with Mio and Noah for support as he gauged his opponent.

"Come on, scared already? Your move." The Brazilian taunted Ulti as he waved his sword at her.

"Is he serious?! He's playing chicken with Lady Ulti in full Dinosaur form!" a Waiter said.

"The castle can't take this kind of damage!" another said.

The Brazilian then parried another one of Ulti's mortar-like headbutts with ease, slashing her in the body with precise flowing cuts, before kicking Ulti as she skid back across the floor, even going so far as to drop his mouth guard to show the teasing smile on his face.

"Oooh, almost had me! You can do better than that." He taunted.

"Siege wasn't kidding when he said Sam was good…" Noah said, looking at Mio.

"I know what you mean…" Mio said, looking back.

"Why you…!" Ulti said, charging right at the man named Sam as she slammed into him with a big headbutt.

And for a moment, it seemed as if she did damage as he yelled and flew back… only to launch back in and hit a huge arching slash across her face!

"Woof! Show me a good time, here!" Sam taunted again as he waved his blade a bit more.

"Is that all you got?" Ulti asked, shown to have protected her face using Armament Haki.

"Sam! Her face is-" Noah exclaimed.

"Quiet, I know." Sam said as his expression hardened, focused as he cleaned off HF Murasama and began stalking Ulti again. "But every armor has its weakness. How do you think I cut off the good ol' Senator's arm?"

"He has a point." Mio said.

"Any blade can cut a weak point. Find hers and you won't even need to waste your good weapons." Sam said, as Noah and Mio nodded, drawing normal swords and circling with Sam.

"Hmm…fine…that's how you wanna play it?" Ulti said as she quickly grabbed Eddy. "I'll waste this guy instead."

"Nope." Sam smirked. "Found your opening!" He yelled as he sent a slash wave for her open abdomen, as it unleashed a mini Judgement Cut just before she got a good hold on Eddy, and Eddy could get out unscathed.

"Phew, thanks! Now then…!" Eddy said as he ran and hid alongside Double D.

"You saw the opening. Take it!" Sam exclaimed as Noah and Mio nodded.

"Right!" They yelled as they rushed forward.

"Not yet!" Ulti yelled as she went for a slamming headbutt, which Sam parried and sent her head up. "What!?"

"NOW!" Sam yelled as Noah and Mio nodded, the trio entering Blade Mode all at the same time, streaks of slashes hitting Ulti to all the others.

"We're done here!" Sam yelled as he jumped up, and dove down, slamming his blade into Ulti's chest, knocking her down as the blood from the attack finally hit the floor, sending her skidding from the attack, weakened, but not dead, as Sam cleaned his blade. "Hmph. At least make it a challenge." Sam huffed as he sheathed his sword.

"...Wow…." Noah said in awe of what he just did.

"You two could be good disciples of the blade. For now…" Sam said, looking towards Ulti. "What we came to do. Let's finish the job."

(Music end)

"Bastards… you really think I'm down that easy!?" Ulti said as she grabbed onto Sam. "I'm gonna destroy you!"

"What did I say about. NO. TOUCHING!" Sam yelled as he broke out yet again. "YOU NEVER LEARN!"

Once again, a second Round of blade mode slashes rang out, cutting Ulti deeper before Sam shocked everyone… And he grabbed her, slamming her over and over into the ground, punching her down! "Now then…" Sam would say, grabbing his blade and holding it to Ulti's neck. "Where were we…"

"No, wait! Don't kill her!" Hope said.

Sam heard Hope as he looked up, and smiled. "Now why would I kill on specific orders not to." Sam said, before sheathing his blade and looking down at Ulti. "Listen closely. If you and I happen to cross paths once more while doing what Siege brought us here to do, I just might defy orders. Let this be a lesson on just how much I outmatch you. That. Was just me warming up." Sam coldly said before he smirked and waved off the group. "Later. We need to report back to the boss and help his preparations. And other business."

"He was just holding back?!" Law asked.

Sam only responded by looking back to Law and cracking his classic smile, before he, Noah, and Mio retreated from the area.

"Well, that was something. At least that guy managed to take out Ulti." Hope said.

"Wait, why're we just standing around?!" a Waiter spoke up. "C'mon, we got the numbers! Let's swarm the bastards!"

"And we forgot about the other guys." Alphen said.

The soldiers came charging in as a figure ran into the room before slamming through them with a club.

"Thunder Bagua!" they called out as they plowed through them and the downed Ulti.

"What in the…?" Hope said, seeing the mysterious individual before it grabbed them and ran off down the hall.

"That…that was Master Yamato!" the remaining soldiers said.

Eddy and Double D poked their heads out from their hiding place as they watched the masked individual run down the hall with the group in their grasp.

"So…follow them?" Eddy asked.

"Indeed." Double D said as the two took off after them. "Wait for us!"

"Pardon my intervention! I mean none of you any harm." the individual said. "I've been waiting for you all! Waiting for a very long time!"

"You have? Hang on a second… you must be…!" Hope said.

"That's right!" the individual said. "My name is Yamato! I'm Kaido's son!"

With Siege's group…

"Bout time you got back." Siege said as he saw Sam, Mio, and Noah return. "What took you so long?"

"Well, doing what you sent us to. Checking up on the main group." Sam nonchalantly said as Siege glared at him.

"You didn't "accidentally" kill anyone again did you." Siege deapanned.

"Meh, came close." Sam chuckled.

"Sighhhh" Siege groaned. "I told you we would only get involved in late game. Just every now and then a small party goes to check in now and then."

"I did. And it was a double dinosaur dance off. How could I resist?" Sam chuckled.

"Getting to the point, the rest are doing fine, Siege. We helped them subdue Ulti." Noah said.

"And Sam taught us some useful tips! Maybe we can try HF Blades like he has some time!" Mio asked.

"Hm… HF Blades would help you two blend even more. I'll consider it as long as Sam actually disciples you two while we search." Siege explained.

"If I must, and if they're willing." Sam rolled his eyes, before getting serious. "Any more fragments?"

"Not yet… but Azura's singing is ringing in my ears, not the Azura here either, for clarity. There's more than one fragment here, two I think. That would give us 5 out of the eight fragments we need… To figure out whatever the hell prophecy she gave us." Siege said, still puzzled regarding that.

"When are you going to let the others help with this?" Rinkah would deadpan. "I mean, they would probably help."

"No. They're focusing too much effort to this force. I'm not having them get involved until this is all said and done." Siege sternly stated. "Any word on the arrival of Lucia."

"I'm here, Comman- Er, Siege." A female voice spoke up, a woman with red eyes and white hair walking up to the group as Siege turned and looked at her.

"Good. The more Swordmasters to help break this end game, the better." Siege joked about how busted Swordmasters in FE14 were.

"...Heh…." The woman, Lucia, slightly laughed at this with a smile.

"Hey, that's the first time you've smiled since joining us." Siege smirked.

"Shut it…" She immediately looked away.

"Don't worry. I'm working on getting your sister Luna better like she was supposed to. You'll be next." Siege reassured. "Now then… back to the search…"

"Who's gonna be the next group to check in?" Hop would ask.

"Lucia will lead you and Rinkah next time. But not yet. Wait until they've gotten a bit farther on. Again, we're not coming in till the end game." Siege reaffirmed. "Until then, keep looking for the fragments…."

"Siege! Here!" Pyra would call out, as Siege looked as she held a fragment in hand, Siege hearing Azura's singing loud and clear.

"That's the one." Siege said, putting it with the other fragments as they soon stuck on. "Halfway there…" Siege would say, before looking over the landscape in thought. 'Azura… I have no idea what you meant by any of this… but to honor you I'm doing this… I don't know if the you here can help… or if this is just something that can bring you back… in any case, I'm doing what I can but a little more help would be useful…'

"Boss? You alright?" Sam asked.

"Y-yeah. Sorry. Keep looking." Siege shook his head as they continued on their personal mission while they still had time.