"Sis! Snap out of it!" Page One cried out to Ulti. "Don't just stand there. Get a medical team!" he called out.
"Yes sir!" the pirates called out.
"Damn that swordsman, and damn that Yamato too. You better not lose sight of those people. Slow them down and tell me where they are!" Page One ordered.
"Uh…Page One? What about you?" asked a sun bear Gifter.
"Yeah. You took a pretty nasty hit too from those two." another pirate said.
"Good point. It hurt pretty bad. Almost loosened my jaw up a tad." Page One said.
"That's all?!" they all said in shock as Ulti soon got up as the medical team had treated some of her injuries.
"Get off me, medical team!" Ulti said before hugging Page One. "Pay-Pay! That hurt so much! Pray for widdle old me!"
"Then shut up and lie down!" Page One said.
"You seem to be in high spirits." a voice said as a disguised David walked in. "I heard about the situation, and thought I'd tend to the injured. But it looks like you recovered pretty well."
"Yeah…she does seem fine." Page One said.
"Oh…and I'll get that Jetstream Sam and Yamato. Thunder Bagua and Jetstream? More like Blunder Bagua and Slipstream!" Ulti said as she coughed up a little bit of blood.
"Take it easy, Lady Ulti. You shouldn't strain yourself so much." David said.
"Don't tell me what to do!" she snapped.
"Page One! Master Yamato and those others have stopped!" a pirate reported.
"Good." Page One said as he gave chase.
"Hey! Don't leave me behind!" Ulti said as she followed.
"It's hard to believe how tough those dinosaur powers are…" one of the pirates said.
"Well, they are among the higher-ups, after all. They would have to be tough if they got to this point." David said.
"Hmm? Oh…you're one of that Shogun's samurai. Surprised you aren't in the Performance Hall." one of them said.
"I heard a lot of commotion going on so I slipped out for a bit. But I see everything was taken care of." David said.
"Yeah. We've got intruders roaming around. All from the Worst Generation." one of them said. "And apparently they got a lot of accomplices at their side."
"Accomplices? Well, that certainly won't do, will it?" David asked.
"No it won't. Kaido is already mad at Orochi for messing with the festive mood. If those Worst Generation pirates get to him, he'll be enraged." the pirate said. "If you're not going to join Orochi at the execution, then you should help catch Master Yamato. Besides, it's not like that little fool is gonna be around for much longer."
"May as well. The guy crossed a line for me, so I don't want to see what comes next." David said.
Further down the hall, the masked person known as Yamato battled against Luffy and his group as the nearby pirates watched.
"Wait! I'm being serious! I mean none of you any harm!" Yamato said.
"I told you, we're in a hurry!" Luffy said, launching a few punches as Yamato kept blocking. "Where are you trying to take us? We don't have time for this."
"Okay…just hear me out." Yamato said.
"You have five seconds!" Luffy said.
"People can hear us. I wanna talk to you all in private." Yamato said.
"Then the answer is no!" Law said, trying to land some hits on Yamato.
"And we're supposed to slow him down?" one of the pirates asked.
"We can't even get close." another said.
"You stubborn mules!" Yamato continued to block. "All this is doing…is reminding me of a past battle."
"I've had enough!" Luffy said.
"Right…" Yamato said as they raised their leg and brought down part of the ceiling just as Page One and the others arrived.
"What happened?" Page One asked.
"Apologies but…they got away." one of the pirates said pointing out the fallen ceiling and the rubble blocking the path.
"We gotta find them!" Page One said. "Or else Big Sis will lash out at us!"
"Right!" the pirates said as they went to find another way around.
As soon as they were gone, David approached the rubble.
"Luffy, I have absolutely no idea what you're up to. But with you, it's gonna lead to something unexpected." David said.
On the Performance Stage, the enemy continued to watch as Orochi narrated.
"20 years ago, Kozuki Oden was executed but his son had disappeared from the burning ruins of Oden Castle. Where did he go? To the future of course! He crossed 20 years to the present day Wano, the very same age when he vanished. You see, Oden's wife Toki was a witch who sent her vengeance through time." Orochi narrated.
"Is that even possible?" one pirate asked.
"You can find little kids with topknots all over the place." another said.
"The name Kozuki went extinct a long time ago. Ain't that right brother?" another said as they hung with a few disguised alliance members.
"Totally man, totally." Jimbei said.
"Don't do it all up on that stage bro. Just bring down that that kid so I can stab his fricken eyes out." Robin said.
"No way he's some dead samurai's kid." Totodile said.
"(What do we do? I cannot stand to see that child like this.)" Thorani whispered.
"The samurai and others will spring into action. Just stay strong." Jimbei replied.
All across the Performance Hall, the samurai and the alliance stood there as they tried to keep calm and from storming the stage.
High up on the Upper Decks, the Archer Team was also staying their hands as they watched from their perch.
"What an insufferable piece of Man-filth. Defiling the true ruler of this land." Ogg seethed. "A pretender with no honor, even more disgusting than Sauron."
"We all feel the same way, Ogg. But we can't act yet." Ignatz said. "Letting even a single arrow fly will compromise our position."
"This man gives Lord Lonato a bad name." Ashe said.
"Stay your hands. Besides, we aren't the only archers here." Shamir said pointing above the stage. "They aren't making themselves seen but I can sense someone keeping watch up there."
Unknownst to any of them, on the top of a distant treetop was a young woman in a hunter outfit as she prepped an arrow.
"Wait, so you're saying there's a Sniper somewhere nearby?" Bernadetta asked. "Ah, no! I don't want to get shot!"
"Not nearby, further from where we are." Shamir said. "She isn't firing, meaning she's only keeping watch…so long as we don't act."
"How is that possible, no archer can make a shot from that distance." Ashe said. "N-No offense to your own skill, Ogg."
"None taken, young one. I don't doubt our mystery archer's skill. She must be of the Shadow Knight Order the one called Simon spoke of." Ogg said.
"We'll be dead as soon as we make any sudden moves… oh, why did Ethox think this was a good idea?" Bernadetta asked.
"The tides will turn… hopefully." Ignaz said.
In the seas in the rear of the island, the Polar Tang got close.
"Okay…get as close to the island as possible." Trafalgar Law said.
"Yes, sir." said a masked member of Heart Pirates.
"We're caught in a current so we'll only have a moment." Trafalgar Law said. "Bepo! Penguin! Shachi! Get ready!"
"Yes captain!" the trio said as the sub surfaced as snow fell.
"Room!" Trafalgar Law said creating a space. "Shambles!" he said as he, the trio and the samurai disappeared and reappeared on the island as the sub dove back down.
"We're here!" Ashuradoji said.
"What a truly marvelous jutsu." Raizo mentioned.
"There are two paths. The upper one has to lead to Kaido." Trafalgar Law said.
"Hey…be more careful with…" a voice said as Nekomamushi was dropped onto the island followed by another man.
"You're right. That was a brilliant plan." Marco the Phoenix said as he flew in the air.
"Owwww…." Nekomamushi winced.
"Marco! So you flew them over?" Inuarashi asked.
"Yeah and I'm beat. We can reminisce later. I spotted a strange shadow at sea earlier. I'm gonna check it out." Marco the Phoenix said as he flew off.
"You're so big now, Nekomamushi!" Kawamatssu said.
"Huh? Is that…I can't belive it!" Ashuradoji said as everyone was shocked, Kiku especially, to see a man in a kimono with some lipstick on.
Former commander of the 16th Division of the Whitebeard Pirates
Izo
"Didn't mention it earlier but Marco said he knew where to find him." Nekomamushi said.
"Just look at you now, Kiku. You've become a truly wonderful samurai." Izo said.
"Brother!" Kiku cried.
Back inside the Castle, Kaido was with Tormal, Zeonos and their respective cohorts.
"Bao Huang, where's Linlin?!" Kaido asked.
"Oh! She's on her way here now!" Bao Huang said.
"You could've told us that sooner." Zenos Road said. "I suppose it's a better time than ever, Kaido."
"Indeed. Now is the time." Tormal said.
"You're right. Let's make the announcement with Momonosuke's execution." Kaido said as he headed down with his All Stars along with Zenos Road and Tormal. "Hey! Listen up!" he called out as they stood on stage.
"Hey! It's the boss and his offworld allies!" one beast pirate said.
"When he shows up like this, his presence is overwhelming. Look at everyone up there, is that hell on the stage?" another asked.
"We're going to liven up the execution of this tedious brat with an announcement that might catch your attention." Kaido began. "Listen up! I'm going to explain to you all the New Onigashima Plan!"
Inside an attic space….
Luffy, Hope, Eddy, Double D and Alphen's team were all together with Yamato.
"You have five minutes to explain yourself." Shionne said.
"Okay. One day, I told my father 'I want to be Kozuki Oden' and he clobbered me for it." Yamato said.
"O-kay… and you're telling us this why?" Law asked.
"I was there you know. At the Hour of Legends, 20 years ago." Yamato said.
"You mean when Oden risked everything to save the Red Scabbards by throwing himself into that pot of boiling oil? I know all about that, that was incredible to read about." Hope said.
"You should've seen it in all its glory! You'll never see a greater samurai. And then Orochi and my father killed him. I was mortified but also inspired. I couldn't stop myself from crying. After that, I found Kozuki Oden's old travel journal in Kuri. This became my bible." Yamato said as they showed said journal.
"Whoa, that's Oden's logbook?" Eddy exclaimed. "Wow, the Scabbards are gonna be happy that's still around!"
"My father and his crew do not even know that this even exists. And with the Red Scabbards dead, I had to carry on his will. That's why I chose, to open this country to the world. I want to join your fight." Yamato said removing their mask and ripping off the sleeves on their kimono to show that they were a woman. And everyone had varying degrees of shock.
"You're a…GIRL?!" a number of them exclaimed.
"Didn't you say you were Kaido's son?" Alphen asked.
"Kozuki Oden was a man, so of course I chose to be a man as well. I can tell you all are strong and you were even holding back." Yamato said. "Honestly…you all remind me so much of Ace."
"Ace? Oh! Luffy's brother!" Double D said. "You mean he came to this island?"
"He came here a long time ago to try and kill my father. But he wasn't here. We talked and shared some drinks. He told me of the world outside. He also brought up Luffy. Saying that Luffy would be the Pirate King." Yamato said.
"Heh… yeah, that sounds like Ace alright." Hope said.
"So then, if you're aspiring to be Oden, and you have that sort of connection with Ace, does that mean…?" Alphen began to guess.
"Yeah. I want to go to sea. I wanted to leave with Ace and his friends but I've been imprisoned here since I was 8." Yamato said, showing her cuffs. "These will explode the moment I set foot off of Onigashima."
"Just like the prisoner collars the Celestial Dragons use to keep any slaves they've got from escaping." Hope recalled.
"They actually use something like that?" Rinwell asked, not believing it for a second.
"Rinwell, that's one of the least horrible things about those guys." Eddy said. "We ran into one while on a world like this once; trust me, they'd make the villains we faced in our time with you look like saints."
"But… there's no way that it's true. I mean, a father wouldn't blow up their own child, right?" Yamato said.
"Hmm…want me to get them off?" Luffy said.
"Huh?" Yamato asked.
"You want to fight on our side, don't you? But know that it'll mean watching us kick your dad's butt." Hope said.
"How I wish I could do the same. You know how many times he's beat me since childhood?" Yamato said.
"Yeah, we kinda already know how strong your dad is." Hope said.
"So we'll take those off and…" Luffy said as a sound was heard.
"It's been two years since Whitebeard's Paramount War." Kaido's voice said.
All across Onigashima, the pirates and the alliance watched as Kaido appeared on multiple screens.
"And finally the world has churned! The Seven Warlords were not disbanded because of a whim of the World Government. No. It is a sign of confidence that the Marines have a new force capable of stopping us! But while the World Government grows arrogant, we have allied with the Big Mom Pirates along with the Shadow Knights and Demon Lord's army along with other smaller groups so that we can claim the greatest power in this world: the Ancient Weapons. And then claim the other world's greatest powers!" Kaido called out. "In other words…"
Just then, in the performance stage, a wall was broken down.
"Did someone call my name? Mamamama!" Big Mom laughed as she held Zeus as her Homies had the Pleasure Hall infiltration team captive.
"Given her appearance…it's safe to assume that is Big Mom." Ignatz said.
"She's terrifying even from up here." Bernadetta said.
"So that is this world's oldest living Emperor…" Ogg said. "I can feel her power from up here."
"Ah!" Ashe said, looking down. "She's got some of the girls from our alliance."
"It took you long enough, Linlin!" Kaido said.
"I'm still here aren't I? If we bicker, it'll stay out of reach. If we work together, we can pull it back in." Big Mom said.
"All right. Listen up! We're putting all of our weight into the piracy business. And at long last…" Kaido said.
"We're going to claim the One Piece!" both emperors proclaimed.
"The existence of the ancient weapons will bring fear and war to humanity all over the Multiverse! All worlds, consumed by Violence! That is what we seek!" Kaido called as all cheered.
"Not just Ancient Weapons like Pluton, but the One Piece on top of it?" Hope asked as his group and Yamato watched from the attic.
"No fair! That's what I'm gonna get." Luffy said.
"Now, I believe a certain question begs answering…" Zenos Road said. "From all followers of Lord Orochi. You must now make a choice."
"With its waterfall defense, Wano is a fortress in itself, one the Government nor the Marines can traverse easily. If we expand more weapons factories and turn the populace of the Flower Capital and the worlds we conquer into a labor force, we will transform this lawless land and those worlds into one big pirate paradise!" Kaido said.
"What? Is he serious?!" Roland asked.
"Tormal and Zenos seem on board with it too. But Orochi…" Mark pointed out.
"Now hold on! I didn't hear about any of this! What do you think you're saying, Kaido?! The Flower Capital is my territory! Who do you think allowed you to make those weapon factories?! I became shogun so I could watch it all suffer before my eyes! I must be the one to do so! I am in charge of all of you! You will subjugate yourselves to me!" Orochi called out.
Tormal then nodded to Zenos and Kaido as he waved his hand and multiple dark spears surrounded Orochi.
"What is this? You dare turn against your master?" Orochi said.
"You are no master of ours, sniveling worm." Tormal said.
"Did you really think you had any part in our alliance?" Zenos asked as he laughed. "Little serpent. Little parasite. You were always a means to an end, nothing more. Now cease your hissing, and bow to the will of your superiors."
"Were you even listening?!" Orochi yelled.
"King…" Kaido said as King offered a sword.
"Ah…that's right, Kaido. Make these two suffer for…" Orochi said as Kaido swung the sword and beheaded the shogun as his head and body fell upon the stage.
"HahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Tormal laughed.
All present watching the feat were shocked, including Kaido's own men.
"Shogun Orochi!" Fukurojuku cried in shock.
"Mamamamamama!" Big Mom laughed.
"Let the flames of Gehenna welcome you in their burning embrace. The concerns of both Kozuki and Kurozumi clans mean absolutely nothing to us!" Tormal said.
"Now then, about that question I mentioned." Zenos spoke. "Those who followed this fool, we offer you a choice! Follow this snake into the flames…or join us as we bring war to all corners of this reality! Now, what do you say?!"
"We will give you all seconds to decide." Tormal said.
"Join us, or fight and die! We are turning this entire country into a United Empire in preparation for the coming war! We plan to range our for further raids! Tonight, Onigashima becomes the Flower Capital! Wano will be no more! There will only be New Onigashima!" Kaido called out.
"Hey…that's Momo up there. Momo!" Luffy called out.
"Hey, knock it off. I don't think this ceiling can…!" Eddy said before the ceiling collapsed as Luffy's group landed in the rear of the gathered enemy forces.
"And my son Yamato shall serve as shogun!" Kaido added.
"What? How dare he announce that! Stupid dad!" Yamato said as the group fought through the pirates.
"We must hurry back to the Performance Floor, before Kaido kills Momonosuke himself!" Dohalim said, whacking a few beast pirates aside with his staff.
While the commotion is going on, David was sneaking around in back, looking at the captured Pleasure House Infiltration Team. "(I've got to get those ladies out of there. But I'll have to contend with Zeus somehow… Think, David, think…!)"
"We're still waiting for an answer, former followers of Orochi." Zenos Road said. "Die here like your shogun, or serve Kaido, and help conquer all reality!"
"I am familiar with the loyalty of samurai as Nedris herself is one as well as a Devout. Should you choose to fight, we will not judge you and give you honorable deaths." Tormal spoke. "Or be absorbed into the depths of time by Rime."
"Lords Tormal and Zenos! The 5,000 members of the Oniwabanshu, Wano's ninja force, swear loyalty to Kaido!" Fukurojuku said.
"And the samurai of Wano, 5,000 strong, offer to you our allegiance." spoke the samurai leader Hotei.
"Phew." the ninja said.
"Poor lord Orochi. Oh well." said the samurai Juzo.
"Hahaha. We didn't wanna have to fight you guys anyway." said a pirate.
"These men have no pride." Hyogoro said as Ty held him back.
"No, Hyogoro, don't. It's not worth it!" Ty persuaded.
"Mamamama! Now the question of manpower has been settled. Make sure they're nice and snug down there!" Big Mom said to the Homies keeping the girls captive.
"Yes, Mama!" they said.
"(Dammit! This doesn't look good…)" Legolia thought. "(Krimp cant help me out because he's among the disguised forces. And even if he was crazy enough, he wouldn't last long against Big Mom. All we can do is hope Shinobu gets Momonosuke outta there.)" she thought as Shinobu headed towards Momonosuke.
"(Lord Oden saw this clearly. Slaying Orochi was never going to change a thing. The true enemy behind all of this has always been Kaido.)" she thought.
"Wororororo! Now Wano has no shogun or samurai to lead them. And those fools in the Flower Capital and dancing themselves silly without knowing what is truly coming." Kaido said.
"You know, I've always wondered. How could this human child ever be Oden's son?" Zenos asked.
"This execution was supposed to bring the end of the Old Wano. I think back to 20 years and you never answered my question. If you are not the son of Kozuki Oden, we will call all this execution business off and offer an apology. Now…what is your name?" Kaido asked.
"Hhahahaaha! You're so kind, Master Kaido! One little lie, and that kid gets to live!" a Beast Pirate laughed.
"You better come up with a funny name, kid!" another said.
"(My name…)" Momonosuke thought.
"What?! So that boy up there is the actual Kozuki Momonosuke, and all of Oden's vassals are still alive?" Yamato asked as the group with her plowed through Kaido's troops.
"Yeah, that's right!" Eddy said. "We're all beating Kaido and freeing Wano before the sun rises!"
"And you're getting in on the action too." Hope said.
"Yeah, so let's see about taking those cuffs of right now." Alphen said.
"I got this." Luffy said as he grabbed onto the cuffs and broke them off.
"They're off!" Yamato said in surprise as Luffy tossed them away.
All across the island, things were getting intense.
"On the performance stage?" Who's Who said.
"I'll get them for this…Yamato." Ulti said.
The tank group ran towards the castle.
"Usopp, we're going the wrong way." Kaminari said.
"Hey, you heard the announcement. They're going to kill Momo." Usopp said.
"He's not our only worry. It's complete chaos all around." Glacius said.
"Yeah…and are those giants?!" Kazuma said, seeing three monstrous figures as they looked at the tank.
"I'm sure this thing can hold up against whatever's out there… right?" Caspar asked.
"Let's hope so." Kaminari said.
Elsewhere in back, after the samurai had an encounter with Kanjuro and some pirates, they were making their way into the castle and taking out any enemy that stood in their path.
As all the chaos continued to build up towards the Performance Hall, Momonosuke thought about certain things. His mother, Toki, saying one day he will carry Wano on his shoulders. Luffy, proclaiming he'd be the King of the Pirates. And his father.
"What does your name mean? Momo…is a name that means second to none." Oden spoke.
"My name is…" Momonosuke began. "Kozuki Momonosuke! The man who will be…shogun of Wano!"
The enemy was in shock before they started to laugh as Kaido prepared to finish things before an explosion went off.
"Whoa!" Ethox said.
"What the heck was that?" Leonis asked.
From out of the large fireball, Yamato and Luffy's group came flying out, Eddy and Double D screaming out loud.
"That dumb cow-gorilla! He was actually going to kill me!" Yamato cried out. "Well that settles it. I no longer think of him as my father!"
"Then save us before we splat!" Eddy yelled.
The Arise group saved Eddy and Double D as they landed on the ground, as well as Luffy and Yamato. Hope was not so graceful as he crashed on the ground and rolled to the other leaders, looking face up at them.
"Hey guys. I miss anything?" Hope asked.
"You know it's called a surprise attack for a reason, right?" Connor asked.
"We just got caught…in an explosion." Eddy said. "YOU TRY TO BE QUIET DURING THAT, COWBOY!" he yelled in anger.
Francisca bashed Eddy and Connor together. "Save your bickering for after we get out of here."
"She's right." Ace said as he and his group exited Purgatorio.
"Yes, it's time to attack!" Yamato said.
"Hold on, Yamao!" Luffy said. "We aren't the ones starting this."
"It's time." David said on his comm.
They all watched as the samurai cut through the walls behind Kaido and the leaders.
"The Red Scabbards?!" King said.
"Where did they come from?!" Queen shouted.
"The Mink Kings. They're alive!" Jack noticed.
"(Now, to deal with the Homies while everyone is distracted.)" David thought.
"I'll deal with these half dead…!" Shez said, reaching for one of his swords before it was shot out of his hands by Izo.
"Izo?!" King noticed.
"Your swords can do nothing to me!" Kaido proclaimed. "Oden!" he said as the samurai lunged right at the Emperor.
"Sunacchi!" the samurai cried out.
"Hey! This isn't the time for drinks! Grab your weapons!" one of the pirates cried. "IT'S A RAID!"
The Red Scabbards then slammed into Kaido, actually getting into his skin with their swords as he lost his balance and fell over the stage.
The Raid… has begun!