The Fatebreakers, Noah and Mio rushed to find Sanji after he ran off with Queen behind him, their search taking them all the way back to the left Brain tower in the pleasure hall.
"Dammit, how far did Sanji run? Is this whole thing with becoming like his family getting to him that badly?" Kazuma asked.
"It's something Sanji isn't comfortable with sharing." Ace said. "Let's just say he had one of 'those' families."
"Well that explains quite a bit." Noah stated at hearing this.
"And now that all the Germa enhancements he thought he never had are surfacing, he's thinking that he's gonna end up just like his brothers." Ristarte said. "Nothing could be worse for him than that."
"But he's already awakened his emotions way before they took effect, so he should be fine right?" Ace asked.
"That should be true! One can't truly turn away from themself if they understand who they are!" Mio exclaimed.
"And it's up to us to make him realize it." Ethox said. "We couldn't save two certain individuals from going too far gone, but we're sure as the Realm of Darkness gonna make sure Sanji doesn't do anything too rash."
"I'll help too. I know a thing or two about finding yourself." Mio stated.
Suddenly, they heard screams coming from close by.
"That sounds close, it must be where Mr. Sanji is!" Lily guessed.
"We have to hurry! Come on!" Noah exclaimed.
Right as the group arrived to the source of the screams, they saw Sanji, staring inside a tatami room in disbelief and shock as some patrons were cowering at the sight of him, and a matron was unconscious near one of them.
"How could you do that to such a young girl?! Aren't you with the Wano Army?!" one of them asked.
"What the…?!" Ultra said in disbelief as the group rushed over to Sanji's side. "Sanji, what happened? Where's the jerk who did this?"
"It was him! He struck Osome!" one of the patrons said pointing to…Sanji. "Isn't he with you, as part of the armies of Wano?!"
"Yes, but….Sanji would never-" Ethox said, looking to the chef, only to stop when he saw the look on his face.
"I-I didn't do anything!" Sanji said. "I didn't… do anything. I thought…" he looked at the woman who was whimpering in pain.
"You're the only one who was here, so get out! We're hiding for safety!" another patron said as they forced Sanji and the group out of the tatami room.
"Sanji, what the heck is going on?!" Kazuma said. "We know you dude! You? Hit girls?! That's something you never do!"
"Sanji did what?!" Pearl asked.
"That's a bare-faced lie! It has to be!" Moltar spoke up.
Mio started to walk towards Sanji.
"Mio… be careful." Noah stated as Mio nodded, walking to Sanji and reaching to him.
"Are you okay?" Mio asked gently as she approached Sanji.
"I… I dunno to be totally honest." Sanji admitted as they walked out to the hallway. "I remember I was running down the hall, deep in thought."
"Well… what were you thinking about?" Mio asked innocently, her hand now on Sanji's shoulder.
"You probably know already. But as I was running, a woman suddenly came into my view, and was talking to me. And in the next moment, she had been knocked through the air and was bleeding badly." Sanji said. "A woman was looking at me, me, with fear in her eyes!"
"I'm a woman. I'm looking at you. And I'm not afraid." Mio said. "Listen, thinking you're a monster just because of some sort of gene in you doesn't make you a monster, Sanji." Mio stated. "You are what you think of yourself to be. Think of who you were before your genes activated. That's the Sanji we all know, and that's who you still are. I know for a fact your allies don't care about your genes. They know who you are and what you are. And they will still see you as I do: As a friend."
"I wanna believe that. Really, I do. But it just seems like my heart's gonna freeze at any moment, and I don't wanna be a monster like them." Sanji said.
"Sanji…" Ethox said.
"Are you seriously THAT STUPID!?" Mio exclaimed, her inner angry Welsh coming out as she reeled back and slapped Sanji right across the face!
"M-Mio!?" Noah exclaimed.
"I'm not!" Sanji replied. "Which would you all prefer? The regular flesh and blood me who turns into a helpless wreck whenever I face an opponent who's a woman? Or a cruel, cold emotionless warrior of science who can crush even monsters, as long as you give orders? Which one is going to be more useful to the King of the Pirates, huh?"
"You're totally missing the point here, casanova." Seiya said.
"WE WANT YOU FOR WHO YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE!" Mio yelled, getting in Sanji's face and poking him in the chest. "So what if your outward appearance changes? So what if your genes try to take over!? You are who you are and nothing will ever change that! Emotions are more powerful than you think, Sanji! Once you unlock them, how do you expect a genetic issue to stop them!?" Mio yelled, her anger flaring unlike anything anyone had seen from her yet.
"But don't you guys get it? My body's stopped transforming, but maybe my heart and mind haven't. If I'm not in my right mind after this, if I still end up as a monster, then maybe its better if I-!"
Mio was about to hit Sanji again, but before she could… Ethox beat her to it and punched Sanji right in the face, sending him out into the hallway where Queen was as he took notice.
"Muahahaha! Whoa, what's this now? Fighting at a time like this when you come back?" Queen asked, as the others ignored him.
"...You know, you stole my punch." Mio deadpanned to Ethox. "And not right now, you sorry excuse for a dino."
BAM!
She Socked Queen right in the jaw and knocked him over!
"I'm sorry Mio, but right now…I don't give a damn." Ethox said coldly. "I've got my own words to say."
The Nobody marched straight up to Sanji, grabbed him by the shirt, and held him up to his face.
"If you ever even think that you'd be better off dead, I will personally cut your hands off." Ethox said. "Don't you ever think that. Do you really think those stupid enchancements can define who you are? So what if they're coming out?! You didn't need them before, so why the hell would you need them now!?"
"Hold on Ethox." Tanya said. "Dont assume that it's that easy to turn down something genetic. Even if he has them, he can still use them his way. I seem to remember Ishihara saying something similar to a certain classmate. That's his, not anyone else's. How is he gonna use what he gained in his way?"
"...Well, you heard the major!" Ethox said to Sanji. "At the end of the day, no matter where it came from, it's yours. It's for you to decide what you want to do with them."
"...It's that simple, huh?" Sanji shook the punch off.
"That's what I've been sparkin' tryin' to tell ya!" Mio yelled in anger as she huffed. "Golly, you do have bad luck with women if ya listen like tha' to 'em…" Mio huffed.
"Yeah… I really needed all that, thanks." Sanji said.
"You're bloody welcome." Mio growled.
Queen recovered from Mio's blow, shifting to Man-Beast form. "Damm, you guys have no respect!"
"Neither do you, shut up." Mio said, socking him yet again for a knockdown. "A gentleman waits until the conversation is done."
Tanya then looked to Sanji. "Sanji… give me your Raid Suit."
Sanji fished the Raid Suit canister out of his jacket then, sharing a knowing look with Tanya, tossed it into the air. The major then unholstered her rifle, launched into the air…
…and stabbed the canister straight through with her bayonet!
"Aaaaah, no!" Queen said, seeing it all happen as he was on the ground.
Tanya landed on the ground and pulled the sparking canister from her bayonet and tossed it to Michiru. "Kagemori, toss this out."
"That thing caused the science in my body to awaken and activate, didn't it? Nothing we can do about that." Sanji said.
"Yeah… but we can say no more!" Michiru said as she baseball pitched the canister, throwing it right out of the pleasure hall and outside. "Sorry to disappoint, Queen… Well actually, we're not. Sanji's not a part of Germa!"
"What a waste! I wanted to see him transform!" Queen said.
"If you wanna see someone transform, I'd be more than happy to oblige you!" Noah exclaimed as he stood next to Mio. "Mio, you ready?"
Mio nodded. "On your go."
Without saying much more, the two joined hands and Interlinked, as Noah and Mio transformed into a purple armored warrior, resonating strongly together in power.
Ouroboros Form
Noah - Mio Interlink
"Prepare to be struck down!" Noah yelled, his voice intersynched with Mio as he prepared Lucky Seven for battle.
(Cue: Stygia (Instrumental) - Metal: Hellsinger OST)
Tanya looked to Sanji, Ethox and the rest of the Fatebreakers. "Let's finish this fat bastard off, once and for all!"
"Hell yeah!" most of the group declared in excitement.
"Alright then, you kids wanna finish this right now?! Funny, I was thinking the same thing!" Queen said, ready to fight like he really means it. "Let's freakin' do this!"
"We'll lead the charge! HAAAAH!" Noah and Mio yelled in sync as Ouroboros charged forward at Queen, slashing quickly and rapidly.
Sanji stood motionless before he picked up the comm. "Farewell Germa…Farewell women's bath! This is a fight I need to end my own way." Sanji said.
"Ugh…what the heck is going on?" Zoro said on the comm.
"I'm calling you directly, moss head. Just in case you went and died in a ditch. Listen, we're going to beat the Beast Pirates real soon. But after the finisher, if I'm not in my right mind….I want you to kill me." Sanji said.
"Sa͟nji...҉ ̴Wh-wha̡t are͞ yo͏u͜ ̵s̸aying? Ple͝as҉e do̡n'҉t say s̡t̵uf͟f ͠lįke th̡a̕t̢.̨ I̶t'͞s̡ not̴ ̢l͡ik̵e yo͞u." David got out to the comm.
"Wait…are you serious? Done. I'll gladly do that. If that is the case, you better not die before I get to you." Zoro said.
"Thanks." Sanji said as he turned off the comm as he started to burn bright, before he instantly vanished to get in the fight.
"What?! He disappeared? Is this more of your science, son of Judge?" Queen asked.
"Don't go throwing more fuel on the fire. Hell…Memories!" Sanji called out, landing a burning strike on Queen.
Queen was forced back as he rolled through the flaming strike. He then saw Goblin Slayer and Necroapache come at him as he used his manchu to parry his swords.
"Say, was Black Leg talking to the guy who's with his friends battling King right now? If so, there's no way they're gonna beat him!" Queen said, forcing them to dodge as he punched the floor.
"Because he's a Lunarian, right? We already know about that." Goblin Slayer said.
"Fair point, but did you know?" Queen asked. "Unlike that half-blood, actual Lunarians are monsters capable of surviving anywhere! In the distant past, his people around here were known as gods!"
"Hey! Don't you dare call my friend's heritage monsters!" Kazuma yelled.
"Um… They kind of are." Seiya said.
"Well if they're so amazing, how did they all almost die out on this world anyway?" Rista asked.
"Oh, you didn't know? The World Government hunted them down! King is the only one left in this world!" Queen said.
"...David, tell King he's welcome with us once we win." Ethox said over the comm.
"That's so cruel." Thorani said, responding to what Queen said.
"I'll̵ tr͢y. ͠B́u͘t͡ I͠ ma̧y̵ ̧ha̶ve ̕t̀o ̶c͜loc͏k hi̛m f͘ir͏st.͢ I h̡ope you ͘all͟ don̡'t̕ ̸m͜ind ͟if I ŕo̕ugh hi̢m̢ ̷up̢ ͢a bit̸.̢" David said.
"Do it." Ethox said as they hung up.
"Hah! He's gonna go the same way our Lunarians did! Don't believe me? Consult the history Books!" Queen said, firing another black coffee beam from his mouth as everyone evaded it.
"Boss, Queen's laser…!" Nemo said.
"I know. It's the same one Vegapunk armed the Pacifistas with." Le Kraken said. "Though I wish I didn't recognize it. Sacré copie sans âme."
"How about this!?" Queen exclaimed, before light gathered to his eyes, before he then fired a barrage of lasers towards the group from them. "Sparking Queen!"
Sanji's eyes widened, when he realized that Queen was performing a bastardized version of Ichiji's Sparking Valkyrie.
"Not a chance!" Noah and Mio declared, as their unified form attacked Queen with incredible sped as they slashed him from every direction, doing a lot of damage with Lucky Seven.
However, Queen was registering how they moved, and began locking onto their combined form.
"Noah, Mio, Look out!" Legolia called.
"Henry Queen!" Queen shouted, as his head extended outwards like a lance, his neck segmenting to extend the range, as it hit Noah and Mio's form, sending them crashing back in a burst of lighting. As the attack was recognized as Niji's Henry Blazer, Sanji seethed, realizing that the previous attack was no coincidence.
"Hang on a second…I've heard of that move!" DJ realized.
"Recognize it, son of Judge? I'm using Germa 66's moves! I was saving them up for when you transformed. When I beat you in that suit, it would have proven something to Judge. That…I am the superior scientist!" Queen said.
"I don't care about your petty rivalry!" Sanji said, countering Queen.
"I played dumb earlier, but truth is I already researched all of Germa's science. I can recreate any of your brothers' moves." Queen said.
"Well what you can't recreate is the diversity of our moves!" Noah and Mio yelled as suddenly, multiple clones of Ouroboros surrounded Queen.
"If you're so analytical, then which of us is the real one?" Noah and Mio taunted.
"I don't need to guess." Queen said as he grabbed Sanji. "Winch…" he said, swinging his arm all around. "Queen!" he said, slamming through all the clones.
"GOT YOU!" Noah and Mio yelled as Queen merely phased through… all of them surrounding him!?
KRAKABOOOM!
A massive explosion set off from all the clones, the explosion radiuses all homed in on Queen as it felt like a ton of trucks just smashed into him and him alone from all angles.
"The joke was on you all along, Queen!" Noah called out as he and Mio had actually left the link and were charging up another attack Siege had taught them.
"Now, the extent of our power!" Mio yelled.
"INSEPARABLE WE STAND! FINAL DOUBLE FLASH!" Mio and Noah yelled, their hands overlapping the other as they fired their variant of Vegeta's attack.
Final Double Flash/最後のダブルフラッシュ
The Blast hit Queen dead on, as he took a lot of the attack, but his Manchu was destroyed in the effort to block the attack as it also blew up in his face.
"Grr…was that all you…" Queen said as his robotic hand broke down. "Damn it! My hand!"
"We knew that was your weak spot. Being analytical ourselves, your hand was the weakest point." Noah stated plainly.
"Take that out… And you're more than weak enough for our friends to finish you." Mio added firmly.
"And you'll have more to worry about than your hand when we're done with you!" G. Aqua boasted.
"Oh…I'm not done yet." Queen said as he vanished before their eyes.
"And now he's ripping off the cloaking technology of Sanji's raid suit. Ain't that convien…ent?" Nemo stopped, a thought coming to him. "Hey…you don't think-?"
"Wait…Sanji?" Kazuma said seeing that he vanished too.
"Oh bloody 'ell!" Mio exclaimed. "He turned invisible too!?"
"No…Sanji's moving so fast, the normal human eye can't track him." Tanya said.
"She's right. I still sense his power. He's still here, and if he and Queen both vanished… then they intend to finish the fight without us interfering." Noah stated.
They heard some squeaking as they saw a mouse peeking out.
"Oh…Chuji! There you are." spoke Osome as she ran to the mouse.
"I thought all the matrons had cleared out." Ethox said as they saw a large figure approaching the girl.
"Ah…Osome…seems she's fine after that little punishment I gave her earlier. Reject me will she…" Queen murmured.
"Oh bloody-!" Mio exclaimed as she rushed to Osome. "Look out!"
"I can move faster, bring on stronger flames…" Sanji said as he moved about as his leg burned bright and hot. "Ifrit Jambe!" he said. "Collier Coup!" he said, smacking Queen to the ground. "So the mystery is solved. It was you who did that, you sicko!"
"Everyone…" Ethox said, activating Claw Booster. "Form up, and beat the crap outta him!"
The entire group charged towards the All-Star, each of them attacking him with the fury of a storm, the Plague trying, in vain, to counterattack.
"This is for the Ice Oni victims!" DJ said, cutting into Queen's skin with his saws.
"This is for Anima City!" Michiru said, enlarging her Gorilla arm as big as she could make it and punching Queen in the stomach hard.
"Guuuuugh!" Queen coughed as he had the wind knocked out of him.
"This is for hitting a girl!" Noah and Mio called out as they bombarded him with multiple strikes.
"And this…is just for being a sicko. So fly! Bouef… Burst!" Sanji said as he landed a number of high power kicks before sending Queen flying far from Onigashima with a large blast.
Queen: Defeated
Winners: Sanji and allies
"There… your debts are paid." Ethox huffed. "Man, that felt good."
"Here." Sanji said giving Osome her pet mouse back.
"Oh…thank you so…" Osome said before Sanji collapsed to the ground.
"Ah crap! Quick! Someone get a medical kit!" Ultra called out.
"I'll keep him stable!" Ristarte said going to heal Sanji.
"Least…its all finally over…" Michiru said.