Chapter 225: Blackmailing Robin

Despite the large explosion everyone was fine… thanks to Gaara's shielding them.

Luffy and Zoro picked up Iceberg and Paulie and they exited the burning building.

The shipwrights saw them rescuing them and wondered what was going on…

"What's going on!" demanded one of them.

"I'll explain later." Said Iceberg, "But there's something I have to tell them."

Iceberg looked at the crew.

"There's something I need to tell you about Robin." He said.

Meanwhile with Lucci he realized someone else had what they wanted.

As he headed there, he thought back to that group.

(Flashback)

"Why are making a deal with us?" asked Kalifa.

"This is not the first time someone tried to ditch the crew." Said a member with a big sword attached to his back.

"Nor is it the second." Said another member.

"Monkey D. Luffy will never accept someone leaving the crew, even if they blacked mailed…" said the leader, "They will go to rescue Robin… when they do leave Naruto and Gaara to us."

(End of Flashback)

He couldn't worry about that now… because Franky had what they wanted.

Meanwhile with Naruto-Chan he continued his search.

That was when he saw someone.

"Hey is that Sanji?" asked Naruto.

"It is." Said Kyubi.

"I guess he's doing what I'm doing." Thought Naruto.

"I have a good idea…" said Kyubi.

Sanji was hiding while searching.

"Excuse me you kind, handsome man… I'm so lost." Said a woman behind him.

His eyes erupted in hearts, he turned around and saw Naruto-Chan grinning before he turned back into his true form.

"Why you!" yelled Sanji kicking him in the head.

"Sorry, sorry…" laughed Naruto.

"So you're doing your own search too." Said Sanji.

"Yep…' said Naruto, "A good chunk of my clones were killed so that's narrowing where she is…"

"Join up?" asked Sanji.

Naruto nodded and the two became a team to find Robin.

Back at the burning mansion, they finally got the answers they want for what the hell the World Government is doing.

"Blueprints for an ancient weapon?" asked Nami.

"That's right." Said Iceberg, "A weapon called Pluton…"

"What?" asked Gaara, "They're trying to get at Pluton?"

"They're trying to build their own." Said Iceberg.

"What do you know about Pluton?" asked Nami.

"It's what Crocodile was after back in Alabasta, a powerful ancient warship that could destroy a whole island." He explained.

"Why would the world government want something like that?" asked Ino.

"Isn't obvious, to make sure there's no more pirates." Said Kiba.

"Exactly." Answered Iceberg.

"Is that all you wanted us to know?" asked Nami.

"No… there's one more thing." Said Iceberg.

(Flashback)

Iceberg was on the floor. The order to kill was rescinded. The two had gotten into a conversation about her goals.

Her dream was to know the truth about human history, something that always leads to destruction.

Why would she join the world government in this after running for so long?

"The CP9 gave me two choices, pin the assassination of the Straw Hats or turn myself to the Government and obey their orders." Said Robin.

"Then why would even do that?" asked Iceberg.

"Just this once the CP9 obtained the right to a Buster Call to destroy the Straw Hats." Explained Robin.

"A buster call?" asked Iceberg.

She began to explain what a Buster Call was, a force led by 5 Vice Admirals with warships filled with marines.

"Any target would never survive such a military attack." Explained Robin, "Even in the Marines only the three Admirals then Fleet Admiral are able to call it. And it was through Admiral Aokiji that they obtained it."

Robin sighed…

"If I hadn't' accepted the conditions, we would have been the target of a Buster Call… And when I heard the Admiral's name I gave up." Said Robin, "For the past 20 years I just ran away. I had nothing to protect and because I had other I could use to take the fall…"

There was a silence…

"But now, I can't just do that!" said Robin, "I found companions who believe in me! The life I once threw away… the heart I thought I lost… the dreams I thought I lost… they bring them back to me every time…"

"Then what do you wish for?" he asked.

"That all of them would just sail away from this island, safely." She said.

"And to do that! You'll awaken a deadly weapon?" asked Iceberg, "Don't you care what happens to the world?"

"I don't…" said Robin.

"Stop talking nonsense…" he said pointing a gun at her.

(End of Flashback)

"But I couldn't fire." Said Iceberg.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when the story was finished.

"All right!" said Luffy, "So she didn't go insane or turn out to be a member of a different pirate crew."

"Hey!" yelled Nami.

"Don't say that when we're standing right here…" muttered Sasuke.

"She did start out with Baroque Works." Pointed out Gaara.

"All right!" yelled Luffy, "We now know how to save her! So let's do it!"

Luffy got up, "It doesn't matter if she's trying to rescues us, she needs to know that we can protect ourselves. No matter what happens we'll fight out way through it… even if it's an army! WE can do it!"

The others smiled when he said that.

Meanwhile at the Sea Train Station, Naruto and Sanji watched as Robin was escorted onto the Sea Train.

"I wonder what she's doing…" said Naruto.

"I don't know… but it doesn't look good." Said Sanji lighting up his cigarette.

That was when the two noticed the CP9 carrying a bound up Usopp and Franky.

"Great… Usopp got captured…" muttered Naruto.

"How did that happen?" asked Kyubi.

Due to a series of events, Usopp ended up in the Franky Family's second base. Which was raided by CP9 looking for the blueprints. They ended up capturing Franky because he had the real ones…

And Usopp because he was a pirate even after quitting the crew…

Yes… that was stupid…

"Well… it looks like Kiba's going to be pissed off when he finds out." Said Naruto.

Sanji had to snicker at that one.

"So should we…" said Sanji.

"I guess so… as long as that Cyborg doesn't attack." Said Naruto.

Sanji blinked, "What?" he asked.

"Long story…" said Naruto.

"Let's go." Said Sanji.

"Right!" said Naruto.

The two of them had to do something first before they headed onto the train.

With Luffy and the rest of the crew.

"All right! We're going to look for Naruto and Sanji first! Then we're going to rescue Robin…" said Luffy.

"I think some of us should try to stop the train,…" said Nami.

"Stop the what now?" asked Luffy.

"Stop the Sea Train… I'm sure that's how they're getting off the island." Said Nami.

"ALL RIGHT! LET'S DO THAT!" yelled Luffy.

And so the chaise to save Robin was on… but who knew what was going to happen… especially with the CP9 siding with the mysterious Akatsuki…

Next Time: Naruto and Sanji make it onto the Sea Train while leaving the crew a message. Will they be able to save Robin or will they have to fight really weird Marines and Government Agents. Meanwhile the rest of the crew mange to get the other sea train... what is the other sea train... well it's an a really bad prototype... What's going to happen? Find out next time!