SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 47 out, this is Chapter 48 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors, myself included, sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Ace/Sasha, familial Luffy/Sasha, patriotic Law/Sasha (Might end up as a Law/Sasha pairing later if I end up killing Ace at Marineford and if reviewers don't mind the age gap)

Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC.

Chapter 48: Arc 4: Selena Rages! Rebel Army vs. Royal Army!

"Hey, you guys!" Chopper waved, riding on a Moving Crab with Lashes on board.

"That's a Moving Crab!" Vivi recognized the giant crab.

"Hop on board." Chopper pulled the Moving Crab to a stop before his reunited crew. "He's Lashes' friend." he explained. "Lashes was born in this town, and has lots of friends in the area. He's kind of pervy, though."

"Amazing!" Vivi gushed. "Moving Crabs are always submerged under the sand, so they're very nearly phantom crabs."

"Guys, hang on tight." Chopper warned. "Let's go! We're off!" he took the reins and steered the Moving Crab forward.

"What?" Zoro gaped when suddenly Crocodile's hook grabbed onto Vivi, pulling her back using a trail of sand. "Stop, Chopper!" he shouted.

"It's him!" Luffy glared. "Why, you...!" lifting himself onto the backtracking hook, he pulled Vivi free and tossed her to Zoro who caught her. "You guys go on ahead!" he shouted, allowing himself to be taken by Crocodile. "I can handle this myself."

"Get going, Chopper." Sasha instructed. "Keep going to Alubana."

"Got it." Chopper nodded and had the Moving Crab move forward.

"Are we leaving him behind?" Usopp asked. "That's cold."

"Luffy-san!" Vivi screamed.

"It's alright, Vivi." Nami assured. "He'll be fine."

"Listen Vivi." Zoro added. "He will keep Crocodile under control. The moment that the rebel army started running, the time limit on this land was set. Once the royal army and rebel army meet, this land, the Kingdom of Alabasta, will be gone. If you're the one and only hope of preventing that, then you have to survive, no matter what."

"Though, I do hope he remembers what I said about water being the Sand-Sand Fruit's antithesis." Sasha mused. "That, using Armament Haki will allow him to touch Crocodile."

"Time's up." Sasha pocketed her pocket watch, as she and Vivi stepped out from the rock crevice on their ducks.

"We have to hurry." Vivi pressed. "The rebel army is already just over there." We'll stop them! She swore, hurrying Carue up. If I don't stop them now, then this will all be for naught.

Stopping right between the palace and the charging rebel army, Vivi and Sasha pulled down their hoods.

Please Leader, listen to what I have to say. Vivi pleaded. "Stop, rebel army!" she shouted, stretching her arms out. "This fight is a set-up! Please! Listen to me!"

Left with no option, Sasha drew on her Divine Haki and expanded it outwards, the intense pressure rooting the charging camels to the sand.

Just then, a sudden cannonball was shot from the palace walls, the impact rising a wall of sand between the two females and the rebel army.

"Did you see two people just now?" Kohza asked, his camel continuing its path, the cannonball having disrupted Sasha's Haki ripple.

"This is no time for nonsense!" his second in command retorted. "Never mind that, they're already shooting at us!"

"What was that for?" Vivi shielded her eyes. "There's no visibility now. What kind of dumb move was that, royal army?" she turned to the palace.

"Vivi, Carue." Sasha told the two Alabasta natives. "Cover your ears. It's time I took drastic measures." not waiting for the two of them to answer, she channeled her Will and drew on her Inner Dragon.

Vivi watched in stunned awe as a towering water Eastern dragon encircled itself around Sasha's body. Carue, on the other hand, went on his knees in revere of the majestic Ruler of Beasts.

Said Ruler of Beasts let out a deafening roar, forcing the rebel army's camels to kneel over in fright.

"Vivi!" Usopp called out, riding towards the two girls in a horse. "So this is where you two are. We can still make it in time. Hurry up and hop on."

"Usopp, prove yourself." Sasha, in her Selena mode, turned to Usopp.

"You doubt who I am?" Usopp snorted. "See?" he showed the two girls the bandage on her forearm.

"That alone proves you're not Usopp." Sasha concluded. "Kneel!" she commanded, the sheer force of her Haki coerced the horse to buckle over and Mr. 2 to shed his disguise.

"I wonder what gave it away." Mr. 2 panted, crumpling under the pressure of Sasha's Haki. "I thought I was perfect. We got a report from Zero-chan that you all had the same mark wrapped up on you."

SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.