SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 51 out, this is Chapter 52 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, sibling Luffy/Sasha and Sabo/Sasha, patriotic-retainer Law/Sasha

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

Chapter 52: Arc 4: The Battle is Over! Kohza Raises the White Flag!

Crocodile's eyebrows raised slightly at the sight of the massive seawater colored spear the weapons mistress held in her hand. Deciding that she was of no threat, the Warlord sent a burst of sand at the water elementalist.

"Iconoclast Spear: Oceanic Vortex!" Sasha leveled her weapon at the sand tendril, nullifying it with a column of seawater, the resulting wave of salt water washing over Crocodile.

"Sea water?" Crocodile spat out the mouthful of ocean water.

"Too slow." Sasha tsked, the pointed tip of her Iconoclast Spear was now poised in front of Crocodile's chest. "Sea Bubble." a sphere of ocean water formed at the tip and entered the Warlord's body.

"Please wait, Chaka-sama!" a voice shouted from the opened door.

"You guys..." Chaka turned.

"Kicking Claw Force!" Vivi recognized the Elite Guard Unit.

"Don't do it!" Cobra warned. "Stay away from this man!"

"Your Majesty, defending you to the death is our mission!" the leader of the Guard Unit declared. "We just can't stay away from him! When dealing with one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, we have to do whatever it takes, even if it's unfair. All four of us will fight together to set things right."

"Those bruises!" Chaka gaped, seeing the wounds on the four guard's bodies. "Don't tell me you guys..."

"They didn't..." Cobra realized the same thing.

"In order to boost their power temporarily, they drank the water that shortens their lives..." Chaka gasped. "The forbidden fuel... they only have a few minutes left to live. They can't be saved."

"Chaka-sama, please forgive us for doing this without your consultation..." the leader of the Guard Unit apologized. "However, we have to make him realize this country's pain..." with that, all four guards jumped at Crocodile to attack in unison.

"That's not smart." Crocodile stepped back to avoid the attack, the Warlord having found himself unable to disseminate into sand. "You should value your life. Wretch," he glared at Sasha after the four Elite Guards died on the ground in front of him. "What did you do?"

"Noticed it, didn't you?" Sasha smiled serenely, swapping out the Iconoclast Spear with the Water Draconic Blade. "I merely leveled the playing field. Chaka-san, you have about ten minutes before the effect of the 'Sea Bubble' fades. Use that time well."

"You have my thanks, Lady Sasha." Chaka nodded and activated his Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities.

"I see, a Zoan-type." Crocodile mused.

"Dog Dog Fruit: Model, Jackal!" Chaka dashed towards Crocodile, fully morphed. "Howling Fangs!"

"Being weak is a crime." Crocodile smirked, having dispatched off Chaka easily.

"Vivi!" Kohza arrived to the scene.

"Kohza!" Vivi recognized the blond.

"I see..." Cobra realized. "You came through the shortcut you used to use."

"Is something wrong with my eyes?" Kohza wondered as he surveyed the scene. "I came to persuade the royal army, but... Chaka..." he looked at his swordsmanship teacher. "The king is about to be killed by the country's hero. It's hard to believe what I'm seeing."

"This has become interesting." Crocodile laughed. "You're in the middle of the battle now and yet both sides' leaders are facing each other here. This war is now a fight to the death between lizards whose heads are broken off.

"Kohza, listen..." Vivi started.

"Vivi, who took the rain away from this country?" Kohza cut her off.

"It was me, Kohza." Crocodile bragged. "Everything you thought was the king's doing was a 'trap' for my company. Over the past two years, you guys played right into our hands when the royal family and army were desperately chasing our shadows. You probably could've die happy if you didn't know the fact."

"Don't listen to him, Kohza!" Cobra shouted. "There're still things you can do. Save as many citizens are you can."

"Within less than half an hour, the Palace Square will be blown up." Chaka added. "Hurry!" he barked as Crocodile raised his hook to finish him off.

"No!" Vivi tackled Kohza before he reached the staircase.

"Move, Vivi!" Kohza demanded. "What're you doing? The Square is about to become a battlefield. If it really gets blown up..."

"I won't..." Vivi swore. "I won't let it become a battlefield! You're still panicking. What do you think will happen if they realize now that the Square'll be blown up? It won't just be a panic. Once that happens, the war will no longer stop. No one will be saved. Isn't that right?"

"What a clever judgment." Crocodile grinned.

"What we should do is decided from the beginning." Vivi continued to rant. "Which is to stop this plotted rebellion. And you're the only one who can do it."

"And you think I'll just sit back and watch?" crocodile manifested behind the pair, the effects of Sasha's 'Ocean Bubble' having just worn off.

Both Chaka and Sasha acted, blocking off Crocodile's hook with their weapons.

"I am the Jackal!" Chaka declared. "Alabasta's guardian deity! The one who destroys the enemies of the royal family! As long as I still live, I fight! Do as you want, both of you!"

Crocodile melted into sand and backed off to avoid getting hit by Sasha's charged up water ball.

"Raise the white flag to surrender!" Vivi ordered the gathered royal army. "Surrender right now, Royal Army!"

"Listen to Vivi!" Kohza stepped out. "We no longer desire victory or the will to fight! I wan you to stop this battle! I will let the rebel army know that this battle is pointless... that there's no longer a reason for us to fight. In order not to shed any more pointless blood, wave the white flag!"

"Hold it!" Kohza's second-in-command stopped the charging rebel army once he saw the Royal Army wave the surrender flags in front of them. "White flags? The Royal Army is waving white flags to surrender."

"The battle is over!" Kohza declared, holding up a white flag as well. "Everyone, subdue your anger and drop your weapon! The Royal Army no longer has the will to fight. The battle is now..." he was cut off when several shots were fired onto his back.

"Kohza!" Vivi screamed when she saw Kohza fell to the ground, realizing too late that Baroque agents had infiltrated the Royal Army.

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