SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 53 out, this is Chapter 54 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 54: Arc 4: Removing Crocodile's Dust Trap

"What?" Usopp echoed in shock after Vivi related to the group what Crocodile had said. "A cannonball will be shot into the Square in ten minutes?"

"That's right." Vivi nodded. "The attack is scheduled at 4.30. Once it's shot, no one within a 5 kilometer diameter will survive. That's what Crocodile said."

"Both the Royal Army and rebel army will be completely destroyed." Chopper concluded.

"That damn gator!" Sanji cursed.

"Find the cannoneer." Zoro instructed. "We'll stop the attack."

"So, how do we find him?" Usopp gaped.

"We don't have time to think, right?" Zoro argued.

"But a 5 km diameter means this guy's aiming at least 2.5 km from here, right?" Usopp reasoned.

"No, that's not true." Vivi objected. "The cannoneer is probably near this Square."

"If that's the case, the cannoneer will also be blown up." Usopp pointed out.

"So, that's the kind of man Crocodile is." Nami hissed.

"He doesn't care if his own men die?" Chopper exclaimed.

"What a crafty bastard..." Sanji scowled.

"Let's go already." Zoro remarked.

"Billions!" Vivi gasped, when Zoro and Sanji took out one of the Billions agents that was about to attack her.

"Ten minutes minus how many seconds?" Sanji looked at the swordsman.

"We're wasting time by talking." Zoro retorted.

"Two seconds!" both fighters chorused.

"We'll go on ahead." Nami informed, leading Usopp and Chopper off.

"1.5 seconds!" Sanji reported, the two males having started yet another of their 'contests'.

"Let's split up!" Usopp instructed. "At any rate, we gotta get out of this dust devil first."

Morphing into his 'Falcon' form and took to the skies.

Back with Sasha, with Zoro and Sanji taking out the rest of the Billions agents, the water wielder was condensing water into a water sphere. "Go!" she sent the orb into the dusty sky. "Compact Shower!" at her command, the water sphere started raining water into the dust devil as Sasha continued channeling more of her energy into the water orb to ensure the area of the rainfall was enough to nullify the dust devil.

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