SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 94 out, this is Chapter 95 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, the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 95: Arc 8: Bubble Master Kalifa! The 'Sea Empress Armor' Appears!

"Hold on now!" Kumadori posed as Nami and Sasha ran up the staircase to Kalifa. "I won't let you escape."

"Sasha, Nami, get that woman." Chopper instructed. "I'll deal with this guy. Kokutei Cross!" he slammed his Armament Haki-infused hooves into Kumadori, forcing him to back down.

Sanji-kun's defeat is... Nami wondered, looking down at the deformed Sanji. Well, it's his own fault. But, what the hell is that?

"A Devil Fruit?" Sasha guessed when the two girls heard water trickling behind Kalifa's door.

"What's up with this woman?" Nami asked, seeing Kalifa disrobing behind a screen and a bath prepared in the middle of the room. "She's got some guts, doesn't she?"

"I was under the impression that you two were short on time." Kalifa mocked, soaking in her bath as she watched the two weakened girls half-covered in soap water. "If that were the case, it would seem you aren't trying very hard. But perhaps, this is all part of your plan."

"Don't mock us." Nami hissed. "You'll pay for this."

"Sounds great." Kalifa was still relaxed. "I'm ready when you are. You don't have to wait for me, you know? The battle has already started, after all."

"Arrogant, aren't you?" Nami glared. "I mean, you ate a Devil Fruit. So that bath is disabling your power. If your body is half submerged, I can't imagine you can do much damage."

"Oh yeah?" Kalifa shrugged. "You think I'm so cocky I'd drop my guard? Don't worry about me." she stepped out of the tub. "Even without my powers, I'm still better off than the two of you. Pardon me a moment." she drew down the screen and got dressed.

"Just the hell did you just do to us?" Nami demanded, the two girls slowly getting their strength back.

"It'll spoil it if I told you now." Kalifa teased. "Solving that problem is part of the fun of fighting a Devil Fruit user."

Whatever it was that happened to Sanji-kun, she's obviously the one behind it. Nami reasoned. We've got to be careful. Otherwise we'll end up just like him. We're finally starting to get some strength back. She realized, glancing at Sasha. "So you think we're weak, huh? Well, you haven't seen the Perfect Clima-Tact yet. If you think we're just pretty faces, you're in for a world of hurt. Here it comes," she got to her feet. "Thunder Charge! Swing Arm!" she powered up a lightning ball at the end of her Perfect Clima-Tact and ran towards Kalifa. With a swing, she cut through the screen, Kalifa having used Soru to dodge the attack.

"That's an impressive weapon." Kalifa noted. "Are those clouds?" she looked up when she heard crackling above her.

"Did you think we'd just lie there and let you stomp on us?" Nami retorted. "Thunderbolt Tempo!" she sent a lightning ball towards the dark clouds and a lightning bolt stuck down on Kalifa. "And that's what happens when you don't take us seriously."

"What an interesting surprise." the unharmed Kalifa remarked, having shielded herself within a soap bar. "I never thought I'd get stuck by lightning indoors."

"That barrier protected her." Nami took a step back. "But what was it made out of? It looked like it turned into bubbles."

"You better hurry up and figure that out." Kalifa mocked. "It's your only chance of defeating me. I shouldn't tease you like that: you'll never guess."

"The Awa Awa Fruit, huh?" Sasha surmised. "That explains a lot, really."

"Well, still!" Kalifa panicked. "Even if you do know what my power does, that doesn't mean you're stronger than me or anything. To put it one way, my power is cleanliness. I'm a soap human thanks to the Awa Awa Fruit. So my entire body produces a lather. Lovely, isn't it?" a swipe over her body created a trail of soap bubbles.

"It seems pretty useless in a fight, though." Nami pointed out. "So what, do you make people slip?"

"The sea of bubbles that I create obey my very command." Kalifa explained. "And I have quite the imagination. "I'll give you an example. Bubble Master" Soap Sheep!" she churned the soap bubbles in the bathtub around her, encasing her into a cocoon of bubbles. "Don't let the fluffy appearance fool you. "Sheep Cloud" Relax Bubbles!" she shot out jets of foam at Nami. "By the way, didn't you wonder why you lost your strength when you walked in here?"

"Ex-quip: Sea Empress Armour!" Sasha was immediately on the move. "Tidal Wave!" with a swing of her 'Sea Empress Sword', she washed away foam bullets Kalifa shot at them.

"The bubbles that come from my body are thorough." Kalifa stated. "They scour and clean anything you can think of. Dirt and general filth, of course, as well as your strength. That's why it doesn't matter if you're wearing armor, my bubbles will clean the power off."

"We're done with your crap!" Nami added. "Thunder Ball!" she tossed a lightning ball at Kalifa who dodged the attack.

"That weapon is interesting." Kalifa stated, appearing behind Nami. "But it won't be enough. Golden Bubbles!" she swiped her hands over Nami's legs, immobilizing her.

"My legs..." Nami winced, falling to the ground. "I can't stand. What'd do to me?" she saw her deformed legs.

"My lightest touch can make anything glisten." Kalifa bragged. "It's my gift to make everything beautiful. I'll give both your skins a luminescent sheen. Every inch of your bodies will shimmer from my touch."

"You know, there's a reason why my moniker is 'Thalassa'." Sasha reminded. "I control the oceans."

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