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Pairings: Ace/Sasha, sibling Luffy/Sasha and Sabo/Sasha, Background Protector!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 177: Arc 12: The 'D' Brothers Lose the Fight?! Hody's Long Awaited Revenge!


"You say you'll protect them all?" Hody mocked. "Don't make me laugh. You sure have a huge mouth."

"Damn that Hody." Manboshi cursed. "He's even willing to attack Decken."

"Get away, Shirahoshi!" Ryuboshi shouted. "Draw the Noah away from the island as far as possible."

"It's too late." Hody grinned.

"Too late?" Ryuboshi echoed. "What is he talking about?"

"Wait..." Manboshi realized. "Didn't he just take out Decken? If Decken dies or loses consciousness inside the Noah, then his ability will right working right above Fish-Man Island."

"The Noah... will fall..." Ryuboshi breathed in horror. "Right onto the island."

"You sure are desperate." Hody smirked, as Shirahoshi took Sasha and swam even further up.

"Shirahoshi!" Manboshi shouted.

"If the Noah falls, it's all over." Ryuboshi reminded. "You mustn't swim straight up." he took off after his sister. "To the side! Move to the side."

"So, they caught on?" Hody swatted Manboshi aside. "Kirisame!" he took out Ryuboshi with his curved sword. "Don't interfere with my plan."

"Brother, hang in there." Manboshi swam over to Ryuboshi.

"If Decken's power doesn't stop working here, then what was the point of killing him?" Hody taunted.

"Now I get it." Ace realized. "If we don't move, the Noah will crash down onto Fish-Man Island, killing everyone else."

"And after Yowahoshi worked so hard to draw it away from the island." Luffy cursed.

"Fukaboshi, we have to go after them." Ace instructed.

"Indeed." Fukaboshi agreed. "Shirahoshi!" he shouted after his sister.

"I won't let you go!" Hody blocked their path. "Fish-Man Island will be crushed along with all of its people. Straw Hat, all your companions are sure to die as well."

"Shirahoshi!" Manboshi yelled. "Swim to the side!"


Turning to see the falling Noah, Shirahoshi made her decision and changed directions to the right.


"You shouldn't have done that." Hody hissed. "I won't let you!"

"Wait!" Luffy stretched out his arm and grabbed onto Hody, stopping him from going after Shirahoshi.

Freeing himself from Luffy's grip, Hody took off after Shirahoshi. "Damn Decken!" the enraged Fish-Man spat. "Just die already!"


"Shirahoshi, just a little more." Sasha urged.


"If it moves too far, all of this was pointless." Hody growled.

"I won't let you go!" Fukaboshi promised, clashing blades with Hody.

"Hody!" both Ryuboshi and Manboshi swam up to curtail the renegade Fish-Man, only to be cut down..

"I'll break through by force." Hody swore, faced with Fukaboshi.

"We won't allow it!" Ace snapped.

"Kirisame!" Hody charged in.

"The Noah... is falling." Manboshi gasped, when the ark stopped following Shirahoshi and began dropped after Decken accidentally knocked himself out.

"Just in time." Hody grinned.

"Fish-Man Island is in danger!" Fukaboshi exclaimed.

"It can't be!" Shirahoshi gasped.

"Victory is mine!" Hody declared.


"Shirahoshi, there isn't much time." Sasha told the newly-titled Poseidon. "You have to summon the Ancient Sea Kings."

"But, Sasha-sama, I don't know how..." Shirahoshi protested.

"Shirahoshi, listen carefully." Sasha cut Shirahoshi off. "Unlike the other two Ancient Weapons, Poseidon is a living, breathing entity. I've heard from Jinbe-sensei that you once activated Poseidon's powers when you were a child; then you should know that the activation of Poseidon is based on emotions: the power of your heart and the will to protect."


"So, he's dead finally." Hody laughed. "Now Vander Decken's power became ineffective and Noah will crash into the Fish-Man Island. Go to hell, Straw Hats and all those people who stand in the way of our vengeance."

"We have to stop the ship somehow." Fukaboshi swam close to the falling ark.

"You wanna stop the Noah, don't you?" Hody mocked, swimming in front of them. "Then you have to beat me. Otherwise, you can't save the Fish-Man Island."

"If the Noah crashes into the Fish-Man Island, it will be the end of everything." Fukaboshi remarked. "Both the Kingdom and Noah's purpose that has been protected for hundreds of years."

"None of you have neither the strategy to stop the Noah nor a chance to beat me." Hody bragged. "What's the matter? If nothing is done, your friends have no choice but to be swallowed by the sea, along with the Fish-Man Island."

"Decken could still be alive." Fukaboshi reasoned. "If we can wake him up, maybe we can change the course of the ship."

"Drop dead now and watch it from beyond the grave as the Ryugu Kingdom falls." Hody glared at Shirahoshi. "Fish-Man Karate: Sea Drums!"

"Shirahoshi!" Manboshi moved in, taking the blow., his Scale vanishing after he was knocked unconscious

"It's your turn now." Hody closed in.

"Hody!" Luffy intervened. "Gear Second! Gomu Gomu no..." he winced when Hody bit onto his shoulder as his fist slammed onto Hody's stomach. "Jet Pistol!" the force of the punch send Hody crashing into the ark.

"Damnit it," Ace cursed, removing the shark jaw from Luffy's shoulder. "We really shouldn't be fighting in seawater. We need to fight on the Noah to be able to fight Hody on even ground."

"If we can get in there, we can defeat Hody easily." Luffy stated, both brothers swimming towards the Noah.

"I knew he was going to do it." Fukaboshi hissed, when Hody sliced the deck into half.

"It's so easy to render you humans helpless." Hody mocked, appearing in the gush of bubbles. "You should realize that you are no better than us Fish-Men. Not only can you not stop the Noah, but you can't even beat me. Drop dead already!"

"Gomu Gomu no Snake Shot!" Luffy extended his arm, only to have Hody dodge the attack and stab the rubber arm with his trident.

"Screw you." Hody snapped. "Do you think I'm stupid enough to get hit by the same attack twice? I wonder which comes first: your friends being shattered to death along with the island or your last breath. I can't wait."


"Shirahoshi, I'll guide you through activating Poseidon's powers." Sasha manifested her bident. "After that, you're on your own."

"Yes." Shirahoshi nodded, he hand curling around the shakujō.

Expanding her Divine Haki, Sasha let her Haki flow from her bident to resonate with Shirahoshi's staff. "Shirahoshi, remember this feeling." she instructed. "The Will to Protect!"

The rings on the shakujō started clanging against each other, letting out a metallic drone that rippled through the sea.


"Those two..." Fukaboshi looked at the two females. "I'm going to have to stop Hody." he then looked down at the two 'D' brothers who were dodging Hody's attempts to burst their air bubbles. "Hody, what's wrong with you?" he snapped, taking over the fight. "There are so many lives on that island. How could you?"

"What's wrong with you?" Hody echoed. "You three Princes are the strongest in the Ryugu Kingdom? After all, you're the sons of that stupid Otohime. She had no pride in being a Fish-Man and died a dog's death trying to become friendly with humans. You three are worthless Princes who can't even save your own country."

"Even if your power is fake," Fukaboshi hissed as Hody swam past him. "I admit that I couldn't fight back because I'm not strong enough. But there is still hope." and donned on the Chrysaor Scale. "Merman Combat: Ultramarine!" he let loose a powerful blast of water from his trident.

Hody merely dodged the water stream and swam around it. "Don't you get it? You can't beat me with those crappy attacks now."

"Why Hody?" Fukaboshi repeated. "What is it that you want so badly enough to sacrifice so many innocent fellowmen's lives? How could you do such a terrible thing?"

"Shark Slicer!" Hody closed in and attacked, taking out the eldest Prince. "How pathetic, you piss-poor Prince. This power is a gift from Heaven. Now, it's your turn, you two." he turned to the 'D' brothers.

"You can't beat me with that fake power." Fukaboshi declared.

"Just drop dead already." Hody smirked.

"Hody, what's up with you?" Fukaboshi fended off Hody's trident with his weapon. "You petitioned for vengeance against the humans to Fish-Men, but now, you're trying to take those fellow Fish-Men's lives along with the island. You even abandoned the ones you grew up with in the Fish-Man District. Don't you realize what you are doing?" his next swing threw Hody's trident away. "Or is your hatred for humans so deep that makes you lose your mind?" he demanded. "What happened to you? Did humans beat you? Did humans kill your loved ones or someone dear to you? What did you go through in the past? Answer me, Hody! What did humans do to you?"

"Fukaboshi!" Ace shouted, when the stunned Fukaboshi was stabbed by Hody.

"Fire-Fist Ace-san." one of the soldiers under Fukaboshi voiced over the Den Den Mushi Ace was holding. "This is the Air Tank, we met you and your brother awhile ago. We've been listening to what's been going on out there. And we see the Noah falling towards the island. We're getting ready as planned."

"Shark Slicer!" Hody suddenly attacked from above.

"Screw this!" Ace and Luffy snapped, jumping onto Hody's back as they crashed onto the side of the Noah.

"Fire Fist!" Ace ignited his hand and melted Hody's sword.

"Armament Hardening!" both brothers then moved in front of Hody, coating their fists with armament Haki and slammed a duo punch onto Hody's stomach, sending him flying backwards.

Pulling out a handful of Energy Steroids, Hody chomped down on the pills and powered up.

"He's putting up quite a fight." Luffy noted.

"No kidding." Ace muttered. "This doesn't look too good." he frowned as Hody bulked up.

"Give it up, humans." Hody droned. "It makes me sick to the stomach just looking at you people. Even if it shortens my life and even if it comes at the ultimate price, I will execute my revenge on you humans."

"Ace-san, can you hear me?" Fukaboshi voiced over the Den den Mushi.

"Fukaboshi, are you alright?" Ace asked.

"Barely alive." Fukaboshi panted. "Anyway, listen carefully, the two of you. About Hody Jones... I found out who he really is."


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