SailorStar9: With Chapter 220 uploaded, I present Chapter 221 of this fic. And no, I'm not dead, just got pulled over to my aunt's house to help wrap glutinous rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival. Never again will I underestimate just how much work the preparation stage takes. 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.

Guest: Yes, no Gear Four on Luffy's part; I still maintain that ending Doflamingo is Law's job. As for Sugar, I'm still uncertain on whether she'll be losing her Devi Fruit. And yes, Jesus Burgess is still in the tournament and he's also the one trying to reform the Blackbeard Pirates. As for Monet, I still insist that she's alive; she received way too much character development in Punk Hazard to be offed that easily.

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 221: Arc 14: Towards The Palace!


"Aniki, it's me." Sasha voiced over the Den Den Mushi. "We're still at the plateau we were at before. Where are you now?"

"We're at the first level of the other plateau and heading to a place called the Sunflower Field." Luffy replied.

"The Sunflower Field is on the fourth level." Viola supplied.

"Viola found the key to Law's cuffs." Sasha added.

"Thalassa-ya, get it to me as soon as possible." Law urged. "What do you want me to do?"

"This is Leo of the Tontatta Tribe." Leo spoke down the receiver. "We're gonna escort Rebecca-sama, Rooster Big Human, Sashaland and Robiland there at a super high speed."

"Then, let's meet up at the Sunflower Field on the fourth level." Sasha remarked.

"How will you guys catch up with us?" Luffy asked.

"I'll explain later." Leo replied. "See you at the Sunflower Field."

"Something's coming." Usopp gaped, hearing a faint buzz.

"Is that..." Robin looked up.

"Keep going!" Cub led the fleet of Yellow Great Rhinoceros Beetles to land on the plateau.

"All right." Leo nodded. "Now, we'd like the four of you to board these Yellow Cubs."

"Now I see." Sasha realized. "We're going by the rooftops. Looks like Sabo-nii's kicking ass." she mused, seeing the streaks of lightning in the distance, the Chief-of-Staff of the Revolutionary Army was fighting Fujitora.

"Oh no, they found us." Robin gasped, the group was coming under gunfire from the citizens.

"Don't worry." Bartolomeo assured. "I'm gonna put up a barrier now. I can't cross my fingers like this!" he realized his hands were not available.

"Why're you guys flying?" Zoro looked up from his fight against Pica.

"Rebecca!" Pica recognized the younger girl.

"Who is it?" Robin asked.

"He's one of the Top Executives of the Don Quixote Family along with Trebol and Diamante." Rebecca replied.

"If he attacks us now, we can't avoid it." Leo warned.

"Zoro, keep the enemy there for us." Sasha shouted. "We have to move beyond here."

"I can do that, but that aside, why're you guys flying?" Zoro inquired.

"I won't let you get to the Palace." Pica melted back into the stone and reappeared on the side of the rock structure. Closing a fist, he proceeded to punch the group off the sky.

"Three Sword Style:1080 Pound Cannon!" Zoro jumped in-between the group and the fist, the energy attack slicing the giant stone structure into half.

"It's Mouji!" said elderly Dwarf wept over the Den Den Mushi. "Leo, we have a big problem! The princess is... Princess Marsherry is... nowhere to be found in the factory!"

"No..." Leo breathed.

"Leo, can you hear me?" Viola asked over the Den Den Mushi, the group was closing in on the Sunflower Field. "I found Princess Marsherry."

"Really?" Leo echoed.

"The Palace." Viola replied. "Princess Marsherry's in the Palace."

"Great." Leo beamed. "Where in the Palace?"

"The small room at the back of the chapel." Viola answered. "Remember?"

"I remember now." Leo recalled. "The naughty room."

"The Palace is the enemy's headquarters." Viola reminded. "Be careful, Leo."

"They're...!" Gladius spotted the group heading towards the Sunflower Field.

"We're flying over the third level, Rebecca." Robin remarked.

"Yes, Robin-san." Rebecca nodded. "The Flower Field is on the next level. Something's flying towards us from below." she warned, as a wave of black bombs shot towards them.

"Rooster-kun, look out!" Robin warned.

"Pop Baller!" Gladius shot upwards, enlarging his bombs that were shattered around Bartolomeo and setting them off.

"This is the Pop Pop Fruit power!" Cub realized, Bartolomeo losing grip of the Yellow Great Rhinoceros Beetles ferrying him.

"Oh no, my Yellow Cubs!" Robin gasped, the shockwave knocking out the yellow beetles carrying her.

"I can't believe there's a group that is trying to get to the Palace like that." Gladius sped up.

"It's Gladius!" Cub cautioned.

"We have no choice." Sasha decided. "Ex-quip: Ocean Fairy Armor! Flight Mode! Water Lock!" encasing Rebecca, Leo and Cub into a water bubble each, she took off towards their destination.


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