SailorStar9: So with Chapter 260 uploaded, this is Chapter 261 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: Married!Ace/Sasha, Sibling!Luffy/Sasha, Sibling!Sabo/Sasha, Background Protector!Law/Sasha
Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda EiichirÅ-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.
Chapter 261: Arc 16: Charging into the Enemy's Territory - Bakura Town - Where Officials Thrive!
"Mission accomplished!" Gazelleman laughed as he escaped with his hostage.
"Give us back Tama!" Luffytaro demanded as he and Zorojuro gave chase. As if sensing Batman releasing an arrow at him, the rubberman swung out an arm to swat the projectile away.
"I won't let you go!" Batman retorted, loading more arrows.
"Don't get in my way!" Luffytaro let loose a rain of punches to take out the rain of arrows from Batman.
Zorojuro's energy waves knocked off the other arrows.
Snatching her sword from the sword stand, Okiku shot past Luffytaro and Zorojuro.
"A katana?" Zorojuro spotted the woman in the server's hand.
"Give me a lift, komainu!" Okiku shouted.
Komachiyo barked and bounded towards Okiku.
Jumping into the air, Okiku hopped onto Komachiyo's back.
"Dog, take me with you!" Luffytaro caught up with Komachiyo and stretched out an arm to grab onto Komachiyo's mane.
"Wait," Zorojuro held onto Luffytaro's shoulder. "I'll come, too."
"Okay." Luffytaro nodded and retracted his outstretched arm, pulling them both onto the komainu's back.
"Those fools!" Batman flew off after them.
"What do they want from that kid?" Zorojuro asked, upon landing.
"I don't know." Okiku admitted. "But we have to get her back now."
"Not if I have my say." Batman flew up above them.
"Dog, dodge!" Luffytaro barked, seeing Batman notch his arrows.
With a grunt, Komachiyo pounced, dodging the fired arrows.
Launching himself from Komachiyo's back after Batman purposely fired a wave of arrows to impede Komachiyo, Luffytaro coated his arm with Armament Haki and punched the flying Pleasures, Batman then hardened his arms with Armament Haki to block out the punch.
"You can't catch up to him anymore." Batman bragged, the distraction having allowed Gazelleman to escape with Tama and sent Luffytaro back to the ground with a blast of sonar. "How pathetic." he mocked and flew off.
"I'm sure they've been planning this." Zorojuro growled.
"Some Headliner must have ordered this." Okiku reasoned. "And there is only one place to go in that direction. It's definitely the town of officials."
"That's the town whose those sell their leftovers yo you guys lives." Zorojuro noted.
"A notebook?" Luffytaro saw Okiku pulled out a book from her hadagi. "Who are you, really?"
"There are three Headliners in that town.' Okiku recited from her book. "Hawkins, Holdem, Speed. In addition, there are about 30 soldiers who've gotten special abilities from strange artificial fruits."
"You're not just an ordinary girl." Zorojuro focused on the sword Okiku wore on her waist. "Who are you?"
"I am a samurai." Okiku answered, tying her hair back in a high ponytail. "I see it." she pointed to the torii ahead of them. "We'll charge in there. Beyond that point is Bakura Town, the town of officials and pirates. There's no guarantee of our safety."
At the gates...
"Stop!" the gate guards barked, all gathered with their swords drawn to counter the incoming threat. "Don't you wanna live? Invaders!"
"Bakura Town is just past them." Okiku informed.
"Luffy, we won't have time to fight those weaklings." Zorojuro reminded.
"I know." Luffytaro grinned. "Charge, dog!"
Elsewhere...
"What?" Bepo exclaimed, peering through his binoculars and seeing the trio on Komachiyo's back and heading towards Bakura Town. "Captain!" he, Penguin and Shachi rushed back to Law. "We have a problem!"
"What?" said Captain asked. "Why are you so upset?"
"It's Straw Hat and Roronoa." Bepo huffed to catch his breath.
"Straw Hat is in Wano?" Law sat up. "So he's finally here."
"Straw Hat and Roronoa plunged themselves into Bakura Town!" Bepo reported.
"Wait!" Law snapped. "All we can expect from this is trouble."
"That's right." Shachi agreed.
"Let's go stop those idiots." Law stormed out.
Through the torii...
"Stop right there!" the gatekeepers ordered.
"There's no record of them leaving the town." the record-keeper flipped through his books.
"Who are you guys?" the main gatekeeper demanded.
Luffytaro then unleashed a wave of Conqueror's Haki, knocking the defending samurai out cold and allowing Komachiyo to charge straight in.
SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.
