SailorStar9: So, with Chapter 328 uploaded, I present Chapter 329 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 329: Arc 18: A Turnaround Move! The Flames of Marco the Phoenix
At the pier...
"The island is hovering?" Momonosuke was stunned. "Can this be real? How powerful is Kaido?"
"Damn old man..." Yamato growled.
On the Live Floor...
"What?" Queen was taken aback by the appearances of the two former Division Commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates. "Why? How come? Marco the Phoenix? Firefist Ace?"
"Everyone, listen up." Chopper shouted. "Use fire against the Ice Oni. Warming up your bodies will halt the progress of the virus."
"But since the virus has already been widely spread, it's hard to get sources of fire for everyone." Robin pointed out.
"It takes time to create many antibodies." Chopper looked at the vial of antibody in his hand. "Meanwhile, the virus will keep spreading and more people will be infected. So, please find some. Fire, flame. Sufficient time for survival."
"Then, let's do this." Marco smirked at his second-in-command and he let loose a swirling 'Nashi no Tsubute' at Chopper.
"Ouch!" Chopper squealed when the flames hit him. "It's hot! It's really hot! It's burning hot! I'm gonna get burnt to death."
"I got what you asked for, fire and flame." Marco stated.
"You're burning him." Zoro drew his swords.
"Roronoa," Ace retorted to the younger swordsman. "Do you know why Marco has the moniker 'Phoenix'? His flames have regenerative properties."
"Regenerative properties?" Brook echoed, reaching over to the aflame Chopper. "Chopper-san, calm down."
"I'm on fire, but I'm not getting burned?" Chopper was surprised. "It's not too hot or cold, this flame is comfortably warm."
"Dr. Chopper." Miyagi and Tristan rushed in.
"We're ready to produce the antibodies." Miyagi shouted. "Come here quickly. A swarm of Ice Oni." he exclaimed, finding he and Tristan were surrounded.
"Miyagi, Tristan, run, you two!" Chopper warned.
"Everyone needs the warmth anyway." Marco fired off an area-wide 'Nashi no Tsubute'.
"I can feel Marco-san's warm-heartedness with this flame." Brook was amazed.
"Thank you, Marco." Chopper nodded. "Your flames are halting the progress of the virus."
"I'm not doing much." Marco admitted. "Like you said, it's raising your body heat. Once your physical stamina runs out, you'll turn into an oni again. I just brought you a little time."
"That little time is what I needed." Chopper was confident. "Miyagi, Tristan."
"Let's get down to it." Miyagi told Tristan.
"In that tower, I can focus on making them." Chopper followed the two Minks off. "Everybody." he addressed the fighting samurai. "I'll produce antibodies for both my allies and enemies ASAP. So, stop fighting for now. I promise I'll save every single one of you."
"Marco, Ace." Queen growled. "Those bastards and that raccoon are pains in my ass. Guys, catch that raccoon already. Don't tell you fell for that raccoon's words saying that he'll save everyone. That was a lie. Why would he wanna save you guys? That shitty raccoon is trying to deceive us and bring us all down. Don't waver. If you don't wanna die, get rid of that raccoon and take back the antibody. As soon as." he turned his body back." Hurry up. Otherwise, I'll kill you all."
"Sacred Fire Barrier Wall!" Ace let loose a wide arc of flames, stopping the approaching Beast Pirates. "Chopper, go!"
"Right." Chopper nodded and hurried after Miyagi and Tristan.
"An infection, an antibody, and a biological weapon." Marco pondered. "I see. I've got a pretty good idea of what's going on. Roronoa." he cast a look at Zoro. "Don't you have to go and cut Kaido up? if you wanna get to the rooftop, I'll fly you. You guys are too good to deal with these small fries."
"But we have to help Chopper-san..." Brook stated.
"Don't worry." determination renewed, Hyogoro cut down the Beast Pirates surrounding him. "We'll protect Raccoon-san. Samurai of Wano, charge!"
"Let's do our job." Robin reminded Brook.
"I think we have a runaway." Ace's ears picked up the heaving Apoo.
"Wait, you bastard..." the Oto Oto Fruit user snarled. "Give me back that antibody. if I lose it, my life will end."
"Exploding Flame Burst!" Ace conjured numerous fireballs around Apoo and had them center on the older pirate, bringing him down.
X Drake had also turned into his Allosaurus form and snatched the charred Apoo in his jaws, tossing him away a moment later.
"Drake, you scumbag." Queen fumed.
"Let's get down to it." Chopper went to work with Miyagi and Tristan. "We gotta hurry."
"Roronoa Zoro, if you can trust me as your ally, let me handle this and go ahead." X Drake instructed.
"Looks like you have a knack for betting on the right horse." Zoro smirked.
With Luffy...
"Sanji!" Luffy was leading Sasha and Jinbe around to locate Sanji. "Where is he and what is he doing?"
"Sanji might have sensed a powerful enemy and is holding them on the third floor." Jinbe reasoned.
"You're right." Luffy agreed. "My Observation Haki isn't good enough yet. I can't even sense Sanji's presence anywhere."
"If he really did sense a powerful enemy's presence, then maybe he's mastering Observation Haki." Jinbe joked.
"Do you two sense anything?" Luffy asked, once the trio were out of the passageway.
"There sure are a lot of them." Sasha noted.
"And they're all strong." Jinbe agreed with his former student's assessment. "Seems like one of us should remain on this floor." he added, the three finding themselves surrounded. "I'm gonna draw their attention, so go ahead. Fish-man Karate: Arabesque Brick Fist." he took out the Beast Pirates with one blow.
"Remember, we still have to make that toast, Jinbe." Luffy reminded, one hand wrapped around his sister's waist, the other hand stretched out to grab onto a nearby pole and the siblings made their way across.
"That's an important promise." Jinbe remarked. "I'll fight you guys as much as you want."
"How scary." Who's-Who tsked. "Don't get so fired up. As a former Warlord, you sure are strong, 'First Son of the Sea', Jinbe."
With Franky...
"General Left!" Franky fired off his machine gun on General Franky. "General Launcher!" he added in the explosive bullets from General Franky's shoulders. "Now it's a total mess. General Cannon!" he fired off his concentrated energy beam at the Armored Unit.
"Get back, guys." Sasaki moved in and took the attack on for his subordinates. "How dare you shoot that thing like crazy." he sneered through the smoke, taking on his Triceratops form. "Don't push your luck. Just give up. It's the strongest creature that ever lived."
"The strongest creature?" Franky echoed. "Just the thing to test my strength. This pirate made of iron. Fell the power of the world's strongest robot, General Franky."
"I'm gonna tear you apart and scrap you." Sasaki growled.
"You can't destroy the glitter of Wapometal." Franky declared and the two heavyweights clashed.
With Yamato...
"It's safe in here." Yamato brought Momonosuke and Shinobu to an abandoned warehouse. "It's a storehouse. I'm afraid we can't get off the of this island anymore. We can hide out here for a while since we won't be seen by anyone."
"Yamato, what is this?" Momonosuke spotted the fallen dragon statue.
"A statute of a dragon." Yamato replied. "It used to be the entrance of this island, but my friend broke it, so it was abandoned here. Several years ago, he came to kill my father."
SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.
