SailorStar9: After two weeks of no update, I give all of you faithful readers and reviewers Chapter 336 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 Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 336: Arc 18: No Regrets - Luffy and Boss, a Master-Disciple Bond


With Chopper...

"This..." Chopper breathed, struggling to hold back the Ice Oni infection. "Damn, it's almost done..." he fell over his workspace.

"Dr Chopper..." Tristan whispered worriedly.

"I'm gonna fight it." Chopper declared. "As a doctor, I can't succumb to such an annoying virus. I'm sorry, everyone. Hold out a little longer."


On the Live Floor...

"I can't..." Kojuro was in the midst of transformation. "This blue flame has to draw out my physical stamina, but my stamina itself is running out..."

"Fight on." Dotaku urged. "Or you'll turn into an Ice Oni again. You'll run wild until your energy runs out, and you'll die this time."

"Don't give up, young man." Hyogoro encouraged. "Get a hold of yourself. Raccoon-san is enduring the same pain as you, but is working hard to make antidotes. We can't give up before he does."

"Big Boss..." Kojuro gaped. "Your appearance..."

"Leave it to this old man." Hyogoro spoke. "It's time to show them a samurai's resilience. I'm shaking with excitement." he mused, standing in defense of Chopper with X Drake. "It's quite cold. But, I'm confident about my mental capability. When it comes to this..." his curved energy attack sliced through the wall the Mimawarigumi were hiding behind. "With this last power, in exchange of my life, I will slice up all their key figures."

"Alright then," Hotei stepped forward. "I, a former member of the Mimawarigumi member, would like to see what he's got. You're just a has-been swordsman." he drew his katana. "Get out of my way."

"One Sword Style of the Flower: Dohatsu Kohai!" Hyogoro released his attack, taking out the attacking Mimawarigumi squad. Charging straight into battle, he recalled the old times he shared with Oden and him training Luffy in Ryuo in the Udon Prison.


On the roof of Onigashima...

"Killer, are you okay?" Kidd rushed up to his second-in-command.

"I'm alright." Killer assured.

"You guys are next?" Hybrid Kaido was intrigued. "Let me have fun." he then fired a 'Kaifu' at Zoro, Sasha, the still sleeping Luffy and Law.

Zoro fended off the energy blades with his crossed swords and Law simply sliced the curved blades into half, sending them into the distance.

"Ex-quip: Abyssal Salvation Armor!" Sasha tanked the attack with her heavy-duty defense armor.

"Well done, you punks." Big Mom mocked, already powering up. "Take this." she fired off a streak of lightning bolts from Napoleon's tip.

"Shambles." Law acted, teleporting the group out of harm's way.

"Linlin, don't get in my way." Hybrid Kaido rebuked.

"They're quite strong on their own." Law admitted. "Together, they're too much to handle."

"I like the odds." Zoro grinned.

"I sure don't." Sasha scoffed. "Aniki, you up yet?"

"Yup." Luffy powered up his Ryuo on his arms. "I'm all good now."


On the Live Floor...

"All our troops on the floor will be wiped out." Queen, in his brachiosaurus form, complained, Hyogoro having taken out the Beast Pirates attacking him. "Go to hell, geezer." he charged up a laser beam from his mouth.

"Phoenix Brand!" Marco cut in, blasting Queen with a fireball to the chest. "You better focus, Queen."

"That hurt, Marco." Queen roared. "Was it a shockwave? You bastard."

"You're in a fight with me." Marco reminded. "You should attack those samurai after you chop off my head."

"Damn, how persistent is he." Queen cursed and charged up another laser beam from his mouth. "Go to hell already." he fired his attack, but not before Marco changed into his full phoenix mode and took into the air to not only dodge the attack, and also to attack King. "Bluebird!" he then fired off a large fireball at King, sending him crashing into a nearby roof. A follow-up swirling kick sent King deeper into the building.

"I'm gonna finish you off." Queen swore. "You son of a bitch. Don't push your luck."

"Crane Talons!" Marco's fiery claws landed on Queen's stomach, sending him flying back. "Not surprisingly, it's quite hard to stall two with bounties over a billion."


With Chopper...

"Dr Chopper." Miyagi hurried over with Tristan. "We're ready."

"Thank you." Chopper nodded with a test tube of the prototype vaccine in hand. "All there is left to do is to clear the final problem. It's this cure's reliability. Since it was thrown together, we can't administer it to patients until we make sure it is safe. So, I'll try it myself." he then downed the vaccine.


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