Chapter 20: Dancing on the Night Ice! "Ice Heart", Weiss Schnee.
Our group arrives in Holoska, with a winter cold.
Holoska (Night) - Sonic Unleashed [OST]
The Beacon Hunters and Straw Hats already had their winter clothes on, while Sonic, Luffy and Ruby had already transformed.
Devil Rose: This off!
Devil Rose takes off part of her jacket, revealing her cleavage and part of her torso. Sanji and Brook have hearts in their eyes while Nami and Weiss have their jaws on the ground.
Yang: Oh no... It was already taking.
DN Luffy: Oh, I'm the giant again!
Blake: Are you really still amazed?
Lucci: So this is the transformation they talked about in the reports... Interesting, to say the least.
Neo gasps in surprise. DN Luffy sees her and smiles.
DN Luffy: Oh hi! Don't worry, at night I become a night monster.
Weiss and Sanji: Don't tell him that, you idiot!
Penny: Chopper, what happens to my friends Ruby, Luffy and Sonic?
Chopper: Ah, you don't know, it's true. You see, Sonic has Dark Gaia energy and he transforms at nightfall, but the night of the day we met him, Luffy and Ruby absorbed part of that energy and now they transform too. Don't worry; they're still the same... Well, Ruby, she...
Devil Rose realizes Penny's presence and runs to hug her affectionately.
Penny: R-Ruby!
Devil Rose: Oh my dear Penny, how much I've missed you!
Devil Rose looks at Penny sensually and kisses her on the lips passionately, in front of everyone and surprising them.
Yang and Sonic: Ruby, what the hell are you doing!
Devil Rose: Ho, ho. Dear sister and brother, this is a new concept of friendship.
She continues kissing Penny, until she leaves it delicately, when Penny turns red, with smoke coming out of her ears.
Tails: P-Penny... is you alright?
Penny: W-W-W-What-just-happened-happened?
Yang: Ah, yes... Ruby behaves like this when she transforms... She already did it to me.
Equipment for this mission: Sonic, Tails, Chip, Devil Rose, Weiss, Nora, Ren, Neo, DN Luffy, Sanji, Robin and Lucci.
Cool Edge (Night) - Sonic Unleashed [OST]
Weiss: Why are those two coming with us?
Lucci: This is for the mission. I have to change plans, in order to accomplish the mission, we have to work together.
Robin looks with silent fury at Lucci, who just smiles.
Lucci: Don't worry, Nico Robin. I will not kill you or your comrades.
Devil Rose looks at Neo, who quickly looks away.
Devil Rose: Listen, you'll be with Roman, but now you need help, so I don't mind having you here with us.
Neo nods reluctantly, looking back at DN Luffy.
Weiss: Whoa, this place is like an ice palace!
Yang and Nora: Perfect for you, ice queen.
Surprisingly, Weiss laughs.
Weiss: Well, that's how I freeze you and that's how you are worth statues.
The two fights are scared, until Weiss laughs.
Weiss: Hahaha. Just kidding, girls!
Sanji: How funny you are, Weiss-swan!
Sonic: How does Nami put up with you?
Then a bunch of dark creatures appears. The Beacon Hunters are on guard, until Lucci intervenes.
Lucci: Stand back, apprentices. I will show you how it is done. Rankyaku "Gaicho"!
Lucci creates a great Rankyaku in the shape of a bird. This Rankyaku has a much wider range and greater attack power.
The biting wind destroys the monsters, without any effort.
Nora: Take it, often move!
Sonic: That's what I call a strong kick.
Weiss: Impressive.
Lucci: Ha, that reaction is natural. I have mastered a skill that exceeds the realm of man.
Weiss was determined to learn the technique. While Yang hits several Little Rex and throws them into the sea. Ren shoots the Red Killer Bee, destroying them in mid-air.
Luffy: Gomu Gomu no... Nightmare Storm!
Luffy begins to swell and absorb air, then with the absorbed air he turns his body around him and suddenly releases himself, propelling himself upwards, then he begins to throw punches making a very powerful submachine gun down, destroying everything.
After that little fight, they jump on the blocks of ice, trying not to slip.
Sonic: Be careful with ice, a slip and icy water.
Lucci: How pathetic. Geppo.
Lucci begins to "walk" through the sky, without taking the risk of the water.
Weiss: That technique ...!
Then they come to an ice wall.
Ren: We need something to remove the ice.
Yang and Nora: We can break it.
All (except Lucci and Neo): No, no, no, no.
Nora: Awww...
Yang: Why?
Tails: If you hit it, the entire glacier will collapse.
Weiss: No need to worry.
Weiss uses fire dust to melt the wall.
Sonic: Good job, ice queen!
Weiss: Shut up!
Yang: Well, at least you've "heated up" the atmosphere. Ha ha ha!
DN Luffy: Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Ren: I don't know where you see grace.
They went in and saw Deep Nightmare guarding the route. Then Weiss steps forward.
Weiss: Wait, these are mine.
Yang: Hey, are you sure?
Weiss: Sure.
Weiss smiles, while guarding Myrtenaster as he runs towards them.
Penny: Weiss! No!
Sanji: Weiss-swan!
One of the Deep Nightmare jumps to crush her and then...
Weiss: Jambe Blanche: Glace Pilée!
Weiss throws ice dust on his Haki-wrapped legs and starts kicking the monster mercilessly, freezing him and then smashing him to pieces.
Weiss: I'm not done yet. Jambe Blanche: Froid Diabolique!
Weiss begins to "dance" hitting the creatures and turning them into statues that he then smashed with his legs.
Weiss: Maybe I'm not as strong as Yang, but in elegance no one can beat me.
Everyone was impressed and Sanji...
Sanji: I feel unworthy to live...
Weiss: Huh?
Sanji: I have never seen such elegance before! Your skill with leg combat style is only comparable to your elegance, Weiss-swan!
Weiss: It's thanks to you, Sanji.
Sanji: A pleasure!
Robin: Ara, her ability is impressive.
Tails: W-Wow...
Chip: If I was already dangerous with the sword, I don't want to know what it will be like when I start fighting with both styles...
Yang: Note: don't go back to telling Weiss "ice queen."
Nora: I agree.
Devil Rose runs to hug Weiss.
Weiss: Ruby, l-leave me! You're c-crushing me!
Devil Rose: What power! So this is the training you've been doing with Sanji. You were so pretty...
Devil Rose kisses her on the forehead.
Weiss: R-Ruby...
After the demonstration of Weiss' new skills, they reach a platform area.
DN Luffy: That is going to be great.
Weiss: Do you really believe it?
Neo begins to jump on the ice platforms with great speed, while sticking his tongue out at the hunters, irritating them.
Sonic: Don't listen to her.
Just as it lands, some ice breaks and begins to fall, until DN Luffy catches her.
DN Luffy: Ugh, that was close! Are you okay?
Neo nods at him surprised that someone saved her. The rest of the team arrives thanks to Robin and Lucci, although they are still upset with Neo. Devil Rose looks into her eyes and begins to control her, forcing her to take off her clothes and leaving her in underwear.
Devil Rose: That's because of before.
Nora: Ha ha! Well done Ruby!
Yang: Let's see if they "cool" her encouragement.
Sonic: I think you've been a bit too much.
Devil Rose: I just returned the joke.
Devil Rose releases Neo, who is surprised to see herself almost naked and sneezes. DN Luffy takes off his jacket and hands it to Neo.
DN Luffy: Here, so you are not cold. Shishishi!
Neo blushes as he smiles at him.
Robin: "Wow, it seems like Luffy's ability is amazing that young woman."
At that moment they see a huge pillar of ice, which Yang shoots and falls into the sea, forming a bridge.
Lucci: I feel very powerful energy.
Robin: It must be the second half of the key.
So, they see a kind of frozen slide.
Devil Rose, Yang, Nora, Sonic and DN Luffy: Yahooooooo!
The five are thrown by said slide, while Robin uses his powers to have a wing and Lucci changes to his hybrid form, scaring Weiss.
Sanji: Weiss-swan, don't worry, he's mine.
Lucci: Easy, "Vimsmoke" Sanji.
Sanji gets angry and tries to kick him, without success.
Sanji: Don't ever use that name again!
Weiss: Don't listen to him.
Weiss uses his glyphs to carry others. At last they reach the second half of the key and put it back together.
Lucci: So this is the "key" to the Gaia temple, right?
Robin: That's right. If you try something...
Tails: Hey, don't fight. Let's just go.
Away from them, they did not know that someone was spying on them.
?: Mama, I see them! Straw Hat and his crew! What speaks is a sun with eyes and mouth. He is heading to a ship that looks like it's made of candy.
?: Hahahaha! Mamamamamama! I see, well done, Prometheus. Just wait, Straw Hat!
Unknowingly, the Destroyer was looking at the candy ship, concerned.
Destroyer (?): Oh, oh. This is no good.
To be continue...