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The Robin and the Angel

Chapter 11: Robin's Greatest Fear

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Bestial Speaking"

'Bestial Thinking'

Flashback/Past of Character

Transformations/Forms with More Power

Ethan's POV:

Yesterday was pretty eventful. After all, we did defeated those annoying Foxy Pirates and I won my first Davy Back Fight without losing anyone! And of course the events following that...

The conclusion of the Davy Back Fight

After the match, the two captains were treated to their wounds. After that, Luffy only claimed the flag and decided to draw a new standard for the pirates. However... "Idiot Captain, please let me draw the standard." requested Ethan. "You really should let him." agreed Nami. Luffy looked surprised. "Huh? How come?" "Well Luffy, to be blunt..." started Chopper. "Your drawings..." added in Sanji. "...They're really terrible." said the crew in unison. Luffy looked shocked. "EEEEEEHHHH?!" he yelled. So in the end, Ethan drew the standard. The skull now looked a lot like a skeletal version of Foxy's face, complete with the hair. The teeth however, were triangular. A single pink, slitted eye was in the right socket with a black sclera. The back of the skull had two crossed cutlasses and a black background was behind everything. "OI! IT'S TOO SCARY!" yelled the Foxy Pirates. Then Luffy came up, waving his own, horrifying version. Apparently, he still wanted to try. "See? I told you they don't like yours! Use mine!" he yelled enthusiastically. The Foxy Pirates shuddered. "Scary standard it is." At this, Luffy slumped forward in depression. After the pirates sailed away, Luffy gave the old standard to Tonjit. Suddenly, something headed towards the group, which turned out to be a mooole. Along with the mooole was Tonjit's grandson, Littonto, who was apparently inspired by Tonjit's desire to break a world record of the tallest stilts (in fact, he was trapped in those stilts for 10 years until Luffy found him) and became a champion hole digger. After a long reunion talk, Robin suggested that the two use the holes to go back to the village. After yelling farewell, the Strawhats sailed away into the sunset, still waving.

End of flashback

"HEY, I CAN SEE AN ISLAND!" Those words jolted me from my thoughts. I stretched and walked up the stairs towards the deck. Along the way, I greeted the Oharian that I was currently treating. Of course, she couldn't hear me because she was asleep in a steel box. When I reached the deck, the others were getting ready to reach the shore. "Oh, Ethan! You're up! Hurry up, we're going to leave as soon as we reach that island!" said Luffy. "Yeah, I know. I just need to brush my teeth." I replied as I walked towards the bathroom. But as soon as I opened it, I slammed it shut just as fast with a heavy blush. "Robin's taking a shower!" I screamed internally. Even in that brief look, I could still remember her luscious curves and breasts. Her raven-black hair was wet with water, as well her dark skin. A look of content was on her face. All in all, she was very alluring. I quickly shook that thought and started to panic internally. I rushed towards Luffy and started to shake him. "Why didn't you tell me Robin was in the shower when I walked in?!" I yelled in what I imagined a comical fashion later on. "Hey, I didn't know she was taking a shower either!" protested Luffy. Suddenly, I sensed great anger behind me, as well as a scorching presence. Apparently Luffy noticed it too because we both turned at the same time and saw Sanji, who was so enraged that he was literally on fire. Not only that, the face of the Devil seemed to appear behind him. "YOU DID WHAT?! I'M GOING TO KILL YOUUU!" he yelled. I immediately grew my wings and flew off near the sea, but when I looked behind me, Sanji was running on top of the water. How is he even doing that? First it was Nami gaining the ability to damage me despite Haki, now this. "It was an accident! I honestly had no idea!" I protested weakly. "I'M GOING TO PREPARE ROASTED PERVERTED ANGEL FOR BREAKFAST TODAY!" he screamed. "Hey! Don't put me in the same category as you!" I yelled back. "SHUT IT, YOU PEEPING TOM! THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE ROBIN-CHAN NAKED IS MEEEEE!" roared Sanji. "That makes you the pervert!" I protested. Desperate to escape, I flew upwards. But somehow, Sanji started to run on the air! "How are you doing this?!" I yelled. "THE POWER OF LOVE CONQUERS ALL, DUMBASS! NOW FACE ME LIKE A MAN!" screamed the cook. "That is bullshit!" I yelled back. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. I blasted Sanji out of the air with a beam of light and carried his blackish, unconscious body back to the ship. "Treat this idiot please, Tanuki." I said as I deposited Sanji in front of Chopper. As I watched him go, I had a sudden urge to beg for forgiveness. "Ethan-kun." I started to sweat intensely at the voice behind me. I slowly turned behind me to meet face-to-face Robin. "Y-yes?" I asked nervously. "Why did Sanji chase you around screaming about a perverted angel?" she said in a teasing voice. "T-that would be because...I accidentally looked at you naked...while you showered. I'm sorry! Please forgive me, I really didn't know!" I stammered out. Robin gave me a sly grin, then leaned forward. "Hmm...I might want compensation later on..." she whispered into my ear...before she licked the inside of it! I shivered slightly, as I didn't really have much experience on courting rituals. Robin leaned away while giggling, then walked off, leaving me wondering what just happened. After a while, the jolt of the ship stopping snapped me from my shock. At that, I suddenly remembered what I was trying to do in the first place. I quickly brushed my teeth, grabbed Ken no Nami (means Sword of the Wave, the name of the falchion), and joined the rest of the group.

No POV:

When the Strawhats arrived at the beach, Nami immediately took charge. "Alright, listen up! Sanji stays here and sets up for lunch. The rest of us forage for food. And on a side note, no rats or frogs!" she yelled. Zoro sighed. "Once it goes in the pot, it all tastes the-" He was interrupted by a punch in in the head by a certain hot-headed navigator. "NONE, YOU HEAR ME?!" yelled Nami. After some initial chaos, order was restored. "It might be best to split up into groups. It's more productive that way." said Nami after a while. Robin immediately grabbed Ethan's arm. Luffy was paired up Nami and Usopp, and Zoro was paired up with Chopper. The groups splitted up and headed towards different destinations. After a while, the foragers regrouped and returned back to camp, where Sanji was waiting for them. "Hey, Sanji! We got a lot of fish!" exclaimed Luffy. "As well as some wild vegetation." said Nami. "Even some medical herbs!" added Chopper. "I've even caught some rats and frogs." said Zoro. This earned him another punch to the head. After some preparations, the food was cooked. Despite the rats and frogs, the meal was surprisingly good. However, a minor annoyance happened. "Is that...is that supposed to be a crab?" asked Sanji incredulously. Nami sighed. "Yep, it is." Usopp raised an eyebrow. "Who would fall for that?" For before them all was a giant crab robot, which had Foxy, Porche, and Hamburg pedaling in it. After a while, Luffy started to drag the crab by the claw. "Hey, Sanji! I found this huge crab. Let's eat it!" he yelled. "Wow, I...I don't know what to say." said Sanji. "Well, Ethan did nickname him 'Idiot Captain'." replied Nami. "He certainly got Luffy's nickname down at least." added Usopp. They continued to watch as Luffy defeated the 'crab', revealing the three Foxy Pirates. "Hey, did you guys get eaten by the crab? How pathetic!" mocked Luffy. "Get a clue, you moron." said Ethan. Eventually, they got back to the barbecue, leaving the three Foxy Pirates to look at them hungrily. "Boss, I'm so hungry!" pouted Porche. Foxy tried to scold her, but was immediately pushed aside by Sanji, who was carrying two large plates of barbecue. "Your food, Mademoiselle!" he cried. As she took a bite, her eyes lit up. "Oh, it's so good! Please join our ship, Cook-San!" she said. "Oh dear! If Porche-chan asks me that, I'll actually have to consider it!" cried out Sanji. "You should just go. I'm begging you." said Zoro with a sweat drop. After a while, the three pirates sailed away back to their ship, with Porche still praising Sanji's food. "You sure you don't have to go?" asked Zoro. "Nonsense! If I did go, who would prepare Nami-san and Robin-chan's meals?" replied Sanji. "Hey, guys! Let's go find some food to restock!" called Nami. "Cooommminnngg!" cried out Sanji in a love struck voice. After forage for a while, the crew walked for a while. "Hey, what's with these tracks? It's almost as if a bicycle was here." wondered Usopp. "Yeah, right. This is an uninhabited island." replied Sanji. However, Robin looked thoughtful, which Ethan noticed but didn't comment. After a while, they came across a large clearing with a large rock. "Ahh!" cried out Chopper in sudden surprise. He noticed something that looked like a mushroom. But before he could run towards it, Ethan stopped him. "Wait." he said before he covered his arms in Haki. Then he walked towards the rock. When he was in front of it, he examined the 'mushroom'. After a few seconds, he stood back, sighed, then shattered the rock in a single punch, much to everyone's surprise. Behind the rock was a tall man with the weird mushroom-style hairdo. "Wake up!" Ethan yelled. "I'm up, I'm up! Wait, who said that?" said the man. As the others came running over, Robin gasped in fear, then collapsed and started to hyperventilate. "Robin!" yelled Ethan before running toward her side. "It's alright, okay? He won't hurt you again, I promise." But Robin didn't seem to hear him. "Hey, did this bastard hurt Robin?!" yelled Luffy. "Cause if he did, I'm gonna kick his ass!" added Sanji. "Oi,oi, calm down, I'm not here to fight." said the man. "Who are you?" asked Nami, a little scared. "He's a navy admiral." gasped out Robin. "A NAVY ADMIRAL?!" the rest of them (except for Ethan, of course) yelled. "He's that high up?" muttered Sanji in disbelief. "Why don't you go after big shot pirates, huh?!" yelled Usopp as he cowered behind Luffy. "There are only three officers that high up in the Marine ranks. Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru. Only Fleet Admiral Sengoku has a higher rank than them." "So who's this guy?" asked Zoro, getting ready to draw Wado Ichimonji. "Aokiji, the Blue Pheasant. Real name is Kuzan. If memory serves correctly, he ate the Ice-Ice Fruit." informed Ethan. "Speaking of which, is Kizaru still mad about the time I fractured his leg?"

"You didn't fracture it, you shattered it completely. If it weren't for Dr. Vegapunk, he probably would've been dismissed. And also, that would explain why he would occasionally mutter about a stupid angel." replied Aokiji. Everyone looked at Ethan in shock. "Don't look so shocked, I'm actually surprised I survived that encounter." said Ethan modestly. "Anyway, why are you really here?" Aokiji frowned. "Well, I came here to take a stroll an-" "Cut the crap." The crew looked at Ethan like he was crazy while Aokiji raised an eyebrow. "Ever since my battle with Borsalino, I started to make observations about you admirals, and I know that you're such a lazy-ass that you won't put in a lot of effort to just travel. Not only that, it can't be a coincidence that we happen to run into an admiral. So tell me, you shitty pheasant, what you're really here for before I have to apologize to your sensei that I've beaten the crap out of one of his students. And I really don't want to do that because he's actually pretty scary." said Ethan in a very calm fashion as if he was discussing about the weather with the admiral, not insulting him. 'WE'RE DEAD' screamed Nami, Chopper, and Usopp in their head. Robin looked at Ethan incredulously. Luffy was frowning in confusion, while Zoro and Sanji got even more tense. "Okay, fine. Originally, I was here to check on Robin after her disappearance from Alabasta, that's all. Although, with your combined bounties, I guess you guys should just die now before you become too much of a threat, huh?" said Aokiji. "EEEHH?! WHY?!" yelled Usopp. "It's because of Robin, right? Just because that she can read Poneglyphs...you Marines make me sick. A 79,000,000 beri bounty at age 8?" Ethan snarled. "What does it matter to her? She survived all these years by betraying every pirate group she was in." replied Aokiji. At his words, Robin's eyes threatened to water. Noticing this, Ethan pulled her into a hug. "That was because she didn't really have a choice!" he screamed. "How dare you insult Robin-chan!" Sanji voiced his own anger. The admiral blinked. "I see you really earned their trust." he said. Robin gritted in anger and freed herself of Ethan. "Just get it over with already! If you're going to capture me, then do it now! Treinta Fleurs!" Crossing her arms, Robin made thirty arms hold Aokiji in place. "Clutch!" she screamed. At her command, the arms attempted to break his back, but he shattered into pieces of ice and reformed. Then he grabbed a few pieces of grass and blew. "Ice Saber!" In Aokiji's hand, a rough, jagged sword of ice formed in his hand. But when he swung his saber towards Robin, Zoro blocked it and Sanji kicked up in the air. "Hmph! Don't butt in, you dumb cook!" exclaimed Zoro. "Back at you, Marimo head!" shot back Sanji. "Gum-Gum...Pistol" yelled Luffy as he dashed forward. "Luffy! No!" cried out Ethan. As he spoke, Aokiji grabbed Zoro's arm and Sanji's leg as well as let Luffy hit him. Immediately, Sanji's leg froze, as did Zoro and Luffy's arms. Usopp and Chopper started to panic. "Those three...all at once!" gasped Nami. "Well, I see you have some really good friends." remarked Aokiji as he reached for Robin. "Ice Time!" he said. But he was stopped when a glowing red hand gripped his wrist. "Microwave." The voice belonged to Ethan with his skull mask. But instead of the blue markings on his right side, he had two red lines running down from the top of the masks above the eyes to the bottom. And his eyes were glowing red. "Run, Robin. He's going to kill you if you don't." he spoke. "But...what about-" she started to say. "I'll be fine. I've fought an admiral before, remember?" interrupted Ethan. Robin still looked worried. "Guys. Take Robin and the rest of the frozen people back to the ship." he ordered. That snapped the unfrozen people out of their trance. They immediately carried their semi-frozen friends and led Robin away. "LET ME GO! I HAVE TO KICK THAT BASTARD'S ASS! LET ME GOOOO!" yelled Luffy as he was carried away. "Now that that's over, let's settle this fight between you and me. INDUSTRIAL AGE!" A beam of light was launched towards Aokiji, whose body formed a hole to avoid getting hit. "Ice Capsule!" A wave of ice was launched towards Ethan, who grew wings and flew upwards to dodge. He retaliated by forming a ball of light, compressing it with his mouth after swallowing, and spitting it out. "Heliosis!" The ball promptly exploded, melting Aokiji before he reformed himself. "Light Ray Machete!/Ice Saber!" The two elemental blades clashed. After a brief sword fight, Ethan started to use Ken no Nami, as well as switching his Light Ray Machete for his Light Ray Scythe. The two continued to parry blows until they stabbed each other, Ethan in his stomach and Aokiji in his leg by Ken no Nami. "AAAGGGHHH!! they yelled. The two pulled their swords free and paused for a bit, giving Ethan an opportunity to cauterize his wound with Alchemical Technique: Fire Element. "What kind of sword is that?" asked Aokiji. "Does it matter?" said Ethan. The two struggled up and ran at each other, though Aokiji had to limp. "Ice Time!/ARMAMENT MICROWAVE!" The two combatants grabbed a part of each other's body. Ethan's eye shattered into pieces after being frozen while Aokiji's ribs became red hot. They gasped in agony and separated once more. "Right then, let's settle this fight with one last move." gasped Aokiji. "Sounds good." said Ethan weakly. They faced each other one last time to unleash some of their most dangerous attacks. "LIGHT RAY PILLAR!/ICE AGE!" The whole clearing was swallowed up by ice and light.

Aokiji limped away from the icy and smoking battleground. Behind him was the frozen form of Ethan. He himself was burnt and steaming from his opponent's last attack, though he suffered a lot less damage by surrounding himself in ice at the last second. He looked back once more, and said to himself "I can see now why Borsalino lost." He continued to go on, and after finding his bike, he used a transponder snail to call for a pickup. When the ship arrived and the soldiers landed, they gasped in horror at the admiral's burnt body. "Sir? A-are you okay? What happened?" they cried. "I had a duel. I almost lost, but I reduced my opponent into a statue in the end, though he's probably still alive. He did defeat Kizaru at one point." he replied. "Then we should go back and finish him off! He's too dangerous!" said a soldier. "No! He said that battle would settle today's fight. I can't go back on my word now, it'll make me look bad. Besides, he fought for his friends and I kind of admire him for that. And before I lose consciousness, tell HQ...to increase the bounty...For Ethan...D...Lizar..." At that point, Aokiji fell unconscious and had to be carried back to the ship. As he was carried aboard, many wondered just what kind of person nearly defeated an admiral to the point of nearly being dead.

"Ethan? Ethan, where are you?" yelled Sanji. When they got treated, Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy immediately ran back towards the clearing. They were so set on their goals that Zoro didn't even get lost once. When they saw the giant pillar of light, they ran even faster. Once they got to the clearing, all they saw was ice, as well as some smoking patchs of dirt. They walked around the field, still refusing to believe that Ethan was dead. Hence, the calls. "Damn it, where is he?!" muttered Zoro anxiously. Luffy, on the other hand, was frantically checking every human-sized chunk of ice. "I FOUND HIM!" Sanji cried. The other two rushed over and saw Ethan, though they had a hard time believing it. His frozen form was taller that normal, and for some reason, he had horns. They also saw mane of frozen fur around his neck and some fur around his wrists and ankles. They shook those thoughts from their head and freed him. After that, they carefully, yet quickly carried him to the ship and settled him down gently. Everyone else surrounded them. "E-Ethan?" said Robin. "We got him. Now he just needs to be defrost-" Sanji started to say, until he was interrupted by a loud crack. Everyone's eyes riveted towards Ethan as a large crack appeared on his stomach...which was joined by another one. "NOOOOO!" yelled Luffy. "HURRY, WE HAVE TO TREAT HIM RIGHT NOW!" screamed Chopper. However, the entire surface began to crack. "ETHAN!" screamed Robin in anguish as the ice finally shattered...revealing Ethan. As he collapsed, he slowly turned back to a normal human. However, he wasn't out of danger yet. His skin was blue with cold, a jagged wound was present on his stomach that looked as if it was cauterized in a rush, and one of his eyes was missing. Chopper immediately felt for a breath from his nostrils. "He's still breathing! But we need to warm him up as soon as possible!" he yelled. Ethan was rushed into the tub and submerged in warming water. After an hour, he stripped to his boxers and put into bed, where Chopper injected a few drops of Elixir of Life into his eyes. He also treated the cauterized wound properly, then laid him to sleep. When Chopper walked out, the others looked at him. "He'll wake up...after tomorrow!" sobbed out Chopper. Everyone cheered, except for Robin, who instead sighed in relief and allowed a few tears streak down her cheeks before wiping them away. 'I can't endanger this crew anymore! I can't endanger the one I love most especially! And that means...I have to carry out the plan.' thought Robin to herself sadly.

Evening:

Ethan's eyes snapped open. He blinked a few times, confused on why he could see with both eyes and why he was stripped to his boxers. Then he bolted upright. His last memory was when he morphed into his Jury form as he unleashed his attack avoid getting totally frozen (he radiates more heat every transformation). But if so, why wasn't he dead? Confused, he found his clothes and pulled them on. Absently noticing that his necklace was gone, Ethan walked out. He saw that his fellow pirates were in the meeting room, most likely eating dinner. So he wrote a note saying that he would be in his lab and walked down the stairs. He plunked down on a chair near a desk and sighed, before laying his head on his arms. After a while, he dozed off. After a while, he was rudely awakened by a strong shake and glanced up to see Robin, an angry and worried expression on his face. "Er, good evening?" he greeted nervously. Robin continued to glare at him, then grabbed him and marched him towards his bed. "H-hey, don't be so rough!" protested Ethan, before he was pulled onto the bed with Robin. "Sleep." said Robin sternly. "I-mmmph!" Ethan started to say before he was silenced by a kiss. "Sleep." commanded Robin once more. Ethan paled. "W-wait, y-you're sleeping here with-mmmph!" He was silenced with another kiss, this time slightly more aggressively. "Sleep." ordered Robin even more sternly. "Y-yes, ma'am." he stammered. "Good." she said, before holding his head tightly against her chest. "Don't ever do that again." she whispered to him as she cried into his hair. His only response was hugging her closer to him. And so the two slept, with Ethan not knowing that disaster will strike during the next few days.

Chapter 11 end.

Hello, everyone! To people who thinks that Ethan is still too powerful, he is 1000 years old. Experience has made him that strong, so I can argue that he can go toe-to-toe with an admiral. Oh, and as for the necklace, it shattered in the fight when Ethan wasn't noticing, so he's no longer immortal. He's not going to make another one either. That's all, so Ja Ne!