Elseworld

by BIGT707

In an Alternate timeline Monkey D Luffy and his alliance suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Kaido. After a victory over Blackbeard a tragedy strikes at the end of the world war. These chain of events cause Luffy and his crew to separate leading him to become a ruthless governing body over the free world willing to break anyone standing in the Regime's path. (Secret War Arc)

35. End of an Era

A/N: Always appreciate uploading on this story. Thanks for the patience, I'm always going to enjoy coming back to tell this story. For those who helped on this you know you are. Love others as you love yourself, put family and god first and you'll be alright, enjoy the read as always.

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Waking up the past ten years is the same for Garp having the painful numb ailment, but nothing changes the man's regimented routine. He dresses himself, cooks dinner for his boys, cleans and brushes the horses hunting warthogs roaming the property woodland. He is one tough son of a gun who would die proudly fighting in a battle he had no place being in at his age. Garp left his room greeted by his Luffy running up on him. "Mornin gramps gotta go can't talk." He says shoving Garp out the way slamming the bathroom door. Garp growls scratching his balding gray hair using the cane assisting his walk as he knocks on the hallway door receiving silence.

"Occupied." Regime Marco shouts as Garp sighs mumbling curses under his breath. Having his house used as some stop and go tavern irks the retired man to no end threatening to fuck his morning up. He smiles as he approaches Makino hugging him asking if he wants something breakfast before leaving.

Garp shakes his head, "coffee." He says gruffly offering a slight bow thanking Makino heading off finding the open pantry as Hancock emerges carrying meat and fruit legs to the kitchen counter. "Sluw dern ther empress," Garp takes the meat and bananas from her carrying the other half.

"Grandfather you don't have to-"

Garp grunts waving her off, "harpy fur grandson's wife." He gives wide as grin as he can muster as Hancock's heart eyes appear rendering her still. Tama and Momo run circles around ol' Garp weaving the kitchen then outside, Shanks waves to him and Makino chasing the kids playfully. The petite woman gracefully hands Garp the warm cup as he strolls further inside his abode reaffirming the furniture and items acquired over a half century career remains untouched.

The Rountable in the furnished living room consists of: Roronora Zoro, Diamond Jozu, Vista, Rakuyo, Whitey Bay, Andre and his vice rear admiral brother Candre Epoida, Fossa, Kingdew, Atmos, and Izou, Monkey D. Dragon, Koala, Kuma, Ivanko, Hack, Nico Robin, and Sabo. Buggy, Ace, Law, Corazan, Sengoku, Coby Barsalino, Issho Fujitora, Greenbull, CP0 leaders Akainu and Rob Lucci are also present and for some reason Candevish. Garp grunts at the obnoxious activity in the living room a peaceful haven turned into a world alliance headquarters, he just wants to sip his coffee putting his goddamn feet up.

"What's up gramps?" Ace waves Makino's infant's hand touching the elder's beard. "A few years we'll hopefully have rugrats of our own." Garp smirks settling the cane aside taking the child swiftly, firmly with tender care head butting Ace waiting for a moment for his recovery securing his eldest grandson's hold around the infant.

Garp bellows a laugh walking outside following Momonosuke and Tama's trail finding the other Luffy sitting beside Shanks. They converse focusing on their meditative state. He's never directly seen conquerer's haki trained nor heard of a sure fire way—For the first time that early morning he contently strolls next to the kids heading for the pair. "The conquerer's haki does develop in three stages Luffy. The first one is unconscious conquerers. You told me at the battle of Marineford you blacked out while activating the new ability. It was the first step in your next evolution to obtain the final stage."

Luffy nodded, "I understand, I nearly lost Ace in that moment, all it took was deep emotion to trigger it." There wasn't much too remember at the exact trigger time, it was such as the name implied unconscious conquerers.

"Second stage as you know is conscious, the ability activates at will able to create a shura field to immobilize enemies. The stronger your will the stronger the haki projection as you know too well. Also the color indicates your temperament, I would keep that mind."

"What's the final stage?"

Shanks gulps the West Blue sake from the large cup handing Luffy one. "Drink up first! Can't go to the meeting without a warm up." He wiped his brow already wobbly from the buzz laughing loudly holding his gut, "nothing like this sake in the whole world, this kept that old war horse Whitebeard going for years far past his ripe aged prime. Keep in mind despite him being a shell of himself he fought three admirals on par, in his prime I'd imagine it take another to break the world strongest's man."

"Who won the fight between you two when you confronted him years before Blackbeard defected?"

Shanks glances at Luffy surprised by the question, then again he wasn't, the man has a storied past with his Shanks. "He did." Shanks pours more sake downing it one go burping loudly, "Ah that hit the spot. Right, the final stage." There had to be a way to convey it to Luffy in his terms, then again nothing could prepare him for this truth he'd kept for years. "I kept the training of Conquerer's haki off limits. It was instructed by my captain Roger to do so as he entrusted the straw hat to me years earlier." Shanks points at the straw hat resting on Luffy's back recalling the time he wore that through his youth. "Imagine if your Conquerer's spirit now is a facet. You are able to turn the knob on and off at your leisure. Unlocking the third stage breaks the metaphorical handles so to speak. Your spirit transforms into a constant flow state unable to be turned off for the remainder of your 's why those that posses the third release kill people in a normalized state of power. This can endanger anyone exposed to the conquerer power for a short or extended duration of time depending on the persons power. You can only hope to contain it, but the flow can't be stopped—Its your spirit and will after all."

"So there's no going back after this?"

Shanks crosses his arms, "when Roger and later when I unlocked it we could barely walk amongst the world without draining the essence of ordinary folks roaming around."

"Tell me how? I need to know how the previous conquerer's were. How the pirate king Roger was."

Shanks hid a scared eye glancing at the high sea councilor, "don't say I didn't warn you..." Tama and Momo crash on red hair's lap breaking his stupor. Sengoku appears out the house as the billy goat chases the kids some more while the former fleet admiral places a hand on Garp's should to which he shrugs off keeping to himself.

Sengoku smirked, "alright, I'll let you have your brew in peace," he pulled a folder out his coat striding toward Luffy and Shanks tapping the high councilor on the shoulder with it.

"Good to see you red hair."

"Sengoku, care for a drink?"

Sengoku clears just throat, "it's too early and I'm much too old for that."

"More for me," Shanks poured the sake cup half full slapping both sides of his face hearing his baby crying, "hang on junior daddy's on his way!" Shanks was gone in a flash replaced by Tama and Momo who fell into Luffy's lap as he held up the folder attempting to take the documents.

"These are them huh?" Luffy asked.

Sengoku nods, "wasn't easy to get. I got connections to the record keepers down in HQ, those are the only copies." The former fleet admiral threw his hands on his head noticing the goat wrestle a rice cracker bag from Garp running after the two.

"What is it Luffy?" Tama asks appearing at his left side.

"Yeah I want to see! I want to see!" Momo lifts Luffy's right arm as they sat next to the former straw hat captain as he began reading the documents to them.

Kong my predecessor the fleet admiral at that time tried his damnest to obtain the title 'commander in chief' to the world government. In exchange for being a tool he would be given power over the fleet admiral, cypher pol known today acting as a intelligence agency, and a rising judicial branch, Enies Lobby, yuppie benefactors, wealthy bureaucrats, and top stockholders called it that. With the destruction of God Valley and dismantling of the Rock Pirates the world entered a moment in solidarity coming together for the start to a new age.

Thus the coming of a new era came the emergence of the next generation of hero eager to fight to make their own justice in the world. Quick are we to forget heroes of yesterday. The thankless names who saved the world from devastation to be executed on sight afterwards. What a damn world we live in. One early piece of intel came from the shores of God Valley that day. A forgotten warrior in history, a national treasure to his country shrouded in mystery to the outside world. An incredible force who dedicated himself to Whitebeard and Roger in exchange to sail the oceans. A soldier who took on three of the fiercest foes the modern civilized world has ever seen half a decade before they became a true name in the world. Nonetheless you can't count on a hand the number of men so willingly to face a such a task. This is what remains of that warrior.

Account file: 1809246(09) Classified intel on God Valley north shore. Island wired to ship Eternal Victory. "Oro Jackson spotted closing in past the reef the Rocks vessel remained to be seen. Above! The Saber of Xebec appears!" The Eternal Victory docked witnessing the events:

Shiki hovered the ship through the air descending toward God Valley's shore keeping his eyes trained on Oro. Kaido, Charlotte Linlin and Edward Newgate leapt from the Saber's bridge onto land examining the desolate valley shore. Their presence were greatly overshadowed by the heavyweight fight occurring beyond the peaks. "Seems Roger left his ship in good hands, I have no need to intervene in this fight." Shiki surveyed the coastline floating the Saber to the Oro Jackson's position. The upstarts marched halting as the Roger Pirates excluding their captain sprinted through the peaks crevice taking the long route to the titan battle.

'They're running toward death it matters not.' Kaido crossed his arms staring at the rising heat in the distance as whistling encompassed his vernacular. Linlin and Edward stood meters to his side noticing the same sight as him growing louder.

A large bonfire flared alive in middle of the shore releasing black smoke filling the air blinding Shiki's vision sending him veering off course. Oden took the pot from the fire kicking dirt over its embers, "Ah now I can finally-" the samurai ate the kebabs lifting the noodles up in the other hand slurping greedily. He set the pot down guzzling sake not caring to wipe the remnants falling on his robe. "This is too good! Who knew there were these food types outside my country! Hahaha!" Oden grubbed greedily raising his arms triumphantly, one could say he's never been happier.

"Is he serious?" Kaido froze feeling the battle beyond the peaks shift, his captain was exerting more strength than before. Roger was putting up more than a fight. 'Captain... You will overcome this, these fighters are nothing to you. Mere ants.'

Linlin licked her lips hungrily placing a hand on her hip intrigued by the younger man across the way "I just love a man with an appetite, I could make you one of my husbands discarding your remains when I'm done with you. It would be well worth it on your end." Any man gifted with lust would succumb to her will. Suitors lined her doors, she would be the first to boast she'd stolen away a suitor on his bachelor night having him coming back for more because she was very good at what she did later devouring them when they weren't of any use.

Oden cringed at her word 'eh on second thought.' "I won't marry ya," he said jumping to his feet wiping the juice falling onto his robe, "join my harem, I'll join yours then we'll call it even." Oden guzzled the sake wiping the sweat off his forehead sighing contently.

Linlin cackled holding a hand over her mouth, "you make the offer tempting."

"Don't mind his nonsense. Only the pirate king is worthy of my attention. This one here holds no true power." Kaido said. Whoever this mysterious warrior was mattered none to him, it was obvious he wasn't on the his level otherwise he would be in on the fight with the others.

"Guhahaha! Don't be full of yourself you can't possibly think to win against me, I own the power to shatter the earth in my hands." Edward said letting his golden locks emerge beneath the black wave cap.

Oden arched a brow placing a hand under his chin, "interesting, power to shatter the earth you say. Why would one do that? The world is made for exploring, what's your name friendo?" Oden wasn't familiar with any of the no names across from him, Big Mom's name was heard in passing. Rumor had it she was succubus turning husbands into slaves, already having a few children under her belt. The other two were a whole mystery unto him, not that he cared all that much, he just wanted a new addition to the harem currently piling in Wano.

"Edward Newgate, I come from Sphinx Island my dream is to be the strongest man in the world." Oden's gaze hid underneath the sun hat frowning at the pirate's word.

"Never heard of the place sounds like some backwater dump if I'm being honest. Kozuki Oden, heir to the Shogunate of Wano and Daiymo of Kuri. My dream is to open the borders of Wano for the first time in its long history sharing our culture to the world receiving others in kind, by the gods that day will be beautiful." Oden alternated between drinking and laughing unable to contain the unadulterated joy being free in the wild western world.

'His dream is more remarkable than anyone I've heard, he carries an entire countries will. Shame we have to kill such an intriguing man.' Whitebeard was charmed by this mysterious warrior in Roger's crew, he would kill for someone like that in his ranks. Compared to Oden's dream his was insignificant, power and family was at the forefront of his mind, he was an orphan looking for a family. Oden, a noble heir chose to sail under an upstart pirate? The more he thought about it the more he began pondering if this man just escaped on whim to appease his boredom of his isolation in his country running from the madness. "Wano huh? The land above a waterfall surrounded by an ocean. If I kill you I have to visit this extraordinary place you call a home." Hearing this Oden cringed clutching his collar baffled at the prospect of someone wanting to visit such an isolated island.

Linlin held Prometheus flames in her right hand transforming him to resemble a sun in the palm matching the lightning cloud resting in her left palm. The sky above the trio darkened spreading overcasting Oden blinding his vision from them."Enough games I will devour you whole with my storms and fire, you've had your say fool, now you meet your end."

Oden grinned staring the trio down, "I hold the power to cut through heaven and hell in my hands," Ame-no-habikiri and Enma. Tenguyama Hitesu forged the twin blades hardening the outline of the cutting edge. Irregular flames lay across Enma's edge resembling hell while the guard takes shape as a clover. The scabbard and hilt are made of pure nurizaya wood layered blacker than the darkest night while Ame-no-Habikiri's was white as snow. Flowers are triple set between the bands giving a balance to the swords. "Flee now before I go and cut your heads off fledglings! Who do you think of me as I hold these swords? The pride of Wano resides in these blades as does the people living under me one day. I vowed these swords would carry out my captain's orders in his name. I will not fall on this day nor any to come!"

"I've heard enough of this. Our captain gave no such order to not kill him even if we aren't permitted to intervene in his fight." Kaido asserted raising the Kanabo "you won't survive a single strike from my eight trigrams thunder clap, not a single foe has withstood its might."

Edward held a cleaving blade befitting his height named Murakumogiri, just one of twelve supreme grade swords. One of the strongest weapons known to man, destined emperor of the sea. The striped red and yellow pole wore a sea snake wrapping. This one accompanied him since birth. Edward grinned, "I don't need this blade to kill you!" The spear's blade burst in the ground rumbling the island to the core. 'Damn are you serious? I can barley stand my captain's power at the moment.'

The Rox Pirates unleashed their attacks as Oden stood by leaping toward the focal point clipping the katanas free of their scabbard. "Oden two sword style: Black Paradise Rain Fall!" In a flash crackling wind whirled through the island as the attacks combust exploding behind the Rox pirates successfully parried by the Wano swordsman.

Kaido fell to a knee holding a cut through his scaled skin. "Impossible...I've been cut, this...!" The young beast roared shaking the coast to its core. 'That bastard even redirected Zeus and Prometheus...Edward's Shockwaves...My Kanubo.' Kaido nearly stumbled seeing Edward down holding his chest as it bled profusely. The three future emperors were at Kozuki Oden's mercy.

"Kaido are you alright?" Linlin asked kneeling at his side. She seen him take the full brunt of the sword redirections aiming for their side.

"I'm fine." He growled holding the wound, check on Edward." If he was hurting he couldn't imagine how Edward must've took the direct attack. His skin was vulnerable to attack unlike himself. Scales cracked falling to the ground drawing more blood earning another grunt from the beast as grabbed the club resting nearby.

Linlin had never seen Edward in a state like this before, by the looks of it he was fading fast in and out of consciousness. "Edward..." Her voice came softer than intended, "are you alright?" She asked drifting a hand to him kneeling at his side.

Nothing had been more humiliating than the moment he just suffered now. He had boasted his ambition of being the strongest man in the world yet was defeated by a strange man from an even stranger land. What the fuck was he doing on a knee then if he had such high ambitions. Then it hit him everything he'd done to get stronger had been fruitless. Battling against mates considered equals did nothing for him, he was just an underling to a God bested by a fucking samurai. "Get off me!" Edward shoved Linlin to the ground attempting to stand on the fall coughing blood.

"What the hell are you doing?" Kaido questioned unable to rise fully still holding the bleeding slash on his sternum. 'Damn what kind of man is that, he's cooking as if he's on vacation...Does he think this some game—" Kaido halts staring past the peak beyond them, 'the fuck...Is this..?'

Oden glanced up plucking his teeth with the small wooden pick quickly hiding his gaze underneath the sunhat, "that time already huh? Well it's been fun till next time." The samurai sheathed his swords going completely still shutting himself off from the outside world encased inside his own bubble.

Kaido froze feeling dread overcome him, "This is all wrong..." His gaze found the peaks sensing the power gathering in one place then back to Oden. "Linlin! Stop the samurai, they're up to something!"

"Like what?" She asked attempting to help Edward stand patching him up best as her power allowed.

"I-I don't know you're the only one! Our captain is in danger!"

Edward and Linlin sensed the immense power emitting from Oden, "go now! He's right there isn't time, take my weapon it will put him down in one strike."

Big Mom smirked summoning Napoleon, "I have my own." She dashed to a high on the shore locating the swordsman rearing her blade to slash his head off with one clean swing, it needed to be fast, precise.

"Linlin hurry the hell up, there's no time!" Kaido shouted.

"I heard you!" She locked onto Oden leaping high into the air diving toward him at a frenetic speed. The mountain peak burst apart blasting sending her crashing off course as the crystalline remnants rains down on the trio displaying their captain's remains. Rocky debris crashed around the pirates bringing them back to earth, their crew as established was officially over.

Roger's crew ran back the way they came emerging from the collapsing mountains keeping ahead of the smoke chasing them from the island. "Hurry up ya bastards, we got more adventures awaitin, don't mind these lot!"

"Captain would about Oden?" Raleigh asked keeping pace alongside Roger.

He slaps his forehead veering off waving the others forward grabbing a snoozing Oden sitting upright willing to allow the smoke to consume him. "Oden you damn fool get your ass in gear!" Roger yelled hooking an arm around Oden's neck carrying him to Oro Jackson barley ahead of the sulfur smoke crashing toward them.

Roger caught up to his crew catching them in his arms leaping over the shore flying out to sea. Roger, Raleigh, Scopper, and Bullet screamed ranging from excitement to fear as Oden snores louder unaware of the crew' s predicament. The crew landed on the ship deck taking a headcount noting their captain's disappearance and Crocus unconscious laying next to his harpoons.

Shiki laughs holding Rogue underneath the waist floating away in the Saber. "Shame my captain is no more, and the same for your crew is well." He laughs holding her tighter as she struggles, "don't worry baby doll, we can gather a new crew and you will serve as my navigator when I take over the East Blue."

"You're crazy, I'll never help you." Rogue says fighting with everything to get back to her friends waiting.

"It's not use to struggle, no one is coming for you—"He said holding a finger under her chin.

"Hey!" Shiki froze as Roger leapt onto the ship confronting the golden lion, "hands off my navigator!" He grabbed his face slamming him into the mast breaking it in two sending the saber into a free fall.

"It's about time you show up!" Rogue yells in Roger's face.

"Don't be mad alright?" Roger lifts her up ignoring the protests tossing her over the edge leaving Shiki and him. Shiki leaps at Roger as his eyes sharpen stopping the lion directly in his tracks. The conquerer's haki blasted Shiki sending the ship flying toward the shore as Roger fell toward the ocean catching up to Rogue in moments. She clutched his collar opening her eyes trying to straggle her idiot captain.

In that moment free falling they realized something after all the adventures they'd been through together. Maybe there was more than what they had currently as crew mates. Roger caught Rogue by the waist settling her down on the Jackson as the marines closed in on their position. "What ya standing around for Crocus get your lazy behind up!" Roger says running to position as Rogue barked orders sailing Oro Jackson away from God Valley.

Shiki limped across the Saber of Xebec floating his unconscious crew mates on the central deck shaking his head. The ship floated out to the horizon bearing no particular destination. What would they become without their captain? Only time would tell if they would stick together or crumble apart. Based on their short history together, the latter was more realistic.

The God Valley shore crumbled leaving only the flat surface a ruin and the ground ready to cave in the ocean at any given moment. Garp yelled collapsing the last remaining standing rock pillar as the power from the Roger pirates fades rising into the atmosphere. The marines watch in silence as their commanding officer's fist sparks in different lights unable to cool at the moment. Garp stick his hand in the sea drawing steam from the blazing limb, now coming to his sense.

"Garp sir! Should we pursue the Roger and Rocks pirates they're currently getting away."

"Forget about em." Garp says climbing on board the marine vessel.

"W-WHAT?"

"You heard me," Garp swapped his suit jacket outfit with a new one placing on a marine hat, "it's a time for celebration, we won for today—Thats good enough."

It brought a semblance of peace seeing Momo and Tama enraptured by the tale of Oden resting in Luffy's hands, "It's not much but it's what I could give." Sengoku said handing Luffy the papers requested.

Luffy shakes his head, "it's more than I could've asked for, thanks again." He sat up handing the papers to Momo to hang onto as they ran off once again, "we should start the meeting now."

In an unoccupied room the Germa prince and princess talk pouring drinks before the meeting started. They aren't here for the 'greater good.' Germa wants Linlin gone for good to rule over Totland taking control from the Charlottes and the entire North Blue should Kaido fall. "You think I care about what any of those pricks out there thinks of us, what the world thinks of us, what father thinks of us." Vinsmoke Sanji approaches his sister draped on the desk leg props over a knee sipping a wine cup, "our siblings could give care less about it. Even then, fuck them, fuck all of them." Sanji places a hand on her cheek, "do you remember what mother told us before she passed?"

Reiju smirks placing the cup beside her, "she said we are different than our family, unique unto us. She said you were the kindest, always cooking for mice in the kitchens even after hours of training and even more hours studying in the libraries. I miss her everyday, she was the only one who cared for us truly."

"I always hated when father made me study hours in the morning before I was able to attend combat training. About the most arbitrary subjects I didn't give a fuck about. Never did I care for what him or people thought, but our sweet mother was different."

"She loved all of us while father could give a damn. He did make us strong though we wouldn't have been able to uphold the Germa name. Its all he ever seems to care about is the family name, still we're all disappointments in his eyes."

"His days our numbered," Sanji walks over to the window overlooking the sheep and wagons in the grass, "what do you think he's going to do with the clone army? Conquer the North Blue using artificial warriors. We've been on the battlefield Reiju, you can't expect some android to replicate human thinking, emotion, heart. We feel pain and are flesh underneath but when we get hit the strong and resilient never waver and intend to never get hit again."

Reiju understands how immeasurable a person's will could be on the battlefield. Their technology scales them only so far but they're not ahead of the curve. years prior Germa technology was seen as the modern frontier material pushing science to its absolute potential. At their height the kingdom was a force to be reckoned with, until the emergence of the emperors killed any future ambitions to further their status in the world. No longer are they feared warmongers and assassins, they brought more laughs from their outfits if anything. Big Mom pirates would gladly behead your family in front of you and laugh as they burned your hometown if you didn't comply with their demands in a moments notice—Compared to the emperors, Germa is a farce. "We won't let father have his way then after this. Germa can't wage war if the emperors are defeated, it would be the end of us."

Sanji marches to Reiju claiming her lips tangling their limbs in a mess as they climb on the desk throwing miscellaneous items to the carpet. She bends over as he slides he enters her swiftly fucking the person each considers closest to one another. It wasn't about anyone in their family but them, all that mattered was here and now.

Rob Lucci wheels whiteboards across the carpet irking Garp standing in the corner next to Sengoku and his pet. "Settle in, settle in. I don't want to extend this longer than necessary." Fujitora says scratching his head watching everyone halt their chatter taking their seats. Sakazuki hands out documents displaying the agendas and a copy of the three current emperors they were pursuing.

"As you know the emperors control the North Blue regions Wano Kuni and Totto Land. Presumably we blackballed and whiteballed these areas Onigashima and Whole Cake Island as areas that are not permitted entrance by any government or navy officials unless permitted directly from the five." Akainu says folding his arms standing at the podium pointing the marker to an islands. "This is where we need to get the emperors—" The CP0 commander pointed to Luffy's outstretched hand, "you don't have to raise your hand, spit it out we're on a time limit."

"Blackball and Whiteball we're not talking about pool are we?" Luffy asks eating a banana draping an arm over the chair.

Sakazuki grit his teeth threatening to throw lava on the numbskulled idiot asking dumb questions. He furrowed his brows, "the first one black ball is excluding exclusive membership to someone casting a harmful preventing their success."Sakazuki paces standing near the next whiteboard, "on the other hand white ball is accepting however with it comes disassociation. Just because the emperors live and exist in the world doesn't mean we comply or accept their beliefs for the world. Even if they stopped all criminal activity repenting for their crimes, their beliefs will not be changed and neither will ares. For that, they will never be apart of the government."

"Then we really are aiming to take both the emperors out in one go. We managed to take out Big Mom in our world, though it took nearly every battle resource we could spare." Marco says placing his hands over his mouth, he wondered what situation the high councilor got him into. He wasn't expecting him to get the call for assistance, if he had to put money on it he'd say the other emperors had a better chance at a selection. Hours later he is this world's battle for independence against forces willing to destroy the world.

Fujitora points his cane sword to Teach's bounty poster, "this man here is the key to it all. Thanks to our new friend he was able to be apprehended by us, now he's the last chance we have at taking these two down." Never in their lives did they expect to hear Marshall D. Teach is their best chance at a victory using three devil fruits.

"This is good, before you go on we should say regarding Wano. Orochi is a thorn in our side, if left unattended we can't be sure what he's capable of. How he came to come into possession of Wano from the Kozuki clan is unknown. He erased the truth from history being viewed by their citizens as a hero." Borsalino says placing a hand in a pocket standing beside Issho.

"The way I see it, is you should handle the rat Borsalino," Rob steps up behind the red dog, "you take loyal fighters from Wano infiltrate the tower hold Orochi hostage, then if the fighters manage to survive, we will have victory."

The admirals stay silent, "you volunteerin to go then Lucci," Ryokugyu says placing chewing tobacco in his bottom lip, "they're going to need all the help they can get."

"There are nine of us," Kiku stands gaining the room's attention glancing at a curious Zoro sitting beside her, "we are the only loyal fighters left after a failed attack half a year ago, it was an utter defeat." She holds a hand to her chest, "I'm asking for your help here and now. Help us retake our citizens land from Orochi who branded our family traders to Wano!"

High councilor Luffy hid his eyes under his hat as Ryokugyu laughs putting his feet up on a table receiving a cane to the back of his neck curtesy of the owner. "Well Lucci, you and your bird got your answer. Take care of the capital however know what you're walking into, the man infiltrated the most isolated country taking it over from a beloved clan." Rob nods heading back to the windowsill.

Reiju and Sanji push past the admirals and Shanks near the hallway taking the open seats closest to the sliding doors. "We are ready fleet admiral." Borsalino says. The time to strike is now, the plan is going to be a one time thing—No matter the end result it's the passing of a torch. "The plan to execute against the emperors is going to make or break the second phase."

Fujitora grimaces, "you're correct unless we execute the first phase on our initial encounter nothing afterwards matters. Our plan is too sound to pass up, we're taking the chance—" The room quieter as snoring overtook the meeting. Luffy sleeps upright ignoring Marco shaking him. The high councilor drools leaning his head back pissing off the Navy personnel.

"Yoi!" Marco smacks Luffy waking him up resuming the meeting as he fell in and out of consciousness.

"On your sheets here," Sengoku holds a paper out, "is the exact time and place where the meetup is happening. All allies report to the coordinates displayed. Once the two emperors and their crews are on the hunt our friends in the Revolution will handle the Road Poneglyphs. We want any and all information secured on our side. Nico Robin, Hack, and Koala as well as the others plan on taking care of this crucial task."

"We can handle so long as you keep your end of the bargain, I didn't make this an alliance because our goals align however it shouldn't be overlooked our enemies our the same." Dragon folds his arms waving a hand signaling he is finished.

"Its settled then, we know where to meet, we know the plan, it comes the execution now." Sakazuki says dismissing the entire meeting causing Luffy to stand cheering charging to the buffet table set out. Garp whacks both racing Luffys putting them down for the count. Makino waves the atrendees into the kitchen handing paper plates out. The two Luffy's growled hitting each other attempting to be first in line threatening to brawl. The alliance sat at a collection of tables sharing a breakfast summit putting aside differences to fight a common enemies roaming the world.

Mikano and Hancock watch the rowdy tables happy their hard work brought the unusual personalities together. "Oi straw hat pass the waffles." Smoker says waiting patiently beside Tashigi, Zoro and Kiku. Both Luffys stretch passing potato and eggplant dishes gripping the waffles. "Hurry it up straw hat." Smoker puffed the cigars consuming the table in tobacco clouds.

"Captain Smoker you shouldn't smoke in here!"

Hancock chuckled grabbing the waffle plate handing it to Smoker as he thanks her placing chicken on the iron stacks adding butter and syrup. Boa leapt on Luffy holding him close, "I can't wait until we get married! It's going to be joyous."

Luffy pushes her away, "wrong Luffy lady, I'm already married." Hancock kneels holding a hand to her chest blinking at the high councilor's statement. Her heart eyes reappear as she jumps him again nearly toppling onto the floor.

"You're not going to eat Zoro?" Kiku asks cutting a steak offering it to him.

"Na. Sake for me, always gotta get a buzz before something goes down." Zoro notes her solemn gaze placing a hand on her arm "we're going to free your home country, and clear your family name." Kiku offers a smile as he holds a bottle out surprising the samurai, "drink up you could use it." Smoker rolls his eyes noticing Tashigi's attention on the pair.

"So there she was right. I swear she had me dead to rights tied up I couldn't move. This rear admiral babe was a vixen with her metal grates. She wore the tightest outfit suit popping open the whole nine." Ace drank rallying the Whitebeard pirates ecstatic to have a Marco back in there crew "and don't get me started on the blonde with fishnets and heels shit!"

"Sounds like a babe I know." Whitey Bay says sipping wine draping a leg over her knee, "I've know Kalifa, I'm quite fond of our bath times together."

"Forget my story your turn grandma!" Ace shouts.

"You gonna take that momma?!" Jozu laughs as Whitey chokes the ale out of Ace wringing his neck for the taunt.

Smoker and Rob are listening to pirate's talk. They converse as animals shouting and yelling over one another. Especially talking about their colleagues graphically as if they weren't in the room. Pirates do what they want and don't have fucks to give. "Disrespectful bastard." Smoker stands as Lucci transforms to a hybrid confronting the Whitebeard pirates.

Hancock, Luffy, and Buggy are the first ones to halt the confrontation. The amazon ruler grabbed Smoker's cheeks in a hand scolding him for his hotheadedness. Luffy sees Buggy's triple stack cheeseburger grabbing it from the clowns teeth intending on devouring it. "Its go time." Zoro jumps up spilling a dish on top of Law's hat as he watches the exchange between Smoker and Boa through grit teeth. Sabo and Lucci are the most amused and perplexed, the others look on in hysterics except the admirals and Akainu who discussed their own plan in case things went awry—Contingencies were constant, essential, and ever changing in war.

"If emprers durnt kill the lot, I will fur my hose." Garp grumbled lighting a cigar puffing away. He doesn't mind smoking so long as the kids are long gone playing off on the property, this war room isn't any place for them. Garp glances at the Germa twins off to themselves sipping wine and smoking cigarettes looking down on the room. 'Germa...Everybody hates Germa.' His interest is in the other Luffy glaring at Law and Corozan discussing in silence due to the marine's devil fruit.

Corozan nods in Luffy's direction alerting Law to the intruder. "Get lost, cant you see we're in a middle of a conversation." Law notices the killer intent radiating off him intensely. "Did I kill someone close to you or something? If that's the case I don't remember them and they deserved it."

"You want to fuck her don't you?" Law and Corozan turn stunned at his assertion.

"The hell are you talking about?" Corozan chuckles silently pointing at Law's face.

Luffy's gaze found Hancock picking up the mess they created on the other side of the living room. "Your eyes haven't left her since you got here. I only know because it happened in my world. Its funny thinking back what you really wanted when you rescued Nami from the Yeti Brothers on Punk Hazard." Luffy placed his feet on the table holding a coffee mug, "you had no reason to save my life other than I was a fellow supernova and knowing the pain of losing someone close. We both know your smarter than that, your motives aren't pure, you hated anytime pirates did good things.

I always wondered why you were helping me not expecting anything." He nods to the empress blushing as Luffy put an arm around her receiving cheers from the pirate and revolutionary tables.

"So what? Just because it happens in your world doesn't mean anything, isn't the case here."

"Don't misread it."

"He's right." Corozan says sipping the herbal tea, "straw hats spirit is adventurous it's never going to settle. I give it a year."

"I'm barley making through our time at six months." Luffy laughs downing the coffee pouring another cup.

"Why tell me all this? This doesn't have anything to do—"

"This is all bullshit." Luffy lights a cigar glancing around the room, "it could be everyone's last day and were running around trying to play pirates and marines." Luffy stands igniting the sheet containing the plan, "I told you because I believe your the allies smartest man, wether they know it or not." The high councilor departs putting on the black and red dragon cloak assembling the alliance outside leaving the house taking their positions.

Monkey D. Dragon morphs into a green dragon to amazement of everyone despite its relative smaller size in comparison to Kaido's hybrid. Luffy, Law, Corozan, Shanks, Marco, Ace, Reiju and Cavendish for some reason climbed aboard the green serpent. Hancock hooks underneath Luffy as he hugged the top horns ascending into the atmosphere astonishing the crowd. The high councilor grins witnessing his other self disappear beyond the clouds, "not bad admiral, not bad at all."

Zoro stops in the woodlands noticing the dragon above him disappearing out of sight. "Was this where we supposed to meet up?" He scratches his hair continuing on the same path unaware he missed his flight. Tashigi pinches the bridge of her nose pushing Luffy aside sprinting to retrieve the lost swordsman. Kiku and the high councilor exchange a glance at the unusual behavior waiting for the Navy group departure—The time to take back Wano is now.

The Alabastan Royal Navy sailed through the calm belt enjoying the pre Reverie festivities. Guardsmen chat amongst groups as servants prep the ship to disembark in the next few hours. Nami watched the sun rise glancing at the new world logpose attached firmly to her wrist.

"Ms. Nami," a servant appears slight out of breath holding a hand up, "Princess Vivi is refusing to leave her room, w-we tried but she—"

"Thanks for telling me, I'll make sure she's okay." Nami smiles graciously retreating to the ship's interior roaming the halls passing kitchen caterers and servers able to make it up the stair to the end of the hall. She cracks the door open allowing light into the dark room hearing slight sobs from the bluenette princess. Nami sighed shutting their door softly settling on the edge of the bed placing a soothing hand on her back.

"Vivi..."

She mumbles sleepily shifting on the bed unable to wake. Nami brushes a stray hand off her face kissing her cheek longingly waking the sleeping beauty. "Its only you." Vivi chuckled drapping an arm around her girlfriend's neck pulling her onto the bed earning giggles. They nuzzle their foreheads together lovingly kissing one another swiftly having been in a long term relationship for two years. "I missed you, where have you been?"

"You know how everyone gets around big festivities, remember the victory parade in Alabasta when the Navy put a stop to Crocodile's schemes."

Vivi rolls her eyes laying in Nami's shoulder as the orange locks draped over her face, "how could I forget? That night was—"

"Unforgettable." Nami closed the distance this time squeaking at the slight nip at her bottom lip. They smiled interlocking their hands pulling together letting memories of them finding one another in a perilous time flow through them. While undercover for Boroque Works, the organization sought Arlong's head to acquire the top bounty in their blue sea. Had it not been for the a certain straw hat navy captain they would have never met or revealed their intentions to each other. Not only had he brought them together but he defeated both their monsters freeing their lands from the oppression crumbling their infrastructure.

"Are you alright?" Nami asks playing with the diamond ring smiling at the memory of her proposal bringing a warm feeling over the orangette.

"I'm fine...I'm just thinking about him again..." Nami held tighter, "He was more than a brother. He was much more than a revolutionary leader, the man put his life on the line for a country as I did. Even more we grew up together, he taught me many things, and Karoo misses him...I mean I loved him."

"As he loved you." Nami places an arm around her running her fingers through Vivi's hair pressing lips to her forehead rubbing a forearm. "I understand that's how Luffy and I are, though we haven't known each other for the time as you did. Tell me if you want to leave, we'll turn the ship around and head to Alabasta, who needs the Reverie."

Vivi shakes her head meeting Nami's gaze, "we need to go the Reverie you know that, if we skip it would declare we aren't allied with the government." Vivi smiled bouncing giddily, "afterwards we should go to Dressrosa, I hear the district of love in Acadia is heaven."

Nami crushed Vivi in a hug, "yes! yes! I can't wait to go shopping." The princess sweat drops at the beri signs in place of Nami's eyes.

"You're greedy." Vivi says biting her bottom lip meeting Nami's gaze, "come on there's still time before the escort arrives and the foods ready." Nami didn't have time to protest being dragged inside the near bathroom.

Their robes discard long before they hit the shower grasping wherever they could running the soap along their bodies pulling tighter realizing no matter what the outside world thought of them they were in this moment together. Nami was the aggressor latching her lips onto Vivi's neck pushing a hand under her breast kneading the soft flesh between her fingers kissing harder as the steam filled the room.

Vivi smiles wrapping both arms falling in a corner as Nami kisses down to her navel trailing between Vivi's legs hooking a thigh over a shoulder licking her folds apart causing the princess to hiss fighting the urge to scream out of pleasure from Nami's movements. "Don't stop." The words came out ragged almost in a plead, her head dangled falling against the wall as Vivi convulsed gripping the orange locks still nuzzling into her thighs. Vivi pulls Nami to her as they enjoyed the rest of their bath laughing away.

The pair exit as Nami wraps around Vivi's waist gazing at the blue skies and sunny day. The ladies screamed holding on one another seeing a dragon emerge from the clouds circling the fleet flying past the water spiraling back into the sky as none other than Monkey D. Luffy fell off leaving the others to wave goodbye as Law replaced him at the helm.

"Luffy! W-why is there a dragon in the sky just now?" Nami asked clinging to Vivi as the royal soldiers and workers witnessed in awe the dragon burst through the clouds.

"Oh that?" Luffy settled the hat on his head grinning widely, "that's my dad!" Vivi and Nami fell to the deck in shock having to be assisted by the guards and kings men. Nefatari Cobra emerged from the captain's quarters greeting the trio as Karoo appeared with Ingram and Torcetta robed in matching dresses holding trays of food earning Luffy's attention. The straw hat admiral blinked stepping back taking in their similar hairstyles. "Cool," Luffy's eye's sparked in wonder at their dance, "I dig the outfits, Bon Clays is better he's my favorite but you're guys are alright too! What's up King Cobra?" The admiral laughed snatching the plates devouring the platter whole greeting Nami and Vivi.

"Luffy! When did you get the ability to turn into a dragon! Stop eating and listen to me!" She yelled pinching a puffed cheek forcing the food out as she shook him harder.

"It's great to see you again Luffy!" Vivi said placing her hands behind her back, "hey where's Karoo?" Vivi rushed around the deck finding no sign of the duck she considered family.

"Karoo's over there hanging off my fishing pole, he should catch a big one soon he sure makes great bait!" Luffy crashed to the floor from Vivi's kick. Karoo stomped on Luffy once free kicking dust in his face causing him to cough loudly turning to face the pair.

"Why do you always do things like this Luffy?!" Nami asked yanking the rubber man dusting him off as he rubbed the sore lumps on his face.

"I'm still hungry."

"You're always hungry." She placed her hands on her hips sighing, "you're never gonna change are you?"

"Nope, wouldn't dream of it." He places his hands behind his head grinning widely. "Oh yeah, you guys coming to Amazon Lily anytime soon? Boa and I wanna host you guys a feast!"

"A feast huh? After this Reverie business is over I wouldn't mind partaking. It would be an honor to receive you two." Cobra says folding his arms.

"Luffy aren't those your brothers?!" Nami asks pointing at Sabo and Ace on the Fishman Island and Dressrosa's fleets merging alongside theirs. The brothers jump over to the Alabastan royal ship escorting Shirahoshi and Rebecca. The mermaid princess smiled tilting the sailing ship as she peers over the railing throwing everyone off balance.

Ace places a hand on the princess she was prone to anxiety in certain situations, "easy easy we aren't there yet Shirahoshi." The admiral says giving a smile.

"Are they meeting there already?" Luffy asks Sabo hugging Rebecca tightly as the blonde admiral greeted the Alabastan party.

"Soon." Sabo says turning to the group. "For now we trust what the other you and the Navy has in store for Kaido and Big Mom."

"Kaido and Big Mom?!" Everyone but the admirals screamed as Luffy paused from putting a plate of jello in his mouth putting returning it to the table thinking he did wrong.

Ace took a seat on the railing, "yeah, the Navy is putting all their chips in on this guy just like we did fight Blackbeard."

"BLACKBEARD!" Vivi jumped in Nami's arms as Ingraham fainted on Torcetta.

"Hey Vivi I think your aunt passed out, or your uncle I forget." Luffy says shoveling food into his mouth unable to resist the allure of the banquet laid out on the table.

Nami hits Luffy across the head sending his hat tumbling, "its clearly her uncle, how much brain damage do you have?!"

"In any case," Ace stands from his seat, "if they lose their isn't much hope left in the world."

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Wano doesn't make any exceptions, there are no outsiders permitted in its long history until this moment in time, everyone from the crosshairs of the world are gathering on this tiny island to witness a wave storm through reclaiming the blood throne for Kozuki. Ninja art expert Raizo, the life artist Kanjuro, Kikunojo a fierce samurai and owner of the snow blade, Fire Fox Kinemon the captain, Denjiro, one of the strongest members Kawamatsu the Kappa considered one of the best in his country, Denjiro, and Ashura Doji. At the forefront stood Momonosuke himself with Roronora Zoro who came strictly because he is curious about the culture and people living here.

Since arriving the people closed their homes, shops, businesses, this wasn't the warm welcome they were expecting "Oi where is everyone this is weirding me out." Zoro says halting viewing the Shogun's tower dead ahead. "Thats where Orochi lives right? If we cut his head off you get back control of Wano right?"

"No!" Momo shouts gaining the stoic samurai's attention from the Sake bottle, "this is serious Zorojuro! Wano sees us as the invaders right now, our best chance is to go in there and neg—" Zoro marches past the group stalking toward the Shogun tower ignoring the scabbards protests.

"Zoro! Where are you going?! You can't walk into Orochi's place, its booby trapped to the brim with danger!" Kinemon says standing in Zoro's path. "Then again," he grins toothily, "I-if its booby trapped then certainly we have to go!" He says steam flying out his nostrils.

Kiku halts the group, "Kin is right," she says surprising everyone especially the fire fox and with the exception of Zoro. "You can't just go in there Zoro, you're going to need a plan, Orochi has thought of every possible scenario of how we could take the tower." Kiku tied her hair up in a ponytail, "I'll go with you Zoro, we'll have a chance to get in working together."

The scabbards continue along the path led by Kappa as they stopped in the heart of the flower capital. The wind rustled sakura leaves blowing pink petals around the group, Orochi's ninjas appeared at the ready holding projectile weaponry ready to fire at any given moment. "Don't think it will be easy taking me out of power! The beast pirates may not be at my disposal however I have more than enough to kill all of you!" Orochi laughs kicking over food on the table lifting up the megaphone watching his forces encircle the capital. "Imagine for a moment you think of escaping? Wrong! The bridges to the other areas of Wano have been sealed, it's you eleven against thousands!" Orochi's forces holler raising their siege weapons backing down the scabbards.

"Momo you remember what I taught you."

"Yeah I remember Zoro."

"Stay close to me Momonosuke." Kiku drew her snow katana matching Zoro's hellfire one.

Overcast fills Wano's skyline hailing snow covering the shores of Onigashima, home to Kaido and his subordinates' mansion. None sailed its waters staying clear of what locals called the 'gates to hell.' The government declared it a dead zone erasing the land off existence letting Orochi's filth infect Wano culture over the years causing him to be hailed a hero. The shogun acted as the political master in hiding while Kaido and his lot were muscles for hire more or less considering no one dared to cross them until Dressrosa was liberated and Doflamingo defeated.

The Navy flagship cut through blinding fog traversing wave the Wano currents. Sailing under these extreme conditions was an average day in service for a band of marines calling themselves reverse-sailors. Fearless hard nosed basterds seeking front line combat across the world oceans taking many assignments most considered insanely dangerous suicide. None were more diligent to their ideal of 'necessary justice' than their longtime captain 'Black Arm' Zephyr as he was known among his peers and circles in the Navy. A veteran at an age most would consider retired yet some argued stronger than he's ever been even in his prime of thirty eight.

"So my grandpa saved your crew allowing you to rescue your family." Luffy hadn't expected them to cross paths in that manner. Zephyr probably only trusted him because of his grandfather's actions.

Zephyr nodded, "your grandfather is truly a remarkable man, hell I'd even call him a hero, don't see many of those round these days. I wanted to be just like him when I joined up. My resume has too much dirt to measure up to someone like Monkey D. Garp, I'd be laughed outta the room." The acts Z committed were atrocious by Navy majority and civilian standards, he saw it as returning the favor to pirates, playing by their rules lacking structured morales gaining his crew acclaim over the world as pirate killers.

Luffy propped an elbow on the wheel , "CP0 didn't want to get their hands dirty, they send you where others wouldn't go."

"Don't think I'm some saint. We're more than happy to go, as we would any naval warfare front line, long as we were ridding pirates, I couldn't have cared less what got the job done."

"Good. They don't exist in my world, not anymore. Today is the start of a new era in yours." Luffy says grabbing his cloak off the ship's wheel railing slipping it over his shoulders.

"Shall we begin?" Zephyr asks locking the gears in his mechanical marvel of an arm. Luffy, Blackbeard, Borsalino, and Fujitora stand beside him examining the snowy shores from the shore line.

"I told you fleet admiral. I need only nine men on the inside to infiltrate capital and I'll take the shogun hostage." Borsalino says adjusting the frames over his eyes staring past the cliff cove.

"Proceed. We're making our move now." Issho strolls over to a transponder snail on the railing, "Rob Lucci, proceed in." Borsalino vanishes in a flicker of light leaving the four combatants the vessel occupants.

Teach glares over the railing struggling in the sea prism chains, "take these off I can't feel my hands!"

Fujitora swats Teach's leg shutting him up, "the time is now high councilor, we're going into position." Luffy is in the air gliding to the mansion on the other side of the land leaving the others to catch up.

Fujitora and Zephyr leap the vessel railing smashing against the rocky cove breaking the navy ship as they transport the prisoner toward Onigashima's center. An explosion catapults through the mansion decimating the west wing releasing smoke into the atmosphere. "He actually did it," Teach remarks kicking his feet over the landscape failing to move his chained feet, "You weren't bullshitting about taking down the emperors well it's better to do it before taking on the government. We get to enjoy crashing the Reverie first!"

A large second explosion consumes the mansion center sending nearly three dozen fortress guards flying outside the property. Luffy landed beside the trio quickly falling in a sleep. Blackbeard stood at the helm staring in the blazing mansion, "It would have never crossed my mind a day would come when the likes of you three would be following orders from me."

"You're a pirate I'd never take orders from you. That'd be the day Navy blood stops runnin through my veins." Zephyr tugs on the chain with the left hand, "I would not get comfy you're going back in after all this is over."

Blackbeard grimaces slightly, "we'll see about that general."

Fujitora steps up settling his cane sword, "don't delude yourself in a false sense of security Teach, you're fighting for you and your crew's reduced prison sentence—we aren't your subordinates."

"No of course not." Blackbeard glances at the men behind him noting Luffy's snoring form buried in snow feet away. How can that idiot sleep like at a time such as this?! "I would never accept recruits who lack discipline and self respect like you two simpletons."

An obnoxious yawn breaks out bursting beneath the snow, "I needed that power nap." He leaps up confronting Blackbeard, "I'm no ones subordinate! Besides I don't want to do any weird poses before this fight either."

Blackbeard grits his teeth facing the high councilor, "weird poses? The hell are you babbling on about?"

Luffy places a hand on his head trying to think, "You know, like uh...Burgess and the rest of the lieutenants. We'd have to strike poses like those guys right?!"

"Don't look at me. I instruct my grand fleet commanders to do no such a thing. That's Burgess and crew's personal preference."

Luffy scratches his hair arching a brow, "I thought all your subordinates did that, I don't know where I got that idea."

The mansion guards surround the four making way for the emerging emperors out the palace breaking through the front gates to the fortress. Kaido's voice burst forth sending the allied forces scrambling to their stations. Garrisons flood out the mansion accompanied by the two emperors responsible for gripping the new world in a state of panic for decades. "I was waiting for the day our very own Navy comes to hunt me down. Is this how you choose the fall of your world? The very least I will do is set eyes upon those foolish enough to challenge me."

"What's going on? Why is there so much noise? I want to sleep!" Big Mom shouts sending a fierce tremor across the isle flexing her power. Her morning scream echos across the island uprooting hills and tumbling mountainsides.

"So, you came personally fleet admiral, and you brought your lapdog." Zephyr snorted at the snide comment leaving his expression passive behind the dark tinted shades, "you..." Kaido nearly gave a slip of the tongue holding a laugh. "The very fact you're standing in front of me is truly remarkable. What do I owe the supposed worlds most dangerous man a visit at my humble abode?"

"You must've had a rough night eh? Sorry to interrupt the honeymoon." Teach cant contain his laughter, "as you see I'm not here by my own accord." He wriggled in the steel chains unsuccessfully moving proving his point. Chains rattle clanking on the ground after the swift slash from Fujitora. "Much better, now that I'm free we can get this show on the road." Teach says rubbing his sore wrists staring down the two emperors.

"Marshall D. Teach conspiring with the Navy...Nonsense." Kaido says gruffly swigging the alcohol lazily tied between his knuckles.

Big Mom lets out a chilled exhale as her breath frosts the air as she shivers in the mammoth blanket accommodating her. "What the hell is going on? I don't have time for this. Where's my morning cake?!"

Kaido grunts keeping his attention on the enemies standing in front of him, "I expect something reckless and the cowardice act such as this from you Teach. However fleet admiral Fujitora, have you become that desperate to stop our alliance? It's too late. The call to Orochi has already been made; soon Wano's mainland lockdown will be enforced and our commanders will all converge here killing you without having us raise a finger."

The Totland empress releases another slow ragged breath clutching her temples, "I want my cake now!" Onigashima's core rumbled under Big Mom's power throwing the combatants off balance.

"Shut up! There is no cake coming woman we have company, incompetent weaklings at that." Kaido's gaze landed on a familiar one unwilling to relent in the slightest. He knew the look well having encountered his family beforehand and the admiral on one occasion. This was far from the Navy's first attempt to apprehend him nor the pricey subordinates beneath his empire. "You're not the admiral stranger but you are Monkey D. Luffy. However long you've been here is too long yet you're not ready to face me considering you share your counterpart's power. He didn't last long, I nearly threw his corpse into Udon prison, the fool was saved by his brothers. Had it not been the respect I have for fire fist Ace I would have killed him."

Luffy stares at the two emperors, "a very similar thing happened to me in my world some time ago. Wano isn't as secure as you'd like to believe, everything you built is going to be undone in a matter of days."

"Arrogant shit, you spew nonsense." Kaido glances behind Linlin's shoulder noticing the commander's ships sailing for their position. "It matters not, you did not trap us. You're all trapped with us fool."

Blackbeard strikes the air sending harsh winds sailing across the land Onigashima grasping at its foundation. His fingers clutches the air resembling an invisible chimney sweeping rod. "Now you witness my true power zehaha." The island's core rotated manipulated by the devil fruits in Teach's possession. Kaido and Big Mom held onto to whatever they could grasp as the island tips the scale rotating off its axis and magnetic plates keeping it in place crumble. Onigashima falls against earth's gravitational force pulling itself from the water's foundation. Teach grins glaring at the emperors at his mercy, "don't fall off the edge of the world." Shockwaves corral in Blackbeard's hand shattering the air sending the land in a free fall off the water fall flying out to a paralleling sea.

Fujitora held himself, Luffy, and Zephyr in Zushi Zushi no Mi's protective barrier staring at the cloudy sky soaring above them at rapid speeds, he swore they were flying through the air passing countries on a whim turning a weeks trip into seconds. Zephyr didn't take his gaze off the newly allied emperors as he replaced a steel gear specially designed sea stone prism into his mechanical right arm. Luffy holds hands behind his head snoring loudly having caught rest again after the non stop trip around the world a night previously.

Blackbeard began puppeteering the island reshaping the earth to his will. With The Gura Gura no Mi, Toki Toki no Mi: Model Phoenix, and the Yami Yami no Mi in his possession the world wasn't beyond total conquering, not from the emperors. In the Navy's eyes they were remnants of a dying age in a distant past, flickering candlelights soon to be extinguished from the world. "We've arrived at our stop." Blackbeard laughs slamming his fist against the air crackling the sky halting the island's momentum dead.

Onigashima crashes into the calm sea creating a wake rippling through the Navy forces surrounding the decimated island. Smoke flares shoot into the sky covering a mile radius giving position to aim artillery and cannon fire at the emperors. "Your now under a Navy cease and desist order, stand down!" Fujitora announced over the transponder snail broadcasting on the ship speakers reaching Kaido and Big Mom. "You are completely outnumbered and caught between our headquarters and Impel down with no back up coming. Surrender now or we'll take you in by force."

Kaido's horns covers the blank stare etching across his features as if it were a plague withering away slowly at him. "I want my cake now!" Big Mom grasps at his arm forcing him from his stupor, "don't ignore me bastard, when I give you an order you—" Kaido backhands the pirate empress sending her crashing and burning, "shut the fuck up bitch! this inconvenience is bigger than us." The immovable beast pirate turns toward the four combatants prepping themselves. "Give up? Assist you in taking down the government?" Kaido grinned unable to hold back unhumorous chuckles, "DON'T GET SO FULL OF YOURSELVES...HUMANS!"

Kaido's power bursts free ascending far beyond clouds shaking the island to its core stirring Big Mom to stand recovering her bearings. The beast emperor drains the life essence around him fueling his power crumbling the remaining foundations on Onigashima leaving it in ruin. Navy ships skate across the waves throwing anchors overboard in order to not get blown off course. The blasting energy dissipates into nothingness as Kaido stares down the group awaiting a challenger to step forth.

"Caught me off guard there." Luffy says stepping toward Kaido keeping his eyes trained on the beast. "Guess you're the guy that yells when he powers up too." Luffy leapt standing within a reasonable range to Kaido distancing himself from the others.

"Arrogant little bastard." Kaido growls crossing his arms, "before the day is out you won't put a scratch in my body, try as you may it's futile even if you carry the blood of the dragon and the washed Navy hero Garp's descendant—Nothing any of you do can harm me." A fierce wind burst forth threatening to send him flying from the island forcing everyone to brace.

"D-damn this is just his energy's release, he hasn't even scratched the surface of his limits. How powerful can he really be?" Blackbeard dug an armament arm into the terrain holding shielding himself from harm. Zephyr and Fujitora held strong unwilling to relinquish any ground to the emperor's powerful surge. The samurai slashed summoning a meteor from the sky flying toward the beast Kaido.

Linlin tore the binds forcefully from her hair threatening to throw a tantrum. She jolted staring at Blackbeard recalling his invasion to her territory after Mad Monk Urouge in an attempt to steal her glyph and assassinate Katakuri to weaken her force.

"Open it now, get Big Mom out at sea." Fujitora shuts the transponder snail off signaling half a dozen ships outside the formation to open their hatches giving off an enticing aroma stirring the empress into action. It took all night and over thirteen hundred volunteers but the result was the second finest cake in the world large enough to feed their forces for a week.

The pirate empress's predatory senses immediately recognized cake. "I want my morning cake!" Big Mom sang heading east abandoning the battle zone. It was common knowledge Linlin had a sweet tooth abandoning any intent of battle once picking up the pastries aroma. Big Mom summoned Sluggo onto the waves heading out to sea.

"Big Mom is leaving the battlefield! Reform formation battalion east, stay clear of Zeus and Prometheus!"

Kaido throws a boulder at Big Mom's head gaining her attention, "the navy poisoned the cake to weaken you and separate us don't let your hunger get in the way of this Linlin!" Big Mom grit her teeth staring at the four combatants surveying their every move ultimately landing on Blackbeard.

"Son of a—," Blackbeard steps back, "so much for that plan."

"Looks like Big Mom is your's then!"

Luffy reels his armament arms slamming his hellfire elephant jet gatling into Kaido's scaled flesh. The fists smash in the beast picking up speed and velocity crackling the air in electricity and red flames. Fire and lightning surrounded the fists increasing force moving Kaido's feet an inch still unable to budge him. The flames spark bright incapable of denting the stoic beast, "what's it gunna take to get you fight me?" Luffy questions leaping away creating distance for a moment. "Maybe this will do it." Luffy engulfs himself in black and cerulean flames emerging in the dragon hybrid form.

Kaido shifts at the familiar sight of a second hybrid holding similar properties to him, the enemy's power is at a competent level. "It's about time." Kaido uncrosses his arms clashing against Luffy's hellfire gear third fist stalemating it a moment throwing him aside burying the captain into the ground kicking him across the battlefield crashing through island debris. Luffy returns twice as fast getting repelled in turn for his intensity. He buries himself underground emerging in Kaido's fist holding a hellfire lance. Kaido grips the spear crushing it in his palm into smoke lifting him up by the arm smashing him in the ground. Kaido hammers the club in the high councilor crushing him flat into the ground batting him away.

Blackbeard stepped in front of Big Mom preventing her from the taking the cake she has in her crosshairs. "I'm not really a cake person, more of a pie man myself." Teach says summoning the devil fruit powers to his hands rumbling the earth beneath their feet. Big Mom manifests Napoleon in her hand swinging it down toward Teach. The powerful vibrations halted her sword as the attacks kept distance booming the air. They flew from their positions skidding to a knee unable to comprehend the reality bending power they each hold in their possession.

Luffy raises a hellfire monarch rivaling the size that destroyed Mariejois. Kaido didn't blink staring down the meteor threatening to incinerate Onigashima into smithereens. Kaido drops his club raising his hands as the meteor descends breaking through the sky's gravity picking up velocity. Kaido sprints digging his feet in the ground slamming two hands on the hellfire. He grunts using his immense strength pushing it air borne. "What? No way!" Luffy yells exerting everything ounce of energy into finishing Kaido at this moment. Kaido repells the hellfire back toward Luffy as he shouts falling into the flames descending to the ground crashing thunderously.

The combatants turn their attention to the devastation area. There isn't any possible way anyone could've survived an attack such as that at least unscathed. Fujitora split the sky bringing down a meteor shower allowing Teach to retreat to the mountain range surveying the spot where Luffy crashed remaining underground. "Is this is straw hat?! You're going to let the emperors kill you off like that?!" Teach shouts in the canyon receiving silence.

Luffy burst through the ground in a normal ryou state surrounding his body in an unstable state. He rushes directly to Kaido exchanging a punch knocking them both off balance. Kaido and Luffy continue exchanging blows matching each other flawlessly in attempt to break their guard. Kaido snatches his club aiming a strike for the top of Luffy's head unable to hit quick enough as he evades driving his ryou sharp knuckles into the dragon's gut sending him reeling. "You lot seeing this! He's fighting Kaido on even ground what in the blue hell happened?!" Blackbeard asks throwing his hands on top of his captains hat.

"Seems he somehow absorbed the attack sent at Kaido earlier. I don't know how he did it but that attack is now residing in his power now." Zephyr explains not taking his eyes off Luffy a moment as he assaults Kaido relentlessly unwilling to let the lord go until he drops dead.

Blackbeard's eyes widen, "don't tell me, this is what he used on me the previous night...He absorbed his own attack in a last ditch attempt to save his skin, now he has the power in his hands to fight even with a yonko...I underestimated you straw hat." Luffy and Blackbeard clashed fists coming to a stalemate reengaging over and over throwing gatling fists at an exponential rate threatening to tire each other out. Kaido bats Luffy away nipping his chin with his club sending him crashing to the ground for the first time since transforming.

"This ends now." Kaido charges the energy wave inside his palm throwing it at Luffy. The others witnessed Onigashima opposite half decimate exposing the combatants to the ocean. The Navy ships float out to sea unable to stop waves crashing through their bridge nearly sinking their fleet. Blackbeard, Zephyr, and Fujitora shield themselves as the island buckles under its own pressure collapsing in half. After the smoke cleared the trio search for any sign of life after the immortal beasts attack. "Seems the stranger couldn't adapt after all, it's a shame." Fujitora says unable to sense an energy source.

Big Mom stands memorized by the once pristine island now a war torn battlefield standing a shell of itself. "Has the warrior finally given up, has he realized no matter how much speed or power he has there isn't anyway to physically defeat an emperor." The empress cackled staring down the trio, "its time to—"

Luffy appears unscathed as the smoke clears a translucent aura covers the entirety of his body differing completely from the Dragon form earlier, his hair grew out resembling dragons as a translucent haki surrounded his body. The most notable feature was the Shandarian tattoo across his face.

"You dare!" Kaido held a hand out firing a atomic sphere at Luffy threatening to incinerate him along with the Navy fleet. "IT'S OVER!" The beast gloats seeing an explosion consume the high councilor, the combustion wards off evaporating into thin air. Luffy stood atop the mountain holding the miniature attack in his fingers before extinguishing the flame. Kaido and Big Mom couldn't comprehend how he halted their attack able to destroy Onigashima.

"He's achieved it hasn't he?" Zephyr asks lifting his tinted shades grinning at new translucent power flowing though him.

"Zehaha! You really are a guy straw hat. The gum fruits true form, an awakening! Zehahaha!"

"Truly amazing." Fujitora said smiling at the sight of Luffy's form.

Luffy stood on the pillar staring down Kaido the light translucent glow swirled in his irises flashing across the tattoo. Kaido clutched his kanubo tighter glaring at the high councilor. "I grow tired of this game, I will end this once and for all."

Kaido obliterates the mountain in chunks devastating one of the few remaining on the island. Kaido glances up at Luffy above dashing faster than a speeding bullet to the other side of the island. "What the hell? How did he—" Kaido clutches his chest receiving the ryo gatling punches internally crushing his organs. 'He is able to bypass my armor? What was that just now? He's fighting differently than before.' Earlier Luffy attacks with a reckless anger toward him aiming to take him down out in the shortest amount of time. A bold but futile strategy. Kaido turns toward the rubber man in slight awe of the translucent steam flowing. He raises his club charging once more crushing the spot where Luffy stood moments earlier. Kaido's grin falters seeing Luffy meters to his right staring directly at him. Kaido crumbles to a knee feeling the fist tear in his chest unable to counter a fierce ryou punch crashing in the dirt.

Luffy rushes the emperor matching his speed striking him into the ground once more evading Kaido's gatling punches counterpunching the beast for every strike thrown. He gathered energy on his kanubo obliterating the island's center cracking the earth in two. Kaido collapses to the ground buried by Luffy's ryou gatling fist barrage far surpassing the speed of light leaving Kaido at his mercy for the first time in decades. He stumbles receiving a hook and uppercut to the chin drawing blood unable to guard against a ryou red hawk sending him on his back.

Big Mom is shook watching Kaido crumble at the hands of Luffy, she didn't anticipate him having this kind of hidden power. The one residing in the rubber man has potential unlock any power he had before and to gain afterwards. Blackbeard stands in her path blocking the way to Kaido, he is too dangerous to charge head on. She dashes for Luffy causing Teach to pursue clashing against her armament arm preventing her interference. "Finally got some stamina back huh? Little late to save Kaido, you can sense he's fading zehaha!" The emperors were consumed in their powers; Blackbeard's three devil fruits against Big Mom's full soul release, they became encased in a hardened shell of the power exerting. The casing shatters like glass revealing Blackbeard pressing a shockwave into Big Mom, "fly to the end of the earth!" The air crackled sending her flying into atmosphere pursued by the dark phoenix.

Luffy's ryou gatling hung six red hawks in the air as his armament foot expanded high burying the force in Kaido's skull sending him burning on the earth writhing in pain for the first time in a long while. Big mom crashes into the ground as Blackbeard swoops around landing near Zephyr and Fujitora witnessing Luffy stand over Kaido victorious. Kaido holds his bloody wound as the internal bleeding continues leaking out faster through the dragon scales. The beast kneels unable to rise glaring at Luffy returning it ten fold. There isn't any final words to be spoken, he is defeated. Luffy raises a fist to finish him coughing blood as the haki dispersed throwing his body into an stunned state unable to move.

Kaido glances at the falling high councilor as he reverts to his base form falling flat on his face heaving. "Seems you couldn't finish it, you're still beneath me. Know your place devil." Luffy attempts to rise realizing it is futile, he spent everything obtaining that form. It surpasses anything he achieved before and had the potential to unlock a power even greater, his training wasn't complete...Not yet. He glances up at Kaido rising from a knee glaring down at him. "This is your end worm. No shame in losing to an emperor. You pushed me farther than any fierce fighter in sometime since," Kaido trails off feeling the ache return at the thought of a certain samurai. He raises a hammer fist intending to finish the downed opponent, "may you be reborn in the next life." Luffy shut his eyes seeing Kaido's fist descend toward him.

Kaido grunts as his fist halts, "what is this? It can't be him...Impossible."

Zephyr's black arm lifts Kaido's grip prying it exposing the beast, "don't mind me, just stopping through!" Kaido growls as the mechanical marvel extends blasting a concussive wave in his sternum sending him falling onto his side. Luffy watches Zephyr approach the emperor fearlessly batting the thrown boulders into the air miles out to sea not giving an inch. Kaido charged for Zephyr aiming to decapitate him while the marine grinned, "I got you figured out." Zephyr spins grazing off Kaido absorbing the fist's force fueling his own cracking a rib sending the emperor crashing upright through the nearby mountain.

Fujitora and Blackbeard appear hoisting the high councilor to his feet as he stands on his attempting to rejoin the fray. "Here straw hat." Blackbeard gives Luffy a small sphere of energy renewing his strength to a considerable degree. The high councilor leapt to his feet stretching fully swinging an arm. Borsalino and the nine scabbards appear along with Ryokugyu, Smoker, Zoro and Tashigi missing in action are Momo and Rob Lucci from their group.

"You're already done?" Issho asks Kizaru checking his wrist watch.

"Oh yeah," Borsalino tosses Orochi on the ground at the fleet admiral's feet, "we had to bring him with us. The people of Wano were quite infuriated we didn't hand him over for a public execution."

Fujitora archs a brow, "I take it the boy took the throne then, he's officially Wano's heir?"

Borsalino shakes his head pointing at Kiku "she's officially the shogunate. The boy passed on the opportunity, he wants to become a traveling ronin like our friend over here."

Zoro grins, "don't look at me, he made his decision on his own. Can't say it didn't impress me though, I taught him well." Kiku ties up her hair stepping to front of the scabbards keeping Kaido in their sight.

The group turn at the Navy mothership's foghorn ringing across the island. Sengoku arrives just in the nick of time sparing any reinforcements available to the allies. "Stay back until we need you, you guys will be our last line of defense. I know you samurai want to kill Kaido but...Leave that bastard to me! Time for round two!" Luffy charges activating second gear to its max capacity rolling steam off his body as his hands expand to third gear gatling fists hitting Kaido pulverizing the armored skin. His fists quadruple bringing forth the familiar gear fourth Kong Organ striking Kaido whenever possible. The beast stumbles returning the favor striking Luffy sending him flying through the far mountain unable to put a dent in him.

"Seems all your stamina and energy from earlier is completely evaporated, where is that previous form?!" Kaido held victory over the alliance. Everyone stood in awe at the two emperor's destructive capabilities holding steady. "Is there anyone left to face me?!" He gloated holding his arms out for all to see.

Sengoku grits his teeth, this battle was slowly turning against them. He clutches the transponder snail, "Release prisoner six!" His voice rings out over the ship speakers alerting ship thirty eight of their duty. Soldiers scramble below deck as engineers reel steel chains on a set of wooden levers revealing a titanium crate. The steam catapult combusted sending the asset and gears flying into the fray.

"Woah woah woah!" Teach dives out the crate's path witnessing the red light above blinking and the 'do not enter' sign above the cage. The door's bar crank and latch snap releasing its hinges. Teach gulps shrinking away as white gloves crush the titanium. Bullet emerged as the sea prism chains fall cracking his neck towering over Blackbeard. "Y-you...! Your not supposed to be here." Blackbeard crawls away as the Demon heir grins charging Kaido.

"An extraordinary force is on its way..." Kaido knocks the marine lieutenants away colliding fists with Bullet sending soldiers crashing through the island. Big Mom takes her attention away from the admirals unable to believe the strength emanating off the former Roger pirate. Big Mom turns facing the nine scabbards and navy admirals rush to her. She growls opening her monstrous jaws roaring at the warriors throwing an armament fist toward them.

"Demon Heir Bullet."

"You've lost a step Kaido, should've rid of these enemies without much effort. Then again it matters none, I'll show you years worth of training yourself to the point of perfection." Bullet smashed a forearm over Kaido's breaking their stalemate punching the beast in the throat sending him past the mountains. Kaido burst forth stabbing his horns in Bullet's gut as he elbowed one snapping the bone in half wrestling the emperor to the rocks.

Big Mom stops the battle against the admirals for the large cake noticing Kaido overpowered by Bullet as the demon heir brought an uppercut to his sternum flipping him over a shoulder sending him skidding across the dirt. Kaido soared from Bullet's fist smashing his face in downing him for one of the few times that day. He wipes the blood under his nose punching the air cracking a tremendous force knifing into Bullet putting the demon heir on his back.

Kaido glances to the horizon seeing his ship carried by King crashing in the water sailing directly toward him. Queen puffed his cigar dancing to funk music steering the wheel, "Can ya feel it? Can ya feel the funk!" Jack strapped his helmet cracking his knuckles prepping for the battle. Wano is lost, not the war.

"Lord Kaido is wrapping things up it seems as is Big Mom, the Navy is helpless even with their leftover reinforcements." King said watching Boroque members fly out to sea from a blast of darkness and Kaido's dragon breath rising a flaming tornado breaking the clouds apart.

"He's going all out, we should assist Big Mom. Boss man has it handled." Jack adds stepping to the bridge, "or we kill her and make our alliance complete as intended."

"Hold it! That samurai who helped invade Wano is about to fall I need to see this!" King placed his hand on the high scabbard laughing at Zoro taking the full brunt of Big Mom's haki fist shielding Tashigi from harm. He stood his ground as his back split from the attack spraying blood.

"Why? Why did you do that?"

"You weren't on guard," she clutched

her blade unable to stand. Admiral Kizaru, Greenbull, and Fujitora were pushed to their limits unable to corral Big Mom's intense fury nearly succumbing to the screams she exerted shaking the land to the core. "Stand and try to get back she's ready to take us out." Zoro raised Enma the last remaining sword that hadn't been damaged beyond their limits, Big Mom was on an entirely different playing field.

Zoro turns staring at Tashigi as she holds onto a sleeve gripping the blade, "Smoker and the others are down, we have to hold hope, I'm staying till the end." Zoro stays stone faced a moment before a grin broke out.

"Don't regret this when you die." He says raising Enma as Big Mom stomps her way toward the waking admirals. They can only do what they can, fighting an emperor is a world class generational feat. Those who manage are remembered forever in history, this is the end of the emperor era.

"I told you I wouldn't!" Tashigi shouts. The duo freeze as Big Mom descends on them in a flash raising her flaming fist throwing it at the samurai. Kaido's beast pirate mothership splices in two hurling the all star trio into the sea as Mihawk sails unscathed through the decimate ship hawk glaring directly at Kaido.

"Hawk Eyes!" Kaido backhands Bullet and Luffy aside clashing against the strongest swordsman in the world. The black blade parried Kaido gatling fists mirroring the strikes at every turn draining the beast of his stamina.

"Dracule Mihawk...Whats he doing here?" Tashigi asks. The last time she'd seen him was when he was a warlord at Marineford nearly three years prior. His whereabouts were a mystery to the government, even if she wanted the legendary black blade he wielded she stood no chance against him in a battle.

"I don't know but it bought us some time. Oi admirals! Get your shit together we don't have another chance after this!" Zoro yells gaining the elder trio's attention as they finally regain their bearings willing to fight a second round against Big Mom.

Kizaru holds his hands together reflecting light in the mirror, in a flash he teleports behind Big Mom holding his arms out firing light lasers through the empress. The attack only angered Linlin as she emerged from the smoke screaming at the damage inflicted by the admiral. Greenbull jetted to her feet inflicting an atomic punch to her sternum in an attempt to disintegrate the enpress molecule by molecule sending her skidding on an arm bleeding for the first time. She rams him back to his position on a knee throwing a blast into Ryokugyu downing him. Big Mom glances at the sky unable to brace for the small moon sized meteor as the Onigashima became clouded by smoke and embers blocking the sun and visual of the battle.

Mihawk appears through the smoke burying the black blade into the ground halting movement. "Get ready." He shouts to the others as Kaido throws a fist toward Mihawk unable to break the sword guard. The beast eyes widened as his arm split bleeding profusely, the impervious scales had finally been penetrated. Mihawk turns bringing his sword at Kaido's slashing his sternum sending him crashing into the mountain splicing through the sky splitting the clouds.

"Alright hawk eyes! Now we throw all we have at him!" Luffy yells seeing hope in the battle.

"Hold up! Something else is coming..." Teach tensed unsure as the ground shook rumbling everyone off balance.

Luffy glanced around the battlefield seeing the injured picking one another up trying to regroup stomping through the rocky terrain climbing to higher ground unable to see anything in the beyond their noses. "Ice Age!" Kuzan jammed his hand into the ground surrounding his ice ability on Onigashima's damaged land surrounding it in a perfect three hundred sixty degree circumference. A fire ring encompassed the arena trapping the combatants inside the fire and ice arena. Kaido and Big Mom shield their eyes as the smoke cleared.

The Navy admirals, CP0, the Minks led by Chopper Skypieans led Enel, Franky family and first galley shipwrights led by Franky, Dressrosa Pirate alliance led by Usopp consisting of usurpers of the liberated island. Generation X stood at forefront of the rear admirals led by their captain Hina while Cipher Pol joined in standing beside the others. Luffy glances at the alliance furrowing his brows "it isn't enough...We need more..." His earpiece buzzed rapidly as he presses it curious to the transmission.

"Yoi Luffy, on your left." Marco appears to his leader's side revealing Dragon flying off dropping the Revolutionary leaders and admiral trio ready to do battle. Law and the others wave greeting the group as they survey the situation. Sengoku smirks as Corozan and Law arrive, with his two top strategists, they'd have a better chance to come out on top.

"What are you guys doing here? You're supposed to be heading to the Reverie?"

"You think we'd miss this party, besides you guys are in deep shit." Ace said beside his brothers seeing Big Mom hold onto a wounded Kaido forgetting about the cake in the bay.

Doflamingo strings on the clouds picking up speed sensing the emperors presence a short distance away. The former Dressrosa ruler cackles wriggling his fingers, "the time I spoke of is now. The war that will throw the world into ruin is upon us. OVERHEAT!" The red circular beam strikes the emperors engulfing them in flames as Doffy crashes next to Bullet staring at the fire through his red shades.

"Doflamingo? This is getting out of hand." Sabo says as the others stand behind him crowding the other side of the island full of soldiers and warriors across the world.

"Joker?!" Law grit his teeth drawing his sword. Corozan sticks an arm out halting his apprentice's movement toward the former king of Dressrosa. "What gives Corozan this our chance—"

"You're smarter than that. This isn't the time nor place, we're in the endgame now. There will be an opportunity to pursue my demented brother after this." Law hides his gaze underneath his hat keeping the sword beside him.

The supposed lightning god teleports at Doffy's side irking the taller man, "you're not a god, stay out of my way pest."

"Chahaha! You could not dare oppose me! You're most fortunate we share a common enemy on this day—"

"Will you shut the fuck up," Bullet growls catching their attention, "if we don't gear down, we're all going to die here. I'm fine with that, I'm not speaking for you." He says keeping focused on the emperors' intimate exchange.

Big Mom holds Kaido under her arms keeping him upright. He looks and feels weaker than anytime she's seen him previously. The immortal beast was always such, an impervious being to everything thrown at him. Now he lay injured and vulnerable to a counterattack from their enemies threatening to leave her. "I can still fight, we can beat them together Lin, but we have to partner like the old days." He says meeting her gaze.

The pirate empress runs a soft hand along Kaido's cheek earning a warm smile from him. Linlin chomps Kaido's head off spraying blood everywhere freezing the entire alliance in a daze. Big Mom chews the beast skull digging into the neck flesh. "H-hey! Big Mom is going for Kaido's fruit we have to stop her!" Blackbeard yells recovering from the shock first. The others still watch in horror as Big Mom's true monstrous form is revealed. She hides behind the dream of uniting people, power and the title of pirate king is what she wants more than anything in the world.

"W-What do you mean?" Usopp asks gathering his courage, "only you've been able to absorb two devil fruits!"

"You fool! This is Big Mom we're talking about!" Blackbeard grit his teeth. This is bad, the empress can devour numerous devil fruit to her heart's content.

Hancock leapt to front, "don't stand there, she's going to transform, we have to stop her!" Boa sprints away ignoring Law's protest too late to halt her. Bypassing his better instincts Law charges next leaving the others behind as they glance at one another—This is the end. The old admirals are next followed by Luffy and Marco who don't have anything to lose considering they didn't originate here.

"CHARGE!" Law shouts as the alliance roars trailing Hancock. Kuzan slides on the ice through the air speeding past runners raising their siege weapons unwilling to stop their forward momentum. Akainu glides on top of magma as Borsalino teleported firing light at the empress. Luffy and Marco fly rotating next to one another combining their flames into a single attack. Bullet, Enel, Doflamingo meet Buggy, general Franky, Usopp, Zoro, the nine scabbards and Mihawk creating a single rowed line of attack ready to finish Big Mom in one last strike.

"We might as well be chicken shit back here." Sengoku says tossing the binoculars aside ripping off his Navy uniform running in his great gold Buddha form to the battle trailed by Coby, Hina, and the rest of the vice admirals.

The last of the Navy soldiers pour out the vessels adding to the hundreds ready at a moments notice to lose their life in a cause they believe wholeheartedly in. Robin flew above dropping Chopper in the middle of the fray as he crashes to earth in monster point roaring out unkempt anger.

Big Mom pays no mind to the alliance finding Kaido's legendary zoan devil fruit in her palms gleaming in the sunlight. She turns to the hundreds speeding toward her position cackling, "you're far too late my pretties." She sang tossing the devil fruit in her mouth consumed in a ray of light. The alliance fly back crashing next to each other as Law teleports them all to a safe distance.

"We're too late." Law says assisting Boa to her feet witnessing Big Mom emerge out the clouds surrounded in pink lightning roaring steam from her mouth. The pink flames scorched through her mouth as the dragon cracks the island upon landing.

Luffy and Marco exchange a glance. They severely underestimated the emperors and it is costing them beyond all measure. "At least you'll be reunited in the next life." Marco says earning a chuckle from Luffy. The two share a fist bump staring at Big Mom's new form roaring loudly pushing them back from its sheer force. "Damn she needs a mint." Marco grasps the edge of the summit grabbing Usopp tucking him safely to the ground.

The high councilor narrowed his eyes passing by everyone ignoring the earth shattering roar standing at front of the formation twirling a hellfire lance in his fingers gripping it tightly flying toward Big Mom's dragon form alone intending to finish her in a last ditch attempt. The new alliance watch unable to move out of fear due to Charlotte Linlin's form. This is who she truly is, a monster ready to kill anyone getting in the way of her ambition even a former crewmate, lover, and father to a few of her children. Luffy reels the fire spear jamming it in Big Mom's eye surrounding the island in a atomic blast.

Back at Garp's house Shanks sits in quiet meditation sensing the battle across the world. He snaps his eyes walking to cliffs edge staring out at the blue, "perhaps it's time to intervene in this fight, and show the world my true power."

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