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Chapter 18:
"GECKO MORIAH!" Luffy shouted as he chased the shadow through the forest. "GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!" The captain demanded, throwing his hands up in the air.
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"Shit!" Akane jumped out of the way from Oz.
"Akane!" Chopper called out.
"Oi Chopper, isn't there someway to stop this guy?!" Sanji demanded.
"I'm thinking!"
"KYAAAAAH!" Nami, who was now there, ran avoiding more attacks.
"Hey stop getting in the way, woman!" Zoro cursed, running towards Oz.
"What did you say?!" The navigator shouted and didn't notice that huge zombie was about to attack the girl.
"Nami sis!" Franky came and swooped the girl away from the attack.
"Oh my gosh… Thanks Franky…." She breathed.
"Oi Franky!" Zoro called out as he held two large pieces of the building. "I'm taking these."
"Ah!? That's mine!" The cyborg puffed. "But whatever! Go ahead!"
"Oi, shoot me up!" The swordsman ordered the cook.
"Whoa what are you doing with that thing?!" Sanji gasped.
"It's okay if you can't…." Zoro smirked.
"Why you…! Of course I can you idiot!" Sanji assured and kicked the swordsman. "RMEE DEL'AIR POWER SHOOT!" Zoro went flying into the air and towards the huge zombie. Getting the two building pieces he swung them.
"Dai-Gekken!" Oz got smacked in the face, lost his balance and began to tumble down; just as he was about to grab onto something Robin did her job.
"Cien Fleur! Big tree." She commanded her 'hands' to grab the huge zombie's arm, preventing it from holding onto anything.
"AHHH it's falling!" Usopp shrieked.
"Let's go Chopper!" Franky ordered the doctor who followed. The shipwright made stairs in mid-air and they both smacked Oz in the jaw.
"It doesn't matter how big you are! The weak points of the 'human body' never change!" If we hit your jaw, it sends your head spinning!" Chopper declared.
This time, Sanji came running. "The only thing left holding you up is your leg… Luffy-monster!" The cook prepared his leg, "Anti manner…. COURSE KICK!" He shouted as he kicked the giant zombie.
"Now fall monster!" Zoro gritted his teeth in hope.
"All right!" Franky shouted.
"One down." Sanji smirked as Oz fell to the ground with a humongous thud.
"Damn you guys!" The giant zombie cursed- he was completely flipped upside down. "Now I'm really mad! I'll destroy you!"
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In the meantime, Nami just witnessed something she wished she hadn't. Bartholomew Kuma- the Shichibukai- just made one of Gecko Moriah's helpers, Perona, disappear into thin air.
"Wh-What is this?!" Nami gasped, falling to the floor in fright. Kuma then turned his head towards the navigator.
"You're… the Cat Burglar of the nakama 'mugiwara'!" He stated making Nami more confused.
"Wh-What do you want?! You're looking for our crew?!"
"What I do here is for me to decide." Kuma replied, turning around- much to the relief of the navigator; and then in a split second the Shichibukai disappeared.
"Wh-What the?!" Nami fell to the floor in relief. "I-I've got to tell everyone!"
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"I-IT-IT'S MORIAH!" Usopp squealed, pointing towards Oz's stomach.
"Eh?! Where?!" Akane asked, looking from left to right.
"There! Can't you see?!" Usopp pointed once again at the big zombie's stomach. "In Oz's tummy!"
"Shit!" Sanji cursed. "Where's Luffy?! Did he really get ditched?!"
"Or can it be…" Franky's voice drifted.
"Luffy can't be beaten!" Akane and Chopper said together.
Oz then looked down to his stomach and gasped. "OH MY GOSH! A command unit?! There's a fucking command unit in my stomach! Holy shit this is soo cool! I'm like a robot!" He squealed.
"That's definitely Captain-san's shadow." Robin chuckled.
"Come!" Gecko Moriah now spoke up. "I'll give you guys a chance to fight me. Once you beat me, then you guys can get your shadows back! Bring it on! All of you! But first you have to defeat Oz…. before you can reach me!"
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"NAMI-SWAAAAAN!" Sanji jumped up and down excitedly.
"You idiot! Don't give away my spot!" She snapped.
"I'm so glad you're okay! Please forgive my weaknesses!" Sanji begged, swooning over the navigator. "THANK GOD YOU'RE OKAY!" He cried.
"Ugh, you're so damn annoying!" Zoro cursed as Oz spotted the orange-haired girl.
"Eh?!" Nami gasped as a fist came towards her.
"Gomu Gomu no…." Oz stretched his arm back.
"Eh?! He's not going to reach right?!" Akane gasped.
"Get Franky out there as fast as possible!" Zoro ordered the sniper.
"PISTOL!" The zombie STRETCHED his arm, and reached the building- thankfully not Nami.
"EH?! IT STRETCHED?!" Chopper gasped.
"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! WHY?!" Akane asked rhetorically.
"NAMIII!" Chopper got ready to run towards the now broken building.
"Ah there!" The first-mate noticed. "Robin saved her with a hand!" She sighed with relief.
"I stretched…." Oz noted. "It feels familiar…"
"That was a surprise… are you alright Nami?" Robin questioned the navigator, who was now with the group thanks to the many hands of Robin.
"Yeah! Thanks for saving me!" She panted.
"This looks pretty damn bad!" Zoro pointed out.
"Why did his arm stretch out like that?! There's only one rubber man in the world, isn't there?!" Sanji asked.
"Kishishishishishshi!" The laughing of Moriah's could be heard.
"Guys it must be Moriah! He must've of done something!" Akane guessed.
"GOMU GOMU NO… MUCHI!" The zombie shouted as his leg stretched and hit more buildings.
"Now he's just like a Luffy monster!" Nami squealed.
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"Wh-What?! Moriah can alter the shape of Oz's body at will because of his shadow?!" Usopp summed up with the Shichibukai just explained.
"That's amazing…" Akane admired.
"So he really hasn't turned into a rubber man…." Sanji sighed with relief. "But it's still crazy! We can't go anywhere near him!"
Zoro glanced at the side to see Franky completely injured. He cursed and ran towards the zombie in full speed.
"Hey Zoro! It's too dangerous to go near him!" Chopper panicked.
"Where the hell is Luffy?!" Nami questioned.
"I think he got tricked by Moriah!" Akane guessed.
"That idiot!" She sighed.
"Minna-san! Please listen to me!" Brook begged.
"Eh? What's up Brook?! When'd you get back here?"
…..
"EH?! Are you serious Brook?!" Usopp gasped.
"Yes."
"It shouldn't be a problem." Robin joined.
"I'm only doing this because this is our last chance okay?! Don't blame me if anything happens!" Nami explained. "DARK CLOUD TEMPO!" She took out her clim-a-tact and did her thing. Then Brook went back on a slingshot that Usopp made.
"No matter what it takes! Here I go!" The musician shouted as he was flung with the help of Nami and Robin.
"Yohohohohohoho I'm getting such a shock you can see it in my bones! Though I was only bones to begin with!" He chuckled as he was in the air; electricity filled throughout his body. "Now, here I go! Like an arrow of thunder! RAIKOTSUKEN…. GAVOTTE: BOND EN AVOTTE!" The now- skeleton shouted as he pierced through the zombie's body.
"Eh?! He made a hole in his body!" The first-mate shouted in awe.
"GUAAAH HE WENT THROUGH MY SHOULDER!" Oz shouted and then turned to Brook. "First off I have to stop these bones!" He stomped on the poor musician.
"BROOK!" Usopp shouted and then gulped. "HISSATSU ATLAS SUISEI!" The sniper blasted some of his bombs at the zombie and then Oz turned to attack Usopp. "HIEEE! HE'S AFTER ME NOW!"
Oz put his arm back, ready for an attack but then noticed his arm wouldn't stretch. "Ah?"
"Ochenta Fleur, Cuatro mano." Robin's poker face remained as she had captured Gecko Moriah.
"Oh! Nice one Robin!" Akane complimented.
"What are these hands?! They're annoying!" Gecko hissed.
"Perhaps you'd like to stop controlling the shadow." Robin suggested.
"NICE ROBIN!" Usopp cheered.
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"ROBIN-CHWAN!" Sanji yelled as Gecko Moriah managed to take away her shadow.
"Shit! Her too!" Zoro cursed.
Sanji glared at the Shichibukai and got ready to attack. "Diable JAMBEI!" He shouted as ran at the 'speed of light' towards the monster; though all he did was get hurt.
"Damn you Master! This is my fight!" Oz complained.
"Sorry Oz. I got carried away." Moriah chuckled.
"I'll finish of this woman then!" He turned to Robin who was unconscious. "GOMU GOMU NO…."
"Damn!" Akane ran towards the archaeologist with desperation- but was too far away.
"BAZOOKA!" Oz jumped up in the air and was prepared to jump on Robin, and now Sanji. The cook raised his leg and glared at the monster.
"FRIT ASSORTIE!" He shouted as he knocked the monster back.
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"Shit! He got Sanji and Chopper too!"
"Now only four left!" Oz shouted happily. Robin, Brook, Sanji, Chopper and Franky were all unconscious; leaving Akane, Zoro, Nami and Usopp- oh and Luffy, but he doesn't count right now.
"I-Impossible…. We can't beat him!" Nami breathed.
"Don't say that Nami!" Akane snapped.
"I agree with Nami!" Usopp joined. "There's no hope…."
"You guys!" The first mate gritted her teeth.
"KISHISHISHISHI! GO STOMP THEM FLAT OZ!" Moriah ordered the monster.
"USOPP!" Zoro called.
"Eh?"
"I'll create an opening on him!" The swordsman finished.
"Eh? What?! But-" He began but was interrupted by Zoro attacking Oz. After a few hits, Oz just tossed him aside like the others.
"ZORO!" Nami and Akane said together.
"Oh I get it now!" Usopp half smirked as he shot 'something' in the zombie's mouth.
"Eh? What was it… that went into my mouth…..?" Oz questioned aloud.
"I got it! I got him to swallow the salt!" Usopp cheered.
"EH?! Really Usopp?!" Akane said happily.
"Wait a second!" Nami interrupted as she became serious.
"KISHISHISHISHI!" Moriah laughed loudly. "I protected his body from the start!" He stated as a shadow came out of the zombie's body, carrying the salt.
"EH?! No way!"
"You bastard! Trying to fool me!" Usopp cursed, sniffing.
"Take back your stuff!" The shadow threw back all the salt, causing it to spill everywhere.
"Damn it! All the salt that Brook gathered is gone!" Akane cursed. "Why the hell am I not doing anything?! My body won't move!"
"STOMP!" Suddenly Oz's foot came and stomped towards Usopp's direction.
"KISHISHISHISHISHISHI! KEEP STOMPING OZ!" Moriah ordered, cackling.
"USOPP!" Akane ran towards the now broken stone.
"THOSE WOMEN TOO!" He finished, getting ready to stomp Nami and Akane.
"SHIT!" The two closed their eyes but then realized nothing happened.
"Just who the hell are you trying to stomp on?" A deep voice questioned.
"We're okay!" The three noticed, shooting their eyes open.
"Usopp you too!" Akane sighed with relief.
"I don't know who saved us tho-" Nami looked up to see…. "LUFFY?!" The three gasped.
"I am the only Luffy." The captain declared as he hit Oz, causing him to fly back a few yards. Akane's, Usopp's, and Nami's jaws dropped open.
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"Let's save our heroes!" Many people came and picked up the remaining crewmembers.
"Eh? Who the hell are you guys?!" Akane demanded.
"Don't worry. We're on your side!" A girl with big lips assured.
"Is that so then? Well we're counting on you~" Akane laughed, bowing down.
"Too easy…." Usopp and Nami sweat-dropped.
…..
"WHAT?! You fused 100 shadows into Luffy's body?!" Usopp gasped.
"COOL!" The first mate admired. "LUCKY!"
"Frankly, we were also surprised at the jump of his powers!" One man stated.
"Really?" Nami questioned, curious.
"Yes! With this…. He can defeat Gecko Moriah!" Lola, the big lipped girl, declared.
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"LUFFY WON!" Akane cheered, raising her fists in the air along with hundreds of others.
"THRILLER BARK IS FREE! HE DEFEATED OZ AND GECKO MORIAH!" Many shouted and the cheering went on for a few moments.
"But… what do we have to do to get our shadows back….?" Usopp suddenly questioned, making everything quiet.
"Hmmm… this is quite the problem. Originally Strawhat would do it… but seeing as he passed out because of all those shadows… we'll have to force Gecko Moriah ourselves." Lola explained.
"Yosh! Leave that to me! I feel completely usele-" Akane began but then noticed everyone freeze in their spots. "eh?" She looked in the direction to where everyone was… Oz stood up once again!
"EH?!" Everyone, besides the Strawhat crew, fled instantly. Zoro was the first one to get up. Then Luffy, afterwards Robin, Franky, Brook, Chopper, Sanji and then Nami, Usopp and Akane were all together.
"Let's finish this!"
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"He's still conscious…" Chopper panted heavily. "He doesn't' die even when his bones are crushed…"
"The sun!" Usopp pointed out in panic.
"Eh? What's this shivering sensation?" Akane asked rhetorically.
"Luffy! You guys! You need to get your shadows back!" Usopp said in panic.
"Quick wake up Moriah!" Lola ordered.
"I'm already awake…" Moriah stated as he stood up, then his body slowly increased as a thousand shadows went in his body. "I'll show you whose strong Strawhat!"
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After Luffy changed to gear second, he punched the shadows out of Gecko Moriah, and in the nick of time, everyone's shadow came back.
"Y-You scared the hell outta us!" Usopp, Chopper, Franky, Brook and Nami cried to Robin, Sanji, Zoro, Akane and Luffy- who was actually unconscious right now.
"We thought you disappeared forever!" Nami joined.
"Looks like everyone's okay…." Chopper breathed a sigh of relief along with Franky.
"Ahh~ the fatigue finally caught up. Anyone got cola?" The 'cyborg' asked. As the Strawhats talked a bit many people came running towards the crew.
"WE THANK YOU! Because of you guys, we're finally free!" Lola and others bowed their heads in thanks.
"Even if you say that…. We personally had to get back our own shadows. You guys were just a plus." Akane chuckled.
"Like you did anything." Zoro scoffed.
"Don't say that!" She snapped back. "I couldn't help it alright?! My body wouldn't move!"
"Eh? Akane? Again?" Chopper looked up towards the first-mate who sighed.
"Yeah. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me!"
"Oh well! You guys have helped us a lot!" The random people still thanked.
Suddenly Nami's eyes widened and she gasped, getting the attention of the crewmembers. "Oh yeah! I forgot something REALLY important!" She told everyone.
"Eh? What's wrong Nami?" Usopp questioned.
"What happened, Navigator-san?" Robin asked as well.
"I-It's really urgent!" Nami panicked.
"I see." A new voice joined, making the remaining members turn their heads. "My uneasy feeling wasn't wrong. Just when we found a successor for Crocodile, we have to deal with another defeated Shichibukai." A robot-looking man stated.
"Who the hell are you?!" Sanji stepped up, glaring at the man.
"Shit! He's here!" Nami shook her head and turned to her crewmembers. "Listen carefully. I forgot to tell you guys but…. On this island… there was another one!"
"Another one? What?" Zoro questioned.
"A Shichibukai!" Nami finished, closing her eyes shut.
"WHAT?!" The members, excluding Luffy who was still unconscious, gasped.
"Are you serious sis?!" Franky questioned.
"Oh no." Brook shook his head repeatedly.
"That's a Shichibukai?!" Akane gasped.
"Bartholomew Kuma!" Lola noticed.
Akane heard something she didn't want to, just then. "Obliterate…. Every single soul left on this island." An order came through a phone. Her eyes widened and she clenched her fists.
"Guys! Be careful!" Nami suddenly shouted. "He has some weird ability which makes you disappear!" She warned.
"Eh?!" Usopp and Chopper gasped.
"And he can use teleportation!" The navigator added; and just as she did Kuma disappeared and appeared right behind everyone.
"He's here!" The unknown people ran away in fright.
"Pirate Hunter Zoro…. Let's start with you." Kuma stated while everyone looked at the swordsman confused.
"Pirate hunter…?" Akane repeated.
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While the others panicked Zoro ordered everyone to leave. "You guys go ahead and leave! He asked for me didn't he?!"
"You idiot! As if we'd leave you!" Akane snapped.
"If it's fighting I don't need help…." The swordsman assured. "Don't humiliate me."
"Your reputations are great. Strawhat Luffy has managed to gather quite the crew." He referred to everyone who foolishly smiled in return.
"Oh really~?" Everyone grinned.
"There have been many achievements for you guys. The Captain is not the only one who should be accredited for those achievements."
"H-How'd he know?" Nami questioned aloud.
"Yeah… no one should know…." Akane agreed.
"Hey Zoro! It's very dangerous! You already have a few broken ribs and bones too!" Usopp shouted.
"If I die now… then that's the level I was only able to reach…" Zoro stated.
"Zoro…." Akane gasped.
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Everyone was down. Kuma managed to attack all the members of the Strawhat crew after everyone disagreed to let the Shichibukai take their captain and they all were unconscious. "Now, to Mugiwara Luffy." He stepped towards the rock that was on top of the Captain. Picking it up, he revealed the Strawhat captain. But suddenly he was stopped by someone stabbing him in the stomach.
"You bastard…!" Akane cursed; her fist smoking because of the attack. "You're a cyborg?! Like Franky fixed half of his body?!" "No… this hardness is not steel…" Akane's thoughts stopped as Kuma blasted a 'bomb' towards the girl. She got hurt a bit, but managed to avoid official damage.
"I am indeed a cyborg. But I far exceed Franky. I am what they call a Pacifista." Kuma explained. "An incomplete human weapon created by the world government!"
"Pacifista?" Akane repeated. "What the hell…?"
"I'm made by the world's greatest Doctor- Dr. Vegapunk! His knowledge exceeds many!" The Shichibukai continued.
"I see…. With this kind of body… there's no way we'd win…" Akane admitted as she gritted her teeth. "Just what were those two years for?! Huh?!" But she continued. "Just why… must you take Luffy's head…?"
"This is already my best offer." Kuma answered.
"Then… go on and take the head… but take mine instead!" Akane begged. "Luffy… he's changed many people's lives… and I believe he can still change more. Compared to him, I'm nothing. Let my life exchange for his! I beg you!" She bowed her worn out body.
"I know my head is not worth much at the moment… But I'm the… daughter of Red Haired Shanks! Maybe not by blood… but my head should be equal as Luffy's!" Akane gritted her teeth. "I can't believe I'm using Shanks… damn…"
"By dying for him… how would you ever be satisfied…?" Kuma questioned, confused at the girl's behavior.
"There's no other way to save the crew!" Akane now shouted. "As the first-mate, I'd gladly sacrifice everything for them!" She explained. "If I can't even protect my crewmates, or my Captain's dreams… then I'm not worth being the first mate!" She gasped for a breath and then continued, "Luffy… must be the man who's going to be Pirate King!" She stated firmly.
"Hold on a minute!" A voice interrupted Akane and she slightly turned her head to see Zoro stumbling towards them.
"I'm the, now ex- Pirate Hunter Zoro…. I'm worth more than that idiot over there. I'm going to be the greatest swordsman in the world too! That's more than enough!" Zoro stated.
"Zoro you-"
"Oi woman." He turned around and smirked. "Tell everyone that it was fun while it la-" he began but was interrupted when Akane ran and punched him hard in the stomach.
"You-" Zoro spurted out blood and fell to the ground.
"Sorry Zoro. You just came here… can't let you do that…" Akane panted. "I hope you will keep your promise and leave alone the rest of the crewmembers." She turned towards the Shichibukai.
"If I lay a hand on Strawhat now my honor would be at stake." Kuma stated much to the relief of the first-mate.
"I will be eternally grateful~" Akane half chuckled.
"Rest assured of what I will do now, as I will leave him and your crewmembers unharmed…. However… what you are about to experience is HELL." Kuma put his hand in front of Luffy after he picked him up. He moved his hand slightly and a huge paw-bubble appeared. "This is all the pain and fatigue that your captain experienced. Along with your half-dead body, this will no doubt, lead to your death." He then took out a little bit of the bubble and pushed it towards the girl. "Have a try." The bubble went to Akane's body and her eyes widened in pain.
"GUAAAAHHHH!" Blood spurted out her body and she fell to the floor instantly.
"Well?" Kuma questioned.
"Just… let me… choose the location…." Akane panted, not changing her mind.
"Very well."
TO BE CONTINUED~ Whew! That was LONG! D: BTW, the reasons I decided to use Akane was because:
She was pretty useless during the Oz and Moriah fight…
She's the first mate, and since originally Zoro, the actual first mate, did that for Luffy I thought it only made sense since she lived with him her whole life…
Well until next time~ :D