Ace's Second Chance 11
Happy Sunday :D enjoy these two chapters.
Revenge
The Marines set sail at night, there was nothing left to do in Alabasta. Akainu had already risked more than he could lose when he tortured the Princess, he was expecting to obtain a confession and justify his actions but the girl never gave in. The Fleet Admiral clenched his fists at the memory of Vivi threatening him.
"Sir, King Cobra headed out this morning. Hina suspects he will go to Mariejois and complain about the mistreatment of his daughter." Hina found Akainu on deck.
"He won't, an order from the Gorosei allowed me to interrogate the Princess. Arguing would be foolish and Cobra is a wise man." Akainu gritted his teeth. In reality he feared that the King would comment on the Issue, which would reveal that the Gorosei never signed the document.
"Hina apologizes for forgetting such an important detail." The Vice-Admiral closed her eyes to think. "She is impressed because you obtained a document of that importance." The woman needed to extend their conversation to allow Tashigi to look for said document. At Hina's cabin, the older woman confessed her agreement with Sakazuki and voiced her doubts about the authenticity of the Gorosei's document, so they decided to investigate it. If Hina's intuition was right she would be free of Akainu, but if she was wrong she would continue to serve the marines as if nothing happened.
"Apology accepted Vice-Admiral." Akainu turned to her. "Did you get the chance to test Dr. Vegapunk's drug?" The man narrowed his eyes as the woman shook her head. "I am being too indulgent with you, don't try my patience." He growled.
The Straw Hats were not far away from the marines. Robin made eyes and ears appear all over the enemy ship to gain intelligence on the enemy and the information she obtained was priceless.
"I'm going to kick their asses for hurting Vivi." Luffy was yelling and the only reason that prevented him from going straight to Akainu was that Zoro, Sanji and Chopper were restraining him. Suddenly Nami hit him in the head.
"Quit that already, I'm angry too but we must learn all we can before the fight. Once we know everything about our enemies we can develop a plan and 'kick their asses', you get it?" The navigator was annoyed.
"We can sink Doberman, Dalmatian and Akainu's ship and at least the Devil fruit users will die." Robin touched her chin with her index finger. "Zoro and I can kill the marines that survive." The woman said and the swordsman nodded.
"Killing?" Nami and Usopp turned green. "We haven't even put a foot on the New World and we are already preparing to fight the Fleet Admiral." Both pirates hugged, sharing the fear they felt.
"You don't have to go." Fire Fist glared at them but then apologized. Luffy stared at Whitebeard's jolly-roger on Ace's back and then smiled. "Yea, I also feel like myself again." He said understanding that Luffy was glad he had his tattoo fixed.
When the marine ships were on sight Robin took a deep breath in order to explain the plan. "This is what we will do…" Robin started but Luffy got free of his friends and stretched to reach the closest ship, he entered Third Gear and enhanced it with Haki, surprisingly his skin turned dark and shiny. "We let Luffy go on a rampage…" She continued when Ace could not hold it anymore and directed his powerful fire fist towards the second ship, once the flames were at their limit he used Haki to elongate them, turning them blue, and follow them to the vessel. Once there, the whitebeard pirate started the explosions. "And then we let Ace go berserk…" The archeologist sighed and her eye twitched when she saw Zoro and Sanji moving. "If someone interrupts me again I'll break your backbone." She whispered and everyone sat at her feet to listen carefully. "Good, after those two create enough destruction we will jump to Akainu's ship, and take down the marines, the Vice-admirals are on board so we must defeat them. I have a personal business to attend, the rest of you try not to die and hope that Luffy and Ace comeback before Akainu decides to fight. Good luck." Robin smiled and disappeared on a whirlpool of rose petals.
"Are we allowed to move now?" Zoro looked around while Chopper sobbed telling how scary Robin was. "Let's go." The green haired man said and the pirates traveled to the marine ship on a small boat Franky improvised.
Kohza went to visit Vivi, who was really sad, and tried to cheer her up. None of them imagined that the pirates were fighting the marines at the coast in order to avenge the princess. "Vivi, I'm sorry." He said after staring at the girl for endless seconds. "I don't want to be king, and I don't want you and the King to leave Alabasta."
"Don't be sorry, it was not your fault." She gave him a bright smile. "Father planned this to end the civil war, but back then he needed us to agree to his idea. You, as the rebel leader, and I, as the next queen. The rebels didn't want my father as king anymore and he was willing to end our dynasty, if I was ok with that." The girl laughed. "And my answer was no, until I found out you would be the next ruler. No one loves Alabasta more like you do, I would leave in peace. Then Igaram came up with information of Baroque Works and Father's plan was annulated." She sighed. "It would be as if you had succeeded in overthrowing father, but I'm ok with that because it is for the sake of our people."
"Vivi, I told you I won't do this if you say no." The blond hugged her, he felt her pain and wanted to make it go away. "I have direct communication with the King, you just have to say it and I will try to stop him."
"You have my full support. There is no one better than you for the job and I will be able to travel with the Straw Hats, I know it's too late now but I will go to the New World and find them." She tried to laugh. "The only reason I reacted badly was because father thinks I'm a failure… why else would he take that decision if the country is not in crisis?"
"You can't fool me." Kohza hugged her tightly. "I know you want to be queen because you love the Kindgom, you've worked so hard for the people's wellbeing and you will not be in peace if someone else is appointed to rule them. You will never forgive yourself if you leave because you love Alabasta more than you love..." The blond bit his tongue, he said too much and he didn't want to make Vivi feel worse.
"That's different." The girl looked towards the window, she knew that her friend's last word was 'Ace', but she wasn't mad at him, that was out of discussion… but the things he said before did have an effect on her. "I guess you are right…" The girl sighed and was interrupted by Igaram, who stormed in her room.
"Princess, I ask for forgiveness." The commander vowed as low as he could. "I only wanted to protect you, I forbade Pell to come and talk to you and I cut all communications with Gedatsu… I didn't want them to tell you that the Straw Hats are still here and that they plan to fight the marines for all the things that they did to you." The old man kept crying and vowing.
"What made you change your mind?" Kohza raised an eyebrow.
"My wife." The commander shivered as the deadly glare of the head of staff pierced him. Kohza dropped a sweat and turned to Vivi but she was already at the window with her peacock slashers and a blue desert gown.
The former rebel looked at the girl jump and ran towards the window to see that she didn't kill herself. He sighed as he saw her ride Carue away, that duck seemed to be always in the right place at the right time, and Kuzan was following her.
"Princess, do you believe in love at first sight or do you want me to pass again?" The former Admiral yelled. He did not support the path of piracy but he was there to fight his sworn enemy, Akainu. "Pass again but don't stop." The girl laughed.
"What was I right about, the Queen thing or the Ace thing?" The blonde thought when he recalled their conversation.
Robin appeared on deck of the third ship and made her way to the cabins, she tried to stay hidden but the unlucky ones who saw her got their necks broken. The woman memorized Akainu's office and if what she heard from Hina was true, she could give the Fleet Admiral a hell of a bad time, than made her smile.
Zoro and Sanji smiled evilly to the poor marines who stared at them with wide, frightened eyes. The swordsman drew his three swords and cut through the group of enemies, at the end everyone around Zoro was unconscious, The green haired man grinned at Sanji, he showed him the middle finger and started to kick his own group of enemies. The cook was infuriated and the footmark on the faces of the marines was a proof of that. At the end, Zoro and Sanji defeated the same amount of men, that draw made them fight each other.
Nami did her best to stay out of the marines' sight but it was difficult due to her revealing clothes so she produced rain and electrocuted them afterwards. Yet it was not enough, more marines approached and she had to create a small storm to blow them away. Usopp was having fun, the sniper's spiky plants kept the marines in one place and his dials allowed him to throw fire from his hands. Brook laughed and made the atmosphere cold and gloomy, his soul wondered around his enemies and made them faint of fear. Franky went to look for the engine room to destroy it. Chopper transformed to his kung fu point to send the marines crashing against each other, then he switched to guard point and smashed them like a bouncing ball.
Hina and Akainu were at the latter's cabin, still discussing Vegapunk's drug when they heard the commotion. "It's too unstable and the side effects can be fatal. "The Vice-Admiral tried to ignore it. "That's why you are testing it." Akainu answered as he always did. "There are several prisoner to experiment on, why Hina?" The pink haired woman hissed. "We can't give power to the prisoners, it will be counterproductive." He growled, the signal for Hina to stop the discussion. "What the Hell is going on out there?" The Fleet Admiral pushed Hina away from the door and exited the cabin just to find rose petals falling to his feet. "Changing the subject, there is more paperwork you must complete, just formalities after using the Gorosei's Document, Hina could do it for you." She offered. "I'll get to it now, and pretending to be nice won't spare you from taking the drug." He smashed the door and went to his office. Hina exited after him and went to the deck, wondering what was happening.
"Hina, the Straw Hats are here." Doberman narrowed his eyes. "I'll take down Roronoa and Humming Brook." He eyed Zoro and drew his sword. The musician and the green haired man took the challenge and the battle begun. None of them were willing to lose to another swordsman.
Hina sighed and ran into the 'pet' of the pirates, who was surrounded by a large group of marines. "You should be ashamed of yourselves, this cute creature presents no danger, focus on the others." Her eye twitched and the marines looked to the floor asking for forgiveness. "Hina won't hurt you." She lifted Chopper.
"Pirates, surrender at once." Dalmatian growled and charged at Nami, she used her Sorcery Clima Tact to block him and run away. Usopp witnessed everything and was determined to help Nami until the Vice-Admiral bared his fangs at him, seconds later he passed the navigator. "You're such a man." Nami frowned.
Sanji, as Robin, separated from the group to ensure the safety of the crew. The cook knew that the marines would not hesitate to call for back up, even though the Fleet Admiral was with them, so he went to destroy the communication room. "Maybe I'll be lucky enough to see my dear Hina and Tashigi..." His nose started to bleed. "Damn Okamas, now I can't even have naughty thoughts about girls without being interrupted by my nosebleeds." He suddenly surrounded his body in flames.
Franky was on his way to the engine room when he saw flames at the end of the hallway, he raised an eyebrow and kept walking. Once he arrived to his destination he made a huge grin.
A knife passed by Robin's nose and got stuck on the wall. "Where do you think you're going?" Tashigi yelled, she was still enraged by her previous defeat. "Nowhere in particular, I'm looking for a certain document." The archeologist laughed, unlike Hina, Tashigi was no threat. "I was wondering if you had any information on a document supposedly signed by the Gorosei. My informant told me that Akainu is recurring to shameful methods to make his will, faking signatures for example." Robin judged the young marine's reaction and realized that she was winning her over. After all, Tashigi was still naïve and the archeologist was an experienced liar. "Have any of your superiors mention their distrust towards the Fleet Admiral?" That did it, Tashigi was in her hands.
"I have more important business to attend to, you waste your time trying to turn me against my superior." Tashigi bit her lips to avoid sharing her doubts with the enemy.
"But I didn't do anything, you are already against him." Robin laughed and disappeared. Robin appeared in the next hall and followed Tashigi closely, she noticed her hands clenching on a piece of paper and shaking in rage. Doubtlessly the marine had found the document and felt betrayed by the organization she was so loyal to.
"The Demon Child, I wonder who I will find next." Akainu's voice made Robin turned around slowly, as she was ready to face the marine, Sanji grabbed her hand and speeded up as much as he could. Franky appeared from a door behind them and the trio managed to exit the hallway before a great amount of lava did. "Bastard, you even kill your own allies." The cook hissed at the sight of marines being burned out.
On deck the battles were intense. The Straw Hats managed to reduce the marines' numbers in half by attacking the lower ranks while trying to defeat the Vice-Admirals. Zoro and Brook were evenly matched with Doberman. Usopp used Dalmatian's restless attacks to dispose of the marines nearby, Nami created fog and illusion so the men would attack each other. Everyone was doing a great job, even Chopper kept Hina entertained by posing as a cute pet.
"Why are the pirates still alive?" Akainu growled, he was doing annoying paperwork when the unusual activity on deck caught his attention, then he saw Robin and he smirked, the pirates went to him on their own.
The Straw Hats cursed under their breath since they expected the Captain and Ace to fight the biggest menace, for they did not stand a chance. The huge man's presence intimidated everyone, the marines stepped aside and the pirates stood still, scattered at the ship. Akainu commanded his subordinates to arrest them.
"We rather die than be arrested." Zoro smirked and his friends nodded in agreement "Then suit yourselves." Akainu glared at them and prepared to execute them. Suddenly Tashigi frustrated his attack.
"Fleet Admiral Akainu, you are accused of falsifying the signatures of the Gorosei to accomplish the torture of a member of a Royal Family. Such crime will bring severe consequences upon you, so turn yourself in to avoid further complications to your case." The blue haired woman tried to disguise her anger.
"Bitch, you bare your fangs at your superior." Akainu hissed and tried to strike Tashigi, lucky for her Zoro was quick enough to save her. The young marine's heartbeats increased at the thought of her death and she could hardly realize she was alive and next to her sworn enemy. "This organization doesn't need weaklings like you, and all my actions are justified. Those stupid old men don't know anything so I took action on my own…" The Fleet Admiral yelled like a mad man and then formed a sinister smirk. "And now they pirates I've been looking for show up on their own after I had a 'little talk' with the princess. Coincidence? I don't think so." He laughed and shot his lava towards Luffy and Ace who appeared on deck after destroying the ships they boarded before.
Two powerful shields of Haki dissipated the lava to the sea. The vapor created after the attack made the brothers look more intimidating. "It's time for me to have a 'little talk' with you." Ace said through gritted teeth, his anger had no precedent. Akainu dared to hurt his princess and he would never forgive that, he was determined to make the marine pay for every tear she shed.
To Be Continued
Told you, Cobra's solution was not what you were thinking XD
The battle took place in the part of the sea that belongs to Alabasta.
Hina was captivated by Chopper's cuteness, who wouldn't?
Robin is scary T^T
I hope you liked the fight, I did my best since I love the Straw Hats team work and I struggled with Akainu's power (it's super destructive and really sucky to go against it XD)
Saveme57: I know, Vivi rocks. I'm using a lot of sea-stone to neglect Akainu's power… it's just too hard to go against lava (I hate Akainu).
Frankman364: That man will suffer a lot, trust me. (evil smile)
Mikila94: No, that was not it… when I read it the last time before publishing it I was like 'wow, that does seem like a marriage arrangement.'
Thanks guys for the reviews, they made my day. Next Wednesday I'll upload the last two chapters.