So many stories. But I found my muse again, and it should be fun. Fuantei is one of my favourite characters because he is one of the closest to One Piece canonicity I think. Anyway, enjoy Nostalgia.

"Down with the World Government!"

Gunfire. Sceams. The pouring rain making the smoke hover over the ground.

-K-

"You alright, Keiko?" asked Gina, poking her in the face childishly. Keiko opened her eyes, looking up into the afternoon sky. Sand beneath her back, sun going down, the marine sat up and stretched. "You were out for a long time."

Keiko turned and nodded, smiling. "Just remembering. I took quite a beating from Blackbeard. Anyway, that bruise on your face should make you more worried than a few cracked bones."

Gina grinned, rubbing the sore area. "It makes me look heroic, I think. That guy, Burgess… my attacks did nothing to him. He tossed me around like a rag and I would have died if it wasn't for you. Emperor crews are something else."

"He was pretty strong. My feet hurt after kicking him so many times, but you have to remember Gina that men like him can't be beaten by brute strength. You need to be clever, and strategize. Being so heavy, he's easy to throw and toss down. Did Admiral Kizaru not teach you that?"

"You know him. He told me not to worry about it. Anyway, I trained with you, didn't I? Manage to bribe Sakazuki to bring me along one of his missions."

"Yeah, and how was that?" snapped Keiko, scowling again. Gina shuddered, closing her eyes.

"So much blood. He went all out, and their Captain only had a B400,000 bounty."

"You were lucky."

-K-

The fist of magma slammed into Keiko's stomach, but she held fast. Another one to her head, then her groin, but she knew she had to withstand it. "Hell Hound" called Akainu, bringing his fist back and making the Marine tense. His hand came forwards, launching a projection of magma that knocked the wind out from her. Her concentration shaken, the magma burned her skin severely. On her knees, she coughed up blood, panting heavily with both hands on the ground.

"Pathetic. That was only five punches. Some Captain" admonished Akainu, cracking his knuckles. The training ground could barely be seen by the smoke and heat haze around them. Keiko staggered to her feet, breathing in slowly. No ribs cracked as of yet, but that was luck more than anything, and they were just first degree burns. "You must never falter, you must never give in. Absolute Justice is just that: absolute. It is not lazy Justice, or whatever-Justice, but Absolute Justice."

"I know already! Just keep going, bastard."

"Fine. Bakuretsu Kazan!"

Keiko winced, covering her entire body in the black sheen of Haki. She watched Sakazuki slam his fists together and pull them apart with a roar, a circle of magma covering the entire ground. Red hot, it melted beneath their feet, Keiko falling into a pool of burning lava. If she lost concentration for even a moment, it would be all over. Sakazuki watched stoically as his protege was engulfed entirely in the hot magma, arms crossed and keeping the pool hot.

A few minutes later, he walked away, the magma beginning to cool. It was then a black clad fist punched through the lava, dragging Keiko's smoking body back to solid ground. She wheezed, grunting from the effort but pulling herself up. Her skin lost its black sheen as she got out, collapsing on the ground with a gasp of pain. The Marine girl retched from the smoke, crawling away from the training ground.

-K-

"Are you sure you're OK? You keep spacing out" interrupted Gina's voice, lithe body swimming beside hers. Keiko paused, treading the water as she cleared her mind.

"I'm fine. Just wondering whether I went too far this time."

"Sengoku will understand."

"He's not Fleet Admiral anymore. Sakazuki is, and that means a long, boring monologue about Justice and what it means."

Keiko pushed herself through the water, helped along by Gina. The makeshift raft they'd constructed slowly moved them over the water. "No ships left. Damn that Blackbeard" growled Keiko, scanning the sea. It took hours before they saw another ship, and Keiko began rowing slowly towards them. "Good, it's a Marine ship." So focused on it was Keiko, she didn't notice Gina look sheepishly aside.

"Promise not to get mad?" spoke up Gina suddenly, pausing in her rowing. Keiko narrowed her eyes, stopping as well. "Well, just in case this, er, went badly, I tried to contact the nearest ship to Blackbeard's territories."

"Okay. And?"

"Well, I got an answer, but…"

"Akauma you old girl!" boomed a vibrant voice, the ocean kicked up in a violent spray that filled the air. All that drying in the sun was undone, a tidal wave almost upsetting their raft.

"Oh no… please, don't tell me…"

"Yeah…" replied Gina, laughing nervously. Keiko glared at her, but it was gone moments later.

"Fuentai! You fool, stop shouting! You'll attract-see?!" yelled back Keiko, venting her anger. The water churned between them, a huge shape bursting up from the water. Large serpentine body, razor sharp fins, jagged maw, a very vicious looking sea king had just appeared. "I'm going to kill you, Konran!"

"You got this one, girl!" shouted back Fuantei, incensing her further. Keiko let out a scream of frustration and blackened her fist.

"Oh, you picked a bad time to appear you giant worm! Keiko Punch!" yelled Keiko angrily, leaping up and bringing hr fist back. Teeth spread as the mouth opened, closing down on her arm. They shattered against her Haki, Keiko's fist pounding the creature's head. It trembled, giving a short roar of pain before it crumpled to the water. Landing on top of it, she felt it stir and punched again, the giant beast still in death.

-K-

Keiko hopped over the deck rail, Gina hoisted over her shoulder. "Doctor. Now" grumbled Keiko, handing her off to the Lieutenant who came forwards. A light, velvet suit, cleanly cut hair and beard, Fuantei's First Mate, Martin Cobb, was a stark contrast to his Vice-Admiral. In fact, he was one of the rare people she dwas not annoyed by, or hated. She gently handed Gina's tired body to the Marine, who saluted, and let him take her off. "I suppose I should thank you."

"I'd rather an apology. You wanted a dust up with an Emperor, but you didn't call me? I'm hurt, Akauma." Laughing heartily again, she merely glared at his large form. The beer stained Marine coat rested on his back, a green striped suit with the arms torn off and showing muscular arms.

"The last time you fought I had to swim back to Marine HQ while carrying your fat ass. Every Marine on here must be suicidal."

"Drahaha! Someone's in a bad mood. Come, I have some really good sake in my cabin! We must celebrate your return.

Keiko grumbled but followed him into the cabin, wanting to punch something.