Ch. 39- Die for Me

One Piece © Oda

Blizzard, Aika, Kumi, and Jupiter © Me

The General Franky watched as Buffalo and Baby-5 flew towards the tanker…when out of nowhere, it aimed its fist at them.

"General LEFT!"

Soon, it started shooting the two Dressrosa assassins down!

"AAAAAAH!" Baby-5 screamed. "Buffalo!"

"What's that guy doing?!" Buffalo questioned.

"Not even a warning shot?!" Baby-5 asked. "What the hell is that thing?! A Pacifista?! It can't be! I already know all of the Straw Hats, and Caesar has no interest in human weapons! Well, whatever you are, you walking tin can, if you want a fight, YOU'VE GOT ONE!"

BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG! She fired her large machine gun at the General Franky, which, at first, seemed to be taking a lot of damage…but when the smoke cleared…it is revealed that Baby-5 didn't even put a dent in the robot!

"General…JUST FINE!" Franky exclaimed from inside the cockpit.

"I didn't even put a scratch on the thing?!" Baby-5 questioned.

"Now, get ready for this!" Franky shouted as the General Franky put one of its shoulder plates on its left arm. "General SHIELD!"

"IT'S TOO LATE!" Baby-5 shouted, comically. "AND IT'S TOO SMALL!"

"General SHIELD BOOMERANG!" Franky shouted angrily as the General Franky threw the shield at her!

"NOW YOU'RE JUST THROWING IT OUT OF FRUSTRATION!" Baby-5 shouted. "Fine! So you won't be satisfied with mere toys, then?! Arms-Morphosis!"

Then…Baby-5 transformed into a giant Espada sword!

"Espada Girl!"

Then, Buffalo grabbed her leads, using them as a hilt, and started to spin her, as well as his left arm, around!

"Das-yan, das-yan, DAS-YAN, DAS-YAN, DAS-YAN, DAS-YAN!" he yelled before he sliced the General Shield in half!

"Ready, Baby-5?" Buffalo asked.

"Of course!" Baby-5 answered. "Whoever this guy is, if he thinks he can stop us from retrieving Caesar, then he must be treated as an enemy! Arms-Morphosis!"

Then Baby-5 transformed into a giant missile!

"Master ordered us to move on the double!" Buffalo shouted. "Let's go! Spin-Spin Projectile Cannon!"

"Missile Girl!" Baby-5 shouted. "We're taking Caesar with us!"

"What do you mean?!" Franky asked. "What about Caesar?!"

He then proceeded to fire at Baby-5, but the missile girl dodged his attacks before…KABOOM! She collided with the General Franky, creating a huge explosion!

At that moment, Caesar began to wake up from unconsciousness.

'W…what the?' Caesar thought. 'Where am I? Ugh…I can't move…! Dammit…so this is how it ends…'

He then reached into his coat and pulled out…a heart.

'Smoker's heart,' he thought. 'Shulolololo! At the very least…I can take someone down with me!'

XXX

Inside the 3rd laboratory building in Building R…

"Hey! Straw Hat-ya!" Law shouted. "What are you waiting for?! You and your crew, get in the cart, right now!"

Everyone; the children, the G-5 Marines, and Brownbeard, are about to take the escape tunnel that Blizzard and Jupiter had found earlier. However…Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Robin, Sanji, Blizzard, and Aika are the only ones who are not on board, yet.

"If Caesar gets away because you knocked him into the distance, then the entire plan is ruined!" Law shouted.

"So what?!" Luffy questioned. "Not all of my crew are here, yet!"

'C'mon, Chopper…where are you?' Blizzard thought, worriedly.

"Is Franky outside?" Nami asked.

"Yeah," Sanji answered. "He said he wanted to move the Sunny out to sea. He's probably just fine."

"…Luffy, what if Kumi doesn't get here in time?" Aika asked.

"She'll make it," Luffy answered. "She has to."

XXX

In the corridor connecting Building B to Building R, Chopper, Brook, Kumi, and the G-5 medical team are still running away from the gas while following Usopp's directions and still carrying the unconscious Mocha.

"Chopper! Brook! Hurry! 50 yards and you'll be clear of the gas! The gate's closing, so you gotta slide through!"

"Right! Thanks, Usopp!" Chopper exclaimed.

"How come we're the ones doing the running?!" asked the G-5 medical team.

"AAAAAAAAH!" Brook wailed, still mourning the supposed death of Kin'emon.

"Chopper!" Kumi cried. "The gate's almost shut! We're not gonna make it!"

Chopper looked and saw that Kumi was right: the gate was about to close all the way shut!

XXX

In the Secret Room, Usopp was about to go downstairs, when some of the guards stopped him.

"Hey, buddy! You're going downstairs, right?!"

"Let us go with you!"

"Sure!" Usopp said. "C'mon!"

XXX

On the 1st floor, Luffy and company continued to wait for the others…when suddenly…

"LUFFY~!"

Luffy gasped and smiled upon seeing Chopper, Brook, Kumi, and the rest!

"You made it!" he cried.

Soon, they jumped through the gap between the gate, just when it finally shut behind them!

"KUMI!" Aika cried.

"AIKA!" Kumi yelled as she ran into Aika's embrace. "You had me so worried!"

"You, too!" Aika said.

"Chopper!" Blizzard shouted. "You made it! Wait…isn't that one of the kids from earlier?! What happened to her?!"

"I'll explain later!" Chopper answered.

"All right! We're all back together!" Luffy exclaimed. "Now, everybody on board! This place is falling apart! Time to haul ass outta here, guys!"

"YEAH!" everyone cheered.

"Everybody in the cart, now!" Usopp shouted…unaware that Caesar's men had already made their way on board.

"Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!" Brook cried as he brought the petrified Kin'emon aboard. "What shall we do with Mister Kin'emon?!"

"Uh…I don't think there's much we can do for him," Zoro said.

"W-what?!" Momonosuke questioned as he turned around and looked at Kin'emon with tears in his eyes. "K…KIN'EMON?!"

XXX

Concurrently, in a different part of the lab…

"J…Joker…can you read me? This is…Monet, reporting!"

It is revealed that Monet is still alive after her encounter with Zoro and Tashigi. She had managed to put herself back together and somehow, with whatever strength she had, drag herself to some sort of room.

"Monet!" Doflamingo cried from the Transponder Snail. "Thank the stars, you're still alive…they've got Vergo, and Caesar, too…but it looks like Baby-5 and Buffalo will get him back. I misread the situation…I've done a terrible thing to you all…"

XXX

Everyone is seen riding the cart through the tunnel, which looked like it was collapsing all around them!

"I THINK I'M GONNA PUKE~!" Luffy cried.

"NOT ON THIS THING, YOU'RE NOT!" Law shouted.

XXX

"But I want to rectify my mistake…by wiping out the kids," Doflamingo continued. "There, inside the 3rd lab building, you'll find one more weapon of the same type that destroyed the first two labs and the rest of the island, four years ago! If you press the ignition switch, Caesar will be the only one capable of surviving the poison gas. You can find the switch in-"

"Say no more, Joker," Monet said. "That was my plan, all along."

Doflamingo seemed to gasp in surprise at this…but then he sighed. However…it sounded almost…sad and remorseful.

"I'm right next to the switch, now," said Monet. "The explosion…should reach the tanker. The entire ship will be ruined. Are you sure about this?"

"…Yes, I'm sure. Thank you, Monet…and I'm sorry."

"No…I'm sorry."

"…All I ask…is that you die for me…and take everything with you!"

"…Understood…Young Master," Monet said…before she opened up a panel, where she found a red button…and prepared to press it.

TO BE CONTINUED…

This is actually the one time I feel sorry for Monet. ONE TIME.

Anyway, 39 down, only 6 to go! Look alive, everybody!

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