The pirates were losing. It wasn't going well. The person with wings and the person with the "X" on his chin were desperately trying to overpower the Admiral, but failing. Then...the Warlord that Law and Kid were fighting appeared? I cocked my head to the right, confused.

"Did they get beaten?" I whispered. I didn't think so. Kid didn't seem like the type who would run away, and Law didn't either. Did Kuma kill them? My eyes refocused on the battle, and I realized that the Warlord and the Admiral had...the same powers? What the hell was going on? I glanced down at Kuma. He seemed..lifeless. Almost..like a robot?

"Wind Art: Breeze!" I whispered softly. Gently, I blew a breeze towards him. The wind brushed up against his face, gently trying to make him shiver. When it didn't go down, I blew harder, until trees were starting to unroot, and people had to hold onto something just to stay on the ground. Nothing. I furrowed my brows. Even the Admiral admitted he was cold, and pulled up his jacket. Was the Warlord...not human? The more I thought about it, the more sense it made. No way he was human. He didn't feel cold, he stayed still while the wind was blowing everyone else away. No way he could be human. I stepped out from the house, and everyone turned towards me. I glanced directly at the Warlord.

"Flare of Wind: Tornado Punch!" I shouted, and thrust my arm towards the Warlord. My punched knocked him back several feet, and the tornado picked him up and swept him away. I grinned. I concentrated on adding winds to the tornado so it would bring the Warlord farther away from us. Suddenly, the Admiral shot a beam of light towards me. My eyes narrowed as it travel towards me, and I caught it in my cuffs.

"Ohhh~" The Admiral chuckled. "I didn't know you could do that." He shot another one at me, but I caught this one also. "Well, it must be draining your energy right now, doing whatever you're doing. So….Yasakani no Magatama!" He shouted out. My eyes widened. Light particles spun towards me, and I grit my teeth. I dropped my hands, and somewhere, the tornado stopped. I used my cuffs to absorb the light particles. The Admiral grinned.

"Don't just stand there!" I shouted at the other pirates. "Flee! Fight! Do something!" The pirates jumped in shock, but finally started moving. The man with the "X" on his chin gave me a curt nod, and transformed into a dinosaur. I blocked another light beam from the Admiral. I ran a mental calculation on how to escape the Admiral, and I grimaced. Things were not looking good. I had pretty much three options. Beat the Admiral, die, or run away. The dinosaur screeched as a light beam hit it. I looked worriedly at it, and that was my mistake. I screamed as the Admiral managed to hit me shoulder. I clutched it, trying to stop the blood flow.

"Oh~" The Admiral grinned. "Looks like you got shot." I faced him defiantly. Suddenly, the man with wings charged forward towards the Admiral. The Admiral swiftly dodged the attack, and kicked the man, sending him through several buildings. Another man with blond hair stepped up, and he gradually turned into a giant straw monster. My eyes narrowed.

"Don't forget about me!" I shouted. Fire spewed out of my cuffs, and I pushed it into a fireball. Just as he turned around, I shot it straight at him. His eyes widened, and he dodged. But barely. His suit was smoking where the fireball grazed it, and he patted the tiny flame out. He had a dangerous look on him now.

"I'll get back to you later. But for now…" He shot a light beam towards me, but I ran and dodged it. I watched as it hit above, when suddenly, I heard a creaking noise above me, and my eyes widened as the building fell on top of me. I groaned in pain, and struggled to free my arms. The blond man was at the ready, but the Admiral shot a light beam towards him, and straw dolls fell out of his arms. I managed to free my arms, and I tried to grab some of the debris off me, but I couldn't reach. I sighed. 'I don't want to do this. It hurts, and drains my energy. But I guess I don't really have a choice. The Admiral's still distracted with the other man and an...instrument man…' I thought. Then blinked. Wait, what? My eyes refocused, and the same instrument man was there, running away. I closed my eyes, and imagined my body turning into air. I imagined joining with wind, laughing with it, flowing freely in the air…'NO!'' I thought. 'Snap out of it!' I focused on a building a little bit away from the battle, but close enough for me to know what was going on.

"Now." I heard the Admiral say. "It's time to get rid out you." I heard some walking, and some shifting. "Oh~You're not here? Well, I guess you did escape. I'll let you go this round. I still need to kill some pests." I heard his footsteps gradually fade away. I released the breath I was holding, and rolled over onto my back. I lay there for a few minutes, just staring at the sky. Then I sat up and glanced towards the harbor. Most of the ships were gone, and I needed a ride. I wanted to go to the Marine Headquarters. I needed to go to Marine Headquarters. The wind picked up around me as I recalled past events. I needed to know if he ever thought about me these years. I needed to know if he even remembered me. If he didn't….He doesn't deserve to call himself my father.

***Timeskip (brought by da awesome One Piece track)***

I sighed and picked myself up. I needed a way off this island. Marines were everywhere, and they were sweeping through the streets. I groaned. It would be harder to leave now. Easier if I stayed. I pushed my hat farther down on my head, blocking my face, and grabbed a pair of gloves to cover my cuffs. Now, hopefully no one would recognize me. I walked into a tavern, and sat down on one of the bar stools. "Watcha want?" The bartender asked me.

"Water." They nodded, and slid me a glass. I drank it greedily, wiping my mouth on the back of my palm. I nodded in thanks, and slid them a few beri. "Do you know the quickest way to Marineford now?" I asked her casually. She looked at me like I was insane.

"Why would you want to go to Marineford? Are you a marine?" She asked me curiously. I shook my head.

"Naw, I just wanna know." She thought hard for a few seconds.

"Well, I guess if you go on a Navy ship, that could work. Or if you go on a boat and sail there I guess. But that's pretty dangerous, and I wouldn't recommend that. I nodded. I slid her a few more beri, and thanked her.

"No problem." She smiled at me. "Just don't get hurt on your way there, ok?" I nodded. I knew how to get to Marineford, now I just needed to get stronger.

Line Break

After I exited the bar, I walked along the shore of Sabaody. 'This would have been my home….if...things went smoothly.' I sighed, and flipped the ring Straw Hat gave me in my hand. I caught it, but barely. I sighed again, and looked at the ring. Did I really want to do this? I hardened my heart, and closed a fist over the ring. Then I threw it as far as I could into the ocean.

Next update-tomorrow! I'm not gonna procrastinate! Read and enjoy!