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P.E.R.C.Y. J.A.C.K.S.O.N.
One day, while playing with her friends in the Biscuit Room, Mocha came to a horrible realization.
She couldn't remember what her mother sounded like.
Her mother's kind face was with her every night in her dreams, but it had been so long since she got on that ship and left her family that she couldn't remember her mother's voice.
So now, with her friends chasing after the evil candy clutched tightly in her arms, Mocha used her mother's face as encouragement to run even faster.
Because even though she had resisted the urge for the candy, she knew that her friends wanted to see their mommies and daddies again too.
After what Chopper-chan, the boy with the scary teeth and the girl with the scary eyes had told her about the candy, Mocha knew she absolutely mustn't let her friends have it.
"Quit being a jerk!"
"Mocha, give us the candy!"
"Candy!"
But now, surrounded by her friends, Mocha was in the pits of despair. Over Doran's shoulder, Mocha could see Sind and the others charging down the stairs. Onee-chan and the scary-teeth boy were trying their best to hold them back with clouds and water, but Mocha knew that Sind, at the very least, was too strong for that to hold him back for long.
Looking at the candy, Mocha knew what she had to do. The last thing she saw was Uzu, screaming at her to spit out the candy, and Chopper-chan screaming in desparation.
"MOCHA!"
Then, Mocha knew no more.
O.N.E. P.I.E.C.E.
After Mocha swallowed all of the candies, spat up blood and fell down the stairs, the only one not shocked enough to act was Percy. The son of Poseidon, taking the stairs three at a time, launched off the bottom step and scrambled up onto Mocha's chest.
"Go!" he barked at Nami, Annabeth and Chopper, "I'll get Mocha out of her and treat her. You need to lead the other kids out of here!"
"Mocha…"
"She doesn't look well…"
"T-that's what you get for being greedy!"
Chopper threw himself at the giant child with a wail, "Mocha!"
"Chopper, we have to go!" said Nami, "The gas is coming!"
"SHE SACRIFICED HERSELF FOR YOU!" Chopper screamed at the children, "SHE KNEW THAT THE CANDY IS POISON BUT SHE SAVED YOU ANYWAY!"
"Chopper, you have to sedate the rest of them now!" shouted Percy.
An explosion of noise at the top of the stairs rendered any organized plan of escape impossible.
"Restrain the kids!"
"Sanji!" Nami said in amazement.
Sanji led the fleet of G-5 marines down the stairs, barking out orders to help Chopper sedate the children.
"Sure thing, Black Leg Bro!"
"Let's help the kids!"
"Does a kick to the balls count as violence?"
"Nami-swan!" Sanji swooned at Nami's feet, "Annabeth-chwan! You're ok!"
"Sanji," Annabeth greeted the chef, unable to help the smile playing at the corners of her lips. The chef's entrance with the Strawhats' sworn enemies was so ridiculous; Annabeth couldn't help but be amused, "Want to introduce us to your new friends?"
"I'll explain later," Sanji promised.
10 marines lifted Mocha and Percy up into the air, "Where to, Doctor-bro?"
"We need to find an examination room!" said Chopper, hopping up to sit beside Percy, "Percy…?"
"Black Leg Bro, is Earthshaker Bro's face supposed to do that?"
Percy's eyes were glowing again.
"I need better visualization," Percy murmured and before anyone could stop him, he pulled some water from the air, sharpened it and made a small incision in Mocha's chest.
"Earthshaker Bro's gone nuts!"
"Stop him!"
"NO!"
The marines flinched at Chopper's voice, "Tanuki bro?"
"I trust Percy," Chopper declared, "We need to get to an examination room so I can help him."
"Percy, I'm gonna stay with Nami!" Annabeth called up to her boyfriend, "Help get the other kids somewhere safe!"
Percy gave no indication that he'd heard her.
"Nami, can I trust you to keep the kids safe on your own once we get them out of here?"
Nami blinked, "Huh? Yeah, I guess…But what are you going to do?"
Annabeth bit her lip. Part of her knew she was going to regret this, but she couldn't help it. "Someone put Law in that cage. I need to find out who it was."
"But you don't trust him," Nami pointed out, "And yet you're willing to go find him and his attacker on your own."
Annabeth turned to leave, "Well, now's the perfect opportunity for him to prove me wrong."