Hello everybody! Hope you had fun during the holidays (if you celebrated). Wanted to give myself a little break, which extended further than I meant it to, so apologies for that! Let's get into it.

Enjoy!

Sanji had already dealt with a fair share of Baroque Works Agents, and it was starting to annoy him that he hadn't found anyone significant yet. Had he not caused enough chaos yet? That was unacceptable.

"Hey!" Sanji looked over his shoulder to see Zoro running up to him.

"What is it, Marimo?" He demanded. This was just getting worse and worse, wasn't it?

"We need to go back the others up!" Zoro said, "I saw Vivi getting taken away by Crocodile!"

"What?" Sanji demanded. "And you watched it happen, did you?! Useless Marimo."

"I was too far away to help, but we have to catch up to him!" Zoro said, "I saw him leaving the city, let's go!" Zoro moved past him, but Sanji stayed where he was.

Asking for help?

Getting him outside the city?

Not trying to help Vivi?

Gritting his teeth, Sanji turned and delivered a vicious roundhouse kick to the back of Zoro's head. The man cried out in surprise and went tumbling forward, hitting a nearby building.

"So it's you, huh?" Sanji asked, "The man who denied me a look at Nami-swan's body!"

"Gah!" Zoro shouted as he stood up. "How did you see through me so easily?!" The man grabbed his face, and he instantaneously morphed back into Mr Two, Bon Clay.

"You picked the wrong one to try and fool me with," Sanji replied as he puffed on his cigarette. "That useless swordsman would never ask me for help!" Mr. Two grit his teeth and stood up, cracking his neck.

"I don't need to fool you to take you down!" He shouted, "my Okama Kenpo will destroy you thoroughly." Sanji regarded his opponent quietly.

"Of course I get the weird one," he hissed to himself.

Usopp wanted to run so far away, but he couldn't. He had a job to do. One that had been entrusted to him.

He held in a yelp as a nearby building exploded at the ground level, debris flying everywhere. Thinking quickly, he ducked into a nearby alley and hid behind a crate as men ran by. He didn't both trying to figure out if they were on his side or not. He was busy. He had a job to do.

Why had he volunteered for this, exactly?

Back in the underground tunnel when Nojiko, Yosaku and himself confronted Nico Robin, she'd given them a ton of info. Including the location of a bomb. According to her, the bomb had been placed as a fail-safe to wipe Alubarna away if the plan failed. Usopp had been quick to volunteer for the job of defusing it, given he figured it would be the least dangerous job. That was, of course, until Robin mentioned that two agents were guarding the bomb. He'd begged Nojiko to go with him, but it hadn't worked out.

"If you want, we can switch. I bet you could snipe Ms. Double Finger from far enough away to not even fight."

"Speaking of which, the central plaza where the bomb is has an excellent view of the city," Robin had pointed out. "You could help out your friends after defusing the bomb."

"Besides," Nojiko said, "only you can defuse a bomb on this crew anyway. Last thing I want is Yosaku defusing it."

"Exactly," Yosaku agreed.

"I'm teaching everyone what I know after this," Usopp hissed to himself and he slunk down the alleyway towards the central plaza. "So they can do it while I stay safe!" Peaking out from where he was hiding, Usopp took note of where he was in comparison to the clock tower. The tower in question was in the central plaza of the city, the obvious perfect place to destroy everything. So far he'd managed to get by without getting into a fight, but the tower had no cover to approach from. That sucked. Didn't help that a lot of fighting was going on there too. God, why did he sign up for this?!

Peaking out onto the street, Usopp noted that everyone he saw was far enough away for him to get to the next alley. He swallowed hard and looked around, getting ready to make a break for it.

"Usopp!" He shrieked in surprise and dove back into the alley, reaching for his gun. "Usopp, it's me! Relax!" Making a face, Usopp turned around to see that he didn't need to fear the person. Vivi sat before him on Karoo's back, smiling at him.

"Vivi!" He exclaimed, "you scared the hell out of me!"

"Sorry," she said, "what are you doing back here? Last I saw you were in the palace!"

"Well, it's a little complicated," he said. He quickly explained to her what had taken place in the underground tunnels, the Princess paying close attention.

"So that's how it is," she said, frowning. "Damn Crocodile. He has to be insane!"

"Glad we sorted that out, yeah," Usopp agreed.

"Well, hop on!" Vivi said, pulling on Karoo's reins, forcing the duck to turn. "Let's go and defuse the bomb!" Glad to not be alone, Usopp hoped on behind her and held on as the duck took off. Karoo was certainly faster than running through the back alleys, and the trio bee lined towards the central plaza.

"Anything we need to be careful of?" Vivi asked as Karoo took a hard turn.

"Robin said two agents were guarding it!" Usopp replied over the chaos around them. "She said that close range was the best way to take them out."

"Do you have a way to fight at close range?" Vivi asked. Usopp gulped and reached into his cloak, pulling out a flintlock.

"Nojiko gave me her extra pistol," he said, "seeing as I need a way to fight up close."

"Let's hope you're as good of a shot up close as you are far away." she said. Riding towards the plaza only took them a few more minutes, and they soon arrived. Just as he expected, the plaza was full of people fighting. An explosion sounded nearby, throwing debris into their path as well.

"What should we do?" He asked weakly.

"What do you mean?" Vivi asked, "we run. Karoo, let's go!" Usopp had no time to argue with her before the duck took off again, sprinting full-tilt through the plaza. He ducked and dodged every single time a person got close to them, and shrieked in Vivi's ear more than a couple times. Karoo's speed was unstoppable, however, and soon they arrived at the base of the sandstone clock tower. Vivi made for the doorway on the side, barging through it with her shoulder.

"Come on," she said to him as he joined her, " we need to climb these stairs!"

"S-Stairs?" Usopp asked, looking up the tower. A staircase spiralled up to the top, making him gulp. As he walked in the door, Vivi looked to Karoo with a frown.

"Karoo, get where it's safe!" She said, "there's no enough room here for you." The duck looked irritated and quacked at them. Usopp wished Chopper was here with them. "Don't talk back to me!" Vivi said, "get going! Find Chaka! Help him!" Karoo still looked mad, but he saluted to Vivi and took off, leaving nothing but a cloud of dust behind him. Vivi shut the door and walked past Usopp to the first stair, looking back at him.

"Ready?" She asked. He gulped and nodded. The two began to ascend the stairs as quickly as they could, huffing from the exertion rather quickly.

"Vivi," he managed to splutter out, "what do we do about the agents?." Vivi clicked her teeth at this.

"I was busy running up the stairs," she said, "and they'll have the advantage on us, too. Any ideas?" It was hard for Usopp to think and run, but he soon concocted a plan. He reached into his bag of supplies, shoving things out of his way until he found what he wanted.

"We could use these," he said, hoisting up his prize. "Some smoke bombs I made." Vivi smiled back at him.

"Perfect," she said, "follow my lead!" The pair continued running up the stairwell, Usopp trying not to die on the way up. Soon they got close to the top, and Vivi slowed her pace. Usopp did as she did, the pair tip-toeing closer to the door that lead to the clocks internals. Once they reached it, Usopp could distinctly hear laughing inside.

"Look at those morons fight!" A mans voice said, "not knowing it's all in vain!"

"We should get ready to flee soon!" A woman agreed as Vivi grabbed the door handle and turned to him, nodding her head. Usopp said nothing as he grabbed his bombs. Using her free hand, Vivi held up three fingers, and began to count down. Usopp tensed. Once she lowered her last finger, Vivi flung open the door with all her might, and Usopp tossed the bombs inside. They exploded upon impact, throwing up a smokescreen so thick Usopp couldn't see anything inside.

"What the hell is this?!" The mans voice asked from inside, through the coughing. "did something go wrong?!"

"Check the bomb! Check the bomb!" Vivi readied her peacock spinners, nodding at Usopp again. He gulped, gripping his rifle tightly. The Princess charged inside, Usopp lagging behind her. He lost sight of her as soon as they got inside, but he heard the unfamiliar voices cry out in surprise. Gritting his teeth, he advanced further inside and looked around. He saw a little better now, but not enough to help if Vivi needed it.

"Vivi?" He called weakly.

"I'm fine," the Princess replied somewhere off to his right, "We caught them off guard!" The smoke began to clear thanks to the open door, and Usopp got a better look at the results of their attack, Both agents lay face down on the ground, blood pooling from their chests and bruises on their face. Vivi had dealt decisive blows immediately.

"Good work," he said, "Sorry, I should've down more."

"You'll door more than enough when you defuse this bomb," Vivi replied, gesturing to their left. Usopp looked, and was caught off guard when he realised what he saw seeing.

"A cannon?" He asked. What lay before them was a massive cannon, which he could only presume was to fire the bomb in question. "Well, this is easy enough to defuse it and off itself..." He wandered behind it and quickly located the mechanism that would light the fuse, and disarmed it.

"What about the bomb?" Vivi asked. Usopp made a face at the back-hatch of the cannon.

"Come help me with this," he said. Vivi did so, and together they pried open the massive hatch, revealing a black cannonball inside.

"Can we get it out?" Vivi inquired. Usopp shuddered at the idea, his mind working quickly.

"It's a heavy cannonball," he said, judging it's weight. "But the floor here is brick, so it should hold."

"Are we betting on it not to explode?" Vivi asked weakly. Usopp gulped as he regarded it.

"Are we?" He repeated. The pair stared at each other quietly, trying to figure out their next course of action.

"If we don't, we may die anyway," Vivi finally said. "Crocodile wouldn't leave it's detonation to a cannon that could easily malfunction. Get it out." Usopp hatred that he agreed with her.

"Well," he said, "pray to your Gods and help me pull it out onto the floor." Nodding, Vivi joined him next to the hatch, and the pair began to rustle the cannonball out slowly.

The battle in Alubarna hand't begun to slow down yet, and that unnerved Nojiko. She had hoped that she might see some sign of her allies defeating agents, but no such luck. Even though she'd been wandering around for quite some time, she hadn't happened upon any of her friends. That worried her, but she didn't have time to think. She needed to focus on the battle ahead.

If they were able to trust what Nico Robin had told them, then apparently Ms. Doublefinger should have been deployed in this direction. She hadn't spotted the woman yet, but from what Robin had said she'd be easy to spot.

"Ms. Doublefinger should be easy to find," She'd said, "she's got a mess of blue hair on her head, and she's rather tall for a woman. Not to mention the way she walks. Very...Odd, if you ask me. But beware her Spike-Spike Fruit. She can grow spikes out of any part of her body, which makes close-range combat a death sentence. You use guns, right? Keep your distance from her. She can't do much with her abilities far away from you."

That all made sense to her, but it made her worriedly fumble with her ammo reserves tied to her belt. She'd practised to identify her special ammo by touch, which let her tell what she was about to use quicker. Still, she was sure a few shots wouldn't be enough to take down this woman. After all, she was one of the strongest agents. Pulling the revolver she'd stolen from Mr. Five out of it's holster, she checked the chamber quietly. Loaded with explosive rounds, ironic given it's previous user.

Lets just hope she doesn't give me too much trouble...

Screams of pain cut Nojiko out of her worrisome thoughts, and she ducked into the nearest alleyway to hide herself. She waited for a few moments, but no one seemed to find her. More screams echoed nearby, and they sounded horrific. She was tempted to run the opposite way, but she had someone to look for. Someone who may very well have been causing those screams. Steeling herself, Nojiko turned and followed the sound as best she could. It didn't take her long to hear the screams even closer by her, and she gulped. What the hell was she even doing?! There was no way she could take down a trained fighter, she was barely one herself!

Ignoring her better senses, she peaked around the corner to see what was happening. Just her luck, she'd found the woman she was looking for. Ms. Doublefinger was surrounded by bodies of soldiers and rebels alike, all of them with varying degrees of wounds caused by punctures. Looking further, she saw the woman responsible. She had ro give Robin credit, the description of the woman was spot on. Ms. Doublefinger was a tall woman, with a curvaceous figure and curly blue hair. She currently had a soldier in her hand, her thumb extended to a point and puncturing the man through the chest. She could see from how the woman was holding him that he was dead already. Looked like Robin was right. Fumbling a little, Nojiko reached for her pistol and aimed it at the woman.

"No point in revealing myself," she noted quietly, lining up the iron sights with the woman's upper body.

Bang!

The gun expelled it's first shot, flying true. It exploded against the woman, and a cry of pain echoed down the street back towards her. She grinned and ducked back behind the corner, cocking the hammer back again to swap chambers.

"Who's there?!" Ms. Doublefinger shouted. Seems she wasn't dead. "Show yourself, before I kill you!" Right, because that was going to make her show herself. As quietly as she could, Nojiko began to creep away from the street, intent on switching her position to attack from the shadows again. Slinking behind the building, she moved quickly towards the other end of the alley so she could peak out again.

"Ah, there's the little ray you shot me," a voice said, startling her. Nojiko aimed down and looked around, but couldn't see the woman in question. Where was she? How did she know.

"Where are you?" She demanded, shaking as she tried to find her.

"Look up, dumbass," Ms. Doublefinger replied. Nojiko's eyes widened and looked up, just in time to see the agent detaching the spikes in her feet from the building wall, dropping down on top of her. She moved to aim her gun, but the agent was faster. She reached towards her, and her fingers extended into spikes quickly. Nojiko dodged as quickly as she could, but she wasn't fast enough. The spikes cut through her arms and legs as she moved, slicing her open as they caught her skin. The feeling of blood trickling down her body sent her adrenaline through the roof, allowing her to scramble back up quickly. She aimed her gun at Ms. Doublefinger, but she was hesitant to shoot. The explosive rounds used it such close proximity was a bad idea.

"Don't move," she warned regardless.

"Or what?" Ms. Doublefinger demanded, putting her hand on her hip. "You'll shoot me? Please, darling. I'm not scared of you. But I can tell you're scared of me." Nojiko grit her teeth and steeled her nerves, finger begging her to pull the trigger.

"Want to get shot again?" She demanded weakly.

"Want to get hit by the blowback from that explosion?" The agent countered, making Nojiko's stomach drop. Her buff was being called. "Please, darling. You won't do that. We'll both get hit, and I can guarantee one of us walks away more whole than the other." Damn, now what was she going to do? Her flintlocks were still holstered at her sides, but she wasn't going to reach them in time before she got skewered. She needed to get space between alleys had been her hope of that, but that was gone now.

But she needed a plan.

Deciding she'd rather die fighting than standing around, Nojiko freed her right hand from the revolver and reached for one of the flintlocks. As she did so, Ms. Double finger's, well, fingers stretched quickly into points to stab her. She warped her body awkwardly to avoid them as she drew, ready to aim the gun right at the woman's head.

Until her arm was punctured. Nojiko cried out in pain and looked, surprised to see a spike splintering off from her finger into her arm. When she tried to move, it was surprisingly sturdy.

"I'd hate to ruin such a pretty body," Ms. Doublefinger said, "but I'm guessing you're one of the Straw Hats. That means you have to die."

"Funny," Nojiko said, "I was thinking the same thing about you." Quick as she could, Nojiko holstered her revolver behind her back and reached into her ammo pouch, and found what she wanted based on the texture. Pulling out, she lobbed it at the woman's face, who looked surprised.

Smoke exploded right in the agents face, causing her to retract her spikes and cough. Nojiko took this opportunity to escape, peeling out of the alley and back into the street. If the alley was a no go, the street was her best bet. She needed the distance.

And if worst came to worst, she had a final card to play.

Nojiko pulled out both of her flintlocks, ready. Her opponent revealed herself by jumping to the rooftop nearby, watching her angrily.

"You've got more fight than i expected," she said, "I'll make sure to end you quickly."

"You're free to try!" Nojiko shouted, taking aim. She unleashed a flurry of bullets, specifically the smaller, faster rounds. The munitions flew at Ms. Doublefinger, who was forced to dodge down onto the street away from the bullets. Nojiko adjusted her aim and kept firing, keeping well in mind that the flintlocks could only hold a group of ten smaller rounds each before the cartridge was empty. Once she counted twenty bullets had been fired, Nojiko expelled the cartridges from the guns on the move, making Ms. Doublefinger laugh.

"A firearms biggest weakness!" She called as Nojiko ran, "the need to reload!" She wasn't looking, and as such Nojiko had no idea where the spikes were going to hit her. All she knew was that they were coming. She dodged at will, falling to the ground and hoping she'd dodged the worst of it. As she forced more rounds into the guns, she felt a searing pain in her thigh. She grit her teeth as the spike went all the way to the bone, sending a shockwave of pain through her body. Her brain went into overdrive warning her of the pain, some of the worst she'd ever experienced, but she fought through it and loaded her gun all the same. She aimed it at Ms. Doublefinger and fired. She had loaded quickshot rounds, which flew faster due to their size. The agents had no time to retract her spikes all the way before dodging, causing her to roll away with a massive spike still extended. Nojiko fumbled in her pouch for a different ammo type, finding it quickly.

"Your weakness," she said as she loaded it, "is that those spikes are your body. Would still hurt to get shot in them, right?!" She fired again, the buckshot round exploding out of the barrel like a shotgun. Ms. Doublefinger had been caught too fast, and the pellets tore into her legy arm as she tried to dodge again. Gritting her teeth, the agent ducked back into the alleyway and disappeared. Reloading more buckshot rounds, Nojiko drew both guns and waited with baited breath. If the woman got to close, she was going to get a face full of the pellets, so now she was staying away.

"What's the matter?" She challenged aloud. "Too scared to face me now that I hit you?"

"You're pompous for a rookie, I'll give you that," Ms. Doublefinger's voice came from somewhere nearby. Nojiko checked the rooftops to be sure. "But you're not ready for the Grand Line. Not with the skills you have." The rain Nami was creating was obscuring both her vision and hearing, making it even harder to detect the agent.

The back of Nojiko's neck pricked, her hair standing up on end. She whirled, but it was too late. Ms. Doublefinger descended on her, half a dozen spikes piercing her forearm as she raised it to defend herself. Nojiko cried out as she tried to stay on her feet, the agent pushing her downwards. She tried to aim her other hand at the woman's face, but was stopped by more spikes working their way in between her finger and the trigger. Ms. Doublefinger smirked at her.

"You upstarts these days are all the same," she said, "dreaming of having it all, too weak to even make it past the first few islands. Did you really think you weakling could defeat a Warlord of the Sea? Pathetic. I bet your Captain is being killed as we speak." Nojiko grit her teeth, trying to fight off the black spots appearing in her vision.

"Shut up!" Nojiko shouted, instinctively trying to knee the woman in the stomach. That had been a mistake. Nojiko cried out in pain as spikes tore through her leg. She wanted to collapse to the ground, but the spikes impaling her kept her upright.

"Where was that fire you had before?" Ms. Doublefinger demanded, using her free hand to grab Nojiko's face and direct it to towards her. "Did I extinguish it already? Tell you what, I'll let you die bleeding out on the ground if you apologise to me. Can you?" Nojiko glared at the woman angrily, her cheeks being squeezed together.

She spat in the woman's eyes.

Ms. Doublefinger reeled in surprise, the spikes releasing her. Nojiko fell to the ground in a puddle of rain and blood, struggling upwards, Using the only strategy she had, she reached for her pouch and the revolver.

"Insolent child!" Nojiko screamed as spikes drove themselves into her legs, pinning her down. "Defiant until the end, hm? I respect that." Nojiko remained silent as she managed to chamber the round she'd reached for. "And because I respect you, I've decided to give you the death you deserve; a spike through the heart, after a bit of deserved pain."

Nojiko groaned as spikes drove themselves into her sides. She couldn't tell if they were piercing anything vital, but it hurt like hell. She tried her best to not black out, but it was getting harder and harder. Even then, she pulled the hammer of the revolver back.

"Then what are you waiting for?" She demanded, trying to focus on her breathing. The agent smirked.

"Attitude doesn't carry you forever," the agent said, "foolish girl. Comes into the Grand Line with no Haki, no Devil Fruit, not even a decent technique to her name...Did you people really think you could find the One Piece? You won't. You and your Captain will die here. He'll never be Pirate King."

Nojiko didn't know why, but hearing these words caused something to snap in her mind. She remembered seeing Luffy defeat Arlong. She saw him on the same stage Gold Roger had been executed on. She clenched her teeth.

"Take that back," she hissed.

"What was that?" Ms. Doublefinger demanded. Nojiko looked the woman right in the eyes, feeling a shout coming up her throat.

"Take that back!" She shouted, revealing the revolver in her hand and pointing it straight at Ms. Doublefinger's face.

And pulled the trigger.

"What's up, Usopp?" The sniper had pulled her aside as they sailed up the river towards Alubarna. After stopping the rebels, it was only a matter of time before things were resolved.

"I've got something for you," Usopp replied, reaching into his bag. He pulled out what looked like a round of ammunition, pressing it into her hands.

"What is this?" She asked, inspecting it.

"It's a high explosive round for your revolver," he said. "I got the idea from that explosive guy you stole the gun from. It's got a ton of gunpowder and shrapnel packed in there. I only had time to make the one, so use it sparingly." Nojiko nodded gratefully, pocketing the round.

"How dangerous is it?" She asked curiously.

"Well, as long as you don't fire it off at point blank range, you should be okay."

The rainy sky above her head confirmed to Nojiko she was still alive, but how alive she couldn't tell. As the ringing in her ears faded, she began to assess her body and search for the damage. There was blood pooling in her mouth, so she spat it out. Her arms and legs pulsed with pain, so she assumed they were still there. After a moment she could still feel her hand wrapped around the revolver, so she hadn't dropped it.

"T-Take it back," she spat out, "he will be Pirate King. I'll make sure of that." She didn't know why she felt the need to reaffirm that, but she wanted it to be known. Pushing as hard as she could, she managed to sit up. Her body groaned in annoyance, wanting her to lay back down. But if she did, she was worried she wouldn't be able to get back up again. Pushing her wet hair out of her eyes, she looked up to see Ms. Doublefinger laying across from her, spread-eagle. Was the woman dead? She couldn't tell.

Vertigo assaulted her, nearly sending her back to the ground. She vaguely identified her own hand as she stared at the ground. She couldn't stay here, she needed to find somewhere safe. But she didn't think she had the strength to walk. She tried, and failed, to pull herself across the ground. This was going to be harder than she thought.

Things only got worse when she heard a cough.

She weakly looked back towards Ms. Doublefinger to see the woman retching, curling herself up into a ball. Great, it wasn't over yet. She reached over and grabbed the revolver again, fumbling around in her pouch for ammo. She couldn't identify what she was touching, seeing as her fingers were numb. She rolled her eyes and just pulled a few out, trying to load them. She managed to load six shots, cocked the hammer, and aimed at the woman weakly. She couldn't aim straight, so she tried both hands. Sadly, she couldn't get the shot lined up. She sighed, dropping the gun.

"I knew that was a bad idea..." She said weakly. She looked up again to see Ms. Doublefinger had sat up, glaring at her fingers as they turned into elongated spikes.

"Spike-Spike Doping!" Nojiko watched in shock as the woman stabbed herself with her spikes, right in the upper arm. She watched as the woman's arms bulged with power, as if her muscles were enlarging. Great, this was the last thing she needed.

"That was a decent blast," Ms. Doublefinger spat, blood dripping from her mouth. "I'll give you credit for putting yourself in harms way. But it's time to end this." Nojiko regarded the woman weakly, barely able to form a sentence.

"You won't win," she spat back.

"Why not?" The woman demanded, raising her enlarged hand. "I've beaten you."

"You guys in general," Nojiko replied as her head swam. "You can't just oppress and subject people with no resistance. This country will fight you ever step of the way."

"Is that a fact?" Ms. Doublefinger demanded. Nojiko nodded, her thoughts on Cocoyashi.

"Yes," she said. "Until the bitter end." Ms. Doublefinger regarded her quietly for a moment, before raising her hand up higher.

"Wait for your Captain in the afterlife," she said. Nojiko watched the arm quietly, waiting for it to take her head off. She was really going to die here, huh? This was really the end for her. She hoped Nami and the others would be okay. Surely they could finish this woman off once she was gone.

She could hear flapping nearby, but it didn't really matter.

Not until Ms. Doublefinger was slammed into the dirt by a bird. Nojiko's eyes widened, eyes following the bird as it circled around again. There was a familiar redhead riding the bird.

"N-Nami?!" She shouted in surprise.

"Stand up, Nojiko!" Her sister shouted over the rain, "it isn't over yet!" Strength pooled in Nojiko's legs, forcing her to stand. She stumbled towards Ms. Doublefinger, who had recovered from the surprise attack and was watching her warily. The agent swung her arm at Nojiko, who fell out of the way to dodge it. The woman then turned and grabbed onto the bird as it flew at her again, stopping him in place with her enlarged muscles. She grinned at her success, but she seemed to have forgotten Nami on her back.

Nojiko watched as Nami beat the woman over the head with her staff as hard as she could. A resounding crack tore through the street at the sound. Ms. Doublefinger stumbled back, clutching her head. Taking this as her chance, Nojiko tackled her to the ground and took her pistols in her hand. She couldn't punch the woman if she wanted to keep her fingers, but this'd do.

Rearing back, gripping the guns by their barrels, Nojiko slammed the handle of her flintlocks into the woman's face. She repeated this process over and over again, breaking the woman's nose in the process. Ms. Doublefinger stabbed her through the stomach with her index finger, but Nojiko didn't stop. Eventually, the spike receded and the woman was struggling to breathe. Nojiko straddled her, panting as she raised her gun again.

"Let me correct you," she said. "Luffy will be the Pirate King. My sister and I will get him there. Because we owe him that much!"

Nojiko struck her again, causing the grip on her gun to crack and break from the force of the strike. She looked weakly at the broken gun, tossing it aside as she collapsed off Ms. Doublefinger.

"Nojiko, are you okay?!" Nami and a mans face appeared in her view, watching her warily.

"I'm fine," she lied. "Where did you guys come from?"

"We were fighting Crocodile with Luffy when he heard an explosion," The bird man said. "Nami saw it was you and urged me to help." Nami smiled down at her.

"Couldn't leave my sister to die, could I?" She asked. Nojiko huffed at this.

"Guess not," she said. "Is Luffy still fighting?" Nami nodded. "Good. Go and help him."

"What about you?" Nami asked weakly.

"I'll survive," Nojiko said. "Please, go and help him. we can't let Crocodile win. We...we can't let Alabasta turn out like Cocoyashi." A flash of recognition went across Nami's face, making her grimace and nod.

"Stay here and safe," she said as she stood. "I'll be back for you once we defeat Croc. Okay?"

"Okay, okay. Go!" Nodding, Nami turned and jumped on the man's back as he transformed into a bird again, taking off into the stormy sky. She huffed, wiping her wet hair out of her eyes again. She thought back on Ms. Doublefinger's words from earlier, digesting her words fully.

"What the hell is Haki?" She asked aloud. No one answered her.

I know some people will be asking, so I'll answer; Yes, Sanji's fight is the same and no, I won't waste time on it. After all was said and done, keeping his fight the same made the most sense to me, and everyone else was accounted for. So here we are. After this, we conclude the fight with Crocodile! (finally) I hope you all enjoyed! Consider leaving me a review, I'd appreciate it!