Being running through Alubarna, Zoro began to growl.

" Where is that damn bomb ? "

Suddenly, two people positioned themselves in front of him.

" It's Roronoa Zoro. " One of them asserted, pointing a gun in his direction.

" Kill him. "

Nevertheless, they were cut by the sabers of Zoro, who passed behind them. He hadn't even slowed down, to defeat them.

" I don't have time to take care of you. "

Suddenly, stopping to run, he noticed that he was now in front of the big stairs which allowed to leave Alubarna.

" Shit ! Am I leaving town? However, I made sure to run all around the palace! This city is very poorly built. "

" Zoro onii-san. "

" Hum ? " Zoro wondered, turning around.

At that moment, he saw Menma, right behind him. Much like her presentation in front of Gin and the others, the child presented only a stoic face, while her legs were transparent.

" Menma? What are you doing here, idiot? Where are Yosaku and Johnny? I thought they had to protect you. "

Then staring at Menma's legs, he wanted to know.

" Can I know what happened to you? "

In response, Menma turned and began to flee, while floating above the ground.

" Hey, come back. " Zoro ordered her, starting to follow her.

Following Menma through the city, Zoro was surprised to see the child pass through walls and other obstacles, which allowed her to float, without needing to go around those obstacles.

" What is this madness ? I have the impression of following in ghost? What happened, damn it? "

Suddenly, stopping, he roared.

" MENMA ! STOP ! "

Surprised, the child stopped and turned to see Zoro walking towards her.

" Stop your game! I don't have time for this! Tell me immediately what's going on? Where are you taking me And what happened to your legs? "

Just staring at him, Menma suddenly smiled at him. Then, finally, she declared.

" I'm sorry. "

" What ? "

Suddenly, Menma pointed to a building that could be seen in the distance: Alubarna's huge clock.

" What ? " Zoro wondered, looking at the building.

Then, thinking for a few seconds, he cried out.

" Do not tell me ? "

Looking down, he was surprised to find that Menma had disappeared.

" Menma ? "

Looking around, he called out to her.

" Menma! MENMA ! "

Finding her nowhere, he began to growl. Then, staring at the huge clock again, he groaned.

" DAMN IT. " He shouted, running towards the building.

In front of Alubarna's mausoleum, everything seemed still and silent. Yet, magically appearing, a zipper popped into the ground and Bruno's body popped out. Letting himself be dragged on the floor, he moaned, while resting his hand on her injured stomach.

Still, wanting to ignore the pain and tried to stand up.

" Crocodile and Luffy went in that direction! They can't be far. "

Trying to take a step, he finally collapsed forward. Having no more strength, he began to crawl on the ground.

" CROCODILE ! I swear I would stop you! I promised it. "

" GUM GUM PISTOL ! "

" SABLES PESADO ! "

Hearing screams and shock waves, Bruno turned his face to a huge hatch that was open at ground level.

" What … ? "

Wiping his chin to remove the blood from it, Crocodile raged.

" Use your blood to touch me? Are you so desperate that you sacrifice yourself in a losing battle? "

" Shut up ! " Luffy roared. " This time, I would win! I will never let you hurt someone again. "

" Tsss! You are just a runt! Seriously, what do you hope to become by beating me? The new hero hero of this country? Ridiculous. "

" I don't care if the people of this country consider me a pirate or a hero. " Luffy retorted. " Me, if I'm fighting against you, it's to help Vivi! And then, no matter what happens after I win… I already know what I want to become! The next pirate king will be me. "

" Tsss! Again with this stupid story? Really, you haven't changed, even though I've beaten you twice. "

Preparing to attack Luffy again, Crocodile suddenly froze, before declaring.

" Mugiwara, before killing you, I would like to ask you a question. "

" Hum ? "

" Your friend who fights by creating zippers! And this blonde girl who can create spirits with her keys! They are immigrants, aren't they? "

" Immigrants ? " Luffy repeated. " I do not see what you're talking about ! What is that ? "

" At the beginning, there were seven. " Taught him Crocodile. " Seven people from other worlds! Acacia, the gourmet! Bardock, the golden warrior! Igneel, the fire dragon! Hiruzen Sarutobi, the millenium ninja! Utsuro, the false pacifist! And Nana Shimura, the fallen heroine! Are you so stupid that you don't know that all these people were part of the Gold D. Roger crew ? These names are known around the world, but very few people know the true stories of these people! The government has done everything to hide their secret. "

" It's you who are stupid. " Luffy retorted. " You only cited six people. "

" There was a seventh. " Assured Crocodile. " But even I don't know his name! All I know is that he betrayed Roger by trying to kill him, before joining Roger's worst enemy crew! However, whether his or her or the other six, not all of these people were from our world! Hence their nickname of "immigrants".

" What ? " Luffy wondered. " Are they like Lucy and Raynare? And what happened to them? "

" When Gold Roger died, they dispersed! So, a few left with the vice captain of the crew! Others have joined the crew of a youngster who has become a Yonko! And for the others, they left alone and we only hear about them from time to time. "

Smiling, he declared.

" From what I understand, a new wave of immigrants is arriving in this world! Perfect, if I can bring them together and control them, I will become the next king of this world! Thank you for this valuable information, Mugiwara. "

" Shut up ! " Luffy roared, clenching his fists. " You, all that interests you is to hurt people to become the king of a country that will never want you! You are ready to kill anyone and betray your own companions! Guys like you, I can't stand them. "

" Hum ? And what are you going to do? "

" To stop you. "

" Gin ? What are we doing for Bruno-aniki? " Wanted to know Yosaku.

" Let's drop this fool. " Gin cried, pretending to run. " We must at all costs find Chopper and cure Lucy! Bruno is old enough to be able to fend for himself. "

" Okay ! " Johnny agreed, as he carried Lucy on his back.

Starting to run, they were suddenly surprised to see Navy soldiers appear in front of them.

" What ? " The trio wondered.

Seeing Tashigi and the rest of their comrades on the ground, the soldiers roared.

" Is it you who put them on the ground ? "

" Hey, I recognize this guy! It's Gin, the demon! He is part of the Mugiwara crew. "

" Stop him. "

Growling, Gin began to twirl his tonfa. However, feeling one of his muscles ache, he let out a moan of pain, before dropping his weapon.

" I have no more strength. "

Next to him, Johnny and Yosaku weren't in better shape. Their fight against Mr 10 had exhausted them.

" Damn it! What do we do? "

" Stop them. "

" YEAH ! "

However, no sooner had the soldiers taken a step towards the trio when they felt several shurikens touch them and plant themselves in their flesh.

" AHHH ! What is that ? "

" It's an ambush! Be careful ! "

" What … ? " Gin wondered.

Suddenly, the huge figure of a man jumped from a roof, before crushing several soldiers under his feet. Recognizing the obese man, as well as the small woman on his shoulder, Gin could not but be amazed.

" You ? "

Still having wounds after his fight against the man, Mr 6 nevertheless showed a confident smile, while he affirmed.

" Go! We will hold them back. "

" What? "

" We are going to make sure that you can leave Alabasta and that you sail towards the new world. " Ningaju assured. " And once there, I hope you regret not letting us kill you, when you meet Kaido."

" You will know the same hell we lived. " Pik assured. " This will be our way of getting revenge. "

Seeing more soldiers arriving, the duo rushed towards them and began to fight them.

" Gin-aniki… who are these guys ? "

Just looking at the duo, Gin remaining silent, until he said.

" Let's go. "

" What ? "

" We leave. " Gin ordered, starting to run.

Turning to have the trio leave, Pik said.

" In the end, if Mugiwara can beat Crocodile, maybe we will have a chance to see our dream come true. "

" Do you think he can defeat Kaido? "

" I don't know ! I am sure not! Still, I'm also sure he doesn't stand a chance against Crocodile! So, if he manages to win against him, then the impossible will become possible. "

" Stop these guys. " Ordered a soldier, running towards the duo.

Continuing to beat the soldiers, the duo found themselves very quickly without any energy.

" I think we're going to end up in jail. " Pik asserted.

" I don't want to go to jail. " Ninjuga declared.

" Me neither ! Still, I promise we'll make sure Kaido collapses. "

Suddenly, feeling a soldier wounding him with his sword, the colossus dropped to the ground, causing Ninjugo to fall from his shoulder. Falling to the ground, the ninja declared.

" It's strange ! I lost to Kaido, and I hated him! Today I lost to this girl and yet I am not mad at her. "

Thinking back to her fight with Lucy and her words, the ninja declared, blushing.

" Lucy-sama was so awesome and gorgeous when her body turned bright! I felt like I was seeing a real goddess. "

" Goddess ? " Pik wondered.

Preferring to breathe a simple sigh, he eventually passed out as the soldiers surrounded the duo to stop them.

For his part, hidden behind a wall, Mr 2 had witnessed the whole scene.

" They protected them? Why ? Are they our enemies? "

Thinking back on Lucy then, he remembers how she had protected him from Crocodile, preventing the man from killing him. Growling, Mr 2 declared.

" These are our enemies! So why did she save me? "

Then, remembering his meeting with Luffy, he noticed how much more sympathetic Luffy had been to him, than Crocodile. Besides, Luffy had made it very clear to him that he considered him a friend.

" Mugi-chan ... "

Dragging himself through a long hallway, Bruno rested a hand on a wall as he struggled to walk. Feeling a shake, he collapsed again to the floor, before seeing a piece of the ceiling fall not far from him.

" What is happening ? I feel like this whole building is about to collapse. "

Suddenly, finally reaching a room, he saw Luffy and Crocodile facing each other.

" Crocodile… Luffy… "

both bleeding, the two fighters seemed to be fighting a bloody battle, while Luffy seemed to have found a way to fight the shichibukai on an equal footing.

" Damn it! Mugiwara! How much more do I have to kill you to have peace? "

" You may defeat me, I will never leave you alone until you have returned what you have stolen from the inhabitants of this country. "

Immediately starting to smile, Crocodile asked.

" What are you talking about exactly? Money ? Prestige? Trust ? Gold? The water ? The lives of the people I killed? I have stolen so many things! Do you need to be more specific, Mugiwara? What do you want me to give back? "

" This country. "Luffy asserted.

" What ? "

" When we arrived here, Alabasta was already no longer the country Vivi knew. "

Thinking back to every word the princess said since they had been in Alabasta, Luffy asserted.

" Vivi cried because of you! People suffered because of you! Yuba disappeared because of you! A million people are killing each other because of you! This country is by no means Alabasta! It is nothing more than a hell that you are creating. "

Roaring, Luffy screamed.

" An asshole like you doesn't deserve to be king! And it is certainly not for you to tell me to leave this country by abandoning Vivi. "

" Why ? Why do you want to save the life of a stranger? "

" Vivi is no stranger! VIVI IS MY FRIEND. "

" Luffy? " Bruno wondered, hearing him speak seriously.

" Tss! It doesn't matter if I deserve to be king or not. " Retorted Crocodil. " Even if the discovery of Pluto will take longer than expected, once I have it in my possession, I will no longer be a king for the inhabitants of this country, but a true god. "

" Motherfucker ! You have no respect for other people's lives. "

" No ! I only have respect for myself ! DESERT SPADA ! "

Getting ready to attack Luffy, he was suddenly surprised to see a blue puppet appear in front of him and touch his arm to cut him off.

" WHAT ? IMPOSSIBLE ! "

Turning around, Luffy saw Bruno, leaning against a wall. Having attacked Crocodile, the mere act of summoning Sticky Fingers caused him to cough up more blood.

" Bruno ? "

" You ? " Crocodile roared. " Is that a joke? What's the matter with your crew? Even when I kill you, you manage to come back from the dead. "

Could not say anything, Bruno saw him transform his arm into sand to recreate it at the level of his shoulder. Once again, Bruno's power had done him no harm. Moreover, having left in haste, Bruno had not thought of picking up his stakes in seastone. Therefore, even if he was not injured, Bruno was unable to kill him.

"Damn it ! We don't stand a chance. "

" Hey, Bruno ... "

Suddenly the man felt Luffy put his precious hat on his head.

" What … ? "

" Keep it to me! I trust you ! Me, I will defeat Crocodile. "

" Beat him ? But how … ? You ... You ... "

'' Earlier, you told me that you gave me five minutes to defeat him. " Luffy asserted. " Crocodile beat me in two minutes! Then he ran away! And we've been fighting again for a minute! Which means I still have two minutes to defeat him. "

" Two minutes ? " Roared Crocodile. " Hold on ! Do you really think you can beat me in two minutes? Either way, it won't change anything! And you know why, because this city will no longer exist in less than two minutes. "

Hearing this, Bruno growled. On the contrary, Luffy smirked.

" Hum? Why are you smiling ? "

" You don't know my friends. " Luffy assured. " They will stop the bomb! I'll bet my life on it. "

" Asshole ! " Crocodile roared as he aimed his poisoned hook at him. " I dried you up, buried you alive, impaled you, pierced you… and yet you are still alive! But do not worry ! My scorpion poison will eventually end your suffering. "

" Poison ? " Bruno wondered.

At that moment, feeling his legs go numb, Luffy took awkward steps as he looked ready to collapse.

" That's right, Mugiwara! Collapse and die. "

" Out of the question. " Luffy replied.

Kicking the ground with his feet to stay upright, he lifted his head, before asserting.

" You will never be able to defeat me. "

At first angry, Crocodile declared.

'' Is that all you can think of to say? You hurt me, Mugiwara! But I still can't understand why a lousy pirate like you, who is already half-dead, wants to keep fighting one of the most powerful pirates in this world so badly! I admit that I do not understand your stupidity. "

" THE KING OF PIRATES, IT WILL BE ME. " Luffy suddenly roared, with conviction.

Having heard enough, Crocodile rushed over to Luffy while directing his hook to his throat.

" Stupid boy, anyone who knows a minimum of Grand Line knows which pirates deserve or not to have the chance to proclaim themselves '' the future king of the pirates ''! A runt like you has no chance of becoming the king of these oceans! A cockroach like you ... I crush it in two seconds. "

Nevertheless, he saw Luffy lift one of his legs, before managing to crush the hook of the Shichibukai under his foot. Then, in an instant, he smashed it violently against the ground.

" What … ? "

Not even having time to speak, Crocodile felt Luffy's fist hit his abdomen violently causing him to cough up blood, before sending him flying against a wall.

Seeing this, Bruno was dumbfounded.

" It's impossible ! He is hurt everywhere! He got poisoned! Crocodile is more powerful than him! His logia surpasses Luffy's power! So how… how does he manage to stand up? "

"Luffy is our captain. " Zoro had taught him.

" It might be weird to believe, but Luffy has something about him that forces people to follow him. " Gin said.

"Luffy is the man who will become the Pirate King. " Nami assured.

At that moment, remembering all the sentences that Luffy's friends had said since he was sailing with them, Bruno finally wondered.

" What does Luffy have ... that I don't have? "

Running through Alubarna again, Johnny suddenly ended up on one knee.

" Johnny. " Yosaku cried.

Letting Lucy off his back, the man declared.

" I can't take it anymore. "

" Give her to me. " Gin ordered, starting to grab Lucy. " However, his right arm made him suffer again and he moaned in pain. "

" DAMN IT ! "

" I'll take care of it. " Yosaku assured.

" We are out of time. " Johnny retorted, seeing Lucy's face getting redder and redder. " She is exhausted, because of her fight, that's why the virus is destroying her so quickly. "

" Chopper! Where are you ? " Gin asked.

" HERE ! "

" What ? " The trio wondered, turning around.

Running towards them, Chopper and Loke could be seen, as blood covered Loke's clothes.

" Sorry for the delay. " Cried Chopper. " We had a few bad encounters. "

" Baroque Woks. " Loke growled, wiping away the blood from his hands.

Seeing Lucy next, he crouched down next to her.

" Lucy-san! Are you OK ? Lucy. "

" Push yourself. " Chopper ordered him, starting to examine her. " Oh no ! She reacts again because of the keshia! I knew it would happen! Lucy never rested since we left my island. "

" Can you take care of her ? " Gin asked him.

" Yes. " Assured Chopper, rummaging in his bag. " Since I was afraid this situation would happen, I brought some medicine with me. "

" How did you manage to find us ? " Wanted to know Johnny.

" Lucy's magic. " Loke taught him. " We, her spirits, are able to spot her, no matter where we are! Luckily we found you on time. "

Looking up, he noticed that they were Alubarna's clock.

" There is barely a minute left. "

" What ? " Yosaku wondered. " What are you talking about ? "

" Crocodile planted a bomb somewhere in town and it's supposed to explode in a minute! Its power will be so devastating that it will destroy the whole city. "

" WHAT ? " Yosaku and Johnny frightened.

" It was missing more than that. " Gin growled. " Where are the others ? "

" They are looking for the bomb! May I doubt that they have succeeded in…"

" Hey everybody. " Vivi cried.

Arriving with Usopp and Neni, the princess was surprised to see the little band in front of the clock.

" What are you doing here ? "

" Hum? Did you find the bomb ? "

" Vivi thinks she's on the clock. " Usopp said.

" WHAT ? "

Arriving in turn, Nami cried out.

" Usopp! I read the message you wrote! You're sure you've found the bomb. "

" I'm sure she's up there. " Vivi assured, pointing to the top of the clock.

" Up there? " Yosaku wondered. " But we can never get there in less than a minute. "

" Raynare. " Gin cried, looking for her. " Damn, it's true she's not here! The Falcon ! Where is he ? Where's the hawk? "

Jumping, the small group saw Pell's silhouette flying through the air and heading towards them.

" PELL ! " Vivi rejoices.

" HERE. " Usopp shouted, shaking his arms. " HERE ! "

" We are saved. " Neni rejoices, imitating him.

However, the pirates ceased to rejoice, the instant they heard the sound of a detonation, before seeing Pell collapse, after feeling a projectile hit him.

" That … ? " Johnny thundered.

" Impossible ... " Nami whispered.

For her part, seeing Alabasta's guardian fall from the sky to crash to the ground, Vivi cried out.

" It's finish ! Crocodile won. "

" No ! We can still do it. " Neni retorted. " Climb that clock in forty seconds? We can do it. "

" It's impossible because… "

" Hey everybody. "

Looking up, the pirates saw Sanji waving to them from a window on the clock.

" Sanji ? "

" I ran here as soon as I read your post, Usopp. " Sanji assured. " Where's the bomb? "

" Up there! Up there. "

" What? " Another voice wondered. " Is it even higher? "

Raising their faces further, the pirates spotted Zoro, who was one floor above Sanji.

" Zoro? How did you get up there? "

" It's Menma who showed me this place. " Learned the swordsman.

" Menma ? " Gin wondered. " Wait, is she with you? "

" No ! She disappeared. "

" What is this story ? " Wanted to know Nami. " I thought you were in charge of watching her. "

" A moment, Nami. " Cried Usopp. " A problem after another! For now, if we analyze the situation, Zoro can still save us. "

" Impossible. " Vivi retorted, noting that Zoro had barely done halfway. " He'll never get to the top in thirty seconds. "

Thinking about it, then looking at the people she had around her, Nami finally affirmed.

" We can do it in thirty seconds. "

" What ? "

Who will join Luffy's crew?

Before Shells Town: Raynare - 9 million - (Highschool DxD) / Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)

Arc Shells Town: Roronoa Zoro

Kuro Arc: Usopp

Arc Baratie: Sanji / Gin - 13 million -

Arlong Arc: Nami / Johnny / Yosaku

Bow Drum: Chopper

Alabasta Arc: Nico Robin /? /? /? /?

Skypiea Arc:?

Arc Enies Lobby: Franky

Arc Post Enies-Lobby :?

Thriller Bark Arc: Brook

Punk Hazard Arc:?

Tesoro Arc :?

Dressrosa Bow : ? / ?

Wano Kuni Arc: Jinbei / ?

Post Wano Kuni Arc:?

Arc Battle Teach :?

With other characters:

Buggy: Magi (OC), Bull (OC), Kuro, Morgan, Megumim -23 million- (Konosuba)

Arlong: Syra (OC)

Milhawk: Alice (OC)

Wapol: Musshuru

Crocodile: Noscula (OC), Mr 6 (OC), Miss Halloween (OC)

Garp: Sakura (Zombieland Saga)

Gold D. Roger: Igneel - 1.380 billion - (Fairy Tail), Acacia (Toriko), Bardock (Dragon ball Z), Hiruzen Sarutobi ( Naruto ), Utsuro ( Gintama ), Nana Shimura ( My hero Academia )

Im : Light Yagami ( Death Note )

Individual: Bruno (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure); Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan); Menma (Anohana); Neni (Mr 9), Reiner ( Shingeki no kyojin ), Eevee (Pokemon)