"Why?" Koza roared, pointing his sword at Crocodile. "Why did you do this? If we have become rebels, it is to take your example! Crocodile… how dare you betray us?"

"Betraying you?" Repeated the man. "Sorry, but I don't remember signing any commitment with you! It was you who had me idolize without my forcing you! Is it my fault that you are blind and stupid? Nevertheless, thank you! Thanks to your stupid revolt, it will be even easier for me to take control of this country. "

"Motherfucker !" Koza roared, running towards him.

"Stop! Fool!"

Stopping Koza saw Cobra attempting to get up, while ordering him.

"It is not too late to avoid the great massacre! Koza, you have to go warn your men and evacuate the whole town, before the bomb explosion destroys it entirely."

"The bomb…? What bomb?"

Realizing that something serious was about to happen, the man rushed towards the exit. However, directing his hook at him, Crocodile questioned him.

"Where do you think you are going?"

Nevertheless, a chain wrapped around his arm, as a sword pierced his chest. Remaining frozen, the shichibukai ends up turning around, to see Neni and Chaka behind him.

"You ...?" He wondered, seeing them still able to stand.

"If this boy is our only hope, we must save him." Chaka asserted.

Taking advantage of this diversion, Koza continued to run. However, he felt Vivi push him, to knock him to the ground.

"What? Vivi?"

"Idiot! You are still in shock from the revelation! What will happen if you tell them the city is going to explode? You will create a movement of panic! And many people will not believe you and take advantage of the panic to continue the war! It will become carnage. "

"What?"

Hearing her, Crocodile clapped his hands, before screaming.

"What a beautiful proof of wisdom, Miss Wednesday! Koza… what do you plan to do to fix this problem? Nothing can stop this war! HAHAHAHA!"

Hearing him laugh, Koza couldn't help but clench his fists, as he felt an overwhelming urge to kill this monster. Still, he calmed down the instant he heard Vivi cry out.

"Koza! I have a plan! And I need your help."

"What?"

"Trust me! There is only one thing left to do to avoid the chaos! We must stop this revolt that Crocodile has created."

"But how?"

"In your opinion, you are the only one who can stop it."

Helping him up, she cried out.

"Koza ... Can I count on your help?"

Remaining silent, the man looked at Crocodile, then Cobra. Then, hearing footsteps, he understood that his companions were coming towards the palace. Taking no more time to think, he cried out.

"Tell me what to do."

Nodding, Vivi began to run towards the exit of the palace, followed by her childhood friend. Seeing them do it, Crocodile roared.

'' Do you really think I'm going to let you go? "

However, feeling his head beheaded, the man turned it to sand before reforming it on the base of his neck. Roaring in anger, he stared at Chaka and Neni who was facing him.

"You ... You are starting to annoy me."

Running towards the palace, the rebels did not meet a single soldier on their way.

"Perfect! We have defeated all of their lines of defense."

"It only remains for us to take possession of the palace."

Nevertheless, slowing their course, they eventually came to a stop, seeing a huge group of royal soldiers in front of them, who were flying white flags.

"What?"

Then, standing on two barrels, the rebels could see Koza and Vivi, also holding two white flags.

"Koza-san? Princess Vivi?"

"Why is the army waving white flags?"

"Koza-san… what's going on?"

"It's simple." Koza announced. "This war no longer has a reason to exist."

"There is no reason to let more blood flow." Vivi adds.

"Therefore, we have declared to stop this warrior." The couple affirmed.

"What?"

"Rebels! Stop the battle and leave the city." Koza ordered.

"On our side, the royal army will lay down their arms and let you go." Vivi announced.

"Bands of idiots." Cried Crocodile, seeing the duo from the roof of the palace. "Do you think your words will make a difference?"

Behind the shichibukai, the bodies of Neni and Chaka were on the ground, bathing in a pool of blood.

Watching Koza and Vivi become excellent targets, he let them talk without doing anything, waiting for the instant one of his men was going to shoot them, causing the fighting to return. However, the more the seconds passed, the more the man became irritable. Nothing was happening. No shots were fired.

"What are these fools doing?"

Suddenly, he saw one of his men, on the roof of a house. Loading his rifle, the man then pointed it at Kohta and pretended to shoot him.

"It's not too soon."

However, Crocodile couldn't hide his surprise, seeing the shooter being cut into pieces.

"What? "

Appearing on the roof, Bruno could be seen walking towards the sniper. Making sure he was no longer a threat, Bruno then lifted his gaze to stare at Crocodile. Immediately the shichibukai recognized him.

"This guy… he's part of the Mugiwara crew."

Thinking back to the man he had killed the day before, he roared.

"Even dead, this microbe continues to make things complicated."

Immediately raising his arm, he created a sandstorm. Seeing him do it, Bruno was surprised.

"What is he trying to do ?"

Soon, the sandstorm blanketed the area where the rebels and soldiers were.

"Hey? What is happening?"

"A sandstorm?"

"Crocodile." Vivi understood.

"He never gives up." Koza roared.

Suddenly a man screamed in agony as he felt a hook pierce his chest.

"What ...?" He wondered, before collapsing.

Two seconds later, a rebel met the same fate. Then it was a soldier's turn.

"What is happening?" Wanted to know a rebel, hearing several cries around him.

Seeing something move behind him, he got scared and pulled. Its projectile passed through the cloud of sand, before hitting the body of a soldier, who fell to the ground.

"What?" A comrade, near him, wondered.

Hearing another shot, he fired in turn, before yelling.

"Warning! The rebels are attacking us."

Hearing his shots and those of his companions, a rebel roared.

"These swellings take advantage of this cloud of sand to shoot us! Guys, get up to speed."

"YEAH."

Immediately gunfire was heard. Seeing this, Vivi left her barrel and began to run through the sandstorm, while screaming.

"No! Stop! It's Crocodile! Stop fighting."

"Vivi! Stop, you…" Koza cried, starting to chase after her.

The man suddenly spat blood. Several revolver bullets were aimed at him and pierced his abdomen. Freezing, Vivi turned to see him fall to the ground.

"KOZA!"

Suddenly the sand around her took on the appearance of a hand. Gripping Vivi's clothes, the hand saw her fly out of the sandstorm. Then, finally, it reattached itself to Crocodile's arm.

"Already back, Miss Wednesday?"

"Crocodile!" Vivi cried, feeling herself being strangled.

"Have you understood, now?"

Admiring the fighting, he cried out.

"No matter how hard you try, nothing can stop this war! Admit it! This is my victory."

"You really are a horrible man, Mr 0." Said Miss All Sunday.

"Who cares?"

"I would never give up my ideals." Vivi suddenly cried. "I am the princess of this country! And I will continue to fight to protect him."

Hearing this, Crocodile began to growl.

"You are really a nasty girl! There are less than 15 minutes before the explosion! Lucky for you, you won't live long enough to see this massacre."

Positioning Vivi's body above the void, he asserted.

"All you have done is give false hope to a handful of people! Honestly, did you really think you could stop a shichibukai?"

"Stop!" Cobra pleaded.

Too late. Turning his arm to sand, the shichibukai took pleasure in seeing Vivi's shocked face, as she felt herself fall.

"AHHHHHHHHH!"

"VIVI!"

"HAHAHAHA!" Giggles Crocodile.

However, perceiving a silhouette in the sky, the shichibukai suddenly stopped laughing.

"Hmm?"

" CROCODILE ! "

"Impossible." Cried Crocodile, unable to hide his surprise.

Flying through the skies, Pell had returned to his king's rescue, while carrying Luffy on his back.

"Luffy-san." Rejoices Vivi, acknowledging it. "Pell."

Immediately flying towards her, the hawk let Luffy stretch out his arms to grab the princess, before she crashed to the ground.

Seeing this, Crocodile growled and directed his hand towards the trio.

"DESERT…"

Nonetheless, he felt his upper body pull apart, as a zipper opened in the middle of his abdomen.

"What?" The man wondered.

"ZIP !" Bruno cried, behind his back.

"You ?"

Immediately, both parts of Crocodile's body turned to sand, and moments later his body reformed in front of Bruno. Remaining calm, Bruno saw him appear with an angry look.

"You ... Are you the one who got rid of my men?"

"These assholes? Yes! Their way of killing people disgusted me! I'm sorry I kept you waiting."

Rocking his neck from side to side, he cracked the muscles in the back of his neck.

"But now I'm ready."

"Ready for what? I don't know if you noticed, but… your power has no chance of doing me any harm."

"You're right! However, thanks to another logia user, I now know your weak point."

"My weak point."

Simply rummaging in his pockets, Bruno was going to take out an object. Yet a voice cried out.

" CROCODILE ! "

Then two hands gripped the edge of the palace roof.

"GUM GUM ROQUET !"

Launching into the air, Luffy flew high in the sky. Then, finally, he landed forcefully on the roof of the building, causing the structure to shake.

"Mugiwara / Luffy-san?"

Staring at the duo in front of him, Luffy banged his fists.

"Sorry Bruno! Nevertheless, it is I who will massacre him."

Barely giving him a look, Bruno retorted.

"Out of the question."

"Hmm?"

"You had your luck yesterday." Bruno asserted, while staring at Crocodile. "I should have stayed with you to defeat him! Nonetheless, your crew stopped me by stating that I had to trust you."

Then pointing to the combat zones, he cried out.

"I should never have listened to them! Check out what's going on down there! If I had stayed to help you, none of this would have happened."

"Do not worry! This time, I would defeat him."

Unable to withdraw his anger, Bruno turned and aimed at Luffy.

"ZIPPER-MAN!"

Immediately jumping back, Luffy dodged the puppet, which held it to separate him into pieces.

"Hmm?" Crocodile wondered, not quite understanding the situation.

"Hey, Bruno! What are you doing?"

"There are enough of your whims." Roared the man. "We are in the middle of a war! Do you really think I'm gonna let you do your nonsense? Luffy, you are unable to defeat me! So let me do it."

Staring at him, Luffy too began to scream.

"It's you who will get out of this roof."

"What?"

"Yeah, I admit that I was defeated by this guy and he left me for dead in Rainbase! And I also know that I could never beat you! Nevertheless, this guy, I know I can beat him."

"What? How can you be so sure? Luffy, stop behaving like a child and…"

"I WILL OVERCOME HIM." Luffy suddenly roared.

Surprised, Bruno couldn't help but stare at Luffy's face. At this very moment, Bruno was convinced that Luffy was the stupidest man he knew and he would have done anything to knock him out in order to fight Crocodile. Yet, for some strange reason, he saw no fear in her gaze. Luffy had been defeated… he still had a scar on his stomach that Crocodile had given him… Crocodile was a lodge seemed that seemed to be untouchable… Yet Luffy certain he could defeat him.

"How ... How can you be sure to beat him?"

"I discovered his weak point." Luffy assured.

"His weak point?"

"Um?" Wondered crocodile. "Hey, Mugiwara! Are you delusional? During our fight, you couldn't touch me once! What weak spot have you found when you can't even hurt me?"

Looking at the shochibukai, Luffy finally looked down at Neni and Chaka.

"Neni?" Luffy wondered, turning his body over.

Immediately Bruno gritted his teeth, seeing the mummified body of the man. Crocodile had completely dried it up. As for Chaka, Crocodile had pierced his body with his hook and left him dying in excruciating pain.

"This is the fate reserved for traitors." Announced Crocodile! Ordinarily, I would let my precious crocodiles make her body disappear… Too bad, we can't always have what we want!

Gritting his teeth, Luffy was about to take a step towards him. Still, he felt a hand grab his leg.

" Lu ... Luffy! "

Turning around, the pirate saw Neni's arm hold his leg as the man began to whisper.

" Vi ... Vivi ... "

" Neni? Are you alive? "

" Vivi… " Repeated the man. " Vivi… Save Vivi. "

" It's already done my guy. " Luffy assured. " Vivi is already saved. "

" For how long? " Giggles Crocodile. " After all, in a quarter of an hour the whole city will explode! Sorry to tell you, but I doubt Vivi can run long enough to escape the explosion. "

" Explosion? " Bruno wondered. " Are you not okay? There are several of your men in this town. "

" My what? " Wondered crocodile. " Don't make me laugh! Incapables like them are only replaceable pawns. "

" Fucker… "

Suddenly spitting blood, Neni convulsed in Luffy's arms.

" Oye, hold on. "

" Sorry… I'm sorry. " The man cried, wanting to cry, despite having no more water drop in his body. " I… I did not protect… Vivi! Sorry. "

Not even finding the strength to turn his head, to stare at Luffy, he asserted.

" I am ... a loser. "

Staring at him silently, Luffy suddenly grabbed the hose that was connected to a barrel of water that was on his back. Immediately, he thrust the end of the hose into Neni's mouth before giving her a large amount of water to drink. Collecting in her mouth, the liquid almost blew Neni's cheeks. However, managing to drink the water, the man felt his body swell to return to its original appearance.

Straightening up suddenly, he inhaled for a long time, before affirming.

" I thought I was going to die. "

Then suddenly Luffy grabbed him and Chaka's body. Then, with a quick movement, he threw the two bodies towards Bruno.

" Take care of them. "

" What ? But … ? "

Glancing towards the combat zone, Luffy declared.

" Bruno ... with your power, you're the only one of us who can stop this massacre! I'll let you take care of it. "

" Luffy, stop your bullshit! You…"

" I'M GOING TO CONQUER CROCODILE. " Luffy roared.

Growling when he heard it, Bruno wanted to say something. Yet, watching the rebels and soldiers kill each other himself, he finally asserts.

" You have five minutes! If you haven't won in five minutes, I'll take your place. "

" No problem ! That's more than enough to defeat him. "

Turning around, Bruno then mumbled.

" If you lose again, and this city explodes, I will never forgive you. "

Then he started running to jump over the roof.

" Hey what are you doing? " Neni frightened.

" NENI ! " Luffy suddenly cried. " I'm counting on you to protect Vivi. "

" What ? " The man wondered.

" As if I was going to let you do it. " Crocodile roared, pointing his hook at them.

" PISTOL ! "

Hearing a sound of impact, Cobra and Neni couldn't help but widen their eyes, seeing Luffy's fist hitting Crocodile's face, causing him to crash into a wall.

" How did he do it? "

Then feeling himself fall down, Bruno cried out.

" Shit ! It's higher than I thought! Do any of you know how to fly? "

" Are you kidding us? "

Arriving at that moment, Pell positioned himself under the trio and managed to intercept them.

" What ? " Bruno wondered.

" The hawk. " Recognized him as Mr 9.

Letting himself down, Pell landed on the ground and dropped his passengers off near Vivi, who were with Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper and Loke.

" Bruno-san. " Cried the princess. " Neni-san! Chaka-san! "

Can only moan in pain, the warrior felt his body roll to find himself lying on the ground.

" Vivi… sama… "

Seeing the condition of his body, Pell clenched his teeth.

" What dishonor for our people! Igaram is dead! And Chaka and I got beaten up and humiliated! How are we supposed to continue to be the guardians of Alabasta, if we are not even fit to fend off the dangers that threaten the country? "

" Pell-san! Crocodile is a shichibukai and…"

" We don't have time to feel sorry for ourselves. " Cried Bruno. " We have a bomb to find and defuse. "

" We know. " Approved Zoro. " However, we have no idea where it is. "

" We have no choice but to search the whole town. " Nami remarked.

Looking around, Chopper wanted to know.

"Anyone know where Gin and the others are?"

Having his gaze turned in a direction, Loke asserted.

" I feel Lucy's magic in that direction! However, what worries me is that she feels me getting weaker and weaker. "

Looking at Bruno and Zoro, he cried out.

" I think I should join her. "

Simply nodding, Bruno cried out.

" If you find the others, tell them to join us. "

" Okay "

" I am coming with you. " Cried Chopper, running behind him. " They may need some care. "

" Very good ! On our side, we are going to look for the bomb. " Sanji asserted.

" Go for it. " Cried Bruno. " Me, I stay here. "

" What? "

Suddenly seeing a rebel and a soldier fighting not far from the group, Bruno directed his hand towards them.

" ZIPPER-MAN! "

Immediately, the puppet came out of his body and touched the duo several times. Immediately, the bodies of the two men fell together, while their arms and legs were cut off.

" What … ? "

astonished Pell saw the two men gesticulating on the ground. However, instead of screaming in pain, they were only frightened, as no drop of blood escaped their wounds.

" What does it mean ? "

" I will neutralize as many men as possible. " Said Bruno, turning to Vivi. " Sorry, Vivi! But that's the only way I have to stop them!. "

Staring at him, Vivi then saw the other pirates organize themselves to find the bomb and thus save the capital. Seeing them do it, the princess began to sob while stammering.

" Thank you … "

Opening a door, Johnny, Gin and Yosaku entered a dwelling.

" Lucy. " Cried Gin! I came to pick you up!

" In the meantime, it's me who carries you on my back. " Yosaku remarked.

" Shut up ! It's humiliating enough for me. "

" Huh… there is a problem. " Johnny remarked.

Lifting his face, Gin was surprised not to see a single body in the dwelling.

" What…? "

" Please! Tell me we've got the wrong home. "

In response, Gin began to growl.

" LUCY! "

Leaning against a wall to help herself walk, Lucy found it difficult to breathe, as her face grew redder and redder. Still, deciding to face the pain, she lifted her face, to see the palace in the distance.

" Vi ... Vivi! "

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)

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