A/N: Before we begin, I must tell you all that I'm going to slightly edit chapter 25, otherwise another arc I wish to include in this fic won't make a lick of sense. Now, to the story!

The Mr. 4 pair, along with their gun-dog Lasso, were now launching their attack at Gin, Alvida, Valerie, Usopp, and Chopper, who were scrambling around in the desert while trying to think of a way to counter-attack. Lasso kept shooting out baseballs for Mr. 4 to hit them towards the Straw-Hats, while Miss Merry Christmas dug up from underground to hold them by the legs to keep them from dodging them.

"Huh?" Chopper said as he looked around in confusion. "Usopp? Where are you?"

"Hey! That long-nose punk is gone! Where is he?!" Miss Merry Christmas said as she, Mr. 4, and the other Straw-Hats were now looking around for him.

"Did that guy run away?" Valerie said.

"If he did, I'm gonna snap his nose off like a twig!" Gin grunted in anger.

"Bravo, Mole-woman!" echoed a voice from nowhere, causing everyone to jump. "These tunnels of yours are top-notch! Just one drawback with them though. Anyone can use them!" Suddenly, Usopp came flying out of a hole behind Mr. 4 before bringing a giant hammer with 5t on it straight onto Mr. 4's head. "USOPP...POUND!"

"What is that?!" the mole-woman cried out as Usopp jumped back while Mr. 4 just laid there out cold. "WHERE'D A SCRAWNY LITTLE PUNK LIKE YOU GET THE STRENGTH TO LIFT 5 TONS LIKE IT'S NOTHING?!" she screamed. Chopper looked amazed while the others had disbelieving stares in their eyes.

"Your turn! Feel the wrath of my 5 ton hammer!" Usopp shouted while running towards her, causing her to panic and sink back into the hole. "Where'd you go, you weird little penguin?" he asked.

"I'M A MOLE, NOT A PENGUIN MORON!" she shouted from another hole.

"Funny. I thought you were a groundhog!" Gin said from behind her before swinging at her head, missing only by a split-second.

"Missed me!" she said, not noticing Alvida's shadow over her before bringing her club down on her opponent's head, scoring a direct hit. "OW! YOU BASTARD! HIT ME WHEN I AIN'T LOOKING! NO FAIR!" she cried out as she rubbed the bump on her head.

"We're pirates. That's how we are!" Alvida said as she raised her club again, causing Miss Merry Christmas to duck again and pop up at random places, which soon turned into a game of Whack-A-Mole with Usopp, Gin, and Alvida trying to hit her, only succeeding with Usopp's rubberband, before all four were tired and panting.

"Stupid mole!" Gin said as Usopp started ranting about how he was amazing and beaten all of Baroque Works other comrades by himself, only for it to fall flat with Mr. 4 waking up and Lasso destroying his 'hammer' with a bomb.

"IT WAS FAKE?!" Chopper screamed in horror.

"DUH!" Usopp said back. "5 tons?! I can lift 10 pounds at most! It's two frying pans connected to a stick and covered in paper! That's all!"

"You tricked me...with PAPER?!" Miss Merry Christmas said in fury as a murderous red aura surrounded her, making Usopp back away in terror before she dove under the ground. "I'LL KILL YOU FOR THAT!"

"Now you've done it!" Valerie said. "When she gets like this, she makes you wish for death after she's through with you!"

"Which hole's she gonna pop up from?" Alvida said as they all looked around.

"Which hole?!" came her voice from underground. "HA! This desert is like a swimming pool for me!" she said before jumping up behind Usopp and smashing him into the sand with her hand. "MOLE BANANA! Mr. 4! You and Lasso take out these other guys! I'm gonna personally kill this long-nose freak! SHOW THEM YOUR PUNK-KNOCK!" At her words, Lasso spat out a barrage of baseballs that soon filled the area around them, which were knocked back by Mr. 4.

'We can't dodge this!' Chopper thought as he chomped down on a rumble ball while the others either ran for it or jumped into the holes. 'BRAIN POINT! If I can just find their weakness, we can beat them.' he thought before bringing his hooves together to form the scope just as all the bombs exploded around him. The smoke lingered before revealing a dazed and singed Chopper who was wobbling around as he struggled to stay awake before planting his feet on the ground and putting his hooves together to make a scope once more.

While he was searching for a weakness, Miss Merry Christmas was now chasing Usopp around in anger while he ran for his life before grabbing his ankles and smashing him through the walls of the ruins. As this happened, Gin and Alvida were shaking their heads after being disoriented by the blast while Valerie used the explosion to propel herself high into the air.

"I've got it!" Chopper shouted before running towards Lasso and kicking up sand in it's face. Just before it started sneezing, Chopper grabbed it's head and pointed it into a hole, making it sneeze countless bombs into the hole. "EVERYONE! RUN FOR IT! GET AWAY FROM THE HOLES!"

"You don't have to tell me twice!" Usopp shouted as he managed to recover enough to start running, followed by Gin, Alvida, and Chopper just as a bright light began to shine out of all the holes before an enormous explosion blasted them all away. All of them were now staring at the huge smoke cloud while coughing. "The weakness...was that all the tunnels were connected."

"Nice thinking...Chopper." Alvida said as they all stared at the smoke cloud before a silhouette could be seen in the smoke.

"These guys...are tough." Gin said as he stood up.

"No way...No way!" Usopp shouted as he took off.

"Usopp! Stop!" Chopper shouted.

"Get your ass back here!" Gin shouted.

"NO WAY! WE CAN'T BEAT THESE GUYS! WE EVEN HAVE NUMBERS, BUT THEY JUST WON'T STAY DOWN!" he shouted.

"You can't run!" Chopper shouted.

"He's right, you know!" said the Mole-Woman as she rose from the sand and grabbed his ankles. "After pissing us off like that, no way are we gonna let any of you morons go!" she said as Usopp tried to get away. "All of you weak little morons are doomed to die here! Not surprised, seeing how weak your captain is!" All of them stared at her after she said that as Usopp quit struggling.

"What...what do you mean?" he asked. "What do you know about Luffy?"

"That brat in the Straw Hat?" she asked before grinning. "I know that he's already dead!" All of the Straw Hats around there stared in disbelief.

"Luffy's...dead?" Chopper asked in a weak voice.

"That's right! Heard about it not too long ago." she continued. "Still, from what I heard, he got a few hits in, but not enough to stop our boss! What a weak-ass runt!"

"DON'T YOU LIE TO US!" Usopp shouted in anger as he and the others glared at her. "I'm not gonna stand around and listen to you lie like that! No way is Luffy just gonna up and die!"

"Oh really?" she asked. "And why's that?"

"Because he's gonna become King of the Pirates one day! So shut your mouth!" he yelled. Both Baroque Works Agents looked at him before they started laughing.

"Pffft hahahaha! Pirate King? You hear that Mr. 4? Pirate King! PiKing! Piking!" she ranted as Mr. 4 laughed while the others glared daggers at them. "I'm glad he's dead. People like him and you lot who believe things like that are morons!" she said before she started laughing. All of them were now feeling rage at her words. Each and everyone of them were now either tightly gripping their weapons or curling their hands into white-knuckled fists at her words.

"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL!" Gin finally shouted as Valerie floated down and joined her friends.

"That's right!" Usopp agreed before he was dragged across the desert, yet he still kept talking. "No matter who it is, or how strong a foe or obstacle is-" he said before he was smashed through a wall.

"Usopp! You okay?" Chopper shouted.

"No...matter...how great the odds are against him." he mumbled out loud.

"You're up Mr. 4!" she shouted. Mr. 4 got into his batting stance.

"Shit! He'll die if they use that!" Valerie shouted as they all started running towards Mr. 4.

"MOLEHIIIILLLL!" she shouted as she dragged Usopp within range before Mr. 4 hit Usopp in the head with his bat. "INTERCEPTION #4 !"

"...blugh..." went Usopp as he coughed up blood while he was soaring through the air.

"USOPP!"

"LONG-NOSE!" they cried as Usopp plummeted and slammed back into the sand.

"YOU BASTARDS!" Chopper snarled as they all got ready to fight.

"Awww. Miss your friend already?" Miss Merry Christmas said. "Don't worry! You punks are next!" All of them just glared at her before they heard someone grunting.

"There comes a time...in someone's life...where they cannot run from a fight." came Usopp's voice from the sand cloud. Everyone stared in shock as they all saw Usopp standing, despite his bleeding head. "That time...is when a friend's dream...is laughed at."

"You took a four ton to the head and you're still alive?!" shouted the Mole-Woman. "No way! No way! NO WAY! You dirty ron! What trick did you pull this time?!"

"Luffy isn't dead...he's gonna be King of the Pirates someday." Usopp said before shouting. "AND I WON'T SIT BACK AND LET YOU LAUGH AT HIS DREAM!"

"Neither will we!" Alvida said as she and the others were smiling, ready to for round two!

"Heh! We'll see about that!" Miss Merry Christmas said before diving into the sand. "LET'S GO AGAIN MR. 4!" she shouted as Mr. 4 got his bat ready. She grabbed Usopp by the ankles and guided him towards Mr. 4, ready to smash his head into pieces.

"Chopper! Get behind me!" Usopp shouted as he put his googles over his eyes and drew his slingshot.

"Right!" Chopper said as he ran behind them in his Horn-Point.

"SPECIAL ATTACK: SMOKE STAR!" Usopp shouted as he shot a smoke star at Mr. 4, blinding him before slipping out of his shoes. "You're up Chopper!" he shouted before rolling away, leaving Chopper to dig her out of the sand and trap her in his antlers right to Mr. 4. "MOLEHILL: INTERCEPTION #4!" Usopp called out, immitating Miss Merry Christmas.

"NO! WAIT! STOP! YOU'RE GONNA HIT-" she cried out before Mr. 4's bat slammed into her face, sending her flying away and into some ruins.

"Four!?" Mr. 4 said in confusion.

"Not done yet!" came Valerie's voice. While Mr. 4 was blinded, Gin and Valerie had locked arms as he began swinging her around at high speeds as she increased her weight. The speed at which he was swinging her had kicked up the sand a little until he was going fast enough. "10,000 kilo!"

"Hammer Toss!" Gin finished as he launched her directly at Mr. 4, slamming into his gut and knocking him into Lasso before they all smashed in some ruins next to Miss Merry Christmas. Valerie got up and walked away as Lasso coughed up one last bomb, which detonated after a few moments.

"Nice toss." Valerie said.

"Heh." was all Gin said with a small grin.

"We...we did it!" Usopp said before collapsing.

"AHHH! USOPP!" shouted Chopper. "DOCTOR! WE NEED A DOCTOR!"

"That's you." Alvida said.

-Inside Alubarna-

Vivi was running through the streets towards the North Block, where the palace and a number of guards were. She was stopped by some guards, but was let through when they discovered who she was. Arriving at the Palace, she went towards Chaka and gave him an outrageous request. To destroy the palace.

"That's insane!" Chaka protested.

"How so?" she said with a determined look. "Do you believe that destroying the palace will destroy this country? No. This country-" she said as thoughts of all the people that she met on the way here. "This country is it's people!" Chaka stood there while the rest of the guards protested. There words weren't heard as Chaka was remembering what Cobra had told him before, which was exactly what Vivi had told him just now. He closed his eyes before kneeling before her.

"It shall be done."

A/N: Hope you all enjoyed. Sorry if it's a little close to canon.