CHAPTER 45
LONG RING LONG ISLAND
Naruto, Sanji, Chopper, and Kakashi were resting up in the Thousand Sunny with Sakura and Hinata taking care of them. Sasuke, Franky, Usopp, Nami, Brook, and Law spoke on the island.
"Any one of you guys know anything about the Holy Land of Marie Jois?" Sasuke asked.
"That's the place where those crazy celestial dragons are isn't it?" Usopp asked.
"Ow, I believe so." Franky added.
"Celestial dragons… oh my, why would Zoro-san and Robin-san be there?" Brook asked.
"My best guess is they were taken there by Psycho after they showed up at Marineford." Sasuke said.
"But Psycho promised Robin he'd take her to some library?" Nami asked.
"It was obviously a trick to get her to come to him and it succeeded, unfortunately." Sasuke said, "What do you guys know about that place?"
The straw hats looked at each other.
"To be honest brother we mainly know that there's a hell of a lot of marine soldiers there and celestial dragons and with us being pirates we wouldn't exactly get a warm welcome." Franky said.
"Celestial dragons? Like, real dragons?" Sasuke asked.
"No." Law said.
Sasuke and the others looked at Law.
"Celestial dragons are descendants of the people who created the world government. They can do anything. They can own slaves and even kill people, and nobody can do a thing about it. The Holy Land is full of them." Law said.
Sasuke smirked.
"That'll make tearing the place apart even easier then, I wouldn't even fell bad cutting them down." Sasuke said.
"Easier said than done, Sasuke-ya." Law said, "The celestial dragons themselves aren't the problem, it's the marines. Every single person here aside from you ninja are wanted pirates. Zoro and Robin are also pirates. We wouldn't even get past the front gates let alone get in there and cause any real damage." Law said.
"We don't even know where Zoro and Robin are in there either… we'd have to spend too much time sneaking around trying to find them and then sneak out." Usopp said.
"So we won't sneak." Sasuke said.
Everyone looked at the goth ninja.
"Sasuke-ya… what're you saying?" Law asked.
"I say we launch one big attack at the Holy Land and then just charge in!" Sasuke said.
Everyone became shocked.
"Hey hey I don't think you understand how things work around here! We can't just do something like that!" Nami said, "These people control the world!"
"Until just a couple days ago we both thought we lived in separate worlds… come to find out… we share the same world but for some reason our ninja world was cut from this one. I have a feeling now that… these are the guys responsible for shutting us out." Sasuke said.
"So it's a kind of personal vendetta for you isn't it?" Franky asked.
"Yeah, exactly." Sasuke said.
Law sighed.
"Look, as much as I want to just crash in there I have to warn you about three things." Law said.
Everyone waited and listened.
"As a warlord I had to go to the Holy Land to fill out paperwork stating my loyalty to the government and that I would do what they asked when they asked. In attendance were the three navy admirals, the fleet admiral, and…" Law paused.
Everyone had a nervous face except Sasuke.
"The five elders." Law finished.
"The five elders?" Sasuke asked.
"Five men who rule over the marines and the world. There are two extremely tall guys, and three old men who are usually sitting." Law said.
"Do they have devil fruit abilities?" Brook asked.
"I have no idea. I doubt those guys don't have at least something to protect them… they honestly look like they mean business. I wouldn't think they'd rule the world without being strong." Law explained.
"So, what should we do? We're literally stuck." Nami said.
"This can't be them…" Sasuke said.
Everyone looked at the ninja with confusion.
"Huh? What're you talking about?" Nami asked.
"This can't be the straw hats we met a couple of days ago." Sasuke said.
Nami, Usopp, Franky, and Brook held shocked faces.
"The risk takers, the ones who'd do anything to save their friends, what happened to those straw hats? Luffy ran into a situation he had no business because he THOUGHT Zoro and Robin were at Marineford, the straw hats who came into our lands to fight just to help Vivi? Your captain fought our friend because of his urge to protect what he found precious. I know the crew can't be that far behind their captain!" Sasuke lectured.
The straw hats hung their head low.
"Ask yourselves, what would Luffy do?" Sasuke said.
FRANKY'S MIND
"WE DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SAY ROBIN IS! WE'RE GOING TO SAVE HER ANYWAY!"
Franky smiled and stood to his feet.
USOPP'S MIND
"YOU'RE OUR FRIEND! WE'LL BEAT THIS STUPID BUTLER HERE AND NOW!"
Usopp stood to his feet.
NAMI'S MIND
"NAMI! YOU JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH AS WE BEAT UP ARLONG FOR YOU!"
Nami stood to her feet.
BROOK'S MIND
"WE'LL BEAT UP THE GUY WHO STOLE YOUR SHADOW SO YOU CAN JOIN OUR CREW WITH NO WORRY!"
Brook stood to his feet.
The four-straw hats, all standing, smiled.
"Luffy would tell us to charge in there and get our friend back regardless!"
"OW! That sounds like my SUPER captain!"
Nami smiled as well as Law.
"We're getting Zoro and Robin back. We'll plan it out while the others recover and we'll tell them about our plan when they wake up." Sasuke said.
The straw hats cheered. Law smiled.
"I guess… since I couldn't save my crew… I could help another from sharing the same fate." Law thought.
GRAND LINE WATERS
Kraken and Jimbei sailed on Kraken's marine ship through the Grand Line waters. Jimbei steered the ship while Kraken sat on a box with a pencil and paper.
"Alright… so we got Doflamingo, Kuro, and two former CP0 members." Kraken said, writing.
Jimbei looked back.
"What are you writing, Kraken-kun?" Jimbei asked.
Kraken looked up.
"Oh, just taking notes. I've been watching DEATH from the outside for a long time and have an entire booklet of notes. Members, abilities, connections, hideouts, you name it." Kraken said.
"So, is that where you've been? The whole world thought you died! Why didn't you tell anyone sooner? I remember hearing the news for the first time… navy admiral Kraken missing. The world was shaken!" Jimbei said.
Kraken looked down.
"Yeah… I'm… I'm sure they were worried. With much due respect Jimbei… I'd rather not talk about it." Kraken said, getting up.
Jimbei was confused.
"Oh… um well… alright then. Where am I going though?" Jimbei asked.
"Just keep straight for a few hundred more feet, then turn north east, we'll be keeping that direction for the remainder of our boat ride. I've got a place on an island where I've been hiding out at. Luffy, Smoker, Boa, and Sakazuki will recover in full there." Kraken said.
Jimbei nodded and kept steering.
SUNFLOWER ISLAND
It was a truly beautiful morning with the sun shining down on the millions upon millions of sunflowers that gave the yellow island its name. A calm cool breeze blew through the air. Only two people occupied this island. A young man and an adolescent. The young man flipped through the air and landed by the adolescent. The young man wore black shorts with yellow lines on the sides and black shoes. He had an eye patch over his right eye, however the scar he was covering could still be seen just barely and an X scratch on his left cheek rest. He had wild yellow hair and he wore a black headband with the Whitebeard pirate logo in the center over his hair.
"Calm yourself, Lionel Newgate..." The adolescent said with a calm, deep voice, "I'm sure Monkey D. Kraken-san will be back soon."
"SON OF THE STRONGEST" LIONEL NEWGATE
BIOLOGICAL SON OF EDWARD "WHITEBEARD" NEWGATE
DEVIL FRUIT: BEAM BEAM FRUIT
BOUNTY: B 900,823,213
"Ughh I know Okua! He's always gone for so long though. It's too easy to get bored. And stop calling people by their full name. It's weird!" Lionel said.
"BLACK HAND" OKUA YUKE
MASTER OF ARMAMENT HAKI/SWORDSMAN
BOUNTY: B 754,000,000
GRAND LINE WATERS
Frank G sailed out into the sea with his crew.
"Captain Frank! Where are we headed?" A pirate asked.
Frank smiled and looked down at him.
"Onward to the gates of justice! We're headed for Impel down!" Frank yelled.
The pirate became shocked.
"What's in that hell hole captain!?" The pirate asked.
Frank became annoyed.
"Your superiors you fool! Now go back to your quarters and don't ask me another question!" Frank yelled.
"Yes! Captain!" The pirate said before running off.
Frank smiled and took in a big breath of fresh air as the gates of justice slowly showed up on the horizon.
IMPEL DOWN
Vice warden Magellan took the elevator down to level 6 in the world's most secure prison. He had with him one demon guard and about ten prison guards.
"LISTEN UP DELINQUENTS! IT'S MEALTIME!" Magellan yelled.
The guards began taking different plates to the cells.
"Thanks for the food shit bag!" A prisoner yelled.
"How's the upper levels shitty bastard?" Another joked.
Magellan became angry and breathed poison smoke into the cell, the men choked on the poison.
"I can't breathe!"
"Someone stop this madness!"
Magellan closed his mouth.
"Maybe next time you'll think before running your mouth." Magellan taunted.
"How rude…" A voice said.
Magellan looked at the giant cell at the end of the room.
"A few harmless insults never hurt anybody… vice warden." Branch said, smiling sadistically.
Magellan walked over to the cell with the food.
"You're absolutely right. Especially compared to the hell you troublemakers go through on a day to day basis, what they said to me just now wasn't all that bad, but…" Magellan stopped, "As vice warden it's my job to keep you insects in line and in order. Now eat your slop, you might want to savor it, I'm sure you know level six prisoners don't eat often." Magellan said.
"Tell me… do you truly feel happy with that title… vice warden… Magellan?" Renji asked, Indian style and eyes closed.
Magellan turned around with a surprised face.
"What did you say?" Magellan asked.
"Are you happy being called vice warden? Vice warden Magellan." Renji repeated.
Magellan smirked.
"You're a damn fool if you think you can trick me into going against my own colleagues over a title. That is what you were trying to do wasn't it? I failed to stop three break outs in this building, that's three breakouts too many, I deserved this demotion you fool." Magellan said.
Renji smirked, eyes still closed.
"I'm asking because… soon you'll be demoted to an even further position for your failure." Renji said.
Magellan punched the cell and shook the room.
"AND HOW EXACTLY IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN!? TELL ME!" Magellan snapped.
Renji breathed in and out calmly.
"Just be patient, Vice Warden… you'll know it when it happens." Renji said.
Magellan turned around to the officers.
"Call the marine HQ and tell them I need 10 battle ships around the perimeter and 500 guards for the inside of the prison. If what Renji is alluding to is a breakout we'll stop it before it happens." Magellan ordered.
The officers nodded and left.
"You see how easy that is? I refuse to let any more prisoners leave. I'll go through whatever means necessary to ensure this." Magellan said.
Renji smiled and opened his eyes.
"If you truly want to stop what's about to happen… then kill us right now." Renji said.
Magellan stared at the swordsman and he looked into the cell to see Branch, Rationingu, and Yugami looking right at him.
"Oooooo I like that idea… go ahead and fill this cell with your delicious poison." Branch said through a smile.
Magellan smiled and stood to his feet.
"KILL THEM SHITTY BASTARD!"
"DON'T BE SCARED!"
"COME ON! LET EM HAVE IT!"
"WHAT'S WRONG SHIT BAG!?"
Prisoners from other cells heckled Magellan. Magellan grew angrier and angrier the more they yelled and his body slowly became covered in purple poison.
"You really want to die right now…!?" Magellan asked through his teeth.
Renji closed his eyes, Branch smiled, and Rationingu stared with a smirk. Before Magellan could make a move an officer came running towards him.
"VICE WARDEN! VICE WARDEN!" The officer yelled.
Magellan turned around.
"What is it!?" Magellan asked.
The officer panted and looked up with a terrified face.
"THE GATES OF JUSTICE! THEY!..." The officer stopped.
Magellan wore a nervous face.
"WERE KNOCKED DOWN COMPLETELY!" The officer finished.
Magellan's face was in complete shock.
"What the hell do you mean knocked down!?" Magellan asked.
"Both doors were knocked off their hinges and fell into the waters below! There's just a giant opening now!" The officer answered.
Magellan looked back at the locked up coated pirate members who all met him with smiles.
"You pieces of filth! You knew! I'll be back later to deal with you!" Magellan yelled, before running off.
The coated pirate members smiled knowing they were about to get out soon.
IMPEL DOWN WATERS
Frank G shook his hand.
"Even with my power those doors did a number on my hand! Fee hee ha ha ha!" Frank laughed.
Impel down on the horizon.
IMPEL DOWN
Magellan and the officer ran through the prison.
"Have you told the warden what's happening?" Magellan asked.
"No sir! But we can do that now!" The officer said.
"Do you know who it was that destroyed the gates?" Magellan asked.
"No sir! But we've got watchers keeping their eyes on the waters!" The officer answered.
"What about those navy ships and 500 soldiers I requested?" Magellan asked.
The officer became nervous.
"Well, um… about that." The officer said.
"Spit it out!" Magellan ordered.
"We were waiting for confirmation from the fleet admiral, but no one's heard form him all morning! He's been out of his office since last night!" The officer answered.
Magellan became very nervous.
"No… no no no! And I just got done talking so much crap to those damn pirates! We'll have to make due with what we have here then! Nobody that isn't authorized personnel gets in or out of this prison do you understand me!?" Magellan ordered.
"Yes sir!" The officer answered.
IMPEL DOWN WATERS
Getting ever so closer to the underwater prison Frank stood in the crow's nest of his ship, The Beacon of Evil, and announced to his pirate fleet of 250 ships.
"MEN! WE'RE ABOUT TO INVADE IMPEL DOWN AND FREE MY CREW MATES! BECAUSE OF THE FALLING OF THE GATES OF JUSTICE THEY'RE BOUND TO KNOW WE'RE COMING! SO, WAITING TO GET CLOSE IS A NO GO! THIS WORKS FOR US HOWEVER! AS YOU ALL KNOW I LOVE COLLATERAL DAMAGE! WE'LL BURN IMPEL DOWN TO THE GROUND! FORM THE WORLD SERPENT!" Frank G ordered.
The fleet slowly started arranging itself to form a huge straight line of ships that appeared to stretch as far as the eyes could see on both sides of Frank's main ship. Frank picked up the den den mushi that was connected to all ships and spoke.
"WHEN I SAY FIRE, YOU WILL ALL SHOOT YOUR CANNONS AT ONCE AND CONTINUE TO FIRE UNTIL MY MEN ARE SAFELY OUT OF THE BUILDING DO YOU ALL UNDERSTAND!?" Frank asked.
All the ships shouted in confirmation. Frank smiled and looked down at his crew.
"As for all of you! You'll join me in the prison! Beating and killing anyone who gets in our way!" Frank yelled, raising his arm.
"Now! FIRE! TODAY WE GET OUR MEN BACK!" Frank yelled.
"YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The coated pirates yelled.
Frank pulled out his bazooka and began spending the next few minutes loading it.
IMPEL DOWN: WARDEN'S OFFICE
Warden Hannyabal sat in his office eating doughnuts and drinking sake until he heard a hard knock on his door.
"I'm on break! Leave me alone!" Hannyabal said.
"Sir this isn't the time for breaks!" An officer said.
"Hm? And who do you think you are! Get back to work!" Hannyabal said.
"THIS IS WORK! THERE'S A BREAKOUT PLANNED NOW OPEN THE DAMN DOOR!" Magellan yelled.
"A breakout? On my watch!? I don't think so!" Hannyabal said.
"DAMN IT OPEN THE DOOR!" Magellan yelled.
Hannyabal finally gave in an opened he door.
"Finally!" Magellan said.
"Now what's all this breakout business?" Hannyabal asked.
"The prisoners Renji and Branch kept alluding to a big event happening here and almost right after that the gates of justice were completely blown off the hinges!" Magellan explained.
"Blown of the hinges!? Impossible!" Hannyabal said.
"IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT! JUST DO AS I SAY!" Magellan yelled.
Hannyabal became frightened and listened.
"CALL FOR ALL DEMON GUARDS TO BE SENT TO LEVEL 6 TO GUARD THE PRISONERS THERE! YOU AND I ARE HEADING OUT FRONT TO STOP THE THREAT HEAD ON!" Magellan yelled.
Hannyabal almost asked something else in a huge bombardment interrupted him. The explosions sounded like they lasted forever.
"What was that!?" Hannyabal asked.
"A hell of a lot of cannon fire! Come on let's go! There really is an assault on the prison!" Magellan said, running off.
"Oh no! Why do I have to go through this!?" Hannyabal said, grabbing his staff.
While running Hannyabal got a call from an officer, who was freaking out.
"WARDEN SIR! WE JUST GOT HIT BY AN ESTIMATED 750 CANNON BALLS! THERE ARE A COUPLE HUNDRED SHIPS ON THE HORIZON ALL SHOOTING 3 CANNON BALLS EACH!" The officer yelled.
"What!? Who the hell has a fleet that big!?" Hannyabal yelled.
Magellan growled.
"We think it's… it's… FRANK G JUNIOR OF THE COATED PIRATES AND HIS FLEET OF 250!" The officer yelled.
Magellan was completely angry now.
"Frank G…!" Magellan growled.
"Just hold on soldiers! Vice warden and I are on the way!" Hannyabal said.
After a few more minutes the two made it up to Impel Down's main entrance and put their hands on the door to push it open.
PACEWWWWWWWWWW BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!
An enormous explosion blew the warden and vice warden away as well as took out 7 of the 17 warships that surrounded Impel Down. The explosion also blew away half of the first wall of the prison and a large chunk in the main building. Officers and marines were either exploded or blown away. Frank G stood on his main ship smiling. He stood on the figure head as his boat approached the dock. He turned to his men and spoke.
"MEN! GET READY TO FIGHT! SHOW THEM THE POWER OF THE COATED PIRATES!" Frank yelled.
"YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!" The men yelled as they pulled out swords.
At last, Frank's boat made it to the docks. The crew dropped anchor and jumped off the boat and charged the entrance. Officers ran out of the building and the fighting began. Frank jumped off the boat, smiling the entire time.
"MEN! HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS! BE CAUTIOUS OF THE CONTINUOUS CANNON FIRE! REMEMBER IT DOESN'T END UNTIL MY CREW IS SAFELY OUT OF THE PRISON!" Frank said, running off.
"YES CAPTAIN!"
"SAVE THEM CAPTAIN FRANK!"
"WE TRUST IN YOU COMPLETELY!"
As Frank ran through to the entrance a crowd of officers and marines ran to intercept him.
"Stop Frank G! He musn't get into the prison!" An officer yelled.
Frank smiled and got ready to fight.
Frank punched two officers out of the way with brute strength and choked another, picked him up, and slammed him on his neck and through the wooden dock. He then cocked his arm back and cracked the air in front of him, sending a shockwave and knocking all the men off the docks and into the water. Magellan and Hannyabal, bruised and cut, woke up and looked at each other.
"What happened?" Hannyabal asked.
Magellan growled.
"That damn missile launcher that Frank G uses! So it's power wasn't a hoax…" Magellan said, standing to his feet, "Come on get up! WE need to-."
Magellan was interrupted by getting punched in the face with incredible strength that sent him flying back into the prison and crashing into a cell. The prisoners looked at the vice warden with shock and looked up. Magellan had broken through the cell.
"LOOK THE BASTARD DESTROYED THE CELL! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"
The prisoners used the opportunity to make a run for it. Hannyabal looked into the prison with shock and when he turned to see who hit Magellan he was hit in the stomach and coughed up blood. Frank G was ducked with his fist in Hannyabal's stomach. He cocked back a tremor punch and punched Hannyabal in the face. Hannyabal would've went flying if Frank didn't grab his leg and swing him through the air and slam his body into the concrete and then whipped him around a couple times before throwing him into the prison. Magellan sat up slowly and opened his eyes to see Hannyabal flying towards him. The vice warden couldn't move in time and was slammed into by Hannyabal.
Frank G, shadows over his eyes, walked through level 1 slowly. The prisoners stared at the man with respect and fear.
"Is… is… is that…." A prisoner stuttered.
"No question about it..! That's the legendary pirate who's amassed an almost 2 billion beli bounty! "The Devil's First Born" Frank G. Junior!" Another prisoner answered.
"What the hell is a pirate like that doing here!?"
Frank continued to walk slowly through level 1 until he met Hannyabal and Magellan in the cell they crashed into. Magellan pushed Hannyabal off him and shook his head. When he looked up Frank G was standing over him with a big smile.
"Warden Magellan… no… Vice Warden now isn't it? You call this place hell right?" Frank G joked.
Magellan stared with pure anger as he wiped the blood from his face. Frank G continued smiling.
"The devil sent me… he wants a few of his demons to come back home." Frank said with a sinister voice.