"Pops!" Ace yelled from the execution platform, "Hold this for me and take a few steps back, treasure," the captain instructed, handing her his weapon. She complied without hesitation. Whitebeard crossed his arms in front of himself before punching the air to his sides resulting in the air cracking.
The sea around them started to shake, with the water rising, and suddenly everything went calm.
"Pops… Everyone… I ignored your advice and took off! Why didn't you just give up on me?! I'm the one who caused all of this!" Ace asked, clearly not understanding how much they cared for him. "No, I told you to go, son," Whitebeard corrected.
"That's a lie! You told me not to go, and I even sent Oria way and I…!" Ace's temper flared. "I'm the one who told you to go, and I called Oriana back! Isn't that right, Marco?" The captain interrupted, refusing to let Ace blame himself.
"Yeah, that's what I heard, yoi. I'm sorry we put you through so much trouble, Ace. Everyone in this sea knows what will happen to someone who messes with our crewmate!" Marco added.
"We won't let anyone who hurts you get away with it, Ace!" someone exclaimed. "Just wait, we will save you!" the whole crew cheered in agreement. Oriana smiled brightly as she handed her father back his weapon. "I really love the people on this crew, and I really love you," she said loud enough for only her father to hear.
Oriana looked at Whitebeard with her fiery red eyes that almost seemed to shine. The captain placed his hand on her head with a smile.
"Oria, I…" Ace struggled to find his words.
"You what?" she calmly asked.
"I broke my promise," he finally managed to say.
"Yeah, you did," she confirmed.
"I'm sorry for that!" he yelled.
"You're going to make it up to me after we rescue you! Better not die in the meantime!" Oriana forcefully suggested.
"Right..." he answered like he wasn't sure if he really was going to live through this.
As they stood there, the water began to pull away, accompanied by a strong wind around the island. Suddenly, everything went quiet before the water level started to rise, and the ground rumbled, the waves growing rough with a towering wave looming over Marine Ford.
"It's a tsunami!" a marine yelled. Oriana had forgotten how terrifying her captain's power was. "That's an interesting way of declaring war, dad!"
Right as the tsunami was about to crash upon the headquarters, one of the admirals jumped up and froze the huge wave with his ice powers. "Ice Age!" he exclaimed, and the whole battlefield fell silent. "Aokiji, your young squirt!" Whitebeard said before the admiral turned his ice weapons toward him.
The admiral fired them in their direction, but Oriana stepped forward, her palm under her chin before blowing fire, melting the ice spear, and hitting Aokiji. He leaned back and fell into the water, but instead of drowning, he froze the entire bay.
The marines were pleased that the ships couldn't move, but the pirates now had a foothold, and with Oriana there, they were never in a disadvantage from that part. They began shooting their cannons at them, which went completely unfazed by the pirate alliances. "Let's go show them our power!" Vista said, jumping off the ship and heading towards the navy base, with the others quickly following.
The pirates clashed with the marines while Oriana stood by her father, watching the battlefield closely. Most of the commanders had already gone off with their divisions, but for the crew mates that stayed, they fired their cannonballs back at the marines.
As Oriana surveyed the chaos unfolding around her, she felt a mix of excitement and determination. The clash between pirates and marines filled the air with the sounds of cannon blasts and swords clashing. Despite the danger all around her, she couldn't help but feel a surge of adrenaline.
As the battle raged on, Oriana focused intensely. She could feel the tension in the air, the intense energy of conflict all around her. With a deep breath, she prepared herself, ready to unleash her own power on the battlefield.
When the strongest swordsman in the world grabbed his sword, Oriana had her eyes locked on him. She'd heard he didn't really care about what the government was up to and mostly just there to waste time. But everyone knew he was the biggest threat among the warlords.
It felt like he was staring right at her, "I just want to see the true distance between us and that man who seems to be right in front of us," he said to his fellow warlord. Then, he swung his sword down hard, aiming straight at Whitebeard and his daughter.
Whitebeard didn't even flinch while Oriana was scrambling, trying to figure out how to stop Mihawk's attack. But before she could do anything, Jozu jumped in, using his diamond powers to block the attack and toss it away like it was no big deal.
"I had that, Commander!" Oriana said with a bit of a pout, or maybe she was just pretending to be annoyed. "I know you did, Oria! You'll get your chance next time," Jozu said with a grin before jumping back into the fight.
Oriana smirked, crossing her arms as she looked around for her next opponent.
As Oriana looked around the chaotic battlefield, she started to think about what moves to make next. She saw her fellow commanders deeply involved in battles against the marines, their swords clashing loudly. Despite the chaos, she couldn't help but feel impressed by the power shown by her crew mates.
Every now and then, cannonballs came flying their way, adding a bit of excitement to the chaos of battle. Then, out of nowhere, a blinding flash lit up the sky as one of the admirals made a grand entrance. "Yasakani no Magatama," he announced, firing off small lasers at Whitebeard and Oriana.
"Oi, oi, that's too bright," Whitebeard shrugged off the bright lights with his usual calm demeanor. With a firm grip, Oriana summoned a swirling torrent of water, poised to strike back. Her expression was one of unwavering focus as she had her eyes on the distant marine admiral, ready to unleash her counterattack.
Suddenly, Oriana heard wings flapping. She glanced up just in time to see Marco fly in for the attack. With a burst of his signature blue flames, he shielded them from an incoming threat. "You can't reach the king and princess that easily, yoi," Marco smirked confidently.
As Marco shifted into his magnificent phoenix form, he surged forward and delivered a powerful blow to Kizaru, sending the marine crashing into a nearby building. "Why's it always you commanders stealing the spotlight? Can't let anyone else have a shot!" Oriana grumbled, frustration evident in her voice.
"Hey, sorry about that, little one. You'll get your chance next time, yoi!" Marco chuckled, clearly enjoying Oriana's impatience. "Sure, you say that now, but I bet one of you is going to swoop in AGAIN!" Oriana shot back, glances between Marco and Jozu before looking for the other commanders.
"You're always welcome to come down and join the fun on the battlefield!" Jozu shouted from afar, signaling for the crew to brace themselves. With determination, the third division commander charged forward, smashing his fist into the ice to shape it into a massive, circular barrier. With a mighty toss, he hurled the ice block back at the marine giants, sending them into a panic.
But the remaining admiral remained unfazed. With his hand ablaze with fiery lava, he effortlessly melted the incoming ice. As the ice vanished, his magma exploded into smaller pieces, scattering across the battlefield, intensifying the chaos.
The magma hit one of their ships, and the pirates rushed to put out the fire. A smaller chunk was heading towards them, but Whitebeard grabbed it with his weapon and blew out the fire. "How about you light up birthday cakes instead, magma brat?" he asked.
The admiral taunted, "Don't you want a flashy funeral, Whitebeard?" Oriana was ready to retaliate, but her father stepped in, tilting the molten rock right in front of her. "Let's send this back to him instead, treasure," he suggested with a smile. Oriana grinned and kicked the magma towards the marines plaza, hoping to hit the soldiers. "That went quite far!" chuckled Whitebeard, giving his daughter a high-five.
As the battle raged on, the marines continued firing cannonballs at the pirates, but their shots were easily blocked.
Oriana stretched, preparing herself to join the fight, when suddenly, colossal footsteps approached rapidly. The pirates recognized the source immediately: Little Oars Jr. was making his presence known, smashing through the warships with his enormous sword.
"Hey, Ace-kun's a good guy! I won't let him die!" Oars declared as he advanced, unfazed by the chaos around him. He swiftly dealt with any 'normal' giants who tried to stop him, even using a ship as a weapon to keep them at bay. Despite Ace's warnings from the execution platform, Oars stayed focused on his goal.
Whitebeard urged his crew to support Oars, understanding their desire to aid their comrade.
Oriana watched intently as her crewmates confronted one of the seven Warlords. With a quick gesture, Boa Hancock created a heart-shaped projectile and pulled it back like a bowstring. Releasing it, smaller arrows formed and struck the pirates, turning them and their allies into stone statues.
Without hesitation, she rushed forward and delivered a powerful kick, turning part of their body into stone and causing cracks to pirates and marines alike with her devil fruit powers. 'Maybe I can reverse that, or even do something like her?' the female pirate pondered to herself, unaware of the impending danger lurking nearby.
Another one of the Shichibukai launched an attack, compressing the air into something small before directing it at Oars. The strike pierced through his body, unleashing a shockwave from within that shook everyone with its intensity. Despite being weakened by the attack, Oars remained unwavering in his determination, keeping his attention fixed on Ace.
As Oars pressed onward, the cannonballs that previously had no effect now began taking their toll. With each step, he faltered, eventually losing his footing. In a desperate attempt, he reached out to grab one of the warlords, only to have his foot severed instead.
Meanwhile, Doflamingo narrowly evaded a lightning bolt, chuckling as he glanced at Oriana. "That was a close call," he remarked with a grin.
"I was aiming for your head. Pity." Oriana lowered her arm, having initially aimed at the heavenly demon. "Hahaha, I better be careful from now on then!" Doflamingo's smile remained unaffected by the threat.
"I see you learned something on your journey, treasure," Whitebeard said with pride. "I haven't had the chance to practice that lightning yet. I thought a battle would be a good place to try it out!" Oriana looked up at her father.
Oriana turned her head just enough to see a spear through Oars' torso, but he still held on and stretched his arm out to reach Ace. However, his body finally gave in, and he fell forward. She turned a piece of gold around her wrist into a spike and shot it at the creepy warlord with the horns. It reached him and hit his shoulder, causing him to cry out in pain.
Meanwhile, one of the giants came from behind and swung his axe at the emperor, "Your guard is down, Whitebeard!" But the captain just countered it with his own attack and broke the axe.
Whitebeard grabbed the giant's helm and forced him down in front of him before using his quake powers once more, destroying the helmet while knocking the marine out. The captain then threw him back, "That was just stupid!" Oriana raised an eyebrow at the defeated vice admiral.
"Climb Oars' body and advance!" Whitebeard commanded.
"I'm ready to join the war, dad," Oriana declared, her voice dangerously calm as the den-den Mushi began to ring. "It seems like they're finally making a move," she added. "He's up to something. The resourceful admiral Saint Sengoku," her captain replied with a grin.
Watching Garp from a distance, Oriana decided not to interact with him directly. Still, she couldn't help but catch his words. "I have no pity for villains, but family is different," he said. Oriana was aware of Garp's dedication to the Marines.
His view on justice was unclear to her but considering that Garp took Ace and somewhat were involved in raising him, he at least was somewhat opposed to Ace getting executed because of his linage. That might explain why he hasn't made some kind of move... yet.
"What am I supposed to do? Why didn't you live your life as I told you, Ace!" Garp's cry echoed through the chaos. Oriana couldn't help but feel a bit of pity. To be in such a situation and still not choose your family; it was something she couldn't understand.
Despite being pirates or not, Ace, Luffy, and even Oriana would be hunted by the government because of their fathers. She understood Garp's motivation even less now.
Oriana's ears picked up the sound of screams echoing around her. She scanned the area, trying to locate the source of the commotion, until her gaze shifted upward, revealing a warship falling from the sky. In the middle of the chaos, voices grew louder, each blaming the other for their predicament.
"That's why I said you did it too much!"
"It's because of his wink!" that voice was familiar.
"Are you blaming me, croco!"
"It doesn't matter, we're going to die! The water is frozen down there!" the voice of her sunshine yelled.
Oriana smiled brightly as she waved her arms to summon a strong wind. "Oh, I'm rubber, so I'll be fine!" Luffy remembered, prompting Oriana to chuckle lovingly. "Of course, he would forget that," she said loud enough for her father to hear.
Whitebeard observed the scene with curiosity, finally getting to meet the person his son and daughter had been talking about. Oriana realized she wouldn't make it in time to stop the warship completely, but she enlarged the hole made by Commander Jozu enough for them to hit the water and at least survive.
Just as she was about to jump in to save him, Oriana saw Jinbei pulling Luffy out. A few seconds later, he stood up, yelling Ace's name. Luffy climbed to a higher place where he could see his brother. "Ace!" he yelled for the entire battlefield to hear. "Luffy!" Ace responded.
"Wait for me, Ace! I'm coming to rescue you!" Luffy exclaimed, bracing himself for battle. Oriana admired him still standing next to her father before sighing. "You again?" she muttered as she spotted the sand power user flying towards them in an attempt to defeat Whitebeard. "You never learn," Whitebeard remarked.
Just as Oriana turned, she saw Luffy kick away Crocodile's hook. "I fulfilled our agreement by getting you here! Why are you protecting Whitebeard?" Crocodile questioned. "I'd say it's the other way around; he protected you from me," Oriana retorted, chuckling as her crew mates took control of Crocodile.
"Oria! So that old guy really is Whitebeard! I wanted him to leave him alone since Ace likes him and he's your dad!" Luffy turned to her, smiling. "I didn't expect to see you so soon, sunshine. Why do you look so worn out?" Oriana asked.
"Oh, this... I just came from Impel Down," Luffy explained, prompting Oriana to stare at him. "What did I tell you, Dad? I wasn't the culprit in Enies Lobby!" she added, turning to her father to emphasize that she wasn't so bad compared to the young captain and really trying not to freak out now.
"Are you sure you can fight in that condition? I can have one of the doctors to look at you," Oriana offered. "There's no time for that! Ace is going to get executed soon!" Luffy reasoned. She took some water and used that to watch his face with her powers and gave him a small snack that she took earlier, "I can at least do that for you," she smiled. "Thanks, Oria!" he grinned as he ate.
Whitebeard watched the two. "Oi, brat, that straw hat you have reminds me of the one Red-Haired used to wear," he remarked. "You know Shanks, old man? I'm holding onto this hat for him," Luffy replied. "Did you come here to save your older brother?" the great captain asked. "That's right," Luffy confirmed.
Oriana watched their interaction, eagerly anticipating the moment the two would finally meet. She knew her father would want to adopt Luffy, and she knew her brother would greatly admire Whitebeard. They just had to get past their little conversation and whatever tension it brought.
"Do you know who you're up against? Someone like you will be dead meat!" Whitebeard challenged. "Shut up! It's not up to you to decide! I know that you want to be the Pirate King, right? But the one becoming Pirate King is me!" Luffy declared, earning shocked expressions from both sides.
Her father and brother were glaring at each other, "Great, it's just like the time with Ace," she sighed. "Oi, Luffy, dad is not interested in-," her father put a hand on her head, "How cheeky you are. I won't forgive you if you cause trouble for me your snot-nosed brat!" Whitebeard said laughing.
"I'll do whatever I want! I'll be the one saving Ace!" Luffy turn to the battlefield determined.
Oriana looked between the two curiously, "Are you guys done?" she didn't get what they were trying to do and honestly didn't care. "No, old man, I heard on the marine ship speaking about executing Ace now," Luffy started, "They going to execute Ace immediately? Are you sure that's what they said?"
Luffy confirmed that they were preparing for the execution and something in coding he couldn't understand. "I see. That's important information. Thanks," Whitebeard casually said. "It's fine. Don't worry about it," the straw-hatted captain replied.
"Alright! Ace I'm coming now!" Luffy yelled right before jumping off the ship.
Oriana turned to her father, "So…Can you adopt him too!" her eyes shined, "Gurara, he doesn't seem like the type to work under someone else, treasure," the emperor answered, "He's not but I still want us to be on the same crew!" she pouted.
"You might want to go after him. It looks like he's about to get more than he can handle," Whitebeard's faced the battlefield. Oriana jumped off the ship after seeing the admiral aiming his leg at Luffy but luckily an okama man winked him away, "You okay, straw hat boy?"
"Yeah, thanks Iva-chan!" he smiled as Oriana went over to him, "Looks like you need a hand," Winter Blaze offered her hand to Straw-hat. "Oria!" he smiled happily and took her hand. "Let's go save Ace!" determined responded, "Yeah!"
Oriana noticed herself get more fired up now that Luffy was here. She knew he had a special charm that made people want to gather around him. It made people want to help him no matter what.
Luffy and Oriana ran towards the execution platform like everyone else, "By the way I can't believe your crew let you join this battle alone. I especially can't believe if you snuck away from them to go to Impel Down," she suddenly said.
"We got separated by a bear looking guy and I ended up on an island close by. I couldn't meet up with them before Ace's execution, so I came here alone!" Luffy explained. "Oh… kay, we'll just have to help you get back to your crew after the war. Don't worry, sunshine!" Oriana promised.
Luffy nodded in agreement as the brother and sister fought their way through the marine when some sharp disk flew at them. Oriana kicked them away meanwhile a man tried to punch Luffy, and he dodged just in time, "It's unlucky you ran into us!" one of them said, "Straw Hat, you going to die here!" the disk man said.
Luffy looked at them confused not knowing who they were, but that offended them somehow as they introduced themselves again. It somewhat clicked for the young captain, and he remembered that Sanji had beaten up one of them while the other was a hypnotist from Usopp's village.
Oriana rolled her eyes not having the time to watch them talk and slashed them away with her water. A female marine sighed and used her powers to surround them in a metal ring. Luffy activated his second gear and jumped over her when she was about to close the cage, "Oi, Oria, what are you doing?"
The metal cage was quickly approaching her, "Don't worry, I'm just showing this marine that no cage can hold me!" and just stretched her arms to the side and caught the metal as Luffy kept going. Oriana took a hold on it and used her powers to swing her away.
Oriana went after Luffy just in time to see navy soldier attacking him one after the other. She jumped next to him and kicked every soldier away, "Hey! I'm not going to let you surround my brother like that!" she still had her leg up.
Suddenly the going opened and zombies started rising in front of the warlord, "Alright, zombie soldiers! Go and capture Straw Hat!" Luffy started running, "Moria! I don't want to deal with him now!" he tried to avoid them, but they ended up overmanning him along with the marines.
Oriana sighed, "I really can't leave you alone for a moment!" she ran over to him and used that time to gather a strong wind and fire it like a cannon at the marines, "That's so cool!" Luffy's eyes shun. "Let's go!" she said, and he followed, "Stay away, Luffy!" Ace yelled from the platform.
Their attention was on Ace and Oriana sighed.
"I know you know it! We are both pirates. We both sailed the sea as we liked! I have my own adventure! I have my own friends! I want you to stay out of it! A weakling like you want to save me! Go back Luffy! Why did you come!" Ace said and Oriana could clearly see his pain.
That didn't stop Luffy from running the whole time he was talking, "I'm you little brother!" he finally yelled back, "All those pirate rules. I don't know them!" Moria got his zombies to attack him, but Jinbei flooded them with water, "You zombies weakness is salt, if I remember correctly!"
"What are you doing. You can't let this rookie take control of the war!" the fleet admiral called them the platform. "It's pretty easily to call the shots from way up there!" Oriana trolled him laughing. A giant suddenly came and stood in their way with a club trying to hit them, "Move away!"
Oriana, Luffy and Jinbei jumped out of the way as the fleet admiral announced the danger of letting Luffy was as great as Ace and that he was the son of revolutionary Dragon. But none of that was heard by Luffy since he was too busy inflating his hand with air, twisting it before punching the giant.
"Ace! You can say whatever you want but I'm going to save you even if it means death!" Luffy yelled as the giant slammed back into the hard cold ice. The pirates cheered on him with each and every one feeling the exact same.
Oriana looked up at the second division commander, 'I hope, you realize the importance you have in our lives stupid!' she smiled before she charged ahead.